At Sayuri Kato's suggestion, Koichi and his friends go to visit an art studio to prepare for their art school entrance exams, where they unexpectedly reunite with Ellen. Ellen has known the studio's director, Kaido, since childhood and still visits the studio occasionally. Koichi, fueled by a rivalry with Ellen, attends the studio regularly, but his drawing skills don't improve at all, and he receives harsh instruction from Kaido. Then, one morning, Ellen spots Koichi as he goes out to take photographs for an assignment—

In 2007, the "Kamiya Team" was formed, with Kamiya as the youngest creative director. Koichi and Mitsuhashi, who had transferred from the marketing department, worked on projects as members of the Kamiya Team, but they were stuck, unable to come up with the ideas they wanted. Meanwhile, Meguro Advertising Agency received an offer to participate in a competition from Sunny Try, a major beverage manufacturer, with Kamiya specifically requested to be in charge. In order to win the competition, the department heads told Kamiya that they would temporarily disband the Kamiya Team and set up a special task force—