As Mahoro and Ryuga face off in the final battle they both planned for, each has a person waiting for them: Suguru back at the Misato house and Sara in the SAINT spaceship in Earth orbit. Looking at the planet, Sara can't help but think about the irony of the way SAINT's ages-long quest for contact with another civilization has turned out, with mankind's response being the "most primitive" - war. For her own part, Mahoro again makes it clear that, although her original reason for deciding to live in the human world was to serve penance, in the months since, she has come to genuinely enjoy her existence within the ties of friendship that go along with being human. To the end, though, she also understands that there can be no other resolution to the opposition between her and Ryuga, and so, the battle is on. With her strength and capacity severely diminished after she was decomissioned, Mahoro is able to hold Ryuga off, but it is very obvious that the battle is not being fought on equal terms. As she exhausts her ammunition, without inflicting any noticeable damage, it is clear that if she is to survive, Mahoro must resort to far more drastic means. It is at this time, too, that Suguru, waking from a short nap in his room, comes downstairs and discovers a set dinner...and Mahoro's farewell letter. Within seconds, his mind is set; he needs to be wherever she is, regardless of what happens. Slash resists briefly, but cannot do so any further after Suguru explicitly invokes his status as Mahoro's - and by extension, his - "master," and issues a direct order to be taken to the location of the duel. Even though weakened, Mahoro still has a few tricks up her sleeve. A personal shielding system offers some protection, at least against projectiles, while several explosive charges, uniquely shaped like throwing knives to deceive an opponent destroy the building and force the fight outside, where Mahoro can draw on the power of one of her last remaining weapons. The anti-substa
Le combat entre Mahoro et Ryuga commence, mais Mahoro peine à repousser les assauts de son adversaire en raison de l'absence de son armure de combat. Pendant ce temps, Suguru découvre la lettre d'adieu que lui a laissée Mahoro.
온 하늘이 어둠에 쌓여 있는 밤.
히류우시의 폐허가 된 어느 병원 건물 옥상에 마호로와 류가가 마주하고 있다. 스구루와 지내는 지금의 생활을 계속 이어 가고 싶은 베스퍼 전사 마호로와 누가 최강의 전사인지 가려보고 싶은 세인트 전사 류가…
둘은 각자의 꿈을 가슴에 새기며 결전을 준비하고 있었다.
그 무렵 스구루는 마호로가 남긴 한 통의 편지를 발견하게 되는데…
Mientras Mahoro y Ryuga se enfrentan en la batalla final que ambos planearon, cada uno tiene una persona esperándolos: Suguru en la casa de Misato y Sara en la nave espacial SAINT en órbita terrestre. Mirando el planeta, Sara no puede evitar pensar en la ironía de cómo ha resultado la búsqueda de contacto de SAINT con otra civilización durante siglos, con la respuesta de la humanidad siendo la "más primitiva": la guerra. Por su parte, Mahoro vuelve a dejar claro que, aunque su razón original para decidir vivir en el mundo humano fue hacer penitencia, en los meses transcurridos desde entonces ha llegado a disfrutar genuinamente de su existencia dentro de los lazos de amistad que la unen. con ser humano. Sin embargo, hasta el final, ella también entiende que no puede haber otra solución a la oposición entre ella y Ryuga, y así, la batalla está en marcha.
