In her safehouse, Karin finds out that all three Digmas have Atlas AAA ranks, which means they are highly regarded. Takehiko reveals to Kuniko that he was sent by Atlas to guard her. But he has decided to kill her and end Atlas' plans when he found out that they sacrificed children to build the city, including his sister. Kunihito arrives just in time to save Kuniko before Takehiko can kill her. Losing all hope, Takehiko tells Kuniko that AAA rank individuals will inherit Atlas, and he seemingly kills himself by jumping into a storm drain before Kuniko can stop him. Kunihito informs Kuniko that he has quit the army and will try to find his own way. Karin buys Akihabara as her "house". Mikuni and Sayoko arrive to seek refuge at Karin's territory, and place Miiko/Hiruko into a pool for safekeeping. Karin finds out the hard way in pleasing Mikuni. Kuniko and her team investigate the Metal Age's Nerima base, which has lost contact. They discover the entire Nerima base dead from exposure to photo-oxidants spread by Daedalus. Leon takes care of his brother Sion's injury caused by Ryoko's latest beating and tells him to quit if he doesn't like his job. But Sion tells Leon that he doesn't understand him. Kuniko goes to the three old otakus to buy a bomber, but is referred to Akihabara's newest leadership, Karin. Kuniko reveals that she wants to use the bomber to burn Tokyo to the ground, to Karin's shock.
Après avoir été obligée de bannir sa grand mère de Duomo, Kuniko découvre que Takehiko, l'un de ses plus fidèles compagnons, était en réalité un membre de la société Atlas missionné pour la surveiller. Désillusionnée, Kuniko décide de s'engager de plus belle dans son combat contre Atlas. Mais les plantes Daedalus gagnent du terrain, à tel point qu'il sera bientôt impossible pour les êtres humains de vivre sur Terre...
國子に銃口を突きつけたのは武彦だった……。
彼の口から語られるアトラスの真の儀式、國子の存在意味、そして武彦が國子に付き従っていた理由……。
衝撃を隠せない國子に練馬支部がダイダロスによって壊滅するという知らせが舞い込んだ。
Fue Takehiko quien apuntó con el cañón a Kuniko ... El verdadero ritual de Atlas hablado de su boca, el significado de la existencia de Kuniko y la razón por la que Takehiko siguió a Kuniko ... La noticia de que la rama de Nerima fue destruida por Dédalo llegó a Kuniko, quien no pudo ocultar el impacto.
