Bishop and Yuliy chase off the Vampires, but the hermit refuses to reveal any information about the Ark. Back at Sakhalin, they meet Ryoko and Iba who reveals that the hermit is the former Captain Akasaka Mamoru who, 15 years earlier he was sent to find and acquire the Ark of Siruis, but had never returned. On a second visit to the hermit's cabin, Yuliy and Iba convince Mamoru to reveal the location of the Ark. The next morning Bishop and Yuliy head off alone to find the Ark.