As Yuki window-shops, an antique coffee grinder catches her eye. It would make a lovely addition to her café, but she can barely afford the beans, let alone the grinder. Yuki tries to walk away, but she doesn't have the willpower. She turns around to pick up her latest purchase. Walking into the store is easy. Asking the price is the hard part. But the elderly shopkeeper stuns her by saying he isn't interested in money. For this generosity, he wants only one thing in return: her life. The shopkeeper reveals himself to be a Lucifer Hawk, and he has orders from Rally's sister Rosa to exterminate the AMP, one member at a time. The battle ends in a standstill with Yuki unconscious and on the grass in a park far from the antique shop. There's definitely something strange going on. After she wakes up and picks up a newspaper, Yuki figures it out.