Live A Hero Midsummer Hero Festival Episode 5

Title card pops up, and this episode is called Change! Rescue Hero of Light

We then tune in the day after where we left off last time, over at the food area at the Hero Festival. A store worker thanks you for coming and asks you to come again. You are here with Furlong, who sighs how nice the food was there. He specifically comments on how fluffy the pancakes were and how creamy the ice cream was, just like the social media post he read said they were. Furlong then thanks you for going with him, so you either say he's welcome, ask why he asked you and not Barrel, or say you're happy you went on a date with him. A gets an extra line of Furlong laughing and asking if you had fun. It'd be nice if you had fun with him too. C has a different extra bit of Furlong being surprised and embarrassed as he says he didn't intend for this to be a date.

Anyways, Furlong says he doesn't have many friends he can ask to go with him to places like this. Barrel's taste is more in spicy foods, so he felt awkward about asking him to go with him to get sweets. Due to that, he's really glad you agreed to go with him. You either ask if Furlong's a big sweettooth, comment that Barrel really is into spicy food, or ask Furlong to invite you out more often. In A, Furlong admits as much as he says he often checks social media for info on sweet shops. Eating them makes him happy, he says with a laugh. In B, Furlong says that when he goes to curry shops with Barrel, Barrel usually gets the spiciest thing on the menu. Apparently he developed this taste preference because his grandmother's cooking was spicy. In C, Furlong is surprised but happy. He's about to say he will invite you more, but he worries about not being a fun conversationalist. Then he gets embarrassed that he can't stop his tail from wagging.

In any case, Furlong invites you along for an after meal walk since the day's matchups won't be until the evening, so the daytime is free time. The two of you head over to the beach with its bright sun, cool breeze, and bustling crowd of people. Among all those people Furlong notices someone, and this turns out to be Victom changing clothes on top of a spread out blanket.

You call out to Victom when you notice him, and Victom is surprised to see you and Furlong around. He asks if you guys came on a walk, which Furlong confirms as he asks what Victom's doing. Victom answers that he was swimming and just about to leave for the moment. You notice that there's a wet surfboard next to Victom, so you either comment on him swimming and ask if he surfs, or say it's a surprise to you that he swims. In A and B, he says it's one of his few hobbies. The waves here are pretty nice and calm, perfect for an amateur like him. In C, Victom is surprised and asks what you mean. He admits to not being that good at surfing, but he does it sometimes when summer rolls around.

Anyways, Victom says rescue operations aren't always on land, and that sometimes they need to go into the water. Based on that idea, it can be helpful to practice swimming during the day. Furlong is impressed that Victom would think of that. Victom says practicing was part of why he was doing it, but a large part of his motivation was to take his mind off things. Furlong asks about that, so Victom says he was depressed after what happened yesterday. He thought it'd be a bad idea to carry that mood over to the match today, so he came to deal with it. It hasn't been working, so he comments he's a lot more affected than he realized.

Victom sighs as he looks as down as he did the day before, and you either ask about it or comment that it really was a shock to him. Victom comments after a moment that he couldn't get over what happened with the girl around her age, and you ask why he's thinking about her again or why that matters so much. Furlong attempts to stop you from going any further on the subject, but Victom tells him it's okay since it'd be natural to wonder about that. But that said, he admits it's true he doesn't talk much about his past.

Victom seems to hesitate as he thinks for a moment, and when he starts speaking he talks about how it relates to how he became a hero. This gets interrupted by someone screaming for help, catching Victom's attention. The crowd starts clamoring with worry as they start spectating, and you wonder what's happening since you can't see past the crowd. Furlong notices what's going on and points it out to you and Victom, then gives you a boost to see. You can see far into the sea thanks to him holding you up, and you see a parent and child hanging on for dear life onto a banana boat. You either react in concern and horror at this, or you try to tell Furlong he happens to be holding you in an awkward way. C has an extra bit of him taking a moment to process this, then apologize when he realizes how he's holding you.

Victom recognizes the family in the water as the mom and daughter that you guys met the day before, using the zoom in function on his helmet's visor to see. Some lifeguard says he's coming to help and asks the family to keep hold of their boat, and he quickly jumps into the water. Furlong panics and asks Victom if there's anything they can do, so Victom tells him to calm down and informs him that the guy who just went in is a pro at water rescues. If you guys went in too, you could probably make things worse due to being less experienced in this situation. Furlong is reluctant to accept this, so Victom says his helmet also has a radio function and says he saw a call for reinforcements. They're a bit away, so they estimate it'll be ten minutes before they arrive.

You wonder if things will be okay at this rate, compliment Victom for staying calm, and/or comment that Victom's helmet has a lot of functions. One of the random gawkers yells that something is wrong, and the lifeguard can be seen to have trouble staying afloat for some reason. He disappears under the water, and the family starts screaming again for help. Randos start asking why there aren't any lifeguards around, and one guy says he can't swim out to save the family.

You are confused by this change in people's behavior because the lifeguard was just there, but Victom senses something at this point. He stares out into the water, and in the next moment a Monster pops out with a big splash roaring loudly. You are alarmed by the thing appearing, and the beach crowd goes into a panic as they start running around. The family out in the water can be seen clinging to each other in fear.

Furlong says that if regular people can see the Monster, it's grown enough to be a mature type that can physically affect things. He says you guys need to save the family, but unfortunately his own equipment can't reach that far. You agree as you think on it, ask if Furlong can swim, or ask if he can fly like he did during the matches. B gets an extra line where Furlong admits he can't swim more than 50 meters. C has a different line of Furlong saying it only works vertically and only for ten seconds at that.

Anyways, Victom says his setup wouldn't help either since his rope and anchor requires land or a pillar to act as an anchoring point to swing from. You get alarmed at the idea that you guys are unable to do anything, and Furlong asks if the rescue squad is here yet. Victom says they'll be too late by the time ten minutes pass, so he desperately tries to think of a way that you guys can save the day instead.

Victom has a flashback of That Day, and he yells asking if he's stuck watching like he did back then. He's so upset about this that he grinds his teeth and lets his emotions show, at which point your phone starts glowing. The New Path Found window pops up for Victom at an extremely strong connection level, and you recognize it as the window from the day before as you say it might help now. Victom notices the light from your phone now and asks about it in surprise. Furlong is the first of the two to make the connection that it's the same as what happened to Barrel, which quickly clues Victom in. You ask Victom if he's ready and say it's time to save that family, so he agrees to go with it saying he'll take on any form to save them.

You press the confirm button on the window, and Furlong is briefly blinded by the transformation light. This also gets described like a magical girl transformation with the light turning into threads that wrap around Victom's body. Once it's done, Victom is loaded up with a swimsuit, a paddle board, a floatation ring, and a differently colored helmet. Victom reacts in surprise when he sees his new form, and you either are surprised at the board and floatation ring, at Victom's outfit being a lifeguard's, or comment on how sexy it is. C gets an extra line of Furlong being baffled that's the first thing you talked about.

Anyways, Victom says he understands that he turned into a form best suited for water area rescues, so he decides he may as well get started on doing that. He runs off into the water, putting the board beneath himself as he gets ready to paddle out. As he does so blue light starts gathering at the lower end, and Furlong gets shocked as water splashes out. Victom's surfboard starts zooming across the water which Furlong compares to a jet ski, and you start worrying about how to operate like this.

Victom starts connecting to your phone, then asks if you can see him. You quickly confirm you can, so Victom says you guys will keep going like this and places himself under your command. Victom also tells Furlong he has a waterproof auto-follow camera drone in his bag and asks him to get it out. That's what you guys will be using for the camera here, and Victom says HQ has already agreed to stream the video. Furlong takes a moment to grab the camera, and the thing flies off once he finds it. You comment on how prepared Victom is.

Victom approaches the family in the water, which provokes the Monster to start going after him. He dodges around its charge, but the thing follows up by shooting out tentacles from its back at him. Victom is taken by surprise at this, and Furlong yells in concern as the monster drags him underwater. You yell into the phone in concern too, but noise answers you back.

Furlong starts to despair, but then pained monster yells start blaring out of your phone shocking the two of you. Victom contacts you again and asks if you can hear him. Furlong answers you guys can and asks what's happening, so Victom says he cut through the monster's tentacles. He's now in the middle of backing off from it and asks if the camera can see this. Furlong goes to check by logging into their agency's camera network and quickly finds the drone's camera feed showing Victom slightly away from the Monster.

You express surprise that Victom is standing while underwater and ask how that works. Victom tells you he doesn't know, but apparently space magic is letting him breathe down there and move like he's on land. Furlong guesses it might be some trait of Victom's Parallel Weapon. Victom says he can fight freely now and tells you to start the battle. You respond affirmatively, and the monster roars as the episode battle begins. More happens after that.

After the battle, the story tunes in midway to Victom having weakened the monster, but the thing is still clinging on to life. He attempts to finish it, but the thing breaks off and heads for the water's surface as you point out. Victom chases after it, grabbing onto his surfboard and zooming after it. When the monster reaches the surface, it beelines for the mother and daughter still hanging around screaming for help. Victom swears to put an end to the thing, then asks you to give him all the VP you have.

You respond affirmatively as you hit the send button, causing Victom's surfboard to start glowing. Furlong is surprised as Victom creates a water tunnel that has only him and the Monster in it. Victom readies himself as he stands on his board, then charges in to use his ultimate move, Rescue "Lightspeed Phoenix." In this form it works by throwing his floatation ring and essentially turning it into a light chakram, and it proceeds to bisect the monster. The thing dies by turning into foam and water before dispersing, and you cheer about Victom doing it and/or express amazement at how strong he is.

The water tunnel Victom created also disappears in a flash, leaving just him and the family in distress whose boat has apparently also disappeared. Victom gently makes his way over to the two and extends his hand to them, asking if they're okay and saying he came to save them. The two thank him profusely, and the camera shows Victom making a smile he's never shown before. You are surprised by the smile, and Furlong is happy to find out that Victom can smile like that too. The boat reinforcements the lifeguard called for arrives soon after, and the lifeguard himself is saved as well.

Time passes to the evening as the scene goes over to the stadium. The match has ended in UEHA Japan's victory, and the ratings points after that tally up to 126 for UEHA and 104 for Hero Systems. The crowd cheers for Victom, and you congratulate him. Victom thanks you as you two hi five when he gets down from the stage, and Okitaka is shocked at how differently Victom is acting now. Barrel says you and Victom worked great out there and admits to being a little jealous. Furlong laughs that it's natural after what happened yesterday, confusing Gammei into asking Victom about that.

Victom plays dumb as he thinks back to how the little girl apologized for bursting into tears at him and her mother thanking him for saving them. Victom claims it must be the summer season getting to him, shocking Gammei before he clarifies he was joking and promising to explain later. Okitaka is shocked he's telling a joke, and Barrel says it might rain tomorrow at this rate. Victom just smiles while everyone else processes their confusion in their own ways.

Time passes to the evening and tunes in Somewhere in Orient City. Gammei is walking sighing about how tired he is, but he's looking forward to having a drink at home after a long while. He's carrying a plastic bag with a beer and stall sold yakitori. Gammei talks to himself about getting some paperwork done before settling down with his booze, but then he catches sight of a kitten jumping out into traffic. A truck is running towards it, so Gammei immediately does a diving save for the cat. Brakes squeal, and a plastic bag plops onto the ground. Moments later the kitty licks Gammei's face. In the distance, the siren of an ambulance echoes as it draws closer, and so the episode ends.