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The Transience of a Water Mirror.Trapped in the raging magic floods, Chichiri calls out the name Hikou, demanding he show himself. The group is then shown a memory of a terrible event in Chichiri's past that resulted in the death of Hikou, Chichiri's best friend. Hikou reveals he has arrived to take his revenge on Chichiri by taking away everything he cares about. He leaves with Miaka and renders Chichiri unconscious. Upon waking, Chichiri confirms the memory that was shown to his friends, revealing that he and Hikou had loved the same girl, a young woman Chichiri would have married if she hadn't turned from him in shame after being unfaithful to him with Hikou. The great flood that had ravaged the town had taken the lives of both the girl and Hikou, and although Chichiri had tried to save Hikou, he was injured by a log, resulting in the scar in his eye and causing him to let go of Hikou, who drowned in the flood. Because of this, Chichiri is unsure he can face Hikou and the past he had left behind. Mitsukake encourages him by revealing that he too had lost family in the great flood, and had been strengthened by Shouka, his beloved. His regret in being unable to save her from death twice had reminded him that he was given powers to protect people, and gave him the strength to let go and set himself free. When Taka offers to go find Hikou and Miaka himself, Chichiri decides he himself will go. In Hikou's lair, Hikou reveals he has become a demon god, and is using Miaka's body to put pressure on the other world with his powers, robbing people of their reason and turning their baser desires and passions against themselves and each other...