Episode Title:
The Faceless Man
Episode Description:
Ein and Kitazuka try to look for rogue Returners they can subdue, but Ein is frustrated at their lack of firepower. Kitazuka reveals that they still have several of Xiang Yu's followers who had turned themselves in and are willing to fight on their side. However, as they arrive, they notice Alan Smithee has somehow arrived along with them. Elsewhere, Toya and Jubei also encounter Alan Smithee and he also appears in the Forest of the Greats to meet Nightingale. He reveals he is the creator and distributor of the Branches of Reincarnation, and confirms the existence of the Seed to Kitazuka and restores Jubei's memories as a human. However, when he disappears, everybody loses all memory of him except for Kitazuka who stabs his own hand to keep his focus, and Jubei who relives the destruction of her dojo and defeat at the hands of Haito, who had lost control of her Returner abilities at the time. Nightingale surmises Alan Smithee's existence due to losing one hour of memories, and decides to go into hibernation to collect more power while she orders the Greats to wait for her reawakening. Jubei leads Toya to the ruins of Haito's family dojo, where they find Haito in despair since she has learned her father has been long dead. Having lost her purpose, Haito no longer has the will to live, and Jubei gladly offers to end her life in order to get revenge on her.
