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Akiyuki wakes up in Gekkostate, has a giant swelling on his right arm and he’s miles away from home. Besides, he’s ungrateful to our sweet Nakiami! Luckily, Captain Ishu Bekinawa stuns him with her assets and punches him silly, as the mangy dog he is. Oh, there’s also some HFW after Akiyuki and such, but that’s kinda irrelevant compared with the above picture…

…What, me exploiting the image of our dear Captain Bekinawa? Nah, it’s just your impression and neither Crusader forced me to print a 3 meter height poster of the pic so he can worship her. I told him I had dib rights.

Nazuna and Kakisu

The ep starts with Haru idling aroung the hospital at night (who the hell walks around A HOSPITAL AT NIGHT?). Suddenly, a door close by opens, letting her see what’s inside (See? Doors that open by itself? I would shit my pants there.) Inside is Nazuna, our recurring albino girl, laying ona a bed and hooked up to some machines which seem to be processing (or extracting?) her green blood. She whispers Haru that her Xam’d is still alive. What this supposed to mean? Nakiami said a similar thing on ep 2. And the reports in ep 2 didn’t mention Nazuna as dead? This seems to be a key subject that indicates someone is covering up Nazuna’s existance, as we see in the next scene.

If they set up a a floating black monolith and and an orange astronaut, I’m dropping it.

This time we see some kind of meeting of high ranking officers and members of the government of SC, discussing the events of Sentan Island. The Moustache Fat Officer from ep 1 is there, reporting that the “white-haired girl has died, and all that they determined was the was a follower of Ruikonism”. More data is revealed during the meeting, like that there was was 6 explosions involving white-haired children and the existance of 2 Xam’d (these incidents seem to be all around the Free Zone, not only about Sentan Island). During the meeting it’s also announced that Commander Kakisu will take charge of Sentan Island. Kakisu, the only survivor of the Battle of Barador and acclaimed as a hero for it, a clear reference to the Battle of Ramree Island. The Battle of Barador was the first encounter with the Humanform Weapons, so it’s no wonder that the end result was a massacre.

Is that a HFW prototype at your right? It sure is ugly as one.

International Post Ship Zanbani

The next scenes are spent mostly in the airship we have been seeing since ep one, which is named Zanbani (it’s way better than Nebuchadnezzar). Let’s first make a small list of names of Zanbani’s Crew:

• Captain – Ishu Bekinawa
• Dreadlocks – Akushiba
• Nakiami – …duh, Nakiami
• Mom/Cook – Yunbo
• Hawaiian Pilot – Ahm
• Trap looking kid- Kobako
• Falcon Punch kid -Hinokimaru
• Conehead Engineer – Kiselji
• Nekotama – Roppa

Ungrateful Boy

Ahm and Akushiba are in the cabin, discussing the paths to take to divert from the nearby patrols while Bekinawa is happily polishing out phallic looking one meter long ammunitions. We also find out that their next destination is Shirahama Yard (whatever it is…). Akiyuki is being taken care by Nakiami and he’s given “Spirit Tea”, which supposely calms down the Hiruko. He refuses it (mainly because it stinks as dead raccoons) and tries to fiddle with the strange strips surrounding his right arm, just to get his hand slapped by Nakiami, the same way you would do with a naughty kid. She tells him that the Exsanguination Needle is keeping him alive, by inhibiting his Xam’d awareness.

She likes rubbing it…

Akashiba interrupts them and warns Nakiami that the Captain wants to see her. He also asks her to take the Captain’s breakfast, which she does if Akashiba takes care of Akiyuki. Akashiba gives some clothes to Akiyuki. Akiyuki wonders what’s the strange claw marks in the ceiling…

Life goes on

Haru is in the hospital lobby with his sister Midori and talking about the past, hinting to the accident that inflicted Midori’s legs (I believe they are refugees like most of the islanders). Finaly their dad arrives, which was busy talking with patients ( it seems he’s a doctor). Haru asked if he heard anything about the white haired girl but he had forgotten to ask. While they walk away of the hospital , they find Akiyuki’s father, Dr. Ryuzo, in a stone bench. It seems he walked around all hospitals in search for Akiyuki, and all he has managed to made was bust out the sole of his shoe.

Economy crisis reaches Sentan Island

Meanwhile, Akiyuki is having lunch together with Yanbo, Akishiba and Hinokimaru (which still is as violent as a rabid bulldog). He notices the crew are Ruikonist, fact that surprises him, because he though they were wiped out. Were the Ruikonists persecuted by the government and military? Or there is another explanation for the extintion? I bet it’s the first choice, since the words “wiped out” were used, which points to a violent ending. Akashiba say to Akiyuki to be ready for for after lunch: the crew are postal workers and a half year period would be enough to make Akiyuki used to the job. Both of them bring Ahm’s lunch to the cockpit and Akashiba starts betting with Ahm how long Akiyuki would last on the ship. Ahm replies the boy is too shaky and that even doubted if he would “beat that Humanform” (I think he meant the Hiruko on his arm). Akiyuki remarks that he never said he would work on the ship and wants to return to Sentan Island. Both of the crew members say that only the Captain would have the power to do that and Ahm sends Akushiba escourt Akiyiko to her. He descrives her as a “sweet, raven-haired beauty with glasses”.

This smells funny.

Women and Traps

Bekinawa discuss with Nakiami about Akiyuki’s stay on the Zanbani. Bekinawa states this isn’t the first time that something similar happens and that no matter how much support Nakiami gives, Akiyuki will turn into stone (this seems to be a common fate for those with the Hiruko). Bekinawa also gives one of her killer sayings (check pic below).

But what happens if you lose the keys?

During his trip across the ship to meet the captain, Akiyuki meets Kobako, the trap looking boy (Yes, its a boy…) which shows that he treats his new Nekotama pet, Roppa, better than Akiyuki. Incidentally, this is the same Nekotama that was almost ran over by his bike in Sentan Island. They also meet Hinokimaru (still with murdering eyes) and Kiselji, the ship’s engineer.

You can fap at will, but be warned. It has a dick.

CEILING CAT is watching you masturbate to Kobako

Never argue with your elders

Ishu Bekinawa

Akiyuki finally reaches the captains cabin, from where Nakiami and the captain are leaving. There is a small deck between the cabin and the rest of the ship, and the characters are standing there. In spite of Nakiami’s warning, he rudely asks the captain to get back to Sentan Island, only to get a punch in the noggin by Bekinawa herself. She asks why he haven’t thanked yet Nakiami for saving his life, Xam’d or not. The issue of Xam’d pisses Akiyuki, which states he’s himself, not Xam’d and he haven’t askked for noone’s help. Bekinawa laughs and states if he doesn’t mind being a monster, why doesn’t he remove the needle on his arm, which he does in a act of stupidity. This causes the Hiruko on his arm to activate and begin changing his arm (in a rather painful way; stupid Akiyuki he deserves that). Nakiami tries to help Akiyuki control it before the activated Hiruko attracts HFW’s, but the ship alarm is sound.

My eyes are higher from where you are staring, kiddo.

Guess why I’m punching you?

RAEG!

OHSh….that was dumb, wasn’t it?

Flying Humanform Weapon

A NG ship is leaving the war zone to approach the Zanbani, which makes the crew assume their posts, while Nakiami and Akiyuki stay in the deck. Bekinawa decides set the engines into full speed (even if that costs more fuel). Meanwhile, Nakiami is visually tracking the NG ship and it’s reactions. Her worst suspicions are confirmed: the ship drops a HWF, this time a flying HWF kind, green in coloration. Nakiami tries to get Akiyuki into inside the ship. Unfortunely, Akiyuki denies the help, stating that he was always fine by himself and that he would manage it (don’t forget he was in pain and with a disabled arm due to the activated Hiruko). His small tamtrum gave enough time for the HWF to reach the Zanbani, where he proceeds to grab Akiyuki with his tail and embed him in the HWF’s back. Then it leaves, with his prize already taken.

…Another Pokèmon?

Her Support

The rest of the crew is oblivious to what happened and wonder why the war ship is leaving the perimeter, when they notice Nakiami outside in her scout ship, the Beat Kayak (urgh, been calling it Cloud Rider in the previous eps…) She warns the Zanbani that Akiyuki was taken and then zooms in into the HWF. She shoots stone inducing darts onto the HFW, which ptovokes a energy beam atack by it (the same kind of attack the previous HFW used). After reaching the beast’s back, she uses the darts around the place where Akiyuki’s embebbed and tries to dig him out and at the same time dodging the HFW’s tail. At this point Ahm asks Akusbiba if he still wants to make his bet about Akiyuki’s stay in the ship. Ahm remarks that the kid may have a chance if Nakiami support him as much as she showing now. Meanwhile, Bekinawa’s planning something…

She’s up to no good.

Nakiami gets hold of Akiyuki’s arm and liquefies the area around him with her cane, but Akiyuki’s unconscious state makes him a dead weight. Nakiami shouts for him to wake up and think, which wakes him up, allowing him to leave the hole (altough in a comical way). They manage to get into the Beat Kayak and return to the ship, since the Humanforms only target the Hiruko when he’s active. We now see what Bekinawa was planning all along, which was fetching the huge gun she’s been polishing up the whole ep. A bit rusty, “but it’s a better purchase than more boots”.

Allez oop!

CLICK

She looks great, even covered in monster gibs.

Apologies>

Nakiami takes care of Akiyuki’s arm, while he talks about the white haired girl which gave him the Hiruko. Her advice is to keep thinking, because that’s the only way that he can gain Symbiosis with the Hiruko. He then apologizes and thanks Nakiami for saving him for the second time. He even drinks the nasty Spirit Tean she made for him. She says he would be better writing a letter to Sentan Island.

Nakiami=CUUUUUUTE

Several scenes happen next: Haru talks with Akiyuki’s mom, Fusa, and takes Akiyuki’s arm bracelet so she can give to Akiyuki when she meets him. Dr Ryuzo searches among his old stuff and finds a diary and a seed from the time he was involved with the battle of Barador (interesting info, the seed is equal to the same seeds Nakiami was handling in ep 1). Kakisu is speaking with her secretary about his mom birthplace (Sentan Island) and his lucky boots, which he wore since Barador, while they are supervising the transfer of the research team and their Xam’d. But while checking the name of the only missing person person from the Sentan Island attack, he gets surprised it’s Akiyuki Takehara. I wonder what’s the relation between Kakisu and Dr. Ryuzo.

“I wish. It’s Machine Code.”

In the last scene Akiyuki gets ready to sleep while a cocky Akushiba makes some revelations: The ship used to have a Xam’d before, a man named Raigyo Tsukomata. He’s the one that made the claw marks on Nakiami’s room and the previous owner of the clothes Akiyuki’s wearing, but the stress of having the Hiruko was too much for him and drove him over the edge. When Akiyuki asks for his whereabouts, Akushiba replies with a snore…

Raigy Tsukomata, what happened to him?

Conclusions

Hmm, more mysteries arise. Raigyo was a Xam’d in the ship before, but is the end result the Xam’d Kakisu has? And what relation had Nakiami with him? Because she tries her best to help Akiyuki, maybe derived from the fact she couldn’t help Raigyo. We also have more info about the Hiruki; it’s a symbiotic entity and he can take over the user. The crystal on Akiyuki’s arm changes colour according to the Hiruko’s own conscience(blue for inactive/asleep and red for active/awaken). One thing we can predict already is that Haru will meet Akiyuki again (considering she fills the role of “girl next door” romantic interest), but how long until we see some results?

And I want a Nekotama too, they look so fluffy

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