After meeting Clear, who did nothing but weird things, Aoba heads home from his shift at Mediocrity. Once he gets home, he finds someone covered in piercings in his room. He challenges Aoba to another round of Rhyme. Suddenly, Koujaku and Clear also show up, all causing a ruckus until Aoba's grandmother, Tae, shows up and breaks them all. The next day, Aoba gets a call...
Huh. So Black Needle is doing well, then?
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Soso. Ist alles im Lot bei Black Needle?
É... Então, a Black Needle
 está indo bem?