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At school, Yama announces her new relationship with Abe. Despite her original interest in Kouto Fujisaki, she found she was much more compatible with Abe. Abe enters, and everyone cringes at the excitement of the new couple. Fujisaki then enters and Hiyori swiftly leaves, remembering the kiss. He calls after her but she gets away.
Yukine later stumbles across her, noting how she is already in her summer uniform- being in Takama-ga-hara messes with your sense of time. He asks for additional time on his homework since he’s been practicing spells with Kazuma. She isn't able to focus on him initially, but once she finally does, she immediately tears up as her memories of Yato, Yukine, and everyone she's met of the Far Shore fully return to her. She hugs him, much to Yukine’s shock.
Later, a thoroughly embarrassed Yukine threatens to use Bakufu if she surprises him with a hug again. Hiyori is impressed with his progress and he tells her he’s been studying kanji with Kazuma; that way, he can more easily read other shinkis’ names to use spells. Hiyori asks about Yato, but Yukine hasn’t heard from him, and tells her that worrying about him is a waste of time. Daikoku then bursts into the room, lamenting that Kofuku hasn’t returned either. He explains that they sent the attendants home since the Divine Council was going to run long, but Daikoku was worried since they dislike Kofuku and it wouldn't make sense for them to keep her in Takama-ga-hara for so long. Yukine notes how Kazuma also thought the lengthy Council was strange, and he reveals that the topic of the Council has to do with the masks, which may be the reason it's been drawn out for so long.
Hiyori ponders how she suddenly stopped writing in her diary. She was confident that she wouldn’t forget like everyone else, but now realizes she’s no different from other humans and shouldn't be complacent. She remembers how Kofuku said that Yato would fade away if people forget him, so she drops her body and resolves to go out and search for him. However, during her search, she slowly begins to realize that she doesn't know anything about Yato.
In Yomi, Yato fights of a large ayakashi, telling Ebisu to stop looking the ayakashi in the eye as it only attracts more of them. But Ebisu insists that his shinki are capable and reliable in battle, which he demonstrates with Hoki, a shinki who possesses his body and specializes in bare-handed wrestling; Hoki promptly takes down a large, primate-like ayakashi.
Ebisu has confidence in his fortune rather than his skill as a warrior god like Yato. Yato says he gets replaced for someone with such "good luck", which Ebisu explains is due to his usage of masked ayakashi, which irritates Yato as a god who is unable to be replaced. Ebisu then explains that he’s a lot more careful with his shinki since they aren't able to be revived, which is why he has only brought three of them with him into Yomi. Yato asks him why he wants to be a Crafter, and Ebisu returns with the question of why Yato exists. Ebisu discusses his research on Yato from when he wanted Yukine- he is formally known as a war god, and some call him a god of calamity. He has no shrine, is unregistered in the Heavens, and is only mentioned in a few oral traditions as well as his own social media profiles. He asks what kind of work could keep him from fading. Yato goes to attack Ebisu, but the sword is caught by Hoki. Yato accuses the Heaven's sense of justice to be full of cracks, which creates a need for gods like him. He asserts that he was born from people's wishes just as the rest of the gods were, and there's nothing wrong with not wanting to disappear as he just wanted to make someone happy. Appearing solemn, Ebisu remarks that it must be nice to value one's own life. He says that he believes Yato could one day become a good god who brings people happiness. He begins to walk away, but suddenly collapses in pain.
In Takama-ga-hara, child shinki of the Heavenly Guard are using the Kagome curse, entrapping Ebisu's Mi-clan shinki and masked ayakashi together in a circle. The Mi shinki attempt to cage he ayakashi within Purgatories, but they fail to hold no matter what, and many of them are slain by the ayakashi. One shinki, Takami, begs Ōshi to stop whatever she’s doing and allow his fellow shinki to defend themselves using borderlines. Ōshi explains that Kagome is a curse that only children too young to know right from wrong can invoke, weakening the power of any individuals inside the circle. Ōshi promises to stop if Takami reveals Ebisu and his guide's location. One of the shinki try to attack the children to stop them, but another stops him since it would sting their master. Another tells Takami not to give in to the Heavens- they just have to get through this. Ōshi urges Takami to tell quickly, as his master will be in excruciating pain as a result of his shinki are dying.
In Yomi, is Ebisu keeled over from the pain of his shinki whose names are disappearing. However, he forces himself to stand, determined to retrieve the Word, prompting Yato to ask why obtaining it is this important to him. Ebisu at first says that if he doesn't do it, the next Ebisu will go instead, bringing more shinki into the dangerous territory of Yomi. When Yato prompts again, he answers that he doesn’t like to be asked things twice, and Yato points out he never answered properly the first time. Ebisu looks displeased, but sighs and begins to respond. He tells Yato that the Word is in possession of a woman who lives here in Yomi named Izanami. As he says this, Yomotsu-shikome appear from the water underfoot and drag them both underneath, transporting them instantly to an open room where the woman herself sits in wait. Ebisu then identifies Izanami as his mother, the person who abandoned him.