Quinx and Itou's Squad battle Noro. Noro strikes first, killing Umeno and Nezu. Just as Noro's kagune reaches Saiko, Takeomi cuts it down while defending Saiko. Urie slashes another portion of Noro's kagune. Mutsuki and Shirazu simultaneously attack Noro, pinning him down. Saiko releases her kagune and bisects Noro. Noro immediately regenerates and attacks Kuramoto, breaking his ribs. Kijima approaches Matsumae but gets stabbed by Mairu. While Kijima's distracted, Matsumae cuts Kijima's arm off and uses Rotten Follow to gash him.