When Alado is shot down by Latooni, he's taken prisoner aboard he Hagane and given treatment for his injuries. Meanwhile, Seolla returns to the Neo-DC base, the "Earth Cradle", and is "recondition" by Aguilla Setome, erasing her memories of Alado. Aguilla learns that Latooni, who had once given up on Latooni and expelled her from the School, is now fighting for the Federation. She orders the school's top ace, Ouka Nagisa, to recover her