The Akamatsu Industries team manages to overcome the effects of the gas that had turned them into man-eating zombies, but they may never fully understand what happened, since the man apparently behind it all has disappeared and it's still unclear what his motives were and who he worked for. One thing is certain, however: Kaede was the intended target. For the Superhuman Federation, taking Kaede away from the team is "just business," even if that means manipulating the neuronoids or causing the group to suffer through horrible nightmares.