Directed by Naoto Hosoda with series composition by Masahiro Yokotani. Plot Summary
Emi's friend Rika, sensing a "lover's quarrel" between Emi and Suzuno over Maou, insists on meeting him. While at SFC, they encounter Ashiya, who is secretly spying on the competition. To protect their secret identities, Ashiya spins a semi-fictional "Pastel-style" tale depicting himself and Maou as bankrupt businessmen and Emi as the rival who ruined them.
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The episode follows two primary narrative threads: the business rivalry between MgRonald's and the newly opened Sentucky Fried Chicken (SFC), and Rika’s investigation into Emi’s mysterious relationship with Sadao Maou.
