As they settle to wait in a safe space of ground rules and distancing, Shinomiya and Megumi would be more awakened to the realities of their decision. With possible rivals, career threats, and unaligned future goals all coinciding to break them apart, will they ever survive another test of time before anything between them can happen?

While Rengoku Kyojuro is at a rest stop in-between missions, he offers a solution to his childhood friend on the verge of a crossroad.