Despite seeing him fall in battle, Ibuki is shocked to see Zanki appear in Todoroki�s room, but when Hibiki and Ibuki reveal Zanki�s fate, Todoroki angrily refuses to believe his mentor could be dead. As Kyousuke follows one of the boys that bullied him with Asumu on his trail, the approach of Orochi continues�

Leading the Oni to a stone with ancient Oni script on it, the Man and Woman make their next move towards preventing Orochi, but the cost of stopping it may be too much for Ibuki to bear. Meanwhile, Kyousuke becomes increasingly obsessed with becoming an Oni, with his focus on his training consuming him, while Asumu questions what it means to put your life on the line to protect others�

Coming to terms with what dying without regrets means to him, Asumu decides to walk away from his Oni training, leaving Hibiki seemingly disappointed, but with Orochi imminent, there�s no time to swell on it. Hibiki, Ibuki, and Todoroki set out to complete the ceremony, but Hibiki tricks the other Oni and escapes with his drumsticks, setting out for the purification site as the final battle begins�