Akuto defeats Hiroshi in the sky, and carries him down to a forest for Yuko to look after him. Meanwhile, Yamato has taken Kena to the shrine and attempts to make the contract with the principle of identity, but Akuto appears and the battle begins in the presence of the gods. Akuto at last defeats Yamato and takes back Kena. He learns that the demon king was created by the gods to make the contract with the principle of identity and destroy humanity.