Episode Title:
Make It About You
Episode Description:
Nene and the hospitalized Shijima Mei enjoy a meal together. Mei tells Nene a bit of her past, and Nene starts to see inconsistencies between the rumor behind the 4th wonder of the school and the real Mei. The real Mei died of disease and her parents had wholeheartedly supported her dreams. It's shown in a flashback, that the rumor, while based in reality at the start, spiraled out of control and became a false narrative. The spirit version of Mei grew resentful over the lies around her untimely demise and these lies ironically catapulted her into becoming a stronger apparition. As the 4th wonder was created through the final painting of the living Mei, her greatest wish was that the painting was never drawn as it led to Mei's slandering after death. Mei's apparition version tries to kill her a few times, but she escapes with Nene. As they leave the hospital, Nene realizes she cannot follow Mei as Mei is going to wake up in a different timeline. Nene asks Mei if she's scared of dying, before the she receives an answer, the apparition version reaches them. Both versions talk to each other and reconcile, the original Mei accepts her fate and walks up the glass staircase. When the dream ends, Nene ends up back in the painted world with Mitsuba and Kou. They discuss escaping and the apparition version of Mei is now on their side, however she explains that she absolutely cannot defy her nature as a school wonder and must finish the painting. Due to this, Nene has to decide if she will focus on reconciling with Hanako or on escaping the painting. While she struggles over the decision, the floating brush appears and Kou explains they found it. The brush is a part of Shijima Mei, the part that wanted to help Nene, and it explains that there is an emergency exit from the painting.
