As you sow, so shall you reap.

As you sow, so shall you reap. (蒔いた種は自分で刈り取るべし., Maita tane wa jibun de karitorubeshi) is the 22nd episode of the first season of The Ancient Magus Bride anime.

Synopsis
Accepting Joseph's deal to have her cursed arm transferred to him, Chise trades her left eye with his. By doing this, Joseph puts Chise in a deep sleep to have her avoid waking up as her curse transfers over to him. During this time, Chise relives the moments when she was still with her family until the day it all fell apart.

Summary
Chise checks on Stella's condition, who was teleported to Joseph's hideout with her, and learns that she's still alive. Joseph calls Chise from another room, reveals that a caged dragon there is fine, and reminds Chise of her situation. Furthermore, Joseph offers to take Chise's cursed arm by exchanging their left eyes; with little hesitation, Chise accepts the offer, and Joseph does the painful transfer.

After this is finished, Joseph casts a spell on Chise, making her have a dream where she relives past events. She first wakes up in her apartment back in Japan when she was young, encountering both her mother, father, and brother while she's there. Chise watches her younger self eat dinner with her family, accompanied by several other interactions with each other throughout their daily lives. Sitting in a corner and thinking that Joseph did this to keep her from awakening, a "fragment" of him appears before her. This fragment of Joseph gives Chise more questions than answers before disappearing, followed by her brother's screams as he wakes up. Her father offers to take care of him, only to have him take Fumiki and leave the apartment after seeing a strange creature by the windows.

After that, Chise's mother struggles between jobs now that her husband and son are gone. She's also forced to protect Chise from harm all the while this is happening. As time goes on, this stress takes a toll on her, and she eventually tries to strangle Chise after hearing voices inside her head telling her that she's better off without Chise. But as she can't go through with it, Chika commits suicide in front of her daughter, leaving the present Chise upset. The memory of her mother appears before Chise and wishes her dead, but Chise questions her "mother" and comes to terms with her. Refusing to forgive her, yet says thank you nonetheless, her mother disappears, and the fragmented piece of Joseph returns. Chise asks him what he wants, and after revealing what it is, she accepts the fragmented piece of Joseph, causing her to wake up and turn the tables on the bewildered Joseph.

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