Ep. 20: Phantom Labor Emerges Off Oshima Coast Amid Security Firm Deception

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Private security firms have started to use Labors in security work. One of these firms is Holly Security Services, who have been invited to test out their new Labor the Saturn (formally Schaft's SRX-70) against the Self-Defence Force. But Holly Security Services (HSS) is actually another front for Shaft. Kurosaki is here incognito as a negotiator for HSS to test out the new version of the Phantom, providing him the perfect alibi. Destruction of a military Labor by the Phantom Labor hits the front page of every newspaper. Meanwhile, at the SV2, the spare Labor is going back to the factory for improvements. Jitsuyama is on hand to pick up the Labor, and suggests Asuma should visit his father. Asuma is a little upset with this and walks away in a bad mood. Noa tries to talk with Asuma about it, but he will not open up and this causes a major fight between the two of them. Meanwhile the Phantom Labor appears off the coast of Oshima. Captain Fuwa of the military is called in again to fight the Labor covertly. Division are ordered to take on the Labor, even though Captain Goto knows the who thing has been set up to provide battle data for the Phantom Labor. Before heading off to Oshima, Goto sends Asuma to the factory to pick up the Labor. He will not be there to help Noa. Noa is quite upset at the fact she has not patched things up with him yet, and that he will not be there. (Source: Wikipedia)