Ep. 1: Azuki faces a career choice between an anime audition and a promise to Mashiro.

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Mashiro and Takagi’s Perfect Crime Party serialization proceeds while Azuki receives an audition offer for the +Natural anime. She remains undecided because of a prior promise to Mashiro to star as the female lead in his manga’s anime adaptation. Azuki personally informs Aiko and Eiji of her decision to decline the role. Before they can discuss the matter further, Mashiro intervenes at the last minute and takes her away. They hold hands for the remainder of the journey. Upon heading home, Azuki tells Mashiro that their next meeting will involve a kiss, by which time their respective dreams will have been realized.