Dr. Franxx confronts the APE brass about what they did to Kokoro and Mitsuru, and their attitude makes him reflect on his past, the choices he and humanity made, and the path they took.
By that time, desertification had become 
a serious issue across the globe,
في ذلك الوقت، كان التصحُّر قد أصبح
،مشكلة خطيرة في أنحاء المعمورة
Zu diesem Zeitpunkt begannen sich auf
der gesamten Welt Wüsten zu bilden.
La desertificación
se volvió un problema grave en el mundo.
La desertificación
se volvió un problema grave en el mundo,
À cette période, la désertification
progressait sur Terre.
A quel punto, il processo di desertificazione
era diventato un grave problema a livello globale.
Nesse ano, a desertificação se tornou
um assunto bem sério pelo mundo todo,
Тем временем 
пустыня захватывала всё новые земли.