After discussing it and weighing their options, Kyoji and Schwarzer felt that using a life-or-death crisis to advance Domon and Reina Soho's relationship would be the most effective approach.
At the same time, it would lay thorough groundwork for clearing their names and returning to the right side afterward.
So they arranged an [Extreme Death Match] with timed bombs planted all around both the arena and its barriers, along with a time limit.
In other words, Domon and Schwarzer would engage in a time-limited duel and had to determine a winner within the allotted time. Otherwise, they would both be blown to death by the timed bombs.
Then they tricked Reina Soho into temporarily leaving the Neo-Japan Team to become a maintenance mechanic for Neo-Germany.
When Domon remained completely unconcerned about Reina Soho's sudden departure,
Schwarzer suddenly came to him and revealed Reina Soho's inner thoughts and concerns. He then scolded Domon, saying that someone unwilling to trust his closest companion could never defeat him.
Having learned the truth, Domon was deeply shaken when Reina Soho suddenly stood on the opposite side from him.
On the battlefield,
the badly shaken Domon was struck by Schwarzer's storm-like spinning attacks until he had no way to fight back.
When he tried to activate Super Mode, he discovered that the newcomer replacing Reina Soho was utterly unqualified when it came to maintaining [God Gundam].
Improper chip-data maintenance meant that not only could he not activate Super Mode, even ordinary combat had become a problem.
Just as Domon was about to give up, Reina Soho stood in the spectator stands beside the arena barrier, which was rigged with timed bombs. She encouraged him and vowed to live and die alongside him.
She also analyzed [God Gundam]'s current condition, allowing Domon to repair the chip