Kikuru and the others are engaged in combat training on the Aoba plains. Kikuru desperately stops Hanabata, who tries to activate madness when he's outnumbered. In fact, Kikuru's true training goal was to restrain himself from Hanabata's uncontrollable madness. Kikuru and his friends take a break after achieving some success. There, Kikuru gives Hanabata a mana bottle (magic recovery potion) for hydration, but...

Kikuru and Toxico set a clever trap for the repelling spider, but once again things don't go well with their plan.

Kikuru continues to train his new recruits, but Toxico and Maidena struggle to spend more than five minutes together without falling out. On the other side, Hanabata's special training begins under Enome.

Finally, payday is here! Hitamuki and the others happily accept their reward after these hellish quests, but ultimately realize Kikuru's daily sacrifice to keep them alive. So they decide to return the favor during his precious day off…