▁appears ▁together ▁with ▁Kur age - bo ▁and ▁they ▁fight ▁the ▁F . R . I . E . N . D . s ▁off . ▁Lux or , ▁Mas ashi ▁finds ▁out , ▁is ▁his ▁class mate ▁S aki ▁( H ime ka ▁As ami )' s ▁F . R . I . E . N . D . ▁ ▁S aki ▁reve als ▁to ▁Mas ashi ▁that ▁her ▁Device ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁her , ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁feeling ▁down ▁about ▁family ▁problems , ▁by ▁the ▁top - level ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁research ▁center . ▁Clo aked ▁in ▁black , ▁the ▁four ▁told ▁her ▁that ▁the ▁Device ▁would ▁give ▁her ▁" a ▁friend ▁who ▁will ▁never ▁bet ray ." ▁They ▁gave ▁out ▁Dev ices ▁to ▁all ▁the ▁elementary ▁school ▁students ▁in ▁town . ▁So on ▁the ▁children ▁started ▁p itting ▁F . R . I . E . N . D . s ▁against ▁F . R . I . E . N . D . s ▁in ▁battle , ▁and ▁now ▁these ▁batt les ▁take ▁place ▁all ▁over . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁a ▁school ▁festival ▁is ▁going ▁on ▁at ▁the ▁University , ▁where ▁Na oto ' s ▁research ▁center ▁is ▁located . ▁The ▁cult ▁group ▁to ▁which ▁S aki ' s ▁mother , ▁Sh iz uk o ▁( A su ka ▁Ku ros awa ), ▁belongs ▁claims ▁that ▁the ▁research ▁going ▁on ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁is ▁evil ▁and ▁dangerous . ▁They ▁have ▁organized ▁a ▁protest . ▁When ▁Sh