Synopsis

Mashiro and Takagi maintain their bi-weekly submissions, with Mashiro often sacrificing sleep to meet the deadline. Several weeks remain before the competition concludes. They encounter Nakai in conversation with Ko Aoki, the runner-up from the Story King competition. Nakai reveals his intention to enter this year, alongside her, and that Fukuda’s submission is widely predicted to take first place. Hattori shares news that Muto Ashirogi's work has been selected for the Golden Future Cup; while i