Shinpei despairs over Hizuru’s death. However, hope is on the horizon.
Heine, who loops like Shinpei, realizes the pattern of behavior when a new loop begins.
Mio proposes to turn the shadows into allies.
Tokiko, Sou’s younger sister, reveals she has been offering corpses as food to Hiruko.
Ushio, Sou and Shinpei are surrounded by shadows.
Shinpei returns home for his friend Ushio’s funeral. She apparently drowned, but something is off.