Morishita Ai's father was somewhat speechless. "First, let me correct you. This Wind Eagle Armor isn't yours—it's mine."
Morishita Ai's mother: "..."
Morishita Ai's father immediately raised a hand to cut her off. "Hey! Don't rush to argue. You're a descendant of Water Shadow Village, while I'm from Wood Shadow Village. And this stone is the Wood Shadow Stone. There's nothing wrong with what I said."
"Fine..." Morishita Ai's mother immediately drooped in disappointment. She had thought her husband disagreed with her idea.
But then Morishita Ai's father added, "Still, I think you make a lot of sense. Our daughter is so pretty; she really does need some means of self-defense. We're not handing over the Wood Shadow Stone."
Morishita Ai's father pushed up his glasses.
Morishita Ai was their child, after all. As parents, of course they favored their own daughter.
As for maintaining world peace and saving the world? To hell with it.
Missing one out of five sets of armor would not make much difference anyway.
He would rather keep this armor for his daughter's protection.
Morishita Ai's mother's eyes immediately lit up. "Really?! But... wouldn't that be bad? Would the family agree?!"
Morishita Ai's mother scratched her head, looking none too bright.
Watching his wife act foolish again, Morishita Ai's father grabbed her shoulders and shouted, "Are you stupid?! We'll just say we lost it. What can they do to us? If they've got the skill, they can go find it themselves."
Only then did Morishita Ai's mother look enlightened. She clenched one hand into a fist and tapped it into her other palm. "Right! That's called pretending to be confused when you know perfectly well."
A little while later.
Inside a café.
Akasaka sat there drinking coffee and reading the newspaper.
Morishita Ai appeared in