HOMRA takes over Ashinaka in search for Yashiro, as they still believe that he is Tatara's killer. Scepter 4 also arrives and are ordered by Reisi to stand by before they attack. As it begins to snow at night, Saruhiko recalls when he first betrayed Misaki and left HOMRA to join Scepter 4. Izumo tells Mikoto that Tatara always thought of him as a worthy king, despite his quick temper. Mikoto goes to see Reisi, who proposes the ultimatum of HOMRA allowing Scepter 4 to hunt down and punish Yashiro, but Mikoto refuses to comply instead. Reisi warns Mikoto that he will lose control of his powers if he kills Yashiro, presumably the Colorless King. However, Mikoto still has his mind made up on his mission to find and kill Yashiro. Meanwhile, Yashiro, Kuroh and Neko manage to sneak into the campus and decide to rescue their friends.