With Popp and Brokeena gone, the others lose their will to fight. Then, Killvearn appears, announcing Avan’s death. But something about Killvearn is different...?

Yuuhi returns home to face his grandfather. His sick grandfather reveals that his feelings have changed from what he thought in the past, and he apologizes for all that he's done to Yuuhi. The sight leaves Yuuhi extremely distressed and angry. As he faces all that, Yuuhi is once more attacked by a new golem. This time he must fight it without any hope of rescue from Samidare.

Yuuhi and Samidare meet the Dog Knight, Shinonome Hangetsu and grow closer to him, but Yuuhi grows very wary after watching him easily defeat a golem by himself with his power. Meanwhile, Samidare's father returns as Hangetsu is making moves on Hisame. After interacting with several kinds of "adults", Yuuhi recalls his dead father—

Yuuhi and Samidare meet the Dog Knight, Shinonome Hangetsu and grow closer to him, but Yuuhi grows very wary after watching him easily defeat a golem by himself with his power. Meanwhile, Samidare's father returns as Hangetsu is making moves on Hisame. After interacting with several kinds of "adults", Yuuhi recalls his dead father—

Kazuya has barely dealt with the aftermath of Mami's visit when he gets another aggressive visitor!

Kazuya has barely dealt with the aftermath of Mami's visit when he gets another aggressive visitor!

Kazuya has barely dealt with the aftermath of Mami's visit when he gets another aggressive visitor!

Kazuya has barely dealt with the aftermath of Mami's visit when he gets another aggressive visitor!

Kazuya tries to clear the misunderstanding Chizuru is under, all while enlisting Sumi's help to get her a fitting birthday present.

The substitutes search for the source of the magical swords. Ichibanboshi, Gyataro, and Bo visit the orphans Gyataro is familiar with to gather information, but...

Kate and Emilico have resolved to become Star Bearers in order to close in on the secrets of the house, and begin to make moves in order to gather information. But just as they are about to get started in earnest, the living dolls all gather in the great hall for a rejoicing party where they are attacked by a huge mass of scorches, leading to a second incident of phantom mayhem.

Kate and Emilico have resolved to become Star Bearers in order to close in on the secrets of the house, and begin to make moves in order to gather information. But just as they are about to get started in earnest, the living dolls all gather in the great hall for a rejoicing party where they are attacked by a huge mass of scorches, leading to a second incident of phantom mayhem.

The Star Bearers have determined that the soot pipes are the origin of the phantoms. For now, in order to quell the disorder in the children's wing, Barbara punishes the Belle twins, who broke the coffee carafes, by assigning them to cleaning the soot pipes. However, having been unable to ascertain the true culprit behind the incidents, the Star Bearers turn their suspicions on Kate.