Shimazaki Akira begins working with KICKS Guard alongside the other bodyguards. They follow Liu's policies and engage in activity with a restricted client list limited to VIPs. Though injured, Shimazaki and the others' excellent handling of an incident earns the praises of the media. Later, a man named Matsuno Shinsuke being released from prison requests a bodyguard. However, the new section chief, Omata, refuses.