No-rin - ep04

Now that they have gotten past the introduction phase of the story, they are now revealing the true nature of the plot. That they real point of the story is to help Ringo smile once again, although it doesn't really get to be a focal point until the end. However they hint at this issue when Kousaku see Ringo trying to pull the corners of her mouth into a smile. That this is his first hint that something was quite right with her. Then the plot leads into events that diverge from this main issue with the fields being attack. That initially because of Yoshida's account they believe it to be an orphan child has done it out of hunger. Although it doesn't take long for Minori and Kousaku to dismiss this idea and believe that it was done by a monkey.

This leads them into various plans to deal with the problem from electrical fence which are practical but there isn't the money to implement it. Then the ridiculous from Yoshida with her philosophical argument that monkeys are people too, which equates to doing nothing. Ultimately they go with Kei plan which is to hunt it, however the way he phrase it make it seem like he is going kill the monkey. How it turns out to be as ridiculous as the other plans because he gets an anime-otoku to knock the monkey out with his blowgun made from his anime posters. Although once they capture the monkey the issue become what to do with it, but it seems that Yoshida has already thought about that and she knows of a zoo that will take him in. This also brings back to the him point that with this resolution Ringo hasn't smiled, that now that Kousaku thinks about it he hasn't seen her smile once since being here.

Now Kousaku is seriously concern about Ringo and wants to talk with Minori and Kei on what they can do for her. Although Minori misunderstand the nature of this talk because she has her mind in the gutter. Which make things quite awkward when Kei come by later seeing the redecoration job that Minori did to her room. Then it just makes her more depressed when Kousaku want to talk about Ringo. However they take him serious once he explains the issue, that they need help her smile even-though it might be a selfish wish. Then through this desire to see her smile does Kousaku learn that Ringo has lost the ability to make any-other expression, this is probably part of that she entire retirement. In think of a way to help Ringo he has a dream, that this dream gives him an idea of how to help Ringo by showing her the dead field that they inherited from their senpai's. That this field in a way represent the current Ringo, however through the efforts of their club they have managed to bring some of the field back to life. That maybe by working in this field Ringo herself will find a way to be reborn and learn how to smile once again. It seem this is where our story truly begins.