What must she do? Is Rapier Wind enough? Or does duty demand she go further? Machiko is unsure. The express purpose of the Guard is to defend the Chairman from harm. However, she is well aware that the Chairman has occasionally called upon various GSG, herself included, to perform special tasks, to act as his personal agent in certain special matters. But will he allow her to take on a task of her own choosing? A mission to lay bare this new threat to Nagato Combine? To see it defeated, by force if necessary?