Despite being mocked by Therestina, Mikoto refuses to leave until she gets information to save Febri. Therestina hesitantly reveals that Febri is an artificial human called a Chemicaloid, which her creators were going to exhibit at the Academic Assembly. Mikoto tells the others about Febri's condition. Mitsuko, Kinoho and Maaya help Kazari identify the mysterious man as Haruki Aritomi, a long time winner of the Academic Assembly. Kazari discovers that Aritomi and other student geniuses formed the STUDY Corporation, and purchased a factory that Kazari suspects is where Febri and her lollipops were being made. Mikoto heads to the factory, spots ITEM fighting mechs sent by STUDY and overhears that the mechs are controlled via a form of psychogenesis by the capsules inside them. After ITEM leaves, Mikoto enters the factory and finds Shinobu, who had taught Febri Mikoto's name so she would be protected by her. Shinobu gives Mikoto the data to make more neutralizer lollipops, only to learn from Aritomi the information is fake; this confirms that he suspected Shinobu was a traitor. Aritomi orders Shinobu to inject Mikoto with a tranquilizer in exchange the real neutralizer data. Mikoto is given the tranquilizer and becomes unconscious but Aritomi breaks his word and destroys the data. Febri is revealed to be a spare to his true project, Janie.