Masaru continues to journey through Shoji's memories. Therein he sees Shoji drink the Aqua Vitae and decide to live with Angelina. With her by his side, Shoji devotes himself to developing marionettes to aid the shiroganes. The couple are then visited by a man named Dean Maistre, who has traveled from France on Lucille's orders to help supply Shoji's marionettes to shiroganes around the world.