Endless 8th Floor (エンドレス8
Summary
The small fleshy creature leaps at Kobeni, but is locked in place by Himeno and the power of the Ghost Devil. Power slices the creature in half as Himeno explains she gave her right eye in order to use the Ghost Devil's invisible right hand.
The group continues upstairs. Power playfully threatens Kobeni, only for Himeno to cheerfully threaten Power. As they reach the top of the stairs, Arai notices that despite moving towards the 9th floor, the signs show them still being on the 8th. Running downstairs to check, Arai suddenly appears at the top of the staircase. The group tests the theory, with Aki moving through rooms and discovering they're cyclical. The group concludes that due to the Devil's unspecified powers, they're trapped on the 8th floor. Kobeni begins to panic.
Sitting in a hotel room, the group discusses how the small creature was likely a decoy to trap them on the floor. Kobeni's panic continues, as she reveals she only became a Devil Hunter as the alternative was prostitution. Power laughs at Kobeni's fear as Himeno attempts to calm her.
Aki notes that all the clocks have stopped at 8:18, theorizing that the floor is trapped in time, making their rescue impossible. Denji, delighted by a lack of time constraints, chooses to take a nap. Arai berates him, but Denji shrugs it off and calmly falls asleep, much to the shock of the group.
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