Keiichi wakes up screaming and a worried Belldandy is by his side. When she asks what's wrong he replies that it's nothing. Looking worried, Belldandy leaves to fetch Keiichi a glass of water.
Next morning. During the night snow has covered the temple and its surroundings, and Skuld and Urd do not neglect the chance to have a fight. Skuld has made a small snowball-firing mecha (somewhat reminiscent of Banpei-kun) while Urd uses her magic to create a huge macho snowman. :) As with most things, Belldandy is happy about the snow. "Waah! Yuki desu ka!" ^_^
However, to their surprise they discover that only the temple and its surroundings are covered by snow! Keiichi and Skuld look suspiciously at Urd and ask her if she's responsible for the snow. Urd denies any responsibility and Skuld runs off to make a mecha to clear away the snow.
Keiichi climbs up on the temple's roof to shovel away the snow in order to relieve the roof of the extra weight. Belldandy stands below and tells him to be careful. However, something furry in the snow makes Keiichi lose his balance and he falls off the roof. Belldandy uses her powers to save him from getting hurt. Keiichi thanks her, but Urd and Skuld are immediately there to scold him for being so careless. He replies that it wasn't his fault - there was "something strange in the snow." This causes the gang to look around for the thing that caused Keiichi to fall off the roof, and Skuld sees one of those 8-legged bunny bugs hopping merrily around in the snow. With awe-inspiring skill she "debugs" the problem with her hammer. :) The snow disappears - it seems the snow was just a result of a bug in the Yggdrasil system!
Inside, the gang are seated around the table, when all sorts of weird things
start to happen. First Keiichi's coffee begins to boil in the cup, then the
table disappears beneath Urd's hands. And suddenly Keiichi seems to work as
a gigantic magnet, as all sorts of cutlery and KNIVES home in on him!
Skuld puts on a pair of debugging glasses (with HUD display! I want one of
those!! :) and discovers a "bug portal". She produces a heavily modified
rice-cooker (obviously inspired by the ghosttrap in "Ghostbusters") and
sucks several bugs into it.
The phone rings and Belldandy answers it. Surprised, she hears the voice of Kami-sama (God) in the other end. He tells her that she's being called back and that she has three days to fix things before her time is up. Belldandy sadly explains things to Keiichi and apologizes. He then asks if she can come back after she's done whatever it is Kami-sama wants her to do. Belldandy says yes, but seems unsure.
At school, people are wondering whether Belldandy broke up with Keiichi since he's alone in class. Keiichi himself is not used to not having her by his side, and asks to borrow her eraser, only to remember she's not there. Sayoko comes late to class and sits down next to Keiichi, trying to "get" him as usual.
Meanwhile, Belldandy goes to school in order to give Keiichi some tea. They see each other in one of the corridors, but when Keiichi runs towards Belldandy one of the windows explodes, showering him with splinters. She runs towards him, but slows down for each footstep until she stops up completely. Sayoko reaches Keiichi first and asks if he's okay, before proceeding to complain about the quality of the building. In the meantime, Belldandy has vanished.
Later, when Keiichi is in the dining hall, Belldandy tries to walk over to him but one of the vending machines near her explodes and she runs off (the sign that appears on the machine moments later says "under repair"). Megumi eats lunch with her brother and inquires about Belldandy. Keiichi tells her that Belldandy will have to go back to her own country, and Megumi points out that a distant love-relationship will not work out... She then suggests he should spend three months' allowance on a present to Belldandy; a ring.
Keiichi asks Tamiya-sempai for a job and Hasegawa asks why he needs the money. He gets a bit angry, but calms down and asks Hasegawa to deliver a message to Belldandy for him. The message tells Belldandy to home by herself since Keiichi can't take her home.
Belldandy is in the ladies' room and prepares to go home through the mirror when suddenly Sayoko comes in. Caught with her hand on the mirror, Belldandy pretends to be cleaning it with the sleeve of her jacket. Sayoko tells her that "If you don't come back for him, I'll take him away." She is upset that she won't have a chance to compete with her anymore if Belldandy is going away.
When Belldandy comes home, Keiichi, Urd and Skuld stand by the now naked
cherry tree (remember the tree at the end of episode 1?) and looks up in the
air. Skuld tells her sister that it's the tree that's drawing the bugs into
the world and Belldandy panics. She has some kind of traumatic experience
linked to this tree, but it's not clear exactly what that experience is.
She cries and apologizes. Keiichi walks towards her and tries to make her
explain what's going on - "how can I help if all you do is apologize?" For
each step he takes, parts of the temple is torn off. Belldandy finally runs
away, into the temple....
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