Tras acceder a la Universidad, Hinako se muda a un pueblo de la costa. Allí se dedica a coger olas, pues se siente invencible cuando surfea, pera sigue sin tener claro qué le depara el futuro. Cuando se desata un fuego en el pueblo, Hinako conoce al joven bombero Minato. A medida que ambos comparten su tiempo mientras se dedican a su deporte favorito, Hinako comienza a darse cuenta de que lo que más desea en el mundo es, como Minato, ayudar a otras personas.
Following the success of the Dawn Rebellion, Degwin negotiates with Vice Admiral Revil to surrender all Federation assets and the complete withdrawal of Federation forces from Side 3 to prevent similar incidents from happening again. After bring reprimanded by Degwin for failure to look after Garma, Dozle sends Char - who motivated Garma into starting the rebellion - to Earth; in response, Char requests to become a mobile suit pilot when he returns. Feeling the burden of his responsibilities, Dozle proposes to cadet Zenna Mia. In the Earth city of Manaus, Char lands a job as a mobile worker pilot at a construction site. He meets a young Lalah Sune at a casino.
