Rory, Itami and two of his subordinates, Akira Tomita and Shino Kuribayashi, head to Piña's location to help her men. Meanwhile, the JSDF sends a helicopter unit to assist the 3rd Recon Unit in defending Italica, which arrives just in time, blasting Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries from loudspeakers and annihilating the invaders with ease. After Lelei sells the dragon scales and Itami has negotiated with Piña and the Italicans for rather trivial compensation terms in exchange for their retaining their sovereignty, the 3rd Recon Unit departs back to Alnus Hill, only to encounter Piña's Order of the Rose Knights on their way. Upon discovering their identities as JSDF members, the knights take Itami captive, unaware of the peace treaty he and Piña just established. In order to avoid further conflict, Itami orders his unit to leave without him instead of fighting, leaving himself at the knights' mercy.