Shinobu suggests Mikoto is at the center of the rumored Level 5 cloning project, but refuses to give her any other information. After a little bit of super hacking, Mikoto finds the research facility where Shinobu used to work and sneaks in to investigate.

Mysterious envelopes with cash cards are appearing throughout Academy City and many of the city’s inhabitants go looking for them as the rumor spreads. Mikoto follows a lead hoping to discover who’s been placing them.