 Unable to explain what has happened, they decide to keep the matter a secret while Naoko lives as Monami from then on.As Monami's possessed body enters adolescence, Naoko takes the opportunity to live her own unfulfilled dreams.Naoko's growing independence begins to cause a rift between her and Heisuke, who struggles to remain a faithful husband and also tries to make sense of the tragedy that caused Naoko's condition by learning more about the bus driver who caused the accident.