Episode Title:
Sword of the Power of Words.
Episode Description:
A heated discussion erupts among Metal Age members on whether Kuniko will take over Nagiko's place as leader. A flashback shows Kuniko's childhood and her first meeting with Momoko and Mīko. After beating Momoko up, Sayoko demands to know how he got the earring. When Momoko refuses to talk, Sayoko resorts to using truth serum to make him tell the truth, but he has a tolerance to the medicine and reveals nothing. By watching Sayoko, Momoko deduces that she was once a mother, this causes Sayoko to strangle him. Mikuni tricks Mīko to a game of hide-and-seek but quietly sneaks outside the palace. She passes out from pain when sunlight envelops outside. At this time, Hiruko prophesies over the sun, moon and land, stating the time has come to listen to Amatsumihashira, the pillar of heaven. Klaris returns control of Medusa over to Karin. Mikuni reveals to Sayoko that she heard a voice, which shocks Sayoko. Ryoko makes a press conference announcing her new position as prime minister, which angers Kuniko and Metal Age. After being told to stand by, Sayoko resorts to take Mikuni to where the sun shines. After coming to grips with Momoko's kidnapping and the deaths of her friends at the girls' correctional center, Kuniko makes her decision to become leader of Metal Age and accepts the sun blade from Nagiko (which causes a resonance with the other blades) and announces her intention to lead a full-scale attack against Atlas - not out of a desire for revenge - but because she believes it is the right thing to do to help the people of Duomo. Meanwhile, Ryoko sends a stealth carrier with Kunihito on board to attack the facility where Medusa is kept.
