Despite Akira's pleas, Playmaker keeps on with his resolve to enact revenge on those responsible for the Knights of Hanoi Project with his own hands. The duel finally concludes with Playmaker's win. Yusaku returns with the data stolen from SOL Technologies. Yusaku analyzes it with Kolter's help. They discover the name of the mastermind of the Knights of Hanoi Project, Dr. Kiyoshi Kogami, who was a SOL Tech researcher that officially died seven years ago...