Ryoko decides to make Miiko the next vessel for Lord Hiruko. Kuniko returns with Momoko back to Duomo to think of their next step. After being welcomed back by the citizens, Kuniko goes to confront Nagiko about her role as first governor of Atlas. When she gets no answer, Kuniko has no choice but to banish her grandmother from Duomo. Before leaving, Nagiko informs her about Takehiko's disappearance after returning to the town. Miiko is forcibly turned into Hiruko's new vessel. Furukawa shares Kuniko his discovery that the artillery attacks came from a genetically modified plant called Daedalus. Ryoko also discovers this fact, but ignores the plant's threat as it will not be able to harm Atlas, but the same could not be said for Duomo and the rest living below. Kunihito makes his decision to leave the military. Mikuni pulls herself together and plans to attack Atlas to rescue Miiko. Kuniko and her team make their way to the forest to burn down Daedalus, but it retaliates against them. Mikuni fails to have her people kill Ryoko, but the woman brings her to see Miiko, who has turned into Hiruko's vessel. As Miiko's personality fights against Hiruko to speak with Mikuni, Ryoko has security surround Mikuni. Sayoko arrives to take Miiko/Hiruko hostage and leaves Atlas together with Mikuni. Momoko tells Kuniko that Daedalus will one day overwhelm and create a forest full of its plants, due to the bomb shower. As Kuniko contemplates this alone, Takehiko attempts to kill her.
Les rebelles de Metal-Age et le gouvernement font parallèlement d'importantes découvertes sur une plante appelée le Daedalus. Capables de projeter des balles et émettant un gaz hautement toxique, les Daedalus empoisonnent la vie des habitants de Duomo. Kuniko et Momoko décident alors d'en venir à bout, mais depuis que Takehiko a disparu, rien ne va plus...
国連からの撤退決議に従う國子。これは敗戦なのか！？
心配する周囲の目を避け、國子が向かった総裁室で國子は凪子追放を言い渡す。
一方、今までの謎の砲撃は驚異的な進化を遂げた植物「ダイダロス」であることが判明する。
國子達はその調査に向かったのだが、途中、武彦が姿を消す……。
Kuniko sigue una resolución para retirarse de las Naciones Unidas. ¿Es esto una derrota? ?? Evitando los ojos preocupados que lo rodeaban, Kuniko declaró la expulsión de Nagiko en la oficina del presidente hacia donde se dirigía Kuniko. Por otro lado, la misteriosa artillería hasta ahora resulta ser la planta asombrosamente evolucionada "Daidaros". Kuniko y sus amigos fueron a investigar, pero Takehiko desapareció en el camino ...
