The story ends with Rudeus on his deathbed, passing away surrounded by family, and meeting Hitogami one last time. Hitogami tried to scare him, but his provocations do nothing. Rudeus is dead, and there’s literally nothing he can do anymore. It’s all up to his kids from here on out. Hitogami falls to his knees, crying about how he doesn’t want to get sealed away, presumably forever, trapped in a dimension alone, where he can’t even scry the human world anymore. Rudeus pats him on the back and wishes him good luck before fading into oblivion.