Hisone Amakasu enlists in the Air Self-Defense Force, where an encounter with a dragon concealed inside a hangar alters her career path forever.

Sent to a remote island for a field training exercise, the dragon pilots are given a week to escape back to Gifu Air Base using any method they can.

A ceremony is held to select which shrine maiden will lead the ritual. Zaito is ordered to make a difficult decision for the sake of El's career.

As the mission proceeds under the watchful eye of the command center, Hinomoto reflects upon the events that transpired during the previous ritual.