Episode Title:
The Young Girl's Cherished Desire.
Episode Description:
Lux continues to battle Ragreed who severs Bahamut's arm only to learn that it was actually a Wyvern disguised as Bahamut. Lux quickly defeats Ragreed and his men and heads for the Capital while making contact with Airi. Meanwhile, Lisha is visited by Saniya who derides her and has one of her soldiers strip Lisha down as she is curious to see the Empire's brand below her stomach but Lux arrives in time to stop them. He convinces a depressed and guilty Lisha to help him fight. Hayes orders the New Kingdom to surrender or die but is attacked and temporarily subdued by Lux, Lisha, Krulcifer and Phi. Lux asks the latter two to destroy the remaining Abyss and insurgents while he and Lisha destroys the giant. They are then met by Hayes in her own Divine Drag-Ride who splits the city in two with a single attack. Meanwhile, Celes confronts Saniya who was threatening the nobles. While Lux looks for a way inside the giant, Lisha fights Hayes alone but is clearly outmatched. As Lux finds an entrance, he is confronted by Yoruka who intends to revive the Empire under Airi instead as Lux still refuses to reconsider her offer. Lux again questions her reasons for reviving the Empire and she finally tells him the full story: Yoruka was a princess while her twin brother was the young ruler of their kingdom after their father died of an illness. In exchange for Yoruka's cooperation with the Empire, her brother would be spared but while she was away, her brother was killed by the nobles of their kingdom as a peace offering when they decided to put the blame on him after they surrendered to the Empire. Yoruka kills the nobles in revenge but decides to honor her contract to the Empire believing it was her fate. Lux, however, compares her to Lisha who is trying her best despite her unwilling position as the Kingdom's princess. They continue to battle and Lux eventually wins by taking advantage of Yoruka's brief distraction when he mentioned her brother in a speech. Lux explains that he wished to change the country for the better but he failed. In order for him to accomplish this, he had to destroy the Empire first and rebuild it from the ground up thus making Yoruka understand that everything Lux had done was for the Empire. Celes defeats Saniya but the giant recovers and prepares to attack the Capital but Yoruka, who decided to serve Lux again, betrays Hayes and destroys the giant's controls at the last second. Infuriated, Hayes tries to destroy the Capital alone but is finally defeated by Lux. At the end of the festival, Lisha makes her speech and announces Lux as her knight to the public who give their approval. During the party, Lux sees Fugil who is holding what appears to be Bahamut's Sword Device then quietly walks away. Lux is then greeted by the girls, including Yoruka, who openly flirts with him and an angry Lisha demands that Lux declares which girl he loves.
