Chihiro is given a special offer from his favorite makeup brand, Wanderlust Wonders (AKA WanWon). They want Ev3ns to serve as ambassadors for their new, darkly themed Monochrome Collection.
Thinking that Kuguri’s visuals fit the theme best, Chihiro decides to let him be incharge of the production. Kuguri agrees on the condition that he directs the photoshoot how he wants. The idea he comes up with is a gothic, dark circus inspired by “Le Théâtre du Grand-Guignol”.
When discussing the circus roles for Ev3ns, Kuguri assigns himself as the ringmaster, Tao as the magician, Chihiro as the clown, Kinari as the trapeze artist, and Raito as the lion (with Nayuki as the lion tamer). They even go as far as filming a promotional video.
However, as the day of the filming gets closer, Tao wonders why Kuguri decided on the “circus” theme…