Ibuki acts on the revelation about her partner’s entanglement with their manager, bursting into a tabloid office to demand answers. There she crosses paths with the calculating producer who has laid a calculated snare. The story then centers on Kokoharu’s charged meeting with the captive Matsunami, while Arisa and a transformed Ibuki draw the three idols into an escalating cycle of conflicting loyalties and overwhelming sensations that redefine their bond.