Nice update, the new girls are really hot but I think the game has too many LIs already. This can hurt development because you can't add content to every girl in every update, also you have to move the story too.
You're right it isn't possible to have something with each potential LI every episode. I've mention it to my patreons a few times but I may not ever said it on the forum. This is based around the biker life style, strip clubs, dancers, waitresses, etc. Not every girl in the game is intended to be a LI. There will be some interactions that are just one nightstands or casual relationships. Others can and are developing into deeper relationships. The events of the episode will dictate who the MC has the opportunity to engage with for that episode.
All that being said, we are pretty much there as far as potential LIs for the duration of the story. There is really only one more that you will meet in the next episode. It will be a balancing act to have interaction with girls and progress the story. That was the trap I fell into early on. Starting with 0.4.0 I focused the script on moving the story first, then add in the ancillary interactions.
I have an idea on how to handle the side girls. I'll just a have to see if I can do it and how it flows with the rest of the story.
I'm to trying build a solid base with a strong cast of characters for the story beyond the first chapter.