Episode Title:
Dangerous Relationship.
Episode Description:
As their Amica relationship begins, Akari questions whether or not she can be of any use to Aria, though Aria notices her talent for sewing parachutes. Meanwhile, Shino Sasaki, Akari's friend who secretly harbors an obsessive crush on her, becomes jealous of all the time she is spending with Aria. Finding a loophole in the Amica agreement which states that a partnership will be nullified if the Amica is defeated by someone within three days, Shino brings Akari to her house, leaving her unarmed for challenging her with her swords. Through determination, however, Akari manages to disarm both of Shino's swords and lasts long enough to get past the 3-day period. The next day, Shino learns that fellow Amicas are allowed to train together and decides to become someone else's Amica in order to study alongside her.
