Fair bit of fighting in this episode but for me, as usual, it’s the chara and plot development that intrigued me. Annaberg was one of the more interesting tomogara; his project involving the acceleration of civilization through destruction, rather than the usual spiel of accumulating power for power’s sake, reminded me of Ommadon’s agenda in an old Western anime, The Flight of Dragons, though that was to cause humanity to become disillusioned with science which was becoming a threat to belief in magic.
Also interesting was how Sydonay did arubaito by playing bodyguard to other tomogara. I wonder if the Bal Masque had been formed yet. And did the client tomogara pay Sydonay with Hecate photos?