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Episode 6: It’s pointless without you, Haru.
''Synopsis: Haru thinks about the events of the team's summer training camp when the Iwatobi boys train off a natrual beach. Rei makes an unwise decision that leads to unexpected, and dangerous, consequences that force Haru and Nagisa to rescue both Rei and Makoto from near-drowning. As the boys recover from the scary events inside an abandoned rest house, they get to know one another a bit better. Haru gains insight about his  relationship with Makoto and although he doesn't say anything, Makoto understands without Haru saying a word.''

Haru is dwelling on the memory of Makoto telling him, "It's pointless without you, Haru," back in elementary school and how he didn't know what to say in response back then. It was okay, though, because Makoto apologized for saying something weird and smiled. Haru took advantage of the fact that Makoto understood him without Haru having to say a word. And now it's happened again for a second time, the night of their team's training camp.

Makoto had dove into the ocean during a storm to save Rei who was swimming at night for some unknown reason. The problem was Makoto's childhood fear of the ocean that had never left him and he froze mid-rescue. Nagisa and Haru dive in to save them but Haru loses sight of Nagisa and Rei as he struggles to bring Makoto to shore. He pulls Makoto onto a deserted beach and quickly realizes that Makoto's breath is far too weak. Haru prepares to breathe air into his lungs when Makoto coughs up water and regains consciousness.

The duo take shelter under an overhanging rock but it does little to shelter them from the storm. Haru doesn't understand why Makoto even suggested a training camp in the ocean when he's been terrified of it ever since he lost a friend to a typhoon when he was a child. That's when Makoto says those words again: "It's pointless without you, Haru." Haru doesn't answer at that time either.

The group reunites at an abandoned rest house and dries off. They pass the time playing a dice game that forces them to talk about themselves, though the person who is forced to share the most is Rei. They go outside after the storm passes and stare at the starry sky, this time with Rei a part of their group.

Heading back indoors, Nagisa suggests another round of dice-game with different rules: the person whose name appears gets to select a topic and everyone has to answer. Rei gets to select first and his question involves eating the strawberry atop a piece of shortcake. Nagisa wants to eat it right away because his sisters might steal it. Makoto leaves it for last in order to savor the moment. Haru is noncommital in his quest to remain "free," but then wonders if forcing himself to always be free is truly being free at all. Rei logically cuts the strawberry off into a perfect piece all by itself and eats it as an exquisite final beautiful ending.

They field various questions until Makoto asks, "What are you all most afraid of?" to balance his sharing his own fear of the ocean. Nagisa admitted he was afraid of his sisters which led to a strange discussion before Nagisa turns to Haru and asks, "What are you afraid of, Haru?"

An image flashes in Haru's mind. It's Makoto's weak breathing as he lay on the beach and the fear they he felt that he might lose Makoto at that moment. He tries to brush it off, even as Makoto looks at him with a worried face. But since he doesn't have words to explain himself, he says, "I am afraid of water disappearing from the world."

They finally all fall asleep and Haru has a peculiar dream. He's floating in the middle of an endless ocean. When he looks to his side, he sees a floating orca toy but no Makoto. Fear fills him and he begins to shout for Makoto over and over. When he awakens, it's morning. Looking beside him, Makoto is gone and Haru has an irrational thought that perhaps Makoto has really disappeared.

He heads outside and finds his friend watching the sunrise. Having rushed out so quickly, Makoto asks in a strange voice, "What's wrong, Haru?" And although Haru now realizes he has a response to Makoto's twice-made declaration, he's too embarrassed to say it and hesitates. Makoto simply smiles, reminding Haru that Makoto can read his thoughts.

"Nothing. Thank you, Makoto," Haru says, taking advantage of his friends feelings once again.