Scattered Petals.Fifteen years earlier, a child named Iroha Utsugi and her parents are among those denied entry into Fenrir since Fenrir only allows entry to God Arc candidates and their blood relatives, and they all test negative. Iroha's family adopt an abandoned baby and name him 'Lenka'. Eight years later, Iroha and Lenka's mother falls ill, so they join a search party to find medicine for the sick. An Aragami attacks and kills everyone, but they escape. Cornered by multiple Aragami, Lindow rescues them and imparts a test kit to Iroha. Lenka then falls ill, so his mother dies after choosing to use the remaining medicine on him. Meanwhile, Lenka tests positive for compatibility with God Arc, but Iroha hides this result from him. A few years later, Aragami attack their camp, and their father is trapped under debris. He convinces Lenka and Iroha to escape just before Aragami consume him. After escaping, Iroha's wound infests and immobilizes her just as Aragami surround their hideout. She reveals to him his tests results and requests him to join Fenrir. He refuses to abandon her, so she fatally slices her throat. Saddened, Lenka escapes while promising her "to overturn this world". Iroha apologizes to her parents for not being able to watch over him any more as before the Aragami consume her. The story returns to the present, where Lenka has successfully merged with his new and evolved God Arc.