Opening

  Narrator:

  “Life in the Alpha Organization is not only about wars and missions.

  Sometimes, even warriors must face the most dangerous challenge of all… romance.”

  The Alpha ship travels peacefully through space.

  Leon and Lara are hiding behind a wall, spying on Liu in the cafeteria.

  Liu sits alone, serious as always — but occasionally glances toward Jun, who is talking with other agents.

  Lara whispers:

  Lara:

  “He’s clearly interested.”

  Leon:

  “It’s written all over his face… he just refuses to admit it.”

  Lara smiles.

  Lara:

  “Then it’s our mission to bring them together.”

  Leon strikes a heroic pose.

  Leon:

  “Cupid Leon reporting for duty!”

  Lara sighs.

  Lara:

  “This is going to end badly…”

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  Plan 1 — The Planned Accident

  Leon places a tray full of desserts near Jun.

  The idea:

  Liu will help carry → they talk.

  Reality:

  Liu walks straight past.

  Leon trips over his own feet and dumps every dessert onto himself.

  Jun rushes to help him.

  Jun (laughing):

  “Are you always this clumsy?”

  Leon, covered in pudding:

  Leon:

  “…It’s part of my secret strategy.”

  Cut to Lara behind the wall.

  Lara:

  “Plan one: complete failure.”

  Liu watches suspiciously.

  Plan 2 — Training Session

  Lara convinces Jun to train with them.

  Inside the combat room:

  Jun displays incredible skill using energy spears.

  Everyone is impressed.

  Leon nudges Liu.

  Leon:

  “She fights almost as well as you.”

  Liu tries not to smile.

  Liu:

  “She has technique. That’s all.”

  Leon suddenly pushes them into a sparring match…

  …but accidentally jumps between them.

  Jun sweeps Leon’s legs.

  Liu grabs him before he hits the ground.

  Lara laughs uncontrollably.

  Lara:

  “Better than a soap opera!”

  Plan 3 — The Forced Date

  Leon and Lara push Liu and Jun into a hangar room and lock the door.

  Outside—

  Leon (whispering):

  “Now we wait for romance to happen.”

  Inside—

  Silence.

  Liu leans against the wall.

  Jun looks at the floor nervously.

  Jun:

  “They’re… a little crazy.”

  Liu smiles slightly.

  Liu:

  “You have no idea.”

  Meanwhile outside—

  Leon and Lara spy through a window, excited.

  A guard appears behind them.

  Guard:

  “What are you doing?”

  Both instantly:

  Leon & Lara:

  “Nothing!!”

  Almost Romance

  Jun talks about her people — refugees who once lived among asteroid rocks, now gone.

  She feels lost.

  Liu speaks softly for the first time.

  Liu:

  “I understand… what it’s like to have nowhere to return to.

  But… maybe now you’ve found a place.”

  Jun smiles warmly.

  Liu looks away, embarrassed.

  Almost a romantic moment…

  Then—

  Leon sneezes loudly outside the door.

  Both inside look at the door.

  Lara smacks Leon’s head.

  Lara:

  “You ruined it!”

  Ending

  The door opens.

  Jun leaves smiling.

  Liu walks out serious… but his ears are red.

  Leon and Lara exchange a look.

  Leon:

  “Cupid mission: half successful.”

  Liu crosses his arms.

  Liu:

  “If you ever do that again… you’ll train against me for an entire week.”

  Leon and Lara pretend to be terrified.

  The moment Liu turns around — they make a heart sign with their hands.

  Narrator:

  “Even during war, the most guarded hearts can begin to open… especially when Leon and Lara act as cupids.”

  Screen fades with a lighthearted melody.

  End of Episode 39