Meisa ends up doing an internship at a company where her idolized designer works. However, the company is corrupt, and the designer has already quit, having been driven out by other worthless employees. The company, noticing her Ke'ai, hides her resignation and has another man, who was the main culprit behind her being driven out, pose as the designer. After breaking her down with harsh reprimands, including personal attacks, they rape her, and Kokoro into believing that in order to grow as a designer, she needs to hone her creativity through sex.