Sayuri treats the share house resident to a hot pot dinner in hopes of convincing Tsurayuki to return home to pursue a career as a doctor and marry her. Work continues on the dojin game with the share house residents struggling to keep up with the tight production schedule as school goes on winter break. The residents continue working hard through the break and upon returning to school, Eiko warns Kyoya that his demanding and forceful leadership is starting to wear thin on the team. With the team exhausted after working long hours on the game, Kyoya tells everybody to rest up that puts the game's production significantly behind schedule...