 Kyoko rescues Aiba and offers to take them into her service as her assistant.Aiba manifests an ability called Connect Jump, which allows them to travel into and through networks.Recognizing the utility of Aiba's unique status, Kyoko assists Aiba in stabilizing their digital body and requests their assistance in investigating Kamishiro Enterprises, the company which owns and manages EDEN, specifically looking into a phenomenon called "EDEN Syndrome," where users logged onto EDEN will suddenly fall into a seemingly permanent coma.