As Risu pursued the Cross-Eyed’s refuge, Kasukabe’s team set out in search of the professor’s abandoned wife, and encountered a scene of unsettling horror.

The conflict intensifies, with Shin and Noi locked in a desperate struggle for survival. Meanwhile, Caiman and Nikaido navigate a vibrant, sprawling subterranean metropolis, acutely aware of the unseen presence dogging their steps.

With a taste of En’s latest creation, Ebisu found herself flooded with recollections she thought lost. Simultaneously, Caiman was seized by a brutal wave of memory, a jarring return to past trauma. Elsewhere, within the unsettling depths of…

It seemed the Cross-Eyes crew planned to disguise the landlord's death as a suicide, did they? And Asu, for his deception, certainly felt the consequences of his actions.

It seems Ebisu has regained her memories, an unexpected consequence of consuming unusual mushrooms, and is now quite keen on returning home to her family.

En has located the lizard man and Nikaido, and a fierce confrontation is underway between them. Elsewhere, the men known as Cross-Eyes are gathered, sharing anecdotes concerning their leader.

Fujita was consumed with a desperate attempt to revive Kikurage’s beloved Ebisu. Meanwhile, the Cross-Eyed gang were struggling to find funds, and an unsettling tension began to permeate the atmosphere in En.

I couldn’t have foreseen En falling so swiftly. The mages are plunged into utter disarray. Now, at last, I understand why Nikaido forgoes magic.

At long last, the man they call Cross-Eyes has appeared. The En family is gone, extinguished, and now it seems the Cross-Eyes have seized their grand estate—that sprawling mansion.

It appears they’ve located the missing Kikurage. And that rogue, formerly known as Asu and now Kawajiri, is skulking about, clearly plotting something unusual. Young Haru seems to be letting her enthusiasm run a bit wild.

It appears Kawajiri and Nikaido have managed to enter En’s estate, now occupied by the Cross-Eyes. Inside, Nikaido unexpectedly encounters Aikawa. The enigma of the Cross-Eyes' leader only continues to deepen.