Air date: May 26, 2007

Balsa heads for her most trusted bladesmith with Chagum to get her worn spear fixed. The bladesmith was a renowned craftsman and he also made swords for the palace. Balsa asks him to replace the blade for her spear. But the bladesmith replies that if the rumor that Balsa was defying the Emperor is true, he would not cooperate...

Script: Yoshiki Sakurai, Kenji Kamiyama
Storyboard: Toshiya Niidome
Director: Toshiya Niidome
Animation Director: Takayuki Goto