At the hospital Catherine speaks with Ayano, and increases her resolve to save Kazuma. Ayano and Ren convince Jūgo and Genma to let them try to bring Kazuma back after Genma states that he will kill Kazuma and Bernhardt. When Pandemonium appears, Ayano and Ren encounter Kazuma. Kazuma tells Ayano and Ren that he is not trying to destroy Pandemonium because of Tsui Ling but simply because he wants to kill Bernhardt. Ayano summons Enraiha and attacks Kazuma. She thinks about what she learned from Kazuma and unknowingly uses the Crimson Flame. She manages to convince Kazuma to stop killing innocent people. Kazuma realizes that he has two new important people in his life, Ayano and Ren, and the three set out to destroy Pandemonium.