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After school, Cord walks with the kids as they return to their rooms. Along the way, they continued to talk and play with the translator to learn more about Sirius's language. Eventually, Cord returns them to their rooms, and Sirius is the last one with him.

When Cord and Sirius are close to reaching his room, they see two soldiers arguing intensely in the hallway.

Soldier A: "But I told you it wasn't me."

Soldier B [Grabs Soldier A by his shirt.]: "Stop lying! I know perfectly well it was you!"

Cord: "Alright, soldiers, it's time to stop."

The soldiers notice Cord and Sirius, and the argument comes to a halt as they salute Cord. Both appear very nervous about getting caught arguing with one of their superiors.

Cord: "So, what happened?"

Soldier B: "My snacks went missing Sir, and my brother is the only one who shares the room with me Sir."

Cord [Looks at Soldier A]: "Is this for real?"

Soldier A: "Yes but I already told him it wasn't me... Sir."

Cord: "You two wait here."

Soldier A and B: "Yes, sir."

Cord walks Sirius to his room's door, enters with him, and checks on his brother, noticing that he's sleeping like a rock.

Cord (In Japanese) [Whispering]: "Alright, Sirius, I'll be back later so we can go grab dinner with the others. There are some toys in that basket if you want to play with them okay? We'll see you later."

Sirius (in English) [Whispering]: "Bye Bye, Mr. Cord"

Cord gets shocked, hearing Sirius speak in English. He leaves the room with a massive smile on his face.

Cord [Thinking to Himself]: "These soldiers were always happy and great to each other. It's the first time I've seen them argue. But I would never imagine a small thing like this would make them act like that."

Cord starts speaking with the soldiers, still having a huge smile on his face.

Cord: "Alright, boys, I will ignore what I saw. But remember..."

Cord suddenly gets a bit angry and says:

Cord: "Next time I catch you arguing like that next to children, I will make it my life's mission to make sure you two end up homeless veterans."

Cord walks away, leaving the two soldiers extremely shocked. As Cord walks away from them, he starts thinking and gets more appalled about what he just said.

Cord [Thinking to himself]: "Wait, why did I act like that? I know I was right in what I said, but there was no justification to be that furious about it... Seriously, Cord, what's the matter with you these last two days..."

We see Cord entering the main elevator and clicking on the -7 button. As the elevator goes down, Cord thinks to himself.

Cord: "8 years... I guess it's time to use this finally... I wasn't expecting it to be so soon, but... I... we... need more time... and to buy more time, I must pay with results..."

The elevator reaches its destination, and Cord gets out. When he gets out, it is revealed that the entire level is empty, with unbreakable walls, lights, and a single telephone close to the elevator.

Two hours pass, and Sirius is still inside his room, playing with a few toys, when he suddenly hears a knock on his door.

Sirius goes to open the door, but the door opens from outside first. The door hits him, and he falls to the ground. We see that it was Isabella who opened the door. Noticing Sirius on the floor, she uses her translator and says.

Isabella: "Hey, are you alright?"

Sirius gets up, grabs his translator from his bed, and says.

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Sirius: "I'm alright, but next time, wait for me to open the door, okay?"

Isabella: "It's your fault, don't stand so close to the door next time! Cord told me to come get you, it's time for dinner."

Sirius: "Alright, let me just get my shoes on."

While Sirius puts on his shoes, we see Margaret entering the room.

Margaret: "Hey, kids, are you going to have dinner now too?"

Isabella: "Yes, Miss Margaret."

Margaret: "Would you mind if I joined you?"

Isabella: "No, not at all."

Margaret takes Tes out of his crib and puts him in a baby carrier.

Sirius: "Tes is coming with us?"

Margaret (without a translator): "Yeah, I'm going to use the chance to feed him too. Don't worry; he's a good boy. I bet he'll stay quiet."

Sirius didn't understand what she said, but he concluded that his brother was also attending dinner.

Isabella: "Alright then, let's go! I'm hungry!"

The four of them walk over to the canteen, finding Ahr and Neveah already seated at a table waiting for them.

Ahr (Not using the translator): "Hey, Sirius!"

Ahr notices Margaret beside Sirius.

Ahr [Blushing]: "Mi Miss Margaret! Ha-ha-happy to see you!"

Margaret: "Oh, hi Ahr. Do you mind if I join you for dinner?"

Ahr [Exicted]: "No, no, no! Not at all!"

Neveah notices Ahr's crush on Margaret and says with a dull face.

Neveah: "Pervert"

Jean-Pierre then reaches the table to take the kids and Margaret's order:

Jean-Pierre: "Hey kids! Miss Margaret! What can I get for you today?"

Miss Margaret: "Hey Jean! I want a pepper steak, please."

Jean-Pierre: "Certainly, and to drink?"

Miss Margaret: "Give me a beer if you can. Also, can you ask someone to heat the baby's milk? That way, I can feed him while I wait for the steak."

Jean-Pierre: "Yeah, no problem at all. [looks at the kids] Do you guys already know what you want to eat?"

Sirius surprisingly understood what Jean said and pointed at both options from the kid's menu. He also added:

Sirius: "Coolaaa"

Jean-Pierre: "Oh, showing some initiative this time, I like that. Certainly. And you girls, what would you like?"

Neveah: "I want the usual Jean, thank you."

Isabella [With a Confident Tone]: "You know what? Bring me both options from the kids' menu Jean! With also a cola, please."

Jean-Pierre: "Uh, someone's hungry today."

Isabella: "I'm always hungry." [Isabella gives a competitive look at Sirius.]

Jean-Pierre: "And you little Ahr, what would you like?"

Ahr [Proudly Asks]: "I want the same thing that Miss Margaret is having!"

Margaret: "Are you sure? It's spicy, and normally kids don't eat these types of food."

Ahr: "I'm not a kid anymore. I can handle it!"

Jean-Pierre: Alrighty then, and to drink?

Ahr: "I want a beer as well!"

Jean-Pierre [Laughs]: "I can't serve you that."

Ahr [Puts His Hands Behind His Head]: "Ahhhh, what a bummer. Okay, then give me a cola."

Jean-Pierre [Smilling]: "Certainly, little Ahr."

Jean-Pierre walks away, taking Margaret's milk with him and giving it to the kitchen staff to heat up. In the meantime, Margaret happily watches the kids talking when Cord reaches their table.

Neveah: "Dad!"

Cord: "Hey, guys! Mind if I join in?"

Margaret: "No, not at all!"

Cord grabs a chair and joins them at their table.

Margaret: "So, how was work today?"

Cord: "Hard, it was a super busy day. I just ordered some new tracksuits for the kids."

Margaret: "Tracksuits?"

Cord:" Yeah, they will have physical education on the training grounds in a few days!"

Margaret gets surprised, looking at Cord with pitiful eyes. In contrast to the kids, she immediately understood what he meant by that.

Ahr: "Physical education? But we never had that; we don't even have a place big enough to train or play football, for example."

Cord: "Oh yeah? Guess what? You will have one."

Ahr: "For real?"

Cord: "Yep!"

Ahr [Celebrates]: "YES! YES! HELL YEAH, BABY!"

Cord and Margaret start laughing over Ahr's reaction. But both of their laughs are suddenly interrupted when they lock eyes, understanding the risk the kids and themselves will face in the following days.

Meanwhile, Jean-Pierre comes back, bringing the perfectly heated milk for Margaret. She checks the temperature and says,

Margaret: "It's perfect, Jean, thank you."

Jean nods and leaves to continue his work. Margaret then feeds Tes while Cord explains to the kids and Margaret what they will do in their new class.

Cord: "We will build a tiny football and basketball field so that older soldiers and people can enjoy it. But you guys will also have a zone just for yourselves where you can do anything. You will learn anatomy, athleticism, martial arts, etc., and to top it all, you will have your trainers to work on the individualities of each of you. You guys will love it. It will make you stronger and smarter."

Ahr: "Uhhhhh, I can't wait to play some football. By the way, will we have..." [Ahr gets interrupted by a loud noise, and they look at the table behind them.]

A fight between two other soldiers seemed to start at the back of the cafeteria. The conflict quickly escalates, and the soldiers punch each other. Cord, Jean-Pierre, and Johnny, who were at another table, intervened and tried to separate the two soldiers. Unfortunately, Jean-Pierre accidentally gets punched, knocking him out. He falls to the ground, hitting his head on the wall, causing him to start bleeding. Cord and Johnny continue to try to separate and calm the soldiers down.

Neveah, Ahr, Sirius, Isabella, and Margaret get up and rush to Jean-Pierre to help him and check if he's okay. But amid the chaos, confusion, disorder, loud noises, and shouts, something goes unnoticed. In the middle of it all, Tes, the one-month-old baby left in his carrier close to the table, starts to laugh as if he's enjoying the chaos of the moment.