Chuuya uncovers the truth that he was never the final experiment, only the prototype. Y/n is the replacement, created after his escape as a controllable backup tied to Arahabaki. When Chuuya finds Y/n hiding with unstable gravity powers and fragmented memories, he realizes Verlaine will hunt them as a reflection of their shared trauma. Defying the Mafia and the government, Chuuya takes Y/n under his protection, determined to give them the choice he was never meant to have.