Monika manages to thwart Miranda's suicide attempt by knocking her unconscious. Meanwhile, Sibylla and Erna are able to defeat Barron, but upon learning that Barron was coerced by Purple Ant under threats to his family, Sibylla prevents him from letting himself bleed to death. However, despite their successes, Lamplight are ambushed by additional assassins. In the flashback, Purple Ant boasts to Hearth that he has hundreds of expendable Worker Ants in Mitario that he can use to overwhelm enemy spies, and then shoots her in the femoral artery. In the present, Grete heads out to support the others, leaving Thea to wonder how she can help in the situation. Annette then informs Thea of a rumor of a black haired woman assuring the Worker Ants a hero will save them, and Lily suggests Thea take advantage of that. Thea then confronts Corpse, who offers to help her since unlike the other Worker Ants, he didn't commit suicide. Thea frees Corpse, who immediately attacks and captures her before turning her over to Purple Ant.