Episode Title:
I'll Keep Evolving
Episode Description:
Nonoa panics when 753♡ recognizes her out of costume. Unaware Nonoa and Lilysa are now friends, 753♡ demands Nonoa leave Liliel alone. Lilysa appears and the misunderstanding is cleared up. Nonoa almost restarts her habit of talking without listening but manages to ask Lilysa's opinion first so they have a real conversation. Nearby, another novice cosplayer, Aria Kisaki, is impressed by them. Nonoa meets Lilysa and Okumura after school for a photoshoot in a real studio owned by Mayuri's friend Chika-chan. Nonoa's depression starts to creep back when it becomes obvious she and Lilysa have very different motivations for cosplay before she recovers. Their session is soon interrupted by Aria, who asks to be Lilysa's friend too and to pose together. Not used to dealing with such an outgoing personality, Nonoa and Lilysa struggle to understand her, especially Nonoa who resents how easily she asked to be friends and her larger interest in becoming famous than liking cosplay itself. Aria reacts quite strongly to this, insisting that despite being beautiful enough to model or act, she has reasons for wanting to be famous. Unsure what else to do, Nonoa and Lilysa let Aria join them.
