Sakurajima Colony

Maki's enlightened mental state allowed her to bring out her full fighting potential. She regained her calm and focused demeanor along with a newfound sense of freedom and confidence in herself. She realized it wasn't enough to be like everyone else and needed to focus on what she could do specifically, things only she and Toji could achieve. Maki was completely nonchalant during the latter stages of her fight with Naoya's cursed spirit form as he became the increasingly frustrated one. Maki didn't bother acknowledging Naoya's antics a single time and effortlessly took him down. In one last conversation with her sister, Maki is able to confirm that she's broken anything that shackled her, just as Mai intended.

A fighter equal to him was at last realized.

Maki walks out of the shattering domain of Naoya with her newfound freedom, strength, and most importantly, Split Soul Katana. She walks through the streets of Sakurajima to look for Noritoshi after the battle. As she began her search she suddenly felt a sudden presence. Another sorcerer. She couldn't sense the cursed energy of the person but the change of air pressure from their cursed energy. She stopped in her tracks to see who this newcomer was. She wasn't expecting a fight off the bat but she was still prepared for anything if it happened, and that's when the unknown sorcerer turned the corner of a building in front of Maki.

It was unusual for her, but she decided to speak up and ask for help with finding Noritoshi. "Hey, you!" She called out. "You seen a beat up sorcerer around here somewhere?"