Ken ist von Sophies Testergebnissen schwer beeindruckt. Kurz darauf erfährt er, dass ihre Eltern sie aus Japan fortschicken wollen.
Efy Dolgh fighters, Muetta and Mirasa, arrive at Kurobe Dam. Ogino and the school group travel to find a location to film her cosplay. She has asked Marina along to lift her spirits after she tendered her resignation because of the Efy Dolgh attack at the school’s cultural festival. The UN plans for Sophie’s departure for France and trial single-pilot GAUS units to increase their capacity to deal with the enemy geoframes, but with mixed success. Kennosuke and Sophie discuss the meaning of freedom. Meanwhile, Muetta and Mirasa gain entry to the UN facilty. They capture Kennosuke, who still believes that Muetta is Princess Yukihime, but she denies knowing him. They find the excavation site with the final fragments of the hinge stone. Confronted by UN troops, Kennosuke tries to defend Muetta, but Sophie says that he is foolish, and vows to stay at the facility. As they are about to leave, Mirasa stabs Muetta so that she can take sole credit for the discovery. Muetta jumps from the dam wall into the rushing waters below.
Sophie ha ottimi risultati come pilota dell'unità Gaus. Ken ne rimane impressionato, ma poi viene a sapere che i genitori di Sophie vogliono che lei lasci il Giappone.
黒部研究所では、一人乗り用GAUSのテストのためシェンミイとセバスチャンが運用シミュレーションを行っていた。どちらも優秀な成績をあげる一方で、交代したソフィーは精彩を欠く結果となる。いつもとは雰囲気の違うソフィーを不思議に思う剣之介だったが、彼女が両親から帰国を迫られていることを知る。
1인 조종 GAUS로 우수한 성적을 낸 소피는 켄에게 좋은 인상을 남긴다. 곧 켄은 소피의 부모가 소피가 일본을 떠나길 바란다는 걸 알게 된다.
Sophie ma świetne wyniki jako pilot GAUS, co robi wrażenie na Kenie. Wkrótce dowiaduje się, że jej rodzice chcą, by opuściła Japonię.
