Shima settles into her life onboard Stellvia. After the initial introduction assembly, Shima begins her classes and is required to select which subjects she would like to learn, and meets a new friend Yayoi. She starts the very first lesson she selected, which was space training. Shima was at first embarrassed to wear the under uniform but eventually settles in. Shima's first space flight in the Bianca doesn't go well, and the instructor tries to stop her machine, but is locked out of the system by Shima, which in turn leads to Ayeka Machida of the Big 4 helping, but eventually the Bianca runs out of power and Shima is towed back to Stellvia. Shima feels disheartened.