Synopsis

Kosugi lays out the terms of the competition for Nanamine, stipulating that a formal author-editor arrangement would be required should he fail. Simultaneously, Takagi points out the inherent impossibility of Nanamine's approach: attempting to direct such a large collective and distill its disparate contributions into cohesive whole is simply unattainable. Nakai concurs, informing the online community that Nanamine had concealed the true ratings to prevent their exodus, a deception that sparks a