Hina catches up to Licht, guided by a hunch and aided by Nana. They meet Pelmo, another hunch-driven woman. Pelmo is chasing after a lifelong dream, which turns out to be quite dangerous.

Jail, Lynn and Pele enter the town of Linden and discover that its inhabitants were annihilated by an unknown entity. Jail is confident that Licht must know something about this.