We pick up on before with Shouen calling to Kyoichi, and narration points out how Shouen is the only hero left at the moment. The Kaibutsu starts to focus on Shouen, and in peak terrible timing more little Kaibutsu show up as you point out. At least three show up like they're responding to the bigger one's roaring, then start rushing you all. Shouen reacts by writing the kanji of Strike to beat them back, and while he does shake them off one by one, it also draws all the aggro to him. He gets his attacks in where he can, but the numbers start to overwhelm him. The shining light of the ink in his tail starts to dim.
Shouen bears with it as best as he can, but he notes that his ink is starting to run out. The battle goes further one-sided, and eventually Shouen is brought to his knees as you call out to him. Akashi is also alarmed at this turn of events, and the kids start asking him if Shouen is going to lose. They worry that only one hero came to help, which you pick up on as you say Kyoichi was just here. Akashi says that's how it goes, now that Kyoichi has disappeared from their memories. Now their memories have been overwritten to think that Shouen had been fighting alone the whole time. You comment about understanding what it means to be erased from someone's memories.
Mokdai calls Huckle to request reinforcements, telling him that Shouen will lose at the rate things are going. He has to yell to make himself heard with all the chaos going around. The children get frightened by the the Kaibutsu's roaring and crowd together as a result. Akashi starts swearing, asking if all he can do is watch as things happen, wishing he could transform like he could before. He pleads for the power to fight, so that he can save Kyoichi, Shouen and the kids, Mokdai, and you.
You and Akashi are surprised as your phone starts shining as if responding to Akashi. Once the light dies down, a window has popped up on your screen. A Path has been detected, but the response is exceedingly weak and the hero name is unknown. You ask if a Path has been found for Akashi, and Akashi tries to ask you to explain what the light is all about. You tell him that it's possible that he can become a hero again. He's surprised but pushes past it to ask you to transform him now, though you tell him it's still weak.
Akashi asks you what the weak thing means and if there's still something missing. Shouen starts talking to Akashi, telling him to listen to him as he uses his brush as a crutch to stand up. If what Akashi said is his true feelings and he is holding onto a new dream, then a Path should open and that person (I'm unsure if Shouen means you or Parallel Akashi) will help him. He tells Akashi to wish from the heart and swear to his true feelings. If he does, he should be able to become a hero again. Akashi thinks on this, and you ask him if what he said was how he really felt.
Akashi admits that he's not sure. He wasn't interested in being a hero to start with, and becoming one later was just how things happened. He never even thought about continuing to try at it...but still. His fists ball up as he brings out the words, and he talks about having no plans on speechifying about what justice is. But there are things he can't let pass. He intends to understand the grief at being erased from everyone's memories and the pain of those who disappeared, so he refuses to let what's happening ever repeat himself. If he, a guy who only knows about baseball, can do something and save everyone, then that's what he'll use his power for. He'll become a hero!
Mokdai is moved by the declaration, and your phone shines again. The window says a Path has been opened, and the Hero name is Akashi Tamamura. Do you want to open the Path? You tell Akashi that the window has opened, so things can work. Akashi asks you for your help, saying he's made his decision. You get to pressing the button as Akashi calls out his transformation.
When the button is pressed, a ring of light appears above Akashi's head, and your phone announces the start of the transformation process. Bit by bit, light covers Akashi's body. Once the light show stops, Akashi is in his hero suit. You cheer that it's a success. Akashi is surprised as he notes that this is the same suit he wore the first time around, and Mokdai cheers over his comeback. Shouen smiles about Akashi getting his dream back, and Akashi tells him what his name is since Shouen has been calling him young man this entire time. Akashi then apologizes for the troubles he's caused and asks to fight alongside him. He swears to save Kyoichi, just as he said he would. Shouen agrees, telling him to be careful, which Akashi acknowledges.
Akashi takes his shining red bat and points it at the Kaibutsu's nose, declaring he won't let them do as they please. He yells about getting Kyoichi back and that the monsters better be ready for that, and the Kaibutsu all start roaring in turn. You tell the two it's time to start and say you'll be counting on them. Shouen says he understands and will be counting on you too. Akashi says he'll handle it. He isn't planning on losing like a chump, and he says that this time he'll make his dream come true as the episode battle begins.
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