Spanner finishes off the Malgam and catches the Chemy Deepmariner in a card. Houtarou excitedly goes to thank him, but Spanner ignores him and goes straight with Rinne. With a big smile, he hands her the Chemy Card as a present.
Next morning, Houtarou is happily humming as he finishes making his brand-new bento creation. Mama Ichinose tells their regular customers that Houtarou is in a good mood because he’s finally found his Gotcha.
Minato-sensei reveals to Houtarou that he is a teacher at the Alchemist Academy and Rinne is a student. Houtarou says he wants to learn more about the Chemys, so Minato-sensei suggests he become an alchemist.
The Three Dark Sisters are chasing after a mysterious man in order to gain possession of what the man calls a key of hope. As they attack, he is able to use cards to fight back against them and eventually summon SteamLiner on which he hops on to escape to a countryside station.