9 : The Committee To Conquer Steel Lady Nanase -

: Kotoko sits in the back of a car, engaging in an "internet chess match" on a forum dedicated to Steel Lady Nanase. Since the ghost’s power is derived from public belief, Kotoko’s goal is to overwrite the supernatural narrative with a plausible, non-supernatural "logical fiction".

: She argues that Detective Terada was not killed by a ghost, but by a human culprit—specifically a female colleague motivated by romantic obsession. 9 : The Committee to Conquer Steel Lady Nanase

: The primary antagonist, Rikka Sakuragawa, is also active on the forum. Using her own precognitive powers, she counters Kotoko’s posts by steering the conversation back toward supernatural belief, creating a stalemate of "competing futures". : Kotoko sits in the back of a

: To avoid a static episode of typing, the show visualizes the forum debate as Kotoko standing in a digital cyberspace, surrounded by floating screens representing the voices of the online "committee". : The primary antagonist, Rikka Sakuragawa, is also

: The description of this fictional killer starts to resemble Saki Yumihara, leading to a tense exchange between Saki and Kotoko. Obstacles and Strategy

: Outside the car, Kurou Sakuragawa engages in a brutal physical struggle with the Steel Lady. His combat serves as a real-time gauge for Kotoko's progress; as people begin to doubt the ghost's existence online, the entity's power fluctuates in reality. Kotoko’s First Solution