Tamura catches a brief glimpse of Shukaido in Haruhiko, an urges the teen to tell him what's going on. Still wracked with guilt, Haruhiko doesn't dare tell anyone, and teleports to a river, jumping in. Issei and Sakura are passing by, discussing Issei's remaining feelings towards Jinpachi from Gyokuran and Enju's relationship. They spot Haruhiko, drag him out and take him home. Alice seems more and more convinced that she isn't Mokuren, but she still wants to meet Shion. Tamura makes contact with a psychic, who advises him to stay away from Rin, which happens when he's relocated to a nearby town by his employer.

Badly wounded, Rin lies in a hospital bed, reliving Shion's childhood. The death caused by his first use of his powers, being trained in their use in the name of a goddess he doesn't believe in, and finally losing the first person he managed to care for.