Kikuru and the others are engaged in combat training on the Aoba plains. Kikuru desperately stops Hanabata, who tries to activate madness when he's outnumbered. In fact, Kikuru's true training goal was to restrain himself from Hanabata's uncontrollable madness. Kikuru and his friends take a break after achieving some success. There, Kikuru gives Hanabata a mana bottle (magic recovery potion) for hydration, but...