After a man suffers a severe injury caused by someone's familiar, doctors amputate a critical part to save his life. Despite the trauma, he vows revenge against Yale and his familiar. His uncle plans an impossible SSS-rank entrance test to block Yale's enrollment, aiming to finish him later. Meanwhile, Aria explains to an underdog sequence No. 999 human the harsh realities of their world, including power ranks and how familiars advance by consuming blood. The episode ends as the man commands Aria to regenerate his blood endlessly so his familiar can feed, setting a tense path to recovery and confrontation.