has Noriko and Kazumi investigate the object, later discovered to be Luxion, as part of their sub-light-speed training. Noriko unsuccessfully tries to search for her father. She, Ohta, and Kazumi return to the Silver Star, with six months having passed in the space battleship Exelions non-relativistic frame, and its construction having just been finished.

On the Exelion, Noriko meets American pilot Smith Toren and develops feelings for him. Noriko pairs up with Smith on her first battle against space