The APE supreme commanders justify wiping the memories of Mitsuru and Kokoro in the interests of achieving their objectives. Dr. Franxx remembers in 2025 when, as the scientist Werner Frank, he was hired by APE to research human immortality and his success, although at the cost of human reproductive processes. He recalls how heavy mining of the magma energy on the planet led to the appearance of the Klaxosaurs and consequent creation of the autonomous Plantations...