Episode Title:
Fake Family.
Episode Description:
Haruhiko lectures on the similarities and differences of families across different cultures. Reina proves how large her appetite is at an all-you-can-eat buffet and later regrets she must return home to her strict parents, who hate Phantoms and do not know Reina is a Phantom Eater. She boards a strange bus. Haruhiko thinks Reina is being influenced by a Phantom. Koito confirms the bus is a Phantom and Reina is possessed. The next time Reina boards the bus Haruhiko joins her and finds himself in a fantasy world where Reina is entranced by rabbit Phantoms who give her a delusion of a perfect life with a nice family and Haruhiko, now a part of the fantasy, believes he is her older brother. They wake up outside Reina's house with virtually no time having passed since they boarded the bus. They realize Reina was targeted by the Phantom due to her unhappy home life. Next time Mai joins Haruhiko and Reina on the bus and comes to believe she is Reina's estranged older sister. Haruhiko escapes the fantasy and wakes up Reina, causing the Phantom to reveal itself. It offers to let Reina keep living the fantasy and she almost accepts until Haruhiko reveals he also has a sad home life but waits for the day his mother will come home. Reina decides to abandon the fantasy and so the Phantom is defeated. Back in the real world Reina tells her parents the truth and receives permission to stay in the club.
