Continuity story elements from .hack//RIVES (Chrono Link)

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[BEWARE FOR MAJOR SPOILERS!!]"See Chrono Link and RIVES""See The Story Elements of .hack//Link -Chrono Link-""See Episode of RIVES"RIVES and Chrono Link were interconnected and tied up together which has an important key plot as to how connection goes between both titles while sharing interesting references, and callbacks that bringing something will work for. Between the first and second volumes will bring a lot of new in-depth as to how a story goes through.

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BBS/FORUMS & News (Revision Exclusive Only)

 * As you check Tokio’s smartphone, you will see news, forums, and Boards with several reference and callbacks from RIVES story, such as:
 * The few last months regarding the incident about 20 players been found dead and the rest of the players been found in a coma due to the Blue Moon Incident. Naomi Isshiki (Yun-EL’s Player) been found dead.
 * Tokio explained that, the news about Yun-EL’s death resulting Tokio in shock reaction after he learns that Yun-EL was not gonna make it, even though he had escaped from ENTIES.
 * This also includes all members guild from Raven and Red Dead had been found in a coma, but there are few players been found dead due to ENTIES.
 * There are also news, rumors, and forums discussing the concerning the event of RIVES that happen past months.
 * ENTIES -The Legendary PKK and Hackers-
 * The topic discussion about ENTIES was even more popular with her had killed over 200 players, including Sophora, Yun-EL, and Davis.
 * According to hidden leakers that ENTIES possibly killed the players that only connected to Davis or collaborating with him.
 * Ever since then, CC Corp requires no answer toward feedback regarding the existence of ENTIES, which came to all players suspicious regarding the staff, developers, and admins had done.
 * But the last 3 months that ENTIES has to stop being active with unknown reasons, it leads to possible theories and questions regarding his Absent.
 * And this was part of the result due to the event of RIVES -Season 3- Episode 11 Last Chance as what happened to Tokio which became a key behind her non-active.
 * But this brings all the questions about ENTIES identity left in unanswered.
 * Legion Unity
 * Legion Unity is also been around after the end of the Third Network Crisis, and it supported by Moon Tree guild leader, Zelkova following their disbandment.
 * Davis organizes and formed the guild during the revision 2 era.
 * They’re still around during the era of The World R:3 and became popular in few months before their fall before ENTIES became active and causing the network distortion.
 * According to players, they didn’t hear anything from Legion Unity anymore but here some sources that they already been killed by ENTIES.
 * Davis, The Thousands of Slayers
 * Davis was formerly PKK who had PKing over 1000 players during his time which subpar with how Haseo did.
 * He formed Red Dead Guild and Legion Unity to bring security and protection to the World from the shadow while doing his regular activity as PK.
 * Players taught him as the most fear by all Players, but he was more popular among Culture Players.
 * But Davis later becomes a bounty hunt by CC Corp with they heard that his player had found dead on the apartment.
 * Tokio taught him as the one who helps Akira and his friend to find the truth regarding ENTIES, but ever since he's gone, he’s the only one who knows the truth what it so long never been answered.
 * The Number of Death Increased
 * Ever since ENTIES inactive, the number of deaths began to increase as its following days.
 * According to one player, the cases were very different from past years in the time when they fall into a coma, they speculating regarding a new virus that can break Player’s brain and mind, causing their condition is a very critical and turn out death.
 * Even though the phenomenon still happens that falls into a coma, but when it comes to ENTIES, people died when they met him.
 * This question became unknown if ENTIES has such power or virus that can lead the players to death. ENTIES became public blame for what happen which cause their loss over their friend, family, and their close ones.
 * This brings Tokio back memory when he saw people he knew had died in front of him, this bringing frustrated, but he knows that there’s no time for that.
 * The Missing of Salvador Aihara
 * Salvador Aihara was popular due to his works for investigating the doll syndrome.
 * The last time they heard about him that he was hired as a special private journalist and news reporter as he trying to discover a lead behind CC Corps work.
 * But several weeks later, no one ever heard from his voice ever again, it was confirmed that he went missing when he still on the process for investigation, including his friend and also a teacher, Michiru Tajima never received any calls from him ever since.
 * The police had investigated regarding his missing, and it seems that he’s where doubt is confirmed to be unknown.
 * CC Corp cannot comment regarding the missing journalist in their company or if Salvador was disappeared, but it seems that his missing was no related to their works.
 * The Disappearance of Players
 * A newest updated new quest dungeon event, Akashic Records released in few weeks after Tokio fell into a coma.
 * Over 10.000 players had participated in that quest and won many times for the quest up for new challenges and bosses.
 * But suddenly the same 10.000 players who participate in the quest had disappeared after they log-out from The World. Most shockingly that their physical body is also missing which players had speculated if this is some kind of digitalized.
 * The victims include Souma (Sol), Shiho (Kyushu), Nishiki (Nishijima81), Akihiko (X7), and Chiko (Neil) on the list.
 * Tokio recalls what Akira said about them become a victim for their disappearance, this surely heartbreaking for him and felt disappointed with himself that he cannot do anything for them.
 * For Kruger however, he went missing in the real world ever since the death of Davis, his physical body never been found, which the possibility that he could also be a victim.
 * The Situation after the Shutdown of The World R:3
 * Players discussed how much they angry about letting the dangerous situation happen to their friends, siblings, and someone he knew who had no chance for Login out.
 * CC Corp made a decision forcefully to shutting down the operation of The World R:3 in order to prevent the spread of the virus to the network.
 * This causes a death threat, many complaints, and offended been received by oversees, this bringing their reputation gone bad at this rate.
 * Because of this, there are few big cases happen in the real world, such as Disappearance of Players, Alteration Memories Syndrome, Fourth Network Crisis, and Time Date Error.
 * The company had no comment regarding the recent incidents happen.

Prologue - 2020 A.D.

 * The Tutorial Gameplay Story will be set in Tokio’s dream during his dream, but as it reaches its end of the tutorial story, the vision of three heroes appear and AIKA asking him to save The World, once more.
 * Tokio recalls his memory of what happened to him during the Royal Battle Arc and how he been stabbed by ENTIES’s spear leading to his coma.
 * Akira explains to Tokio that he had been slept for 3 months ever since Tokio been stabbed by ENTIES’s weapon, also explaining to Tokio that Sol, Kyushu, X7, Neil, and Kruger has gone missing ever since The World R:3 been shut down a few weeks ago.
 * Tokio was shocked hearing the news, which he had taught that ENTIES was already been defeated, but revealed that she ran away, however, ever since that event, ENTIES has stopped appearing or even encountering against Akira which possibility that she had stopped coming.
 * A few weeks later, Tokio trying to login to The World R:3 once more to find out his friend’s missing, but his P-Switch has been taken by her mother due to fear that he will go doing something reckless once more even she had told Tokio back then.
 * Tokio and Akira made conversation with Hiroyuki at the Nakita’s Game Arcade Shop regarding the situation that happens in the Real World, including what happened to Geist and ENTIES ever since Tokio been in a coma.
 * After the last royale battle back then, there was no sign from Geist or ENTIES which seems they had stop making activities.
 * Akira recalls the events (RIVES -Season 3- Part 2 Episode 11 -The End?) when ENTIES mysteriously cried out after she stabs Tokio using The Road Deadly End Spear, which at first she was felt hesitant but being forced by Geist. But resulting that Tokio’s unconsciousness, thus causing rage and attacking Geist out of the blue.
 * But one question is why ENTIES felt hesitant to kill him and felt conflicted whether she just playing a tricked or something that felt bothering him whether when it comes about Tokio.
 * With the Gloomy situation happens, felt brings silent turn to the group also with what happened to The World R:3, they had no choice to keep at a low profile, and this brings back about the choice that he had made with ENTIES back in the Summer Daily Quest.
 * Tokio made conversation with Akira on the class regarding how much they got bored ever since The World R:3 recent situation, but he looks back on how he returns to his normal life besides without a game online activities they usually do back then.
 * Tokio had made a taught if there’s a lead for them to come back to The World R:3 once more, but as Akira denies the answer, however, the timing was right on the spot when Saika Koshizumi transfering into Tokio and Akira’s classmate.
 * Saika inviting Tokio into a rooftop and remembering this area as Tokio and Akira’s usual spot to play the game online The World which brings back his memory, also the first place that Akira inviting him to The World for the first time.
 * When Akira trying to approach Tokio and Saika when she using Black Copy Disc, he recognizes the disc with the name of Jyotaro Amagi, which he rushes through on them, but resulting accidentally transfering both Tokio and Akira in the process.
 * Jyotaro Amagi is the name that he heard from Pi which he went missing after the fire at CC Corp and someone who relates to Jyotaro possibly is the ENTIES.
 * When he arrived in The World R:3, he’s shocked that he didn’t log in to The World R:3 with his PC, but instead with his own actual body.
 * Tokio seems to know about Fluegel’s face from months ago, but he didn’t recognize him very clearly, more than importantly that he didn’t remember if he met him.
 * After Kite being stunned, Fluegel seems to recognize Tokio as the one who faces the legendary Hackers and PKK, ENTIES seems that he was very different from his Player Character version and didn’t believe that he will meet again with him.
 * Tokio remembering a skill that he uses in The World R:3 as he using Kite’s Amateur Blade and Regular Sword to striking him down, which Fluegel stated Tokio’s stances for combat when he using a weapon.
 * Although he is very aware that without his PC, he might not able to defeat Fluegel in much instantly. Much proved that he felt powerless when he been shot by Fluegel using Braieler Rossle, however, it does not affect him.
 * Kite heard Tokio from Pi that he seems that already awake, and Kite asking a favor to save his friend & The World once more using Akashic Records. Without any second thought, he knew that his life adventure will continue where he had left it.

The Beginning Arc - 2020 A.D.

 * Tokio using the guides of The World R:3 that Akira given to him back after their last encounter against ENTIES.
 * Which set between Episode 2 -The Eyes of Murderer- & Episode 3 -The Legend of Admantinium- in case that Akira gave him a book guide tutorial whenever he needs it, which gladfully that he still kept it.
 * For the first time in the field area using his Physical Body, he ran away from the monster who attacked him, even though that he had Kite’s Amateur Blade which seems that he stated that he felt different when he used his PC to attacking monster.
 * During his resting on field area with wood fire, he had been thinking regarding his choice that he had made back then and it seems that everything happens are part of his choice and questioning about his right decision.
 * Thinking about Davis's words that decision will cause the big turning, so if he cannot choose very wisely and more victims will be laid underground, which seems that still bothering him more.
 * During Fluegel Complain Story Cutscene, Metronom reporting a problem to Genius on Monitor which explains to Tokio’s return after his inactive for three months which seems became part of a major threat to CC Corp and ask them to capture him.
 * As Tokio awake in the Grand Whale which seems that he very knew about that place.
 * It seems that he knew about Grand Whale, because Ju21 inviting him for the exploration until he been murdered by ENTIES out of the blue, which seems to bring back his nightmare at the times.
 * But he shocked that he met Toki-Grunty even he taught that there is no resident in Grand Whale ever since their exploration.
 * Toki-Runty asked if he already knows this place, and Tokio answered that “he did”, however, he has an honest answer that he didn’t want to come to that place due to it brings his bad memories.
 * Toki-Runty kept Tokio’s PC, but his character data seems to have been broken due to ENTIES’s Weapon which causing his data corrupted and cannot be used, however, his weapon  Sword of Balance  can still be used which has been extracted its data.
 * Saika choosing Tokio because he had read the battle recording from the last months and found that he became useful for her, and also Akira as he asks her about Akira, but it seems that she cannot track his location.
 * When they arrived in the central park of Mac Anu, as Tokio witnessing the Twilight Knights which had been infected by Moonstone, also Saika explained that ever since the update of Akashic Records release, it monitoring and scanning the players in order to transport them into an online with the physical body.
 * Tokio seems to hear “Schicksal” somewhere, but he didn’t remember where he hears about that man, but he heard from Davis that Schicksal was hiring mercenary cyberhacker by CC Corp, but he taught it was just a rumor that he heard.
 * Tokio had taught that Akashic Records was part of a new dungeon that he heard from CC Corp news, but never had any taught about a little truth behind of it. Saika started that Tokio is lucky for did not participate in the event due to his in a coma for three months, and so goes for Akira who didn’t participate in the event due to self-interest.
 * As for how he heard about The World R:3 expansion update by adding a new dungeon event quest,  Akashic Records  which been mentioned in .hack//RIVES -Season 3- Part 1 Episode 1 -The Summer Vacation-.

Akashic Records I

 * Tokio once again met with Jikanet which seems that he been trapped in the Akashic Records ever since Tokio been put in a coma.
 * Tokio asked Saika if Schicksal has various involvement with ENTIES, but it seems that Saika didn’t hear anything about her ever since she’s been inactive. Many things little sad, but also didn’t have a clue why.
 * After Tokio defeats the Door of Guardian and reaches the Sea of Memories, he seems to have a lot of trouble to jump, comparing to the PC he used to play, but with his physical Body feels might possibility that he might get hurt after falling.

Crimson Empire Arc - 2009 A.D.

 * Alibaba mentioned his worst experience in The World R:3 during The Battle Royal Quest when she and her teammates were invaded by the bug virus, causing the team, except Alibaba been fell into a Coma.
 * But one of her teammates been passed away, and one of her friends who survive blaming her for taking them something that leads them to happen, and resulting she quit playing The World and became shut-in, but decides to continue her profession as a hacker.
 * This referencing the event of Battle Royal Quest Arc in RIVES -Season 1-, which is the first time Tokio and Akira first met with Davis.
 * When Tokio unexpectedly reunited with Akira after, he wants Tokio to use their style that they always do to defeating monsters, which brings them cooperating to work together against Trommel.
 * After fighting against Tsukasa, she had her desire to stay in the online game after remembering all pains she had felt in the real world and being hurt by those that she even care about, which seems that she didn’t have felt to come back to the real world and prefer to stay and die in the online game.
 * This reminds Tokio about Ju21 during their argument in 8th Episode of RIVES -Second Season- how much he didn’t care about his life and how much he prefers wanting to die in the online game due to how much a real-world had made his path turn around him.
 * Because of this reminiscing about his last argument with Ju21, he decides to try to comfort her with help from Subaru how to she’s not alone in this world, because she has someone who could rely on, someone who could give something better than what you have now, and asking him to not give up what he has now to fight for something that makes it felt better for Tsukasa himself.
 * When the fight against Trommel in the Forest Pain, he finally remembers Tokio as the one who opposed the rights of CC Corp and feared by its company, it seems that Trommel also been ordered to exterminate Tokio immediately.
 * Throughout his story in RIVES, fighting against ENTIES was part of indiscriminate and against right orders from CC Corp themselves causing them somehow Targeting Tokio as the one who hindered the operation R.I.V.E.S.
 * When Tokio been unconsciousness by Trommel’s attack, this triggering his power by recalling several events of .hack//RIVES which comes to awaken his hidden power to copy Tsukasa’s ability.
 * As for how it brings a prove that Tokio meeting with Geist has been retconned from RIVES Story as how he surprised how Tokio had returned to The World R:3 after their last encounter from three months ago which he accused Geist for that all Trommel’s doing, but he denied which is said to be part of Schicksal plan.
 * Which seems their last encounter from Unofficial Battle Royal Arc in RIVES -3rd Season- Part 2.
 * During the return to their current timeline to head over Akashic Records, Tokio recall all event RIVES which he had taught that his adventure is not over yet, and he had realized that he will carry on Kite’s wish to restore All Player who were trapped and Twilight Knights.

Akashic Records II

 * Metronom reporting the lost contact of Trommel to Fluegel it seems that Geist accused Tokio to be responsible for what happened to him, but brings impossibility statement by Metronom even though he had involved against CC Corp for a few months ago.
 * This seems that Tokio becomes a high-alerted threat by the company, but they didn’t aware of the ability that he had possessed even after his PC data been broke.
 * Saika explains about Geist’s identity which seems now he is also being a member of Schicksal, and regardless of how CC Corp been an eye on Tokio, she wants to be more cautious about their mission.
 * In Sub-conversation with Alibaba, she asks Tokio if he knew about Geist who attacking Trommel, but Akira taking charge to explain that he was used as a friend, but unexpectedly he was the one using Brainwashing Virus and manipulating event In the first place, which leads Geist to betray Tokio and Akira.
 * This brings back reference to the event of .hack//RIVES -3rd Season- Episode 23-24 which how Geist revealed himself as the one who behind the fall of the Blue Moon Guild.
 * In Sub-Conversation with Akira, that he cannot believe that it has been three months since their adventure ends up to be some kind preposterous tragic, but thinking how both had felt, they never thought they once again gonna go back to pic somewhere it left, not to mention it they lost sight information that it needs to be gain from ENTIES.
 * Tokio asks if Saika know any information about ENTIES, Saika denied his question, however, she does had some information because she heard the news that ENTIES has been found assassinated by  Fixer  that was sent by CC Corp.
 * Tokio and Akira were shocked by hearing the news, and this resulting all they did In past months was way for nothing. It is possible what happens in RIVES -3rd Season- Part 2 Episode 11 -Last Chance- was a part of his punishment.
 * But, according to Saika, there is more mystery than ENTIES didn’t even expose it which seems that Schicksal must have known something regarding what he had left and if they obtain Chrono Core and defeat Schicksal and more answer could be brought.
 * After defeating the first Guardian of Recorder, however, they still surprised how he still able to survive from their attack, which he almost had them but suddenly he’s been defeated by Kruger which they taught he has been disappeared.
 * Which mark his returning ever since his last appearance in .hack//RIVES -3rd Season- Part 2 Episode 7 -Geist Trickery-.

Shadow of Death - 2009 A.D.

 * Tokio mentioned Sol and if he’s here, he might help us for some advice and guides for The World once more, but Akira seems denied and agree at the same time as the situation goes for The World and they still don’t know where’s Sol and everyone.
 * When Saika said that she will have to go on summer field trip due to she been announced by School and left Tokio, Akira, and Alibaba in charged to obtain Chrono Core, much Akira felt upset.
 * Although, Akira recalls the day when they didn’t get to enjoy their summer vacation due to all of this ENTIES crisis and The World’s problem, which seems that referencing back on  .hack//RIVES -3rd Season- Part 1 Episode 1 -Summer Vacation-  and this makes it felt too much on both, much Alibaba felt confused.
 * During ENTIES appearance, which resulting Tokio and Akira shocked regarding his presence as they taught he already dead, but Alibaba seems felt clueless, however, she hears about ENTIES as the legendary PKK & hackers, ENTIES.
 * But when it comes approaching them, it seems that ENTIES has no intention to kill them on the spot, but instead doing something that makes them clueless how his intention had changed ever since past months. However, they still can’t trust him.
 * After their fight against ENTIES as he ran away, Tokio explains to Alibaba that ENTIES is the one who responsible for the distorted happen in The World R:3, which possibility that he’s the one who responsible for the event of Battle Royale Quest that Alibaba had gone through.
 * Which is the proved in the first season of RIVES at episode 11 -Virus Bug-.
 * During real-time dialogue when exploring the dungeon to find Carl, Tokio questioned regarding about ENTIES in Akashic Records which seems that very mystery for someone who didn’t have a power of Doubleware could enter it, but the biggest question is how and why he didn’t use the Brainhold Ability like he used to back then.
 * When they encounter Kruger, Tokio asks him where he had been after Davis’s death, however, it seems like he cannot hearing Tokio’s word and tries to attack ENTIES as the one who responsible for killing Davis.
 * This was a reference for what happened back then, as to how ENTIES assassinate Davis in .hack//RIVES -Season 3- Part 2 Episode 6  Final Salvation.
 * After their failure to bring the Chrono Core, there’s one thing that remains speculation regarding about ENTIES survival, but it seems that Saika said for words which Akira further questioning if she knew about ENTIES but Saika denied it, however, Saika had taught that she heard the one who behind the identity of ENTIES had been found, but Saika taught this is a first time she heard about it.
 * However, Saika heard and communicate with the hackers on forums who knew about ENTIES, but in the end, some of the community heard that he still wandering around, but this will be the last time that they will hear it again due to his decision to retire from his life as the criminal.
 * Tokio remembers what Davis had told him regarding ENTIES, that the identity of ENTIES is something that everyone had didn’t know, even though someone is already executing him, but his identity lives on and still gonna haunt them.
 * But in the end, the arguments and discussion have no end for this, but they decide to continue to obtain Chrono Core which now it set in few months after ZERO which in .hack//timeline.

The Twilight Incident Arc - 2009 A.D.

 * Not just Metronom who very angry how Posaune failed to bring Chrono Core and how Flugel already aware that the real PC Sora has been data drained by Skeith which resulting Chrono Core didn’t show up, the most shockingly that they found ENTIES returned.
 * Akira asks if Tokio met Kite back there, and he positively answered due to how the first time he fought against the Schicksal Leader, Fluegel.
 * Akira remembers the pictures that Hiroyuki collected from his most experience of three revisions era, including the photos about the past heroes and Tokio recalls the event of RIVES -Second Season- Episode 11- Hiroyuki’s Request.
 * Akira went to force Saika to join with them finding Chrono Core, instead of sitting there to make it felt bossy.
 * Alibaba asks and seems Tokio asks him reversely to not asking about his behavior. This remains Akira’s behavior in several episodes of RIVES regarding how he forcefully for someone to join with Tokio for the sake of Tokio himself.
 * Helba greeting Tokio after meeting Kite, she knew his name because she heard from Pi regarding how much she had expecting Tokio to come here, but Saika said it impossible for her to know about them if she were from past time.
 * According to Helba, she had transfering her memory to the past data as a part suggestion from Pi to communicate with Tokio whether he will travel time past data using Akashic Records.
 * Following unexpected their reunion with Kyushu which her real name as Shiho which she been trapped in The World R:1 (2010) and helping the .hackers & Kite to find a Cursed Wave and Kyushu was so very glad that Tokio awake after she taught Tokio has been death.
 * Although Akira stated that Kyushu’s appearance in the real-life different she was in the online game, picturing that how Kyushu was more beautiful that her PCs in the online game but still scary to the end.
 * When Kite inviting Tokio for dungeon exploration, he asks Tokio if he has a bad experience as he first logs in to the World, but it seems that Tokio had experienced even worst than Kite did which seems that he never had so much fun in The World as what kite did due to Tragedy happens.
 * This brings back the first episode of RIVES -First Season- as to how at first they had fun but suddenly changed when ENTIES arrives and kill other PCs who almost attacking him, which confirmed that his life had changed much drastically than Kite did.
 * Following fighting against The Epitaph Phase IV: Fidchell, he prophecied regarding about Tokio’s fate, which stated that Tokio will face harsh life, be he want him to be beware the path he will choose one day will soon change forever and he will never recover it unless there’s a sacrifice to be made.
 * This brings callbacks from Yun-Els prophecies in RIVES -Second Season- Episode 18  The Grace of the Prophecy  that Tokio will go to the path that will be impossible for them to follow.
 * After defeating The Epitaph Phase V: Gorre, Geist came to approach Tokio how much he appreciates and admiring his hard work, but it been distaste by Tokio and his friend, while Kite didn’t know who he is but just be more cautious.
 * Geist mentioned whatever Tokio wants to protect, In the end, he will losing everything he cares, just like he once failed after what happened in The World R:3. Which referencing its story how Tokio had failed to avoid their deaths.
 * Tokio went out with Akira and Saika to discuss what Geist had said, due to Alibaba and Kyushu join with Tokio, he decides to create a guild that they can work together to gather more RTC Orb and Chrono Core also combating against Schicksal.
 * Akira reminds how he and Tokio didn’t establish the group back then, only joining forces with Davis and his guild back in Episode 13 of RIVES, so creating their Guild might be a great opportunity.
 * Saika at first didn’t agree to bring them along, but she decides will be best to expand manpower to do it. Although Akira was the one who accidentally given the name of their guild as  Chrono Hunter.
 * With impossibility witnessing Corbenik can be defeated by Kruger so easily, resulting all hackers, Chrono Hunter, including Tokio shocked to see him, as Posaune arrived when he explained that Posaune had brainwashed him into a perfect puppet.
 * Due to the event of .hack//RIVES -3rd Season- Part 2 Episode 6  Final Salvation    which became a reason why Posaune controlling and manipulating his mind against Chrono Hunter to lead him to ENTIES for his vengeance.
 * Tokio’s anger has been unleashed toward Posaune when he shot Kite and pertified him into a MoonStone as he taught he had tried so hard to save Kite but failed.
 * This reminds the event of RIVES -3rd Season- Part 1 Episode 12  The Shadow of Mask Magician    which how Tokio angered toward Geist and trying to punch him, but instead causing him fell into a coma for few days.
 * Akira complaining to Saika for talking to Tokio like that, as he stated that Saika didn’t know how much Tokio had gone through so much, after the death of Legion Unity, Ju21, and Players, which is natural why Tokio wanting to help find a cure to save Kite.
 * Referencing how much Tokio had gone through so much tirelessly to fight ENTIES and watching the one who helps him died in each month. It seems that RIVES' story depicting the situation of his life until now.
 * But, Saika seems to have little sympathy, while Tokio asks Akira to stop and told him he’s feeling find as he might have no choice but to do what Saika had said.

Akashic Records III

 * During their battle against Kruger, Tokio trying to awake him up words by words during combat as how he knows his feeling wanting to go avenge Davis’s death.
 * Kruger remembers a bit about his memory on the day, Davis, been assassinated by ENTIES and explained what happen to him after, which he met Posaune, and searching for power only revealed that he has brainwashed and using his vengeance for a sake of his own goal.
 * Posaune seems to be a former member of Red Dead Guild who went inactive for a few months, the same goes for Alibaba. Both of them are also mentioned in .hack//RIVES Episode 13  Immune Shadow .

Bansyoya Reconciliation Arc - 2015 A.D.

 * Following Kruger join with Chrono Link guild and share a little information regarding a little secret that Davis had keeping from Tokio.
 * Davis already knew what will happen today, which he predicted the event that will come which he knew all along what’s will gonna happen, which there’s a scene in RIVES 3rd Season Part 2 Episode 5  The Wild Chase .
 * In result before his death which depicted in .hack//RIVES -3rd Season- Part 2 Episode 6  Final Salvation , he wants Tokio and his friend along with Kruger to come to 2015 alternate timeline to meet the log data version of Jun Bansyoya because a few information been sent to log version of Bansyoya.
 * Although Bansyoya was supposed to be dead, Kruger revealed that before Davis been separated from Bansyoya, he copies his log data and save it to the most secret place which no one would ever know where is it.
 * Jun Bansyoya explaining Davis or so he called Daniel was his assistant who helping him during the hardest time when he needs to handle Jyotaro Amagi during R.A. Plan.
 * Kyushu revealed Sophora’s origin as she been kept from them that Sophora that Tokio met is not a version from the reality, but rather an AI who was created by the power of Akashic Records
 * Which it came from its side-effect for someone who overwhelmingly changing the log time data which cause creating AIs awareness and roaming his way to the outside rule of the network system which causing him recreated as AI.
 * This brings hints from Sophora’s dialogue in .hack//RIVES Lost Episode 6  Sophora’s Proposal  how he felt different anyone he met due to he is an AI.
 * One revelation that Jun had revealed that Tokio entering to the online game using his physical body, which defies the law of nature physic which is known as  Doubleware  which can extend the number of times during real digitalized.
 * Doubleware was indirectly mentioned in RIVES as how Davis indirectly mentioning about  Doubleware  name without telling what it is.
 * Also, It is an ability that can only be obtained by first run trial and error in the Akashic Line Closed Beta which to obtain Doubleware need to run from several trials to be meant to complete.
 * But as for his friend who unintentionally been real digitalized might know as  Dummy Doubleware  can only survive for several days or at least 5-7 days before they can go a near stage for  Outer Dependency Syndrome  which it needs to get a treatment before that happen.
 * To solve this problem, only Zelkova can give such treatment due to his knowledge more about Doubleware than he did. So they need to find her more quickly as possible.
 * During their encounter against Fluegel, Metronom, and Cello, he seems to remember with a guy that he had met before the summer vacation, indicates that in online games that he had met with him before.
 * It might set between RIVES Lost Episode: Training Arc where he straight headed to Red Dead @HOME headquarters. This seems revealed that Flugel knew about Davis and how he used to admire him as one of the programmers the same as Bansyoya and Jyotaro.
 * Akira recalled his memory regarding how he decides to betray Tokio and his friend what Geist said to him back in the .hack//RIVES OVA Episode 6  The Day Akira met Him  which is seen in the Post-Credit scene.
 * Geist made an offer to help what he looking for by cooperating with him. Because he can bring him to the CC Corp and share immersive information that he and Tokio had looking for, but it would not happen unless Akira cooperating with him.
 * He also stated that Akira was jealous over Tokio due to how he was very special, and he wants him to surpassing Tokio by join ranks of Schicksal.

Tokio Side

 * Shino questioning Sol's relation with Tokio, which answered that he is a friend who used to help him when Sol being beginner players.
 * Referencing the story callbacks about his beginner player status in RIVES -First Season- Episode 6  Sol’s Request.
 * Although for Saika he didn’t know her until Tokio introduces to him, Saika suddenly seems much different from before.
 * As Sol explains to Tokio about The World R:2, he also explains about  The Existence of PKK  which is the system of Player who had motives to kill one or another player which was formed during the era of The World R:1 as it allows its activity on the root town.
 * The World R:3 has a PKK system with a new improvement policy, underground root town, bounty hunter, and more which they already saw it, also Neil for example also as a PK who used threatened Canard Guild in RIVES Episode 7  PK Player.
 * However, there are few problems such as how PK was hired by CC Corp are not allowed to be captured with permission from its company allow to do their activity more freely due to  the Bounty Quest  feature.
 * PKs roaming freely and PKed the players as much they want brings speculation and possibility behind the conspirators behind CC Corps company, and ENTIES existence is the proof of how it happens, ever since they didn’t get receive a message from them.
 * Tokio and Sol once again met with the one who used to bullying Sol and also participating in the arena tournament, Nishijima81 which confusingly why he appeared in the Alternate 2016 timeline.
 * It is revealed that he is part of the TaN guild member.
 * Sol shocked that  Geist  and  ENTIES  are still alive after they saw them die after in RIVES -3rd Season- Part 2 Episode 12  The End?  Revealing that Geist working with Schicksal the hacker who’s been hired by CC Corp the same as how ENTIES did.
 * But as for ENTIES, he didn’t see her ever since they last encounter in Alternate 2009 Timeline.
 * Shino mentioned about  Aura, The Goddess of the World  in the Holy Ground, which Legion Unity using the holy words  “May Aura and The Twilight Bless You”  which mentioning how Aura became part of their cult in RIVES Lost Episode 6  Sophora’s Proposal.
 * Tokio seems to need refreshing from the combat by inviting Saika (?) to the Mac Anu central park, and he notices the difference in The World R:2 which different how he used to play in R:3.
 * Once again he met X7, however, his PC is different from what he used to in R:3 which he using a hacked PC which he was now known as  Seventy-Seven.
 * Tokio finally met once again with Silabus and Gaspard who they taught disappear in The World R:3, but suddenly their expression and reaction change which revealing that the one Tokio had met is different from he met from R:3.
 * Due to they are a log PC data who lived in the past version which 4 years before both met Tokio, Sol, and Akira, so its enough reason why they can’t recognize Tokio’s face.
 * Due to they are a log PC data who lived in the past version which 4 years before both met Tokio, Sol, and Akira, so its enough reason why they can’t recognize Tokio’s face.
 * During Ovan search for Key of the Twilight with Shino, Tabby, Sakisaka, Gord, B-Set, Sol, and Saika (?), he notices Colter-Boldhier which seems that the same place where he and his friend, including Davis doing an investigation on ENTIES which is also the first time that he obtained his  Sword of Balance / Edge Blade.
 * The call-backs and mentioned which seem made in  RIVES -Season 2- Episode 4  The Beginning of Investigation.

Saika Side

 * Kyushu comforting Saika and talk together, as her side that she join a Raven guild to finding his brother who disappeared after he been hired by CC Corp company a year ago, much how Saika’s situation might have a similar situation as Kyushu did.
 * It also mentioned in RIVES -2nd Season- Episode 15  Kyushu’s Will  how she so determined to find information regarding his brother's missing.

Reunion

 * After Tokio arrived in the place where Ovan being held, and approach by NaOBI who seems to be players who also using Wiseman’s character.
 * It is revealed that it is CC Corps interest to examined Ovan’s left hand which contains the enormous power of anomalies known as AIDA which the company has set their eyes on Ovan for its usefulness for their project.
 * It seems how it made clear by Pi in RIVES -2nd Season- Episode 17  The Truth  that CC Corp was the one behind the decision for their personal goal.
 * After felt defeated against Ovan, he asked to Tokio that how far he want to protect his friend as to how it reminding Tokio about his failure to saving his friend in R:3 even though he has so much gone through to protect them, he told to Tokio he weak not because of his strength, but he leads his immature decision brings fall to his own friend, much causing Tokio in anger.
 * After obtaining Chrono Core as how Saika arguing with Tokio because how much she has a goal to hunt Chrono Core, but this angered Tokio and at the same time felt sad that how much he hadn’t strong enough to protect those he cares Davis, Yun-EL, Sophora, Ju21, including Kite, which revealed that he blaming himself for what happened to all of them indeed. He needed his time to clear his mind.
 * Phyllo giving Tokio some advice that no matter what happens in the past (RIVES) must he learn and experience for the future to come, and he needs to forgive himself and taking care of something that really important the most.