We pick up with the party running through a gate that has a long ass title for what the Hill of Memories really is (some sort of testing area for plants on the moon), and you guys quickly run into the swarm of Monsters milling about. Mokdai freaks out over how many are around, especially since the place is empty compared to the park incident. Crowne asks if they’re really going after Sui, and Mokdai says you guys need to find her first because you guys don’t have the stamina the destroy them all first. Maculata takes a quick look around before spotting Sui and pointing at a small hill with a big tree growing on it.
Over at the hill, Andrew has already suited up and is doing his best to defend Sui. You take note that Sui is up there, then ask about the hero next to her and how over the top his appearance is. Mokdai wonders who he is, but he notes that he is protecting Sui. Maculata is surprised at how strong he is but says there’s too many for him to take on alone, so she tells everyone they’re going over to help him.
The Kaibutsu try lashing out with their tentacles and end up breaking the camera Andrew had from his agency. The loss of view power leads to him taking a beating, and Sui runs over to him on concern without really thinking about it. Andrew’s weapons have been damaged to the point that they’ve got cracks with wiring popping out, and Andrew apologizes to Sui for not being enough to defend her on his own. She’s more concerned about him though.
The Monsters start gathering and fusing together, gradually taking on a more humanoid form. Sui is surprised by this, but Maculata swings in and uses her fired off strings to dice the fusion up to pieces. Sui is shocked to see Maculata, and Maculata is relieved to see her but still frustrated things came to this to begin with. Mokdai is glad she’s okay, given the circumstances. Crowne asks Sui what’s happening, but Sui says she doesn’t know and explains that they just popped out of the ground like daisies all of a sudden.
You ask Sui who the guy with her is and if he protected her, so Sui explains that he’s the driver who got her here. When the monsters turned up, he put all his time into covering for her. Andrew is still reeling but he’s glad to see reinforcements are here, and when he pulls himself back up the views coming from Crowne’s camera repairs his armor. The cables exposed from his arms are pulled back in, and his skin fixed itself up too. Crowne notes this and asks if he’s actually a machine lifeform instead of a human. This is her first time seeing an android type, but she’s still surprised at how lifelike he looks. Andrew laughs and thanks her, but him looking that similar is due to his wish to be closer to humans. He introduces himself as a Anti-Monster battle model spy android from Tronesion, though for now he’s just a truck driver. You either comment on Anti-Monster fighters being a thing, wonder what his past is like, or say he looks cool now that you have a closer look. C gets an extra line where Mokdai is baffled and notes how unflappable you are, even if Akashi says so a lot.
Anyways, Andrew asks if you guys are here to pick up Sui, in which case he asks for you guys to work with him to get her out of here. You agree and say you’re ready, so Andrew thanks you, asks if you’re the Master Operator, and says he’ll put himself under your command. He gets himself ready to go back to fighting, and Crowne tells you the enemies and viewers are coming in. Mokdai also gets set for battle, though he notes that it looks dicey here. Maculata tells Sui she has so many things to say, but she’ll save it for now and tells her to keep herself safe. Sui reluctantly agrees as the episode battle begins, and more story happens afterwards.
We tune back in after the battle midway as Maculata fires off her finisher, Weaving “Tailleur A Griffes” with Mokdai following up with his. The attacks cause the monsters hit by it to disperse into light, but Mokdai freaks out at them reforming and Maculata says it’s like literally fighting the mist. You yell that you guys can’t keep this up forever and try to think of something, but a voice starts calling for Sui again. Andrew can hear it too and asks what’s going on. Sui recognizes it as her mother’s voice but can’t place where it’s coming from. Crowne warns Andrew of a back attack, but he is unable to deflect it in time, leading him to get knocked away from Sui.
You call out to Andrew and Sui, and Sui shrinks away from the monster near her. The voice calls to her again, and Sui is surprised when she realizes the Kaibutsu is calling for her and transforms into a human woman. Not Really Shizuku adds a few more words to her obsessive calling to Sui, and Sui recognizes the figure as her mother. You are shocked by this and the thing’s slightly expanded vocabulary, and Maculata tries to ask why a monster is making itself look like Shizuku.
Sui attempts to talk to her mother and ask why she’s here and a monster, but Echo Shizuku just holds her arms out and asks Sui to come to her. Sui decides to stop thinking about anything else as she stumbles towards her, but Maculata attempts to stop her by pointing out that’s not really her mother. More monsters pop up in front of her to block the way, and Maculata is surprised by this but does her best to kick them aside. Mokdai rushes in to assist, and Sui just plods along thoughtlessly. When she gets to the thing, the monster starts roaring like a regular monster as its head opens up to reveal its giant maw.
You call out to Sui and try to tell her that’s not her mother she’s heading towards, and Crowne tries to intervene by grabbing the wrench she has on hand and flinging it at the monster. Sui is shocked by this, and you and Crowne run up and get between her and the Kaibutsu. You tell her she shouldn’t get near the thing, even if you do understand her feelings. Sui just stands there silently surprised, staring at the creepy writhing figure calling to her.
Crowne is glad the wrench throwing worked since she had no idea if it would, then tries to get Sui to get away from there with her. Sui finally finds her voice, only to start asking why to your confusion. She gets mad as she asks how you could do that to her mother. Crowne is taken aback and tries to tell her that’s not her mother over there, just a monster pretending to be her. Sui however insists it is her mother since it’s her voice and scent coming from it, saying she came to see her. Maculata feels for Sui, and Mokdai is sympathetic but tries to argue that that would be impossible if she wasn’t saved by a hero after being eaten. Sui refuses to hear otherwise and insists that her mother is here.
The monster figure wriggles against the dirt before backing away from the hill, and Sui tries to call her mother back. You tell her she can’t go, to calm down, and to listen to you guys. When you grab Sui by the arm, she demands you let go as she tries to throw you off, then throws a tantrum about her mother being the only one there for her. Crowne attempts to reason with Sui, but Sui tells you guys to go away and declares her hate for you all, managing to break free somehow and run after her mother. Andrew just stands there looking sad as he watches Sui run off, and so the episode ends.
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