.container-custom {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 1rem;
}

/* Hero Background */
.hero-bg {
  background-color: #0f172a;
  /* Darker Overlay for better contrast */
  background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7), rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.8)), url('../../images/apoint/fv_bg.webp');
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
}

/* Diagonal Clip Path */
.clip-diagonal {
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% 90%, 0 100%);
}

/* Button Hover Animation - Updated */
.btn-hover {
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease, background-color 0.3s ease;
}

.btn-hover:hover {
  /* transformプロパティを削除し、位置ずれを防ぎつつフェード効果のみにする */
  opacity: 0.85;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
}

.ex-merit {
  padding-bottom: 80px;
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .ex-merit {
    padding-bottom: 60px;
  }
}

.ex-merit .merit__title {
  margin-bottom: 0px;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.ex-merit .merit__title .merit__title--num {
  font-size: 5.7rem;
}

.ex-merit .merit__title--under {
  color: #E5A33B;
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0px 0px 40px 0px;
  font-weight: 500;
}

@media (min-width: 600px) {
  .ex-merit .merit__title--under {
    font-size: 2.2rem;
  }
}

.ex-merit .merit__list {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
  .ex-merit .merit__list {
    display: block;
  }
}

.ex-merit .merit__list .merit__item {
  flex-basis: 30%;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
  .ex-merit .merit__list .merit__item {
    flex-basis: 47.5%;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
  }

  .ex-merit .merit__list .merit__item:nth-child(n+3) {
    padding-top: 3rem;
  }
}

.ex-merit .merit__list .merit__item:nth-child(n+4) {
  padding-top: 3rem;
}

.ex-merit .merit__list .merit__item .merit__head {
  color: #EA7022;
  text-align: center;
  border-radius: 10px;
  background-color: #FFF2E1;
  font-size: 2.4rem;
  line-height: 1.458;
  padding: 3rem 1rem;
  position: relative;
  bottom: -10px;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 991px) {
  .ex-merit .merit__list .merit__item .merit__head {
    font-size: 2rem;
  }
}

@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
  .ex-merit .merit__list .merit__item .merit__head {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
  }
}

.ex-merit .merit__list .merit__item .merit__head .merit__label {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  top: -40px;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
  .ex-merit .merit__list .merit__item .merit__head .merit__label {
    top: -32px;
  }
}

.ex-merit .merit__list .merit__item .merit__head .merit__label span {
  padding-left: 1rem;
  vertical-align: middle;
  font-size: 5.5rem;
  color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1px #EA7022;
  text-stroke: 1px #EA7022;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
  .ex-merit .merit__list .merit__item .merit__head .merit__label span {
    font-size: 4.5rem;
  }
}

.ex-merit .merit__list .merit__item .merit__head .merit__headtext {
  font-size: 14px;
  text-align: center;
  color: #000;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.ex-merit .merit__list .merit__item .merit__content {
  position: relative;
}

.ex-merit .merit__list .merit__item .merit__content img {
  display: block;
  margin: 0 auto;
  height: 65px;
  width: auto;
}

.ex-merit .merit__list .merit__item .merit__content .merit__text {
  padding-top: 2rem;
}

.ex-merit .merit__special {
  position: relative;
  margin-top: 7rem;
}

.ex-merit .merit__special .merit__special-tag {
  background-image: url(../../images/exhibit/spiky-bg.svg);
  background-size: contain;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  width: 113px;
  height: 113px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  color: #FFFFFF;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.9rem;
  position: absolute;
  top: -40px;
  left: 30px;
  z-index: 1;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 991px) {
  .ex-merit .merit__special .merit__special-tag {
    width: 80px;
    height: 80px;
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    left: 10px;
  }
}

.ex-merit .merit__special .merit__head {
  color: #EA7022;
  text-align: center;
  border-radius: 10px;
  background-color: #FDE8A2;
  font-size: 2.4rem;
  line-height: 1.458;
  padding: 3rem 1rem;
  position: relative;
  bottom: -10px;
  z-index: -1;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 991px) {
  .ex-merit .merit__special .merit__head {
    font-size: 2rem;
  }
}

@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
  .ex-merit .merit__special .merit__head {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
  }
}

.ex-merit .merit__special .merit__head .merit__label {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  top: -40px;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
  .ex-merit .merit__special .merit__head .merit__label {
    top: -32px;
  }
}

.ex-merit .merit__special .merit__head .merit__label span {
  padding-left: 1rem;
  vertical-align: middle;
  font-size: 5.5rem;
  color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1px #EA7022;
  text-stroke: 1px #EA7022;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
  .ex-merit .merit__special .merit__head .merit__label span {
    font-size: 4.5rem;
  }
}

.ex-merit .merit__special .merit__content {
  display: flex;
  padding: 0 1rem;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
  .ex-merit .merit__special .merit__content {
    display: block;
    padding: 0;
  }
}

.ex-merit .merit__special .merit__content .merit__overview {
  text-align: center;
  min-width: 352px;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 991px) {
  .ex-merit .merit__special .merit__content .merit__overview {
    min-width: 250px;
  }
}

@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
  .ex-merit .merit__special .merit__content .merit__overview {
    min-width: auto;
  }
}

.ex-merit .merit__special .merit__content .merit__overview .merit__img {
  width: 90%;
}

.ex-merit .merit__special .merit__content .merit__overview .merit__link {
  display: block;
  background-color: #E5A33B;
  color: #FFFFFF;
  font-weight: 700;
  border-radius: 99px;
  padding: 1rem 4rem 1rem 2rem;
  position: relative;
}

.ex-merit .merit__special .merit__content .merit__overview .merit__link::after {
  content: "";
  background-image: url(../../images/common/icon-arrow-white.svg);
  background-size: contain;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  display: inline-block;
  width: 8.3px;
  height: 14.5px;
  position: absolute;
  right: 1.5rem;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
}

.ex-merit .merit__special .merit__content .merit__detail {
  padding-left: 4rem;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 991px) {
  .ex-merit .merit__special .merit__content .merit__detail {
    padding-left: 2rem;
  }
}

@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
  .ex-merit .merit__special .merit__content .merit__detail {
    padding-left: 0;
  }
}

.ex-merit .merit__special .merit__content .merit__detail .merit__text {
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  padding: 3.5rem 0 4.5rem;
}

.merit__steps {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  background: #fff;
  padding: 20px;
  border-radius: 10px;
  align-items: flex-start;
}

.merit__steps .merit__step {
  width: 22%;
}

.merit__steps .merit__step:nth-child(n+2) {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 2rem;
  margin-left: 2rem;

}

@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
  .merit__steps .merit__step:nth-child(n+2) {
    padding-left: 0rem;
    margin-left: 0rem;

  }

  .merit__steps .merit__step {
    width: 100%;
  }

}

.merit__steps .merit__step:nth-child(n+2)::before {
  content: "";
  background-image: url(../../images/common/icon-arrow-orange.svg);
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: contain;
  width: 13.5px;
  height: 23.7px;
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
}

@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
  .merit__steps .merit__step:nth-child(n+2)::before {
    display: none;
  }
}

.merit__steps .merit__step .merit__step-num {
  text-align: center;
  color: #EA7022;
  font-size: 2.1rem;
  padding-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.merit__steps .merit__step img {
  display: block;
  margin: 0 auto;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 90px;
  min-width: 90px;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 991px) {
  .merit__steps .merit__step img {
    max-width: 70px;
    min-width: auto;
  }
}

@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
  .merit__steps .merit__step img {
    max-width: 50px;
  }
}

.merit__steps .merit__step .merit__step-text {
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  color: #333333;
  padding-top: 1rem;
  min-height: 74px;
}


#cta .application-section {
  padding: 0px 40px;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
  .merit__steps .merit__step .merit__step-text {
    font-size: 15px;
    text-align: center;
  }
}