According to industry rumors,
Megamass wasn't able to remove the Imago function,
so they reformatted the Space instead.
You don't have to destroy this world.
Someone expressed this wish...
desperately.
That's why I was born.
This world,
these feelings...
I have to protect them forever.
Take this!
Amasawa, this way!
The format initiated by Cybermanagement...
as a compulsory emergency measure
does not guarantee the safety even of personal data.
Please wait for instructions at home, or refrain from using your glasses.
At present, usage is restricted.
Please try again later.
Damn... compulsory measures.
Please remove your glasses.
How could they just turn it off so suddenly?!
If only I could find that cyberbody...
But who leaked the info to Yuko?
It's here!
That's...
the new type of Satchii recently announced?
Oh no...
You're hurt!
Please,
come in.
Amasawa,
were you crying?
Anyway, let's go treat your injury.
That time...
That time I first met you...
Sorry for cheating you.
Ah, about Densuke?
How's the dog doing?
Is he all right?
Yeah, he's fine.
I needed the Illegal that was inside him.
You wanted the kirabug...
in order to bring your brother back?
Exactly...
Sorry. I said too much.
I'll go get the first-aid kit.
But...
Everything was useless.
I'm...
of no use to anybody...
I can't help with anything...
I'm a total failure.
Sorry...
Brother...
I...
I wanted to help you...
so that one day...
But despite this...
Amasawa!
What's happened?
Does it hurt?
If...
If you feel like it, tell me everything.
If you speak to someone, maybe you'll feel better.
I thought about when you helped me save Haraken.
The rumors everyone's repeating are all false.
About Kanna...
About you summoning that Null Illegal...
They're all lies, aren't they?
Let's correct everyone's misunderstandings.
Do you remember?
What you told me at the shoe storage area back then.
I was irritated.
But I started to think about it all the time.
I want to be your friend.
And I'm not saying that thoughtlessly.
No matter what kind of secret you have,
I'll accept it, and I won't run away.
It's not a big deal...
I see.
If...
If you feel like it,
tell me everything.
That little thing,
is it your pet?
It's not my pet.
It's injured!
I still have a healing metatag!
You can't cure it.
I mean...
this isn't like an ordinary pet.
Is that so?
The total format initiated by Cybermanagement
will last another few hours.
I guess it will last a while longer...
I'll go outside to have a look.
I'm sorry.
If you got this far, it means you made a big effort.
Does it hurt?
For now, this is all I can do.
Encode girl...
Can you cure Densuke with an encode?
Is this the same dog as last time?
He protected me from the monsters.
Was he attacked by the Null?
So,
can you cure him?
An ordinary pet is supposed to autorestore.
It says he's gonna die!
So, can you cure him?
Your encode can do everything, can't it?
With my encode,
ordinary pets...
can't be cured.
I can't...
I can't do a thing.
Neither cure a pet...
nor save my brother...
Okay, I got it!
I got it, so now shut up!
Poop...
I'll try.
Don't cry!
Be quiet. This is to make the treatment easier.
Amasawa!
What are you doing in this room?
Kyoko! What are you doing?
I lied to you.
It's too late for this dog.
What do you mean?
Didn't you know?
Kyoko, what happened to Densuke?
Densuke is about to die!
These are typical injuries caused by an Illegal.
But that's...!
But Granny said he'd get better right away!
Calm down!
This is nothing but a notice from the pet company
based on its life data.
If we restore it in detail,
this notice may be rescinded.
Really?!
Yes.
I'll try.
This house... Could it be...
How unfortunate...
That Yuko.
Of all places, she took refuge here.
As I thought!
Takeru! You're there, aren't you?
Why did you do all this?
Was it you who told Yuko about Nobuhiko?
The Megamass people told me to do it.
They threatened to prosecute
you and Yuko if I didn't!
What nonsense...
They'll be the ones in trouble if these matters become public.
I did...
I did it all for your sake!
Brother! Let's stop now!
I'm with you, you know!
Why do you need to use that girl?!
It's because you don't have the Imago.
Got that?
In order to open the passage, we need Yuko.
But,
there are no kirabugs left.
We collected them patiently from modified Illegals.
That girl...
We still have some ways to succeed.
Don't do anything reckless.
Just do as I say.
It's for Dad.
Brother...
If only we could find that cyberbody...
Is this dog precious to you?
He's always been with me.
He's part of my family.
Family...
I've been looking for my brother
all this time.
My brother is very kind.
We got along very well.
We were...
Yes, I think we were happy,
when my brother and I lived together.
But,
there was no such thing as a link to my brother.
From the beginning.
Your brother, Nobuhiko Amasawa,
died some years ago.
What?
Wait...
Last time I couldn't tell you, but...
In the past, I happened to meet someone called 4-4-2-3.
That time I got lost with Densuke...
And then, in dreams.
Dreams?
When I fall asleep with my glasses on,
I sometimes hear a voice...
claiming that its name is 4-4-2-3.
But it's just in my dreams, you know.
Go on!
What did he say?
You mustn't come here.
That path is wrong!
With the glasses on...
A dream...
Don't tell me...!
Do you remember if this dog was with you every time you had those dreams?
He was indeed there.
But how can this be?
Maybe
this pet...
The people at the head office said,
"If other people die,
we can't cover for you anymore."
It was just a bluff.
They don't have any real knowledge about kirabugs.
Neither do I.
Brother,
what are kirabugs, really?
There was an experiment once.
In that moment, some cursed creatures were born.
In the Coil Domain, for instance.
Those creatures remained linked to the Coil Domain and thus to Cyberspace,
and tried to survive.
Those creatures...
Yes,
they are Michiko.
After the Coil company collapsed,
Megamass formatted the Coil Domain several times,
but it didn't succeed in eliminating them.
The kirabugs are nothing more than fragments of abnormal Space born at that time.
Is Miss Michiko
still alive?
Nobody knows.
Nobody.
As I thought, this is not an ordinary pet.
What do you mean?
Perhaps,
he's been modified,
just like my mojos.
This is...
Could it be...?
It replies to a ping.
But...
It disappears.
Maybe the key doesn't fit the lock?
What is this?
This dog can't be treated with an ordinary cure.
This collar is actually blocking everything.
That's why I didn't notice it the other time.
This collar is an elaborate modification.
It's compatible with this like the other pets.
An elaborate modification?
Yes.
But why is it here?
Who gave you this dog?
My Grandpa.
Where is that guy?
Bring him here at once!
He passed away.
Five years ago.
Is that so...
I'm sorry.
Oh, but I remember,
in my Granny's room, there's a stairway.
Perhaps, my Grandpa's room is at the top.
Let's try there!
Is this really all right?
Going up without asking permission.
Granny did say "Don't go there," but...
Granny?
Yes, my Grandmother.
You
sure have a big family.
Eh?
Nope...
Nevermind.
As I thought, it's here.
I remember being here.
Yes, this is the place where I first met Densuke.
Th-This is...!
4-4-2-3...
What does this mean?!
A clinical notebook!
My Grandpa was a doctor.
He was employed at that hospital.
Cyberglasses!
It's a tool my husband used to use.
Granny!
You're the little girl who's making such a fuss around the city with her encodes, aren't you?
And you're the boss from the "old school"...
So it's true that kids of this generation can't even greet people properly?
Hey, Granny! You're rude, now aren't you?!
She's my fr-
Classmate, Amasawa!
Tell me,
who was your grandfather?!
Why is my brother's clinical notebook among his belongings?
He made a contract with Megamass to undertake a certain task.
A doctor who made a contract with Megamass...
Don't tell me...!
If he's the Professor that Sosuke was talking about...
Around here...
Indeed!
What's this?!
Amazing! All these devices hidden here...
Amasawa,
how did you know the password?
As I thought, this person was
the professor Sosuke was talking about!
This is an obsolete Space!
Why didn't Satchii ever delete it?
Because it was a sealed Space!
Yuko...
So you stole the password from my database without me even noticing.
You sure have irritating habits.
Yasako!
So it was Yasako's house!
Do you know her?
Yes.
So that girl is the Professor's granddaughter.
But of all things, that this pet...
This ping reply...
Don't tell me...!
I've never seen these metatags before!
There's no doubt about it.
These are Coil devices.
Coil?
It was the first cyberglasses company.
At the request of Megamass,
Grandpa was researching glasses techniques.
And besides, that dog is probably a Coil product too.
What's that?
So it really is!
It's a Coil Node!
Coil Node?
Yes,
a cyberbody created in the Coil experiments.
It's a cyberbody that can connect to the Coil Domain.
We found it!
I couldn't see this earlier,
probably because your Grandfather
modified it for Megamass.
R-Really?
So, if we search the material inside this room, maybe...
Yes,
maybe we can cure him.
Really?
This is bad!
They sniffed out Yuko's access!
Run!
Kyoko, run!
The devices...!
It works!
Take them with you!
Okay!
You gotta follow Kyoko!
Kyoko!
Amasawa?!
Run!
Oh?
Crap...
Where did she go?
That damn dice just ignored me!
Underestimating an old-timer will turn out to be a terrific mistake!
So what's going on?
Amasawa and Yasako?
Got it.
I got the 2.0 protocol.
Next, I'll send reinforcements.
Reinforcements,
action!
Excuse me?!
So? Did you find Kyoko?
Not yet!
In the data left behind, I found something that might be a cure.
But this cure will only work in Coil Space.
As far as I can tell, obsolete Space is different from the vast outdoor Space,
so there's another narrow Space used only for experiments.
One for Coil and one for experiments?
The things you folks found up till now
were probably part of a Space that Coil created at the beginning.
Even the stuff that was in Grandpa's room must be a copy of it.
If the related original cyberspace equipment
happened to survive...
...And we bring Densuke there, he may be saved!
We should find your sister first!
Okonogi,
do you know where she might've gone?
I don't really know, but...
she may have run to a shrine.
That'd be bad.
What's wrong?
That new type
can also enter shrines!
Damn! Just as I found it!
No way I'll let it get broken under my nose!
Crap...
I can only block it for a few seconds without being exposed.
In that case...
I'll make things as tough as possible for you!
A connection error again...
I'm certain that she's around here, but...
As I thought.
What's that?
Exactly as I thought.
The old-school tag and my encode are indeed compatible.
If I add the encode and mix them, I can use them simultaneously.
So even I...
No way!
There's no chance you can use it.
You can't use an encode at this level
if you didn't install an encode reactor in your cyberbody beforehand.
An encode reactor?
Yes.
It's a structure that connects directly to the Imago and allows you to pick an encode directly with your thoughts.
There's almost no one who can use this.
But I heard those rumors!
That the Hackers are all using it!
Now cut it out and just do as I say!
The one those guys use is nothing but a copy of the Imago.
You do indeed have the Imago, but...
you need to know that the Imago can cause collateral damage.
If you use it too much, you'll injure your nerves and body.
Use it as a metatag.
Got it?
We only have one left.
Use it with care.
Until that moment, I'll protect you.
I got it...
Amasawa! What's happening to you?!
It's from Kayano shrine!
Kyoko?
Kyoko!
Are you okay?
Yeah...
Did you find her?
She's not here.
But she must be around...
Are you all right, Amasawa?
Amasawa!
Hey...
How can that encode reactor possibly...