While on their way back to Clarines, it soon begins to rain and Zen and others decide to stay at a nearby Inn. While everyone enjoys being back together again, Obi reflects on how much he has changed since meeting Zen and the others. Later, Obi reunites with an old friend, Torou who asks him to help her with a job. Obi sneaks away with Torou to an abandoned mansion to retrieve a young boy who ran away from home. Obi and Torou managed to defeat the boy`s bodyguards and take a moment to speak of their past together. However, they are soon interrupted when the noticed more people inside and discover them to be Zen and the others who came looking for Obi. Zen has a private talk with Obi, sternly informing him to be more self-aware otherwise it will cause others to worry about him. Later, Zen and the others resume their journey and during their ride, Obi assures Shirayuki he has no intention of returning to his previous life as they come closer to Clarines.