It's been a while since the last time we saw the two of them together, and now that they're back at the office, we catch up with Hiroshi and Takeuchi. Hiroshi tells Takeuchi that he's becoming more and more like his "c mate" , and that he doesn't need his "mates" anymore. He borrows the Chief's finger from the Chief and shows it to the Chief. The Chief shows the finger to Hiroshi, and Hiroshi says that it's gotten bears on it, so he'll just keep it in his drawer. He also tells the Chief that the three departments are going to have a dinner with Daisei, and he'd like to know how things went with him in junior high, since he was so popular with the other teams. He says that even though Shurike is an older man, he excelled in everything he did, and everyone noticed him. He's an "exceptionally reliable person" . The two decide to go back to work, since they've got work to do.