Later that night, Ai sat in her living room reading one of her mythology books. They could provide some distraction from all that was happening in the world.

Michiko Maeda, Ai's girlfriend, came into the room.

"You doing alright, babe?" she asked.

"Yeah," Ai replied.

"You're doing much better than me, that's for sure," said Michiko. "I've been on edge like you wouldn't believe."

"Hey. Come here. You're not alone."

Michiko sat near Ai, feeling comfort for the first time since last night. "You want some sake?" Michiko then asked.

"Sure. That'd be nice."

She then went to the kitchen to get Ai and herself a drink. "I'm surprised I didn't think of this before!" she thought. Her thoughts were cut short by a shattering noise. Michiko jerked her head around to whatever made the sound. Grabbing a butcher knife, she slowly walked over and saw a broken window near the table.

Looking down at the wooden floor caused her to scream like she never did before.

Ai heard her girlfriend's cry of terror and ran into the kitchen. She encountered what Michiko screamed at and stood paralyzed with fear.

The intruder declared, "Now, who should I go after first?"

"GET AWAY FROM HER!" Michiko shouted as she slashed at their face with the knife.

To her shock, the blade passed completely through the head.

At that moment, only one thought crossed her mind:

RUN.

She sprinted into the living room with the intruder close behind. Michiko almost made it to the front door when she tripped and landed on her chin.

Before the attacker could bite down as they did to Kanae and Jōji, they noticed Ai moving toward the kitchen table. The attacker rushed forward, and Ai held out her right hand in defense. They bit the area between Ai's thumb and index finger. She managed to shake the killer off, but then they just ripped into the other hand, this time attacking the middle three fingers. A sickening crunch signaled the severing of the digits. As tiny blood jets shot out of the stumps, Ai stumbled into the pantry, knocking the food over and onto the monster.

For some reason, this caused them to back away and exit through the broken window.

"W-what...the h-hell..." Ai stammered as she slumped to the floor.

Michiko ran toward Ai and did what she could to stop the bleeding. All while this occurred, Ai kept repeating the following words:

"The body... the body..."