Kid's having a tough job catching the enemies ahead, thanks to Eruka's bombs. Blair's also ready to fully engage with the Mizune family, now merged into one being. Maka has been taken by the black blood, but her true objective, after seeing Crona's true will, is to set Crona free of Crona's own madness. Soul is the one saving Maka and, after Maka gains control again, she ends up asking Crona to be her friend and shakes hands with Crona, as Soul watches from afar.