At Nagoya City Hall, Crowley Eusford, Chess Belle and Horn Skuld discuss their next plan of action, suspecting that a traitorous vampire noble provided information to the humans. All of Shinoa Squad, Narumi Squad and Guren Squad regroup, but Aiko Aihara lost eight out of fourteen members in her squad during her assigned mission. Guren leaves Aiko behind to take the three squads to rescue hostages at Nagoya City Hall. Mikaela, Lacus and René Simm suddenly arrive in two helicopters, but Aiko orders her squad to commit suicide by swallowing their poisonous pills. Mikaela prevents Aiko from doing the same, leaving her as the only survivor. Aiko decides to trust Mikaela, discreetly telling him that Yuichiro is headed towards Nagoya City Hall, while tricking Lacus and René into going to Higashiyama Park. After Mikaela kills Aiko upon her request, he sets off to Nagoya City Hall, planning on intercepting Yuichiro.