Episode 5

**Differential Gear** is the fifth episode of the *Deca-Dence* anime series.

## **Plot**

The Gears, including Unit 6 with Kurenai and Natsume, exit Deca-dence in a effort to lift the fog by eliminating Gadoll alpha. Unit 6's assault is initially successful and they enter a huge cavern, but find many dead Gears and Gadoll alpha. The Gadoll is fast and appears to anticipate their moves, causing more casualties until Kaburagi arrives and saves Natsume. He tells her to leave, but she risks her life to get her team to leave rather than let them die needlessly. Kaburagi recklessly stays to fight the Gadoll, ignoring Minato's instructions, bypassing his "limiter" to enhance his abilities, and risking changing the existing "storyline". He kills the Gadoll, but this causes the unscripted release of the giant Gadoll, stargate. It advances on Deca-dence which prepares to fire its massive cannon, but the stargate also prepares to fire an energy blast. Kaburagi detects a weakness in the Gadoll and attacks, causing it to misfire and provide time for Deca-dence to destroy it. The following morning, Natsume and the other gears realize that the Gadoll are not destroyed, but there are many more and the battle will never end. Meanwhile, Kaburagi is punished for his disobedience and refusal to admit that the world must be rid of bugs.

## **Summary**

The Gears and Natsume leave Deca-dence and head towards the fog to defeat the Gadoll alpha. On their way, they face multitude of Gadolls and the S-class has no problem killing them even in the fog. Unit 6 with Natsume reach a cavern, where they see dead Gears and Gadoll alpha. They engage it, however the Gadoll easily destroys their tankers and then kills them. Angered Natsume charges at him, but he outmaneuvers her and is about to kill her, however Mindy sacrifices herself and saves Natsume. Angry, Natsume again charges at the Gadoll, however this time she manages to hit him with a needle. To their surprise, the Gadoll removes the needle and closes the wound. He throws the needle back at Natsume, but Kaburagi comes and saves her. He faces the Gadoll and manages to pin him, however the Gadoll releases steam and hides. Kaburagi uses the opportunity to take Natsume and run, explaining that he can't defeat him. Natsume wants to help her friends and returns. Kaburagi returns with her and after she takes her friends, he faces the Gadoll. Minato tries to stop him, telling him to run as the Gadoll won't chase him and that he will break the storyline, however Kaburagi states he can't leave Natsume die as she saved him. He removes his limiter and kills the Gadoll alpha.

The fog clears and Gears can see the nest clearly. But in that moment, a mountain-sized Gadoll Stargate appears. The developers state the gadoll was still in development and shouldn't have appeared, however they can't stop it. Hearing that, Minato activates Deca-dence. He asks the S-class to buy them time until Intercept Form is completed. The Gears engage it, but are surprised to see the destruction of its energy blast. The Intercept Form is completed, however the Stargate is about to shoot another energy blast. Kaburagi sees a weakness and manages to injure it and cause it to tilt and miss with its blast. The Stargate then extends its head towards the Deca-dence, but the Deca-dence shoots its cannon and obliterates it.

In the morning, the Tankers think a peace has come, but are surprised to see there are many other Gadolls out there. Meanwhile, Hugin calls Kaburagi, who disagrees with him and states the world needs bugs and gets punished for that.

## **Character**

* Natsume
* Kaburagi
* Mindy
* Mundy
* Mendy
* Minato
* Kurenai
* Sou
* Ryouku
* Sully
* Sonny
* Hugin
* Munin