“Inverted Impulses” “Hanten Shōdō” (反転衝動)

At a young age Shiki Tohno was able to see lines that, if hit, immediately destroy the objects (including people) they were situated on. He was given a pair of glasses that blocked the lines from his sight by a mysterious sorceress, and was able to live a normal life. Years later, he moves back into the house of his sister, Akiha Tohno, after the death of their father. After talking about the strange serial killings in the city with his friends at school, Satsuki Yumizuka, Arihiko Inui, and Ciel, he sees a woman on his way home from school, and after falling into a dreamlike sequence, kills her. He awakens in his sister’s house, but on his way to school the following day, he sees the woman again.

“The Hard Sell Fetish” “Oshiuri no Fetisshu” (押し売りのフェティッシュ)

“The Patient of Darkness” “Kurayami no Peishento” (暗闇のペイシェント)

Sousuke and Kaname investigate bizarre incidents where a masked predator attacks schoolgirls and gives them ponytails. With the help of a local policewoman, they set up a trap to catch the attacker using Kaname as bait.

“The Pure Yet Impure Grappler” “Jun de Fujun na Gurappurā” (純で不純なグラップラー)

“Trespassing on Good Faith” “Zen’i no Toresupasu” (善意のトレスパス)

Sousuke and Kaname ask the school’s karate club to vacate their dojo, which is slated for demolition. However, the club refuses to leave, challenging Sousuke to a duel where they’ll leave if they lose. Sousuke defeats the club’s members with relative ease until he faces the club’s captain.

“The Hamburger Hill of Art” “Geijutsu no Hanbāgā Hiru” (芸術のハンバーガー·ヒル)

“Single-Minded Stakeout” “Ichizu na Suteikuauto” (一途なステイクアウト)

During a field trip to the park, the class selects Sousuke to be the model for their art project. However, Sousuke misinterprets the modeling advice he receives from their art teacher, turning the assignment with his classmates into a game of life-and-death.

“Summer Illusion of Steel” “Kōtetsu no Samā Iryūjon” (鋼鉄のサマーイリュージョン)

During a day at the beach, Kaname becomes upset at Sousuke’s insensitivity. When she goes off alone, she is asked to have tea with a boy who is enamored with her. Sousuke, however, believes that she was kidnapped and proceeds to rescue her from her apparent kidnappers.

“Hostility Passing-By” “Surechigai no Hosutiriti” (すれ違いのホスティリティ)

“A Fruitless Lunchtime” “Karamawari no Ranchitaimu” (空回りのランチタイム)

After Sousuke causes a panic at the school’s bread stand, Sousuke and Kaname have to fill in for the stand’s lunchtime duties, which raises the ire of the physical education teacher. He attempts to sabotage their bread, but he falls for Sousuke’s booby traps, when Sousuke was expecting that someone would tamper the bread.

“The Man From the South” “Minami Kara Kita Otoko” (南から来た男)

“A Hostage With No Compromises” “Dakyō Muyō no Hosutēji” (妥協無用のホステージ)

A secret admirer leaves a love letter in Sousuke’s shoe locker. Instead of finding the letter, he deduces that his locker was tampered with and promptly blows it up. From its fragments, Sousuke misinterprets the letter as a death threat and confronts his “stalker”.

“Into the Blue” “Intu za Burū” (イントゥ·ザ·ブルー)

Sousuke and Gauron fight each other within the confines of the Tuatha de Danaan hangar. As they struggle, Gauron activates his AS’s self-destruct mechanism to destroy both himself and the Tuatha de Danaan. With Kaname’s help, Sousuke jettisons Gauron’s AS from the submarine just as it explodes. Back at Merida Island, Tessa sends home the remains of two SRT members killed during the takeover.

“Field of Giants” “Kyojin no Fīrudo” (巨人のフィールド)

Kaname connects herself directly to the Tuatha de Danaan computer system and re-programs it while Sousuke heads to the Tuatha de Danaan bridge. He rescues Tessa and the crew, but Gauron manages to escape. As Gauron is about to destroy the Tuatha de Danaan with his Venom AS, Sousuke activates his Arbalest. The U.S. Navy calls off the attack on the submarine.

“Jack in the Box” “Jakku in za Bokkusu” (ジャック·イン·ザ·ボックス)

To discredit Mithril, Gauron uses the Tuatha de Danaan to attack the USS Bunker Hill (CG-52), which is patrolling just nearby. Using resonance, Tessa communicates to Kaname a plan to regain control of the submarine, then creates a diversion that allows Kaname to escape. Gauron’s men pursue her, but Sousuke and Kurz arrive in time to help. Kalinin visits the Bunker Hill to convince the U.S. Navy not to respond in force after Gauron fires two Harpoons at the ship.

“Deep Trap” “Dīpu Torappu” (ディープ·トラップ)

Overcome with guilt over Melissa’s condition, Sousuke lashes out at Kaname telling her that she is a burden. Overhearing the conversation, Kurz hits Sousuke telling him that Sousuke made Kaname cry and it is men like him that turn into bad husbands. Realizing his mistake, he looks for Kaname to apologize; however, with help from SRT traitors, Gauron takes control of the Tuatha de Danaan AI with a special program, holding Kaname, Tessa, and the command crew hostage.

“Venom’s Flame” “Venomu no Hi” (ヴェノムの火)

Tessa shares with Kaname the nature of resonance between two Whispered. Meanwhile, the SRT prepares for a mission against terrorists led by Gauron, who survived the Helmajistan incident and is wreaking havoc at Palau’s Berildaob island. During the battle, Gauron is captured, but Melissa ends up gravely injured.

“Engaging Six and Seven” “Engēji Shikkusu Sebun” (エンゲージ·シックス·セブン)

Melissa recounts to Tessa and Kaname how she recruited Kurz and Sousuke into the SRT. She said they were unlikely candidates while she was searching for new members; however, the combat skills they exhibit during a mission changed her mind. Sousuke later takes Kaname on a tour of the submarine.

“Deep Sea Party” “Shinkai Pāti” (深海パーティ)

Kaname is nervous when Sousuke asks her to go to a secluded island with him, but is less enthused when the island turns out to be Mithril’s base. An emerging situation forces Sousuke to immediately report to the Tuatha de Danaan with Kaname still in tow. When she arrives aboard the Tuatha de Danaan, she is surprised at the royal treatment she receives and is invited to the submarine’s first anniversary party.

“The Wind Blows at Home, Part 3” “Kokyō ni Mau Kaze Kōhen” (故郷に舞う風·後編)

Sousuke fights and eventually kills Zaied while Gauron finishes off the remaining Mithril team. After Zaied falls, he then confronts Gauron and when their Lambda Drivers collide, Sousuke emerges as the sole victor.

“The Wind Blows at Home, Part 2” “Kokyō ni Mau Kaze Chūhen” (故郷に舞う風·中編)

Sousuke and the remaining team members take refuge in a cave hideout. However, he is unaware that an old friend from his child soldier days, Zaied, is fighting alongside Gauron. Zaied’s insight into Sousuke’s tactical planning gives him and Gauron the strategic advantage.

“The Wind Blows at Home, Part 1” “Kokyō ni Mau Kaze Zenpen” (故郷に舞う風·前編)

Sousuke is sent to Helmajistan after Gauron is found to be alive. He is temporarily assigned to an AS squad from Mithril’s Indian Ocean corps in a mission to kill Gauron, but because of his young age, his presence is met with derision. They ignore Sousuke’s advice and their first encounter with Gauron ends in disaster. They also commandeer a nuclear-armed ballistic missile Gauron was planning to sell on the black market.

“Is Narashino Burning?” “Narashino wa Moete iru ka?” (習志野は燃えているか?)

Sousuke, Kaname, and their friends visit the Narashino military festival during their summer break. At the festival’s annual AS competition, Sousuke helps out the Narashino team (an element of the 1st Airborne Brigade), who lose to the Nerima team every year. His classmate, Shinji Kazama, a military otaku, also reconciles with his father, who is the Narashino team’s commanding officer.

“A Cat and a Kitten’s Rock & Roll” “Neko to Koneko no R & R (Rokkunrōru)” (猫と子猫のR&R(ロックンロール))

During a heated argument with Melissa, Tessa challenges her to an AS duel. However, Tessa realizes that she may be in over her head and asks Sousuke to be her AS coach.

“One Night Stand” “Wan Naito Sutando” (ワン·ナイト·スタンド)

The Behemoth chases Sousuke, Kurz, Kaname, and Tessa through the city streets while Mithril dispatches the Arbalest to fight the Behemoth. With the help of Tessa and Kaname’s Whispered abilities, Sousuke locates the Behemoth’s weak spot and destroys it.