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Then and Now.Flashing back to the events of the previous episode, the Wadatsumi crew finds a flying battleship, named the Deucalion, hidden under Tanegashima, constructed with the Aldnoah Drive extracted from the Kataphrakt of the same name. Asseylum reveals her identity to the crew and uses her royal blood to activate the Deucalion's Aldnoah Drive, as Aldnoah Drives can only be activated by individuals related to the Emperor of Mars. With Asseylum's identity publicly known, Magbaredge agrees to protect Asseylum and escort her to the UFE HQ in Novosibirsk. Asseylum then goes out onto the deck with Inaho, where she marvels when she sees birds for the first time, and is teased by Inaho, causing Asseylum to blush and pout. Meanwhile, Slaine is captured by Cruhteo and taken to his Landing Castle, where Cruhteo tortures him to try and find out why Slaine betrayed him as Saazbaum watches. Unsure if Cruhteo was involved in the plot to assassinate Asseylum, Slaine stays quiet, and throughout his torture he relives several flashbacks of his childhood with Asseylum back on Mars. Slaine eventually reveals to Cruhteo that Asseylum is still alive and that the assassination plot was carried out by conspiring Martians. Shocked, Cruhteo orders an immediate ceasefire so that the conspirators can be found. However, Saazbaum attacks Cruhteo's castle, killing Cruhteo and capturing Slaine.