Tsuzuki is walking in a mist of fog. Hisoka appears and calls out to him. Tsuzuki turns around and, after giving Hisoka a sad look, walks away. Hisoka calls out to Tsuzuki again and again...

...and wakes up in bed. He looks around and finds Watari still sleeping. Tsuzuki's bedsheets are empty.

Sitting outside a store, Tsuzuki looks at his right wrist and remembers what Muraki said about it. Hisoka appears and tells Tsuzuki that philosophy doesn't suit him. Hisoka offers to do some fortune telling for him and gives him some sweets. Tsuzuki thanks him and says he's fine now. Hisoka comments how Tsuzuki is very selfish because while he's very enthusiastic about solving other people's problems, he always keeps his own problems to himself. Tsuzuki says maybe so, but he would rather be the bad guy and keep quiet about it than having everyone know his secret and despise him later. Hisoka is very angry/disappointed, since this means Tsuzuki doesn't trust him enough to talk to him as a friend. Watari suddenly shows up in the air (literally) and tells them he has found the information on Muraki.

Oriya is in the yard practicing his sword skills. Muraki comes up behind him. When Oriya asks him about his project, Muraki replies it's in the final stages and no one can stop him now. After Muraki leaves, Oriya looks down sadly and murmurs to himself, "one one... can stop you?"

Watari and company are walking toward the university. Watari reports his findings, saying how Muraki shows up at the university once a month to visit his old professor Satomi. They end up in front of the school's incinerator. [^^;;;;;;;] Mariko and Maki notice them and want to know what is wrong. Hisoka asks them about the university’s location, and they tell him this is the university’s affiliate high school. Tsuzuki turns to Watari and accuses him of having no sense of direction. Mariko offers to take them to Satomi's office.

As Satomi is pondering about what Muraki told him about the patient in the picture, someone knocks on his door. He opens the door and is shocked to see Tsuzuki. After he plays dumb to Tsuzuki's questions, he shuts the door and gets really excited about the fact that what Muraki told him was true. Muraki appears from behind him. Satomi tells Muraki that he wants Tsuzuki as his experiment sample, to which Muraki agrees.

Later that day, Tsuzuki is keeping the fire burning under the bathtub. In the bath on the other side of the wall, Hisoka is bathing. They start talking about the professor's suspicious reaction. Hisoka suddenly calls Tsuzuki, who stands up and peeks through bathroom window. Hisoka asks if Tsuzuki wants to know the results of the fortune telling from earlier that morning. Tsuzuki is very excited and wants to know.
{Hisoka: "The affinity/compatibility between us..."
Tsuzuki: "Yeah? Yeah?"
Hisoka: "Is the biggest, absolutely worst... MISFORTUNE."
[Tsuzuki -> KOed]
Tsuzuki: "How mean..."
Hisoka: "However, the worst has already happened, so things won't get any more worse than it is now. Now we just wait for the result."}
Tsuzuki agrees and smiles.

That night, Tsuzuki and Hisoka are attending a festival. Tsuzuki really enjoys all the food. They meet Mariko and Maki, and Tsuzuki decides to get them a present with the target-shooting game. He fails to hit anything after several attempts, so Hisoka grabs the gun and shoots - and hits the teddy bear in one shot. The girls walk away happily with their presents. When they reach the end of the road, Muraki was waiting for them. He asks if they had seen a man in black suits, to which Maki answers yes. {Muraki: "How sad. You saw... shinigami."} Some evil creatures' eyes shine in the dark night.

Meanwhile, Tsuzuki is still trying to hit the target while Hisoka tries to give him some advice. They hear Mariko and Maki's screams and run to the scene, where they see some winged creatures eating Maki. Blood spills onto Tsuzuki's face. Muraki turns and his artificial eye glows an eerie blue light. {Muraki: "Tsuzuki-san, I've come to take you away."}

Tsuzuki wakes up in a hotel bed. Tatsumi is sitting in a chair beside him, and tells him not to worry. Tsuzuki jumps into Tatsumi's embrace, startling the man. He blames himself for Maki's death.
{Tatsumi: "Don't say things like that. You didn't do anything wrong."
Tsuzuki: "But... but..."
Tatsumi: "Don't cry anymore. You're a man, aren't you?"
Tsuzuki: "Sorry... but..."
Tatsumi: "Don't worry about anything."}
Tatsumi puts Tsuzuki to bed. After he leaves the room, his expressions turn angry and determined. {Tatsumi: "The crime of hurting him thus... I'll make you pay back in doubles. Muraki Kazutaka."}

In another room in the same hotel, Hisoka is looking out the window and thinking to himself. He can tell Tsuzuki is afraid, but he doesn't know how to comfort or encourage him. Tatsumi enters the room and answers his questions about Tsuzuki's current condition. Hisoka tells Tatsumi that he will go investigate Satomi tomorrow with Watari, and wants Tatsumi to stay with Tsuzuki.

{Hisoka: "It's the first time I've seen him like that, and I don't know how to interact with him. Maybe I'll accidentally say something hurtful to him. You've been together a long time, so I'm sure he will be more comfortable with you."
Tatsumi: "I've only been with him for three months. I think you should know him better than all of us."
Hisoka: "But..."
Tatsumi: "Kurosaki-kun, time is not of essence here. At least you are learning how to care about others after being paired with Tsuzuki. Just treat him the same way you always do."
Hisoka: "Tatsumi-san..."
Tatsumi: "I'll do it for you this time, but you have to do it yourself next time. I think he will be happier that way, too."}

The next morning. Tatsumi and Tsuzuki are out shopping for souvenirs . Tsuzuki is worried about Hisoka's reaction to their slacking off, but Tatsumi tells him that it is Hisoka's idea that they relax for the day. They continue to go sightseeing around Kyoto.

Meanwhile, Watari and Hisoka arrive at the university. Watari has an idea to lure Satomi out with a bag of hair sample. When Satomi sees the hair on his desk, he automatically thinks it belongs to Muraki. Watari and Hisoka show up before him, pointing out that the professor must have been keeping in contact with Muraki. Watari tells Satomi to do some research about how Muraki obtain those hair samples.

Tatsumi and Tsuzuki have another talk while relaxing in a coffee shop. Tsuzuki decides that he will not leave anymore sad memories in this city. He will do his best to protect Mariko, even if Muraki has set his eyes on killing her.

In the affiliate high school's morning assembly, the students are gossiping about Maki's death and wonder if Mariko is the murderer. The principal announces that they have some new teachers and transfer student. In order, the eldest son, Tatsumi Seiichirou, who is in charge of mathematics. The second son, Asato, teaches current events. The third son, Yutaka, teaches of science. The fourth son, Hisoka. The girls go crazy about how good looking they are, while Mariko worries about them coming here to kill her.

Elsewhere in his office, Satomi is checking out the old newspaper articles. He reads about the murder cases and the fact that all the victims are missing a chunk of hair.

Muraki is in the dark laboratory again, looking at the floating head. {Muraki: "Tsuzuki-san, you still want to protect someone even at this point. You're a really kind person. This kindness will become your fatal weakness. Don't you think so, Saki?"}