Kotoko has moved up to her second year in college. But she begins to panic as she sees her friends Jinko and others steadily forging ahead toward their future. One night a promotion party is thrown at the Irie home, and the entire family is there. Naoki angrily storms out of the house after being asked by Shigeki to become his company's presidential successor. Kotoko goes after Naoki, and he confides the dream of his own future to her ...