In exchange for taking care of the issues he's caused and to have Olivier protect his friends and client, Juzo accepts her request to hunt down a renegade Extended named Hayden Gondry. As Juzo searches, he realizes Gondry's connection with his past.

Tetsuro and the others get attacked by unknown assailants while Juzo is out getting the data from the memory medium he recovered from Rosa. Mary runs into her long-missing brother, Victor, during her escape from the attackers...

Tetsuro struggles with his task to take control of Juzo. The appearance Edmund pulls up Juzo's past and forces Tetsuro to face even more of the absurdity in this world. Unsure of himself and his own past, he turns Juzo for direction.