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The interviewer is suggested to be Eiri in disguise, speaking to Lain by a means similar to that seen in [[Layer 05]], in which he uses a holographic image of a doll, Lain's mother [[Miho]] and Lain's father [[Yasuo]] to speak to and influence Lain.

The interviewer is suggested to be Eiri in disguise, speaking to Lain by a means similar to that seen in [[Layer 05]], in which he uses a holographic image of a doll, Lain's mother [[Miho]] and Lain's father [[Yasuo]] to speak to and influence Lain.

Lain's statement "There is if I believe there is" can be seen not as a means of avoiding the question but as a reflection of the state of affairs later, in [[Layer 10]]. All the [[Knights]], Eiri's followers, commit suicide and Lain claims that Eiri is no longer God because he has no remaining followers. However, Eiri responds that there is one believer left, so he can remain God. That believer is Lain. This way, whether or not Eiri is God of the Wired truly depends on whether Lain believes in him or not.

Lain's statement "There is if I believe there is" can be seen not as a means of avoiding the question but as a reflection of the state of affairs later, in [[Layer 10]]. All the [[Knights of the Eastern Calculus]], Eiri's followers, commit suicide and Lain claims that Eiri is no longer God because he has no remaining followers. However, Eiri responds that there is one believer left, so he can remain God. That believer is Lain. This way, whether or not Eiri is God of the Wired truly depends on whether Lain believes in him or not.

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