Episode 8

Shadows in Memory (記憶の影, Kioku no Kage) is the 8th episode of Gleipnir anime series.

Clair and her new allies recover Shuichi and Yoshioka. What did Yoshioka see when she was in Shuichi?

Short Summary
Clair finds unconscious Shuichi, who has no memories of what had happened and had a weird dream.

When they got back to their group, he explains that they encountered Elena's subordinate, but doesn't have any other memories. As the group introduces themselves, one of them seems to know Shuichi from his younger days, however, there is inconsistencies with what Shuichi remembers.

Long Summary
Shuichi dreams on his first day at Yamada Cram School. He had brought some pre-made food and the teacher tells him she can teach him some simple recipes if he wants. The other kids come and the teacher prepares to introduce him. Clair then wakes up Shuichi and he wonders what that weird dream was. Shuichi wonders about Chihiro and she reveals she is hiding in the bushes as she is naked. Yota comes and gives Chihiro her clothes and tells her he also found her wallet.

Back at their base, Shuichi forms a pact with Sayaka, but both Shuichi and Chihiro say that they have no memories of what happened. Shuichi explains that the last thing he remember was them being crushed by a boy and Ikeuchi blames him for putting Chihiro into danger. Yota defends him saying that he likes Shuichi as he didn't abandon his friends. Isao Kasuga undoes his transformation and introduces himself. Yota explains that he has a cool ability that allows him to create plan life at will. Isao remembers seeing Shuichi when he was younger with his friends as they went to Yamada Cram School. Shuichi states that he was the only student there and didn't had friends to hang out, so Isao may be confusing him with someone else. Yota then introduces Miku Aihara, revealing that she can turn invisible at will and her ability is quite useful. As Shuichi and Clair wonder from where they have seen her, Miku gives them a hint and they realize she works at a convenience store they visited. Sayaka then introduces herself as the leader of the group.

Sayaka guesses that Shuichi and Chihiro were grabbed by that boy, but passed out as another one came fighting with the boy and their lives were spared. As the group showed their powers, Clair decides that Shuichi also reveal his powers. Outside Isao creates a big tree and Shuichi and Clair attack it and easily cut it down.

Later Clair confronts Chihiro and guesses she remember what happened, but Chihiro wonders if she is upset that she entered Shuichi. Clair explains that Shuichi needs her and she can't be replaced as without her Shuichi can't fight or hurt others. Chihiro then comments that they are completely different and that's why she would never be one with Shuichi. Later Claire asks Shuichi with who he felt better, but Shuichi can't answer. Going home, Clair is sure that Chihiro lied and wonders what she meant by becoming one.

Unable to fall asleep, Shuichi goes out for a walk. He sees Abukawa who was burying a dead dog. Shuichi sees injuries on the dog that reminds him a dead animal from before. As he helped him out, they went to some friends of Abukawa and Shuichi felt Abukawa was acting differently than he knows him. On the next day, Shuichi helps Nana with her bike and then feels Ikeuchi is watching him. He goes to him and Ikeuchi tells him that he knows they didn't kill Sudo, as his body was cut while Shuichi showcased different power yesterday. Shuichi confirms and states that they found his dead body. Shuichi realizes his power is not for him, but for someone else.

Chihiro calls Elena, telling her that she is friends with Shuichi. Elena wonders if she was the one that was one with Shuichi and Chihiro realizes Elena knows what that was. She explains they became one and shared body and memories and Elena tells her that is Shuichi's special power, that he joins with someone and their strenght is combined, allowing them to exceed their limits and reach their goal as long as the two have same goal. Elena wonders how Chihiro had her number as she didn't give it even to Clair. Chihiro tells her she got it from Shuichi, which angers Elena as she believes there is no way Shuichi remembers it. Chihiro then explains that when they became one, she saw her number and a shadow that was erased from his memories. She realized that Elena is that shadow and its irreplaceable for Shuichi and asks her to help them end this conflict. Elena asks her how many collectors she had encountered and what if someone already had obtained 100 coins and the worlds is on the brink of destruction. She tells her she can't join them as she and Shuichi has different goals now. Elena's group then comes to her and Sakuma comments he heard that she failed to kill a collector, but Elena confirms that she haven't forgotten her role and will kill anyone that gets in their way.

One the next day, Sayaka's group head into the mountains. She explains they have gathered only 5 coins, but mapping out the first coins they found, it creates a path towards the mountain at where the alien spaceship crashed and there they would be able to collect 100 coins.

Characters

 * Shuichi Kagaya
 * Clair Aoki
 * Chihiro Yoshioka
 * Yota Murakami
 * Sayaka Koyanagi
 * Ikeuchi
 * Isao Kasuga
 * Miku Aihara
 * Abukawa
 * Hanakawa
 * Okamoto
 * Nana Mifune
 * Sudo (flashback)
 * Tadanori Sanbe (flashback)
 * Subaru
 * Elena Aoki
 * Naoto
 * Sakuma