Irma refuses to help Echidna, so Alleyne and Nowa resolve to pick them off one by one. Echidna's past is revealed. Echidna manages to trap Alleyne in a pitcher plant, then to pin Nowa. Alleyne breaks free and takes the initiative against Echidna, but Irma appears, threatening to kill the trapped Nowa and forcing Alleyne to surrender. Leina brings her sword to Cattleya for repair again, while Ymir's attempts to sell weapons go unnoticed in the market. Cattleya states her resolve to reunite her family. The next set of matches begins: Reina vs Ymir and Cattleya vs Airi, the latter being fought in the room where Aldra keeps all of those she has turned to stone.
女王の使いはエキドナとイルマ、アレインとノワの師弟の共闘でクイーンズブレイド開始の宣言をした。かつて牙の暗殺団に所属しつつも破れた師弟と、現在も堅い信頼の師弟。皮肉にも対照的なその対決のゆくえは…。
