while the police feel it is for the best for shiro to remain with them outside takaramachi, shiro feels empty without kuro there for support. in parallel, without shiro, kuro soon begins to lose grip on reality and allows his violence to consume him. he soon develops a split personality, with his dark side manifesting as the "minotaur". things reach a climax when shiro is brought back to takaramachi by one of the officers and taken to a local fair. there, a delusional kuro is trying to show people that "shiro", in reality a mocked-up doll, has returned to life. when kuro is attacked by snake's two remaining assassins, the doll is damaged and kuro flies into a murderous rage, killing the assassins. it is then that he is confronted by the real shiro, and is forced to fight the "minotaur", who wishes to completely consume him. kuro manages to triumph over his dark side and reunites with shiro, last seen playing in the beach.