Possessing Asuna's body, Arshem stalks Yamato in order to kill him, but fails when he notices her. In an attempt to maintain her cover, she lies and tells him she's in love with him. Later, Yamato and his teammates learn that one of the pilots has been assassinated.
They fitted the planet with a new core 
to attune the atmosphere to their needs.
Sie gaben der Erde einen neuen Kern,
Instalaron un nuevo núcleo en la Tierra
Ils ont équipé la planète
d’un nouveau noyau
Hanno sostituito il nucleo del pianeta 
per adattare l'atmosfera ai loro bisogni.