We Can All Stay There Together!

Walking to school with Okarun, Momo brings him up to speed on the upcoming exorcism by the Hayashi performers. Before she can ask a favor, Miko and Kei intercept them with chatter about the volcano back in Jiji's village and fresh sightings of Mantisian's spacecraft. In class, Aira sinks into gloom, frozen out by classmates after she finally retracted the false rumor she had spread about Momo. Momo pulls both Aira and Okarun aside and asks them to move into her house so the watch over Jiji can be shared and her grandmother given a rest.

When the two hesitate, Momo coolly says they need not bother, which instantly flips their reluctance into eager agreement. She frets that Aira's friend troubles are her own doing, but Aira insists the blame rests entirely on herself. Later Seiko clears Taro to detach from Jiji once the talismans fade, reminds Jiji to stay wary of water, and issues a hot water thermos to each of the three guardians for emergencies.

Dinner turns into chaos when soy sauce touches Jiji and the Evil Eye surges out, flipping the table. Notably the Byakuja Village incident reaches the news, prompting Kei and Miko to press Momo and Okarun, though no Mongolian Death Worm is named. The chapter sits in Volume 7 and was adapted as part of Episode 17.