Paca brings Kaikoku his breakfast the next morning, advising him to eat after the anaesthetic administered to him has worn off. Paca also explains that he has to now wait for his friends in this room alone until they reach 100 million views, with a newly added player bracelet on his wrist to makes things easier for the workers here should he die. In retaliation, Kaikoku bites Paca's hand. When Paca returns to the Genome Tower the rest of the players announce that they are going on strike and refuse to participate in any games until Kaikoku is returned to them. Zakuro asks if Iride is on their side, to which Iride promises that all eight of them will be back together again...