Hand Reached Out By retrieving Ai from her heart, Shy reverses Utsuro's transformation. Although Utsuro still desires to fight, Shy chooses to drop Purity and instead wants to talk. While reflecting on Mai's memories, Shy realizes that she shares a sense of kinship with Mai, as she believes they are both shy individuals who have borne certain burdens alone. However, Utsuro believes that neither Shy nor anyone else understands her at all. She intends to end everything by shattering the dark orb engulfing Tokyo, when Spirit, Mian Long, and Lady Black arrive to intervene. Tokimaru also arrives with a pardon plea, written by Ai, to allow Mai's return to Soga Village...