After learning that Yuji's mother is pregnant Shana becomes curious about babies and asks his parents and later Kazumi how babies are made. Kantaro also reveals to Yuji that he had an older twin brother who died at birth. Shana and Kazumi decide to write letters to Yuji professing their feelings for him and asking him to choose between them on Christmas Eve near the clock tower. Ike meets Kazumi after she writes her letter and he confesses his love for her, giving her something to think about. At the square the following evening, Hecate suddenly appears, casts a blue hemisphere around the area and removes the Midnight Lost Child from Yuji despite the Keeper.