Ningyo was resting in the break room, and Ren was waiting for him to wake up. Eventually he had to go to meet Harris to see about funding after what had happened, and brought Cherry and Hydro with him, but not before giving Ningyo a kiss on the cheek, and letting him know that he was going to come back. After riding to the police station, the three went to Harris's office and talked to him. "I know we're not the main guys to talk about compensation, but you gotta admit that this sort of thing is unacceptable, they literally targeted someone on my team, all for nothing." Ren said, but Harris expressed with disappointment that there was nothing that he was able to do, what with him already leading a team which his own sons were on, so he was already under a lot of pressure. Ren understood and gave him a honeycrisp apple, one of Harris's favorite snacks. The three left and sat at their base, entirely silent in disbelief that no one was able to help. Ningyo had woken up, and went to talk to Ren about what had happened. Ren looked at him and hugged him tightly, happy that he was okay. However Ningyo looked at the floor, disappointed that he gave into his anger and now he looks like some sort of mermaid stripper.
Ren looked him right in the eye, with his pink eyes focusing into Ningyo's blue eyes. "Listen, I read your mind and I understand your feelings. And honestly, I should've done this long before now but..just know that there's no reason to worry about me. No one's gonna hurt me, so all you need to do is get stronger for you. You can fight for love, for your friends, or for the sake of it, but first you need to be stronger for yourself so you won't have to feel like you're weak even with all the strength you have. So, no more of this self doubt okay?" he said, which made Ningyo tear up, but he smiled that someone finally said encouraging words to him. He was never the most confident, but hearing someone he cares about give him encouraging words that he needed to hear brought him joy. So Ningyo asked all of them to help make a new outfit, so he could officially feel like part of the team. They all agreed, and got to work doing so. However they had gotten a court summons from the Figures of the World, so they all went to see what they had wanted.
As they flew, they were wondering what exactly they wanted all of a sudden, right after something just happened. They went inside of the court building, and just got a lot of nasty looks. "Yes the...Shinigami Team of Japan. You have some nerve to pretend your criminal act will go unpunished." one of the men said. Ren looked in surprise about what he said, and asked for an explaination. Essentially they were in trouble for the Yakuza group building burning down, which was made Ren furious, and yell out over them. "How dare you bastards make us the bad guys here, after all the bullshit those guys put Ningyo through, you side with them because they bring you money? You all make me sick, and I'm not taking part in this bullshit!! Summon us again, and you'll understand my name." he said in a threatening tone, and the group went out and back to the city. They didn't say anything, but they all were in agreement that it was time to stop obeying the system that never cared. So they went to talk to Suzaku and got him on board, and all of them made masks that seemed like a Plague Doctor mask, and vowed that they were ready to change the system by any means necessary.