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P says to leave that subject to the side for now, and asks if she would like to be part of magazine gravure work the other idols are set to do with an outfit she likes. Ritsuko would like some time to consider it, so she'll give an answer next week.

That evening, she asks AI Ritsuko about whether she should accept, and it logically responds she isn't suited for such things and shouldn't take it. After saying Ritsuko's fans wouldn't like it, Ritsuko starts getting angry and decides to do it after all.

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P receives the gravure data after the shoot and shows it to Ritsuko some time later. He thanks her for taking the job, and Ritsuko is glad she took on the challenge of something she's not good at, even if it wasn't the logical thing to do. P and the other idols say how nice Ritsuko looked in the outfit, making her realize that the one who understands her the most is actually...

That evening, Ritsuko tells her AI self that although she may be a perfect version of herself, it isn't her because only she knows what she wants to do. And she has P, who may understand her more than she does herself. The AI asserts that it is the one who understands Ritsuko the most, and that solidifies that it isn't her at all. She then KILLS it by erasing the AI version of herself.

Afterward, Ritsuko is receiving a boost of attention due to recent work. She asks P why he recommended her for that gravure work, and he said it was simply because he thought that outfit would look good on her. Ritsuko recalls P's words that he prefers the imperfect her and smiles, with him noting that that she has a relieved expression and that it's something that AI an of cannot express.