Episode Title:
Rainy Day, and
Episode Description:
Through his trace, Shindo remembers that his father Atsushi made a deal with Bifrost to protect him from the Sibyl System after discovering he is criminally asymptomatic, meaning he would have his brain taken by the organization. He deduces Azusawa's desire as he trades information on the Peacebreaker remnants overseas to the Ministry. At Bifrost, Shirogane realizes that Karina is not dead. Kogami and Ignatov kill Jackdaw and Vixen, respectively, and prepare to arrest Azusawa, but Shindo wants to confront him himself. Azusawa and Obata are confronted by Shindo. Azusawa reveals to Shindo that the development of Ma-Karina was part of Bifrost's plan to open up a new exploit in the Sibyl System, and that his ultimate aim is to become part of Sibyl. Bifrost was originally a debugging unit during the early days of the Sibyl System, but its members began abusing their position to take advantage of Sibyl's vulnerabilities. Homura reveals he used Ma-Karina to counter Shirogane's AI-assisted investments, resulting in Shirogane's death. Homura then nominates Sibyl to be the next Congressman, intending to destroy Bifrost, and Sibly subsequently absorbs Bifrost's system into itself. Shindo takes Azusawa to the Sibyl System's core, where Azusawa requests to join Sibyl. However, Sibyl refuses, as Azusawa is not criminally asymptomatic and Shindo arrests him.
