Yuya, who is stuck in his life in Tokyo, returns to his hometown with his girlfriend Aoi for the first time in a long time and visits the secret base where he used to spend time with his old friends. It used to be a special place where he shared precious time with his childhood friends Haruki and Yuika, but as time passes and they each face their own problems and conflicts, it has now become a place to escape reality...

That day, Yamamura (Kenta Kawasaki) is in a frantic rush. Shaking off Ishizawa’s (Hiroto Honda) attempts to stop him, he bursts into the Himuro-gumi office and begs a stunned Himuro (Yasukaze Motomiya) and Kawakami (Tatsuya Nakazawa) to turn on the TV immediately. What Yamamura is desperate to see is a special broadcast of his beloved anime Magical Pretty Girl Apple-chan. The program announces the voice actors for the upcoming theatrical film: Saori Okano (Yuki Higashihara) of idol group Orandazaka 47, and Shoji Hikage (Ryuga Akabane) from Jammies. Suddenly, Kawakami explodes with rage at the sight of Jammies. He reveals that he once auditioned for Jammies Junior, an experience that completely changed his life. When Kawakami learns from Himuro that Saori’s agency president has also consulted him about harassment from Jammies involving Saori and Shoji, his anger ignites. Thus begins Kawakami’s crusade against Jammies Kitajima (Akira Yamaguchi).

Joji (Takashi Kitadai) is shot by Isamu (Hidemi Higa) and collapses. When Ishizawa (Hiroto Honda) and Yamamura (Kenta Kawasaki) rush in and aim their guns, Joji stops them. Wanting to spare Isamu and the others, Joji asks Kawatani (Hitoshi Ozawa) and Himuro (Yasukaze Motomiya) for permission to let them escape the Masaki-gumi. Masaki (Yoshiaki Umegaki) agrees, saying he will not interfere if Isamu comes under Joji’s protection. However, when Joji goes to meet them, Isamu and his crew have already fled. They escape from Kobe to Yokohama, where Kawakami (Tatsuya Nakazawa) and Ryuji (Tatsuya Kishida) keep a wary eye on the newly appointed Keihin Rengokai director, Sakagami (Yoshiki Kanahashi). In Yokohama, Isamu and his men form the Yushinkai and begin expanding their power by encroaching on Fujishiro-gumi territory.

The death of Minami infuriates not only Himuro (Yasukaze Motomiya) and Tamura (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi), but the entire Kyowakai organization. As Kyowakai prepares for an all-out retaliation, Chairman Kawatani (Hitoshi Ozawa) orders all executives to stand down and forbids any act of revenge. Meanwhile, in Marugami-kai, Chairman Mita (Shun Sugata), feeling responsible for dragging a civilian like Minami into the conflict, decides to expel Genji (Kuroishi Takahiro) and his men from the group as atonement. Even Senior Advisor Sakota (Hideo Nakano) can’t hide his fury at Genji’s despicable actions. However, Chairman Okada (Yuki Matsumura) of the Okada Union opposes Mita’s decision. While Mita fully understands the risk of triggering a deadly clash with Kyowakai, Okada and others, dissatisfied with Marugami-kai’s stance, launch a surprise attack on the Fujishiro-gumi, a group operating within Kyowakai's territory—igniting an explosive confrontation.

Teru (Yutaka Kyan) is abruptly summoned to the Himuro-gumi office, where a tense Himuro (Yasukaze Motomiya) and Tamura (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi) give him an unexpected task. A legendary Kyowakai yakuza known as “Hitokiri Jiro,” Fujita Jiro (Hajime Tsukumo), is being released on parole after 30 years, and Teru is to welcome him in their place. Expecting a fearsome figure, Teru instead meets a prison-worn old man who asks for work. Refusing Himuro’s offer to look after him within the organization, Jiro insists on living quietly as a civilian. He is sent to work at a kushiyaki restaurant, where his long absence from society quickly causes trouble. Meanwhile, Teru learns Jiro has family and sets out to find them, hoping to show them the man he has become.

After wiping out the Kamome Church, Himuro (Yasukaze Motomiya) and Tamura (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi) put the matter to rest. Himuro returns briefly to Kobe with Joji (Takashi Kitadai), reflecting on how Kobe has become home and on their violent past in Yokohama. Meanwhile in Kobe, a delinquent group led by Isamu (Hidemi Higa) and Nobumitsu (Takuya Negishi), reminiscent of the younger Himuro and Tamura, causes trouble in Masaki-gumi territory. Following Kawatani’s (Hitoshi Ozawa) orders, Joji visits Masaki-gumi with Ishizawa (Hiroto Honda) and Yamamura (Kenta Kawasaki), but is delayed by Masaki’s (Yoshiaki Umegaki) old-fashioned lecturing. Soon after, a Masaki-gumi member reports being robbed by Isamu’s group. Although Joji offers to help, he is turned away. Not long after, Isamu and his crew appear at the Masaki-gumi gambling den, threatening to ignite a new conflict.