Having learned the art of attentiveness during her apprenticeship at the izakaya "Umi," Akane accompanies Kyoji to their next job. The venue for the day is a nursing home, where they will perform rakugo as part of the facility's recreation. Akane puts all the results of her training to good use on stage to entertain the elderly audience. Following her, Kyoji takes to the stage, determined to show Akane the authority of a senior apprentice.

The student rakugo championship, the "Karaku Cup." When Akane learns that Aragawa Issei will be the head judge this year, she asks Shiguma if she can participate in the Karaku Cup. The condition Shiguma gives her is to "win with 'Jugemu'." Faced with the difficulty of winning with a story everyone knows, Akane, along with Guriko, tries to seek guidance from Aragawa Koguma, the "terakoya" (private school) of Shiguma's rakugo school, who is very knowledgeable about rakugo...