EPISODE CONTEXT

Sitting at episode 9 of 12, this installment builds directly on the literature club's Tsuwabuki Festival preparations established in Episode 8, narrowing focus onto Chika Komari's individual growth within the group dynamic. It functions as the emotional groundwork phase before the season's final stretch, where the festival itself and its consequences for the cast's relationships will likely take center stage. With only three episodes remaining, this marks the pivot from setup to the payoff arc that will define how these 'losing heroines' finish the season.