Setsuna’s actions have prevented a coup d'etat in the Kingdom of Azadistan, but the conservative leader Massoud Rachmadi remains missing, and the situation continues to worsen. In order to find out who is behind the crisis, Setsuna visits the site of the solar antenna facility, where he encounters the Union ace pilot Graham Aker. Setsuna guesses where the kidnapped Massoud Rachmadi is being held, and Wang Liu-Mei launches a rescue mission.