As Mashiro and Azuki ponder the effects that the robbery would have on PCP and Takagi, the Chief and Hattori decide to support Ashirogi Muto as much as possible. However, Takagi's mental state has already been greatly affected. This causes him to write lower quality stories and eventually he reuses old ideas he once rejected. This results in PCP's ranking dropping from the top five to the 12th place. As PCP enters a slump, Yujirou confides in Hattori of Nizuma's deal to cancel one manga should he get the top spot in the rankings, which may happen soon. This leads Hattori to become fearful of PCP's serialization. As another bank robbery occurs, the thieves leave a card, claiming they are PCP, which enrages Takagi but he finally finds a way to resolve this.PCP's next chapter is about a copycat crime intended to make it seem like the PCP protagonists had done it, but is foiled by their rival who realized the real PCP wouldn't commit criminal acts, much less claim it was their doing.

最近接连出现有人模仿《PCP》的手法潜入银行金库留下字条，虽然没有财务方面的损失，却因为新闻的报导，让这件事情越演越烈，也影响到秋人的心情，导致《PCP》的内容完全走样，名次不断下滑，于是最高和秋人决定以模仿犯为题材，用自己的作品传达出不认同模仿犯罪的行为，好平息这场风波。

Takagi est bouleversé quand il découvre qu'un braqueur de banques signe ses méfaits du Parti du Crime Parfait. Alors qu'il a pourtant le soutien de la rédaction, il va inconsciemment s'autocensurer, affectant ainsi la qualité de la série...

『ＰＣＰ』の模倣犯が現れたことに衝撃を受ける亜城木夢叶。秋人は、自分たちの作品が犯罪を助長したのではないかと悩み、今までのような完全犯罪を行う原作を書けなくなってしまう。一方エイジは、これまで興味のなかったアンケート順位を気にしだす。不審に思う雄二郎は、エイジとの「ジャックで一番人気の作家になったら嫌いな漫画を終わらせる権利を持つ」という約束を思い出す！本気で一位を獲りにいくエイジ。その真意とは？

Enquanto Mashiro e Azuki ponderam sobre os efeitos que o roubo teria sobre PCP e Takagi, o Chefe e Hattori decidem apoiar Ashirogi Muto tanto quanto possível. No entanto, o estado mental de Takagi já foi bastante afetado. Isso faz com que ele escreva histórias de qualidade inferior e, eventualmente, reutilize ideias antigas que antes rejeitou. Isto faz com que a classificação do PCP caia dos cinco primeiros para o 12º lugar. Enquanto o PCP entra em crise, Yujirou confia no acordo de Hattori sobre Nizuma para cancelar um mangá caso ele conseguisse o primeiro lugar no ranking, o que pode acontecer em breve. Isso leva Hattori a ficar com medo da serialização do PCP. Quando ocorre outro assalto a banco, os ladrões deixam um cartão, alegando que são PCP, o que enfurece Takagi, mas ele finalmente encontra uma maneira de resolver isso.

Takagi enfrenta el bloqueo creativo mientras PCP cae en el ranking, y Nanamine enfrenta problemas por ocultar calificaciones reales a su comunidad.