Shintaro wakes up and recalls a tragedy that he had seen over and over in his dreams, awakening to a power he always had, before taking a pair of scissors to his throat. Meanwhile, Momo and Kido catch up to Hibiya and offer to help him search for Hiyori, but are suddenly surrounded by a group of people. Elsewhere, Kano recalls how Ayano, who rejected the idea of sacrificing the other snake-wielders in order to grant her father's desire to see her mother again, confronted the snake possessing Kenjiro before committing suicide and becoming swallowed by the Heat Haze in order to prevent him achieving all the snakes needed. Despite Ayano's sacrifice, the snake refused to relinquish Kenjiro, stating his plans to start from scratch by using Takane and Haruka's bodies. Back in the present, as Momo and the others are imprisoned by their kidnappers, Momo uses her powers to attract all the Mekakushi-Dan's members, including Ene, who had returned to her original body, to their location. Meanwhile, in an unknown location, Shintaro reunites with Ayano.