A professor explodes on live TV as a mysterious gas seeps into him. Reporter Kyoko and Kenji, a detective back from suspension, investigate the mystery.

Obata, a former White Center director, realizes he is the next target. Police find a button with a yakuza emblem on the clothes left at a crime scene.

The White Center journal lands in Fujishiro Syndicate hands and Riki uses it to blackmail a certain organization. Kyoko learns her phone was tapped.

Struggling streamers Fujita and Kaho spot the Human Vapor in an idol music video. Hungry for a scoop, Fujita sneaks into the production company behind it.

27 years ago at White Center, young Kyoko witnesses her dead peers piled in a truck. She stows away to Tokyo, where Ren saves her at a ramen shop.

Ren's tragic past surfaces. Kenji's father's notes link his passing and the Fujishiro Syndicate to the White Center. Kyoko uncovers the full scope of Mufu.

Governor Miura stokes public fear of the Human Vapor. Kyoko opens up to Kenji about her harrowing past and Ren's fatal ties to ex-Fujishiro member Mori.

The Human Vapor raids Miura's office, but a darker plot lurks. Kenji risks his life to help Kyoko and Kaho escape. Kyoko heads to JNT with a firm resolve.