Ep. 17: The Ring of Friendship
Aired on April 28, 2009
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As Leopard's colony falls toward Jupiter, Yupitan, revealed to be Sakura's scarf, proposes using the Benkei colony for acceleration. Tsutsuji and QT-Arms assist in this successful maneuver, leading the group to an abandoned Shishido family station. They discover stored energy capable of a hyperjump to Kirkwood, but Leopard declines, prompting Benkei to execute the jump instead. Meanwhile, Bou and Min infiltrate Surre Academy to aid refugees, only to witness Nami violently force a student into a box. This action alerts Nervalist forces to the refugees' location. Nami subsequently leads an assault on the group, but Leopard and Benkei arrive unexpectedly to intervene during the attack.
Episodes
- Ep. 13 · Akiha and companions explore the abandoned Kirkwood embassy while facing tribal threats and mysterious ships.
- Ep. 14 · Friedrich's Brain Colony Revelation and The Pied Paper Attack
- Ep. 15 · Akiha and friends hijack an orbital elevator while Friedrich provides QT roses against Existence mind control.
- Ep. 16 · Emilio escapes Nervalist control while Akiha faces a five-year delay near Jupiter.
- Ep. 17 · The Ring of Friendship
- Ep. 18 · Nami retreats while Benkei steals mirrors, leading to a party that helps Leopard reconnect before Akiha is kidnapped by Aleida.
- Ep. 19 · Tsutsuji and Benkei face Leopard while Nina's team investigates the underground colony
- Ep. 20 · Akiha Wakes in Box as Honoka's Lifespan Ends and Nami Is Stabbed
- Ep. 21 · Leopard searches for the Sword while Akiha escapes her box before UURE attacks Kirkwood.