Ep. 12: Toh withdraws from Geika Festival while Ikuto faces rejection and Kokoro wins first place.
Toh recalls Mai’s challenge to break her fifty-two inquiry record at the Geika Festival. Ikuto meets buyer Satomi Ichihara, who offers to purchase his designs. Toh presents a harmonious collection of ordinary and unordinary items, earning applause before the contestants go backstage. The top ten results reveal Kokoro in first place and Kaoru in seventh. Ikuto finishes eleventh, while Toh places last after withdrawing. Kanami Oguri, a patternmaker for Toh, later explains the withdrawal reason to Ikuto. Takaoka then provides Ikuto with a student application form. Chiyuki informs Ikuto she is signing an exclusive contract with a new magazine. Following the festival, Kokoro travels to Paris, Chiyuki starts her modeling career, and Ikuto begins an internship at Aphro I Dite alongside Toh.
Episodes
- Ep. 8 · Ikuto faces family crisis and financial pressure during the finals themed around the character wa.
- Ep. 9 · Ikuto and Chiyuki acknowledge their rivalry while preparing for the Geika Festival with new themes.
- Ep. 10 · Ikuto presents global harmony at Geika Festival while rivals prepare backstage
- Ep. 11 · Kokoro reveals her secret favor to Igarashi while Chiyuki models her designs.
- Ep. 12 · Toh withdraws from Geika Festival while Ikuto faces rejection and Kokoro wins first place.