Zetsuen no Tempest - ep22

Things start off with how Mahiro and Yoshino first met Aika, the from there it transitions into Hakaze conveying what her trip revealed. Initially she was expecting them to get angry and to ultimately blame her for Aika's death. However they reasonable accept the truth, that in the end it was Aika's decision and she believe that she did the right thing. Although Hanemura can't stand the way that they are acting, it clear that they are trying to hold everything in and he feels that this isn't right. This leads into throwing Mahiro over the couch, which sends him flying. Then when Yoshino approaches Hanemura about what he's done, Hanemura strikes Yoshino with a strong uppercut that sends him into a window which he almost falls through. This snaps them out of their depression, although it turns out that Manemura almost killed Yoshino. Then Mahiro reminds Hanemura that nothing is over as long as Genesis still exists, that he is going to be the one on the front lines. That from his performance earlier Mahiro will not allow for him to say that he can't do it, so ironically Hanemura dug his own grave.

This leads into to planning on how they are going to deal with this final battle. It seems that in the end the world has decide to side with Genesis once the giant pillar appeared, however according to Aika this pillar is the heart of Genesis. That once it appears there is only a few more years before the world resets it self once again. In the end the world has made a foolish decision to protect it's destroyer. Even though they will be destroying to pillar for the good of this world, it also doesn't change the fact that the world will see them as their enemy. That it appears that destroying the pillar is not enough that they must also consider the back lash they will face in the aftermath because they won't be see as heroes. This means that they must make sure that as few people as possible are hurt when they do destroy the tree. Although in it's destruction Mahiro and Yoshino will final get the closure that they sot for so long and get to hear Aika last words what every they might be, and this will allow the to final move forward.