Kyon is dragged into helping Haruhi investigate Ryoko's strange transfer. During the search, Haruhi tells Kyon about her childhood and how she became obsessed with paranormal phenomena in an effort to overcome her feelings of insignificance. Itsuki later tells Kyon about the theory of the anthropic principle correlating with Haruhi, believing Kyon is the reason why Haruhi was able to wish extraterrestrial beings to exist. He brings Kyon into a sealed reality, where he and his fellow espers destroy a blue giant entity subconsciously created by Haruhi.