Hiyakawa can't understand what Mikado is feeling. And for his part, while Mikado recognizes how deviant Hiyakawa is, he just can't cut ties with him.
In the middle of all this, Mikado is as good as kidnapped by Sakaki and taken to Erika in a car. Erika asks a bewildered Mikado for help with her homework, as though the situation were quite normal. As Erika works on her homework, she tells Mikado about the mysterious man who employs her and about how her powers awakened.
No, we're not. I'm sort of 
outsourcing, or subcontracting—
،كلا، أنا أقوم بتوريد نوعاً ما
— أو تعاقد باطنيّ
Nein. Ich leite so was nur weiter.
-No. Digamos que estoy subcontratada…
-Señorita.
-No. Digamos que estoy subcontratada…
-Señorita.
Non. Je suis extérieure à tout ça,
je sous-traite…
Ma no! Io sono una collaboratrice esterna,
offro i miei servizi.
Não, nada disso. Estou meio que terceirizando...
Вовсе нет. Я типа нашла стороннего
исполнителя, субподрядчика...