Yashiro is approached by a colony of talking fish, requesting that she ingest the lifeblood of their mistress the mermaid to rewrite her contract with Hanako, becoming a princess. Although she initially refuses, she is struck by the reminder that she knows almost nothing about Hanako, and that he may only just be using her, coupled with the fact that she can get a harem in the underwater world. Approaching supernaturals for help, Yako warns Yashiro of the dangers of interacting with the Far Shore, and Tsuchigomori leaves it up to her decision, hinting that Hanako is simply afraid of her knowing about his past. Her conversation with Tsuchigomori is overheard by Hanako, who was hiding behind the curtain...