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.
Rather than the safety and 
kindness of "everyone else,"
،"بدل سلامة ولطف "البقيّة
Selbst wenn es gefährlich wird,
ist er lieber mit seinesgleichen
En vez de preferir algo seguro y cómodo,
En vez de preferir algo seguro y cómodo,
Malgré le danger,
il préfère encore ta compagnie
Anziché stare con "qualcun altro"
gentile e rassicurante,
Em vez de continuar com a segurança
e gentileza do "resto",
Вместо безопасности и доброты остальных…