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Originally Posted by Akito Kinomoto

Spoiler for episodes 14-16:

Looking back on it, yeah, I forgot about the closure Ayase gets. Though now the point becomes why do these episodes go back to her when her story is already done? But that also means Manami and Kanako aren't wasted time. So the only problem left here is that and Kuroneko.

Spoiler for Episode 14:

I think it's to set the timeframe, because Episode 13 was a flashback told from Kirino's perspective, so you need to know the context in Kyousuke's mind that propels him to the next step. If this were continuing directly from Episode 12 and was airing on TV, I think they wouldn't have needed it. It's sort of like "last time, on OreImo"...