With the Undersecretary due to arrive, Takeru notices Miki in a panic. It's revealed that the Undersecretary is Miki's father, Genjousai Tamase, and she had accidentally led him to believe that she is her squadron's flight commander and is afraid of him finding out she lied. Takeru decides to have Miki pose as the flight lead for the day while Genjousai is visiting. It's later revealed that Genjousai's HSST transport was originally shot down in the past timeline, so Takeru's influence successfully saved his life. For an upcoming mock battle, Takeru has Yuuko install her newly developed control OS into his team's TSFs, which prove to be vastly more maneuverable and responsive than TSFs running on the old OS...