Live A Hero Chapter 2 Episode 11: Heroes are Not Alone

We tune in on the ongoing battle against the Kaibutsu as Akashi fires off his finisher at the thing. This turns out to be ineffective since the thing manages to bat all the fireballs back at Akashi, and Akashi is unfortunately not prepared to play fireball tennis. Gammei asks him if he's alright, and Akashi says he's okay and apologizes for messing up. Gammei notes how the monster is big, tough, and really fast with the regen. Suhail says it'll never end if you guys don't destroy several cores in one attack, so he shoots off his chain at the monster's neck area.

 

Suhail laughs about having caught the thing and prepares to rip off part of the Kaibutsu's shell, but he's taken by surprise when the thing starts absorbing the chain and pulling him in instead. Gammei shoots his handcuff chain at Suhail and tells him to grab on while he tells Akashi to help him pull Suhail back. Akashi puts his back into as he yells, and Suhail is brought back safely. Suhail is glad to be okay and voices his disbelief that a policeman saved him, so Gammei laughs and says that must be a humiliation for a pirate like him. Suhail says it is, but thanks him all the same.

 

Victom declares that his anchor laying has been set and says that he'll open a break point. The ropes he fires into the Kaibutsu's stomach opens up a huge hole, which reveals a number of the fusion monster's cores glittering within. He informs everyone of this and tells them to destroy the cores before the hole closes up, and Gammei acknowledges this but says his weapon can't destroy all of them at once. Barrel steps up and says it's his turn to help out, and he is followed up by Furlong who asks everyone to leave things to them as they deal with it with a bang. You either talk to Barrel and note that he can do take an active part again, ask who the firefighter is, or refer to them as the doggy hero duo.

 

In A, Barrel hypes himself up a bit and says he's getting really excited, then tells you to see his gunslinging skills. In B, Furlong introduces himself with his hero code and agency affiliation as he greets you. Akashi is impressed by how driven Furlong is and says it feels like he's seeing a real hotblooded hero. Gammei says it's because he's doing his hero job at the moment which is the only time he acts cool, which befuddles Akashi. In C, Barrel protests against being called a dog even if the two of them are aliens that look like canines. Furlong is a little surprised as he says it doesn't matter now, but Barrel insists that it's very important that people know he's not a dog. Gammei yells at him to drop it and focus on the job, so Barrel does so, reproached.

 

Anyways, Barrel tells Furlong it's time to go as he drops his civil servant pronoun, and Furlong yells and says it's time to break in. The two of them slide in using a belt attachment they connect to Victom's ropes, and once inside the Kaibutsu they pull out their Parallel Weapons. Furlong tells Barrel he's going to hose things down and handle things at his back, so Barrel nods and says he'll take the others. Furlong fires off his finisher Suppression "Manguera de Aquario" and says he'll crank the pressure setting to its highest. Barrel meanwhile shoots his finisher and caps it off with a yell.

 

Barrel and Furlong's combined attacks destroy a lot of the Kaibutsu's exposed cores, which causes it to shrink in turn. You are impressed by their teamwork and note that the attacks are working right away. Gammei says they're great friends and coworkers at their agency, so when they go to the same place they can show off their coordination. He starts cheering for the two, but he gets cut off when he notices when the monster roars and Victom tells the two to get out of it since it's regenerating quickly.

 

Barrel and Furlong freak out since they won't escape in time, and the hole closes over them. Victom says it won't be long before the rope gets cut off too, so Suhail says it should be fine if you guys pull them out before then. Suhail then calls everyone over to help with that, and Akashi leads the count off. He, Suhail, Victom, and Gammei all yank on the ropes hard, which the game compares to pulling out a turnip, and soon they manage to pull out the two as they end up flying out into the sky.

 

When Barrel lands, he spits stuff out of his mouth and says some weirdly smelling fluid is sticking all over him. Furlong has understandably lost his composure, and Victom tells him to calm down as he points out he's flipped back to his civilian personality. Suhail notes that this plan has failed, which means you guys have run out of cards to play. Gammei however isn't phased since there's still a plan for times like this, and Victom realizes he means attacking with sheer numbers and thinks it's interesting. Akashi says he can handle quantity as he bats fireballs again, except the monster swings them back again to his surprise.

 

The battle rages on as the city continues getting destroyed. It's a game of trial and error as the heroes attempt to stop the Kaibutsu while running around. They're starting to look rundown and ragged as it goes on, not very cool or photogenic, which happens to be a problem because the audience is apparently a bunch of fickle jerks. Mokdai notes that the view count keeps fluctuating up and down and not settling, which he thinks is because it's a back and forth with no upswing happening. He's also about to bring up another point, which you guess ahead is because of how uncool the party is looking despite how hard they're fighting.

 

Mokdai says that seems to be the case, and he's heard from audience opinions that it'd be fine if they got 30% of the exciting part through. Mokdai says he personally can't stand it and wonders how long it's been since he felt so high strung and in suspense. Mokdai then decides now is a good time to tell you that he wanted to be a hero once when he was younger. You are curious about this change in subject, and Mokdai talks about how he really adored heroes who looked so cool saving the city in front of him and lit his spirit on fire. He also mentions being the only one to remember his old friends who got eaten by Kaibutsu, which is a trait in people who can become heroes, meaning he should be able to be one too.

 

You stay quiet, and Mokdai continues talking about how heroes are people too. They have things they're afraid of, their less than flattering sides. If they stick the to the justice they believe in, then they will surely be heroes whether you see them as cool or saints or not. Mokdai then balls up his fists to steel his determination, still slightly shaking. He asks you whether you think someone uncool like him can be a hero. You tell him that you don't think that he's uncool. He's surprised to hear this, so you point out that he was the one to convince Suhail to help you guys. Mokdai is still a little unconvinced, so you point out that he also busted the door out for you guys.

 

Narration brings up something Suhail said about how everyone has their cool and uncool sides. These are definite sides to them, unaffected the subjectivity of other people. You then tell Mokdai he has his own cool side to, so he's not uncool at all. Mokdai is touched by the statement, and he thanks you for saying so. He says he's found his resolve now due to your words, and he wants to be a hero. And right now, he wants to get rid of the Kaibutsu in front of you guys as well as his old trauma. No matter how uncool he is or how unpresentable he looks, he swears to win with his own way of fighting with honest justice. If he really can be a hero, that's the hero he wants to be!

 

At that moment your phone lights up, popping up a window just like that time Akashi became a hero. Currently Mokdai's hero name is just his own name, and it asks if you want to open the path. You turn to Mokdai and ask if he's ready to do this, so Mokdai says he'll do it and asks you to transform. You nod as you hit that confirm button, and Mokdai starts posing as he yells 'transform,' and a bright light covers him as it brings out his hero costume and armaments. Camera briefly cuts to Victom and Akashi reacting in shock to this, and Mokdai eventually announces his transformation is done when it's over.

 

Narration briefly describes Mokdai as wearing silver arm guards in his hero form, and Mokdai is shocked when he actually looks at what he's wearing. He wonders how to use his arm pieces for a second before figuring they might just be straightforward to operate. You either compliment Mokdai as cool or amazing, or tell him it's time to go. A and B get an extra line where Mokdai blushes for a second before thanking you.

 

Mokdai looks up to the giant Kaibutsu as he starts talking to himself about how the time for him to fight has come, so he'll do it. He turns to you and apologizes for how sudden this is, but he asks you to take over handling the camera. He turns back and yells as he charges at the monster, summoning his determination to fight against it. He goes off, as if to leave behind his old dark memories and defeat the monster that once struck terror into him, and the episode battle begins.