The Three Clock Keepers Akane is revealed to possess the time stop ability of the first clock keeper, the clock keeper of the present. Enraged at Hanako for endangering Aoi, Akane moves to strike Hanako. Nene intervenes and Akane is left shocked that somebody who is not an apparition could resist his time stop. Afterwards, Akane explains how he obtained the power to stop time. One of the clock keepers had instigated an incident that nearly killed Aoi, which led to Akane accepting the power to stop time in order to save her...