The Nine Schools Competition has ended, and it is now the second semester. Ayako and Fumiya visit Tatsuya to deliver a letter they were entrusted directly from Maya. The letter was a request asking for Tatsuya's cooperation in capturing Gongjin Zhou. The Kurobas were also pursuing him but lost sight of him in the Kyoto area. It seems Gongjin Zhou has been receiving help from the Traditionalists, a faction of Ancient Magicians, in his escape. The Traditionalists and the Kudou Family have been in conflict with each other for many years. So, Tatsuya decides to reach out to Fujibayashi, Retsu Kudou's granddaughter, to ask for Retsu's cooperation in capturing Gongjin Zhou.
I felt that it'd be wise to avoid becoming
indebted to the JDF over a Yotsuba task.
شعرتُ أنّه سيكون من الحكمة تجنُّب أن أكون
مَديناً لقوّات الدّفاع من أجل مهمّة يوتسوبا
Ich hielt es für besser,
nicht im Namen der Yotsuba-Familie
Me pareció prudente no endeudarme
con las JDF por algo de los Yotsuba.
Me pareció prudente no endeudarme
con las JDF por algo de los Yotsuba.
Ce n’est pas dans l’intérêt
des Yotsuba
Credo sarebbe meglio evitare 
di rivolgermi alle Forze di Difesa
Achei melhor evitar criar uma dívida com a
Defesa Nacional para um serviço da Yotsuba.
Я посчитал, что не стоит
оставлять Ёцуба в долгу перед ССО.