Yuuhi and the others celebrate Samidare's birthday and enjoy a moment of peace and calm, but Yuuhi also learns that Samidare is truly ill, and she's only able to be active now thanks to the Spirit, Anima. So once their battle is over Samidare's days will be numbered once more.

Yuuhi finally tells Shinonome Hangetsu that he wants to become stronger, and Hangetsu agrees to help. Then Hangetsu begins to speak about his own past—
You were racing up a long flight of stairs,
،كنتَ تصعد درجاً طويلاً بشكل سريع
Darin ranntest du
eine lange Treppe hinauf.
Estabas subiendo
unas escaleras larguísimas
Estabas subiendo
unas escaleras larguísimas
Tu grimpais d’immenses escaliers.
Stavi correndo su per una lunga rampa di scale.
Você estava correndo uma escadaria longa,
Ты бежал вверх по длинной лестнице,