The Knights of Hanoi's evil influence doesn't stop at LINK VRAINS. It extends into the real world too. Sensing an impending crisis, Kusanagi begins creating records on the connections between the Knights of Hanoi and the Lost Incident as well as the truth behind the "Another" incidents occurring in Den City...
I can hear the pulse of the unknown 
power hiding in the network.
Ich höre ihn … Den Pulsschlag dieser unbekannten,
sich im Netzwerk verbergenden Macht!
Puedo oír el pulso del poder desconocido
que se esconde en la red.
Posso ouvir a pulsação de um poder
 desconhecido escondido na rede.