EPISODE CONTEXT

This episode arrives just after Episode 4, which ends with Hiromi voicing her longing to reconnect with Tōdō — a rare moment of emotional openness that raises the stakes heading into the midseason. Episode 5 appears to crystallize that longing into a concrete, irreversible decision, bridging Hiromi's internal world to the tangible pursuit ahead. What follows in Episode 6 — titled 'New York, the City Where Tōdō Is' — suggests this episode is the turning point that launches the season's second half toward Tōdō and the larger challenges waiting overseas.