After his escape from Rome, Lupin manages to decrypt Kou's notes, suddenly finding himself in a sort of dream, where he meets Kou himself. He informs Lupin that this world, called Il Sogno Italiano (the Italian Dream) has the power to influence all mankind, and that someone killed him in order to find out his secrets. Therefore, when Lupin awakes, he and Rebecca go to San Marino to destroy his research notes, however they're found by Nyx, who uses his abilities to memorize Kou's notes before their destruction, then he tries to kill Lupin, but they're both captured by the MI6. Later, Zenigata manages to obtain Lupin's custody from the MI6, while Nyx manages to exchange Kou's research with his life and his family's safety.