As far as Shinnosuke is concerned, Yotaro is his beloved father, and now that he's become a popular storyteller, Yotaro is even appearing on TV shows. After he performs "Jugemu" on a children's program, all the kids begin reciting it. Meanwhile, he's also getting steady work at the theater, while Konatsu plays shamisen in the wings. Higuchi is overjoyed to see it to see Yotaro satisfy so many people, but his desire to create new rakugo works hasn't changed. That's when he decides to entreat Yakumo for aid.

Who is betraying the Myoda sect? Without high priest Tatsuma in attendance, the general meeting falls into chaos and ends without a conclusion. As Suguro resolves to find and question his father, he witnesses someone sneaking into the Kyoto field office…

Now that Hiromi and her friends have established a bicycle club, they need to find members and a faculty adviser. Shiki-sensei agrees to be their adviser, but the swimming club begins aggressively recruiting Higa Natsumi from their club. It comes down to a bicycle race for Natsumi.

The new school term has begun, and Yuu's band has begun to practice in earnest. They have one of their idols, Hisashi of HEDGEHOGS, teaching them how to play their instruments, but bassist Yuu and vocalist/guitarist Fuuka are complete beginners. Nachi isn't much better as a drummer, so their practices are going nowhere. Then they meet a senpai from their school, Sara Iwami. She's cold to them at first, but then something changes her tune...

Seirin faces off with Yosen in the quarter finals of the Winter Cup. Facing Yosen’s impenetrable defense with Murasakibara at its center, Kuroko manages to shoot his first point. Meanwhile, the ace battle between Kagami and Himuro also heats up. An intense battle is held until the very end. Next, Seirin faces off with Kaijo in the semi finals. Cautious of Kaijo's ace, Kise, and his Perfect Copy ability, Seirin works fast and hard to take the lead. Kise hurts his leg and is benched, so Seirin thinks they now have their chance, but then Kaijo shows them exactly what they can do even without Kise.

The last of the three mighty heroes shows up at Kunugigaoka Magic Academy driven by a motivation that's slightly different from that of the E Class.

Masamune is planning his strategy to get revenge on Aki by reading the shojo manga, "Barasute," but Yoshino, aka Master, tells him he's doing it wrong. Rather than the aggressive approach he's been using, Masamune tries to get Aki to pay more attention to him by ignoring her, but...

Shikamaru and his team are within range of Fushu Castle, where Gengo is purported to be. But they are unable to glean any intel about the man. Learning that Gengo will make a public appearance, Shikamaru and company infiltrate the square, where they see Sai being held captive.

Ren is thrown into despair as he is confronted with the amnesiac Aoi, Minami, and Akira. However, a familiar voice emerges from his smartphone. With smartphone in hand, Ren calls on the last remnants of his strength and goes toe to toe against Karma!

Attacking Karma is a double-edged sword—the party gets increasingly weak due to Karma's debuffs. Akira realizes a path to victory and dashes forward with Kamui, only to be cut down by Karma. Left with no options, Akira is handed a smartphone by Genma. He prepares to strike...