Nodoka is still shaken by her last encounter with Daruizen which leaves her family and friends concerned for her when she starts acting distant. Meanwhile, King Byogen tasks Shindoine to search for Daruizen while Queen Teatine and her servants prepare to head to Earth. Rabirin approaches Nodoka later in the day and the latter confides in the Healing Animal of her guilt of abandoning Daruizen. Nodoka also explains that she does not want to go through her painful experience of falling ill again, even though it shaped her. Rabirin encourages Nodoka to release her true feelings...