There's Something Beyond This, Y'know

At Sayuri Kato's suggestion, Koichi and his friends go to visit an art studio to prepare for their art school entrance exams, where they unexpectedly reunite with Ellen. Ellen has known the studio's director, Kaido, since childhood and still visits the studio occasionally. Koichi, fueled by a rivalry with Ellen, attends the studio regularly, but his drawing skills don't improve at all, and he receives harsh instruction from Kaido. Then, one morning, Ellen spots Koichi as he goes out to take photographs for an assignment—