Episode Title:
Something to Protect.
Episode Description:
The United Nations commences Operation Lucifer, a military operation that results in the successful capture a BETA hive located in Yokohama. A UN team heads deep into the hive and are shocked to discover preserved human brains. Meanwhile, Takeru continues with his training, and decides to go meet Kasumi Yashiro, Yuuko's lab assistant. Takeru then asks about the whereabouts of another friend of his from his original world, Sumika Kagami. Yuuko reminds him no record of Sumika exists, and also reveals Alternative IV involves the use of Kasumi, who can communicate with a preserved human brain kept in Yuuko's lab...
