Marika's First Day at Work.Marika's vacation plans with her friend Mami get interrupted when Misa drags Marika to register and receive her letter of marque from the government. After finally getting her privateer license, she is to start her job as captain, much to her surprise. On board the Bentenmaru, the bridge crew teaches Marika various skills of a space pirate and what to expect in a real battle, with Chiaki later joining the crew for training as well. Misa explains to Marika and Chiaki that the space pirates are considered military units since the end of the War of Independence, but they are not allowed to engage in piracy in peace time. Instead, they earn money by entertaining space cruises and their guests by "boarding and robbing" them. The Bentenmaru will be "attacking" the cruise ship Princess Apricot in its first raid. Much to the entertainment of the guests, Marika announces her arrival on the deck, asking that they peacefully hand over their valuables. Kane, who went undercover earlier in the Princess Apricot as a guest, challenges Marika in a duel for the ship's fate, which Marika accepts and wins after "shooting" Kane, who gives a dramatic fake death, convincing the guests to surrender all their accessories. As a tired Marika nods to sleep after her first successful raid, Chiaki returns to the Barbaroosa without telling Marika she is returning to her old school the next semester. Despite denying it to Kane earlier, Chiaki did enjoy being with Marika.