Makina wakes up in the headquarters of the Seven Stars and fight Hokuto while Hazama watches them. Ouri is brought to the Kōgon Sect, where he learns that he is a child of a Shikabane. After he loses control when he remembers his childhood, he is then kicked him out of the sect, being relieving of his job as a Contracted Monk, much to his worry. A small scuffle over Saki and Itsuki allows him to escape back to the orphanage. Hazama and Isaka discuss their next move to combat what the sect is planning soon. Ouri is told by Riko that when he first came to the orphanage as a child, there were cases of missing children in the area during that time. When one of the children has gone missing, Ouri runs to the riverbank, only to find a group of children near Hizuchi, who reveals he was killed by Ouri's "mother" in the past, having a grudge against Ouri for being the only one left alive.