Defeat me before touching her

Ichika heard a knife clash suddenly. She was startled to see someone almost stab her in the neck when she turned to look behind her, but Takeshi flung the knife precisely where Ichika was about to be stabbed. Thankfully, she was secure. After that, Takeshi flew Ichika away while carrying her on his back. The man who was about to stab Ichika was tackled by Rikuu. He was stabbed three times by Rikuu in the foot, neck, and lower shoulder. The man passed away soon after. Similar to the first two codes, Rikuu noticed another one. To obtain the code, he cut the enemy's coat. Then, out of nowhere, a lion charged into Ichika and Takeshi. Fortunately, Takeshi was able to avoid. After saying, "Runaway, I'll take care of this," Rikuu engaged the lion in combat, but as a result of starvation, he became weak and exhausted. However, Rikuu persisted since he believed that he was the first to lose before anyone could come into contact with Ichika. The lion was going to murder him when Akari threw an alchemical weapon, which caused the lion to suffocate to death from gas. Akari inhaled a tiny whiff of gas, which instantly made her weak. She was pulled upright by Rikuu, and they fled right away to avoid worse horrors from happening. As Ichika and Takeshi were fleeing, a larger lion arrived. Takeshi and Ichika battled the lion with their fists because they were unable to flee and had no knives on them. Takeshi reached for his pocket, forgetting that he had previously thrown his knife. Ichika battled valiantly, but she stumbled and the lion nearly bit her. However, Rikuu kicked so hard that the lion fainted instantly. "Defeat me before touching her," he continued.

Following the battle, Takeshi noticed that the code on the lion's dogtag matched the code they had previously found on the man. They fled without bothering to get it. "How did you kill the bigger one easily while you almost died of the smaller one?" Akari questioned Rikuu as they were going. Rikuu replied "I didn't have time to gather power in my foot when i fought the smaller one."

Ichika said, "I think I'm being targeted," with anxiety. Takeshi then enquired, "How come?" "While dueling with Akari, I noticed a man in the woods attempting to keep an eye on us while hiding, but Akari's swinging blade diverted my attention. Things became emotional after our duel, so I stopped thinking about that man. It only occurred to me now. Ichika answered, "That's also when this mark on my arm ignited." As Rikuu was speaking to Takeshi, Ichika's birthmark ignited up once more. "They'll have to defeat me before touching a bit of you," he thought to himself. It pained her so much that time. After giving Ichika a head pat, Rikuu turned off the ignition. "I think you have to stay calm to stop that supernatural ignition." Ichika nodded and gave Rikuu a hug, saying in her mind, "I love you".

After returning home, they savored the meal. They discussed eating. When they were done, Akari was going to dispose of the trash when she noticed the receipt that said, "You'll never escape from us, Kato Ichika. We're going to kidnap you. -Kaosu" Ichika went to her bedroom to go to sleep after supper. Akari showed Takeshi and Rikuu the receipt when she arrived. "Kaosu, huh? Try us, Takeshi urged, casting a menacing glance.

When morning arrived, Rikuu was coding once more, but Takeshi had never witnessed him doing it in the living room as opposed to his bedroom. Takeshi was astonished by that thing and went to call Ichika and Akari to view the same thing. Ichika was still asleep, but she was positive she heard the entire statement, "Ichika you have to see this. It's once in a lifetime." Her history was on her mind.

(Flashback)

Ichika's biological father, Kato Kosuke, remarked, "Ichika you have to see this. It's once in a lifetime" Next, Kosuke gestured to Ichika's biological mother Kato Sakura, who was holding two filthy piglets. Ichika was only two years old at the time, so she hardly remembered their faces. Kosuke was carrying her at the moment. But she sensed that Rikuu was carrying her in her dream. Next, Kosuke sits Ichika down. Ichika feels as though she is holding Rikuu's hand as she is seated and holding her mother's hands. Subsequently, some police entered their home, accusing her parents of rape and robbery, and took them into custody. She heard, "You two get a death sentence!"stated the police officers. She let out a loud cry. After an hour, Akihiko sobbed as she entered their home and read a note that Kosuke had written earlier, indicating that something wasn't quite right. In that letter, a request was made to adopt Ichika and notify her of her adoption when she becomes four years old and aware of the outside world.