Maou 2099 Episode 4

: In a dark twist detailed by fans on Reddit , it's revealed that people are being used as "firewood" to power the city, highlighting the extreme corporate depravity of the 2099 era.

While the episode is dialogue-heavy, the final eight minutes deliver the brutal action fans have been waiting for. After his negotiation fails, Veltol triggers a "Mana Pulse"—a desperate move that destabilizes the fusion reactors of the lab, causing a city-wide blackout. Maou 2099 Episode 4

A secret forum online, called the "Returners," contacts Veltol. They are humans born decades after his defeat, yet they experience recurring dreams of serving him. One member, a young hacker named Kaito, reveals the truth: CerebroSphere has been digitizing and harvesting residual demonic essence from the ruins of the old world—including fragments of Veltol’s own lost power. : In a dark twist detailed by fans

Veltol confronts the facility’s AI, a twisted replica of his old human general, Theodoric—now a digital tyrant. The AI speaks with cold reverence: A secret forum online, called the "Returners," contacts

Since the episode aired, the subreddit for Maou 2099 has exploded with theories: