Araragi and Hitagi got married one year after Hitagi came home again and started a local branch of the company she works for in their town. While the local branch was being constructed, Araragi's off-shore assignment was postponed. Hitagi & he both decided that they should get a house of their own so they got a joint house loan payable for 10 years.

Things started OK but as days goes by, Hitagi noticed that Araragi had no time for her at all because he always focus his attention to Shinobu. It was always the usual. She wakes up early to prepare breakfast for the three of them. Araragi & Shinobu go ahead of her using their car. Hitagi is the one who washes the dishes and cleans up before she leaves. She has to go home early because she needs to do the shopping and cooking.

At diner, Araragi & Shinobu always talk about what happened in work and Hitagi could not relate because she does not know anything about oddities and other stuff. When it is time for her to talk, both of them could not follow because her job is rather complex. Shinobu can somehow relate using the things she learned from the past but Araragi could not really follow and just watches the two of them chat. That is not what Hitagi wants at all. She wants to talk to Araragi and not Shinobu. Araragi is just dense to realize this.

One month, two months and three months have passed and there is still no change. One day, Hitagi was really hyped because it is their wedding anniversary. She was going to remind Araragi about it. As she was about to tell it to him, he said to her that Shinobu & him will be out for two days because of a job. He said that he did everything he could to reason out but there was nobody else available to fill for it. He kissed her in the cheek and the Shinobu and he left. All that she could say is good luck and she allowed them to leave.

After the two of them left, Hitagi cried so hard but not a sound came out of it because she could not even breathe normally due to the heaviness of her chest. Then she made a wish that all those sad feelings she have would go away. Out of the thin air, the crab god came out and said

- I will grant your wish.

- I would not allow you to do it again.

- But you have no choice. I'm the only one who could give you peace.

(Hitagi was really broken inside so she gave in the temptation)

- OK but on one condition. You would not take something that I want to keep.

- That sounds reasonable. I will grant it and take something you do not want.

(Without saying what he will take, he entered into her)

On the instant, she felt relieved as if all her burden were lifted from her. Then she went to the bathroom to use the weighting scale to check her weight. It seems that it is all good because it was normal. Two days later, Shinobu & Araragi came back and Hitagi greeted them happily. Araragi asked

- Why are you in high spirit?

- That is a secret!