This episode opens with a brief narrative about fate and the human condition, speculating on the possibility that humans' fates are controlled by someone or something. The episode then quickly segues into Keiichi waking up from a strange dream of some sort and being ordered out of bed by his upper-classman, Tamiya. We learn from Keiichi's internal monologue that he is a member of the NIT Auto Club (which is currently hard up for cash), and living in an all male dormitory. As his horoscope indicates, it seems that Keiichi is suffering from a run of bad luck. His motorcycle fails to start, and he is turned down quite harshly when he asks Sayoko Mishima (who will be introduced in detail in a later episode) out on a date.