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.
Whether they owe us or we owe them...
...سواء كانوا مدينين لنا أو كنّا مدينين لهم
Ob sie oder wir in der Schuld sehen …
Por mucho que estemos en deuda,
Por mucho que estemos en deuda,
Les bons comptes
font les bons amis.
Che si tratti di prestiti o debiti,
Seja uma dívida ou não, se continuarmos por
muito tempo teremos uma conexão indesejada.
А долги лучше взимать до того,
как они перерастут в обиды.