The temple's chief priest, Narumi (Hiroki Miyake), is brought in unconscious. As a result of the test, Miyabi (Sugisaki Hana) is found to have "moyamoya disease" and is told to stop working at the temple, such as reading sutras. This is effectively a recommendation to retire, and Narumi accepts the words quietly, but...
Narumi's surgery is to be performed, and Sanpei (Tatsuya Wakaba) appoints Miyabi as the surgeon, but Miyabi protests that the surgery is difficult and that it is impossible for him to do it now. When Sanpei says, ``Dr. Kawauchi can do it,'' it seems as if he is confident that the surgery will be a success, but Miyabi's words from Mai (Erika Ikuta) are stuck deep in his heart.
On the other hand, Sanpei directly rejects Hoshimae's (Yudai Chiba) idea of aiming to become a specialist in all departments. Then, Hoshimae raises her voice, which is unusual, and an unpleasant atmosphere drifts between the two. However, there is a hidden reason behind Hoshimae's high aspirations...
