Ep. 5: Marcia's Disappearance and the Terminal Service's Urgent Rescue Mission

Marcia vanishes after an ambush, prompting Tsukasa and Isla to join Souta in a desperate 24-hour search. The Terminal Service No. 1 team targets a black market retrieval zone but faces obstruction from R. Security. Kazuki obtains a map from supervisor Shinonome after a confrontation. Tsukasa receives a device capable of crashing Giftia functions, while Kazuki reflects on a past failure involving her father. The team loc the black market retriever, who is unconscious, indicating Marcia has become a Wanderer. Kazuki orders the group to stop Marcia before R. Security eliminates her. Tsukasa and Isla track Marcia, discovering Souta has been following them. Marcia injures Isla and kidnaps Souta. On a rooftop, Tsukasa attempts to reason with Marcia, but she attacks Souta upon hearing his name. As Tsukasa prepares to use his device, Isla rushes toward Marcia just as he fires. The episode ends with the revelation that Isla failed to sign the morning attendance log.

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