Already annoyed over not being selected for lead role auditions for the school's production of Starlight, Kaoruko Hanayagi becomes further upset when she discovers her close friend Futaba Isurugi has been secretly taking tap dancing lessons from Claudine SaijÅ, leading the two to have a fight. Kaoruko contemplates heading back to Kyoto, but Futaba catches up to her before she leaves, with the two deciding to settle their score in the auditions. Recognising all the effort Futaba has put herself through, Kaoruko becomes determined to try harder and manages to win the audition.