Araragi and Shinobu confront Nadeko after finding her in his room. With her transformation complete, Nadeko learns Kuchinawa’s true origin.

Nadeko has a heart to heart with Tsukihi, which makes her think about why she really loves Araragi. Between her romantic frustration, the burden of helping Kuchinawa, and pressure at school, she finds herself reaching a breaking point.

Nadeko keeps her promise to the snake and sneaks out of her house to help him. She’s not very good at sneaking though, and it’s not long before Araragi is out to find her.

In the months after Kaiku conned her and her classmates, Nadeko’s school life has been tense and uncomfortable. She starts to see small white snakes appear wherever she goes, prompting her to call Araragi for help.