When you're not a licensed hero, sometimes you need all the help you can get. For Koichi, unexpected-but not entirely unwelcome-assistance comes in the form of Makoto Tsukauchi, one of Koichi's friends at school. Makoto's got a self-confident vibe that makes Pop Step more than a little anxious and jealous? Meanwhile, out in the streets of the Naruhata district, the scheming bee user Hachisuka continues her distribution of the 'instant villain' drug, Trigger For teen audiences. "(W) Hideyuki Furuhashi (A/CA) Betten Court