An Ogham Wheel?
Why is this here?
Twelve and twelve...
Two Covens encircle me...
I feel like it'll disappear...
...the instant I look away.
I just kept counting...
...all the many traces of loneliness...
...that I'd vomited up.
In this time that seems so dry,
...my heart is thrashing around and drowning.
It takes those lies that make my head spin...
...and tears them to pieces.
And the place I lose my way in...
...is a dim, hazy world.
A thousand powers lost a thousand years ago.
Yet even now the descendants of the fallen gods inherit them.
They carry in their blood a power that was sealed away...
...into the darkness far back in the mists of time.
A power sealed away into the darkness...?
A Craft...
The ancient power that governs this body...
I...
Amon?
Robin.
What's wrong? Come in.
Robin.
Oh. I read you.
What were you doing?
Sorry.
The Witch turned at container #3 and headed your way.
We'll catch him in a pincer movement. Get ahead of him on his left.
Got it.
Over here?
This ought to be the right spot...
An Ogam Circle?
Where are they? Where are they shooting from?
This is it...
The Runes of Andred...
Robin, what's wrong?
The Witch should be heading your way.
Report your status, Robin.
Robin!
I've taken care of things with the Factory for now.
Are we clear on this? Don't ever screw up like that again.
But...
Save the excuses.
I'm not lying.
I didn't hear any gunfire.
But that's not...
Go home for today.
I thought he'd be here.
A cartridge case?
You can investigate those, can't you?
Investigate what?
Like what kind of gun it's used in, and where they're used right now.
Sure, I guess I can do that. But why the big rush?
Just curious. But do you think you could do it right away?
Oh, so you're in a hurry...
All right, I'll see what I can do.
You're a big help.
Oh, and...
Could you keep this from Amon?
Sure, I guess, but...
I'll leave you to it, then.
What will it be? Dinner or a bath?
No contest.
Save the excuses.
But I wasn't lying...
An anti-Witch bullet...
What's Robin doing with this?
Five years ago?
Five years and three months ago, to be exact.
That's when their use was banned.
So why ask me?
The info is buried really deep, so I can't find out much about it.
Other than Mr. Amon, you're the only one who was around in the old days five years ago.
What do you mean, old days? I'm not exactly an old maid yet!
Anyone older than me is an old maid, anyway.
Watch it, sonny.
Huh? Who's an old maid?
Good work. Did you have any luck?
None at all...
I couldn't find hide or hair of anyone like you mentioned.
It's like he's a ghost or something.
Maybe this Witch was a hoax after all.
But what Amon was...
Speaking of which, what's this about you and Amon way back when, Miho?
Oh, you mean THIS?
Miss Karasuma...
Try scrying that.
Anything?
Give me a minute.
No psychic residue.
Right?
I mention this earlier, but this casing is from a bullet...
...that the STN-J used to use against Witches.
See? It's got these weird letters engraved here.
I think they're some sort of charm against evil spirits.
Where did you get something like that?
Wait... From Robin?
Does Amon know?
Apparently, she wants this kept secret from Amon.
This was fired recently.
Hey, what was Robin doing with the casing of an anti-Witch bullet?
Where are she and Amon on stakeout right now?
The same location as yesterday.
Sakaki, come with me.
What's this all about?
This worries me.
An anti-Witch bullet...
And a Witch that's as elusive as a shadow.
A trap?
Perhaps.
Let us know if you hear anything from Amon.
Okay.
I see. Take care of it.
Maybe this really is just a hoax.
I don't see any cars that fit the description.
We'll go around the block again.
Touko let the mail pile up again...
For me?
I wonder what it is...
What now?
Go back?
Let's try Robin's place.
What's the deal? You're obsessing over this.
Something about this bothers me.
Come to think of it, Amon didn't even mention last night's failure at the briefing today.
He's never acted this way before...
Let's go.
Touko's back.
Huh?
Touko!
Miss Karasuma!
Why are you...
The Ward of Lagu!
The ward, it's...!
Touko...
Tou...
Touko!
Robin! Are you all right?!
What's going on?!
The circle's been destroyed...!
Miss Karasuma, watch the room!
Damn!
Robin!
Chasing them won't do any good!
Karasuma! Take care of Touko!
What about you?!
I'm fine.
Those are...
I'm sorry.
Stay where you are.
Amon...?
What do we do now?
She can't come back here.
Robin can sleep over at the office.
The office? Yes, you're right.
Amon, we're thinking of going to the hospital.
What about you?
Good idea.
On second thought, I'd better not.
It's all right. I kept the police out of it.
A crime scene team will go in, but it will only be for show.
I won't let them touch the scene.
The real question is, how did this happen?
What?!
The reason why Robin was attacked?
When you stop and think about it, isn't the timing a little too perfect?
With what?
The Inquisitor.
But that Inquisitor wasn't here to question Robin or anything...
That may be the official story,
...but it's not like we were aware of every move that Inquisitor made, right?
Besides...
...it feels almost the same.
Like it did back then.
Like when Kate was killed.
Kate...
It had totally slipped my mind ever since Robin came, but it's only been eight months.
Come to think of it, why do you suppose Amon showed up...
...out of the blue at the scene tonight?
Hey, you don't seriously thing that Amon was involved, do you?
No way, that's crazy!
Why would Mr. Amon attack Robin?
Why didn't you obey my order?!
If you had done what I'd ordered you to do, Touko wouldn't have been...
Touko wouldn't be...
Just how far back do I need to go?
Tell me.
It's all so vivid that it hurts.
The truth is, nothing can be shared,
...so I never looked back.
...all those promises...
...inside me eventually...
...gave up on that light from some other time,
...like the light of a morning you can't return to.