Saint-Germain's Intent

Saint-Germain and Red Baron applaud Vlad for holding four yokai powers at once. Saint-Germain pushes to add another, but Red Baron warns it is too risky before Vlad masters the rest. Vlad sides with Saint-Germain, who rebukes Red Baron's tone; Red Baron kneels, and Vlad reminds him he may not address Saint-Germain so freely. Saint-Germain brands him a useless partner who only copied the plan to forge the ultimate yokai. Vlad spares him, saying his work still counts, and calls him up. Climbing the stairs with a bitter look, Red Baron silently swears revenge, then is told to concede: Saint-Germain has assigned him the "Little Red Riding Hood" role, the fifth power on the Fairy-Tale Card, and another insult lands.

Waking, Unji calls for Futa but senses him gone, and finds Adachi, who says Vega asked her to watch him. She brings water and phones Vega that he is awake. The TV reports Daiki has been restored to his parents thanks to Vega. Disgusted at Vega weeping on camera, Unji rushes out, saying he must call on a woman at her house.

At the Shimane hospital, Seiko bows in thanks toward the masked priests who saved Momo. The head priest tells her to set the formality aside and admits they botched parts of the ritual. Their age forced them to lean on younger helpers to finish it, a misstep, since one helper's past did not hold up. Now they must track that person down.

Vlad orders Red Baron to surrender his power once Saint-Germain discloses that he carries the "Little Red Riding Hood" designation. Elsewhere, Unji notices Futa is missing and hears that Daiki has recovered and rejoined his parents through Vega's help. At the Shimane hospital, the priest who aided Momo calls on Seiko to tell her they are hunting a suspicious figure tied to the ritual.

The nineteen-page chapter Saint-Germain's Intent develops the Six Curses Arc within the Ultimate Yokai Saga. It splits among three threads: Vlad and Saint-Germain humiliating Red Baron, Unji reacting to Vega's rescue of Daiki, and the priests confessing a flawed ritual and a suspect they must now find.