Ep. 23: Kosuke discovers Ice and Dark while Dark seeks the Wedge of Time sword to save Daisuke.
Aired on September 4, 2003

Kosuke locates the original edition of the Ice and Snow story, which is titled Ice and Dark. Meanwhile, Dark embarks on a quest to find the Wedge of Time sword. This specific item is classified as a Hikari artwork and serves as the essential key required to rescue Daisuke. The successful retrieval of this sword is also the necessary condition to bring the story to its conclusion. The narrative focuses on these parallel efforts to resolve the central conflict involving the characters and the magical artifacts associated with them.
Episodes
- Ep. 19 · Daisuke creates festival art while Satoshi investigates his father's plot against Dark.
- Ep. 20 · Kosuke shares the Ice and Snow story while Mio makes a sacrifice for Daisuke
- Ep. 21 · Dark steals painting to rescue sick Daisuke from the Second Hand of Time's realm
- Ep. 22 · Dark enters a painting world created by Daisuke and the Harada twins to rescue his tamer
- Ep. 23 · Kosuke discovers Ice and Dark while Dark seeks the Wedge of Time sword to save Daisuke.
- Ep. 24 · Dark fights Krad for the Wedge of Time while Harada twins watch and snow falls on the city.
- Ep. 25 · Approaching Christmas triggers evacuation orders due to signs of a recurring 40-year disaster
- Ep. 26 · The Hikari family's living artwork The Black Wings requires permanent sealing after theft attempts by the Niwa family.