Inari uses her power to pose as one of Koji's friends in order to check up on him, learning he had just stayed home to look after his mother and coming to understand more about him. Upon returning to the shrine, Inari and Uka are summoned to the Celestial Plains, where the gods live, to meet with the sun goddess Amaterasu. In order to determine if Inari is worthy enough to wield her divine power in the mortal world, Amaterasu tasks her with not transforming for a day. If she fails, she will be forced to undergo training in the Celestial Plains whilst Uka will be forced to marry someone. The next day, Inari encounters Akemi on her way to Koji's game and finds that she actually gets along well with her. Along the way, various gods attempt to trick Inari into using her transformation. When their not-so-subtle attempts fail, they trap Inari and Akemi inside the gym storage, where Akemi collapses from heat exhaustion. Deciding to put Akemi's wellbeing before her own, Inari uses her ability to escape the gym storage and call for help. After safely seeing Akemi off, Inari works up the courage to give Koji a good luck charm. As Inari returns to the Celestial Plains, with Uka comforting her and praising her for using her power to rescue a friend, Amaterasu announces they have both passed her test and can continue living in the mortal world. Afterwards, Inari is relieved to find that Koji was actually asking Akemi to be the manager for his basketball team the entire time, and is thanked by him for the charm. Just as Inari reports the good news to Uka, her older brother Toka appears, telling Uka to stay away from Inari.