After Ryuga left, Jau threw a tantrum. All she wanted to do was go after Ryuga but Mearid and Shura carried her back to The Village of Ogres after they heard about her tantrum.

While Ryuga was away, Ellie found herself in front of Airi who looked at her all confused.

“What is it that you want?”

Airi asked Ellie.

“I heard you were going to take part in the mission to rescue Captain Tachibana.”

Ellie says to Airi who was making tea.

“Yes, the rescue mission of Mizuki Tachibana is a top priority right now. Even famous Ghosts such as Bleeds and Chilli Ranger are working on finding out the base of the Black Jaguars.”

Airi says.

“On that note, I also got information that Ryuga flew with that witch who kidnapped Mizuki Tachibana. Is it true?”

Airi asks Ellie.

Ellie nods,

“Apparently, she is the Original Sin of Greed.”

Ellie says.

“What is that?”

Airi asks Ellie.

“I am sure if you asked, your chief commander he would know. It seemed like he understood the situation when I explained what happened to him.”

Ellie answers.

Airi looked confused,

“You could just say what it means.”

Airi whispers in disappointment.

“Anyways, why were you asking about the mission?”

Airi asks Ellie.

Ellie looked at Airi with a determined face,

“I want to take part in it.”

AT THE SAME TIME,

At a police station,

Kirio bowed in front of Hiro,

“Please Sir, I want you to take me on this mission with you!”

Kirio asks Hiro to take him on a mission to rescue Mizuki.

“Kirio?”

Marie who was working at the front desk looked confused at Kirio’s request.

“You failed to protect Mizuki Tachibana back when she got kidnapped. It was you and your friend who failed that led to this. That includes my son as well. Why should I bring you with me? What do you bring at the table for us that we don’t already have?”

Hiro asked Kirio the tough questions as he looked at Kirio waiting for the answer.

“I…”

Kirio didn’t have anything to say.

“Hiro, Hiro, Hiro, you don’t have to be so rude to that young boy.”

A familiar Yoshiro walks out of the meeting room.

“Yoshiro? Is your meeting with Bleed and others done?”

Hiro asks.

“Nah, but I heard that an interesting individual came here from your wife. So, I thought I should come and take a look.”

Yoshiro says.

“You are Kirio Dakai, right?”

Yoshiro looks at Marie.

“Your brother, right?”

Yoshiro points at Kirio and asks Marie.

“Anyways, I heard a lot about you. Like, how you are like the next best thing after Hiro retires from his police officer duties and everything.”

Yoshiro brings a chair in front of him and sits in front of Kirio.

“I know you want to say a lot of things but just don’t. Let me complete the things I want to say first.”

Yoshiro says as he stops Kirio from speaking.

“As Hiro said, you don’t offer a lot of things to the table.”

Yoshiro says as he keeps his mobile on Hiro’s table.

“What he says is, you can’t offer much right now but if someone were to train you starting right now. You will definitely offer a lot more later on.”

Yoshiro continues.

“My daughter still has a month before she goes berserk. The Nine-Tail Fox persona right now is still dormant within her. They are fighting. Fighting over who wants to take over their body. When their fight comes to the end, the Nine-tailed form which is her current form will go berserk and whoever wins will emerge from that form as a true victor.”

Yoshiro says.

“If my daughter is carrying any emotional weight, she won’t be able to win the fight…”

Yoshiro continues.

“Anyways, what I am saying is, you still have a lot of time to groom yourself. So, I have a suggestion. Train under me.”

Yoshiro smiles.

“What?!”

Hiro and Marie both looked shocked at Yoshiro’s suggestion.

Kirio didn’t know how to react to Yoshiro’s suggestion.

“I can groom you and make you strong enough to fight your own fights.”

Yoshiro says.

“Of course, you won’t be able to defeat that person who defeated you even if you trained for a month but, you will definitely keep him busy until backup arrives.”

Yoshiro continues.

“I will continue to tutor you even after this battle and make you stronger than anyone in the next three years.”

Yoshiro smiles.

Kirio smiles,

“As much as I like your offer, Sir. There is someone else I would like to train under.”

Kirio says to Yoshiro.

“I see.”

Yoshiro looks at Hiro. He gets up.

“Give the kid a chance. He might end up even surpassing your son if you do.”

Yoshiro gives Hiro a pat on his shoulder as he leaves to the meeting room.

“I doubt he will be stronger than Hiro’s boy but he will definitely grow stronger.”

Bleed who heard the conversation stops Yoshiro and says.

“Oh? Why do you say that?”

Yoshiro asks Bleed.

“You will know someday.”

Bleed says as he goes back to the meeting room.

Yoshiro shrugs his shoulder.

ON THE OTHER HAND,

“You want me to train you?”

Airi asks Ellie.

“Well, you do know I am a support, right? Even my limiter ability pain nullifier is supposed to be a support ability which nullifies another person’s pain when they are wounded.”

Airi says.

“You are someone who can defeat Ryuga though and Ryuga is someone who can defeat me. I want to learn how to be stronger than Ryuga so that I can protect him.”

Ellie says.

“That’s…Just basic martial arts.”

Airi says.

“Then teach me your basic martial arts.”

Ellie insists.

Airi sighs,

“Fine…But this won’t make you strong. To become strong, you will just need battle experience. I mean, there really isn’t much to make you strong when you already are that strong.”

Airi says.

Ellie looks confused.

“Just don’t be afraid to unleash your true strength. If you keep getting scared about what will happen when you unleash your true power, all you will do is be weak. Just get over that fear of yours and you will be stronger than ever.”

Airi says.

“That’s all the advice I will give you. As for martial arts, I will start teaching that to you starting tomorrow.”

Airi says as she leaves the room.

“Good night.”

She greets her before leaving.

“Don’t be afraid…That’s something even Ryuga said…”

Ellie looks out the window.

AT THE POLICE STATION

Hiro sighs,

“Let me tell you, you will never surpass Ryuga.”

Hiro says.

“That’s not why I want to become stronger, Sir.”

Kirio says.

“So, why is it that you want to be stronger?”

Hiro asks Kirio.

“To protect the people in my life.”

Kirio says.

“Is that all?”

Hiro asks.

“No…I want to show my sister that Ryuga is not a cursed person. I want to show her that being around him doesn’t bring death like she says.”

Kirio adds.

Marie breaks the pencil she was using to write on a sheet and angrily looked at Kirio.

Hiro smiled.

“Tomorrow at 10, if you are late by even a second, I will not take you as my disciple.”

Hiro says as he gets up.

“THANK YOU, SIR!”

Kirio looked happy but Marie looked quite angry at Kirio.