Ai meets Neiru Aonuma, another girl buying eggs from Acca and Ura-Acca's garden, but Neiru has no interest in befriending her. In Ai's next dream, she is tasked with protecting Minami Suzuhara, a young gymnast who committed suicide after enduring abuse from her coach. Ai recognizes Minami's lack of confidence is a cry for help and uses her ribbon to aid her in destroying the Wonder Killer form of Minami's coach. When Ai returns from the Egg World, Neiru becomes hospitalized after taking too many egg missions at once. Nevertheless, Ai visits her in the hospital and befriends her.