Episode Title:
In the North After Doomsday
Episode Description:
Akira rebuffs Yugure's marriage proposal. When Yugure shows Towasa's ring to Akira, Akira asks about information on Towasa but Yugure states that such information is classified. Realizing that he is now wanted by OWEL, Akira decides to leave the village with Yugure. They examine the building where Akira had been kept, and Yugure manages to conceal their presence from two other hostile approaching androids--OWEL captains Hakubo and Yoiyami--both of whom also bear Towasa's appearance. Both androids leave after finding no signs of Yugure, and Akira finds a 200 year old recording of Towasa pleading him not to look for her. Still determined to find Toawasa, Akira and Yugure begin the journey to Akira's old residence in Tokyo. Travelling by ferry, they arrive in Ōma, where they encounter Amoru, a skilled painter girl aspiring to be a picture book artist. Akira witnesses the mistreatment of Letogians--people who surrender their human rights in exchange for clearing criminal records and debts, and are treated as a lower social class. Amoru accompanies Akira and Yugure to Mount Osore while evading OWEL patrols, but inside Osore, they are apprehended by OWEL soldiers lead by OWEL officer Marlum, Caniss's cousin. Amoru, who is revealed to be a Letogian, admits to betraying Akira and Yugure in exchange for the return of her parents' books that were banned by OWEL. When Marlum states that he had already burned the books and executed her parents, Amoru attacks him and distracts the soldiers, allowing Akira and Yugure to escape. As Akira and Yugure debate on whether to save Amoru, Marlum burns Amoru's last remaining book. When Yugure proposes marriage again in exchange for saving Amoru, Akira criticizes her for being a heartless android and leaves to find Amoru.
