"Okay, so now, it seems we are in some kind of jungle." Maiko said.
"Obvious sign probably would've been the cobwebs scattered around." Tsubaki said. "There are probably going to be a lot of bugs swarming around."
"Wait, what? What do you have against bugs?" David asked.
"Nothing against Sectonia, Gonta or Koda, but… They're icky, slimy, and just plain creepy. They show up and get practically everywhere." Tsubaki said.
"Wow… For some reason, we are so glad Sectonia, Gonta and Koda aren't here to hear you say that." Eri said.
"Yeah, especially Gonta. Trust me, his Insect Meet and Greets aren't exactly a walk in the park. But I don't mind it, though." David said.
"It's purely subjective. You can't expect everyone to accept your views right away. Sometimes it just takes time." Kasumi said.
"Unfortunately. Not everyone likes bugs. In fact, entomophobia is one of the most common phobias known to man. People that don't have it are very few." Kita said.
"Yes, but that doesn't mean that all insects are scary. In fact, some of them are actually a lot more radiant than perceived once you take the time to give them a chance." Rankira said.
"Which, unfortunately, not a lot of people do." Naomi said. "Such a sad truth, but that's just the way life goes."
"Yeah, such a sad, sad truth…" David said.
The class reaches the end of the zone where they see a vision of a girl by the name of Yuri Brand, who was fascinated by bugs. However, every time she expresses it in front of her peers, they get scared and make an effort to stay away from her. All alone with no one to share them with, she finds herself metaphorically wrapped in her own cocoon. She emerged as an insect-like figure with sickles for hands.
"Yeesh. She looks like Lurantis on a bad grooming day." David said.
"More like if Sectonia's old body and Scyther had a kid...only ugly." Naomi said.
"Hey, let's not draw conclusions here!" David said, blushing heavily.
"Is this what she believes everyone sees her as?" Maiko asked.
"Perhaps so. When a heart falls into despair, it has a tendency to mess with one's perception of the world around them." Balan said.
"You won't believe how often we've seen that happen. Come on. We've got some exterminating to do." Sachiko said.
The group battles it out with a transformed Yuri before she explodes in a flash of light.
"Phew… That was quite a ride." Yuri said.
"I'll say. You nearly had us there." David said. "So, do you get where we were going?"
"Yes. I was being a little forceful. But I can't help it! I just wanted someone to share my love of bugs with." Yuri said.
"Look, no one's saying there's anything wrong with that. But if you get too forceful about it, you'll end up driving them away altogether." David said.
"Yes. I realize that now." Yuri said.
"Besides, not all bugs are scary. You just need to give them time to get used to them. Everything takes time, after all." Kazuma said.
"Like a caterpillar turning into a butterfly." Yuri said with a giggle. "I'll admit, that was a good one. Thank you so much." With this in mind, Yuri breaks free from her webbing and sprouts butterfly wings before they faded. She showed a few classmates an exhibit where they all witnessed a butterfly emerging from the cocoon. The butterfly flies out and around as she and a few of her friends re-affirm her passion for bugs.
"Now that was a true beauty in its finest. A prime example of growth, if I say so myself." Balan said.
"Darn tooting. Isn't that kind of a metaphor on life in general, when one thinks about it?" David asked.
"In a lot of ways, yes." Balan said. "Life is about constant evolution, whether it's physically, mentally, emotionally, or any combination of the three. As you progress through life, your perceptions start to change around the experiences you learn."
"That is so, so true." Kita said. "And it's through those experiences that you feel your own purpose in life."
"Such is the case as we go through other worlds as well. As we shift from world to world, we learn and experience new things and we ourselves change in turn from them." David said.
"Exactly. This is a lesson that cannot be taught, but learned for yourselves, and I say you all are learning this lesson very well." Balan said.