Kotoko has changed alot since the outbreak, she and the other warriors of hope made their own bunker, away from the infected, but monaca was infected too, she bit jataro & masaru, kotoko cut her hair when monaca got infected, she then found chihiro and sage, (sayaka clone) the three have been friends ever since, protecting eachother from danger, kotoko will kill & exterminate these infected, for her fellow warriors of hope, she also stopped wearing dresses/skirts.