Episode Title:
The Imperial Assassin's Dagger.
Episode Description:
Lisha is practicing her speech for the festival as Lux enters her room and they discuss Lisha's offer from the other day. Meanwhile, Hayes, Saniya and Yoruka are inside another ruin which they activate. Lux and Airi are then summoned by the nobles to discuss a plot by Ragreed to overthrow the New Kingdom which will take place after the Drag-Ride tournament. Lux is ordered to act as a decoy to lure out over one hundred Abyss that are hiding in uninhabited villages near the Kingdom with the promise of overlooking the Ries Island incident. They also order Lux to win the upcoming tournament and he agrees to do both though Airi is against this. Upon returning to the academy, Lux asks Lisha to once again modify his Wyvern Drag-Ride but he spots Yoruka. He finds her and they talk about her reasons for serving him even though the Empire is no more. She explains that it is due to a promise she made with her deceased younger brother and she makes clear her intention to destroy the New Kingdom and restore the Empire in order to fulfill her contract. When Lux still refuses to destroy the Kingdom, Yoruka declares him her enemy and leaves. During the tournament, Lux wins his match but Krulcifer notices that Lux is rushing his victory unlike his normal strategy. After the match, Lux asks Airi to relay a message to everyone should he not return for the group battle tournament. Later, Lisha's own match begins and things proceed smoothly until Yoruka manipulates Lisha's Drag-Ride and makes it attack the audience. Lisha is then imprisoned and her Drag-Ride is confiscated. Meanwhile, Lux discovers Saniya who unleashes the Abyss which he then lures to the Kingdom's soldiers who destroy them. Keeping her promise to Lux, Airi reveals the operation to the girls who decide to try and find Yoruka and rescue Lisha. As Lux is resting, the insurgents, led by Ragreed, attack and kill the remaining soldiers while the main force retreats. Back in the academy, the girls learn of the insurgents' attack and that they are advancing to the Capital. Lux engages Ragreed who reveals that a giant stone golem, piloted by Hayes, is approaching the Capital and Lux is forced to use Bahamut despite knowing that he can only use it for twelve minutes.
