Bad Luck is preparing to release their first single under their take-no-prisoners American manager K, when Shuichi's life is derailed by the arrival of Ayaka, the fiancée Yuki's family has chosen for him. As Bad Luck's popularity grows, Taki of the rival band Ask, has Shuichi savagely beaten, then blackmails him, threatening to reveal his relationship with Yuki. Bad Luck guitarist Hiroshi remains the lone pillar of sanity in this increasingly fractured world.