At the start of the episode, we get some good characterization on Nikaidou and the formation of Mystery Kiss. Makes sense for Nikaidou to hate losing, and the idea of losing the center to Yuki would be unbearable. Her calling out to ask her to step down from the center. But by calling her, you can see the guilt she felt. Yuki would be alive if she didn’t call her out.
It’s that guilt where you can understand her relationship with Baba. He’s the sort of dork she needs to forget about all of her troubles. The concerning thing is that Sakura mentions she got 4th place in the tryouts, and she got connected after Yano’s side got involved. I think it seems clear that she is the boss’s friend’s daughter.
As Gouriki is learning more about Hiroshi. It seemed that Hiroshi’s parents committed a double suicide, and the fact that Hiroshi made it out alive was luck. Though it seems he has no memories of that incident. Curious what Hiroshi wrote in that notebook if it holds clues.
