Synopsis

During his discussion with Mashiro and Takagi, Nanamine perceives them as lacking conviction and experience. Sensing their resistance, Mashiro firmly declares that Nanamine’s plan will eventually be revealed. Meanwhile, Nanamine meticulously refines the storyboard for his one-shot, drawing on feedback from his online community, while largely ignoring the counsel of his editor, Kosugi. A memory surfaces: a solitary childhood for Nanamine, abruptly altered after reading Ashirogi Muto’s *Money & In