"Well , Nanako. they will stay with Onii-chan for a while. Sorry for a sudden. I have no chance to inform uncle" Yu explain to his lil sister , that he have 2 friends from the city who want to stay in Inaba for a while.
"Um! It's OK" Nanako answer with smile. Since more people in the house is more lively. And she know that her brother's friend is a good guy too.
"Onii-chan have to make something for them , do you have anything in a fridge?"
"Yup , since we know you will come , Nanako bought a lot of your favorite"
"You are so reliable , Nanako" Yu praise the girl and pat her head. She's seem really cheer up right now.

"Oh , I can't believe, you have such an adorable , princess like her , Yu" Ryoji smile "My name is Mochizuki Ryoji , nice to meet you Nanako-chan"
"Arisato Minato , nice to meet you"
"heh heh , I'm Dojima Nanako , nice to meet you too , Ryoji-niichan , Minato-niichan." She let out a bright smile.

It's seem that she feel more relieve about Dojima by now , since doctor said it's not anything crucial , he's just sleeping. And they will find some way to do something about it. And yet the house is full with people , so it's lively again.

"But dad won't be here for a while…"
"Don't worry , the doctor will cure him , and we can go visited him together , OK?"
"Um!"
"Sorry to keep you up so late , you can go to sleep. Onii-chan will take care with the food and dish washing today."
"But , Nanako want to help too"
"You have to get a good sleep , so tomorrow you will be able to meet my friends"
"Umm...OK , then...good night Onii-chan!" She hug him and give him a little smooch. She wave her hand to Minato and Ryoji and then walk back to her room.

"She's….so adorable"
"Knock it off Ryoji , or you want to be killed?" Minato step on Ryoji's foot , and point his finger to Yu.
"Thanks for warning him ," Yu smile , but Ryoji can sense the sister-complex aura around him.
"Well….he's always like this" Minato let out a sigh.
"You can't killed me, cause I'm Death" Ryoji shrug
"So...you are DEAD for sure , if you ever speak to Nanako-chan in that intimated way again" Yu crack his finger. Ryoji raise his hand as he surrender.
"Heh heh , I'm just kidding"
Yu still stared at Ryoji , while taking of his coat , and put on the apron as he prepared the late-dinner.

"Umm...interesting . so you got your persona from getting inside the TV , and claimed your shadow self..." Yu mumble while chewing his 5th bowl of rice. "Plus the midnight channel , and murderstuff…"
"Err….You sure eat a lot…" Yu sweat. The rice nearly run out since he cook for only 3 person.
"Well , It's his usual after all" Ryoji laugh
"What!?" If he keep eating like this , Yu won't be able to take care of him , since he don't want to bother Dojima that much
"Don't worry , I will take part-time job"
Yu sigh a bit
"But it's sound so awful , shooting your own head to called your persona…" Yu gulp
"Anyway , about the situation…" Minato said

"It's sound like an eternal sleep…"Ryoji seems to have some clue
"Eternal sleep? , isn't it sound familiar to you? Since Death and Sleep is relate some how…" Minato ask , Ryoji scratch his head "Well…I have a feeling that it does , but...I still have no idea…It's stuck in my head , I think I know it but..." Ryoji sigh "I'm sorry"
"It's ok" Yu said. "Ha….thanks for the food…" Yu collecting the plate and emty dish , but Minato carry his own tower of dish "Let me help"
"Thanks"
"Can I watch TV?" Ryoji lie down on the floor
"No…" Minato's word is absolute , Ryoji sigh and helping them washing the dish
"Isn't the moon look beutiful tonight?" Yu said while arange the dish back in the cupboard.

"The moon…" This word click something in Minato's mind. He sure that the dark hours is already over. But he still have some bad feeling about the moon. Minato look at the clock. It's 11:55 pm by now.
"Yu , I told you about dark hour already...but I haven't told you about the moon…"
"The moon?"
"Every full moon night , the special Shadow come out of Tartarus"
"Spacial Shadow?"
"Well , we call it Full moon operation. We already defeated all 12 shadows which appear on the fullmoon night but….I still have a bad feeling on a fullmoon night like this" Minato press his hand on his chest , and Yu hope that Minato's feeling is wrong. He also hope that the Midnight channel is gone…anyway , today's not raining. So not much to expected.

The full moon outside , and the time is nearly midnight.
Both Minato and Yu stared at the clock by their instinc.
And then the time has come , the 12:00 pm

And as Minato's afraid. Suddenly their surrounding changed into a disgusting greenish. The moon become awefully big , and the tension in the air is thick.
"The dark hours….why…" Minato bit his lips. Why this still happend? Isn't he sacrifice his own life to prevent it to happend again? Or because He's come out of the seal?

Minato open his mouth , try to say something , but then collapse on the floor.
"Minato!?" Yu shout in panic
"Argh!? someone….someone calling me!" Ryoji also suddenly scream in pain , collapse on his knee , try to cover his ear like some strange sound attacking his mind.
"Ryoji! Pull yourself together!" Yu rush to Ryoji's side. He also worry about Minato , who seem's like went back to his slumber as same as the first time he met him.
"Argh! Dammit!"Ryoji cried.

"Onii-chan? What's happen?"
This voice shocked Yu , since he notice that Nanako's wake up , but If he recall it correctly , she's not suppose to be able to active during this hour!?
"Nanako!?"
She rubbed her eyes , like she just wake up because of something , and then she seems to realize something wrong in the house. Yu rush to her side. Nanako look around with fear. Then she ran to her brother.

"Onii-chan , What happend?" Her voice's shaking , Yu try to comfort her. "Nanako , It's OK , I'm here. I'll protect you whatever happen"
"Onii-chan , I'm scared" She buried her face in his chest.

"Arghhh!" Ryoji cry in pain
Now things seems to be in very serious state , Minato's collapse , Ryoji's in pain , Nanako's active during Dark Hour , and he can't do anything , He don't understand anything about this at all!?

"Stop calling me!"
"Is my voice's that painful to you brother?"
Finally , the voice in Ryoji's head reveal it self to the wild card wielder.
"Who's your brother , and who give you the permission to speak in people's head!?"Ryoji try hard to speak.

Suddenly , the black TV screen began to flash out. It's still not raining , so why the midnight channle active!?

On the screen , it show the picture of 3 people , It's look like the happy family with father mother and the lovely daughter , holding hand while walking along the river which look really familiar to Yu.

"Isn't it...Semagawa flood plain?"
"Mom? is it Mom!?" Suddenly , Nanako speak out in shocked. One the screen , it's finally close up to those 3 , it's appear to be Nanako , Dojima , and another woman , who Nanako call her "Mother"!

And Yu can remember that women on screen , she's definately Dojima's wife!

But Why! And How!?

"Isn't the dream's a wonderful thing?"

The same voice from TV speaking

"You can do what ever you want in your dream ,no need to face to horrible true. It's where you feel no pain , no dissappointment , and the wish you always desire"

"Who are you!? And Why midnight channel still here!"Yu scream , He don't understand.

"Why don't you lie down , close your eyes , and travel into the endless dream? Where you can be at peace"

The voice seems not to answer anything. And then the TV screen shut it self down.

But the dark hours still here with the creepy surrounding. Nanako sniff , she's very scared with what happend don't know how to explain it to Nanako , he don't understand it himself either.

Ryoji seems to be recover
"Ryoji , what happend o Minato!?" Yu realise that. Thanatos in it's human form check on his master.
"He's sleeping...It's odd. It's like his mind went back to the seal.
"What!? My seal doesn't working!?"
"Argh….It's not permanently...don't worry. I think he will be back after the dark hour."

But suddenly , Ryoji turn to the door , he seems caution than ever.

"It's coming…" He mumble
"What , what's coming?" Yu also feel worry. Since the only thing that active during this time according to Minato's information of the dark hour.
Then Ryoji's word confirm his worry.

"The Shadow is coming"