With Munakata Seizo as boss, Sawamura Ryuichi and Soma Kunihito establish the Munakata-gumi under the banner of Resshikai. Soon after, Shindo-gumi’s Shimaki, carrying the missing ransom money, shows up at Munakata’s ramen shop. Meanwhile in Kyushu, Shindo-gumi schemes with the infamous Moji family for profit.

When Toyokai underboss Eda collapses, boss Mukai appoints Naoe Takehiko as acting underboss. At Mukai’s request, Sawamura joins him for business talks in Nagoya. Meanwhile, within Hachio-kai, tensions flare as newly freed boss Shirota’s faction clashes with acting leader Kurose Akito over the group’s new direction.

After closing the small factory he inherited from his father, Teru finds himself abandoned by his wife and child. Having lost his purpose in life, he scrapes by doing day labor when he reunites with Hiroshi, who remains as innocent as ever. Hiroshi, who runs a “trouble-shooting service” traveling from place to place, invites Teru to become his partner.

Matsuo is a plumbing specialist. Still single, Matsuo receives a constant stream of repair requests day and night. Late one night, he receives a request to repair a shower toilet. The client is Misa, a celebrity who lives in a luxury apartment. Matsuo's heart races at Misa's haughty attitude from the start. And the next day, he receives another repair request from Misa...