the [E]nd of YoRHa A2 and 9S battle each other, with A2 barely defeating 9S by cutting off his arm. However, 9S retaliates by hacking A2 and tries to break her will by taunting her with the memories of her lost friends and comrades. However, A2 recalls all the positive memories she had with them and declares that she was entrusted with their wills, so she will keep fighting. With Pod 042s assistance, she breaks the hacking, knocking out 9S. She is then approached by the will of the Machine Network, which explains that it has decided to end the conflict with the androids and change the Tower's purpose to launch an ark containing the memories of all Machines into space to find a new home...