While looking for Kotori's secret base, Chihaya comes across Lucia wounded and unconscious. Kotorou and Kotori find them and take them back to the secret base where Kotori heals Lucia with Kagari's help. Lucia stays at the base while she recovers and tells the others that she cannot bring herself to harm Kagari after she saved her life. Akane's behavior begins to be influenced by Sakura who has collapsed and is near death. Akane gives Midou Gaia's ultimate monster, the Earth Dragon, as long as he will protect the Key with it...