For Whom the Stars Run Story

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## Story Summary

### First Half

Team P are told they are in charge of the next show. Rindou leaves the centre role to Maica.

However Maica is also still intent on getting answers on what the 'black cards' are. He confronts Nekome and demands answers, asking if he knows what they are and also if that 'therapy' he performed on Rindou has anything to do with them. He asks Nekome whether the black coloured card he used for that therapy was taken from him and is the same one that was sent to Rindou. Nekome however, says that he doesn't have the answers that Maica is seeking, and that he is also curious about the cards. Nekome quickly changes the subject and tells Maica he should be focusing on the show.

After visiting his sister in the hospital, he decides to go and visit Haseyama, who is still in a coma. However before he steps into the room, he notices a suspicious man is already in there. He overhears the man questioning the doctor about where Haseyama's black card is, to which the doctor says he couldn't find it even after checking everywhere. Rindou wonders whether the card he received is the same as the one Haseyama apparently has.

Rindou goes on to ask Menou if he received any black coloured card recently, to which Menou says no, he hasn't. Nekome tries to weasel his way into the conversation but Rindou drops the topic and leaves. Rindou then asks Unei the same thing, whether he's seen any black coloured cards in gifts to the cast. Unei says he hasn't.

Maica and Ran meet up to discuss their progress on investigating the cards. Ran says that a researcher he's in contact with wants to talk face to face. Lico interrupts their meeting and is suspicious as to what they were talking about, but it doesn't seem he overheard.

Maica and Ran go on to meet up with the researcher. They arrive at the designated place, which is outside a Research Institution. However, not long after they get there, Ran smells something strange in the air and yells for Maica to run. An explosion goes off shortly after, clouding the screen in smoke. Maica is in shock while Ran continues to access the situation. Ran notices a figure of a man running away and guesses it must be the culprit. Ran attempts to chase after and catch him but fails.

Ran returns to the shrine he told Maica to escape to. Maica is still in shock, the reality of what happened sinking in. He asks if this happened because of the cards, to which Ran agrees. Ran tries to call the researcher, but they won't pick up their phone. Maica is worried for them, since if something happened to them, it was cause they got researcher involved. Ran tells Maica not to worry, it's not his responsibility, since it was Ran that got the researcher involved, not Maica. Ran tells Maica to make sure he doesn't tell anyone else about the cards, since you never know whose ears the info will reach.

The next day, Rindou asks Maica if he has any updates on the investigation he's been doing into the black card. Maica is taken aback, clearly scared to tell him anything about it. Maica says that he hasn't found much out yet and that there's still lots he doesn't understand, so he asks Rindou to wait a little longer. Rindou comments that Maica looks pale, and asks if something happened. Maica says no, he's fine and brushes the question off.

Ran is seen talking to someone on the phone. He asks the caller for a damage report, to which we find out the researcher is dead. Ran said he expected as much since they weren't picking up any of his calls. Ran continues the one sided conversation and says that he's not withdrawing now and that he'll contact the person if he gets any new info. After hanging up the call he says to himself "the question now is how to make him quit/give it up".

### Second Half

Maica and Ran meet up at the usual karaoke place for their black card team meeting. However Ran says that this will be their last one, as the BC detective team will be breaking up after this. Maica asks what he’s talking about and Ran goes on to say that once Maica hears what he’s about to reveal, Maica won’t want to continue investigating anymore.

Maica scoffs saying Ran doesn’t know that until Maica hears it himself. And so, Ran confirms that the researcher they were going to meet up with at that facility is dead. And that now they’ve also lost the Black Card that they possessed. Maica is shocked speechless but Ran assures him not to worry, since this kind of thing happens all the time in the underside of society.

Ran says that if incidents any worse than this are going to happen, then Maica should withdraw from the investigation. But Maica refuses, saying that he’s looking into this in the first place because two members of his team are already involved. Ran says fine but ‘don’t say I didn’t warn ya’.

Iwami appears in the documents room, spooking both Unei and Kasumi. He says that he overheard their problem of being understaffed at the moment and would like to offer a helping hand. Unei almost falls for it but Kasumi tells Iwami to stop joking around and that he shouldn’t be in here.

Kei scolds Rindou for their lacklustre show, telling him to get his act together. Maica’s singing hasn’t been the best, and Rindou seems to be in a bad mental space. Kei says that the leader needs to set the example, and that if Rindou is off, the whole team will be. Rindou agrees, and says he will fix the performance up better for next time.

Maica asks Sinju if he knows whether anything has happened to Rindou recently. Sinju says he doesn’t know for sure but since Rindou’s been visiting his sister in the hospital more often lately, he’s wondering if her condition may have gotten worse. Sinju says he hopes she recovers soon, to which Maica agrees and also says he hopes Rindou isn’t pushing himself too much either.

Unei calls Rindou into the Starless office informing him that a package was delivered for him but there is no sender written anywhere. Since the package is suspicious Unei is apprehensive about opening it, wondering if there might be an explosive inside. Rindou urges him to open it since they won’t know if they don’t check and so Unei carefully opens it up.

Inside the package is yet another black card. Rindou is surprised to see it, wondering if it was Maica who sent it, but why wouldn’t Maica write his name? Unei is confused and Rindou explains that he’d entrusted Maica with a similarity black coloured card recently. Unei offers to keep a hold of the card for Rindou but he refuses, saying he wants to check with Maica himself.

We cut to outside the office door, where Sotetsu is seen laughing to himself, saying that “everything has been returned to where it was, so how will you move now?”

Takami approaches Iwami for some advice on running the store. Iwami is surprised at first, since usually no one here willing comes and talks with him. Takami is concerned about the lack of manpower at Starless, saying that if they continue like this it will soon start affecting the quality of their shows. Iwami says that there’s no other choice but to increase the number of staff. Whether that be more cast members, more management staff or other positions entirely.

Takami agrees but is unsure how to go about convincing everyone else of that fact. Iwami suggests he creates an excuse in which they have no choice but to agree. Takami thanks Iwami for his advice and says he’ll come to him again if he ever has any other store related troubles.

Rindou tells Maica about the package and asks if he was the one that sent it. Maica is shocked and clearly confused but ultimately lies that, yes, he was the one that sent it. He says that he misplaced it but Unei must’ve picked it up and mistook it as fan mail. Rindou then asks if Maica found anything out about the card, since if he gave it back he must be done with the investigation.

Maica falters again but says that he didn’t find anything out, since it's most likely just a prank looking for attention and there’s no need to look into it any further. Rindou says he’s glad it wasn’t anything serious then. Maica tries to get Rindou to hand the card over to him, asking if he wants him to throw it out for Rindou. Rindou refuses though, saying that he wants to hold onto it for now in case the prankster ends up coming forward. Once Maica leaves to prepare for the show, Rindou mumbled to himself “Black Card, huh?”

Maica tells Ran about what happened with the card somehow returning to Rindou and asks if Ran was the one who did it. Ran denies this, since if he had the card he wouldn’t just send it off to someone else, he’d keep it. Maica wonders if someone involved in the bombing did it but Ran says that’s unlikely, since he’s been looking into who the culprit of that incident was and has found no leads whatsoever.

Ran mentions again that if Maica wants to keep investigating, he’s going to have to be prepared to even give up singing, to which Maica finally relents. Maica says that he’s going to withdraw here, since he’s realised that the best way for him to protect his team is to focus on his singing. Not keep investigating something he was never directly involved with to begin with. Ran declares the BC detective team officially disbanded.

Ran is seen on the phone again to the unknown person. He updates them on the situation and how the cards returned to its original recipient. After he hangs up the call, he turns to a guy who has apparently been tailing him. Ran beats the guy up, demanding he tell him who he works for, but the guy insists he really doesn’t know anything and that he just wanted to steal Ran’s wallet. Ran lets the guy go only for Mizuki to suddenly appear in the alleyway.

Mizuki asks Ran what he’s been scheming with Maica, and if he’s planning to have Maica join B as a singer next like Akira. Ran denies this, saying they were just having normal chats with one another. Mizuki scowls and tells him he better not be lying.

### Closing Chapters

Team P complete their show, thanks to Maica returning to focus on his singing, the closing shows go better. Maica says that he will continue to protect Team P as their singer.

Nekome and Taiga are eating together in a family restaurant. Taiga is talking to himself whilst looking up information about the recent explosion at the research facility. Nekome is uninterested and whining about ordering more beer. Taiga is convinced that the recent explosion must be connected to the one that happened at Starless, asnd asks Nekome what he knows about the time the whale fell on him. Nekome says that he doesn't remember well, and that they still don't even know who the second person that got caught under the whale was. Nekome goes on to warn Taiga to only look into these things in moderation, to which Taiga narrows his eyes, asking if Nekome does know something about it after all. Nekome denies this, just saying that he's worried for his brother, his tone becomes more serious as he explains that real life isn't like a game, you can't respawn, so once you're dead that's the end for you.

Sotetsu is seen on the phone to an unknown caller. They appear to be updating him on some information and Sotetsu mentions Black Card. The person on the phone tries to give Sotetsu some advice of caution but Sotetsu waves them off, saying he doesn't need such a thing. Once he gets off the phone, the scene cuts to Sin, who has apparently overheard the whole conversation.

Kei talks with Takami about whether things will be ok for him once Team W has another show, since Takami now has his management duties as well. Takami assures Kei he'll be fine but Kei wonders how much longer W can manage without having evolved much like all the other teams.

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## Scenes of Note

* Rindou says that since his sister has been in the hospital so long her physical condition is starting to deteriorate, so her outlook isn't looking the best currently.
* Nekome now knows Rindou received a Black Card and that Sinju told someone about the 'therapy' thing.
* Menou and Unei now know about the existence of 'black coloured cards'.
* Maica and Ran almost got bombed.
* Rindou's Black Card is mysteriously returned back to him.
* Sin overhears Sotetsu on the phone talking about Black Card.