While Aya lost her match, there is of course Mio’s as she heads to the final round. Can she pull it off?

As Aya finishes her match, she realizes that Mio’s match is still going on. Of course, Cafeore thought Mio would use the same strategy. However, Mio, with a lot of focus, figured out a strategy that surprised him. He thought Mio would do the usual by shooting projectiles. Well, the strategy is risky as she was down to the wire in terms of health, but she pulled the same KO move as with her first win, after Aya shows up. The viewers seem surprised that Mio pulled off a win. Soon after, Aya saw her sparkle as Mio pulled off and wanted to catch what caused her eyes to sparkle.

The funny thing is that Mio is so focused that she didn’t realize that she had won and requested another match. That is until Aya reminded her she had won. The funny thing is Mio’s win went viral on the internet as Cafeore was sitting there in disbelief, feeling annoyed that he lost after Mio said those were good games, a feeling that he hadn’t felt in a long time. Still, given that the video of their match spread throughout the internet, I have a feeling that Mio’s mother will find out and get angry for her friends lying to her about playing video games on a trip they asked permission.

After Mio’s win, she couldn’t explain how she pulled it off, but somehow pulled it off. The cute thing is Aya becomes flustered because she wasn’t paying attention to what Mio was saying until she realizes a new level of closeness with Mio. Aya tries to act normal, but she couldn’t hold back how she feels about Mio. It’s funny how she punishes Mio’s hand, and it becomes some intense hand-holding as Aya sees Mio as her idol and wants to inspire her passion and be her number one. So, is it official now? Perhaps.

Meanwhile, Arisa lost her match, and she was in the bathroom venting her frustration. She blames her loss on RNG. With that, we are given a flashback to when she was in elementary school. Miyu just transferred, and Arisa became her first friend. To Arisa, she was everything she wanted to be. Apparently, Miyu plays Street Fighter 5 and won a mini-tournament. However, Arisa admits she has the same, but is not good at it. Miyu mentions that she wants to become a pro gamer when she grows up.

With that, Arisa wanted to get better at the game, and Miyu helped her. She gives her bunch of notes. Of course, Arisa pulled an all-nighter to get better at the game. When Arisa surprisingly won against Miyu, she got upset over the fact that Arisa had lied to her to make her look bad.

However, Arisa had a hard time admitting that she was a beginner, but worked hard to get better at the game. I felt Miyu had a big misunderstanding without getting Arisa’s side of the story, as she was introverted and cut ties with her, as she now hated her over a video game. It makes you wonder if Miyu was her friend.

That said, Mio finally heads to her next match, and she seems surprised that her match will be streamed. Her opponent is, of course, no other than Arisa. Yes, Arisa does not like Mio. It makes me wonder if Mio can pull off a win against Arisa, which Yuu wasn’t able to do to put that brat in her place. Either way, Arisa is not liking this at all, given the look on her face. As for Tamaki, she is in a pretty hard place, as she received Yuu’s message but could not respond to it.

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Maria’s origin of her illness is now revealed after she gets hospitalized. Mizuka intervenes so she won’t end up selling the troupe to Nanami, Maria’s younger sister. With Himawari now in the Circus Collection Showcase, Mizuka now takes the helm as ringleader. Now, the future of Himawari lies in her hands as the Circus Collection Showcase begins.

It’s official as Nanami sees a book on the list of participants in the Circus Collection Showcase. It’s clear that she is not happy about it at all. That is why Mizuka, now the new ringleader of the Himawari troupe, figures out her outfit for the interview.

I find it funny how the girls don’t think Mizuka looks mature in the dress she is wearing. It’s funnier when she puts on jewelry that it makes her more childish, probably because of the quality. It’s funny to see Svietlana’s reaction and think that will suit that purpose well.

Even in the end, during the matchup drawing, Mizuka is put behind everyone else, so you can’t really see the entire outfit. Funny how Ouka seems more focused on Mizuka’s legs, which she thinks “are the best in all of East Asia.” Also, Mizuka’s eyes were closed in both photos. Even in the interview, it seems the newspaper asked more about her father than the troupe itself. I guess Mizuka has a lot of work to do to prove Himawari’s worth.

As expected, Nanami seems very hostile, even in the drawing. Nanami seems to have a grudge against her older sister, as she would rather abandon her than give up on her dream. She really thinks that Himawari won’t make it to the final round, and they’ll be forced to sell eventually. It’s obvious that she is furious that Mizuka convinced Maria to rip the contract. Even Mutsumi shares Nanami’s feelings over Mizuka ruining their plans and wants to see Himawari go under.

While Mizuka and her friends visited Maria at the hospital, Nanami drove to the hospital and saw them. She goes boasting that Himawari will never reach the level of Blue Rose no matter how much practicing they do. While it’s clear that it got the younger members angry at her, I feel that the whole grudge against Mizuka ruining her plans with Maria and arrogance will catch up to her.

With that in mind, given that the other members have no brand reputation to rely on regarding talent, it’s not too surprising that the group has to push their limits. That also means changing their mindset. After all, Maria wouldn’t have picked them if that were the case. The question is, is that enough?

Besides the prep work, Ouka and Mizuka worked on their new routine, with Ouka adding a twist. However, after a few attempts, Ouka couldn’t get it as Mizuka thinks Ouka should forget it. However, Ouka doesn’t want to give up yet, and they are running out of time.

Mizuka concludes that they have to do what Mizuka’s father of fooling them with their might. They eventually adjusted the distance of the swing enough that they could perform it reliably. I have to say, their motivation is high because they want to work hard to create a move that is theirs. Also, it’s not too surprising as Ouka really wants to get closer to Mizuka. Mizuka is happy to work on it since it’s fun, but it’s easy to see why Ouka is happy. She gets to spend some more time with Mizuka.

With that, those efforts paid off as they performed in Yokohama in the first round. I find it hilarious how the Peony Acrobatic Troupe presented their defeat as a moving and talking logo. Kind of interesting that they lost despite getting into the semi-finals. It’s clear that they underestimated the troupe as they only focused on Mizuka being Black Lotus’s daughter.

With that, this leaves Maria. Well, even Mizuka and her friends visited her, Maria had Rin put makeup on her to make her look healthier than she actually is. In reality, she is hiding the fact that her health is not really improving, and Rin hasn’t been able to find a doctor yet who can treat her.

I guess Maria doesn’t want to worry the members, but I think it’s obvious that if Mizuka pulls off a win, she will probably end up handing the troupe to Mizuka. Still, find it interesting that Maria got moved, so Nanami probably reluctantly did it despite saying she would only pay if Maria handed Himawari over. With that, it makes me wonder if Himawari can make it to the next round. I guess we’ll find out soon enough.

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After Ari mourned her lover got killed in action, Mimi out of nowhere said that she knows the revival magic to bring Seiran back. However, it becomes obvious what answer Mimi gets.

From last time, after the prayers, after the boy that Seiran same came up to Ari explaining what happened, Mimi revealed the obvious. It’s clear that Ari is not the only one who is affected by Seiran’s death. As expected, Ari gave the answer I would expect. Remember when Ari and Seiran talked about resurrection and whether Ari would do it if Seiran went down. Ari knows the consequences as if Mimi revives Seiran, she would literally face the same fate as her with going into every battle. Not only that, there are the ethical issues, as Seiran should be the one to decide, not even Ari despite being very close with her. It appears as if Ari knew the consequences.

Mimi that night seems upset why she can’t use resurrection magic when Sheena tells her not to mention that magic. She doesn’t even care about that, as she still hasn’t gotten over Seiran’s death. That is why she was really crying, but obviously she and Ari feel the same. Still, it’s obvious that Mimi hasn’t experienced the loss of a loved one before. With Mimi finally experiencing bereavement, Sheena wonders how many more times Mimi has to endure this, as the war seems to not end.

With that, Sheena feels she needs to take matters into her own hands to help Mimi and be by her side. Of course, their stomachs rumbled as they hadn’t eaten dinner. It’s nice to see them try to make rice balls, and obviously Mimi is bad at it, as she put in too much salt. Funny how she licked the salt from her hand, and it’s so salty. Even in the end, Sheena’s rice balls tasted better even after she tasted Mimi’s. It’s funny how Sheena did the indirect kiss thing by taking a grain of rice from Mimi’s cheeks and eating it. Mimi’s reaction to this is priceless as Sheena asks what is wrong. She seems visibly confused while she blushes a little.

Of course, Sheena couldn’t sleep as she went to Fran’s office. That is why Mimi had a dream of Seiran asking the reason she is fighting for. That is when she realizes Sheena has gone missing.

Sheena shares her desire to improve her magic, but of course Fran knows Sheena is exhausted. While Sheena admits she has no affinity for magic used for fighting, she is good at healing magic. Still, Sheena wondered if she should have waited until tomorrow to meet Fran instead of leaving Mimi all by herself. Yes, Sheena realized she could revive plants, and she demonstrated it. Fran gave some wilted plants to Sheena to try, and she revived them. From seeing Sheena perform the magic, Fran suggested Sheena put more feeling into it, and it got even better. Fran noticed that what Sheena is doing is healing magic, which heals stuff from the inside, not the appearance on the outside. It’s magic that only a few can do and master. Fran is surprised that she can get more out of the flowers.

With that, Sheena wonders if she can use the healing magic on people. Fran told the bad news that her magic skills aren’t good enough, but tells her not to give up. After all, Fran knows that Mimi’s mother can use healing magic as well. There is no wonder why Mimi thinks Sheena smells like her mother. After all, Sheena mentions Mimi loves to hug people, especially herself, and Fran thinks Mimi’s and Sheena’s magical attributes are similar.

As Sheena heads to bed, she mentions Seiran, but not by her name, who is there to cheer her up. With that, Sheena is determined to use her healing magic to help somehow. Fran comforted Sheena, as she still had time. That is until Mimi came to the office, as she was looking for her and seemed worried. She doesn’t seem to like Sheena disappearing on her, especially given that she lost Seiran. Sheena feels bad because she doesn’t enjoy being left behind, so she apologizes and hugs her. Of course, they ended up sleeping in Fran’s office. Interestingly enough, while they sleep, they grow green, meaning that it’s Sheena’s healing magic. Like the flowers, she can also heal humans as well, but she doesn’t realize it yet.

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As the second round takes hold, while Mio and Aya had a good start, they face some difficulties. Of course, Mio can’t lose, or she is out of the tournament. Also, how did Yuu do against Arisa?

From last time, besides Aya surprisingly winning the first round against gekido, Mio won her first match against Cafeore, and it surprised everyone. Mio also expressed surprise at her win. However, she lost the second match as she kind of messed and showed frustration as she lost the second round.

As for Aya, she lost the second round as gekido eventually figured out her strategy. Aya kind of lost her focus, which gave him the opportunity to win that round. Funny how Aya hits her head on the game controller to regain focus. It even catches gekido’s attention as it’s probably something that Cafeore did too. While Aya put up a good fight and came close, her strategy at the end didn’t quite work out. He seems to have enjoyed the match. That leaves Aya looking at Mio’s match as her last match against Cafeore started.

Besides that, the focus of the episode is Yuu’s match against Arisa. Arisa’s strategy is to throw projectiles, and if her opponent jumps, it puts them at a disadvantage. Yuu broke through Arisa’s spamming projectiles. However, it’s a risky strategy which gets Arisa really frustrated. However, Yuu’s strategy required a lot of focus, and eventually she got tired as she started losing her focus, thus messing up. This allowed Arisa to finish Yuu off as she got bored with the match.

I have to admit, it’s unfortunate that Yuu couldn’t win to teach the brat a lesson. Even after Yuu congratulated Arisa’s win, she has no sportsmanship and said Yuu was weak and easy to break as she only played for fun. Yuu even breaks the bad news to Tamaki, who has yet to have her match yet. Sure, it’s a setback. I wonder if Mio can pull it off and not get herself eliminated from the tournament. Perhaps Aya giving her a push Mio needs to win. If Mio wins, does this mean she has to face off against Aya? Well, we’ll see.

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From last time, while the girls of Himawari Circus celebrated their successful performance, Mizuka found Maria collapsed down the stairways. Meanwhile, Rin does something suspicious as Mizuka and Ouka find out.

It’s clear that Mizuka became shocked when she found Maria unconscious down the stairways. Now that she is being hospitalized, Rin is acting suspiciously as she is at the station trying to get a deal with all the paperwork. More on that later, as the girls visited Maria. Funny how Aoi and Akane took half a melon and Isuzu ratted them out. I find Aoi’s and Akane’s reasoning for why they ate half is because Maria is small and there is no way she can finish the whole thing. It’s funny how Isuzu caught them red-handed, after which Akane tells her to shut up and Rin tells them to be quiet before apologizing. Even after the girls came to visit, Rin knows the girls don’t know the truth and seems worried that the same thing can happen to Maria again.

After they visited Maria, they cleaned up the bus as Mizuka and Ouka had a hunch. Mizuka feels they should train more instead of cleaning. Funny how Shizuku is not panicking as she goes off to find Svietlana instead. While Maria and Ouka were doing a running session, they saw Rin talking to someone on a payphone. Mizuka and Ouka followed her as a sports car came up and Rin was talking to the person.

It’s funny how Mizuka and Ouka thought Rin might do a tryst. Then they find out the person in the car is Nanami. Seems very suspicious, given how she tries to sabotage the Himawari Circus. Rin ended up leaving the packet in an office. When Mizuka and Ouka saw it, it was just business documents, and wonders why Rin was trying to hide it. That is when Ouka reveals the　Sumeragi Group is buying up all the circuses and putting them under their control. I only wonder if Rin is trying to betray Maria and sell it to the person who is trying to sabotage her. After all, Nanami is probably still upset over Ouka not ditching the Himawari circus for Sumeragi and becoming her partner.

The next day, as Rin fed Maria melon, Maria and Ouka came to ask something about Rin. Funny how they ask Rin to leave as Mizuka makes it obvious, leaving Ouka and Shizuku with surprised looks. Maria finally comes clean with Rin, trying to get into contact with Sumeragi and why they seem to sabotage Himawari. Maria knew about it, thinking Rin was trying to go out on a date with someone, but she knew about it from the Blue Rose appearing in a nearby spot. Rin is trying to get Maria to retire because of her declining health.

We learn more about Maria’s health issues and why she has a child-like appearance despite being close to 30 years old. It’s because of an accident that damaged the pituitary gland, which controls hormones, when she was 9 years old. Mizuka’s father, believe it or not, rescued her as she recovered from amnesia. She eventually helped behind the scenes with the circus until she left 5 years later. This can explain why Maria has connections with Black Lotus, as she worked with them for about 5 years.

When she left, she saw that Mizuka’s father had a baby. Funny how Mitcher thinks Maria would make a better ringmaster than Mizuka’s father. With that, Maria eventually returned to Japan and, after turning 18, created her own circus troupe. It’s when she found out that Lotus Circus disbanded, so she stepped up to keep the dream alive.

So why does Rin want Maria to retire and give up on her dream? She feels Maria is focusing on her dream so much that it might end up killing her. Also, we find out that Maria is Nanami’s older sister? That is the surprising part, as it seems as if she is sabotaging Maria’s efforts. Then again, it makes sense why else Maria can afford to start a circus and also an elephant. Also, their appearance looks familiar, and why Nanami seems to follow her around and even watch her older sister’s performance.

That said, Shizuku obviously doesn’t seem to like this move, given that Sumeragi kicked her out of the group. Even the other members seem a bit worried about the future. Of course, Mizuka takes things into her own hands so Nanami won’t end up taking over the troupe. Maria’s dream is not just her own anymore, as all the members are working with her to make it possible. Basically, Mizuka uses her family’s name to convince the Circus Collection Association to allow them to compete. Believe it or not, it worked, probably thanks to Mitcher pulling some strings. Funny how Mizuka acts so proud as Ouka thanks her. Funny how Mizuka sticks her tongue out at Mitcher as she tries to run away.

Either way, Maria turned down the deal, for now, after her members threatened to all quit and do their own thing. Nanami seems angry because her attempt to get her older sister to retire failed again. She seems angry at Mizuka the most. Of course, instead of Maria running the show, she has Mizuka to be the ringleader to keep the dream alive. It’s like going full circle as Mizuka’s father wants to pass on his own dream as a performer that can one day lead a future circus. I guess that day has finally come, but I wonder if Mizuka can pull it off. Well, she has Ouka, so she’ll probably be fine.

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After Mimi witnessed the disappearance of Seiran in battle, it’s obvious that this would be a rather downer episode. After all, how will Ari react when she finds out the sad truth about Seiran?

At last, everyone came back as Sheena went to find if Mimi came back in one piece. When she saw Mimi covered in blood, she broke the bad news. She said that Seiran didn’t make it. As expected, Sheena tries to comfort her after welcoming Mimi back.

As expected, Ari gets the day off to do some cleaning. It’s obvious she is holding her feelings back, although it’s clear that Ari is holding her feelings back, although she is not taking it well. When she got into her room, she started writing something as she couldn’t bring herself to clean.

Before getting to the sad stuff, there is a flashback with some intimate moments between Seiran and Ari. Seiran is trying to wake Ari up and keep her awake. After all, they have some homework to do. When they met up with Sheena and Mimi, revealed that they hadn’t finished their homework. They decided not to eat breakfast together, as Seiran and Ari needed to finish their homework. Later that day, they of course talked about how much Sheena had changed, probably thanks to Mimi, as they saw the clutter as they didn’t have room. Funny how Ari wants to pile stuff on one bed so Seiran will have to sleep with her.

As they cleaned things up, Ari saw Seiran trying on a hair clip she got during Gratitude Day. Of course, she puts it on Ari’s hair, thinking it looks better. This eventually leads to Ari’s collection of cosmetics, as she wants Seiran to put a special nail polish on Ari’s toenails. Funny how she says she never wore nail polish as she lived in the slums. Surprisingly, it turned out well, and Ari wants to do Seiran’s, since if it doesn’t match, what is the point. Of course, Ari is the reason Seiran wears earrings, as she wants to try new things with her. At least it’s a palate cleanser of what’s to come soon.

It’s clear that Ari is not taking Seiran’s death well. After all, she hoped Seiran wouldn’t be so brave that she wouldn’t sacrifice herself and still be alive. It really shows when Mimi and Sheena check on her. It’s clear that Ari dozed off, so that she didn’t make any progress whatsoever. Sheena only prepared the textbooks, and that is all, as Ari hides how she actually feels. Even during the prayer session, Ari hesitated putting down the flower as Mimi took out a necklace Ari gave to Seiran. Mimi wanted to give it back to Ari as she revealed she had made a promise not to cry somewhere without her. However, Mimi knows that having Ari hold back her feelings. Until Mimi tries to convince Ari that it’s okay to cry and be sad.

That said, it’s sad to see Ari cry as she mourns for losing her friend. Even Fran and Omi are not happy about it, even though it’s hard to stop Seiran from getting onto the battlefield. That is until the prayer session is over that Mimi out of nowhere asks Ari if she wants to see Seiran again. Mimi says she knows the resurrection spell, but doesn’t that require a sacrifice?

I got a lot of questions, unless there is more that we don’t know about and whether it’s a good idea. Granted, Mimi can just cast the spell. The death part of it wouldn’t matter since she is immortal, but it will lead to Seiran facing the same fate as Mimi. Well, being forced to fight every battle and painfully regenerate. We get to find out if Mimi can pull it off next time. Then again, Ari said the idea of resurrecting Seiran is romantic, then maybe she might consider it, not knowing the consequences.

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With the first round over and, well, a splat between Mio and Alice along with Tamaki meeting her older sister by chance. With the second round starting, how will Aya and Mio fare against matchups against professional gamers.

As expected, we learn from the match that Aya and Tamaki saw, gekido beaten Cafeore. Of course, we find out where Cafeore screwed up in the end and fell into gekido’s trap. The audience seems disappointed that it ended the way that it did.

However, Aya seemed down before she actually had her match. She actually thought, there is no way she can beat a pro-gamer like gekido and seemed convinced that is the case. However, Mio freaks out as she doesn’t know how to make it past the next round because she doesn’t know about Cafeore and how he plays. That is why she is very nervous. Aya admits she is a big fan of gekido since her childhood when she got into Street Fighter 4.

She watched his game streams. Mio thinks Aya feels excited in a way, as she is going up against the person she looks up to. In a way, Mio is telling Aya it’s probably one of the lifetime chases as Mio cheers her up and notices Aya’s hands are shaking. Aya reassures her that everything will turn out fine, like with Mio and her exams.

As expected, the matches themselves were surprising, as Aya held on well against gekido, even surprising the audience with a win. Even Mio surprised with her strategy of faking her opponents spamming the crap out of Hadokens. However, when Cafeore jumped so he could counterattack, Mio cornered him with a cross-up and continued her strategy while surprising the audience with a move that she didn’t expect but won the first round. I guess it’s on Cafeore for underestimating a rich young lady.

That said, the funny thing is Yuu have a matchup against Arisa. She doesn’t expect to face off against such a bratty child like her. Arisa thinks she will body Yuu. Of course, Yuu surprises Arisa with her first move. She, of course, says bratty little girls need to be put in their place. Of course, we don’t know who will ultimately win, but Arisa surely needs to be put down, and it’s not known if Yuu beats her. It will be funny if she pulls it off, but it really depends on her skills.

Last, there is Tamaki, who is wandering around the hall as she has time to kill before her match. She runs into her older sister, Hana, who offered to talk to her a bit. Well, in a match, of course. Sure, Tamaki applied what she had learned during her training. Sadly, the tide turned against her when she tormented her little sister, that she made no progress and asked why she was still playing fighting games. It’s clear that Tamaki wants to have fun with her older sister playing fighting games.

Ultimately, Hana defeated Tamaki and told her to quit, as Hana believed Tamaki wasn’t suited for fighting games. It makes me wonder if Hana’s bullying is what is causing Tamaki to lose confidence or if it will affect her in the performance of her upcoming moment. I do hope that she will turn things around and prove her older sister wrong.

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With a bunch of festival-goers, Akane, Iroha, Hibiki, and Sakae were stuck inside a barrier with Sakae unconscious. However, can Hibiki turn things around before it’s too late?

From last time, Sakae collapsed after dealing with a strange Kaii that appeared out of nowhere. As Nikuyama tries to help Hibiki and suggests that she lend Igni’s power to Akane and Iroha to use. Hower, Hibiki doesn’t think it will work out, saying it’s dangerous and Sakae is the only person who worked with it. Still, Nikuyama is confident he can pull it off as he converted Igni to a physical form, so he is confident Hibiki can pull it off. Of course, the communication got interrupted.

The entire plan is to use Igni to replenish the magic powers for Akane and Iroha. However, the first try didn’t go so well, and eventually Iroha and Akane untransformed as the Kaii took all their magical powers. However, with Hibiki making some tweaks to the code and Akane using herself as a decoy, Iroha and Akane could finally take the magical power from Igni. Afterwards, they set up all the magical circles, and quickly too.

Eventually, they activated it, and it was enough to defeat the Kaii, as Igni seemed to have sacrificed itself to finish it. Either way, it makes you wonder why the suspicious guy even bothered deploying a Kaii when Magilumiere can eventually bring it down. Like Tsutsumi, the suspicious guy’s plan went up in flames.

While Sakae regained consciousness, Hibiki broke the bad news about Igni. Even while Hibiki was dealing with the Kaii, there is a flashback where the shrine leader wants to retire Igni. He saw it as a burden on Sakae, as it takes a lot from her, requiring two weeks of recovery. However, Sakae doesn’t want to give up on the summoning of Igni as she is confident that Hibiki can pull it off, converting the Kaii to physical form. Even the shine leader was against it, but able to convince them.

Sadly, Igni has lost all its magic, and Hibiki is not sure how to recover it, though Sakae remains safe. With Hibiki possibly losing Igni, concerned about Sakae’s safety, and the barrier being damaged from being hacked, he is not confident in his skills. As a result, he plans to turn down all job offers. However, Sakae doesn’t think Hibiki should give up as she knows he is having fun with that company.

Sure, he lost confidence in his skills and only dragged everyone down. Sakae thinks Hibiki can still do it, as nobody becomes an adult off the bat. She thinks he has a place where he won’t be alone and should try it. She wants him to grow up there and then come back. Eventually, Kaede came back to pick up Hibiki to help address the situation. I guess there is probably more that Shigemoto wants to know about the situation since the Kaii seems like a new type, well rather the man-made kind.

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Now that the girls know about Mizuka’s situation, it’s Ouka’s turn to help find the special place for Mizuka and rekindle her love for Circus. However, can they do it as Nanami attempts to bring Himawari down for good?

At the beginning of the episode, they seem worried about Mizuka, whether she will quit. Surprisingly, Mizuka and Ouka are not there. Funny how they had various potato dishes, but of course I can see why the girls are getting sick of eating just potatoes. They hope to get enough of an audience for the few days they are there to earn enough money to get a better meal.

With that comes the circus performance that will make or break the Himawari Circus. Interesting that some staff from the Circus Collection are there. Not too surprising since Mitcher has been quite harsh towards them, mainly Sumeragi sabotaging Himawari. They are there to see how good Himawari is. As expected, Nanami is there too, observing the performance. Comparing the performance at the orphanage to this, it shows how far Himawari has improved. Perhaps some of it is from Mizuka and Mitcher, or that Himawari now has an elephant?

While the performance is going well, Mizuka is feeling nervous and not like her usual self. Shizuku thinks Mizuka can do it. That is why Ouka seems hopeful she can get Mizuka to learn how to love the circus more. That is why Mizuka sits next to her, as she feels really nervous. Ouka thinks Mizuka can pull it off, as long as Mizuka looks at the audience before doing the stunt.

As for Mizuka’s performance, well, Mizuka almost did that smile, but she covered it before anyone could see it. Thankfully, it doesn’t show up as Mizuka saw the audience both times starting their stunt. Mizuka on the second fly got to see the smiles on the audience’s faces. It seems as if Mizuka is having fun.

This is a big change compared to Mizuka doing it just for money. It seems as if she is having fun and is happy to see smiles on people’s faces. Ouka even thinks the smile on Mizuka’s face looks good. After getting backstage, Mizuka admits the circus is a lot of fun. At last, Ouka finally gotten Mizuka over the hump of having her regain her love for circus. After all, there is more to life than just money.

What is surprising is Mizuka tagging along with Ouka to see their rival circus. Nanami invited them to see it, and it’s funny how Mizuka wore a stereotypical disguise for a Japanese burglar, as they are in enemy territory. Funny how Ouka said they don’t need it. As expected, Blue Rose Circus is on another level, as it looks more refined. It’s not too surprising since Sumeragi has a lot of money to throw around to get the best performers and facilities. Mitcher also featured in the aerial act Nanami did, and it was the Lotus Blossom. Ouka notices it as she feels maybe she can’t do it. Of course, we find out Nanami did it on a whim, perhaps to break Ouka’s will that she can’t be as good as her. Still, Nanami feels that it’s not to the full performance.

That night, Ouka thought Nanami’s replication of Lotus Blossom was good, but she didn’t feel that can replicate it. After all, she had dreamed of doing it, but now that dream is shattered. She and Mizuka concluded they should give up on that, but come up with an act that only they could do. Do I smell a relationship upgrade between Ouka and Mizuka? Mizuka has the same idea, so it’s not too surprising.

After Himawari did all the performances, sure they didn’t surpass Blue Rose, but they had gotten pretty close. With that, Himawari is finally in the green as they partied with some food better than just potatoes. As Maria stepped out a bit, the girls seemed ready to say farewell to Mizuka. That is until Mizuka shared her intention to stay with the circus longer. It really shows that she is not doing it for the money, but she found how fun circus is with the troupe she is in.

As Mizuka looks for Maria, she finds Maria fell down the stairs unconscious. Did she drink too much, or is it something more serious? After all, she had tears on her face, which made me wonder what had happened. We’ll see next time.

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Well, my body is not ready for this episode, as I was not ready to see what happens next as Seiran and Mimi do their mock battle.

As expected, the day has come for the mock battle. While Seiran put in a good effort against Mimi, it’s apparent that Mimi was holding herself back. Sure, Seiran seems frustrated that she isn’t making progress. Mimi catches her by surprise when she tries using that spiky spell, which gets Sheena to tell Mimi to stop using it, that Omi had to stop it. With that, the mock battle ended. Clearly, Seiran is not ready, although she probably didn’t stand a chance against Mimi. I guess Fran did it to deter Seiran from even thinking about joining the battle.

With the battle over, it’s clear that Seiran had a slight wound which hurt a lot. When Mimi came out of the bathroom, she talked with Seiran a bit. Mini mentions that she doesn’t enjoy getting hurt after saying she wasn’t trying to hurt Seiran. Seiran got angry over not being able to win, but Mimi made it obvious she doesn’t want to get hurt and make the person waiting for her sad. She wonders if that is the same with Seiran. Of course, she hates it, but she wants to get stronger. That is besides her reason of doing it to give back to the school, so she doesn’t have to see Ari get hurt or killed on the battlefield. Seiran knows that what she wants differs from what Mimi and Sheena want.

Of course, when Fran and Omi were at the meeting preparing for the next battle, Fran got upset when she found out that Seiran volunteered to fight. It’s obvious she wants to keep her safe as she is close with Ari, but also friends with Mimi and Sheena. Also, she knows that it’s not worth sacrificing oneself, especially for what Seiran sets out to do. Fran vented her frustrations to Omi, as Omi knew Seiran’s situation before she came to the school. Sure, Omi understands Fran’s frustration, but she hopes the kids don’t get thrown into battle so they can graduate and stay alive.

On the day of being called for deployment, Seiran seemed ready. At least it’s nice to see Seiran and Ari kiss each other before Seiran departed. Before Seiran and Mimi left, Fran told Seiran not to get herself killed and to stay alive, as she is not immortal like Mimi. If Seiran dies, there is no coming back, and it can happen at any time. In a way, she is trying to make sure Seiran makes it back alive. Perhaps not do another deployment by just living instead of sacrificing her life for no reason whatsoever.

That night, Ari seemed tense as Esther came by to talk to her. After Ari tells what happened, Esther tells her not to worry about tomorrow or someday, but to treasure what she has right now. After a student said the students returned, Ari saw Seiran returned in one piece. However, she seems exhausted and tense, as she came very close to dying, but killed the enemy before they landed a blow. It really brings home the point that war is hell. Seiran told her experiences to Ari because she felt ashamed of herself. Ari tells her not to be shamed herself, as having doubts doesn’t mean she is weak, as everything she fought to protect is still there.

The death flags don’t end as Ari gave a good luck charm with some spell inside the gem. She hopes Seiran will come back alive as long as she has it. Of course, before battle, Seiran and Mimi had a small chat with a flower ring Sheena made. While Seiran saved one of her mates, she let her guard down and wasn’t lucky. She got herself killed, and Mimi saw it. Thankfully, Mimi could save the good luck charm Ari gave her, but was Seiran being gung-ho to serve the battle by throwing herself into war worth it?

Besides Mimi seeing the last moments, she is just another casualty in war. If only Seiran just stopped at the first battle, heeded Fran’s advice, maybe she would still be alive. At least for Mimi, she understands what happens, and maybe she doesn’t want to see the same thing happen to Sheena. Then again, Sheena, like Mimi, doesn’t enjoy getting hurt, so maybe she will have a better chance. Still, it will be a sad episode for sure when Ari finds out the news next time.

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