Ep. 27: Joe and Lucy compete in an African car race while facing Galactor's mecha attacks and a tragic betrayal.

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The ISO receives a message from Galactor executive Lucy, who offers the location of their headquarters in exchange for $10 billion. To secure this information, Joe teams up with Lucy in a customer car endurance race across Africa, with four other members acting as guards. Although Joe expects immediate disclosure, Lucy insists the data will only be revealed after the rally concludes. During the race, the team faces attacks from mechas disguised as animals, sent by Galactor to punish Lucy for her treason. With assistance from Ken and others, they evade these threats and continue. As they near the finish line, Lucy proposes that Joe and she join forces to take over Galactor. The pair wins the race, earning $100,000 in prize money. In a tea room, Joe demands the promised information. However, Lucy begins to move erratically, crashes through a wall, and explodes. She was a Galactor-manufactured cyborg whose self-destruction was triggered by a radio signal from X. Joe is shocked by her remains, and his anger toward Galactor is reignited.