Despite the Spearhead Squadron disappearing over the horizon, the Republic of San Magnolia's relentless propaganda remains unchanged. Vladilena Milizé, commanding yet another dehumanized 86th faction's squadron, continues to operate as "Handler One" in the never-ending war against the Legion. On the Western Front, Shinei Nouzen and his squad find themselves quarantined in a military base controlled by the newly established Federal Republic of Giad, formerly known as the Giadian Empire. The saved Eighty-Six are granted full citizenship and freedom, and are even housed by the president himself, Ernst Zimmerman. There they meet his adoptive daughter and the last Empress, Augusta Frederica Adel-Adler. Despite the peaceful society they find themselves in, Shinei and his team feel compelled to return to the battlefield. They soon join the Federacy's Nordlicht Squadron, and join Augusta Frederica in the midst of the Legion's attack. However, as they've learned before, no matter which side they fight on, death and pain on the front lines are the only constants.