"Awakening"

As the Divers team proceeds, Kaede engages in reckless behavior while attacking the Matter which causes damage to their Beetle vehicle and delays the group's progress to point K2. Kanzaki fits Aiko with a helmet system to establish Dream Contact with her body at Primary Point. In Town, Nanbara discusses with Izazu the need to recover Aiko as the prime example of their advances in artificial organisms. Aiko access her memories, but she seems to see events that are not part of her own memories. The Divers team advance towards point K2, which they must reach before sunrise to enter Area Three, however they run into Malignant Matter which resists their weapons. Kazuki manages to obtain a sample which Kanzaki uses to modify their weapons making them more effective, while Aiko seems to be able to predict the direction of its attacks and helps the team to direct their fire. Back in Town, Isazu tells Kurose that he has been dismissed for his use of funds from Dr. Kiryu's research budget. On the move again in Area Two, the Divers team are confronted by C.A.A.C. Special Forces.