Sent to the frontline base Arzenal, Ange is still refusing to accept the reality that she is a Norma herself, and rudely looks down on the team she is set to be a part of. Even as she is being trained and conditioned for her new role in life, she stubbornly continues to act as Princess Angelise. When the first opportunity presents itself, she tries to escape Arzenal during her first Para-mail sortie, resulting in tragedy.
Tropes in this episode include:
- Attempted Rape: Zola almost rapes Ange, who only gets spared when the alarm to sortie sounds off.
- Big Sister Worship: Coco comes to look up to Ange as the closest thing to a big sister, even if the latter neither believes she's a norma nor returns the feelings. This one-sided relationship would unfortunately cost her life when she tries to tag along with Ange when trying to escape the battlefield, and is killed by a DRAGON in the process.
- Exact Words: When given her rider suit for the first time (that previously belonged to an already-dead pilot), Ange is so disgusted by it that she states she would prefer to go naked instead of wearing it. So Salia shoves her naked to the corridor outside the room.
- Fun with Acronyms: The episode opens up with the explanation of the Dimensional Rift Attuned Gargantuan Organic Neototypes, or DRAGONs, the enemies the Norma must fight off to keep the Mana world safe.
- Half the Woman She Used to Be: Poor Coco gets bissected by a DRAGON's beam falling on her.
- I Know Madden Kombat: Ange, while piloting a Para-mail simulator, notes that it's like flying the hoverbike used for the in-game sport called "Iaria" that she played in the first episode, and excels at it on her first try.
- Instant Expert: Ange is able to quickly take to pilot the Para-mail simulator, using her previous experience playing Iaria.
- I Reject Your Reality: Ange still continues to cling to her previous status as Princess Angelise and demands to be returned home, still in denial of being a Norma. She maintains a haughty attitude and refuses to accept her new life on Arzenal, stubbornly holding onto the belief that her empire will return for her.
- Prosthetic Limb Reveal: Ange accidentally knocks off Zola's Electronic Eye after slapping her.
- Vomit Discretion Shot: Coco vomits in the showers after the Para-mail simulator training.
