Reiyouki Sentai Seitenger

5.11 Real Reason

As soon as it was over, SeitenWater sighed loudly that only made the female Seitengers giggle and SeitenEarth shook his head.

“Never in my wildest dreams have I actually come to hate a camera,” SeitenWater said before a holographic image of Waliver appeared before him.

That appearance caught the others’ attention.

“Thank you for lending your strength, Waliver-san,” SeitenLight said and then bowed. The others followed suit.

“No need to thank me. I made my decision to help you guys, after all.” Soon after, it faced SeitenWater. “Call me when you need me again, okay? Or we can just talk even when there’s no battle. In turn, I’m watching over you to make sure you’ll continue fulfilling your promise to your mother.”

Though it surely caught the others’ attention, SeitenWater remained facing Waliver before nodding. “Continue guiding me, then. The fulfillment of a dream isn’t done by one person, anyway. There are those who would help him along the way.”

Waliver laughed and nodded before disappearing. Soon after, SeitenWater took out the Blue Water Walrus Medallion from his Hyakureider and looked at it.

“I guess our past will always hold a miracle that we can use to continue fighting the Tareans,” SeitenWater said.

“It’s the past that they left in order to protect us and allow us to fulfill our duty and their dreams, after all,” SeitenWind stated with a bitter chuckle. “The past that changed us has now become our power to defeat the threat of this world, after all.”

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“Another battle is over. These kids are surpassing my expectations each time,” Hideoki said, most likely to himself, as he saw the damages around the battlefield where the Unsealed Macera and SeitenOh fought started to disappear.

It seemed that the Seitengers’ used up Hasureiki that remained in the atmosphere were the ones doing the work. Even to this day, he still couldn’t fathom how Hasureiki would work in the Seitengers’ favor by fixing up damages like this. But it appeared that this was something that had been happening for a long time. In his case, however, he might have forgotten it upon the deaths of his wife and his friends. It looked like he still had a lot to learn from these youngsters. More surprises to expect from them, as well.

Hideoki looked around once again to make sure that no other commotion related to the Tareans were happening. When he realized that the coast was clear, he nodded and soon turned to leave the place where he watched the battle.

But he stopped to his tracks as his keen eyes spotted someone rather familiar to him just a few meters away. A woman who was also looking at the battlefield. It hit him right there who this woman was. With a sigh, he began approaching her.

“Odagawa-san…” he called out, almost too formal, if one would ask.

The said woman appeared to have been startled before turning to him. Her eyes widened slightly, but only for a short while. She bowed to him and he returned it in kind.

“Mizuhashi-san, it’s been a long while,” Haruna said as she raised her head.

“It looks like you’re doing well.”

She nodded. “I did… but mostly did so while thinking of my anger and frustration for not being able to let go of my resentment.” She faced Hideoki and bowed deeply. “Forgive me, Mizuhashi-san. My harsh treatment of your son is no excuse. I even treated Mariko-senpai’s memories the same way. I didn't take everything lightly, especially after senpai died all of a sudden..." Haruna's voice trailed off and bowed even lower.