Ep. 9: Beat reveals Rhyme is his deceased sister while Kariya and Uzuki challenge Neku and Beat
Aired on June 5, 2021
Beat discloses to Neku that Rhyme is his younger sister who perished in a car accident with him, losing her memory of him upon entering the Underground. As they resume searching for Konishi, Neku and Beat notice all Realgrounders wear Red Skull pins and cannot be scanned. After protecting Eri from Noise generated by negative demand for these pins, Kariya and Uzuki challenge the pair to a fight to retrieve Rhyme. Upon their defeat, Kariya and Uzuki discover the Rhyme provided by Konishi was a decoy. They offer their keypin as a consolation prize before succumbing to the controlling side effects of the O-Pins. Concurrently, Hanekoma finishes an unfinished Refinery, resulting in the resurrection of Minamimoto.
Episodes
- Ep. 5 · Joshua reveals his voluntary entry into the Reaper's Game at Hanekoma's cafe
- Ep. 6 · Neku discovers Hanekoma is the graffiti artist CAT while Joshua plays the Reaper's Game.
- Ep. 7 · Neku and Joshua confront Minamimoto while Joshua sacrifices himself to save Neku from a blast.
- Ep. 8 · Neku teams with Beat to find the Composer while evading Reaper forces and Game Master Mitsuki Konishi.
- Ep. 9 · Beat reveals Rhyme is his deceased sister while Kariya and Uzuki challenge Neku and Beat
- Ep. 10 · Neku and Beat confront brainwashed foes and a transformed Minamimoto in Shibuya
- Ep. 11 · Neku and Beat confront Minamimoto and the shadow Konishi in the Room of Reckoning.
- Ep. 12 · Neku awakens in the real world after trusting Joshua in a life-or-death showdown.