Mako Katase

Hiroko single-handedly runs a bar. Her husband, Kozo, is a habitual cheater. He cheats on her and disappears with another woman about once every six months... This cycle repeats itself. Hiroko is generous, believing that infidelity is a sign of a man's virility, but there was one rule he was supposed to strictly adhere to: 'He never lays a hand on a married woman.' But...

After finishing overtime at work, Maruko visits his usual brothel, but his reservation is canceled because he is late. Frustrated, Maruko wanders the streets and happens to stumble upon an ear-cleaning shop where he meets Shirai, a married woman.

Kyoko and her friends hold pachinko lessons for amateurs. The Gintama Alliance, a group of pachinko pros, are not happy with them. One day, a man named Ozaki Kenzo, who claims to be a lawyer, appears at Kyoko and her friends' office.