Trapped in a cave, Kazuma and Tachibana agree to work together until they reach a way out. As both rest, Tachibana asks Kazuma why he ever considered going to the city, to which he responds he wants to defeat HOLY for attacking his home. When they continue, Kazuma and Tachibana defeat a giant monster created by a small animal's Alter. Realizing he attacked its home, Kazuma and Tachibana agree to let it free before their last fight. While Kazuma wins, he encourages Tachibana to follow his own way rather than moving through the current. Returning to the beach, Kazuma finds Kimishima badly injured while nearly every other Alter was captured.