For the frustrated Devaul, re-assimilating Misty out of disgust because of her propensity for crass comedy insulting his expectations of her offers resolution toward neither capturing Licca nor convincing the Omniscient Owl to give up its bid to deep-freeze the Doll Kingdom; Yae and Devaul computing their next move quickly gives way to Rui getting a big break in his research about the Fantasy Civilization while Licca spends an oppressively torrid summer afternoon with Sumire and Tomonori at Dai's house catching cicadas in an attempt to cope with the summer heat.