Renji sees Chihiro for the first time after she gets over her cold and apologizes for not coming last time. Renji asks her if she would like to write a novel with him, as she had said earlier that it was her dream to write one, but Chihiro gets very defensive and angry at his request. After talking with her more on the issue, Chihiro finally gives in to his persistence. Kyosuke sees Kei again in town and finally realizes she was the one he filmed on Christmas. Hiro meets with Miyako in town and she goes back to his place while he works on his manga. Miyako reads some of Hiro’s manga, and as an act to show her gratitude, she cooks food for him. Kei walks in on them together, and runs off.

Renji continues to meet with Chihiro every day after school, though he wonders if he should continue with such a half-hearted attitude. It rains one day after school, so Renji does not go to meet Chihiro, thinking that she would not come under the circumstances, but she comes anyway and manages to catch a cold, something Renji feels terrible about later on. Hiro goes out during school with Miyako into town and they have lunch at a café. After Hiro accidentally forgets her given name, Miyako leaves him behind at the café. Kyosuke quits the film club, and even breaks up with his girlfriend.

Chihiro tells Yuko and Kei about Renji. Kei wakes Hiro and forces him to get up and go to school. While ditching classes, Hiro runs into Miyako again, and finds out that they are in the same year at the same school, though in different classes. He tells her that the reason why he does not attend classes much is that he is already an established manga author. Kyosuke continues to ponder over the brief shot he got of Kei running through the city on Christmas, though he does not recognize her. Renji meets again with Chihiro and becomes closer with her. He eventually finds out from her that she has a memory defect where she cannot remember anything past thirteen hours previous.

Renji Aso meets Chihiro Shindo at an abandoned train station one day after school, and returns to the same station several days in a row to see her again, finally declaring friendship with her on the third day. Kyosuke Tsutsumi is out with his girlfriend on Christmas night when he is distracted by Kei Shindo running down the street, but a passing truck spoils his shot. On his way to Kei’s Christmas party, Hiro Hirono stops at a church to do research, where he is surprised to see Yuko Amamiya, then Miyako Miyamura rides off on his bike in pursuit of a purse snatcher. In the same church, Renji asks Yu Himura for career advice and is told to follow his passion. Miyako winds up spending the night with Hiro after crashing his bike and knocking herself out, and Hiro never makes it to Kei’s party.

“School Days” “Sukūru Deizu” (スクールデイズ)

Sekai disappears, and Makoto is wandering around aimlessly until he meets up with Kotonoha again, under the town’s Christmas tree. As they pass the night together and Sekai witnesses the two of them heading back to Makoto’s place. Just to make sure her eyes weren’t playing tricks on her, Sekai heads over to his place…

“To the Successors” “Uketsugu mono e” (受け継ぐものへ)

Clare, nearly fully awakened, continues the battle, but Priscilla still dominates the fight with apparent ease, until Clare, spurred by flashbacks of Teresa, finally hits her with multiple devastating attacks. Priscilla reverts to her human form and is about to be killed when Raki intervenes, but Clare, unable to control herself, attacks him as well. Jean takes the blow instead and, although fatally wounded, manages to have Clare revert to her human form, leaving Clare tormented with grief for the death of her comrade. Priscilla is then retrieved by Isley. In the last scenes, Miria, Helen, Deneve, and Clare announce their wish to leave the Organization and depart on separate journeys, with Helen traveling with Deneve, and Raki with Clare.

“For Whose Sake” “Ta ga tame ni” (誰が為に)

The fight between Clare and Priscilla rages on inside of a volcano while Isley observes the battle. Priscilla, who does not realize that she is an Awakened Being, easily repels Clare, who she believes to be Teresa. Meanwhile, Jean and Raki travel towards the battleground. As Clare is about to be killed by Priscilla, Miria, Helen, and Deneve save her. They manage to acquire an advantage, but Priscilla fully releases her power, as she had not fully awakened at that point. She effortlessly defeats the three Claymores. Determined to avenge Teresa, Clare fully releases her energy in an effort to defeat her.

“Everyone’s Makoto” “Minna no Makoto” (みんなの誠)

Christmas is coming around the corner, and although Makoto is dating Sekai, it seems as if he wants out of it. So it appears as if he is haphazardly getting himself involved in other relationships, despite his promise to Setsuna. Now things are going terribly wrong, as Kotonoha loses herself, Sekai finds out about Makoto’s infidelity, Setsuna’s move to France and most importantly a sudden change to her body…

“Critical Point (Part 2)” “Rinkai ten (II)” (臨界点(II))

Unable to return to her normal state, Clare requests that Helen decapitate her so she will not awaken, while Raki takes refuge in an alleyway. Meanwhile, Priscilla recognizes Clare’s energy, and believing her to be Teresa, has her memories return. Noting Priscilla’s presence, Clare gives chase to Priscilla. Intrigued by the situation, Isley orders his forces to remain on the sidelines as he observes the situation. In response to the situation, the Organization dispatches Galatea to examine the conflict in the north.

“Mind and Body” “Kokoro to Karada” (心と体)

As the school festival comes to an end and Makoto and Sekai dance at the bonfire, it finally seems like they’re happy together and things have settled down. However, Kotonoha watches from the shadows, and obstiantly denies what has happened still believing that their still going out. Meanwhile, as Setsuna prepares to move to France she is doing some final preparations to ensure that her best friend - Sekai - will be taken care of…

“Critical Point (Part 1)” “Rinkai ten (I)” (臨界点(I))

As Raki travels towards Pieta, Clare reveals that she only allowed her legs to awaken, granting her a massive increase in speed. However, her speed is uncontrollable, allowing Rigaldo to regain the upper hand in the battle. Rigaldo, excited at the prospect of a worthy opponent since his defeat at Isley’s hands, releases his full power. Raki arrives, and witnesses the partially awakened Clare. Determined to avenge Jean’s apparent death, Clare releases dangerous amounts of energy, and eventually slashes Rigaldo into pieces as Jean regains consciousness.

“After Evening Festival” “Kōyasai” (後夜祭)

Makoto makes a promise to Sekai to dance with her during the School Festival’s folkdance; however, he also made the same promise to Kotonoha. As Kotonoha mans the front desk at her class’ school festival activity, she ferverously texts Makoto and awaits for a single response back…

“Invasion of Pieta (Part 2)” “Pieta shinkō (II)” (ピエタ侵攻(II))

Clare and the rest of the surviving Claymores continue their battle against Rigaldo. Meanwhile Raki is comforting Priscilla, and Isley tells him the horror of her past. As Rigaldo begins to exclusively attack Miria, the other Claymores attempt to help, but are easily repelled by Rigaldo. Even Miria is quickly outmatched by Rigaldo, and as she is about to be slain, Rigaldo’s arm is removed by a seemingly awakened Clare.

“School Festival” “Gakusai” (学祭)

Makoto hasn’t told Kotonoha yet of his relationship with Sekai. However, one night Kotonoha bumps into Sekai outside of Makoto’s apartment and an altercation goes down. And with that, begins the the school festival…

“Invasion of Pieta (Part 1)” “Pieta shinkō (I)” (ピエタ侵攻(I))

Clare and the rest of the Claymores prepare themselves for the next wave of Awakened Beings. Raki, Isley and Priscilla head towards Pieta while the Claymores prepare themselves. The Claymores perform well against the onslaught of Awakened Beings, causing Rigaldo to enter the fray to prevent any more casualties. Displaying his power, he dispatches four of the five captains, killing Veronica, Undine, and Flora instantly, and dealing a blow through Jean’s abdomen.

“Festival Eve” “Zen’yasai” (前夜祭)

Makoto has put out the outwardly appearance that he is avoiding Kotonoha, as his relationship with Sekai has developed even more. Setsuna has noticed that their relationship together has changed, and tells Makoto to stay away from Kotonoha and cut off all communication with her, for Sekai’s sake. But the web of lies and relationships starts to get tangled…

“The Carnage in the North (Part 3)” “Kita no senran (III)” (北の戦乱(III))

Raki, who remains determined to protect Clare, persuades Isley to teach him swordsmanship; meanwhile, Priscilla continues to express a seemingly innocent and peaceful liking for Raki. Deneve confronts her captain, Undine, and the two reconcile by revealing their motivations for becoming Claymores. Flora, Clare’s captain, distrusts Clare because of her borrowed arm, but accepts it after Clare reveals it came from Irene. Undine returns to her team and addresses them rather kindly, puzzling the other Claymores. In the distance, Isley orders his lieutenant, Rigaldo to bring along the full manpower of his awakened followers to annihilate Pieta.

“A Revealed Relationship” “Akasareta Kankei” (明かされた関係)

Things have developed with Sekai and Makoto. From the outside, it seems like Makoto is still involved with Kotonoha, however his relationship with Sekai has accelerated. While, Sekai knows its bad to keep lying like this, she can’t turn away Makoto. Gradually, Makoto starts avoiding Kotonoha by not answering if phone…

“The Carnage in the North (Part 2)” “Kita no senran (II)” (北の戦乱(II))

The five teams defeat the three Awakened Beings. Some of them suffer serious wounds, but there are no casualties. Raki is shown wandering in the ruins of a town already destroyed by Yoma, and meets a child-like Priscilla. Priscilla takes a sudden liking to him, and Isley, Priscilla’s caretaker, invites Raki to go home with him and Priscilla.

“Ripple” “Hamon” (波紋)

Makoto and Kotonoha go to the pool for a date on the same day as Sekai and 6 of her friends. At the pool, it’s clear that Makoto and Kotonoha are dating, however it seems as if Makoto has developed feelings for Sekai, hinting her that he wants to be with her instead. Sekai keeps reminding him that he’s Kotonoha’s boyfriend and cannot be with her, and tells him to forget about the “practice”.