Episode 9

Sakazuki (盃 Sakazuki) is the ninth episode of Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans.

Tekkadan and the Turbines arrive at Saisei to begin negotiations with McMurdo Barriston, leader of Teiwaz. Later, Tekkadan celebrates their success in one of the vessel's commercial properties to relieve their stresses.

Summary
The Turbines guide Tekkadan to Saisei, a large planetary cruiser, and headquarters of Teiwaz. Naze introduces Tekkadan to McMurdo Barriston. He convinces Barriston to hold a ceremony for Orga to swear a Sakazuki blood oath to Naze and make Tekkadan full fledged members of Teiwaz. Meanwhile, the members of Tekkadan and Turbines interact and become closer with one another. Akihiro continues training with Lafter, aggravating her with his relentlessness, and Atra cooks with Azee and Amida. Amida offers Atra advice about men and tells her that she will grow into a great wife.

Elsewhere in space, McGillis and his comrades in Gjallarhorn are still pursuing leads on Tekkadan and Kudelia. Ein has become a personal subordinate of Galieo, but remains bent on avenging Lieutenant Crank Zent. The meeting concludes on Sasei and Naze notifies Orga that he was able to sell Tekkadan's commercial properties to raise a lot of money. He then suggests that Tekkadan celebrates while it has the chance. McMurdo meets with Kudelia to explain to her that her actions may cause a war, and offers to appoint Teiwaz in place of Tekkadan to aid the Freedom Movement. She leaves the meeting undecided, needing to think over a decision.

To celebrate their induction into Teiwaz, Orga buys sweets for the younger Tekkadan members and takes the older ones out on the town to drink, but ends up getting sick. Teiwaz engineers are impressed by the Gundam Barbatos and work on fixing and fine tuning it to perfection.

Before the Sakazuki ceremony begins, Kudelia announces that she's made the decision to stay with Tekkadan in order to honor all those who have died protecting her. Naze also briefly teaches Mikazuki about writing in eastern characters, which Mikazuki says he much prefers to western characters. The Sakazuki ceremony begins and Orga is officially sworn in as a brother to Naze and the Turbines. Afterwards, the Hammerhead and the Isaribi take off from Saisei to continue Tekkadan's journey to Earth.

Technology used

 * ASW-G-08 Gundam Barbatos
 * NOA-0093 Isaribi
 * TIR-0009 Hammerhead
 * STH-05 Hyakuren

Credits

 * Screenplay: Mari Okada
 * Storyboard: Ohashi Homarekokorozashi light
 * Director: Shoji Ikeno
 * Character animation director: Kenichi Onuki, Daikago Noriyuki Hitoshi
 * Mecha animation director: Daihari Masami