Episode Title:
Backward pawn.
Episode Description:
Ten years ago, Farahnāz Augusta, former empress of the Ades Federation, opened the first Grand Race to celebrate world peace. Farahnāz, who had Luscinia and Alauda as bodyguards, greeted the King of Turan, escorting his daughters Liliana and Millia. Meanwhile, Fam and Giselle came to see the race to support Atamora as the navigator for his pilot Kaiser. Liliana later developed a crush for Luscinia after he helped her up from a fall. Farahnāz, Luscinia and Alauda witnessed Vasant being harassed by other Ades Federation soldiers for being chosen to present the bouquet to the winners of the race, despite her being annexed from her homeland Chaos. Atamora and Kaiser won the Grand Race in the end, inspiring Fam to participate someday. During the award ceremony, a group of Exile assassins attempted to kill Farahnāz to avenge their deceased comrades. Although Luscinia and Alauda did their best, Farahnāz shielded Liliana from being shot by an assassin, causing Farahnāz to die. After Luscinia exacted violent retribution on the remaining assassins and lost his left eye in the process, Alauda subdued Luscinia from harming Liliana. In the present, Fam wakes up beside Giselle and Millia aboard a snow truck heading towards Glacies.
