Just as Misato comes to terms with losing her first real audition to Ayane, she faces the grim reality that her rise to stardom will need to be meteorically fast if she wants Yoshiki to be alive to see it. Thanks to some creative thinking from Jo, she takes a step in that direction when she debuts as Roa Sorase in a music video for popular idol group Mirage. But getting closer to the limelight could invite shadows bent on snuffing her out...