Kowloon Generic Romance - Episode 3

Reiko Kujirai's identity search comes to a head when she discovers a direct connection to Kudo in Kujirai B (an earlier version of herself): Flashbacks show how Kujirai B worked with Kudo years ago, invited him into her apartment, and shaped his ambivalent stance toward Kowloon. In the present, Reiko further entangles herself in the mystery as she consciously creates parallels to Kujirai B while setting up her room (including a symbolically charged fish tank named Success) – while Kudo wavers between distance and care.

The recovered Gwen reveals that Reiko is "living the life of a stranger," and Dr. Miyuki from Hebinuma Pharmaceutical confirms through her research the suspicion that Reiko might be an artificial construct made from the memories of the deceased Kujirai B. At the same time, tabloids expose Miyuki's dubious family history as a "child of a mistress," further darkening Hebinuma's influence on Generic Terra.

The episode culminates in Reiko's emotional breakdown: She confesses her love to Kudo, which he dismisses as an "illusion" – triggered by her supposed programming. But Reiko insists that her feelings are real and collapses under the weight of her existential crisis.