Reluctantly having to continue being Joshua's partner despite having allegedly been killed by him, Neku spots Minamimoto drawing mysterious graffiti on the floor, which Kariya identifies as a Taboo Noise Refinery. After facing up against Noise spawning from graffiti, Neku once again clashes with Beat, who leaves behind a pendant belonging to Rhyme after the other Reapers drag him away. As Neku receives some words of encouragement from another pair of Players, Sota and Nao, he learns from Joshua that Hanekoma is CAT, the graffiti artist he admires...