Risona led the Asari toward Eiganjo while Kaito and Tamiyo entered the laboratory to free captive kami and destroy the research. Dividing the crisis was exactly what Tezzeret needed. The Reality Chip could threaten Kyodai, amplify the emperor and serve as a line through which he interfered with her already unstable spark.
Kaito and Tamiyo were captured before they could complete the sabotage. The emperor chose to leave the palace and rescue them, rejecting the idea that duty meant remaining where advisers could protect her. She struck Jin-Gitaxias, cut her friends free and fought beside Kaito with the familiarity their years apart had not erased.
Tezzeret manipulated the Chip and forced the emperor between locations as Eiganjo’s battle continued. She adapted, using the connection to reach Kyodai and oppose Risona. Victory required strength on both fronts, but it did not solve the political argument or remove the vulnerability in her spark.