The SSDF's TAs fight against the mysterious TAs that have been supporting Belgistan, and the whole world watches as war journalist Ronald Feigen catches it on camera.
As the United Nations pushes for a response to the Belgistani saber-rattling, the Gowa Corporation seeks to demonstrate the power of Tactical Armors to the modern militaries in hopes for widescale adoption.
The 3rd Experimentation Company is getting ready to be dispatched to Belgistan; meanwhile, the Americans have already pushed forward with a full-scale assault on Belgistan with their tank battalions.
The 3rd Experimentation Company is dispatched to the Shrine Hill explosion site for investigative efforts. There, they uncover a place similar to the Stone Stage back in Japan... as well as enemy TAs.
The SSDF's TAs fight against the mysterious TAs that have been supporting Belgistan, and the whole world watches as war journalist Ronald Feigen catches it on camera.
A coup is staged within Belgistan to allow for the quiet exit of Symbol's forces. Meanwhile, Yushiro is desperate to confront Miharu again and sets off on his own to meet with her.
The 3rd Experimentation Company is returning to Japan along with Yushiro, but others are not so sure about letting them return so easily. America wants to get their hands on the TA technology.
The Gowa Corporation begins analysis of the enemy TA's artificial muscle salvaged from the skirmish in Belgistan. Meanwhile, Symbol plots to break into Gowa's research facility and recover information on Yushiro.
When Gowa's research on the artificial muscle recovered from Belgistan goes awry, the 3rd Experimentation Company is dispatched to try and resolve the situation. But the rogue pilot they must subdue isn't operating under normal circumstances.
Yushiro and Miharu are captured by the Gowa Corporation and SSDF. While Miharu is interrogated, Yushiro is charged in trying to succeed in subduing the rogue TA pilot.
The Gowa family undergoes a change in leadership, and with the new leader, a new direction with a goal of pitting all of Japan against Symbol. Meanwhile, Yushiro decides to follow the path of the kai in hopes that it will help him remember his past.