Gin Tachibana previously retrieved Muneshige after he was stabbed in the chest, bringing him to the hospital to be treated. Pope Innocentius of K.P.A. Italia, the Testament Union president, declares that Horizon is to be executed for illegal possession of one of the Mortal Sin Armaments and to take responsibility for the destruction of Mikawa. Heidi Augesvarer discusses with the other students of Musashi what course of action they must take in regard to it, concluding that they must first ally with Masazumi. Muneshige and Gin gives Futayo her father's Slicing Dragonfly as proof of his death. Tomo Asama reads aloud an essay written by Suzu Mukai, who talks about how she first met Tori and Horizon on the day of the welcome ceremony and how they helped her climb the staircase due to her blindness. After hearing this story himself, this gives Tori the motivation to devise a plan to save Horizon.