Alpha and Gamma carefully plot not take any actions that would implicate Mitsugoshi's connection to Shadow Garden. Meanwhile, John Smith has a plot of his own.
Delta faces John Smith but immediately recognizes who he truly is. Meanwhile, in the Shadow Garden, grieving over Delta's failure to return, Alpha decides to make a direct move.
The Major Corporate Alliance is collapsing and the Mitsugoshi Company is on the verge of bankruptcy. While Alpha and the others are devastated by Shadow's betrayal but the "code" he left behind is finally deciphered.
Nu is invited to the Mitsugoshi's hot springs by Po and Skel. Sensing that it's a part of Shadow's plan, Shadow Garden eagerly joins under the guise of a mission.
666, along with 559, returns to the Oriana Kingdom to recover the "Ring", the key to the Black Rose. However, she discovers that her mother, the queen, has been kidnapped by the Cult of Diablos.
Baffled at Rose's marriage, Cid heads to the capital of Oriana to seek the truth. Although he goes undercover as a disciple of the popular pianist Lady Shiron, he is asked to play by Perv Asshat, who is suspicious of his true identity.
Shadow battles a demon king Ragnarok, Beta and Epsilon face Mordred. However, an unexpected event transports Shadow and Beta to Earth, Cid's former home.