[Buckeye]

One more flash of history, and this time it is a conquest from a long time ago. Back to the present, the kids are going on a camping trip, and canoeing down the river, and going stargazing at night. Next day, they continue their trip to catch some spirit called the Minoshiro. Except that it is not the real one. Thanks to Saki's special glasses that she uses because of her sensitivity to light, she is able to pluck away at its defense system.

Really nice episode there, and at the very least no students disappear in this episode, instead focusing on the five children as a group doing a summer vacation assignment. The whole trip is great, and the episode ends with the encounter with that spirit, setting the stage up for big things to happen when the next episode comes.