Episode 8

**"Two ≠ One"** (ふたり≠ひとり) is the eighth episode of the anime of *Migi and Dali*.

## Synopsis

Shocked to discover that Sali's true identity was Dali, Migi flees to Akiyama's house to escape. Dali comes to bring Migi back for revenge, but Migi decides to live freely, not bound by revenge.

## Plot Summary

Shunpei Akiyama brings his dinner tray up to his bedroom, passing by his sister would considers him a nerd to do such. Once the door is closed, Migi (playing the role of Hitori) slithers out from the covers of Shunpei's bed and begins to eat off the tray by putting his face into the food, not using his hands. Dali is seen in the Sonoyama house alone, his hand still with Migi's bite mark.

Shunpei narrates that Hitori has been staying with him for 3 days, and Hitori will not let him call Hitori's parents. Shunpei wonders if Hitori is being abused at the Sonoyama house. Shunpei's sister tells him that someone is at the door for him, and he goes downstairs to find Dali (as Hitori) at the door. Dali tells him that he left out the window and now wants back inside. Before they go into Shunpei's bedroom, Dali asks him to make him some tea. Once in the bedroom alone, Dali talks to Migi, who is hiding in the closet, asking him to help him avenge their mother. Migi prevents Dali from opening the closet door.

When Shunpei returns, he asks Hitori for help with homework. As they are working, Shunpei hears something move in the closet. To prevent him from opening the closet, Dali slaps Shunpei, knocking off his glasses. Shunpei's sister returns to ask about the commotion, and while Shunpei is distracted, Migi grabs Dali and throws him into the closet. Later, Migi is seen riding on the back of Shunpei's bike. Shunpei is in his bird costume and Migi shouts that he is free as Dali watches them ride off. Dali goes to his mother's grave where he promises to avenge her, even if he must do it alone.

At the Somoyama house, Hitori's mother brings out a mosquito costume that she wants her son to wear at the upcoming Halloween party, which features a costume contest. Dali learns that Eiji is usually the winner of the contest every year. Mrs. Sonoyama comments to her son that he is not eating even half of what he normally eats. Dali responds by eating the proportion of food that Hitori usually eats, resulting in him vomiting in the toilet later.

Later, Dali is baking pies and panics when his mother asks him to braid the pie crust since normally he does this with Migi's help. He does braid it but in an unusual pattern. Mr. Sonoyama takes a bath with his son, playing with him with a rubber ducky that shoots water from its eyes. Dali listlessly engages in this play. Mr. Sonoyama demonstrates that by placing a finger to cover up one of the holes, the water is able to shoot out further. This encourages Dali to think that he might be able to accomplish more without Migi.

At the Halloween party, Dali has booby-trapped the contest winner's throne such that whoever sits on the chair will have a large pumpkin crash onto the winner's head. For Dali's presentation at the contest, he dresses in the mosquito costume and uses ketchup as blood to spray onto the audience. Maruta presents in the contest as a beaver. Shunpei and another unknown figure present as birds. Eiji presents to the stage wearing only a brown drape over his clothes and with no expression on his face. Dali, wanting to make sure that Eiji wins the contest, tells the other party goers that Eiji has dressed as a beggar, which prompts them to start throwing coins and money onto the stage. Because his expression remains unmoved, people think that this is because he is staying in character; impressed by this, he gains the most votes to win the contest.

Eiji refuses to accept the title of winner, and so the second place winner is selected to sit on the throne, which is Migi, removing his bird costume. Fearful that Migi will die as a result of the trap he has set, Dali rushes to the stage to protect him. However, Eiji reaches to protect Migi first, and it is on his head that the pumpkin falls. Later, Eiji is seen in the hospital asleep with a bandage over his head as Mrs. Ichijo watches over him. In the final scene, her eyes blanch to manifest her insanity.

## Characters

* Shunpei Akiyama
* Rina Akiyama
* Migi
* Dali
* Youko Sonoyama
* Osamu Sonoyama
* Maruta Tsutsumi
* Eiji Ichijo
* Mrs. Ichijo

## Trivia

* As is revealed in Episode 13, it is by at least this point in the story that the Sonoyamas have discovered that Hitori is being played by two different boys.
* The Japanese translation of the title of the episode is one person ≠ two people