麻宮葵(平手友梨奈)からの電話で背中を押された綾瀬りく(さとうほなみ)は逃げずに料理対決の決勝に臨むことを決意。この一件で宮部新(竹内涼真)たち「二代目みやべ」のメンバーはさらに結束を強める一方、長屋茂(香川照之)は結果に不満を抱くも、龍二(鈴鹿央士)が行ったことを評価し、また楠木優香(新木優子)から龍二が会長に似ているという言葉を受け、不敵な笑みを浮かべる。そして後日、茂は長屋の幹部会議であることを皆に告げる。
Riku Ayase is encouraged by a phone call from Aoi Asamiya and decides to compete in the finals of the cooking competition instead of running away. As a result of this incident, Arata Miyabe and other members of "Nidaime Miyabe" further strengthened their unity, while Shigeru Nagaya was dissatisfied with the result, but Ryuji. He appreciates this, and when Yuka Kusunoki tells him that Ryuji resembles the president, he smiles fearlessly. Later, Shigeru tells everyone that there will be a meeting of Nagaya executives.