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Episode 10 is pretty much a bridging episode... leading us into the endgame.

Spoiler:

Aftermath of Ep9 - both Suiseiseki and Suigintou lunging for Souseiseki's Rosa Mystica but Gin takes it, absorbing it into herself. After some exchange of words Gin launches a wave of feathers at Shinku, some of which penetrate Shinku's barrier and cut her. Barasuishou advances on Shinku and co, saying they are weak but suddenly another wave of feathers rains down on all of them. Gin leaves, saying she won't act as Bara wants. The Laplace Demon appears and gives Shinku and co the chance to escape.

Souseiseki's 'funeral' - the dolls say their goodbyes to Souseiseki, closing her box. Jun attempts to ask Enju to repair Sou but Enju tells him even repaired the soul will not return.

Suigintou and Megu - Gin places Sou's Rosa Mystica into Megu's ring and it begins to glow. Bara appears and tells her that won't be enough, she needs all of them to save Megu. Gin says then she'll need Bara's as well but at that moment Megu wakes up. Bara retreats. Megu admires the glowing ring and say she likes it. Gin remarks that Megu is smiling and Megu thinks its because of the ring...

Hinaichigo's 'death' - Hina faints. Shinku tells Jun that she expected this to happen someday. Having been defeated Hina was not supposed to be left in the game. It was only Shinku's providing her with power that kept her alive. But now with Souseiseki's Rosa Mystica taken, Father will not allow this to continue. Hina is sent to spend her last moments with Tomoe... When Hina stops moving her Rosa Mystica appears in her N-field, and goes into Shinku...

Revelations - Shinku, Suiseiseki and Kanaria are warped from Hina's N-field to the dollshop where they meet a surprised Jun who had gone there himself earlier. Shopkeeper appears and repeats the same line the Laplace Demon said to Shinku in ep1 and turns into the Demon. Barasuishou also reveals herself and says the birth of Alice is soon at hand then turns and addresses 'Father'. Enju himself steps out at that, and Shinku also calls him 'Father'. 'Father smiles... eeriely.
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It appears my (by now long deleted) suspicion about the shopkeeper being the Laplace Demon was true after all. And this ep seems to point even more in the 'Father' is a 'bastard' direction...