Soft golden lighting. A practice room in São Paulo — full-length mirrors, scattered costume pieces, Brazilian flag visible through a window. The room feels warm, lived-in, sacred.

Same São Paulo practice room. La Estrela sits beside young Ha-rin, opening the silver box to reveal an old, ornate document.

Close-up emotional exchange. The document laid out between them on the practice room floor.

La Estrela's explanation. Three emotional beats.

Emotional resolution of flashback. Ha-rin processing this information.

Ha-rin approaches House Glass. The exterior establishes the venue.

Interior of House Glass. The avant-garde aesthetic fully revealed.

Prism's introduction. The House Glass heir appears.

The formal invocation of the Pact.

Prism's reaction. The fury and the constraint.

Prism's anger but acceptance. The legal binding is real.

Ha-rin prepares backstage. The moment before her performance.

Performance begins. Ha-rin enters the runway.

Ha-rin's performance — camera instincts in action.

The crowd reaction builds.

Peak of the performance. Audience on their feet.

Transition to scoring. The energy shifts to tense.

The five judges revealed. All affiliated with Houses.

Technical scores revealed. The blow.

Audience scores. Maximum.

Final tally. The devastating result.

Prism approaches Ha-rin after. The conversation that teaches her the truth.

Prism walks away. Ha-rin alone. The cliffhanger.

Exit into Seoul night. The Pact is spent.

Final beat. Ha-rin looking forward.