The powerful Four-Armed Shadow (Shide) appears, taking Mio hostage and overwhelming the group.

In a final act of desperation, Shinpei decides to reset the loop. He asks Ryuunosuke (Hizuru's brother residing within her) to kill him so he can carry the information they've learned into the next cycle.

With the island's population being decimated and his friends dead, Shinpei realizes he is out of options.

Tokiko reveals that Ushio’s body was never cremated; instead, a fake body was used to hide the fact that Haine was feeding on the original to gain strength.

The white-haired girl, Haine, appears in the sky as the ritual reaches its peak, and the island begins to be engulfed in shadow. A Desperate Last Stand

The episode concludes with Shinpei’s death, triggering a new loop where he must find a way to prevent this massacre from happening again.