EPISODE CONTEXT

Sitting at the one-third mark of the season, Episode 4 builds directly on the groundwork laid in Episode 3's introduction of the Steel Lady Nanase rumor, deepening the investigation and complicating the central mystery. It functions as a critical connective chapter, expanding the lore around how urban legends gain power while positioning the core trio's dynamic for the conflicts ahead. The following episode, 'A Monster of the Imagination,' will push further into the philosophical territory this installment establishes about belief and its tangible consequences.