30. Kaien Panzermast I

Kaien Panzermast I (カイエンパンザマスト Kaien Panzamasuto I) is the thirtieth chapter of the Kagerou Daze manga.

Summary

 * Kido is leaning against a rail on a building rooftop when the door behind her opens. She is joined by Konoha and she asks him if he has spoken to Hibiya, but he says that he has not since the boy wanted to go search by himself. He is happy knowing that Hibiya is safe, but becomes sullen when he remembers Hibiya's cold demeanor towards him. He wishes that he knew why Hibiya wouldn't tell him what happened and remarks that he looked agitated. Kido explains that if the children came into contact with the Kagerou Daze, that would be the reason for Hibiya's confusion. She proceeds to explain how the Kagerou Daze is a bizarre phenomenon that the Mekakushi Dan has been pursuing for a long time, that it swallows up groups of people just as they are facing death and shows them nightmares. The people are forced to wander through them and only one person is allowed to escape back outside, with a parting gift. Konoha is confused by this, but Kido apologizes and reveals that everyone in the Dan experienced the Kagerou Daze. Kano and his mother died when they were attacked by a burglar, Seto drowned when he tried to save his dog from the river, Kido and her sister died in a house fire, and Marry and her mother were attacked. Konoha remains silent, and Kido continues her story, how after the children made it out of the Daze, they were completely alone but were lucky to be taken in by someone. While he says that he understands what she said by now, he questions how she is sure that Hibiya and Hiyori came in contact with the Daze. She replies that the reason for that is that Kano noticed Hibiya showing signs of having red eyes, which means that there is no way for them to save Hiyori. Konoha sullenly looks down and remembers the first time he met the two children and with a sudden change of heart, Konoha says that he cannot just sit and wait around. This makes Kido smile, and she encourages him to do what he thinks is right. He jumps up on the railing, but before he jumps down, Kido adds that he and Hibiya can rely on them for help.


 * Hibiya is back at the playground that he and Hiyori visited earlier, trying to remember what had happened. As his eyes flash with a red tint, he stumbles onto the ground. While he wonders why he feels dizzy, Ayano interrupts him offering an answer to what is happening to him and Hiyori. He questions her who and what she is, and she tells him that she is a monster.