Ep. 8: Shoko and Ruri investigate water quality and discover orange crystals at an abandoned factory.
Aired on August 24, 2025

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Shoko conducts water quality tests for a school science project, with Ruri joining her efforts. During their sampling, Shoko discovers an orange crystal but subsequently loses it. Meanwhile, Yoko performs similar water tests to identify a new fluorite deposit. These investigations eventually guide the group to an abandoned factory. Inside the facility, they locate rare orange zincite. This mineral serves as a decorative item and symbolizes the friendship between Shoko and Ruri. The narrative focuses on their scientific exploration and the discovery of these specific minerals within the industrial setting.
Episodes
- Ep. 4 · Ruri uses magnetism to accelerate sapphire source analysis while Yoko studies fluorites.
- Ep. 5 · Ruri, Yoko, and Nagi explore a gravel beach for rocks and minerals.
- Ep. 6 · Ruri and friends locate the sapphire deposit after correcting a note error near a shrine.
- Ep. 7 · Shoko finds friends while exploring sea glass and silica color science with Ruri.
- Ep. 8 · Shoko and Ruri investigate water quality and discover orange crystals at an abandoned factory.
- Ep. 9 · Team discovers opals at dam after investigating riverbank waste and quartz sources
- Ep. 10 · Geologists explore abandoned manganese mine and discover toxic rhodonite ballast
- Ep. 11 · Ruri uses gem analysis to resolve her course selection dilemma
- Ep. 12 · Ruri discovers a crystal radio among her grandfather's belongings and attempts to build one with friends.