Elena tries to blame the alien for everything, but the alien insists humans make their own choices. Clair worries some monsters may have survived so they should gather coins quickly, but Koyanagi, blaming herself for the massacre, insists they go home. Isao is disturbed by how easily Clair and Shuichi kill and remains confused why Shuichi claimed he attended the cram school alone. Shuichi shares with Clair his desire to keep fighting and become one with her. Shuichi and Clair go to school and realise Chihiru is a classmate. Shuichi hears a rumour his friend Abukawa's body was found near the forest, burnt beyond recognition. Shuichi confronts the alien and demands to know why he chose a mascot costume. The alien refuses to answer but offers to make him human again, if he has a coin to trade, but Shuichi swears to find 100 coins and return the world to normal. Their conversation is overheard by a surviving monster, a young swordsman, who confronts Shuichi over Madoka's death. Shuichi beats him and demands to know why Abukawa was with Madoka, and the swordsman makes it clear Abukawa was more their friend than Shuichi's. Clair phones Shuichi, worried about him, but Shuichi assures her he is fine before he shoots the fleeing swordsman in the back. The alien reminisces about the first girl who found one of his coins, Honoka, who inspired him to create the gathering game and the first players, Elena, Shuichi, Naoto, Kaito and Aiko.