EPISODE CONTEXT

Episode 9 ended with Mahiru making a significant request that shifted the emotional stakes between her and Amane, and Episode 10 picks up directly in that aftermath, translating that moment into something more concrete through a meaningful promise. Positioned as the second-to-last major story episode before the finale, this installment functions as the emotional fulcrum of the season's closing stretch — establishing the foundation that the final two episodes will build toward. What happens here will define how their relationship arrives at the season's conclusion.