Pita-Ten

This book picks up where volume 5 left off with Kotarou still trapped in the past. Taro takes Shima to see the apple tree. The apples are just now beginning to show from their flowers. Shima is still plagued by the thought that she is the one causing everyone pain. In order to cheer her up, he sings the very song that Shino sang in volume 5. Shima wants to learn the song so she can sing it to Taro in the future. Taro and Shima also make a promise to watch the Obon Week fireworks together. Taro finds a little sparrow that he and Shima took care of dead inside of the apple tree's birdhouse. He looks down from the tree and sees other birds scattered at the foot of the tree also in bloody dead masses. Just as Kotarou goes in to examine the dead bird scene, he is thrust into darkness only to reappear later in the future. The Rice Merchant's shop has been destroyed in a riot and Shima is long gone. Taro is heartbroken that they missed not only the fireworks, but also the chance for her to try a fully ripened apple from the tree. Kotarou finally puts two-and-two together that Taro and his great-grandfather are the same person and he awakens in the show just feet away from where Misha, Shia and Nya are still bickering. Nya offers up Kotarou's life force to help replenish Shia. Shia hesitates and Misha sweeps in and flies Kotarou away. Misha is trying to mother Kotarou by literally licking his wounds...she spots some blood on his mouth and then the two kiss! The next morning Kotarou awakens to find Misha stayed watch all night. The two hatch a plan to find out more so they can find a way to save Shia. They decide to journey back into the past...but things don't go quite as expected. They end up in Tokyo with Taro in his late teens/early twenties and in college. As luck would…