上京当時の夢とは裏腹に、夜の世界にどっぷり浸かってしまった柏木大輝（根本正勝）。何を夢見ていたかも忘れる日々を送るなか、最近、誰かに狙われているかのような視線を感じるようになっていた。さらに、彼は病魔にも襲われ、自らの人生を後悔していた。そんなある日、柏木はこれまで生きてきた夜の世界から抜け出そうと決心する。その頃、以前柏木がスカウトした店で働いていた吉田マイコ（峯岸みなみ）は、夜の世界から足を洗い、事務員として働いていた。彼氏ができたと嬉しそうにするマイコに、複雑な心境の柏木。一方、夜の世界から抜け出そうとする柏木に視線を送る人物。それは、過去に起こした柏木の落とし前を制裁するものであった……。
A telephone call informs Ituski that his father has collapsed. He still cares, but father and son have not had the best of relationships. Ayumi is a professional mover and misses having a father. These men are unconnected and unrelated, but their pasts and states bind them through nothing more than a piece of paper.
Hijikata Toshizou
In July of 1864, in an incident at the Ikedaya Inn in Kyoto, thirty Shinsengumi suppressed a cell of twenty Choshu revolutionaries, possibly preventing the burning of Kyoto. The incident made the squad more famous and led to soldiers enlisting in the squad. The leader is Hijikata Toshizo, who is said to have been a spoiled brat in his childhood. One day, Toshizo discovers a woman thief with a stolen purse. In the purse, a note mentioning the name of Ito Kashitaro is found detailing illegal operations. Toshizo fears will become true. There is a rift in Shinsengumi.
Akira (voice)
Hiyoko wants to become an artist like her mother, but her father would prefer that she took a different career path. Enraged when she notices that he took all paintings done by her mother from the house, she decides to run away. Unable to find a place to sleep among her acquaintances, she ends up at Asylum Stadium, an abandoned field that is shelter for many homeless, but that is about to be torn down by the government. There she meets Akira, a strange individual capable of flying.
