Tomoharu faces the dilemma of making a contract with a demon: if he does not, he may lose his friend Kanade; if he does, he faces the possibility of losing his ghost friend Misao, as well as his very own existence by turning into Asura Cryin' — the biggest threat to mankind according to the student council presidents. The decision is complicated even further, when Tomoharu and friends recover memories from the ominous First World.