Episode 6

The sixth episode of the Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun anime.

Synopsis
After the confession tree and the conflict with Teru, Nene and Kou want to find out Hanako-kun's secret. They entered the fifth School Mystery, "The 4PM Bookstacks". Inside the archive lines up books of the past and future of all the people involved with the school. While looking for Hanako-kun's book, Nene stumbles upon her own book....

Funimation Description: In search of Hanako's secrets, Nene and Kou enter the fifth Wonder, the 4 O'clock Library. It's books contain the past and future of every student their school has ever had, but some knowledge comes at a price.

Summary
Both Kou and Nene are in the academy's library after school, looking through the bookshelves. Nene briefly apologizes for dragging Kou along, to which he reassures her that he is willing to go through treacherous terrain just for her. In addition, he is also interested in researching about Hanako-kun, but when Nene implies that it was because he wanted to exorcise him, but Kou hesitates. He recalls Teru telling him there are no good apparitions, and he realizes he doesn't know much about Hanako-kun, which dissuades him from exorcising just because he's an apparition.

Nene then encourages Kou that they will still be part of the same goal to learn more about Hanako-kun, which figuratively shoots an arrow into Kou's heart. Nene becomes confused by Kou's stunned behavior before witnessing a lone butterfly flying past them. The butterfly then lands on a violet book with spiderweb designs on its bind, and as Nene reaches out to touch it, a sudden explosion of dust occurs. Kou quickly rushes over, and the two now see an old door in front of them.

Nene opens the door, with Kou standing behind her, as they see a long, dimly-lit hallway with a domed ceiling, lanterns, and a multitude of cobwebs. Nene gasps in awe, while Kou notes this is another Boundary and assures that they should be cautious. While Nene realizes how dark it was, one of the Mokke holds out a lantern to her for convenience, to which she gratefully accepts. Walking through the hallway, she recalls that white books were for the living while black books are for those who have died, but no red books were found. Kou notes that Hanako-kun's book must be black.

The same butterfly then flutters near them, directing Nene's attention until she quickly follows after it, startling Kou. It finally lands on a white book, and as Nene lifts up the lantern to see it, it shows her name escribed in the bind. Kou supports the ladder as Nene climbs up to reach the book, before averting his gaze away from her skirt. Nene notes that everything she has done at the school must be written inside the book, and she opens it to reveal herself writing a poem after experiencing the first time Hanako-kun took off his hat. Embarrassingly, she shuts the book quickly, prompting Kou to ask how was it. She stutters out a response that the rumors were true, but she resolves to learn more if she reads the future section. Turning over a page, she meets a red divider reading, future. She becomes a bit nervous at the thought of reading the future, and after she turns a page, the book starts to become red. She suddenly finds out that she will go on her first-ever date at the food stalls, causing her to create several questions, until she becomes deflated when seeing her ankles were the conclusion. Recovering from her brief gloom, she turns another page to find out that she will learn about Hanako-kun's true identity. More red droplets spill onto her skirt, as she gasps when the book is now-dyed red. She still wants to learn more about Hanako-kun, and she hesitantly decides to take another peek. The red droplets now spill onto Kou's cheek, and a flurry of butterflies emerge from the puddles of water. Before they know it, a large, shadow-like creature holding a resemblance to Nene opens its mouth over her head. Kou then rescues Nene, leaving the creature to chomp on the ladder instead. Nene then becomes disturbed by the creature, and Kou attempts to attack it, before noticing his staff no longer works due to Hanako-kun's seal. The two are left discouraged, with Kou angrily calling out on Hanako-kun, until he makes a sudden appearance. The creature then spews out a flurry of butterflies, before its head is cleanly sliced by Hanako-kun's knife, ultimately defeating it.

The ominous atmosphere disappears, with Hanako-kun playfully greeting the two. He then shoves between Kou and Nene, pushing both of them to the side. When Kou becomes confused, Hanako-kun cheerfully says Nothing~ while protectively hugging Nene. A stranger comes into the scene, asking what they were doing here in a raspy voice. Nene recognizes him as their teacher, and as he kneels down to pick up a book, another shadowy creature resembling Kou appears behind him. Before it could touch him, a dark appendage strikes and slams its head down to the floor, emerging as butterflies and a dark, purple goop. The stranger's voice then turns dark and ominous, before adding to his dislike of kids. His hands then grab onto Kou and Nene, holding them up mid-air. He inquires if they had read the future, until a butterfly flutters near his face, before getting swallowed in a single gulp. Before he could continue intimidating them, Hanako-kun taps on him to stop teasing them. The stranger complies, dropping Kou and Nene due to No.7's orders.

He then retrieves his pipe from under his jacket, as Hanako-kun introduces him as Tsuchigomori, No.5 of the School Wonders and manager of the 4PM Bookstacks. Both Nene and Kou are in awe that a teacher is a School Wonder, with Tsuchigomori explaining it's important to spread your own rumors as an apparition. He also notes that some of their friends might not be human either, with Nene inquiring if that would be dangerous, until Hanako-kun states that's why they're here: to maintain the balance between supernaturals and humans.

Characters

 * Yashiro Nene
 * Hanako
 * Minamoto Kou
 * Tsuchigomori
 * Yako
 * Mokke