Episode 5

Day of Fate (お迎えの日,) is the fifth episode of the Heavenly Delusion anime series. It was aired on April 29, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks.

Summary
Maru gets into a fight with a group of thugs and ably defends himself. He tells Kiruko that he was born the same year as the Great Disaster and grew up in an orphanage, but the children were dispersed when he was seven. He survived gangs until he was about ten when Mikura took him in. Later, after Kiruko sells some books to buy a map, Maru explains the War Collapse Theory to Kiruko. A passenger from the ferry approaches Maru and Kiruko seeking protection for himself and his "cargo" until he reaches the doctor at the Immortal Order, who can grant humans eternal life by transplanting parts of a man-eater into them. However, the flesh has degraded, so Maru and Kiruko head for a zone shown on their map indicating clean water. Meanwhile, in Heaven, Tarao dies from his disease and the Director is frustrated that there is no cure, insisting that one must be found before the upcoming Day of Fate. However, following the cremation of Tarao's body, the medical team find what looks like a large bug in the ashes.