Shintarö wakes up and recalls a tragedy that he had seen over and over in his dreams, awakening to a power which he always had (The "Retaining eyes" ability), before taking a pair of scissors to his throat. Meanwhile, Momo and Kido catch up to Hibiya and offer to help him search for Hiyori, but are suddenly surrounded by a group of people. Elsewhere, Kano recalls how Ayano, who rejected the idea of sacrificing the other snake-wielders in order to grant her father's desire to see her mother again, confronted the snake-possessing Kenjirö before committing suicide and becoming swallowed by the Heat Haze in order to prevent him from achieving all the snakes needed...