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Hiroki and Tsukasa are living and working at Kenji’s scuba diving shop. The pair hope to one day emulate Kenji and open a place of their own. But it turns out Kenji has also been doing some shady jobs on the side.

Kenji falls unconscious after seeing hallucinations of Hiroki and Tsukasa. Katsuragi then arrives on the scene and orders Hiroki and Tsukasa to “crush” Kenji because of the secrets the latter has discovered.

Hiroki is delighted that he and Tsukasa have managed to open a store of their own. His joy is short-lived, however, as Katsuragi soon whisks Tsukasa away on another job.

Tsukasa and Katsuragi have found out that Hayashi has been in Japan the whole time. They set about trying to capture him, but Hayashi's countermoves make a mockery of their efforts.

Tsukasa finds himself face to face with the fugitive Hayashi. While Tsukasa expresses a mixture of joy at their reunion and bitterness at having been abandoned in the first place, it appears that the two of them are now at cross purposes.

Hayashi is determined to take Tsukasa with him, even if he has to alter Tsukasa's memories in order to do so. Tracing back along the path of those memories reveals Tsukasa's dark past.

Meiling is also an image user, but unlike Hiroki and the others, she hasn't been provided with a complete peak. However, that is exactly the type of pet that the Company prefers.

Has Tsukasa been asked to become an employee? Satoru's innocent question sparks a moment of doubt about Tsukasa in Hiroki's mind. Pushing those thoughts aside, Hiroki sets off with Satoru on a mission to crush a VIP.

After collapsing from malnourishment, Hiroki has been taken to hospital. While making preparations to leave, he feels a breeze blowing up from below him.

Tsukasa crushed his own peak giver. Devastated at the discovery of this secret, Hiroki demands answers. Tsukasa tries to brush off his questions, but this time Hiroki refuses to be placated and ends up running away.