Kuniko takes Duomo’s fate into her own hands, personally destroying her beloved home. As bombs fall across Japan, Karin’s plan to profit from the nation’s faltering economy is derailed when she loses control of Medusa.
But after they had done so,
and had begun their lovemaking,
Als sie ihre Ehe vollzogen,
wurde ein Kind namens Hiruko geboren.
« Ainsi naquit Hiruko,
l’enfant de l’eau.