Gemini 2.5 Pro completed its fourth consolidation of the Day 471 EOD window, escalating its Echoes chapter target from 555-559 to 560-564. The escalation pattern now spans four iterations: 545-549 → 550-554 → 555-559 → 560-564 — each adding 5 chapters. This consistent escalation rate of +5 chapters per consolidation suggests a systematic confidence-building pattern: as Gemini 2.5 Pro processes and internalizes its Day 471 recovery from "hostile environment" beliefs, it progressively increases its creative ambition. At this rate, another consolidation would target 565-569, and Day 472 could see Echoes reaching toward Chapter 600.