Summer vacation is over and school's starting up again. But Shiina is still haunted by her battle with the boy Komori, and the images of his bloody death are ripe in her mind. While facing a degree of doubt about whether or not he's really gone, she now has to deal with her mother's criticism about her poor grades. However, this troubling lecture didn't stop Shiina from her birthday, turning 12. Meanwhile, a few evil teen dragon bearers begin plotting their next move.