After returning to the White Base, Amuro is held in isolation. Meanwhile, with his resupply delayed, Ral switches his strategy and uses small Cui tanks and hand-to-hand guerilla warfare. Ral and his men expect their enemy to be formidable, but when they find nothing but child soldiers aboard the White Base, they cannot hide their astonishment. Within the chaos, Ral runs into Sayla, but...
A man must hide his tears, hide his tears.
Ein Mann muss seine Tränen verbergen,
seine Tränen verbergen.
Montrer ses larmes,
c’est pour un homme
Um homem nunca mostra, 
nunca mostra suas lágrimas
Мужчина должен скрывать свои слёзы,
должен скрывать свои слёзы.