Mikoto rushes in to rescue Ruiko from some suited people as she searches one of the unused grounds for Shadow Metal, only to discover they were simply security officers doing their job. Meanwhile, Kazari uses her hacking skills to discover the site that Ruiko got the rumor about Shadow Metal, keeping what she learned to herself. The next day, Mikoto discovers that Misaka 10032 has gone missing, learning that she was taken away by an ambulance whose drivers were being manipulated by Misaki...