Nana takes a role behind the scenes while Futaba notices that Claudine is bothered by something. Hikari is acting cold towards Karen, but is there a reason for it?

Hikari left campus, and Karen doesn’t understand why. Determined to find her friend, Karen searches for her throughout the city.

Mahiru becomes increasingly dejected and jealous as Karen’s bond with Hikari strenghtens. Karen is spurred on with new determination, but where will this leave Mahiru?

Kaoruko fails to make the cut during class auditions and lashes out in indignation. Having earned a spot on stage, Futaba’s patience with Kaoruko reaches a boiling point.

Nana Daiba’s memories of the acadamy’s 99th performance was a shining beacon crystalized in time. Can she ever move forward or will she be forever blinded by the past?

What’s past is prologue. The promise Hikari made with Karen is what fuels her determination, but life rarely occurs according to plan.

Preparations for the next performance of Starlight continue, and everyone is filled with hope as they move forward. Everyone that is, except for Nana, who sinks into despair.

The final day has arrived and Karen and Hikari renew their vow to perform Starlight. Can they overcome the unforgiving audition and become Top Stars together?

Fate is cruel and harshly deals with any deviation from the pre-established script. What happens to those who dare defy the system the day after the performance?

Starlight is a story that always results in tragedy, but Karen rejects that doomed inevitability. Will she find a way to rewrite the ending before the curtain falls?