Episode Title:
To the Depths of the Earnest Prayer.
Episode Description:
Teito talks with the old man, and tells him his wish to see Mikage. The old man places an odd symbol on Teito's neck while Teito has a vision that he saw Mikage, and runs toward him. The flower that Labrador gave him from before stops him, and he realizes that the Bishops are there in front of him. Frau begins to attack the old man, who turns out to be a "Kor". Frau brings out from his arm, a large scythe, and he is shocked that Teito can see it. The Bishops fight the man, and though Teito wants to help, Frau tells him he will only hurt the man's soul. Frau manages to release the Kor from the old man's soul and then gets rid of the symbol on Teito's chest. Teito asks Castor what a Kor is. Kor are creatures that tamper with men's desires- they grant the man's wish, but he or she is then put into a string of dark events in which the person is never satisfied with his or her wishes and eventually falls into darkness, becoming a host for the Kor. In the morning, Teito is greeted by the sisters, who want to do his laundry. Teito is running away, when he bumps into Frau, who throws his underwear up. Teito catches it, but falls into the fountain, where he meets Lazet, a mermaid. Back at the Academy, Mikage makes his final choice: he won't betray his best friend. An enraged Ayanami releases a surge of Zaiphon at Mikage.
