Itsuki is in the hospital with a broken leg, and he converses with Manami Kuroha, a ghost inhabiting the hospital. Kuroha is overjoyed that someone can talk with her and asks Itsuki about Astral and its activities. Meanwhile, Honami and Nekoyashiki investigate a source of magical pollution near the hospital. Nekoyashiki comes to Itsuki and explains magical contamination, dispelling a set of bloody hand prints in the process...