Don't Give Up!

Shifting into his Turbo Granny form, Okarun sprints to reach Momo and Jiji while Momo keeps her power fixed on the bolting anatomical model. The doll widens the gap by bounding across rooftops, so Momo anchors herself to Okarun, a move that flings her and Jiji toward an oncoming bus. Okarun swoops in at the last second, sweeps them clear, and lets them ride on his back. Mid chase, Momo reveals to a shocked Jiji that the monster he thinks abducted them is actually the transformed Okarun.

The two boys help Momo pin down the runner, but the doll escapes by pulling itself apart and reassembling out of reach. It leaves its heart behind, and Momo exploits this, squeezing the organ to make the creature scream and give away its location. The search leads them to a junkyard, where Momo promises the doll she means no harm and only wants to examine the golden ball it carries. A female voice then rises from the refuse, calling the doll by name, Taro. He scrambles into the trash and unearths a discarded female anatomical model, Hana, pouring out his devotion when she urges him to leave her behind. Watching the scene, Okarun sees his own bond with Momo mirrored in Taro's words and flushes as he realizes he has fallen for her.

Okarun transforms and overtakes the chase, with Momo tethering herself between Taro and Okarun to dodge the rooftop power lines. He rescues her and Jiji from a near collision with a bus. Taro briefly held down, splits apart and rebuilds to keep running, but Momo seizes his heart and tracks him to a landfill, where he reunites with the discarded model Hana, his beloved. Taro's heartfelt confession inspires Okarun to refuse to give up on Momo despite Jiji's presence.

This nineteen-page chapter sits in the Cursed House Arc of the Kintama Hunt Saga. It was released on October 26, 2021, gathered into Volume 4, and adapted within Episode 11. The installment names the dolls Taro and Hana and marks Okarun's conscious acknowledgment of his romantic feelings.