Episode Title:
Tattered Talent
Episode Description:
Jubei engages in battle with Haito, who begins to fight back due to being possessed by her talent against her will. Thanks to a combination of her superior sword skills and her talent that allows her to speed up her reaction time, Jubei is able to maintain the upper hand despite Haito's significant advantage in pure strength. However, the side effects of her talents and her wounds cause Jubei to collapse mid battle, and Haito halts the fight since she does not fight unarmed opponents. Toya and Jubei withdraw, and Jubei explains Haito is consumed by her desire to attain more power, so the only way to free her is to defeat her in battle. Due to her condition, Jubei cannot fight Haito again, so she promises to train Toya to get him ready in three days, offering to let him steal her talent. Meanwhile, Ein leads leads the allied Returners in slaying the Three Conquistadors and taking their Branches. However, Ein is suddenly ambushed and captured by Albert and Newton. Albert proclaims herself the true reincarnation of Albert Einstein, and reveals that Nightingale is currently hibernating and vulnerable. She says she is willing to give away the location of their base if Ein's allies can land a single hit on her, before suddenly attacking them.
