Akira has returned alive after defeating Beta, but soon Tokyo is targeted by a large-scale hacking attack. He dives into the network along with Ygg's clones to figure out the cause, and fights the enemies within, but in the meantime the hacking spreads to the entire world.

It takes over military bases and fires a volley of ICBMs, seeking to destroy the entire world. In order to save humanity, Akira makes a decision born of love.
The outlaws we've encountered so far 
and their victims all had
كانت لدى كلّ المجرمين وضحاياهم الذين
التقيناهم حتّى الآن
Die Verbrecher sowie die Opfer,
die wir bisher antrafen,
En los criminales
y las víctimas que vimos.
En los criminales
y las víctimas que vimos.
Les criminels et les victimes
que j’ai croisés
Sono gli occhi da cui è sparita la luce
 di chi ha provato odio e disperazione,
É o olhar de criminosos
diante de suas vítimas,
У преступников, которых мы встречали,