Gripen's condition stabilizes when she's near Kei, but nobody knows why. The two of them train for the upcoming test flight using the simulator.
If they can pass the test flight and Gripen can fight again, she'll be able to wipe out the Xi before long. But one day, Kei learns the truth about the Anima and the Daughters from an unexpected source.
It feels like I could pilot the real thing 
if I had a few more tries with this.
أشعر وكأنّني أستطيع قيادة الطّائرة الحقيقيّة 
.إن قمت بمحاولات أخرى به
Mi dà la sensazione che potrei pilotare quelli veri,
se facessi qualche altro tentativo qui.
Acho que conseguiria pilotar um caça
de verdade se treinasse algumas vezes.