Maya Tōmi visits Shōko Hazama, who is sick in bed, before heading to school. Sōshi Minashiro, given a book sealed in an envelop, is believed to have returned back from Tokyo. Kazuki Makabe senses a strange feeling in the sky. All schoolchildren are requested to be sheltered while the Alvis base has detected a Sphinx Type Festum. The pilots are overwhelmed by the Festum's attacks. Kazuki is convinced by Sōshi to pilot the Fafner Mark Elf, while Sōshi links with the Siegfried System to be directly connected to Kazuki.