A month has passed since Kamiya left the company. Koichi, who has been transferred to Yanagi's team, is bewildered by the way his new boss, Yanagi, does things, which is different from how Kamiya's team did things, and is constantly under pressure from a massive workload and tight deadlines. Yanagi's words push Koichi's mind and body to their limits. Meanwhile, Kamiya, who has returned from Shanghai to see the Young Art Director Symposium where Koichi will be speaking, at the invitation of Mitsuhashi, reunites with Koichi after two years .

Despite realizing he lacks the talent of Ellen and Akari, Koichi refuses to give up. Around this time, Chiaki, the advertising manager of Sonomiya Pharmaceuticals, brings a project to Ryukawa in the sales department: a rebranding of their cosmetics business. Koichi is put in charge of the project and heads to Sonomiya Pharmaceuticals, but Chiaki's father, President Sonomiya, suddenly appears at the meeting . Meanwhile, in New York, the street visions of the mysterious artist "Ellen the Southpaw" are captivating people's attention.