Things pick up with Ryekie loudly laughing as he announces his return, having thrown the door open on his way into the office. Mokdai congratulates him for his hospital discharge while Akashi is baffled at how high spirited he is before asking if his wound is okay. Ryekie laughs some more as he assures him it wasn't enough to lay him low. He does say he's not back to full strength yet, but he's doing alright. He tries to show off a bit, which I assume he does by pounding his chest, but he ends up hurting himself a little doing so.
Mokdai freaks out a little at this as he tells Ryekie to not push himself and brings up a chair. Huckle scolds Ryekie and tells him to not do anything strenuous since he's still recovering, and Ryekie apologizes and accepts the chair. Huckle sighs for a moment before asking everyone to listen to him. So as you've all just seen, Ryekie is indeed out of the hospital but not yet back at full health. He also mentions that the Kaibutsu's attack from back then was totally unexpected as the game decides to flashback to that instance.
But back to the conversation Huckle says that due to where he was hit, Ryekie's legs don't have their full mobility back yet, and trying to push himself will cause intense pain. He can walk around just fine, but when it comes to the sort of action that comes with hero work, it'd be best for him to refrain for now. Treatment looks like it'll take some time to work. So with that in mind, Ryekie is back at work, but he'll be sticking with the office side of things until he's recovered. Zap the Justice is currently unavailable. Mokdai is sadly resigned to that, and you express your own chagrin that the main hero is down and ask if the company is in trouble.
Ryekie apologizes to you guys about being taken by surprise. Huckle says he doesn't need to worry about it since no one could have seen that surprise attack coming. In terms of the business running, you and Akashi are the ones being sent out to handle engagement missions. Huckle has some reservations about putting this burden on Akashi since he only just became a hero, but he asks if he can handle it. Akashi quickly agrees. While he can't do it every day, he swears to do both his and Ryekie's share of things. Huckle thanks him and calls him reliable, but he also warns him to not push himself too much. He then asks you to handle being Akashi's Operator and for Mokdai to handle camera work and directing. You two agree as well.
Some time later, Huckle says that you guys can't stay in a solemn mood forever. He's about to talk about the plans for the day since the discussion has just finished, but then the door rings so he asks Mokdai to go get it. Sui turns out to be the visitor, and as she bows and says hi she mentions being here on an errand from her master. She's also brought a big bag with her again. Huckle apologizes for calling her over and thanks her for coming.
Sui sets her bag down and opens it up, whereupon she takes out a tablet and a measuring tool. Once she's done with preparing her things, she turns her attention to Akashi and tells him to take his jacket off and stand somewhere specific. And also to change his shoes if he can. Akashi is surprised by this but awkwardly agrees, and you ask what's happening. Mokdai tells you that it's the measuring for the suit. Part of it can be calculated from image analysis, but that can only give rough estimates. Because of that, image analysis and scaling is compared to actual measurements taken, which he points out to you.
Sui has plugged her tablet in, which has started projecting a 3D model of Akashi in his hero form. She then takes her measuring tape thing and wraps it around Akashi's waist and hits the button. Doing so adjusts the 3D model's of his waist measurements to what her tape has measured out. You express amazement at how hi tech this is and comment that technology has advanced. Mokdai says it's pretty cool, saying it feels like the future that past videos have imagined have come to life.
Sui comments that Akashi is like Ryekie in that he wears a tight suit, so she asks him to take a layer off up top and down below. Akashi is embarrassed by this request, so Sui sighs and says they have to do this. If he's that embarrassed, then they can do it in a different room. She assures him she won't be oogling and staring at him since she's not interested in him, which shocks him even further.
Mokdai starts talking about how fortunate it is that Akashi could become a hero again. It sucks that Ryekie can't be dispatched as a hero for now, but Mokdai says he never even thought about the possibility of there being more heroes in the agency, which he's happy about. You ask if Ryekie was always the sole hero here and if they ever tried recruiting. Mokdai says that hiring heroes usually isn't a matter of recruitment. There's a lot of legal barriers in place, and by the time anyone is working as and calling themselves a hero they're already part of an agency. Scouting out someone new like Akashi pretty only happens by transferring them in from another agency. Huckle and Ryekie used to be in different agencies too, which you nod at before you notice a point and ask about Huckle "also" being part of a different group.
Mokdai is surprised that you haven't heard, then tells you that Huckle used to be an S Rank Hero who worked together with Ryekie. He used to be known as the half-beast hero of speed and power Hopper the Face/Faith(?), and Mokdai asks if you've ever heard of that. You comment on it being an amazing nickname, say you didn't know, or comment that Huckle's figure...doesn't really suggest that anymore.
Mokdai continues on saying that Huckle's way of carrying himself and his finisher were just as cool and awesome as his appearance and name. One time he was flying around a tower over 300m tall and did this awesome dropkick combo to a Kaibutsu's head. His finisher was a flurry of kicks known as Hyakuretsukyaku Sign Speed(?) "Rapid Stride." Huckle is embarrassed by this conversation and coughs, and you either say you want to see it or comment on how much Mokdai is talking about it. In A, Mokdai agrees that it is cool and offers to find a video to show you later. In B, Mokdai gets a bit embarrassed as he says he got swept up in things when it comes to heroes.
Either way, Mokdai says that when he joined the agency he did it with the idea that he had to join the one that had either Justice or Hopper in it. He's always had an interest in filming and he loves battle lives, so he went to filming school hoping that he could make them even more exciting. But by the time he was out, Huckle had already retired as Hopper unfortunately.
You wonder why Huckle had to retire as a hero, so Mokdai tells you that it was because he Became an Observer. He doesn't know why it is but Observers can't be heroes for some reason, so when Huckle awakened as one he had to stop being a hero. Ryekie said he'd go with him, so together they formed this agency. You either nod and comment on how things happened, or you wonder about not being able to be a hero. In B, Mokdai says he's not actually sure since it's just that no Observer managed to be a hero before. He's tried looking into it, but he still doesn't understand.
But anyways, Mokdai says he's always followed behind Ryekie with his camera. Now that he can do that with Akashi too the idea excites him, and he sighs about how much he admires heroes. As he talks and looks at Akashi, you notice a shadow of envy in him, so you suggest that he could become a hero too if he likes them so much. The suggestion shocks him as he quickly denies the idea since he doesn't have the courage to do it. He's about to say something else when Akashi starts shouting about Sui's phrasing while half naked, interrupting the conversation.
Sui sighs and repeats that she has no interest in looking at and touching Akashi's naked body. She does admit that he's well built, but she's annoyed that he's gotten louder every time she touches him. She then accuses him of actually wanting to be looked at more and wanting her to slide up to him and feel him all over. Akashi is shocked, saying that she's misunderstanding him and that he was worried. He also says he doesn't like how she speaks like she's picking at a bunch of points separately and says she's too harsh. He's not really taking clothes off to show off to her, so he's annoyed that she keeps bringing that up.
Sui calls Akashi too quick to anger and says she's just saying what she honestly thinks. Akashi argues back that she won't have any friends if she talks like that, which touches a nerve. Mokdai steps in and tries to intervene, but Akashi isn't having it and accuses Sui of starting a fight. She in turn calls him a meathead who's reading into something that wasn't there and being a pain in the ass. Being called a meathead evidently really gets to Akashi as he gets even madder.
Mokdai persists in trying to get the two to stop, though he has an idea who actually started this. But anyways he tells them to stop since the fight will only get worse if they won't. Mokdai talks about knowing how it's one of Sui's good points to speak frankly, but he also knows that Akashi is in his own way trying to be considerate and attempting to ask her if she'd really be okay with a stranger touching her all over if things were reversed. Mokdai then prompts Sui to try to understand that, and she's quiet for a second before nodding.
Mokdai then turns to Akashi and understands that he hasn't known her for very long, but he says that Sui's a straightforward talker and asks him to let it go. He also points out that it'll never end if he keeps poking back whenever she pokes at a sore spot for him. Plus Akashi is older than her and a hero now, so he should try to be more accepting. He awkwardly agrees, nodding to himself about being older. Sui and Akashi then awkwardly apologize to each other and bow. You are surprised at how quickly Mokdai got things under control and say it's terrifying in a way.
Huckle commends Mokdai for doing it again as he talks about how he can quickly understand a situation and find a way to resolve as much of it as he can, which could conceivably be called his talent. Ryekie laughs and says he wishes he could have that talent on the sales team, then asks Mokdai if he'd like to try working in the sales side of things since he thinks he could do well there. Mokdai is quick to decline, saying he can't handle working outside.
At that point, the agency's intercom rings, which surprises Huckle since no one scheduled an appointment for this time. He opens his phone to connect to the door camera to see who it is. Once he does he comments on how unusual it is for the people there to come calling and asks Mokdai to get the door. Mokdai wonders who he could be talking about but goes to do so. Akashi panics and asks him to wait so he can get his clothes back on, then asks Sui where they are. She's shocked by the question and tells him he left them where he took them off, which should be at the sofa.
Once Mokdai opens the door, two men enter the agency. One is a beastman in a uniform who looks like someone you'd find at a police box while the other is a stern looking man in a trench coat. Mokdai is surprised to see who it is, and you either recognize them as Inspector Gadget Gammei and Barrel or ask who they are. Both branches start off the same with Barrel casually greeting everyone like this is a social visit until Gammei whacks him and tells him they came to talk business. Barrel deflates and says he knows since he came in uniform.
In the A branch, Barrel notices you and greets you, saying you last saw each other in that incident the other day and thanks you for your work. Gammei tells Barrel to stop wagging his tail because it's hitting him. Huckle then greets the pair and says it's been a few days since he saw them. Gammei apologizes for the intrusion and says he must know what it means for him to come all this way, then takes out a police notebook from his pockets. He explains that as the detective for the city's hero related special investigation office he's come to make a request, which is where this side ends.
In the B branch, things get slightly more complex and splits off with you either calling Barrel a dog policeman, Gammei a dandy looking detective, or recognize them on a surface level from before. A embarrasses Barrel as he says he prefers to be called a wolf, but Gammei doesn't give a crap as he points out that Barrel isn't from Earth. Barrel however insists that it does matter since wolves have a cooler, wilder image like old movies used to say, causing Gammei to give in and apologize. B surprises Gammei as he recognizes you as the Observer from that restaurant. Barrel blithely asks Gammei if he's being shy, but Gammei smacks him again to shut him up before admitting he wasn't put off by it. In any case, Huckle greets the two of them, and Gammei apologizes for the intrusion and explains that they aren't there as part of the United Earth Hero Dispatch. He takes out his police notebook and says he came to ask as part of the city's hero-related special investigation office to make a request, and the episode ends.
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