Yuri wakes up in a new world line to find that they are on "Guard Duty," alongside SQ. The two grow closer, realizing that the other is human. Eventually, SQ reveals her own "true identity."

Jina extremely dislikes lying and deceiving others. When Yuri confides in her about the loop, she recalls painful memories and expresses her fear and resistance to becoming a Gnosia.

Setsu loses consciousness before the meeting and is taken to the infirmary. While sharing the information they had gathered, Yuri suggests a change of pace to Setsu, who is showing signs of fatigue from hundreds of loops.