There are people who have always believed that this world is the only one out there. They live here believing that there are irreplaceable values. They also believed that everyone else believed in those values as well. But one day in some instance, it all comes crashing down like a building made of sand. Everything that people have worked so hard to put together turns into a pile of meaningless dust just like that. There are times when people come to question why they ever love something they enjoyed. All values decline eventually, and every thought passes in time. That could happen when people tire of something, or it could happen because there's something new to replace it. Value come from scarcity, so if it can be replaced, it loses its value considerably. It's almost like a revolution was fated to occur.
We then tune into a dream in the classroom, and you wonder why you're there and when you got in there. A silhouette of Mononobe shows up, which you either address in confusion or are happy that he's come back. He doesn't respond though, so you try talking to him when you realize you can't see his face well and call out to him. He still doesn't respond, and just before the dream ends his silhouette is replaced by Sandayu's.
When you wake up in your room you realize you were dreaming, which you call weird and wonder who that was at the end of it. There isn't much time to ponder on it though as you realize it's getting late, so you have to scramble to get to class. Time skips to you reaching the classroom where Shirou greets you, and you greet him, Kengo, and Moritaka back as you comment it feels like it's been a while and yawn since you're sleepy.
Kengo also yawns and says he's feeling tired enough that he considered cutting class for the day. Shirou yells at him saying he figured as much and came to get him earlier so he wouldn't. Moritaka tries to talk Shirou down saying he can understand how Kengo feels, and Shirou admits that all the recent battles have been on a different scale as a quick flashback of a bunch of the Warmongers plus Mahakala passes by. Moritaka adds that since Kengo has been frontlining recently it's no wonder he's tired. Kengo immediately admits he's tired because he was up last night playing games and watching videos, then turns to you and asks if you liked the ones he sent you over the phone. You either excitedly say they were great or say you only watched a little before conking out.
Anyways, Shirou complains that Kengo spending all his time playing around is why he has to worry about him 24/7. He nags him about needing to think about what he wants to do after finishing school and his attendance record, causing Kengo to complain he can't function without his escapes. Moritaka quickly changes the subject by mentioning how the Warmongers have stopped making any movements since the battle the other day. Shirou agrees after a moment and wonders if they've made a ceasefire or have just moved their fighting out of the public eye. The Berserkers and Shuichi have told him they haven't seen any big movements either. None of the big three guilds are doing anything visible at the moment actually. Shirou talks about needing to keep track in other wards as well as Ikebukuro. Ryouta, Touji, and Arc are all out doing their own things, and all of you guys need to work together to handle the big three guilds.
You either think on the big three guilds or move the conversation along to talk about the group's goal. A get some extra lines where Kengo is the one to bring up you guys had a different motive for getting involved with fighting the big three and Moritaka is silent as he looks serious. Either way, Shirou says he knows your motive is to get back Mononobe, then brings up what you said Mononobe told you when you talked to him inside Mahakala, and that gets presented as a flashback.
When the flashback ends, you recap that that's what Mononobe told you and you swear to bring him back. Shirou, Kengo, and Moritaka look uncomfortable as they look at the memory storage unit you have in your hand, and you ask what's wrong when you take note of this. Shirou tells you that he has to say what he's going to say as the guild's adviser, then says it might be too hasty to believe what Mononobe said right away. You either react uncomfortably, ask Shirou to explain what he means, or stare at him in silence.
Shirou points out that frankly speaking, Mononobe is one of the game managers, which he's kept secret this entire time. He's also been observing you all along too, so Shirou says it's highly risky to believe what he says. Shirou also says it's possible that collecting Mononobe's memories may actually be counterproductive to you guys in some way, and you either ask Shirou why he's saying this, get upset and demand to know if he doesn't believe Mononobe, or apologize for making him say all this out loud. A and B has Moritaka try to keep you calm as he reminds you Shirou is saying all this from the advisor's perspective. He realizes your thoughts may not be in order, but he asks you to understand. C has Shirou apologize too and add he felt it needed to be said.
In any case, Kengo seems concerned for Shirou for a second before deciding to put a brave face on and tells everyone to stop looking so down. He questions whether this is something you guys need to take so seriously, then brings up that an All Powerful All Knowing being would be weird if you give it some thought. Shirou and Moritaka are taken aback at this, and you either ask Kengo to explain himself or quietly wait for him to do so on his own.
Kengo has to fumble around for a bit to put his thoughts together but brings up that an almighty and all knowing being should know everything about the future. Why would someone like that bother themselves with managing and looking after the Tokyo game? And how could they keep up with all this crap without getting bored of it for that matter? Shirou says Kengo is being a bit incoherent, but he asks if he's trying to say that someone who knows what would happen wouldn't need the game to begin with. Kengo confirms the point and says that games get boring if you can see how things end. You might as well play something else then. You either question how true that is or agree and say it seems familiar. Shirou admits Kengo has a point and says he can be surprisingly perceptive. Kengo takes offense and calls Shirou a naggy four-eyed nerd, which pisses him off in turn, but both laugh it off a moment later.
Shirou concedes that you guys still don't enough of what's up with the game itself, so for now it's best to avoid making plans based on conjecture. You guys even don't know what it means when Mononobe said his memories were divided in three anyways. If only you guys had something else to use as a reference point. On cue Moritaka's virtue orb acts up, which audibly surprises him. Shirou asks him if something is wrong, and Moritaka says he thought his orb moved on its own as he takes it out. It doesn't do anything else, so Moritaka dismisses it as his imagination. Shirou then returns the topic and says it's too early to trust or doubt Mononobe, which means it's also too early to say you guys should stop trying to save Mononobe. You either happily call Shirou's name or thank him. B gets an extra bit of Shirou being surprised before smiling.
Shirou tells you that Mononobe is an important ex-homeroom teacher for everyone, not just you. There are a lot of things you guys don't know about him, and Shirou prefers to not make a move based on an assumption, but that doesn't mean he doesn't want to rescue him. If anything it's actually more reason to bring him back. You agree with the sentiment, but you ask Shirou to not call Mononobe your former homeroom teacher since he should still be in charge. The gang is taken aback at your comment, which confuses you as you try to ask why.
Kengo is the one to start trying to tell you you guys have a new homeroom teacher, but Sandayu shows up before he can get the words out and he in turn greets the class and says it's time to start things for the day. Shirou greets Sandayu, and you are left in confusion as you ask who Sandayu is. Moritaka is surprised by your reaction and asks if you're okay. He then tells you that Momochi Sandayu has become your guys' new homeroom teacher like it's the most natural thing in the world, and Sandayu flashes a smile.
Scene shifts over to where Fuxi is with some upside down castle floating underground, and he starts monologuing about knowing how nothing is unchangeable within the flow of time. Even if a glorious dynasty dedicated to the world were to end, a new one will pop up in time eventually. That's what the world calls a revolution. Fuxi holds in his hands an eight trigram board along with some talismans which are all said to show the will of the gods, and he says he hopes the revolution will at least be bewitching and entertaining, just like the phrase originally meant.
Scene shifts again to the Tycoons building where Gyumao is completely shocked that what was supposed to be a perfectly created business portfolio has been completely destroyed. A bunch of governors mill around as the guild of the incredibly wealthy reels from the disaster on their hands. A screen is showing the value of their properties is plummeting like a rock. A certain research institute has revealed a new bit of technology they were working on, which had the effect of making the technology the Tycoons had invested in redundant. Also a new government law ordinance being made has thrown all previous market predictions out the window. Everything that happened has happened all together on this day, so clearly somebody has been working to deliberately link these things together. And now a revolution has kicked the house of cards down. Gyumao yells that someone has to be making an economic attack on them, but he asks how they managed to do it so thoroughly.
Scene shifts back to Fuxi, who says nobody knows what the future holds...besides them. The eight trigrams shows the laws of the divided heaven and earth, and it is the thing that rules over nature and life. The eight trigrams is also the inescapable ultimate formation that percieves all things in all eight directions. Fuxi's chain of actions have been recorded and shown on the net, and his audience starts pouring in with their applause. The fortunes of the millionaires of Roppongi have crumbled like sand in an instant, and when things collapse like that people feel joy. Buildings, mountains, cities...the world, all bring the same reaction. This is sure to bring in everyone's attention, as the greatest game of money is the greatest form of entertainment. But Fuxi takes in none of this as he looks off to the distance and rambles to himself. The section ends as he declares it's time to start the revolution.
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