Ryöko states that she believes destroying Doppelganger's body could cause calamity to befall Academy City, leading her to invent Indian Poker as a means to crowdsource a solution. Later on, Ryöko is confronted by Doppelganger, before Scavenger shows up to try and detain Doppelganger. As the other members struggle again with Doppelganger's power, Ryöko is pursued by Tarömaru Seike but is rescued by Mikoto after she learns that Ryöko created Doppelganger as a means to save her mother...