

Defenseless against the Monster Rats, the children flee, with Saki and her friend Satoru being separated from the others and captured by Monster Rats. The Balloon Dog explodes, killing the monk and itself. On the way, they are attacked by a group of Monster Rats, who are slain by the monk until a Balloon Dog leaps toward them. Due to killing the False Minoshiro, the monk experiences a phenomenon called the death feedback, which hinders his ability to think properly. The children learn from the Minoshiro the truth about the tragic history of the world since the advent of humanity's psychokinetic powers 1000 years ago until they are intercepted by a monk who kills the False Minoshiro, seals their powers, and takes them away to be judged for their actions. Eager to learn more about it, they manage to locate and capture the Minoshiro, which much to their surprise, starts communicating with them. The children recall the legend of a strange creature known as the "False Minoshiro" which brings death to all in its path. Satoru starts telling scary stories about Balloon Dogs, a creature capable of causing itself to explode the other children doubt its existence, rationalizing that none would exist if they all blew up.

While the members of Group 1 set out for summer camp together, Reiko is easily forgotten. After the tournament, he is never seen again. Her team defeats several opponents until the final match when one of the members of the opposing team, Manabu Katayama, breaks the rules, ending the match in a draw. Saki and her friends in Group 1 take part together in a game tournament where each group must control small clay dolls with their power. However, one of them, Reiko, is revealed to have weaker control over her powers than her peers, and soon after she mysteriously disappears. 1000 years later, Saki Watanabe finally has her own powers awakened, and after a ritual of passage, she rejoins her friends at school who had awakened before her. In the year 2011, humans begin to manifest psychokinetic powers, leaving a trail of death and destruction in their wake.
