Furuhonya
As Momonga talks about mermaid rumors while stuffing its cheeks with meat, Chiikawa and Hachiware nod along, then everyone is surprised when a pink kid joins them on the beach.
Chiikawa, Hachiware, Usagi, Momonga, and the bookseller rest outdoors with lunch served on leaf plates and small drinks, then take out candy after eating and get ready to set off again.
Momonga swallows candy with gummy inside and chokes on it, suffering until Chiikawa and the others pat its back to make it spit it out.
As Chiikawa and the others keep searching by the river, they notice a noise in the bushes and cry out in surprise at the Siren that appears.
As Chiikawa and the others push forward tangled in vines, they are startled by the appearance of a black figure and the strange power of a song.
After fleeing through the forest using vines, the friends reunite and check that everyone is safe, but realize they have been separated from the others.
Hachiware, Usagi, and the bookseller hide in a gap in the rocks and confirm what their tools have in common.
Startled by the changing black fruit, Hachiware, Usagi, and the others flee, noticing the fragility of the white shells, the weakening plants, and a cliff ahead.
When Usagi starts singing on top of the cliff, red-headed birds join in for a chorus, and plants grow large while Momonga and the bookseller watch.
At the crumbling edge of the cliff, Hachiware follows the bookseller's advice and, watched by Usagi and Momonga, moves slightly forward and holds still to endure.
Hachiware moves forward cutting vines but falls, then is pulled up by Usagi and Momonga on the cliff and heads to rejoin the lost friends.
At Chiikawa's call, Hachiware, Usagi, and Momonga gather and recall how they were saved with the help of the used bookstore owner.
After soothing their throats with candy, Chiikawa and the others try to rescue friends wrapped in vines and hanging, using swords and forked sticks.
Watched over by Hachiware, Chiikawa challenges the vines with the teacher's sword but fails, and the large creature leaves with the friends entangled in vines, leaving Chiikawa behind alone.
Centered on Rakko hanging from kelp, Hachiware, Usagi, Momonga, and the used bookstore owner gather and work together to try to break free.
As rumors of long life tied to the mermaid come up, Rakko, Hachiware, Usagi, and Momonga hanging from seaweed struggle because they hate the darkness of the cage.
At Rakko's signal, Hachiware, Usagi, Momonga, and the used bookstore owner hang from the seaweed and struggle to tear it apart while thrashing around.
The mermaid reties the friends hanging from the torn seaweed and proceeds to prepare them as pickles, letting the savory flavor soak in.
Walking with Shimajiro on a night road, Chiikawa is startled by black creatures with leaves on their heads, but is told they are not enemies and feels relieved and calls out to them.
Chiikawa, Hachiware, and the others join up in the sea and work with Rakko and the used bookstore owner to rescue friends trapped in seaweed and Usagi and Momonga inside pots.
Urged by Rakko, who notices the water shaking, Chiikawa, Usagi, and the other friends flee the waterfront, and Rakko dives into the water to look for shells.
Usagi bets everything on the curry, and as Chiikawa, Hachiware, Momonga, and Rakko watch, the Siren with a used bookstore on its head tastes it and harshly criticizes the heat.
As they look back on a fight that used spiciness to their advantage, Shimajiro appears in sumo wrestler attire to everyone's surprise. They are shown puzzled, wondering if they know him.
Encouraged by Shimajiro, who prides himself on flavor, Chiikawa takes out hidden extra-hot chili peppers. While Shimajiro takes on the vines, the mermaid reappears to interfere.
Chiikawa is hung up to lure the meat, while Hachiware, Momonga, Usagi, and the others work together to carry out the plan.
As the hanging Chiikawa and Hachiware are joined by Momonga waiting with a frying pan, Rakko checks the blade and cuts the rope to drop them toward Kurimanju waiting below.
Chiikawa and Hachiware charge with meat, joined by Usagi and Momonga in a scuffle with Shimajiro, but in the end they flee in a cloud of dust.
An illustration collection of close-ups of Furuhonya, the pink crab, showing an open mouth, a side profile, and various other faces.
Momonga and Furuhonya join a handout line dressed like pizza, have Rōdō no Yoroi-san add toppings, and eat it hot.
While walking along a night road, small creatures with leaves meet someone wearing a red mask, take a photo together, and part ways. They then keep walking side by side while humming a song.