Xiang Ying continues seeing visions from Kaori's past and hears Kaori tell the semi-conscious Ryo that she also sees herself as a "stray dog", having been adopted by the Makimura family, and Ryo refrains from killing her. Ryo discharges himself from the clinic and encounters Hideyuki who allows Ryo to pass instead of arresting him. Ryo suggests that Hideyuki is the original City Hunter and warns him that s life is in danger. Later, Ryo saved Hideyuki from an ambush and tells the detective that his true mission was to kill Hideyuki, but he abandoned the mission after meeting Kaori. Ryo also decides to join Hideyuki as a "sweeper". Xiang Ying's vision continues to where Kaori selects the name "Ryo Saeba" for him from his list of fake identities and Xiang Ying is accepted as their daughter. Xiang Ying finally awakes from her reverie, and tells Ryo that she had a dream about "Kaori-mama".
Dans son rêve, Xiang-Ying revit la rencontre entre Ryô et Kaori. Ryô, qui reprend conscience à la clinique, fait semblant de dormir et cache une arme alors que Kaori approche. Mais celle-ci le prend dans ses bras, et le conjure de ne pas mourir, "pour ne pas faire de peine à ceux qui restent". Dans les bras de Kaori, Ryô se sent apaisé comme il ne l'avait jamais été. Xiang-Ying les observe et perçoit leurs sentiments...
香瑩は夢の中で、リョウと香の出会いを見守り続けていた。夜、診療所で意識を取り戻したリョウは、意識の戻らないフリをして、凶器を隠し持って身構えていた。だが香は眠り続けるリョウを胸に抱き寄せ「死んではダメ、死ねば悲しむ人がいる」と涙をこぼす。香の胸の中で、リョウはこれまでに感じたことのない安心感に包まれる。そんな二人の心情を、幼い香瑩がそばで手に取るように感じていた…。
