In a tense battle, a man's mech is critically damaged by his opponent Charles. Instead of despairing, he celebrates the arrival of a 'real fight.' As the enemy destroys his mech, the man remains defiant, revealing the attack has disabled a limiter on his own body. He discovers he now channels a 'Platinum core's' full power without the mech's armor, feeling incredible strength. His horrified opponent questions what he is, to which the man coolly states his core's black-market value. The episode ends with the unarmored man standing empowered, facing an enemy who just unleashed a far greater threat.