A.D. 2034. Two years have passed since Motoko Kusanagi departed from Section 9. Togusa now commands the unit, whose ranks have swelled considerably. The enlarged squad faces a surge of intricate crises, and probes uncover that an ultra‑wizard hacker known as the Puppeteer orchestrates all of them.
Amid this turmoil, Batou, pursuing a separate lead, runs into Motoko. She retreats after warning, "Keep your distance from the Solid State Society." Batou is left with a nagging doubt: could Motoko be the Puppeteer?
Rumors suggest the Solid State Society may be behind the attacks, hiding behind corporate façades.
The chain of baffling events that Section 9 confronts gradually intrigue in a near‑artistic pattern. Who truly is the Puppeteer? How will Batou"s ties to Motoko evolve? What lies at the heart of this meticulously plotted perfect crime? And what will ultimately unfold? Enigmas cloud the Solid State Society… Each revelation threatens power.
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