Air date: February 22, 2006

The battle between the teams Velshtein and Satomi begins. In the midst of a harsh combat, Takeshi's machine is badly damaged. Can Masa fix the problem within the time limit? Takeshi and Liz are astounded by the countermeasure Andrei came up with. Cunningham easily dodges Takeshi's frantic strike. "I thought you could do better!" are Team Velshtein's leader's severe words. Andrei takes on a depressed Takeshi for a kendo match. What will Takeshi come up with? Can he continue participating in the IGPX?

Script: Mitsuru Hongo
Storyboard: Yoshitaka Koyama
Director: Yoshitaka Koyama
Animation Directors: Hideki Takahashi, Toshihisa Kaiya