Adjusting to life on the island, Michio stays with Yumiko Tomi, while Canon resides with Yoko Hazama. All the children enjoy a moment at the beach. However, Mitsuhiro visits the island, soon discovering that the results of Maya's pilot aptitude test was falsified. He takes the issue to trial and tries to claim custody of Maya. Nevertheless, he is prevented from doing so by the testimonies of other pilots about the skewing of the test data. Tsubaki verifies all the claims and admits her involvement as well. Mitsuhiro leaves the island, warning the pilots of what is to come.