_____Episode 9____ Publisher's Summary "Shido. I’m hungry, Shido! " "Ah, um…. ….Shido-san." Shido struggles as Tohka and the others have been transformed into children by Natsumi’s Angel. Meanwhile, DEM’s anti-Westcott fraction has made a disturbing movement――!? Fujimi Shobo's Summary "Shido. I’m hungry, Shido!" "Oh no! Oh no!" "Everyone settle down!" The seventh Spirit Natsumi, after Shido had won her game and found who she had disguised as, used her angel to transform Tohka and the others into children. "Natsumi, why are you doing this......!?" Natsumi, who was ignored by the world, developed a complex and transformed herself to hide her real appearance from view. "Let me tell you. Even without an Angel, girls can transform." Draw out the charm of a Spirit who continues to deny herself through a date and make her fall in love!? Story Notes Shido has to deal with both the de-aged girls and Natsumi. During DEM's assault to capture Natsumi, Ellen injures her, canceling Natsumi's powers in the process. Shido and the Spirits try to help improve Natsumi's self-esteem. DEM's board of directors try to assassinate Westcott through dropping down three satellites onto Tengu City. Shido manages to seal Natsumi. Origami officially joins DEM in order to gain more power in combating Spirits. Chapters Chapter 6: The ChildrenLittle Monsters Chapter 7: Beckoning From The DarknessHead Hunting Chapter 8: TransformMakeup Chapter 9: It's Definitely A LieI'd Like To Believe Chapter 10: Despair Is FallingFall Down Epilogue: DEM's WizardFriend Or Enemy Afterword Characters Shido Itsuka Tohka Yatogami Natsumi Kyouno Kotori Itsuka Origami Tobiichi Yoshino Himekawa Miku Izayoi Yamai Twins Reine Murasame Hiroto Tonomachi Kyouhei Kannazuki Kyouji Kawagoe Masaomi Mikimoto Kozue Minowa Hinako Shiizaki Munechika Nakatsugawa Tamae Okamine Ellen Mira Mathers Sir Isaac Ray Pelham Westcott Ai Yamabuki Mai Hazakura Mii Fujibakama Roger Murdoch Simpson Navigation Previous Next Natsumi Search Tobiichi Angel Media Media Publicization ________Episode 10_____ Publisher's Summary The 8th Spirit, is that girl who hates Spirits!? The girl who has her parents' killed by a Spirit──Origami Tobiichi. She hates Spirits, and she handles the newest DEM Industries' equipment for killing them. As she starts the fight to kill Tohka and her companions, Origami is──。[1] Fujimi Shobo's Summary Story Notes Origami, now allied with DEM, obtains a new CR-Unit called . Using a false Spacequake alarm to bait them, Origami prepares to kill Tohka, the Yamai twins, and Miku. Tohka somehow manages to tap back into her full power to combat Origami. Origami was initially defeated but Phantom hands her a Sephira Crystal, which turns her into a Spirit. DEM sent Ellen, alongside her own personal warship the , to strike down . Shido interrupts Tohka and Origami's fight, causing Origami to flee due to not wanting Shido to see her in this form. Origami approaches Kurumi and asks to be sent back to the past in order to kill Phantom. Origami discovers that she is the one responsible for her parents' death. Origami inverses and strikes down from the air. Kurumi sends Shido five years into the past. ADVERTISEMENT Chapters Prologue: Origami Tobiichi Chapter 1: The Targeted Shido Chapter 2: The Radiant Goetia Chapter 3: Angel Chapter 4: Truth Chapter 5: The Descending Of The Demon King To Darkness Afterword Characters Origami Tobiichi Shido Itsuka Tohka Yatogami Kurumi Tokisaki Miku Izayoi Natsumi Kyouno Yoshino Himekawa Yamai Twins Kotori Itsuka Kyouji Kawagoe Masaomi Mikimoto Hinako Shiizaki Munechika Nakatsugawa Kozue Minowa Ellen Mira Mathers Sir Isaac Ray Pelham Westcott Ryouko Kusakabe Mikie Okamine Tamae Okamine References 株式会社KADOKAWAオフィシャルサイト | デート・ア・ライブ10 鳶一エンジェル Navigation Previous Next Natsumi Change Tobiichi Devil ________Episode 11_____ Publisher's Summary Change the past of the 8th Spirit Origami Tobiichi and make her fall for you!? Five years ago. The fateful day where Origami's parents were killed by a Spirit and when Kotori turned into a Spirit. The day of despair when Origami Tobiichi, who has been turned into a Spirit, was crushed. In order to avoid the worst outcome, Shido now stands in the Tengu City, 5 years in the past in order to change the world.[1] Story Notes Shido is sent to Tengu City five years into the past. Kurumi instructs Shido to change the past and prevent Origami from inversing. Shido meets with a young Origami and encourages her to move on from her despair, in the process recreating the events leading up to Origami having feelings for him in the original timeline. Shido is instructed to find Kurumi's past self from five years ago in order to travel further back to the past to stop Origami. Shido encounters , who takes the form of Rinne Sonogami to converse with him. Shido manages to save Origami's parents from herself and returns to a newly created present timeline. Origami is no longer a part of AST, but her Spirit powers remain in the new timeline, and she will automatically assume her Inverse Form if there are Spirit powers detected. Shido goes on a date with Origami, only for her enter her Inverse Form upon sensing seeing Kotori's flames heal his hand injury. With the help of the other Spirits, Shido seals Origami's powers after bringing her back from her despair. The Spirits regain their memories from the old timeline. Origami reveals the true nature of her feelings for Shido. ADVERTISEMENT Chapters Chapter 6: The One Struggling Chapter 7: Phantom Chapter 8: Chapter 9: Instinct Chapter 10: The Angel Of The Night With Falling Stars Epilogue: Origami Tobiichi Afterword Characters Origami Tobiichi Shido Itsuka Tohka Yatogami Miku Izayoi Kaguya and Yuzuru Yamai Kurumi Tokisaki Yoshino Himekawa Kotori Itsuka Rinne Sonogami Natsumi Kyouno Reine Murasame Tamae Okamine Naoko Suzumoto References _______Episode 12_______ Publisher's Summary To stop the rampaging Shido, you'll need to make him fall in love!? The powers of all the Spirits Shido has sealed are overheating, and Shido is going out of control. In order to prevent the worst-case scenario all of the spirits try to kiss him, but they're thrown off by Shido's unusual behavior.....[1] Fujimi Shobo's Summary To stop the rampaging Shido, you'll need to make him fall in love!? The Tengu City was freezing with the arrival of December 1st. Shido itsuka went berserk without any warning---. He would overwrite sport records in the world and would also break window glasses or walls just by touching them. Inhuman power----it's like he's a Spirit. All the Spirits' powers he sealed until now have overheated and made Shido go berserk. In order to [Avoid] the worst case possible, the girls started acting but.......... "Well then, make me fall in love, everyone." Shido was acting completely different than what the girl's knew. In order to save the boy who saved the Spirits, all of them are going to date him and make him fall for them!? Story Notes Shido loses control of the Spirits' powers sealed inside of him, which sends him into an intoxicated state where he will flirt with any woman he sees. DEM prepares to use their newly acquired data from Tohka to invert their own captured Spirit. Kurumi's clones attempt to rescue the Second Spirit, but all of them are easily eliminated by the new Adeptus 2. The Spirits are challenged by Shido to make his heart throb before the clock strikes midnight in order to allow them to kiss him and re-establish the seal. Tohka learns that Shido can only seal a Spirit's power by kissing them. While in his intoxicated state, Shido asks Mana about a person named Mio and questions if she saved her from DEM. The details surrounding Kotori's secret order to kill Shido and the motives of Ratatoskr are brought to light. Against Woodman's wishes, the other members of Ratatoskr Round Table unleash their secret weapon to kill Shido before the worst-case scenario happens. saves Shido from and calls the sealed Spirits her children before leaving. The Spirits use the leftover amounts of their powers to successfully kiss Shido and restore him to normal. Tohka finally comes to understand her feelings for Shido. Kurumi finds out that the aircraft carrying the second Spirit was shot down by Shido in his intoxicated state, allowing the Second Spirit to escape in the process. Chapters Prologue: The Beast of Demise Chapter 1: An Invading Unordinary Chapter 2: King's March Chapter 3: Vacation Time Chapter 4: Party Time Chapter 5: Spirit's Dance Epilogue: "The Second" Who Has Been Released Afterword Characters Shido Itsuka Tohka Yatogami Kotori Itsuka Origami Tobiichi Yoshino Himekawa Kaguya and Yuzuru Yamai Miku Izayoi Natsumi Kyouno Reine Murasame Kurumi Tokisaki Mana Takamiya Sir Isaac Ray Pelham Westcott Ellen Mira Mathers Kyouhei Kannazuki Hinako Shiizaki Kozue Minowa Masaomi Mikimoto Munechika Nakatsugawa Kyouji Kawagoe Hiroto Tonomachi Tamae Okamine Ai Yamabuki Mai Hazakura Mii Fujibakama Elliot Baldwin Woodman Karen Nora Mathers Gillian Almsted Roland Clayton Fraser Douglas Burton Knox Nia Honjo References ________Episode 13____ Publisher's Summary Make the 9th Spirit, the otaku manga artist—Nia fall in love!? Shido met the 9th Spirit—Nia at the side of the road collapsed in hunger. In order to make Nia fall for him, Shido had to go on an otaku date with her but……… "I———have only fallen in love in 2D." An impactful truth was brought to light———!?[1]. Fujimi Shobo's Summary Make the 9th Spirit, the otaku manga artist—Nia fall in love!? At the end of December after Christmas had passed. Shido Itsuka met the ninth Spirit—Nia who had collapsed by the roadside in hunger. 「At this rate, the next manuscript will likely going to be slower……」. Shido who somehow ended up helping with the manga works at Nia's home, learns that she is the Spirit that was held captive by DEM———. In order to seal her, they went on a Akihabara date upon Nia's request but…… "The truth is, I……have only fallen in love in 2D." He heard that shocking remark from Nia during the date!? Immersed in the world of 2D and overcomes the hurdles of the dimension of the otaku manga artist Spirit, date her, and make her fall in love!? Story Notes Introduction to a new Spirit, Nia Honjo. Nia appears before Shido and reveals that she was the Spirit captured by DEM. Also, her Angel Rasiel grants her a degree of omniscience. After a disastrous first date, Shido and the Spirits enter the Doujin sales competition against Nia, with them attempting to convey the story of how Shido saved them in manga form. The sales competition ends in a tie, with Nia being moved by their story after Raisel conveys their feelings to her. DEM uses the Realizer implanted in Nia's head to force her to relive the days of torture they subjected her into, causing her to invert in the process. Shido manages to use the other Spirits' angels consciously for the first time after remembering the sensation that happened when he lost control before. Thanks to the new Adeptus 2, Artemisia Bell Ashcroft, Westcott successfully steals Nia's Qlipha Crystal and ends up taking ownership of Nia's Demon King . Shido manages to save Nia by sealing her and allowing her to heal through the circulation of Reiryoku between him and the other Spirits. Nia reveals her theory that all Spirits used to be human. _______Episode 14____ Publisher's Summary Make the tenth Spirit, Mukuro, who closed off her heart and wanders through space, fall in love!? After the Spirits' visit to the shrine for New Year, the new school term begins. The returning peaceful days was destroyed by a meteorite from space due to a Spirit wandering through the cosmos, Mukuro Hoshimiya. “Muku cannot feel this thing called loneliness” Will the feelings from Earth reach Mukuro?――.[1] Fujimi Shobo's Summary Make the tenth Spirit, Mukuro, who closed off her heart and wanders through space, fall in love!? Welcoming a new year in January, the Spirits are busy with their visit to the shrine for New Year. The new school term has begun for Raizen High School. As for the high schooler, Shido Itsuka, his normal peaceful days were destroyed by the meteorite that came flying in from space. “—We are also confirming the Spirit for the first time” By the hands of the Mukuro Hoshimiya, the tenth Spirit wandering through the cosmos. Shido attempted to converse with her through a telecommunication image from Earth towards space, however…… “It’s annoying to be caught up in your hypocrisy. Never show yourself in front of Muku for the second time”. He received a strong rejection like never before. In order to draw out the inner thoughts of the Spirit that closed off her feelings and locked her heart, date her and make her fall in love!? Story Notes A new Spirit named Mukuro Hoshimiya is introduced. Mukuro points out the hypocrisy in Shido's actions, noting how he is actually making the Spirits weaker and more vulnerable to DEM by sealing them. Kotori takes the others to he construction location of the Fraxinus EX. During the process, the group encounters Woodman and Karen, with the former confessing to being part of DEM but having since left due to falling in love with the First Spirit. DEM launches a surprise attack on the Ratatoskr base. During the attack, Westcott use to transport Shido and the Spirits into a fantasy world. Shido and the Spirits assume new forms based on various fairy tales throughout literature. Shido and the others are able to escape thanks to the appearance of Shido's fantasy counterpart, who created from the doujin they made. Shido gets a pep talk from his fantasy counterpart. Fraxinus EX begins its maiden voyage to space in order to begin the mission to save Mukuro. Chapters Prologue: Awakening of the Stars Chapter 1: First Shrine Visit of the Year Chapter 2: The Spirit from Space Chapter 3: New Wings Chapter 4: Fairy Tale Chapter 5: Hero Characters Shido Itsuka Mukuro Hoshimiya Tohka Yatogami Kotori Itsuka Origami Tobiichi Yoshino Himekawa Yamai Sisters Miku Izayoi Natsumi Kyouno Nia Honjo Mana Takamiya Kyouhei Kannazuki Kyouji Kawagoe Munechika Nakatsugawa Hinako Shiizaki Kozue Minowa Masaomi Mikimoto Tamae Okamine Hiroto Tonomachi Ai Yamabuki Mii Fujibakama Mai Hazakura Ellen Mira Mathers Artemisia Bell Ashcroft Elliot Baldwin Woodman Sir Isaac Ray Pelham Westcott Karen Nora Mathers Reine Murasame MARIA References ______Episode 15____ Story Notes Origami reveals a new CR-Unit that she can use in conjunction with her Limited Astral Dress. Thanks to 's new ability to be fueled directly by the Spirits' power, deals a decisive blow to , forcing Ellen to retreat back to Earth. By using to copy , Shido is able to successfully unlock Mukuro's heart. With her emotions free, Mukuro falls deeply in love with Shido after he saves them from atmospheric re-entry. Mukuro seals everyone's memories of Shido due to a desire to monopolize his love. Tohka inverts again due to the unconscious stress of not having Shido in her life, and Origami's personality from the new timeline resurfaces. Origami convinces Mukuro and Inverse Tohka to compete for Shido's lips, but they resume fighting after the latter cuts off a part of the former's hair. Mukuro nearly inverts after accidentally landing a near fatal blow onto Shido. Shido realizes that he and Mukuro's memories were interconnected with each other after he broke the seal on her heart. Through this knowledge, he brings Mukuro out of her inverse state and successfully seals her. Inverse Tohka also willingly lets Shido seal her, but adds that she doesn't want him to make Tohka sad again. A few weeks later, Kurumi returns to school and greets Shido. _____Episode 16____ Story Notes Kurumi challenges Shido to a match in which whoever falls in love first loses; with the loser relinquishing their Spirit powers to the winner. DEM sets out to kill Shido, to prevent him from sealing Kurumi's powers. Kurumi's past history as a human is revealed: having once been the daughter of a rich family, Kurumi was tricked into receiving the powers of a Spirit by Mio Takamiya - the Spirit of Origin. During his date with Kurumi on Valentine's Day, Shido learns from one of her clones that he and everyone else are caught in a time loop. Shido has already been killed by DEM forces over 200 times, as Kurumi repeatedly tries to save him using Zafkiel's Sixth Bullet: , having come to realize that she is in love with Shido. After Kurumi runs away, in denial of her feelings, Shido resolves to save her. The mysterious being known as Phantom is revealed to be Reine Murasame, before being "devoured" by Kurumi's shadow. _______Episode 17____ Story Notes The origin of the First Spirit is revealed. Shido uses to unlock his past memories as Shinji Takamiya. After learning through that Kurumi has put herself in a time loop to avert Shido’s death, Westcott decides to break her resolve by mobilizing the entirety of DEM's forces to kill Shido. Ratatoskr plans to utilize their entire arsenal and the Spirits to defend Shido and assist Kurumi. They aim to destabilize DEM by defeating Westcott and Ellen, deactivate the Bandersnatch by jamming Artemisia's brainwaves, and determine that the Nibelcole can be sealed with Shido’s kisses. Artemisia fights against Origami, Mana, Yoshino, and Mukuro, and is defeated when Mukuro unlocks her sealed memories. Woodman uses his CR-Unit to return his body to its prime so he can fight Ellen. After Shido wins over Kurumi's heart, Mio Takamiya violently emerges from Kurumi's chest. ______Episode 18____ Publisher's Summary Now──let’s commence the beginning of the end of the war (date). “Long time no see, I finally got to meet you──Shin.” To the Spirit of Origin who finally appeared, the Spirits challenge her to a battle in order to stop her, but against that overwhelming power, they collapse one by one……Then, Shido himself confronts the main culprit. Fujimi Shobo's Summary Story Notes Reine is revealed to be a clone of Mio Takamiya. The two merge together after the latter kills Kurumi by emerging from her body. Mio restores Shido's memories of his past life as Shinji Takamiya. Mio decides to erase Shido's memories in an attempt to completely restore Shinji, as well as retrieve the Sephira Crystals from the Spirits to cut off their paths. Woodman defeats Ellen but burns up his remaining lifespan from using . Shido also defeats Westcott and chooses not to finish him off, but the DEM director is killed by Mio shortly afterward to retrieve Nia’s Sephira Crystal. Tohka is revealed to be the only Spirit apart from Mio who was never born human; hence the reason why she didn't have a name prior to meeting Shido. She revived herself from her Sephira Crystal with encouragement from her inverse self after Mio slaughtered all the Spirits, but is annihilated by Mio’s final Angel Ain. A clone of Kurumi’s sent into the future with Zafkiel’s Eleventh Bullet: arrives to covertly remind Shido that he still has her Sixth Bullet: before Mio kills her. Shido uses to travel back in time one day prior to the final battle between DEM and Ratatoskr. In order to save everyone and change the future, Shido plans to make Mio fall for him by taking her clone Reine out on a date. ________Episode 19_____ Publisher's Summary Now──Let's begin the war that will decide the world's fate. By Takamiya Mio, everything that have accumulated so far has been destroyed. In order to avoid the worst ending, Shido chose the final way to deal with Mio. Dating, and make her fall in love. Believing that's the way to stop a girl who kills the world. Fujimi Shobo's Summary “Reine-san. ―Would you like to go on a date with me tomorrow?” At the moment of the worst end invited by Mio Takamiya, Shido used the Sixth Bullet and succeeded in returning to the day before the decisive battle. The Spirits collapsed without any means against the strongest Spirit. Shido recalls the desperate difference in power. The only way to neutralize the Spirit is through dialogue, not by force, the method they’ve done so far―date and make her fall in love. “With everyone lending their strength, our war will begin.” With the support of all the Spirits, with the fate of the world at stake, date the Spirit of Origin and make her fall in love!? Story Notes After successfully asking Reine (Mio's clone) out on a date, Shido secretly relays his knowledge of the future to the rest of the Spirits, including Kurumi. Shido heads out on his date with Reine as planned, spending time together at a hot spring resort, before the two visit the beach where Mio and Shinji spent their date 30 years prior. Shido successfully kisses Reine: instead of being sealed however, this act allows the two to share each other's memories, thereby allowing Mio to learn about Shido time traveling. Mio seemingly kills Kurumi and rejoins with Reine. Westcott, having learned about the future through Beelzebub, changes his tactics; instead having his forces target civilians across Tengu City in an attempt to have Ratatoskr turn Shido and the Spirits over to him. Kurumi, revealed to have survived Mio's killing attempt by transferring her memories and Sephira Crystal to one of her clones, steals back Nia's Qlipha Crystal from Westcott. After Shido tries and fails to reason with a despair-driven Mio, Kurumi decides to entrust her Spirit powers to Shido by kissing him. Now possessing the power of all 10 Angels, Shido proceeds to kiss Mio, causing the two to be enveloped in Ain Soph. Having finally connected with Mio, Shido convinces her that her true subconscious goal is to create something capable of killing herself and that he would "steal her" away from Shinji. Westcott re-creates the same ritual that gave birth to Mio, allowing him to siphon her powers and turn himself into the Second Spirit of Origin. Shido and a reformed Mio band together with the other Spirits to stop Westcott from using his newfound powers to rewrite reality. Disrupted by Shido's intervention, Westcott tries to take everyone down with him using Qemetiel: the Demon King version of Mio's third Angel, Ain. To save Shido and everyone else, Mio uses Ain to counter Qemetiel, killing both her and Westcott in the process; but not before admitting that she loves Shido (though not to the same extent as Shinji). As Shido mourns Mio's death, he finds her bear doll and Sephira Crystal lying on the beach. Tohka unexpectedly takes the latter and bonds with it, causing the world to be enveloped in light. ______Episode 20____ Publisher's Summary In the saved world, dating and making her fall in love!? In the world saved by Mio, everyone is smiling, living out a comfortable and peaceful daily life. However, Shido felt something is out of place somewhere. Going there, Kurumi revealed a shocking truth. In the saved world, there was only one girl who was not saved, that name was―― Fujimi Shobo's Summary Story Notes Kurumi helps Shido remember through Zafkiel's Tenth Bullet that Tohka took Mio's Sephira Crystal after their final battle with Westcott, and has created the alternate world where they've been living with altered memories for a month. Inverse Tohka is revealed to have been the culprit, claiming to have created the artificial world simply for the experience of Mio's godlike power. Shido invites her on a date, which she accepts before cutting off his communications with Fraxinus and relinquishing control to Tohka. Kurumi suggests that the other Spirits have a battle royal so their residual Reiryoku can help maintain the artificial world, with the added bonus that the winner can confess their feelings to Shido. During their date, Shido tells Tohka about her Inverse form, leading to her summoning her other self with the power of Mio's Crystal and convincing her to join their date, with Shido giving her the name Tenka. Yoshino emerges victorious in the battle royal. Tenka and Tohka reveal that Mio's Crystal will soon disappear along with all the Sephira Crystals Mio created. The other Spirits will return to ordinary humans, while the pure Spirit Tohka will disappear. The true purpose of the artificial world, in which time moves slower than the real world, was to maximize Tohka's remaining time. Kurumi uses her remaining Reiryoku to fire her Fourth Bullet at Mana, returning her body to a state before she became a Wizard with a shortened lifespan. The defense instinct of Mio's Crystal attempts to destroy Tenka for absorbing her Crystal as well as the artificial world. It is defeated by the fused form of Tohka and Tenka assisted by Shido utilizing Mio's three Angels. Tenka bids farewell to Shido before relinquishing control back to Tohka. The two spend their remaining time reminiscing their history together before being joined by the other Spirits. After Tohka bids farewell to the other Spirits, Yoshino confesses her feelings for Shido, ultimately spurring Tohka and Shido to confess their own feelings for each other before she disappears. The two share one final kiss as the artificial world collapses, returning everyone to the beach from the end of the fight with Westcott, but find that Tohka is gone. _______Episode 21___ Story Notes One year has passed since the disappearance of Spirits. Ellen has lost her memories of Westcott and DEM, and she has since taken over Reine's position in Ratatoskr and Raizen High School. Current technology upgrades to the Realizer have allowed Maria to manifest a physical body without . Origami takes a picture with Shido in wedding outfits, and discusses Shido's freedom to safely pick one girl, including the late Tohka. Later, Origami is attacked by . Nia calls Shido to prepare a meal while she's working on her manga with Ellen and Maria. She then rewards him with a drinking date during which they discuss Shido's plans after graduation. Later, Nia is also attacked by . Kurumi reveals that she restored and returned to her human body before Mio's death, and visits Sawa's grave with Shido. Yoshino learns about her forgotten human past, including her surname Himekawa and her mother Nagisa, and visits the hospital where she once lived with Shido and Natsumi. She remembers that Yoshinon was a gift from her mother and receives Yoshinon Junior, which she had intended to give to Nagisa before the latter's death. Shido is attacked by the Spirit , who claims to have forgotten her name, using ten swords holding the powers of the Sephira Crystals' Angels, but she hesitates when he utters Tohka's name and he is transported to the . Kotori refuses to let Shido approach now that his sealed Reiryoku is gone and his continued ability to seal it is unknown, confessing her love for him and her fear of losing him, but he eventually convinces her to allow it. invades the briefing room using wormholes, as Shido prepares to confront her. _____Episode 22 (End)____ After Shido tackles out of , the girls split into three groups to support the former, confront the latter, and evacuate civilians. Mukuro, who had previously resolved to stay out of her adoptive family's lives after seeing that they were happy without her, encounters her older sister Asahi, who overcomes 's lingering effects to remember her younger sister and encourage her. After realizing that 's swords are Angels owned by the former Spirits, Kotori and MARIA devise a plan to temporarily extract the swords with , a device based on . overwhelms the girls and destroys the devices, leaving only Natsumi after Yoshino protects her from falling rubble. Natsumi overcomes her lack of self-esteem brought on by the memories of her abusive mother and succeeds in piercing with Yoshino's . The girls use 's detached swords to temporarily regain their Angels, leaving with only her claws. Kaguya and Yuzuru, having learned about their past as the human Yamai Kazamachi, fuse into a single Spirit. merges her claws into , but is overwhelmed by the Spirit Yamai's power and suddenly retreats by cutting a portal open with her sword. Shido learns that 's remaining 10th sword is actually , containing a will that urges him to follow after . Miku, who had been hesitant to expand her idol career to America and leave everyone behind, reassures the others while alleviating their fatigue and pain. Shido cuts open a portal with and reunites with in a parallel world, where he kisses her and learns that she is an alternate Tohka. Having regained her sanity, the parallel world's Tohka discusses the differences between her world and Shido's, particularly the death of her world's Shido that caused her to transform into , kill the other Spirits, and destroy her world. She decides to stay in her world so as not to abandon the memories with her world's Shido and sends this Shido back to his world. Tohka later learns that her world's Kurumi survived her rampage (which is why the other Kurumi only regained half of her bullets from 's sword), and is offered a chance to reset her world. The following April, Kotori, Mana, Yoshino, Natsumi, and Mukuro begin their first year at Raizen High School, while Shido, the Yamai sisters, Origami, and Kurumi start attending university. Kotori and MARIA detect the Spirit Formula being performed, which Nia's use of during the fight with attributes to the "will of the world" after inviting to this world to speed up the process of recreating a similar Spirit. Shido reunites with the resurrected Tohka at the same place as his last date with her.