Ep. 17: Rihito accepts his dark path after surviving Murdoch and facing a commander's deception.
Murdoch restores power, allowing Rihito to survive. Schmelman provides a replica ballot sword activated by a chosen oath. Rihito defeats soldiers with super speed, earning the title Ace of Flashing Strikes. The commander claims a nuclear bomb switch is hidden in a body, forcing Rihito to kill or die. Rihito beheads the commander, who admits the bomb was a lie and praises Rihito for saving his friends. Distraught over breaking his no-kill oath, Rihito watches Hina, Murdoch, Lynn, and Pele glow and return to their time. Determined to prevent his friends from killing, Rihito swears his ballot will count enemies killed on their behalf. Hina, realizing she cannot stop Rihito from becoming Licht, decides to love him completely. She strips naked, forcing Rihito to fondle her breasts to create a memory for the war, and vows to wait 300 years to marry him and bear his children so he remains never lonely.
Episodes
- Ep. 13 · Schmelman’s Star System Forces Students to Steal or Face Expulsion
- Ep. 14 · Academy spies on baths while Murdoch uncovers Schmelman's secret genetic warfare plans
- Ep. 15 · Murdoch confronts Alan while Schmelman initiates secret human testing on Rihito.
- Ep. 16 · Foreign forces breach the academy, threatening Rihito's surgery and forcing the class to fight for survival.
- Ep. 17 · Rihito accepts his dark path after surviving Murdoch and facing a commander's deception.
- Ep. 18 · Licht slaughters enemies during the Waste War while Schmelman creates the floating utopia of Alcia.
- Ep. 19 · Licht reveals his past with Tsukina Farrow after viewing Nana's memories
- Ep. 20 · Licht reveals past secrets and departs to fight the army while facing Doan's gravity powers.
- Ep. 21 · Licht Captured and Gregorovich's Past Revealed as Doan Refuses Surgery