第20話: GaenはKoyomiにSurugaに関する3つの課題を課し、Mayoiがゴーストのゴーストという真の正体を現す

In exchange for her help, Gaen requests three tasks from Koyomi, all being connected to Suruga Kanbaru, formerly known as Suruga Gaen. Izuko reveals herself as her aunt, but she doesn't want to be introduced to her as one to spare Suruga's feelings. When Koyomi accepts, she shows the darkness' true motive—it is a manifestation of the natural order, and means to destroy apparitions not behaving as they should—in this case, not Shinobu, but Mayoi. She exposes Mayoi as a "ghost of a ghost," who should have passed on on Mother's Day, when she finally found her way home; she also stopped leading people astray, neglecting her duty as a lost cow. Gaen leaves to allow Koyomi and Mayoi to process this, and Mayoi realizes she has to pass on, rather than be eaten by the darkness. Bidding Koyomi farewell, she kisses him and confesses her love for him before vanishing. Four months later, Koyomi tells the story of the incident to only one person—Ougi Oshino. On his way home, he realizes he never told Mayoi one thing he should have said: goodbye. (Source: Wikipedia)
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- 第16話 · 暦が『つばさキャット』と『偽物語』の出来事を振り返る
- 第17話 · 暦は羽川のカバンを返し、忍の助けを借りて謎の存在と遭遇する
- 第18話 · 忍が日本の古代の過去と最初の使用人の悲劇的な運命を語る
- 第19話 · しのびタイム 第三部 逃走と救助活動の物語が続く
- 第20話 · GaenはKoyomiにSurugaに関する3つの課題を課し、Mayoiがゴーストのゴーストという真の正体を現す
- 第21話 · 戦場ヶ原終章、その壱
- 第22話 · 怪儀は沖縄での撫子失踪事件の調査を引き受けるため、戦儀の報酬を受け取る。
- 第23話 · 怪異は撫子に嘘をつき、戦は暦に縁を切るよう懇願する
- 第24話 · Kaikiは匿名の警告を受け、支払いを増やしてNadekoを訪ね、Hanekawaが戻ってくる