This episode confirms that Oren really didn't know anything about Helheim and the Cracks, and really thought that the Inves attacks were caused by Lockseeds and the Inves Game. This throws me off a bit since I thought he knew, being under Yggdrasil's paycheck, and is doing his job of keeping the secret and mislead the public.
On the other hand, his decision of jumping straight through a Crack into Helheim once he discovers one is pleasantly surprising, and promises further developments.
Unfortunately, I'm not good enough in Japanese to understand the exchange between Ryouma and Sagara, and I can't wait til the subs come out.
Next episode: Mai confronts Kouta, and Kouta finally spills the beans. Oh, the repercussions. :sweat: