Innocent Venus - Ep 09

Okay, I didn’t count on the Isshin to be able to launch an attack on the Phantom lab, thus successfully rescuing Jo. But now with the Isshin destroyed, and no gladiators either, the suspense would be what’s Touraji’s next step.

Touraji with the Wakou launches a daring raid on the phantom lab. Steps taken include destroying the transport which contains the gladiators and gassing the lab where Sana was in. Midway, Touraji encounters steve, but seemingly survives the encounter. Reni was captured as Sana is rescued, with the gas taking effect.

Escaping to the Isshin, Jo seems to have survived his wound, but Sana is totally depressed about Jin. On the side of the phantom, the gladiators seem to have taken only superficial damage, with their nervous core intact. Drake says all is fine with Jin on their side, but Jin replies that he cannot do anything as long as the other party holds Sana. Meanwhile, Touraji talks to Reni, and offers her the option of remaining with the Wakou and Isshin, since she cannot really return to the Phantom.

Meanwhile, the National Defence has gotten hints that Drake has been up to funny and weird stuff. But they’ve also discovered the location of the Isshin, and sends a force to confirm the position.

Meanwhile, Sana is still feeling lost and despondent, even as she visits the recovering Jo.

Even drake is frustrated at the actions of the National Defence Fleet, but there’s no point in telling them that Sana is onboard the Isshin.

Battle soon breaks out, and this time, the Isshin fails to defeat the enemy, and instead is forced to abadon ship. Jo tries to bring Sana to safety, and only when Sana sees the effort that Jo took to safe her, that she snapped out of her “jin stupor”.

At the same time, Reni seemingly escapes from her cell, and steals one of the mini combat vessel. But what Reni wanted to do was to be bait, so that the rest of the Wakou can escape. Touraji understands what she’s thinking, and goes after her, telling her not to be stupid, but to survive.

In the end, everybody survives, though the isshin is now at the bottom of the seabed.

In the lifeboat, Sana notices a big scar across Jo’s back, and suddenly realises that back in the initial rescue, Jo was the one who blocked a big burning debris from killing her, and sees Jo in a new light, instead of just mulling over Jin.

Thoughts

The next episode cannot come soon enough.

A little happy that most of my guesses were correct though.