The Third 9 - Paife
Remember the cliffhanger of the last episode. Honoka is requested to set out an investigation for the rampage of the sand dragons. After some negotiations she agrees with the proposal. Her tank will be repaired and her only condition was that Joey could join the adminstratation of the bunch that repaired the tank. This way, Joey’s skills can grow more and more, and he can become even more better. I like the fact that Honoka did this, because she knows that Joey doesn’t like admitting that he has his limits too, because he isn’t skilled enough. She helps him, and I really enjoyed that fact. Joey was very pleased with it.
Honoka takes off, and the feeling in her Third Eye is coming more and more often. Like some danger is on the way. Bogie talks with her about it, because she has been talking in her sleep more often. I would like to know what she says in her sleep about it, because Bogie remains silence about that part. I think that anyone would some times talk in their sleep, but if real words come out, that’s the question. I think Bogie wasn’t so concerned if he didn’t knew what she was talking. He knows. It couldn’t be any different. But then I wonder why on earth he doesn’t tell Honoka what’s she is been saying in her sleep too. I think he doesn’t do that because Honoka knows what bothers her, so it would have been irrevant information for Bogie to say it. Anyway, the conversation between the two of them is interrupted by some car, the car is driving towards the tank. Guess who.
She introduced herself as Paife, and goes inspecting the tank without saying a word about it to Honoka. When Honoka gets a little upset about it, Paife says that she has been appointed by the government to be a partner with Honoka on her mission of the sanddragons.
Even so, Honoka still feels that the danger is approaching. Somehow, she related it with Iks. I wonder why she would do that. I know that she is in love with Iks, that she misses him, and so on. The only reason that I can come up with is that Iks is somehow also a part of the danger. This may sound vague and I can’t tell it so well too, but another reason can’t be happening. Honoka will get shocked by Iks one day, and that won’t be so nice to see. I’m looking forward to that moment, though. That’s why Iks dissapeared for a time too.
Paife and Honoka talk that night. Honoka tells her story, some things she remains hidden. We also learn more about Paife. She is sent to spy on Honoka. Honoka isn’t suprised a bit. I wonder how that could be, I didn’t realise a bit. But well, I’m naive. It also suprises Paife that Honoka already knew, and we learn that Paife hasn’t got real friends, only enemies. I don’t think that’s right, Millie told Honoka that the Sensei was a good person, so that’s why that she can be trusted. Millie doesn’t trust many people. When Paife revealed that she was the teacher of Millie, Honoka was suprised as well, and decided to call Paife Sensei. After the talking, they are going to sleep.
Honoka, Bogie and Paife see something strange during the night. The enemy that we saw the last episode in the eathouse. This turns out to be a great PSP, gun, tank fight. Really, I loved it. Honoka was too cool, Paife raised in my appreciation, Bogie rocked too for so many guns and so. But, we see another side of Paife. She kills them all, where Honoka just paralizes everyone. Paife says that you should cut the head of a poisoness snake. She is a murderer. She was in the same situation as the enemy not long ago, but because she has no philosophy or something, she was kicked out of it. That’s why she has all that enemies. Paife assumes that Honoka sees her differently, but Honoka believes that Paife isn’t a bad person, because Millie says she is allright, and Millie is always right. That moment, the bastard of the last episode jumped out of his PSP, transformed in a beast and ran to the two of them. Paife shots all she has on him, and in the end Honoka slices him in two. She is shocked because she killed somebody, even when Paife wants to thank her. 
She turns around and sees that Iks has returned. But there is something wrong with her expression, probably the feeling that she has about everything. I wonder what will come, because she put on a mask the minute she spoke to him, and they went inside. Nice cliffhanger, Paife realised what ‘that kid’ was. What kid?
I liked this episode, but I’m a bit worried. I let out all of the Third stuff during this review, just because I didn’t understand it. I know that something is about to happen that can rebuilt the Great War, but I don’t understand more. I guess my English skills failed me here.
Also I’m wondering about the ‘possessing powers’ of Paife in the last episode. What is Paife?
And how on earth did Iks get to the tank, while didn’t know where they should be and we can learn about episode one that in the night wandering in the dessert can be lethal for someone. Iks knows something, or is something. What?
And of course, what is Worm Hole driver?
I’m looking forward to the next episodes.
