Kotarou starts killing scouting monsters in the forest, and even starts killing members of Gaia who have honed in on Kagari. When Guardian finds Kagari, Kotarou rewrites himself and rushes to find her, only to discover the Earth Dragon having killed various Guardian members. Before Kagari can go out of control again, Kotarou manages to take her to his safe house in the city. After Esaka comes back to Japan, Guardian captures Suzaki, but Kotarou kills him the moment he realizes his true identity...