Yoshika defends the battleship until her Striker Unit malfunctions and she is rescued by the crew. While her Unit is repaired, the Neuroi changes course, threatening the city of Antwerp. The Doge attacks the Neuroi and manages to draw its attention from the city time enough for Yoshika's Unit to be fixed and she returns to the battle, but just as she is about to destroy the enemy core, the unit stalls again and the Neuroi resumes its attack on the city, until the rest of 501st arrive to help by Mio's request...