Koichi Asakura has changed drastically from his days of hard work and has become a feared figure among his clients. While everyone around him is worried, Shun Nagarekawa decides to entrust Koichi with a rebranding project for Sonomiya Seiyaku. Chiaki Sonomiya, daughter of the president of Sonomiya Seiyaku, was appointed head of the advertising department at a young age, and this rebranding was her first job as a manager. Eren Yamagishi leaves her New York atelier and heads for Yokohama, where she once met Koichi. Eren visits the Bashamichi Art Institute, which she attended as a student, and is told by the institute's president, Kaido, about Koichi's current activities, but when she sees his works, she feels uncomfortable.
激務の日々から一変し、取引先から恐れられる存在となった朝倉浩一。周囲が心配する中、流川俊は園宮製薬のリブランディングプロジェクトを浩一に任せることにした。園宮製薬の社長令嬢である園宮千秋は、若くして宣伝部長に任命され、今回のリブランディングがマネージャーとしての初仕事だった。山岸エレンはニューヨークのアトリエを離れ、かつて光一と出会った横浜に向かう。学生時代に通っていた馬車道美術学院を訪ねたエレンは、学院長の海堂から光一の現在の活動を聞かされるが、彼の作品を見て違和感を覚える。
