"No point in hiding." Akari said, jumping up from her hiding spot.
Ichiro for up as well and the two of them began walking over to the man. As they approached the man, Alice and Akio emerged from the other hallway, both carrying two unconscious figures.
Suddenly, a girl flew from the stairs and stopped right before the strangers feet. She had also been knocked out. Kyou and Matsuo suddenly jumped down from where the girl came from and stood behind the old man.
"I'd usually just take my comrades home after something like this but our mission is too important." The stranger suddenly pulled out a syringe and looked at Naoki.
The stranger rushed towards the Naoki but was blocked off by the old man's punch. The stranger put away his syringe and blocked the old man's attack. Akari went to take a step towards the two of them but the old man held out his hand to stop her.
"Akari, I need you to stay out of this fight." The old man said.
"Do you believe it possible that you can win by yourself?" The stranger asked.
"Who said anything about fighting you myself?"
Satoru suddenly rushed from behind and punched the stranger away from Naoki. Satoru suddenly drew his weapon and increased the gravity of where the stranger was, sending him right into the ground.
"You've gotten much stronger, Satoru." The old man smiled.
"Well I wouldn't have gotten this far if you hadn't taught me the basics." Satoru responded.
Despite the heavy weight the stranger had to deal with, he began to get back on his feet as if the weight was nothing. Before the stranger could fully get back up, the old man ran in and aimed a kick towards his stomach.
The stranger moved to the side and aimed both hands towards the old man, "Barrier Smash."
A translucent wall suddenly appeared next to the old man and hit him all the way across the room and into a wall.
"Old man!" Satoru yelled.