Reiyouki Sentai Seitenger

4.12 Death Race

[Flashback]

"Is there something wrong?" It was the only question that Shuichi decided to ask when Helen called out to him as he was about to head out to where Motross was attacking.

Only a grave expression could be seen on Helen's face as she approached him. He saw her sigh before speaking. "You better prepare yourself about the other thing that might happen if Motross pushed your emotions to the limits again."

At that, Shuichi frowned. "The other thing?"

Helen only smiled reassuringly and nodded. "Don't worry, it's not something bad."

"That's not exactly what I'm worried about. But the way you say it..."

"Shuichi-san, every warrior has the chance to evolve or at least gain something as proof of their growth as protectors. Whatever will happen to you in continuation to the previous battle, your heart will eventually give you the answer that you're looking for."

Helen was seriously becoming more cryptic by the minute with the way she was talking to him at the moment. But her eyes only showed the truth. No pretenses.

Around the same time, he finally understood what she had been trying to tell him. Especially when the words "previous battle" came registering in his mind.

"You don't mean..."

But Helen only nodded somberly. "Do whatever you can to grasp that one power lingering around you since that battle. I'm sure if you do that, no one will question your strength in achieving what you want to achieve-as long as it's something that truly belongs to you..."

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It seemed that sighing had been Helen's favorite hobby ever since her mission started in Tsukikage. At least, it was something she had observed over the past few days.

Just like before, Helen was observing the battle from a certain place. But upon remembering what she and Shuichi had talked about before he headed out to deal with Motross, she ended up taking out the unnamed cylindrical item in her possession from her pocket.

Once again, her gaze on it became melancholic upon realizing something. It only made her grip on the item tighten.

Surely, the Tareans had begun making things difficult for the chosen Vessels and there was no doubt about that. She already knew something like this would happen because these Vessels were all unlike those that had preceded them. She looked up to the sky when no answer would appear in her mind at all.

"Mom... is this really how things are supposed to turn out for the Seitengers?"

It might be a foolish thing to do, talking to something or someone who would never answer back. But at the moment, none seemed to matter to Helen as long as she was able to voice those lingering thoughts.

Soon after, she smiled confidently upon remembering the real reason why she was observing the previous battle with Motross through replaying the battle sequence.

"I guess their victory is already assured... as long as Shuichi-san finds a way to convince him to help the Seitengers as a whole," Helen uttered as her smile lingered longer. And with that, she observed the duel between the two racers from her position.

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The death race between SeitenFire and Motross commenced and it was indeed intense. Two motorcycles, both were powerful in their rights, all out to defeat its rider.

The other four Seitengers were able to finish defeating the Gargonemas using another combined spell using the blade-less end of their Hyakureider.

"Hyakurei Laser! Shoot!"