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“Zettai muri” returns?

Summary:

In the past when Chikage’s mother and father met in the library, her father told her mother that he liked mysteries. Back to the present time, the Beniyasha reveals that he disguised himself as Ikuto and used something to make Ayane itchy all over. He has the antidote, but he will not hand it over unless Ikuto can catch him. As Ikuto and Sakuya go after him, the girls come up with a plan to see who Ikuto likes the most. They decide that after sending him a letter, he will enter the room of the person he likes the most. However, when the girls enter their separate rooms, some of them get caught in different traps by the Beniyasha. Others are too distracted by themselves as usual. Suzu seemingly gets approached by Ikuto in her room, but Ikuto shows up afterwards to reveal that it is the Beniyasha in disguise. Ikuto follows him to the roof for a final face off, and falls off the roof from trying to catch the antidotes. Sakuya manages to break Ikuto’s fall (kind of), but the Beniyasha is able to get away again. Later, Ikuto finds that Chikage and her mother are selling new stories that seem to be based on the events that happened during their trip.

Impression:

I actually found this episode pretty enjoyable again, just because it was so random. Watching the girls get caught in the various situations was pretty funny, and there were plenty of misleading scenes. I think I probably liked Yukino’s the best, and Suzu facing two Ikuto’s reminded me of a lot of older anime with the same concept. Watching Mei Mei act differently from usual was also pretty nice, and I even laughed at little things like Ikuto actually having tissues in his nose after nose bleeding. The plot itself was very predictable, but I guess it was kind of fun to continue on from the last episode for a change. What’s up with Chikage’s mom being a ninja?