Kouichi looses consciousness due to the LINEBARREL going out of control, and is taken into custody by JUDA. Ishigami tells Kouichi about the MACHINAs, and their enemy KATO-KIKAN. Kouichi is persuaded by Ishigami to fight together as a hero of justice, but cannot make up his mind. Meanwhile, Shizuna and Izuna Endo, twin members of JUDA's Special Task Force, were being attacked by KATO-KIKAN ARMAs and now have their backs against the wall.