Mareho Kikuishi

Echika is on suspension after Brain Diving without a warrant. But when suspected members of the Alliance start getting killed one after another, Echika is quickly reinstated as an investigator in order to get down to the bottom of things...

Echika’s stubborn insistence on protecting the secret of the RF Models’ Laws of Respect has driven a wedge between her and Harold. As the two partners grow more distant, it comes to light that TOSTI, the mysterious AI they’ve been investigating, may have been developed at a research city in Dubai. But when Echika is ordered to travel there on an undercover mission to search for answers, her efforts are quickly derailed. Eventually, Echika and her team get closer to unraveling the truth with the help of a local whiz kid, but something strange seems to be happening to Bigga…

Harold and Echika may have brought their latest case to a close, but the developer of the AI who facilitated E’s campaign against Interpol is nowhere to be found. To ascertain the identity of this enigmatic individual, the pair request the aid of their friend Bigga, now a formal consultant with the Electrocrime Investigation Bureau. Yet even her help isn’t enough to give them a lead. Meanwhile, a series of spree killings against Amicus begin to unfold, and the modus operandi bears an eerie resemblance to the murder of Harold’s mentor...

In an alternate near future, the Your Forma, amiraculous smart thread technology initially developed to treat a massiveoutbreak of viral encephalitis, has become an integral part of daily life. Butthese convenient devices also record every sight, sound, and emotion their usersexperience. For Electronic InvestigatorEchika Hieda, diving into peoples' memories via the Your Forma and hunting forevidence is all part of a day's work. The problem is, she's so adept at what shedoes that her assistants literally fry their brains trying to keep up with her. After putting one too many aides in the hospital, the top brass finally furnishEchika with a partner on her level, a brilliant yet cheeky android named HaroldLucraft. But can Echika put her prejudices against robots aside to solve themost complex case of her career?

Weighed down by her decision to hide the secret of Harold’s Laws of Respect, Echika experiences an abrupt decline in Brain Dive ability. With her prospects of being reinstated as a Diver looking grim, Echika tackles her next assignment as a general investigator, only to find Harold working the same case with the help of a new “genius” assistant. From there, the two former partners chase separate leads after a hacker known as E, a self-proclaimed mind reader who has been leaking classified information from Interpol onto internet message boards. But what is this mysterious figure really after?

Back on the beat as an Electronic Investigator, Echika finds herself upagainst achallenging new case: a string of assaults committed against peoplerelated to the RFModel Amicus. To make matters worse, victim testimonialssuggest that the perpetratoris none other than Echika’s partner,Harold. As the pair continue their investigation inspite of the rift formingbetween them, shocking truths come to light, and Echikastruggles to make anagonizing decision...

Your Forma, a miraculous brain-threading technology that was developed tosave thousands of lives from a massive outbreak of viral encephalitis, hasbecome an integral part of everyday life. Begrudgingly partnered with Harold, ofthe “Amics” line of androids, officer Echika must use this invasivetechnology to hunt for clues and crack cases in a world where your every sight,sound, and emotion is being recorded.