信如は仏門に入るため町を去り、美登利は大人としての運命を受け入れつつ、言葉なき別れを惜しんでいる。

The seasons turned, and Midori, having her hair styled anew, was beginning to walk the path of an adult woman. Her former liveliness had vanished, replaced by a melancholy expression that enveloped her. One morning, at the gate of Midori's house, a paper water lily, exquisitely crafted, was left behind. It was obvious to anyone that this was a wordless farewell greeting from Shinnyo, who was leaving the town to enter the Buddhist priesthood. While mourning the childhood days that would never return, they had no choice but to accept their respective harsh destinies.