Carmen 99 meets up with Van and informs him that he can get information about The Claw if he becomes one side's bodyguard and does battle with another hired gun to determine the winner between the two sisters. Woo awakens Metsä of Tuesday, shown as the third armor of the Original Seven, and engages in combat against Van with Dann of Thursday. Disgraced by the defilement, Tony initially asks Honey Cherry to kill Muscat, but Wendy urges Van to help, and so he comes to the rescue. Meanwhile, Wendy is nursing Van back to health, but as soon as he wakes up, she catches a fever and Van has to take care of her. The protagonists convince Ray to use Vulcan as an engine to fuel enough energy to launch. The cunning seamen named Kaiji, the captain of the pirate submarine, destroys the crane then freezes the water just as the coffin was nearly lifted. After a long battle, Dann manages to cripple Saudade, and goes to battle The Claw.
The Golden Cradle is powerful, but Joe hasn't Van's skill and cunning, and Joe is defeated. When The Claw deflects one of the bullets, it becomes jammed into the birthday armor. In the end, Manson reunites with Catherine after sporting her metallic underwear prototype. While Joshua is stuck in the hospital, Van, Wendy, and Carmen 99 trail Priscilla to discover her weaknesses but instead find out she would her prize money to support a group of orphans. Van and Joshua lose track of Wendy when the train passes by, having to split up to go search for her. After Michael reunites with Fasalina underground, Carmen departs after seeing them crushed by a boulder from above. From there they can walk to Missoghi, where they plan to meet up with Carmen 99.
Meanwhile, Wendy's hurried return back through the forest is interrupted by a boar which prompts her own remembrance of how she received her brother's gun and how she first met Van. Even the suspicious Van finds himself coming to appreciate Joe's compassion and opens up about his quest for the claw handed man and the reason. It is explained that Evergreen is under siege by a gang called the Wild Bunch led by their boss, Lucky Roulette. She tells of trying to take care of him, offering the bag of medicine, then collapses against him. A short time later, however, he reconsiders and much to Van's frustration, they continue as a threesome. Joshua disconnects the launch sequence and disables the main power supply. The series is licensed for by , who produced an English dub overseen by.
Woo goes back to his castle and declares to the portrait of his mother that he plans to kill Van on the anniversary of her death. Although the two feel that there is something eerie about him, they have no choice but to accept his hospitality. Michael and his comrades witness its opening to reveal the first armor of the Original Seven, called the Saudade of Sunday. The twins fight to claim their deceased father's inheritance all for themselves. Two lawless lovebirds, nicknamed Muscat and Honey Cherry, try to finance their wedding by repeatedly attempting to steal Van's armor, but their intended prey becomes their heroic rescuer when a mafia boss named Tony comes looking for a piece of the action. Their plan goes awry when the repair session finishes before schedule, and Carmen encounters Fasalina inside the distribution chambers growing the flowers that destroyed her hometown. Discovered, Joe reveals his true colors, summoning his armor - the Golden Cradle.
However, after reminiscing of all the people that care for him, Van unleashes the full strength of his armor. Wendy and Joshua spend countless hours researching about outer space. She goes to Uncle Findley. While Carmen engages Fasalina, Yukiko finds Joshua, and the two begin sabotaging the launch sequence. Fasalina comes to stop them and commands her army of knight armors to attack.
When as Michael returns there, Ray detonates Vulcan, though Michael survives the attack. Joe is nothing but friendly and caring as he makes the two feel at home, offering quiet counsel and using his vast resources to aid them in their quest to track the Claw, giving his guests hope that their stay will not put them too far behind. Wendy is surprised to know that Michael has sided with The Claw, thereby supporting his cause. Van, now recuperated, briefly battles against Michael in outer space, confronting their differences. The survivor, after waking up, yells about Michael being a demon and should be stopped, before dying shortly thereafter. They discuss how dreams make lives meaningful. A flashback is seen of when Van was first introduced to Dann of Thursday.
Carmen takes it, offering to bring it to another engineer, and they hope it will have been deciphered by the time Van and crew catch up. At 2010, North American anime distributor announced that they have rescued Gun Sword and re-released the series in late 2010. The blimp is suddenly attacked by , who seeks to prevent Van from approaching The Claw. Παραπλανώντας την αστυνομία και την κοινωνία, πλασάρει στη συνέχεια τον εαυτό του ως καθηγητή στο πανεπιστήμιο του Κιότο, με μόνο στόχο να βρεθεί μπλεγμένος με μια ξενοδόχο και τη διεστραμμένη μητέρα της. When Van finds himself subdued by Fasalina, The El Dorado Five intervene, but Fasalina manages to escape. After they all agree that they must stop The Claw, Carmen 99 sets up coordinates on the data disk in the hover-base, while getting money for supplies through a man named Manson.
Van declines to help, but Wendy persistently chases after him, even offering to be his bride. The birthday armor undergoes a repair session of forty-seven minutes. While she is gone, Van's fever breaks and though still weak, he manages to summon his armor which lands an unfortunate distance away forcing him to travel to it which has the ability to heal him, but at the cost of time spent dreaming about the wedding and his bride's death at the hand of The Claw. The dub is also available in Australia from and in the by. The man is smooth and convincing, and it appears his gentle approach is effectively separating the two seekers and derailing their intent to continue, but after some deep soul searching Van figures out exactly what Joe is doing.
Wendy manages to drag the unconscious Van to a cave and where, in the process of nursing him, she discovers a strange symbol on Van's abdomen. Joshua blocks Ray from shooting The Claw, while Carmen 99 restrains Fasalina from fighting. As the dawn of the third day approaches, Van is on the brink of giving up and running away from his fight. Gadved urges Van to decide between retribution and atonement. While Van spars with them head on, Ray launches a missile and kills Melissa. It is revealed that Tony is actually Honey Cherry's father and that her real name is Bunny Montana. Even though Michael is shocked to hear from Fasalina that Carossa and Melissa died in battle, Fasalina makes loves to him, helping him grasp the meaning behind The Claw's dream of world peace.
Just then, the Dann of Thursday reenters the atmosphere is challenged by Saudade of Sunday. After the race, Carmen 99 and Fasalina cause the kingdom to crumble from underground, as everyone evacuates. Meanwhile, Manson explains to Joshua that he and the queen were once business partners in marriage, working together to develop an innovative metallic fiber. Michael, while chasing after them in Saudade of Sunday, dodges their torpedoed attacks then slices the armor into pieces. Wendy and Joshua run back to the mountain to tell the armor riders, but Ray won't listen.