Episode III-VII Swindles

Beatrice resurrects Kanon’s spirit for Jessica and defends her against Eva-Beatrice, nearly getting killed in the process. Before Eva-Beatrice can finish her off, Battler brings her to Purgatory to challenge her. With Beatrice’s assistance, Battler theorizes that the real Eva is the culprit, but is unable to explain how Nanjo could have been killed, since Jessica was blind and he was with Eva the whole time. Battler nearly surrenders until Beatrice uses the red truth to “deny” the existence of witches and destroy Eva-Beatrice, leaving the emotionally unstable Eva to kill the other survivors and escape Rokkenjima alive. Battler is brought to the Golden Land where Beatrice and Virgilia suddenly attempt to force him to accept the existence of witches by signing a contract, revealing that Beatrice only pretended to reform to achieve this goal, and that it was Virgilia’s strategy to do so. Before they can, Battler is saved by his sister Ange who, twelve years in the future, had been dispatched by Bernkastel to begin a new game. Afterward, Lambdadelta orders Beatrice to keep winning so that she may be with Bernkastel for eternity. In the year 1998, the resentful, dying Eva grants Ange the name “Beatrice” and the Ushiromiya family headship and fortune. Hoping to find out what really happened to her family in 1986, Ange meets Bernkastel and accepts her offer to save them from Beatrice.

“Student Council Creates” “Sōsaku suru Seitokai” (創作する生徒会)

To improve the student council’s public image into something more positive, council president Kurimu Sakurano decides to create a novel about the student council. With each member requesting story lines that is pure chaos, the writer Ken Sugisaki loses it, writing a story solely based on his fantasy.

“Perfection!? The Hot Spring Panic”

Everyone goes to a hot spring, with Najimi arranging for a cold spring to be prepared for the Akikans. However, Yell and Budoko are a bit objected against Yurika having her way with Najimi and Misaki. Meanwhile, Melon is a little frustrated with Kakeru’s idiocy, though later feels a bit lonely. However, everyone gets annoyed with him when he tries to perform a ‘body inspection’. Upon returning to the cold spring, they are surprised to find Miku, who had been looking for her owner. She runs off naked, so the other girls decide to look for her, encountering Kizaki while trying to get their clothes sorted. Melon slips on a banana skin and has sushi fall on her, attracting Miku’s owner. When Miku spots her, the same thing happens and they both attract a lot of cats. After Najimi gets the cats off of them, Miku runs off again and Melon gives chase, only to be assaulted by Kakeru, who was trying to escape from Otoya. As punishment, he and Goro are tied up while the others return to the springs.

Episode III-VI Promotion

Battler decides to give Beatrice another chance to change her ways, so Beatrice goes to the real world to visit George, who is still grieving over Shannon’s death, and offers to bring Shannon back to life. However, her powers have greatly diminished, but with George’s assistance, she manages to resurrect Shannon. Sensing this, Eva-Beatrice kills George and Shannon shortly after they reunite, along with Krauss and Natsuhi in the process. Shortly after the survivors discover the bodies, Jessica accuses Eva of being the culprit. Eva panics and accidentally fires her rifle at Jessica, blinding her with the muzzle flash. While Nanjo escorts Jessica away to treat her, Jessica insists he go back to keep Battler out of danger, but Nanjo is killed by Eva-Beatrice before he can, leaving Jessica completely defenseless.

“Student Council Interviewed” “Shuzai sareru Seitokai” (取材される生徒会)

Lilicia Toudou, president of the news paper club constantly antagonize the student council, always looking for scandals. She attempts to bring the student council down for good as she interview its member. Though there seems to be a small group of students who questions the point of her actions while the student council is already known for its questionable conducts. Cameo of Enma Ai from Hell Girl.

Episode III-V Queening Square

After the bodies of Rosa and Maria are found, Rudolf, Kyrie, and Hideyoshi go to retrieve food from the mansion, only to be trapped inside by Eva-Beatrice. Two Stakes of Purgatory, Leviathan and Belphegor, are sent to kill Rudolf and Kyrie, though they manage to outmaneuver and defeat them. Eva-Beatrice summons more powerful furniture, the Chiester Sisters, who successfully kill Rudolf and Kyrie. Hideyoshi confronts Eva-Beatrice to knock sense into her, but is killed by her as well. Beatrice berates Eva-Beatrice for ignoring her advice, but Eva-Beatrice tells her off, revealing she knows that acting dignified is only a means for Beatrice to get back in Battler’s good graces in Purgatory. However, Battler is convinced to continue playing with Beatrice if he is to make any progress, though he still refuses to forgive her. Virgilia, meanwhile, meets with Beatrice and encourages her to act more passively if she is to make Battler accept witches.

“Student Council Studies” “Benkyō suru Seitokai” (勉強する生徒会)

There is a shadow lurking among the Hekikyo Academy Students, a monster called midterm exam. Will the student council member manage to improve council president, Kurimu Sakurano’s school grade into somewhat a norm? Or is this study group doomed before it even began?

“Someday in the Rain” “Samudei in za Rein” (サムデイ イン ザ レイン)

The skies are overcast with a chance of rain, and Haruhi instructs Kyon to go pick up a heater. With Kyon gone, Haruhi takes pictures of Mikuru in various costumes for the movie’s DVD cover, Itsuki helps how he can, and Yuki is left alone to read. After Kyon returns, he finds only Yuki in the club room and decides to wait for the others, but falls asleep. When he awakens, he finds Haruhi alone with him, waiting for him to wake up so they can leave. It has already started raining, so Haruhi borrows an umbrella from school for them to use. When returning home, Kyon finds a more playful side to Haruhi and in the end, she pulls a playful tongue-out face.

Episode III-IV Isolated Pawn

Eva is discovered by Rosa and leaves to discuss how Kinzo’s gold should be divided among the siblings. The young Eva, however, refuses to share the gold and remains behind, declaring herself to be the head of the Ushiromiya family. Acknowledging the young Eva’s achievement, Beatrice appears and dubs her the new “Beatrice”, whom Battler deems to be an alter ego for the real Eva. Later, Eva falls ill, and Rosa takes a whining Maria outside to spare Eva from her tantrum. They are suddenly attacked by Eva-Beatrice, who repeatedly kills and resurrects them in bizarre ways. Beatrice takes pleasure in the scene, but ends up enraging Battler, who refuses to play with her any longer. Dejected, Beatrice confronts Eva-Beatrice and mercifully kills Rosa and Maria once and for all, ordering her successor to act more dignified and reasonable in the future.

“Student Council Chats” “Daberu Seitokai” (駄弁る生徒会)

Hekiyou Academy Student Council. Only those who are chosen may enter this sacred paradise. Ken Sugisaki is the only person chosen as a member for his academic excellence; miraculously recovering from having the lowest academic score in the academy. Just as any other day he attempts to create a harem for himself with the council members, who just ignore his attempts.

“The Day of Sagittarius” “Iteza no Hi” (射手座の日)

Hoping to reclaim the computer Haruhi extorted from the Computer Research Society earlier in the year, the Computer Research Society president challenges the SOS Brigade to a computer game they created for the cultural festival entitled The Day of Sagittarius III. Haruhi accepts his challenge, but soon finds out that playing the game is much harder than she thought. Yuki is initially mystified by the computer’s operation but catches on quickly, as she will tend to do. Eventually, she manages to find out that Computer Research Society club members are cheating and is able to block and use it against them, thus winning the game and some laptops for the SOS Brigade club room.

Episode III-III Positional Play

Beatrice and her predecessor engage in a magic battle, though a surprise attack allows Beatrice to kill her teacher. Battler is bewildered by the entire spectacle, but regains his composure when the former Beatrice, under the new name Virgilia, reappears and gives him advice for countering Beatrice’s claims, allowing him to deny that the witches’ battle ever took place. In the real world, the siblings discover the bodies of Kinzo and the servants, each locked in a room containing the key to the next locked room, forming one large locked room. With Virgilia’s guidance, Battler theorizes that one of the six victims is the murderer, created five of the locked rooms, and then died in an accident in the sixth room, forcing Beatrice to concede this round. Meanwhile, Eva, urged on by the vision of her younger self, solves the riddle of Beatrice’s epitaph and discovers Kinzo’s hidden gold.

“Live Alive” “Raibu Araibu” (ライブアライブ)

On the day of the school’s cultural festival, the members of the SOS Brigade are involved in different activities. Yuki attempts fortune telling, and Itsuki stars in a tragicomedy. Mikuru, along with Tsuruya, and their class open a yakisoba café as well. Kyon, attempting to enjoy a normal day, later goes to the auditorium, where bands are playing for the audience, and falls asleep. When he awakens, he sees Haruhi and Yuki walking on stage wearing a bunny girl costume and witch cloak and hat respectively, filling in for a female rock band on vocals and guitar. Their performance creates quite an uproar in the audience. It is revealed why the two had to fill in for the two musicians who were unable to perform for their show. Kyon, after understanding that Haruhi is not used to being appreciated by others, is then dragged into the idea that Haruhi wants to start up her own rock band.

つばさキャット 其ノ貮 Tsubasa Cat Sono Ni Tsubasa Cat - Part 2

Hitagi and Koyomi are having lunch. Her teases him and roughly “asks” him to go on a date. He comes late but Hitagi doesn’t seem to mind. Her father drives them to a location where Hitagi teases him more.

Episode III-II Gambit

Rosa recounts how she met the human Beatrice confined in a hidden mansion, Kuwadorian, on the island twenty years ago and helped her escape, only to see her accidentally fall off a cliff to her death. Beatrice confirms to Battler that she truly died as a human, and that there are currently no more than 18 people on the island, forcing Battler to accept his loved ones as possible culprits. Genji, Shannon, and Kanon are later summoned to Kinzo’s study, where they see Beatrice offer him as the first sacrifice and kill him. Kanon is pit against the seven Sisters of Purgatory, defeating Lucifer in a duel, though he and Shannon are overwhelmed as they try to fend them all off at once, prompting Genji to euthanize Shannon and Kanon before he is put to rest by Ronove. The Sisters search the mansion for more sacrifices, killing Gohda in the process. They find Kumasawa as well, who claims to have been waiting for Beatrice. Beatrice reveals Kumasawa to be her predecessor and teacher, the former Beatrice.

“The Adventures of Mikuru Asahina Episode 00” “Asahina Mikuru no Bōken Episode 00” (朝比奈ミクルの冒険 Episode00)

The SOS Brigade previews their movie of questionable quality. In the movie, Mikuru Asahina stars as a time-travelling waitress from the future who must engage in fights with Yuki Nagato, who is playing as an alien-magician. Mikuru has sworn to protect a young man, played by Itsuki Koizumi, but a love-triangle ensues with both Mikuru and Yuki striving for Itsuki’s affections. Kyon is the narrator of the movie, while Haruhi Suzumiya is the director. The production of this movie can be found in the episodes, “The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya”.

つばさキャット 其ノ壹 Tsubasa Cat Sono Ichi Tsubasa Cat - Part 1

After school Koyomi finds Nadeko and they talk about how Shinobu looked at her and Suruga with a different gaze than Koyomi and Oshino.

Episode III-I Castling

Several years in the past, a young, human Beatrice meets the Golden Witch “Beatrice” preceding her and becomes her apprentice in magic. Back in 1986, Eva has recurring visions of her younger self claiming to have magic that will allow her to become the family head, which continue to haunt her during the family conference. Maria receives a letter from Beatrice, who is now powerful enough to summon her butler Ronove, and reads it to the guests during dinner. While discussing the contents and writer of the letter amongst themselves, the siblings talk about a rumor about Kinzo’s mistress, a woman named Beatrice, who lived in the forest on the island thirty years ago, prompting Battler to theorize that the human Beatrice is still on the island. However, Rosa confesses to her siblings that she had killed Beatrice.

“The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya Part Five” “Suzumiya Haruhi no Tameiki V” (涼宮ハルヒの溜息V)

Deciding Yuki needs a familiar for her role, Haruhi picks up a stray cat and names it Shamisen. However, when Haruhi leaves that day, Shamisen starts talking as a result of Haruhi’s powers. The other club members meet up, where Itsuki suggests a reminder to Haruhi that her movie is a work of fiction, before reality incurs further damage. Later on, both Mikuru and Yuki share their independent views about Haruhi. As Haruhi’s powers continue through filming, Itsuki calls out Kyon to hold back Haruhi’s powers. Kyon accomplishes this by convincing Haruhi to add a disclaimer over the credits saying it is a work of fiction. After the filming, Kyon and Haruhi remain at the club room to do the editing. Kyon falls asleep while editing the movie, but wakes up the next day to find the movie had somehow completed itself while he was sleeping. The episode ends with a flashback to May, where Kyon tells Haruhi the truth about the other club members, but she does not believe him.

なでこスネイク 其ノ貳 Nadeko Snake Sono Ni Nadeko Snake - Part 2

Oshino informs Koyomi that Nadeko is under the effects of a Snake Constrictor, a snake spirit that slowly constricts the life out of its victim. Nadeko explains that it is a curse a classmate placed on her after Nadeko inadvertently rejected the confession.