Ringo stumbles on two girls dressed suspiciously standing before the Takakuras' house and finds that they are actually Himari's childhood friends Hibari and Hikari from the Double-H idol duo. They ask her to give Himari a present in return for the scarves she knit for them before leaving. Kanba learned from Sanetoshi that his medicine will not work on Himari anymore, and that according to him, she can only be saved after he fulfills his group's objective. Himari tries to dissuade him with no success and discovers that his hideout is situated under the aquarium where she first died. She prays for God to have Kanba saved in exchange for her life and falls lifeless on the ground. Yuri calls Ringo and returns her the half of the diary in her posession and stays beside an unconscious Tabuki at the hospital, who was stabbed by the attacker who was revealed to be Yuri's former lover and co-worker. Masako tries to convince Kanba to give up as the police is already aware of his plans and has a warrant on him, but he moves forward ignoring her pleas until they are surrounded and he puts himself im harm's way to protect her. Injured and unconscious, Kanba is carried away by his comrades while Masako decides to confront the police by herself to cover his escape.
Ringo trova due individui misteriosi alla porta di casa Takakura e, arrivando alle loro spalle, chiede cosa stiano facendo. Gli sconosciuti si rivelano essere le Double H: Hibari e Hikari vorrebbero salutare Himari e ringraziarla per l'amicizia e il sostegno verso di loro.
薬代を稼ぐために、冠葉がかつて父が所属していた組織の残党と行動をともにしていると知った陽毬。彼女は命に代えても冠葉を止めると誓い、組織と行動を共にする冠葉の元に身を寄せていた。
だが冠葉は、薬が効かなくなった陽毬を救うために、眞悧の計画に従う決意を固める。彼は自分はもう死んでもいいからと懸命に訴える陽毬を残して、池袋駅へと向かうのだった。
