While discussing her futures, Maon is shocked when her father says she will not be able to take over the family's inn as he plans to close it down once he retires. Hoping to change his mind, the girls accompany Maon back to her home. Finding that Maon's father has broken his foot, Maon and the others help out in the inn. That night, Maon overhears her parents talking and thinks that inn is in heavy debt. She decides to study economics to help the inn while still pursuing all of her other dreams. Her parents are not in fact in debt, but they support Maon's decision. Later at the bamboo lighting festival, as Fū sends her camera in for repairs again and worries about her future, she and her friends meet up. Afterwards, Fū meets Natsume, who suggests that it is fine to accept help from others. Worried about Fū, Kaoru asks Chihiro for advice before confronting her. Fū expresses her true feelings about wanting to be with Riho in Tokyo.
高校3年の秋が訪れ、同級生の志望校が決定していく状況で、麻音は興味のあることが多すぎて進路を決められずにいた。家業の旅館のどか亭を継ぐことも夢の一つだったが、父親は麻音を旅館の跡継ぎに考えていないことがわかる。竹原の町並み保存地区が竹灯りでライトアップされる「憧憬の路」の日、楓が愛用しているカメラで父の形見でもあるローライ35Sが故障してしまう。写真館の店主は簡単に直せると言うが……。
Ce troisième film d'une série de quatre nous raconte la suite de la dernière année de lycée des personnages.
