Episode Title:
Steel Step Suite.
Episode Description:
Slaine is declared persona non grata by Lord Cruhteo as the Emperor officially declares war against Earth. Every able-bodied man and woman on the Wadatsumi is immediately conscripted into service to the UFE, with Calm annoyed that he was chosen to be a mechanic. As the ship heads towards Tanegashima Island for resupply, Lieutenant Marito discusses the Tanegashima Report, which recounts a battle between Terran forces and a Martian Kataphrakt on Tanegashima shortly before the occurrence of Heaven's Fall, with a chunk of the Moon hitting the island. Apparently, UFE brass decided to suppress the report rather than admit the superior technological advantage of Mars in comparison to Earth. Magbaredge reveals her real surname as Humeray and blames Marito for her brother's death during the first Earth-Mars War. Later, another Knight, Femieanne, piloting the Kataphract 'Hellas', attacks the carrier, armed with flying arms that are near-indestructible. Inaho and his comrades attempt to defend the Wadatsumi while Marito suffers from another bout of PTSD. Inaho is able to use high-powered rifle rounds to knock the arms off-course to prevent damage to the ship. Just as he is unable to shoot down the last one, Slaine appears in a Sky Carrier to finish it off.
