The final blow comes when (who is obsessed with Kiyoshi due to an earlier accident where he saw her urinate) publicly reveals that Kiyoshi never actually peeped on the girls' bath at the start of the series. The original peeping incident was a lie to protect Hana's secret. This means Kiyoshi and the other boys were imprisoned and tortured for months for a crime they didn't commit.

To decide the final victor, a tie-breaker "Wet T-Shirt Contest" is held. Kiyoshi, forced by Hana, pretends to have installed cameras to peep on the contest. Chiyo is heartbroken, believing he is a peeping tom.

Chiyo watches in stunned, silent horror. Her entire worldview collapses. The boy she loved as a pure, innocent hero is now on his knees with another girl's underwear in his mouth. She cannot process this.

Chiyo's story begins when she develops a massive, innocent crush on the protagonist, . Major Story Arcs (Spoilers) 1. The Falling in Love Arc Chiyo first notices Kiyoshi when she sees him attempting to dig a tunnel out of the prison (to escape and go on a date with the ultra-sadistic vice-president, Hana Midorikawa—a secret Kiyoshi is desperate to keep). Chiyo misinterprets his exhausted, dirty, and desperate state as a sign of a "hardworking, misunderstood boy." She projects her romantic ideals onto him, seeing him as a modern-day Jean Valjean (from Les Misérables ). She begins secretly helping him, bringing him food and water.