Adachi goes to a work party, where girls are fawning over Kurosawa and the new hire, Rokkaku, comes over, and Adachi is annoyed. He helps Rokkaku, who is drunk, with Kurosawa watching carefully. He gets Rokkaku to leave, claiming that girls are interested in him. Adachi attempts to touch Kurosawa so he can know what Kurosawa is thinking, but ends up not doing so, and Kurosawa declines to sing karaoke. Adachi defends the staff secretary, Kujisaki, from drunken men, and Kurosawa comes to his aid. While the two drunken men depart, Adachi feels conflicted that Kurosawa saved him. Layer, Kurosawa, Adachi, and coworkers go to a sauna. Kurosawa remembers back to when he and Adachi went to a dinner party, where they meet President Matsuura. In the present, Adachi says that he has gained more confidence while being around Kurosawa, and they take a photo together.