As Tokine stares at the castle in Hakuma, she recalls Mikeno's warning to complete her task as soon as possible. Inside the castle, Number 536 and the other subordinates have learned there is an intruder. Tokine finds a massive tree in the castle courtyard. Suspecting the world's center may be nearby, she attempts to "read" the tree with spatial phasing. Before she can finish, Number 536 approaches and asks who she is. Tokine runs and phases through a wall in the castle. Stunned, Number 536 does not at first know how to follow her.