Ep. 12: Yuri Removes His Gear to Fight Joe Fairly While Nanbu Trains Him
Yukiko secures a military contract for Gear development but is stunned when Yuri chooses to have his own Gear surgically removed. He aims to fight Joe on equal footing without mechanical assistance. A newly-blind Nanbu recruits Aragaki to help train Joe, utilizing his enhanced hearing to critique Joe's form. Yuri undergoes the procedure at Mikio’s cabin and endures the pain without anesthesia, rejecting Yukiko’s offer of help. Yukiko later discovers Joe’s ID badge is fake, which would normally disqualify him from the tournament. However, she decides not to stop the match, choosing instead to visit Joe by the riverbank. She admits she knows about the fake ID but cannot comprehend Yuri’s drastic motivation to fight him without his Gear, leaving the outcome uncertain.
Episodes
- Ep. 8 · Nanbu seeks leverage on Mikio while Joe crashes the Megalonia finalist ceremony to demand a fair fight.
- Ep. 9 · Mikio fights Joe in a rematch with upgraded gear, but Joe wins via counter-punch to reach Megalonia.
- Ep. 10 · Nanbu reveals the true bet to Joe, who rejects the match-fixing order and flees.
- Ep. 11 · Joe defeats Glen Burroughs despite Nanbu's orders to throw the fight.
- Ep. 12 · Yuri Removes His Gear to Fight Joe Fairly While Nanbu Trains Him
- Ep. 13 · Joe and Yuri fight in the finals of Megalonia without Gear, leading to a dramatic conclusion and a time skip.