Recaps

Kane led an undercover operation on El Sahal Star to investigate Valkyrie and Delta Squad and search for Berserk Syndrome patients. He was not certain the groups would lead him to patients, but trusted his intuition that their mysterious abilities concealed a problem.

• Kane brought a new Small MACROSS-class Battleship and its forces to El Sahal Star, choosing the planet after learning Valkyrie would appear there.
• Kane's stealth-equipped warship landed near the central city without alerting New Unified's defenses, and his teams drove into the city.
• Kane reviewed intelligence on Valkyrie's members and Delta Squad, noting their suspected enhancements and the possible connection between Mei Yun Ginumeru and Berserk Syndrome.
• Kane ordered his intelligence personnel to investigate Valkyrie and Delta Squad, find Berserk Syndrome patients, and report on the planet and its city.
• Kane told a subordinate he was not certain the investigation would find patients, but believed that anything mysterious must have a problem.

Kane’s surveillance of the Valkyrie and Delta Squad led him to witness Berserk Syndrome erupting in the city, followed by the Valkyrie’s attempt to respond. When unknown Variable Fighters attacked Delta Squad, Kane ordered his forces to intervene and capture their pilots.

• Kane and his Magic Servants monitored Makina Nakajima, Mei Yun Ginumeru, and Mirage Farina Jenius, confirming that the Valkyrie and Delta Squad were searching for something and that Berserk Syndrome patients might appear.
• A song accompanied by abnormal FOLD Wave readings preceded a Berserk Syndrome outbreak at a Geradi garrison, where affected personnel entered their machines and headed toward the city.
• Kane ordered his forces to find and capture Berserk Syndrome patients, while holding back from intercepting the Geradi and placing his Variable Fighter and MS squads on standby.
• As Geradi machines attacked the city, the Valkyrie gathered in the center, transformed into stage outfits, and prepared to perform.
• Unknown Variable Fighters arrived and attacked Delta Squad, prompting Kane to deploy his forces to suppress the unrest and capture as many of the newcomers as possible.

Kane’s forces arrived to capture the unknown Variable Fighter squad, but the squad fled before they could make contact, leaving Kane to help suppress the Berserk Syndrome outbreak and investigate its cause. After Kane’s team departed with patient samples and their findings, the Delta Squad discussed the Fleet’s power and its connection to Sheryl Nome.

• Kane deployed his MS and Variable Fighter squads, but the unknown Variable Fighter squad fled into a FOLD channel as soon as his forces appeared.
• Kane ordered his troops to assist the Delta Squad in suppressing the Berserk Syndrome-afflicted Geradi and rescuing civilians.
• The Fleet’s forces helped the Valkyries calm the Geradi, while Kane’s subordinates collected samples from a restrained patient who later recovered.
• Kane ordered the patient returned to the city, sent the collected information to Xiao Ran, and departed with his team and the samples.
• After Kane’s ship vanished, the Delta Squad discussed the Fleet’s reputation and learned that Sheryl Nome was from the Fleet and was married to its ruler.

Delta Squad discussed Sheryl Nome and Mirage confronted a blue-haired boy before the squad departed. Two days later, the Burning Legion fleet arrived at Ragna, where its formidable ships and armed deployment unsettled the welcoming officials.

• Arad ordered Delta Squad to show Sheryl Nome respect and told Mirage that rumors linked the arriving fleet to a Primal Demon.
• Mirage recognized a blue-haired boy, punched him, and then boarded her Variable Fighter as Delta Squad departed.
• Two days later, ten Burning Legion warships emerged from a FOLD Jump above Ragna and docked beside the planet's grounded MACROSS Battleship.
• Ernest Johnson and Unified officials welcomed the fleet as its troops and aircraft deployed to secure the landing area.
• A Unified official warned Ernest not to object, explaining that the fleet's ruler had come in person and was someone even the New Unified's leaders could not provoke.

Xiao Ran arrived on Laguna Planet with Sheryl and a large Burning Legion delegation, where local Unity officials and Valkyrie welcomed them. He declined the planned reception but invited the officials and Valkyrie’s four singers to a private dinner.

• Ernest and a senior Laguna Unity official greeted Xiao Ran and Sheryl with a military salute on behalf of their branches.
• Xiao Ran arrived with Mwu, Sheryl, Master Asia, Cruze, Sanger, Graham, Basak, Luo, and other Legion members, while additional guests and a convoy followed separately.
• Xiao Ran recognized Valkyrie’s four singers among the welcoming party and briefly fixed his attention on Mei Yun.
• Xiao Ran asked the hosts not to make elaborate arrangements, saying he wanted to explore Laguna Planet and experience its local character.
• Xiao Ran declined to attend the welcome reception but invited Ernest, the senior official, and Valkyrie’s four singers to a private dinner.

Xiao Ran and his party arrived on Laguna Planet, where he arranged a family dinner and investigated the mysterious Mei Yun. While Sheryl toured Valkyrie Squad’s base and tested the singers’ abilities, she also gave them performance advice and stunned them with her own song.

• Xiao Ran invited Ernest, the Unified Government official, and Valkyrie Squad to a family dinner, while Sheryl accepted Yao Bacania’s offer to tour the team’s facilities.
• Xiao Ran sent Aiba Shinyo, Miyoshi Meiya, Billy, and Moses to protect Sheryl, then traveled with his family to their secured estate on the coral reefs.
• Xiao Ran told Mwu that Mei Yun’s background was unknown and that her unusual presence seemed curious and happy rather than hostile.
• Sheryl toured Valkyrie Squad’s training base, watched the four members perform, and offered them advice about their stage presence.
• Sheryl sang for Valkyrie Squad, leaving the four singers visibly shocked.

Xiao Ran hosted a simple dinner at his manor for Unified Ragna official Torres, Captain Ernest, and the four Valkyrie singers, while Sheryl brought home two Laguna creatures for Cynthia. The guests settled in around the table as Xiao Ran waited for Sheryl to join them.

• Basaka, Cruze, and more than twenty Burning Legion members attended Ragna's reception.
• Sheryl arrived at Xiao Ran's manor with the Valkyrie Squad and showed him two small amphibians that Yao Bacania and Mei Yun had given her for Cynthia.
• Xiao Ran welcomed Torres, Captain Ernest, and the four Valkyrie singers, then led them into the secured manor for dinner.
• Saki Maski confirmed the dinner preparations, and Xiao Ran told the guests to relax while they waited for Sheryl.
• Sheryl arrived in casual clothes, greeted Saki and the singers, and sat beside Xiao Ran at the table.

Xiao Ran discussed the rising cases of Berserk Syndrome with Torres, Ernest, and the Valkyries, learning that its cause remained unknown and that FOLD Wave tests identified potential singers. He warned them that a special song might be triggering the syndrome and that a faction could be directing it behind the scenes.

• Xiao Ran and his guests relaxed over dinner while Burning Legion personnel enjoyed Ragna's sights and hospitality.
• Xiao Ran asked Torres and Ernest about the instability around Ragna and the growing Berserk Syndrome cases.
• Ernest explained that the Gaius branch had found no cause or means of transmission despite investigating the syndrome.
• Sheryl said Berserk Syndrome had never appeared in her fleet, and Xiao Ran explained that strict inspections and self-sufficiency limited outside supplies.
• Ernest described testing singers' ability to stir FOLD Waves to select Valkyries, while Mei Yun remarked on Sheryl's exceptional strength.
• Xiao Ran warned Torres and Ernest that a special kind of song might cause Berserk Syndrome and that a faction could be guiding its spread.

Xiao Ran discussed Berserk Syndrome and Gaius technology with Ernest during a meal on Laguna Planet. After the guests left, Xiao Ran learned that Mei Yun had no verifiable history before three years ago and told El-Elf to investigate her while securing the technologies.

• Xiao Ran suggested that singing might trigger Berserk Syndrome, and Mei Yun recalled hearing strange singing on Al-Shahar Planet.
• Xiao Ran offered to pay Gaius for its Transformation Technology and equipment for detecting song-based FOLD Waves, and Ernest said he needed approval from his superiors.
• Xiao Ran told Ernest he would not accept a technology exchange and that the Burning Legion had to obtain both technologies.
• After the meal, Sheryl and Saki left with the Valkyries to see Laguna Planet, while Torres and Ernest departed after tea with Xiao Ran.
• El-Elf reported that investigators could find no records of Mei Yun before the past three years, and Xiao Ran ordered him and Kane to investigate her while pursuing the technology deal.

Xiao Ran spent a relaxing vacation on Ragna with Sheryl and his family while Sheryl helped Valkyrie prepare for its new-member selection. After Valkyrie learned about Xiao Ran’s wives and Sheryl’s daughter, Captain Ernest came to see Xiao Ran again.

• Xiao Ran encouraged El-Elf to relax and suggested that he invite his little princess to Ragna.
• Xiao Ran toured the city with Mwu, the Shanamias, the Lacuses, and the child, enjoying several days of sightseeing.
• Xiao Ran, Sheryl, and Saki visited Valkyrie and Delta Squad’s Niangniang Shop and met the squad members.
• Makina asked about Xiao Ran’s closeness to Saki and Sheryl’s daughter, and Yao Bacania explained that Saki was likely one of Xiao Ran’s wives and the child was not born to Sheryl.
• Sheryl began helping Valkyrie with its new-member selection, while Captain Ernest appeared before Xiao Ran again.

Ernest told Xiao Ran that Gaius would provide Transformation Technology but refused to share its core Bio-FOLD Wave Detection Technology. Xiao Ran accepted the decision and offered compensation for the technology, then asked how the goddess selection was progressing.

• Ernest arrived at Xiao Ran's manor to deliver Gaius's decision about the two technologies.
• Xiao Ran eased Ernest's nervousness and welcomed him as a friend despite his visit as Gaius's representative.
• Ernest reported that Gaius would give Xiao Ran Transformation Technology for free but would not provide Bio-FOLD Wave Detection Technology.
• Xiao Ran accepted the refusal and said he would compensate Gaius after his people evaluated Transformation Technology.
• Ernest agreed to ask Gaius's management whether it had further demands, then said the goddess selection had found no suitable candidates yet.

Xiao Ran learned that VAJRA bacteria might be linked to Berserk Syndrome and raised the fleet to second-level alert while ordering investigations into Valkyrie, Gaius, and an unknown fighter squad. The chapter ended with him sealing the Space Gate and preparing the Steel Dragon Squad as he continued to investigate the threat.

• Xiao Ran assigned Luo and El-Elf to inspect Ernest’s technology and told them to pay Gaius extra, while El-Elf offered to steal the technology if negotiations failed.
• Luo and El-Elf told Xiao Ran that VAJRA bacteria had been found in Berserk Syndrome patients, and Durandal suspected modified bacteria or singing had triggered the condition.
• Xiao Ran considered the risk that singing could affect VAJRA and ordered targeted investigations into Valkyrie and Gaius, along with Kane’s investigation of the unknown fighter squad in El-Sahar.
• Xiao Ran ordered the fleet into second-level alert, told Lanka to stay ready, sealed the Space Gate, and directed El-Elf to obtain Gaius’s biological FOLD Wave detection technology.
• Xiao Ran told Luo to warn the other visitors to be careful, bring the ships and mechs, and prepare the Steel Dragon Squad.

Xiao Ran suspected that an unfamiliar storyline had begun, but the modified VAJRA bacteria and Berserk Syndrome made it a threat to the fleet rather than a routine crisis. He ordered investigations and preparations while Durandal continued researching, leaving the fleet on alert as intelligence teams focused on the new songstresses and Valkyrie.

• Xiao Ran concluded that the newly appeared songstress, Niangniang Shop, and other clues pointed to an unfamiliar new storyline with enemies he could not predict.
• After learning that Berserk Syndrome was likely artificially created and connected to modified VAJRA bacteria, Xiao Ran worried it might spread to the fleet and the insectoid race.
• Xiao Ran decided that Sheryl and Lanka were not enough protection and that the fleet needed more songstresses as safeguards and combat support.
• Xiao Ran sent El-Elf to steal the other side's FOLD biological Detection Technology, ordered Kane to investigate the Unknown Faction's Variable Fighter squad, and tasked El-Elf with investigating Valkyrie and Gaius.
• Xiao Ran placed the fleet on combat readiness, ordered the Steel Dragon Squad to stand by, and had Durandal continue researching Berserk Syndrome.
• Kane's magical agents began investigating Brishigaman, while El-Elf remained on Laguna Planet to focus on Gaius and Valkyrie.

Xiao Ran learned that Valkyrie had selected a new member: a young woman who had secretly left the Kingdom of Windermere to join the human-side team. Intrigued by her and Mei Yun, he said he would stay on Laguna Planet and investigate them while Sheryl continued building ties with Valkyrie.

• Xiao Ran oversaw ongoing preparations and investigations while spending his days with his family on Laguna Planet.
• Sheryl’s relationship with Valkyrie improved as she tried to recruit the team to the fleet.
• Sheryl told Xiao Ran that Valkyrie’s new member was a shy, determined Windermere girl whose heart-shaped RUNE flashed when she became nervous.
• Sheryl teased Xiao Ran about being interested in Mei Yun, and he admitted that he wanted to learn more about Mei Yun and the new girl.
• Xiao Ran said he had sent Kane and El-Elf to investigate and would remain on Laguna Planet so he could meet Valkyrie himself.

Xiao Ran supported Sheryl’s efforts to train Freyja and Valkyrie while El-Elf and Luo continued their work around Laguna. Luo reported that he had finished analyzing two technologies, but explained that neither was as useful for military purposes as Xiao Ran had hoped.

• Sheryl took Freyja under her guidance and continued teaching Valkyrie, while Xiao Ran supported her efforts and monitored the team.
• El-Elf investigated Gaius and Valkyrie, infiltrated Elysion to retrieve information for Xiao Ran, and spent his spare time touring Laguna with the Demon Envoy Princess.
• Luo completed his analysis of Transformation Technology and Bio-FOLD Wave Detection Technology and produced samples.
• Luo explained that Transformation Technology was an upgraded civilian costume-changing system that could not meet military standards, while Bio-FOLD Wave detection adapted existing technology to scan the human body.

Luo warned Xiao Ran and El-Elf that the Burning Legion’s Technology Departments had focused so heavily on military applications that they were neglecting civilian and commercial innovation. Xiao Ran agreed the imbalance threatened the legion’s future and backed Luo’s proposal to recruit imaginative Technicians and expand non-military research.

• Luo told Xiao Ran that the legion’s Technology Departments had become focused almost entirely on military technology and battlefield performance.
• Luo warned that neglecting civilian and commercial research was narrowing the legion’s technological development and could eventually bring progress to a halt.
• Luo used Personal Terminals and Sheryl’s microphone as examples of civilian technologies abandoned because they were not suited to military use.
• Xiao Ran admitted he had overlooked the problem and agreed that the legion needed to change its approach.
• Luo proposed recruiting imaginative Technicians from every territory and aggressively poaching talent in the current world.

Xiao Ran and Luo planned to reform the Legion’s technology system by acquiring diversified companies and establishing a civilian-focused company under Angelo. El-Elf then revealed that Gaius’s mysterious leader, LADY.M, had emerged after a transmission linked to the vanished first Immigrant Fleet, leaving her identity uncertain.

• Luo explained to Xiao Ran that the Legion’s military-focused technological development risked limiting the territory’s future and civilian applications.
• Xiao Ran decided to reform the technology system, acquire diversified companies, and establish a new company focused on non-military technologies.
• Xiao Ran proposed separating L.A.I and having Angelo lead the new company, while Luo agreed to contact him and approach other companies.
• El-Elf reported that Gaius had grown rapidly under LADY.M, who appeared after the original company received a subspace transmission matching the vanished first Immigrant Fleet’s signal.
• El-Elf named Lynn Minmay and Hayase Masa as possible identities for LADY.M while continuing his investigation.

Xiao Ran discussed the First Immigrant Fleet signal, Gaius, and Valkyrie with El-Elf and Luo, then assigned further investigations and arranged to find former Valkyrie member Grey. After they left, Sheryl invited Xiao Ran to Freya’s welcome gathering and a Valkyrie concert where she would appear as a mystery guest.

• Xiao Ran questioned El-Elf about the possibility that Gaius’s hidden leader, LADY.M, was connected to the missing First Immigrant Fleet, but decided not to pursue her identity aggressively.
• Xiao Ran ordered El-Elf to investigate Gaius and the fleet’s disappearance without making direct contact, and told Angelo to approach Gaius on L.A.I’s behalf with an offer to acquire it.
• El-Elf reported that Miku Ginumeru had no memory of her experiences three years earlier and that former Valkyrie member Grey had left after suffering psychological trauma from the battlefield.
• Xiao Ran told El-Elf to locate Grey and send her to the fleet, then dismissed El-Elf and Luo and told Luo to rest.
• Sheryl came to Xiao Ran, told him Freya had finished training, and invited him to Freya’s welcome gathering and the upcoming Valkyrie concert.

Xiao Ran attended the Valkyries' welcome party for Freya at the Niangniang Shop with Sheryl and Saki. After Ernest received him and led him to a seat, Xiao Ran asked for beer and local snacks while Hayate watched him and Aiba Shinyo.

• Xiao Ran arrived at the Niangniang Shop with Sheryl and Saki, and the guests focused their attention on Sheryl and Freya.
• Ernest greeted Xiao Ran and led him away from Freya so she could remain the center of attention.
• Miyoshi Meiya, Aiba Shinyo, Moses, and Billy followed Sheryl and Xiao Ran into the shop as Hayate noticed Aiba acting like Xiao Ran's dutiful guard.
• Ernest seated Xiao Ran and asked what he wanted to drink.
• Xiao Ran ordered beer and Laguna Planet snacks, then told Aiba Shinyo and Billy to sit down.

Xiao Ran met Freya and Hayate at the Niangniang Shop, learned how deeply Windermere respected him, and encouraged the new songstress-and-pilot pair. Afterward, he suspected the events belonged to a new Super Dimension Fortress storyline and ordered an envoy to gather information about the Kingdom of Windermere.

• Sheryl brought Xiao Ran to a table with Saki, Makina, Rena, Freya, Mirage, and Hayate, and Freya nervously greeted him as Lord Xiao Ran.
• Freya told Hayate that Xiao Ran had protected Windermere and supported its people, while Xiao Ran and Sheryl downplayed his role and eased Freya's nerves.
• Xiao Ran invited Freya to visit his fleet and learned that Hayate was her new Delta Squad partner and Guardian.
• Xiao Ran suggested that Freya and Hayate might create a legend together, then left the group to walk alone by the shore.
• Xiao Ran suspected the situation was part of a new Super Dimension Fortress storyline and ordered the Burning Legion to send an envoy to Windermere and summon Flying Eagle.

Xiao Ran ordered Kane to investigate whether the Kingdom of Windermere was connected to the Berserk Syndrome outbreaks and the modified VAJRA virus, while worrying that a hidden mastermind might target the fleet. He then met Mei Yun, discussed singing and his own unusual eyes, and left her intrigued by his claim that he had evolved beyond a normal human.

• Xiao Ran decided to send Kane to the Kingdom of Windermere to investigate its possible connection to the Berserk Syndrome outbreaks and the VAJRA virus.
• Xiao Ran considered the risk that a greater hidden force was behind the outbreaks and might ultimately target the fleet.
• Mei Yun approached Xiao Ran after he heard her singing and teased him for seeing her nearly naked.
• Xiao Ran gave Mei Yun his coat and told her that she could sing simply because she loved singing.
• Mei Yun asked about Xiao Ran's sunglasses, and he revealed his glowing, inhuman eyes before describing himself as evolved beyond a normal human.

Xiao Ran spoke with Mei Yun after finding her by the beach, then returned to the Niangniang Shop and agreed that Sheryl could join Valkyrie's next concert. He also decided to pilot a Variable Fighter and partner with Sheryl, leaving Yao Bacania unsure how well he could fly.

• Mei Yun calmly spoke with Xiao Ran by the beach and left wearing the clothes he lent her.
• Xiao Ran returned to the pavilion, where Sheryl asked about his missing jacket, and he said he had lent it to Mei Yun.
• Sheryl told Xiao Ran that Valkyrie wanted her as a guest at their next concert, and he agreed.
• Xiao Ran told Yao Bacania that he would pilot the sixth fighter and serve as Sheryl's Variable Fighter partner.
• Yao Bacania agreed to coordinate Gaius with Xiao Ran's security team but privately doubted his piloting ability.

Feiying arrived at Xiao Ran’s estate on Laguna Planet to accompany him to the Valkyries’ concert, where he expected trouble to break out. Xiao Ran and Mwu considered whether Windermere was behind the Berserk Syndrome and whether the Brishigaman Cluster’s unusual planets had been deliberately created.

• Feiying arrived from the fleet and landed at Xiao Ran’s estate, where Xiao Ran asked it to accompany him to the concert and adjust its armor color.
• Feiying clarified that it would not be performing onstage, then went to bathe in the ocean while Xiao Ran told Mwu he expected trouble at Freya’s debut concert.
• Xiao Ran explained that he suspected the mysterious Variable Fighter squad might avoid acting if the Burning Legion came along, and he wondered whether Windermere was involved.
• Mwu told Xiao Ran that the planets in the Brishigaman Cluster had unusually uniform, extreme environments, prompting him to consider whether the cluster had been deliberately created.

Xiao Ran boarded the Aethel with Sheryl and considered the Brishigaman Cluster’s mysteries and the Fleet Territory’s lack of reliable intelligence. He resolved to exert firmer control over the Unified Government as his group’s advanced fighters arrived aboard the ship.

• Xiao Ran reflected on Mwu’s suspicion that the Brishigaman Cluster concealed a secret and recognized that the Fleet Territory had neglected intelligence gathering across the galaxy.
• Xiao Ran decided to take control of key Unified Government departments and place more loyal people within its ranks after returning to the Fleet Territory.
• Arad arranged connected dormitories aboard the Aethel for Xiao Ran, Sheryl, and their group.
• Moses, Billy, Miyoshi Meiya, and Saki Maski piloted their customized Guardian Variable Fighters and VF-30 aboard the Aethel, while El-Elf remained on Laguna Planet.
• The three Guardians, VF-30, and a special Falcon landed on the Aethel and attracted the attention of the ship’s crew.

Kane told Cruze and the Burning Legion's core members that Berserk Syndrome was triggered by modified VAJRA bacteria and might be part of a galaxy-wide conspiracy. He suspected a hidden force had used Previous Civilization Ruins and that the Integration government might be concealing what it knew, while Cruze decided to go to Earth.

• Kane asked Cruze for support because his investigation into Berserk Syndrome had uncovered a vast conspiracy he could not prove alone.
• Cruze assembled the Burning Legion's core members for a multi-party call, while Kane explained that contacting Xiao Ran would expose their discussion to Gaius.
• Kane revealed that Durandal had found VAJRA bacteria in captured Berserk Syndrome patients from El Shahar Star.
• Kane explained that a modified, contagious form of VAJRA bacteria stayed dormant until activated and then caused Berserk Syndrome.
• Kane said a force may have spread the bacteria using Previous Civilization Ruins in the Brishigaman Cluster and suspected the Integration government had concealed information about the Ruins.
• Cruze said he would go to Earth personally.