優衣を守ろうとする真司・蓮と、殺そうとする香川・悟。その間を飛び回り、うまく自分を売り込もうとするインペラー。一方、悟が英雄に取りつかれることを危惧した香川は、悟に人間らしい気持ちを取り戻させようとしていた。そんな悟を探す浅倉は……。
Mitsuru accepts both sides' offer to ally with them but ultimately chooses Hideyuki & Tojo.
Shiro tells Asakura where Tojo & Hideyuki are and tells him to kill them. Asakura later finds out that they aren't there, until he confronts Shinji, Ren and Shuichi at the same time.
Reiko questions Shuichi about the thing that attacked her last time.
Ren is enraged by Shinji's decision to include Mitsuru as his comrade.
Kagawa brings Tojo to lunch with his family to teach him the moral lesson about being a hero.
Tojo kills Hideyuki and shatters the Alternative Deck.