Ch2: The Gathering Begins

Mysterious cloaked recruiters move through the city, scouting candidates with strong Ikioi. Among them, the cold and dismissive Hibiki clashes with the carefree Nagumo over who is truly worthy — while a strange sealed envelope bearing only a circle symbol quietly appears across the city. When Kazuya discovers one in his own home, he questions his mother — but she didn't even know it had arrived. No name. No sender. No answers.