Simazu steps into his first assignment as a prospective trainer, focusing on a group of defiant students singled out by the academy. He approaches the sessions with calculated intensity, blending lectures with personal scrutiny to break down their resistance. Over the course of the day his methods grow bolder, testing both the students and his own limits. By evening he senses the weight of the choice he has made, knowing each success draws him deeper into the institution’s concealed world.