Episode Title:
All Begins and Ends at the Seed
Episode Description:
Ein is brought back to the base, where she, Haito, and Jubei agree to appoint Toya as their leader. Kitazuka and Minami then meet with Toya, with Minami proposing a theory that the Branches of Reincarnation must come from a singular source thanks to clues left behind by Nostradamus. Neumann Mark-II admits that she never considered the possibility that someone may be creating the Branches and distributing them. Minami posits that the "Seed of Reincarnation" must exist, and if it is destroyed, will eliminate all Returners. Kitazuki adds that if they can neutralize Rogue Returners and take their Branches, they can use them to pinpoint the location of the Seed. Toya agrees to the plan and informs the other Returners, which angers Haito since she believes he forgot about their promise. She escapes the base, and Toya and Jubei give chase. Ein decides to stay behind and asks Minami to create a prosthetic leg while plotting to take the Seed to save the mind controlled Greats. Learning Ein is still alive, Nightingale allows Albert, another reincarnation of Einstein, to take Newton to hunt her down. At the beach, Haito is approached by a mysterious faceless man who introduces himself as Alan Smithee.
