(The next day, Mamimi is at the bridge, looking for the little robot.)
Mamimi - Takkun! Takkun! I brought some more for you, Chief! Takkun!
(Out of a pile of garbage and debris, crawls the little robot, which has grown to resemble a small dog. Mamimi smiles at her new pet.)

(Elsewhere, Naota is riding with Haruko on her Vespa. They speak to one another, but we can’t hear them. They appear to be having fun just being together.)

(A whistle blows, it’s Miya-jun, coaching her class during P.E.)
Miya-jun - Alright, I’m going to raise it ten more centimeters!
(The students for their turn to try hurtling over the bar.)
Masashi - That’s bad.
Ninamori - What’s bad?
Masashi - Really bad. He hasn’t been home for days. That’s what I heard.
Miya-jun (O.C.) - Next person!
Ninamori - He ran away?
Gaku - Maybe he eloped with that older girl. You know, the kiss-kiss one!?! (Laughs)
(We see the bar being knocked down.)
Gaku - Miya-jun’s going to his house.
Masashi - Teacher-parent conference, to see where Naota put his brain.
Ninamori - All he needs to do is say what he really feels. That’s what I did, and then I cried and stuff.
(Gaku and Masashi are surprised by this.)
Gaku - Huh!?!
Masashi - To who?
(Miya-jun’s whistle blows.)
Ninamori - To my mother and father!
(She runs off.)
Gaku & Masashi - Father!?!
(They watch as Ninamori executes a perfect hurtle over the bar. The whole class applauds.)

(At the river, we see a large piece of debris being pulled from the water.)
Kitsurubami (O.C.) - It’s normally connected to this contact unit, but we found it like this.
Amarao (O.C.) - That means the core is functioning independently. I understand your team saw the document?
Kitsurubami (O.C.) - Yes. Last week, in the maintenance room.
(Amarao and Kitsurubami are sitting in a car, parked on the bridge.)
Amarao - (Regarding the debris) This planet was nearly as mangled as that thing, and it will be yet unless we handle Medical Mechanica very carefully.
Kitsurubami - Yeah, but don’t you think the Pirate King has some plan to stop it?
Amarao - I wouldn’t count on it. He’s not one of us, you know. We’re not that close.
(Amarao takes a moment to eye Kitsurubami’s figure.)
Amarao - Anyway, we don’t even know where Atomsk disappeared to.

(Elsewhere, the little robot is chomping down on a cell phone.)
Mamimi - There’s plenty for you to eat. Every kid at my high school has one of these things, you know?
(We see that she has a bag full of the stolen cell phones.)
Mamimi - Maybe they’re too small... I think you need bigger stuff now, huh, Chief?
(She watches it eat, and snaps a quick picture of it. The robot is now the size of a mid-sized dog.)

(We see a convenience store, Naota and Haruko are parked outside. They are eating cups of instant noodles.)
Haruko - Bleh! (Spits repeatedly)
Naota - I tried to tell you. You can’t get some off brand just because it’s jumbo-sized. You have to stay with the good kind, like I said.
(She grabs his bowl out of his hand and forcefully hands hers to him.)
Haruko - Trade!!!
(She eats hungrily from his bowl.)
Naota - When you act selfish like that, bad things are bound to happen, you know.
Haruko - Oh, well. I’ll have to deal with the bad things then. Think of it like this: eating Ramen that tastes really bad can be kinda fun too.
(She regards the steaming Medical Mechanica plant in the distance.)
Haruko - Man, this smoke is really obnoxious.
Naota - You’re always fighting Medical Mechanica, right? I mean, is that your job?
Haruko - (Grins) They took something from me. Something I really want. So, I’m trying to get it back. That’s the deal.
Naota - Can you do it?
Haruko - As long as I have you.
(He tastes Haruko’s bowl of noodles)
Naota - Ugh! This really tastes bad! Trade me back!
Haruko - No way.
Naota - Man, you’re as selfish as ever.
(They both smile.)

(That night, Mamimi is walking along the bridge. The robot, which she has on a leash, walks behind her. In a dark alley, they creep up behind a parked scooter. We see that Mamimi has the license-plate number written in an address book.)
Mamimi - Yeah, that’s the one, Chief. I finally found it... Now, a little pay back for splashing me. Go ahead... Eat up.
(The robot looks at her for a moment, then goes to work. Within seconds, it has devoured the entire bike. Mamimi watches with a sinister calm. Upon finishing, the robot almost doubles in size.)
Mamimi - Come on, Chief, let’s go find the next one!
(They walk off into the night together.)

(The next morning, Ninamori is walking to school. She suddenly recognizes Haruko’s Vespa, parked beside a public bench. She sees Haruko and Naota, sleeping on the bench together, covered in blankets and pieces of cardboard. She opens her mouth to say something, but all that comes out is...)
Ninamori - Huh...
(She turns and leaves, without another word.)

(In a back alley, Mamimi walks with the robot, which is now the size of a truck. Mamimi looks exhausted. She’s obviously been out all night.)
Mamimi - (Giggles tiredly) Finally, I think I’ll be able to forgive all of them after this.

(Elsewhere, Masashi and Gaku are just leaving Masahi’s father’s liquor store.)
Masashi - Last night... You know Fuji? Well, his sister’s moped got hit, too.
(They exit the store.)
Masashi - See ya later!
Gaku - That Yankee girl with the bleached hair? Fuji’s older sister, you mean?
Masashi - Everyone from downtown over. Their motorcycles are wrecked, and their cars and bikes.
(Then, they notice Mamimi, tugging at the robot’s leash.)
Mamimi - Hurry! Someone’s gonna see us!
Gaku - What’s that?
Masashi - Well, well...
(She suddenly looks towards them.)
Gaku - It’s Naota’s wife! The one he dumped!
(Mamimi glares at them, annoyed. Suddenly, the now-monsterous robot runs out from behind the corner, roaring ferociously. The boys are terrified.)
Gaku - What’s that!?!
(The robot starts trudging towards them, dragging Mamimi behind it.)
Gaku - Was it something I said!?!
(Meanwhile, Mamimi tries in vain to get her oversized pet under control.)
Mamimi - Hey! Stop it! They’re not on my revenge list! Cut it out! Be a good boy!
(All three yell as the robot starts running at full steam. The robot then pounces on the pickup truck in front of Masashi’s father’s store, trying to devour it. The kids are helpless to do anything but watch as it swings the vehicle around like a toy.)
Mamimi - Takkun! Don’t eat their pickup!!! Takkun! Why do you do bad things like this!?!
(She pulls on the leash, still trying in vain to corral her pet.)
Masashi - That’s my father’s truck!!!

(Meanwhile, at Noata’s house, Miya-jun is meeting with Kamon. We see Miya-jun’s new Volkswagen Beetle parked outside.)
Miya-jun - Ugh! A pupil should not skip school for no reason!
Kamon - Yes, I totally agree.
(We can see by Miya-jun’s expression that she’s already frustrated with Kamon.)
Kamon - When I was in the sixth grade, I was in charge of the hamster. But, I caught a cold and I was absent. So, when I went back to school, two or three days later, it was dead. Well, everyone made a big deal about it, calling me “Hamster Killer.” But, the kids who said that had never once taken care of a hamster in their lives. Did they even think about me...?
Miya-jun - (Interrupting) I’m talking about your son. Can we stay focused?
(Kamon thinks for a moment)
Kamon - Oh, right! He’ll be okay, trust me! Unlike that hamster, Naota’s enjoying his freedom.

(Elsewhere, Amarao and Kitsurubami are driving somewhere in Amarao’s car.)
Amarao - So, Kitsurubami? What do you like to do when you’re off the clock?
Kitsurubami - (Uncomfortably) Um, I don’t want to talk about that now.
Amara