Back in the future, we meet Hiroyuki and his assistant xo. Hiroyuki tells xo that the new system allows the pilot to cancel a sequence of maneuvers. This will allow the other pilots to share the same attitude control, which will make them more maneuverable. xo asks if anyone else in the squad is affected by this new system, and Hiroyuki replies that they should not be. He also says that the previous system was too complicated for him, and that his head is not made of rock. He wonders why he calls xo "sensei" instead of "shirogane." xo says that he has been using this system as a way to practice his theory of time travel. He says that if he doesn't complete the theory, it will be a problem between him and the time traveler. He asks xo if he is starting to beat himself up, and xo replies that his life has been a "living mr. hero from the future" . .