They wake in a famine year and decide not to divorce because the system requires both of them to open and survival is impossible alone. Julian and his wife agree to raise their two children and scavenge for food. Mountains are picked clean until Julian's instinct finds a special tree; a system notice says its bark is valuable. They strip bark despite Julian's weak, alcohol-damaged body. Nearby villagers recognize them, mock them, and warn that tree bark is bitter and can even kill if overconsumed. The episode ends with them holding risky food and choosing between hunger and death.