It's raining and Belldandy is alone in her room. Keiichi tries to go in but is stopped by Skuld, who worked hard to set up a shield around the room. Later Urd and Skuld question Keiichi about the Recall Notice but he doesn't know the details, only that something was up in Heavens and Kamisama's orders were not to be disobeyed. Urd decides to ask Kamisama directly via  phone  but  is ignored.  Keiichi goes

back outside Belldandy's room and apologizes for his harsh words. He'll says he'll wait for her even if she returns or not.

Morning comes and Belldandy's sisters are looking at the cherry tree containing the Attractor. Skuld is happy that she and Bell can go back to Heaven. Urd berates her for not thinking that her older sister will just remain depressed. Urd explains her plan. The bugs are being attracted by the tree and Belldandy is being recalled because of the system imbalance caused by the bugs. If they shut off the energy attracting bugs, the bugs would disappear and Belldandy wouldn't have to go to heaven. Skuld reminds her that it will take too much energy to break the seal, but then realizes Urd's plan to use an Ultimate Magic Circle. Despite her reservations, Urd convinces Skuld to do  the lengthy  calculations  needed  for the Magic Circle.

Meanwhile Keiichi does all sorts of part-time jobs like window-cleaning and directing traffic. He visits a jewelry store and spots a ring, which brings back a vague memory involving a ring. Back at the temple Urd and Skuld are working on the necessary computations. Even with a computer, two days was cutting it pretty close. Belldandy suddenly comes in and not wanting to be caught red-handed Skuld hits the power button  of  the computer.  Urd  turns her away,

reminding that with only two days left she needs to work on the sweater. The sisters go to resume work but Skuld hit the main power accidentally causing them to lose what was not backed up.

At the tea room Belldandy is knitting a sweater when the phone rings. It's Keiichi and he tells her not to wait for him because he was working late. Bell resumes work on her sweater while Keiichi continues his backbreaking schedule of jobs. It's already morning (around 3:30 am) and Belldandy is still awake, waiting for Keiichi. He comes in but falls asleep on the temple entrance. Urd uses her magic to lift him to his room and sets up a vaporizer to restore a little of his stamina.

Asleep, Keiichi is having a dream. Memorable events of his stay with Belldandy flash by. These include Belldandy stressing the importance of promises, the feeling that he knew Belldandy since childhood, and giving a ring as a present. It's morning when Keiichi wakes up. As he thinks about the the dream he suddenly grabs his head as if hit by a jolt of pain. At the same moment a picture of the couple breaks. In dismay Belldandy realizes that

Keiichi's memory is returning. Later Keiichi leaves but not before dropping a letter at the entrance of Bell's room. She reads the note asking her to wait until tomorrow, when he'll surely bring "it" to her.

With the day of Belldandy's departure nearing the Goddesses are hard at work. Belldandy eventually finishes knitting a sweater while her sisters finish the calculations for the Magic Circle. Skuld is worried about Belldandy finding out but Urd reminds her that it's for her older sister's sake. Having finished Keiichi's farewell present, Belldandy begins using her powers to make the things connected

to her vanish. She looks over a picture album lovingly, reminiscing the memories of her and Keiichi together. The memories bring a torrent of tears and Bell despairs over her fate, over the nine months of memories she wouldn't be able to take back with her. Finally she summons enough courage and with shaking hands, starts erasing herself from the pictures. Elsewhere Keiichi is taking a break. There's only one job left and in his mind asks Belldandy to wait a little while longer.

It's Christmas Eve, the day when Belldandy needs to go back to Heaven. She drops her hand-knitted sweater as a present in Keiichi's room and asks Kamisama to forgive her for the single reminder. With 20 minutes left she waits in the tea room. Meanwhile at the jewelry shop Keiichi bangs at the door and the saleslady informs him that the store opens at 10 o`clock. Keiichi ignores her and goes straight to the display. Relieved that the ring is still there he buys the 58,000 yen ring. Keiichi's in such a hurry that he rushes off without getting the change.

Back at the temple, the clock strikes 10 and Belldandy changes into her goddess uniform. She goes outside and finds her sisters finishing the magic circle. Belldandy scolds them saying that they'll both get punished. All will be fine once she alone returns, for it is her sin. Keiichi comes running into the temple and reaches Belldandy in time. They're both glad to see each other, and forgetting the effects of the bug port, run toward each other. An explosion forces them apart and immediately a gate forms at Belldandy's feet. Keiichi rushes forward only to be pushed back by the gate. It powers up and shining with magical light forms an expanding barrier. With both arms outstretched they try to touch but the gate hurls Keiichi back. He tries to reach out again, saying that he made a promise. He did not forget and finally he can give it to her. In the palm of Keiichi's outstretched hand is the ring he bought. With it, he  can  finally  fulfill  his  promise. Belldandy

tells Keiichi that she had not forgotten either and that she promised twice. The gate finally draws Belldandy to the heavens and with a last effort Keiichi tries to hand the ring to Belldandy. However the gate forces him back again. As Belldandy ascends she pleads at Kamisama to let her stay by Keiichi's side even at the cost of giving up her goddess qualifications, even at the cost of banishment from Heaven. The plea seems to fall on deaf ears. Meanwhile Urd and Skuld have not been idle. Skuld finally completes the magic circle and Urd starts it up. The Magic Circle unleashes an enormous surge of energy that fills the entire place with blinding light.

The Goddesses lie on the smoking ground, knocked down by the Magic Circle's energy. Urd notes that the Gate has vanished and wakes Skuld up. Belldandy rises and in dismay looks for Keiichi. She gives a great wail of despair as she sees him motionless and unconscious. Urd says Keiichi is not dead but his psyche is buried in its own depths and if this continues, he cannot be considered alive. Belldandy decides to go and bring  him  back. Skuld  objects because of  the

danger to her sister but Urd quiets her down. The more mature goddess knows that it would be useless to try and stop Belldandy anyway. Bell places her forehead on Keiichi's and merges her consciousness with his.

Keiichi's memories play back. He's a small kid again and he sees a red beam of light from the heavens, ending at the forest. He runs to the soft, warm light and sees a small girl descending. She introduces herself as Belldandy and finds it mysterious that a human should be able to see that light. Keiichi never questioned the encounter since Belldandy was as natural as the wind. The two become good friends and a week of  that  summer  was as  fulfilling  as a

year, but seemed as short as a day. During a fair at the temple grounds Belldandy becomes fascinated by some rings. Keiichi wants to buy her one but he doesn't have enough money. He asks her to come tomorrow and asks for a promise. Belldandy agrees and she crosses small fingers with Keiichi (yubikiri). Unfortunately this  promise  no  matter  how  small was  forbidden because  it was  as valid as a

contract. As punishment Belldandy had to erase Keiichi's memory herself or be eliminated for violating regulations. While looking for Belldandy with a ring in his hand, Keiichi overhears this and voluntarily submits himself. He promises to remember Belldandy if they meet again. Belldandy cannot promise Keiichi but she prayed strongly that once she had her qualifications, she'd meet him again. He fulfilled his promise by remembering what was sealed away but this memory was fated to disappear again...

Keiichi finally stirs and wakes up. He remembers the Recall Notice and Belldandy explains that the gate is gone but will be back soon. Suddenly a bolt of light from the heavens hits the ground and leaves an inscription. Urd reads it and says that what was sealed away was eliminated and thus the Recall Notice is invalidated. Furthermore, for unauthorized use of the Magic Circle, Urd's license was to be suspended for 30 days. Finally until the bug problem was solved, Skuld's license is modified to Surface World trainee. Keiichi notices the ring lying on the ground and slips it on Belldandy's ring finger, to her obvious delight. Keiichi mentions that he thought he wouldn't be able to keep his promise...then wonders what he was talking about. With a finger on his lips, Belldandy tells Keiichi he's already fulfilled his promise. She plants a kiss on his cheek and greets him Merry Christmas.