Only two hours after the battle against Jack, Howard reveals another Gate Battle will take place against a woman named Queen despite Rio being exhausted from the last battle. The battle sees Rio and Queen flying up a wind tunnel while shooting targets. Meanwhile, the others learn that Cartia had hacked the Sky Resort's computers, preventing them from landing, with Jack revealing Cartia won't release it until Rio loses. Queen attempts to cheat to get an advantage over Rio, but another incident involving Linda's head falling off again turns it around for Rio. With Rio physically exhausted from her battle, Rina looks after her and takes her to a bathhouse, where Rio feels someone is watching her. Afterwards, Rina is taken hostage while Rio is locked in the hologram room, facing against dangerous physical holograms which cause her to faint. Rio barely has time to recover from this before Cartia arranges yet another Gate Battle against a man named King with Rina held captive.
息をつく間もなく迫る、カルティアの刺客。リオの次の相手は、“無慈悲のクイーン”の異名をもつ凄腕のスナイパーだった。スカイリゾートの「スカイジャンピングシューティング」で、クイーンと対決することになるリオ。互角の戦いを繰り広げる2人だったが、カルティアの罠にかかったリオは、どんどんと追い込まれていくのだった。
一方、ミントは、ジャックからカルティアのことを聞くため、彼の姿を捜しまわっていた。
