Episode 22

Shin (シン,) is the eleventh episode of the second cour and the twenty-second overall episode of the 86 -Eighty Six- anime adaptation, originally broadcasted on March 12, 2022.

Synopsis
Despite the loss of his friends, Shin reached the Morpho and continued a desperate offensive. Then suddenly, a cluster munitions support bombardment and Frederica's decisive action created a small opening. Shin lunged at the Morpho, passing through a barrage of wire slashes, and fired his final shot at the central processing unit in which Kiriya was being held. Just as he was about to pull the trigger, however, he heard a voice in his ear.

Plot
Shin is blown clear of the blast and falls unconscious, where he has a vivid nightmare where he tries to grapple with his loss of purpose and survivor's guilt. When he regains consciousness, he sees a Legion unit approaching him with the intent to harvest his brain, but he is saved when Lena intervenes. Unaware that she is speaking with Shin, Lena asks Shin what he is doing in Republic territory. Shin decides not to divulge his identity to Lena despite recognizing her. He then asks Lena what motivates her to stay in the Republic and continue fighting, and she explains that her experiences with Spearhead inspired her, and she wants to survive so she can catch up to Shin and the others. Before Shin can exit his Reginleif and meet her properly, Federacy reinforcements finally arrive, revealing that Shin's friends and Frederica managed to survive. Lena is escorted back to the Republic, with Ernst stating that the Federacy and its allies will organize a rescue mission to help any survivors. Frederica points out that upon meeting Lena again, Shin has now found a reason to keep on living. Later, at a debriefing, Grethe embarrasses Shin by replaying his emotional conversation with Lena, which was recorded. Shin's friends are glad both he and Lena have survived, and express a newfound respect for Lena knowing that she hasn't given up.