The mail contained a letter notifying Rei of an upcoming shogi match, and Harunobu wanted to personally deliver it in hopes of creating a friendly longtime rivalry. Rei prepares for a qualifying match in a tournament for the NHK Cup at the shogi hall in Sendagaya. His opponent is Issa Matsumoto, shown with an enthusiastic personality and an aggressive attitude. Although Issa loses, his friend and fellow professional shogi player Tatsuyuki "Smith" Misumi forces Rei to treat them at a bar in Ginza where Akari works as a hostess. Rei reminisces about when he first met Akari outside the bar before she took him to her house in March Town for him to see Hinata and Momo. In the present, Rei crosses the bridge of June Town where he lives to get to the supermarket...