Cut forward and we see Miyo on her way to school, harassing Hinode, a boy she likes.
He is obviously uninterested. She interprets his dismissal as secret interest.
Her friend Yori tells her she sounds like a stalker.
Miyo is prone to flights of fancy and false history.
Kaoru is he dad's girlfriend. Fiancée? She's already moved in anyway.
She's trying to be nice to Miyo, but Miyo would rather be left alone.
Miyo is in middle school. That's a hard age to pick up a stepmother.
Miyo has her own plans, which involve the cat mask.