Sometime after Andrew's incident...

- "In the middle of our fight against Andrew, a girl suddenly appeared and murdered him, the girl talked about something known as 'Cosmic Ballet' which would bring a curse to humanity that would lead to destruction." - Kristen told Hibiki who was paying attention and filling the report.

- "Cosmic Ballet… I wonder what it would be"- Hibiki said

- "Can I add something?" - Katsumi asked raising her right hand - "That girl's aura was too tense, Kristen already knows it but it was as if the same death incarnated in a girl and came to take our souls" - she explains while making some movements with her hands - "Thinking about it gives me chills"

- "It must be because of the power of Tyrfing" - Elfnein added entering the room - "Legends tell that a king of Odin's lineage forced dwarves to forge the sword, they in revenge threw a curse on it condemning its bearer to death while carrying three terrible curses"

- "If that's true, then..." - said Hibiki

- "How cruel..." - Katsumi said sadly

- "That's why I promised I would save her!" - Kristen exclaimed getting up from her seat - "Who says that one cannot change the course of things?"

- "I would scold you for being reckless but you remind me of when I fought Carol many years ago" - Hibiki said lowering her face with a smile - "Well, I will finish giving some adjustments to the report to send them to Tsubasa's office and... "- Hibiki stops talking for a moment -"...I forgot what I was going to do after that, I will surely remember later "

- "By the way, I haven't seen master Maria these days, do you know where she is?" - Katsumi asked

- "She is on a reconnaissance mission in Mexico, she investigates the place where Andrew used to do his illicit activities" - replied Hibiki

- "I see..." - Katsumi said

- "See you later" - Hibiki leaves the room

- "Girls, don't you want to go out and have a little fun?" - Elfnein asked

- "Have fun?" - Kristen asked

- "Yes, stress is not very good for the body, it makes your mood get out of control and therefore your fighting style becomes erratic" - Elfnein replied

- "I know a good place to relax a little!" - Katsumi said cheerfully - "Let's go!"

- "It's okay?" - Kristen asked looking at Elfnein waiting for an answer

- "Yes, go and have fun!" - Elfnein said

- "Don't you want to come with us?" - Katsumi asked

- "No, I have a lot of work to do. Your songs always cheer me up so I'll be okay" - Elfnein replied with a smile

- "Glad to hear that! See you later!" - Katsumi said leading Kristen out while holding her hand

- "See you" - replied Elfnein

After the girls left the place, Elfnein receives a call

- "Hello?" - Elfnein replied

The other person speaks

- "Eh?" - Elfnein said surprised - "O-Okay, I'm on my way"

Senki Zesshou Symphogear Beyond: The 2nd Raid

EP07: "Truth Uncovered"

In Prime Minister Kazanari's office...

- "The Americans are very concerned about what happened with that relic" - Tsubasa thought as she looked at the communiqué sent by the American government where they asked her for explanations about that incident - "If that old man were alive he would surely tell me that I should give explanations to anyone and keep my pride as a sentinel... But we are in an era where humanity must work together so... "- Tsubasa attaches the document that contains a synthesized version of the report that Hibiki previously sent her and then presses the 'Send' button - "...Here you have it, I hope I can count on you"

Meanwhile in one of the streets of the city ...

- "Here we are!" - Katsumi said pointing to the place she was looking for - "This is where I come to when I'm stressed"

Katsumi pointed out a really modest restaurant in terms of structure

- "I thought you were going to take me to a more expensive place" - said Kristen

- "Why do you say that?"

- "I mean, as you are a world-class super star, I thought your tastes were more in line with your status"

- "For me money does not measure quality. Here they prepare a fabulous meal and it is within everyone's reach, let's go inside" - said Katsumi taking Kristen inside the building

- "Welcome... Oh, Miss Katsumi! Long time no see, how have you been doing?" - asked Mrs. Izumi who owns the restaurant

- "Very well Mrs. Izumi, I missed this place" - Katsumi said answering to the greeting

- "And Miss Maria?" - asked the lady

- "Working hard as always"

- "I see she works hard. Shall I prepare you the usual?" - asked Mrs. Izumi

- "Yes, but this time make it double because I have brought a friend"

- "Seriously?" - The lady looks at Kristen - "Okay, two plates are on the way!"

- "Kristen, come sit down" - Katsumi said sitting

- "Y-yes" - Kristen replied sitting down

Kristen sighs a little

- "Do you still think about that?" - Katsumi asked

- "Let's say... I don't know where to begin" - Kristen said while moving her index finger over the surface of the table

- "Let's be honest, neither do I, but that's because we don't have enough information, that's why they sent teacher Maria to that place. We can only wait and once we have the information, we will find a way to do things" - Katsumi said with a confident smile

Kristen looked at Katsumi's face for a few seconds and then smiled

- "You know how to cheer me up... Okay, I'll just wait" - Kristen said stretching her arms as if she had just woken up from taking a nap

- "Well, here you have, two dishes of classic ramen" - Mrs. Izumi said

- "Perfect, thank you very much!" - Katsumi said preparing the chopsticks

- "Thank you very much..." - Kristen said also taking her chopsticks

- "Itadakimasu!" - The two young women said then proceed to try the ramen

- "Uhmm! It's delicious!" - Kristen said amazed with the taste of the ramen

- "I know right?" - Katsumi asked - "Stop thinking and eat, because it is going to get cold"

- "Okay!" - Kristen answered while cheerfully eating the ramen

Meanwhile at Hibiki's residence ...

- "One mess after another, sometimes I feel like I'm cursed..." - said Hibiki as she took off her shirt

- "I think it is normal for a high-ranking commander to have these stress episodes, but you know that I am here to help you" - replied a young woman with black hair and teal eyes while massaging Hibiki's back

"Kohinata Miku (29) - Lives with Hibiki in a residence near the headquarters and is a homemaker"

- "Thank you Miku, you are always so attentive" - Hibiki replied with a smile - "It's just that... I am worried that the Americans will create an unnecessary scandal after the incident, they have to investigate everything and everywhere"

- "Is that it? You should not worry, Tsubasa's ability with diplomatic relations is impressive, she will know how to handle the situation" - Miku replied with great confidence

- "You're right, I had completely forgotten how great Tsubasa is for these things, thanks Miku" - Hibiki replied, feeling calmer

- "Don't worry, for now we had better have dinner, I will go to make the preparations" - Miku said going to the kitchen of the residence

Meanwhile in section two, Lara had returned but this time having no one to give her orders she decides to turn herself in and tell her version of the events leading up to the battle against Andrew, the sentence given was a period of house arrest in one of section 2 residences.

A few days later...

Maria returns from the mission in Los Cabos, she is greeted by Hibiki and Elfnein, by her expression it seemed that she had discovered something transcendental.

- "Look at this" - said Maria showing a photograph of several old books found in that place - "Old books which speak about the origin of that relic that we saw in action"

- "We believe Andrew already knew what he was exposing himself to if he used Tyrfing and had it saved as a last resort" - added Maria while changing the photograph to another where some manuscripts could be seen.

- "It really was despicable" - commented Hibiki

- "We also found something horrible" - Maria shows a photograph showing a pile of corpses of girls who were not over 15 years old

- "This supports Lara's statements" - Elfnein commented - "Still, I can't believe that someone did something so horrible"

- "And there's more" - Maria shows a document titled "Mobile Gear" - "He also planned to create mass-produced gears from fragments of complete relics"

- "Uhm… Maybe that might help us" - Elfnein commented

- "Eh? What do you mean?" - Hibiki asked

- "We do not know what we may be facing at the moment. We need as much force as possible, although I would like to do it in a somewhat different way..." - Elfnein replied

- "A different way? What do you mean by that?" - asked Maria

- "Bring back your old relics" - said Elfnein

- "EHHH!?" - Maria and Hibiki shouted

- "They would not be as powerful as the Quantum Symphogear but they would have good endurance" - Elfnein said leaving Maria and Hibiki somewhat... Surprised - "Ah, by the way, I want to introduce you to someone"

Later…

- "We are back!" - Kristen warned arriving at the headquarters but nobody responds

- "Eh? Maybe they are in the laboratory, shall we go and see?" - Katsumi asked

Katsumi goes to her room to organize some things leaving Kristen on her way to Elfnein's laboratory

- "Yes, okay, I'll do my best" - said a voice from the laboratory, Kristen approached carefully to see what was happening

A young woman in her thirties leaves the laboratory crossing her gaze with Kristen's, the younger one had an expression of surprise when she saw her.

- "I... Sister!?" - Kristen said quietly

- "Kristen, is that you?" - mentioned the young woman with black hair with red tips

- "Sister!" - Kristen started to hug her - "I haven't seen you in a long time!"

- "Oh, my..." - Elfnein said as she found that scene - "You are back Kristen, did you have fun with Katsumi?" - Elfnein asked interrupting the moment

- "Yes, and I really did not expect this surprise!" - Kristen said

- "And it will be better when I tell you that she will work with us" - added Elfnein

- "Eh!? Really?" - Kristen asked even more surprised

- "Yes, she will be taking your place" - replied Elfnein - "Let's say that since you are now wielding a relic, you were promoted and you are part of the first line of defense of the section, do you understand?"

- "Yes, I do..." - Kristen said

- "Although if you want you can continue helping me in the investigations, it is always good to have 3 additional minds helping"

- "3 minds? So, is there someone else?" - Kristen asked

Elfnein laughs a little and steps away, revealing Lucy working on a project.

- "Oh my, so Lucy joined the party too" - Kristen said with a smile - "Hey, do you want to go to my room? There are many things I want to tell you!" - Kristen asked her sister

- "Ehm..." - the young woman turned to see Elfnein waiting for some answer

- "See, they surely have a lot to talk about" - replied the not-so-small homunculus

- "Let's go!" - Kristen said taking her hand

Katsumi comes out of her room for a moment and sees both girls passing by.

Meanwhile in the laboratory...

The assembly of a bracelet-shaped machine was being completed

- "Well, just two more and we're done..." - Lucy looks at the monitor of the main computer - "Maybe I should investigate about them- huh?" - Lucy saw an alert box on the computer screen, when the box is displayed it shows a report from a news network which shows a very strange phenomenon, black snow falling in the first half of the year

Lucy looks out the window and corroborates the information

- "Did you notice it too?" - Katsumi asked appearing behind Lucy

In the streets of the city, people began to faint as trails of light came out of their bodies causing people to fall unconscious.

The alarm sounds throughout the headquarters, as usual, Kristen and Katsumi answer the call.

- "We detected a concentration of Noises in the city... Although there is something very strange about them" - Hibiki said, informing them about the current situation

- "What happens to them?" - Kristen asked

- "They do not char people"

- "Eh?" - The wielders expressed confused

- "If it were not for their appearance and movements, they would not enter the category of Noise... They only make people fall unconscious, as if they stole their souls"

- "Steal... Souls...?" - Katsumi asked somewhat scared

- "What's wrong Kat?" - Kristen asked

- "Can you keep a secret?" - Katsumi asked

- "Tell me"

- "I'm afraid of the supernatural" - confessed Katsumi whispering in Kristen's ear

- "Oh boy... But it is not as if ghosts or something like that appear. I see it from a more... cosmic point of view" - Kristen said calmly

- "Well now that you put it that way..." - Katsumi said

- "Did I make myself clear?" - Hibiki interrupted

- "Yes!" - Both girls answered and then looked at each other mentally wondering if anyone here paid attention

Kristen and Katsumi arrive at the place encountering a somewhat sad scene; many people lay unconscious on the street, in the cars and even inside the shops and buildings.

- "At least they are not dead..." - Kristen said observing the panorama

- "Over there!" - Katsumi warned seeing the Noises and a strange female figure that seemed to be controlling them

Kristen and Katsumi run to that place preparing their relics.

- "Chandrama Bhaala Trishula Tron"

- "Ruyi Jingu Bang wukong a Tron"

Both arrive at the place getting the attention of the Noise and the person that controlled them.

The slim-looking woman with long dark hair turns her face slowly looking at the wielders, when they saw those eyes, they felt an absolute terror.

{Ending: "signs ~ Sakutsuki Hitoyo ~" by Minami Kuribayashi}

Next Episode: "Requiem of Fallen Angel"