Gao and his buddy were watching the Police Forces arresting Suekoru and Seiichi and were both lightly confused by the situation.
"We were called for help and this is what we are seeing?" the red dragon asked as he turned into his SD form.
Commander I came to the boy, "Things got really rough and I called for back up. Although, we didn't need it in the end," he gazed at the Darkness Dragon who puffed as he was also handcuffed.
Magaroku Shido was with his father and were talking together.
"What's going on?" the boy asked the man in charge of the operation. He looked around and was uncertain of what everyone was doing here. It seemed like good news but wanted to know what was happening before being optimistic.
"We've arrested Seiichi and Sueroku for corruption and helping Tenchi in his criminal acts to win the elections," the man replied before lightly smiling, "Also. Kisaragi arrested Tenchi for everything he committed, collecting enough proof to arrest him and prosecute him when the time comes."
The two smiled as the boy whispered, "Then it's over."
"That human is in jail now! That's some good news," the dragon declared before looking at Gallows, "That's one problem down."
Commander I looked at the them, "Yes. You should thanks Kisaragi. He did so many things to arrest them."
"Justice won!" Captain Answer declared as he stood by their side.
"Who's that again?" Drum asked as he looked at the hero.
"I am a hero who protected the city from criminals," he replied before turning around.
Stella joined them and asked, "Why didn't you do anything sooner? You were probably here and-"
She was cut by the hero, "Because I've retired, seeing as there are more heroes to handle the job," he gazed at them all, "A lonely hero like me has no real purpose when so many with such strong heroic hearts protects the city. It was a splendid fight you did Card Burn," before jumping away.
The mechanical hero, back into his SD form heard it and looked at Captain Answer. He thought for a moment, wondering why that hero was even thanking him for.
Chapter 138: The End Result
Meanwhile, Magaroku and Sueroku were talking together. Takihara was watching them and gave them permission to speak, knowing why the boy acted recklessly that way. His father was simply calming his son down, knowing that the boy was still upset at the thought of his own demise.
Magaroku also had interrupted his father and the officer Takihara as they were talking together earlier, but none of them complained.
"Don't worry about whatever Seiichi told you. All he said was lies," the father calmly told him.
"Dad… Is it really true? He just lied to me?"
"Yes. Everything he said was a lie. He used you to try and escape the police, but he failed," he gazed at Seiichi who was being interrogated by the Commissioner Kisaragi, who came a little while ago.
"That's right. I could see through his obvious lies for a while now. Sha. Sha," the Darkness Dragon declared with a little grin.
"Why didn't you tell me?" the boy grunted at his buddy.
"Would you even believe me?" he got a question as an answer.
Magaroku couldn't reply, because his buddy monster was right. He wouldn't believe any of his words at all. He asked his father, "What's going to happen now? For you?"
"I'll be put in jail for working with Seiichi and Tenchi," his father replied.
"W-what? You did what? No. I don't believe it. Why would you do that dad?" his son couldn't admit that his father did that. He wanted his father to be innocent of everything, so he could be release when it was proven.
"I'm sorry Magaroku, but it's the true. I did help Seiichi in tainting the name of the Buddy Police Force, so that Tenchi won the election," he looked at Takihara and the man nodded.
"I guess this is a part of your confession?" the man asked.
"Yes," Sueroku replied. He looked at his son and wondered if he should tell everything right now, but with everything his boy heard, it would be for the best that he told everything, "I don't know everything about what Tenchi planned, but I know about everything we did against the Buddy Police Force. This is what I can speak to you about," he gazed down for a second, collecting his thought and continued, "Me and Seiichi mission was simple, ruining the reputation of the Buddy Police Force, so that Hinako lost some of her support and take away her chance to win the elections. For that, we had to use some methods that aren't following the etiquette of the police. Seiichi told me that Tsukikage was arrested because he was someone dangerous and was waiting to be prosecute for his crime. That was the official statement, but there is more. It's simple because that monster knows much more about Tenchi plan than any of us. Even I don't know everything Tenchi did or planned to do, but I can guess that that monster murders was one of the things he did. As for the rest, it was to make sure that we were inefficient with Seiichi's instructions and I have to make sure that everyone follows them," he gazed at the side, "Sometime, it was difficult since we are putting civilians in danger and it's pretty much against the code of a Policeman," he sighed loudly and crossed his arms, "I'll give you more details later."
"I appreciate your cooperation Sueroku. We will try to find a way to lessen your sentence, after we collaborate everything you will tell us."
"Of course," the man replied.
His son gazed at him and wasn't certain of what was going on. He knew his father, and everything was just confusing him, why would he do this? He always told me that he wouldn't put himself into any kind of risky situation. He knows that if he ends up in jail or dies at work, then I'll be alone at home. Why? Just why? "Dad, Why did you do this? I- I really can't believe you would do anything like that. I know you well dad and- and…just why?"
His father gazed at Magaroku for a few seconds. He didn't reply for a while, looking at the boy and then back at the Darkness Dragon.
"Just tell me! I must know! It must be a good reason. Something important. It can only be that," he almost begged him. He felt his eyes getting wet but forced his tears not to come out. Soon, his father will be put in jail and he wanted to know why he did it. He wanted an answer and asked another time, "Please dad. Tell me."
The man looked at his son and opened his mouth. He sighed once again and replied, "Alright. I just don't want him to do something when I say it," he looked at Gallows, who didn't notice he was talking about him, too busy to finish tending his wounds. He answered, "It's because I wanted to protect you from that monster who likes to torment you. Gallows was always picking on you and I can't do anything. He is powerful compared to us."
The boy heard it and lightly paled as his father explained more.
"It was the only way I could think off. Who knows if he might decide to kill you one day. I had to do something, to protect you. No matter what. That's why I've done it. I helped Tenchi so I could protect you from him. It was the only option I have. Since nothing he did was illegal, unless he did the worst, but that would be when it is too late," Sueroku explained.
The boy remained quiet as everything entered his mind. His brain had trouble processing and accepting the reason that everything turned out that way. It took a while before he could accept it. He saw the police about to bring everyone to jail. He heard that he was off the hook, as Seiichi manipulated him and that he was suffering enough from his father lost. Those words were heard, but it was unimportant.
He saw Gallows brought by the police force, having no reason to accept the fight against the Card Burn compared to Magaroku. The boy grabbed his deck case and approached his body. He was behind the darkness dragon when he threw the deck and hit the back of the monster's skull.
"Gyah! Sha?" the darkness dragon saw the boy furiously glaring at him. It was something he didn't see before and it was all the rage in burning in the eyes of the boy.
Magaroku wanted to say so many things, that the dragon was the cause of all of this. That he lost his father because of him, but none of those words came out. He was too infuriated and knew that Gallows won't even care. He won't care for what he did.
"Got something to say?" Gallows asked.
The boy frowned and yelled, "I don't ever want to see you again! Take back your deck case and go away!"
The darkness dragon didn't take him seriously at first, lightly giggling at the thought of the boy having more courage, but the fury in his eyes and how he said it came in his brain. He realised that it was all true. The boy was ordering him to never come back again, what? Why? He knew there must be a reason, among everything he might have done, but now, none came to him. The only thing that he could guess was what Sueroku told him, what it was, he didn't know. Before he asked anything, he was dragged away and put in jail. Then, it was all.
For the boy, he simply sat on the ground when his father was dragged away and sobbed, damn you Gallows! Damn you! Because of you! I lost dad! You made him do all of this! It was all you! His thought spiraled out of control as the day came to an end.
The next morning, school was about to begin when Sophia entered in the office of the president of the student council and didn't see her friend. She looked around and wondered what was going on. She didn't see him and couldn't call him at all.
"Where are you?" she wondered. She knew that there was a large arrest at the Buddy Police Force and that Tenchi was put in jail, which she saw on the news. Despite that, there was obviously more. Kyoya asked her to find out what happened. She tried to call him, he didn't answer, she went to his home, he didn't answer. She was now in school and didn't find him.
She kept looking around for him and at the end of the day, wondered what happened. She then heard a sound and checked her cellphone and got a message from Shido. It was simply written: I need to be alone for now.
She finished reading it and knew why. His father was arrested, and her friend wanted nothing to do with it for now. She called Kyoya and told him that Shido wasn't in the mood to help them anymore. When asked for more detail, she simply said that he had a lot of family issues without adding any more detail.
The next day, at the Kisaragi home, Zanya and his younger brother, Akatsuki, were preparing to go to school as the usual. Their mood was low, as Tsukikage was still in jail and didn't hear anything since the last time they saw him.
"Get ready Akatsuki," he told his brother as he grabbed his bag.
"I'm ready," he replied to his older brother.
When they were about to go outside, their father said, "Aren't you forgetting something?"
The siblings turned towards their father and asked, "What is it?"
The commissioner lightly smirked and replied, "I guess you wouldn't figure it out. There is someone else who needs to continue his studies right?"
"Dad. Are you-"
"Nin," their heard the all familiar voice behind them.
The two turned around and at the frontdoor, they saw Tsukikage, in his SD form, held a scroll writing, I'm back home Zanya. Akatsuki.
The younger brother burst out of joy and jumped on the nanomachine ninja and they both felt on the ground, "Tsukikage! You're here!"
"Nin!" the monster from Katana World joyfully replied, his eyes obviously smiling.
Zanya also smiled and covered his eyes when he felt a tear that wanted to come out, "Tsukikage! W-how- Why are you here?" he gazed at his buddy who couldn't take out his scroll to answer, being cuddled by the younger Kisaragi.
"I can answer that for you," his father started as he stood up, "I'll make it short. Two days ago, we arrested Tenchi, Seiichi and Sueroku for the crimes they committed. With everything we obtained, we managed to find enough proof to show that Tsukikage didn't do any of those crimes voluntarily, but with a mind-controlled machine. The Prime Minister just gave him the pardon and he was free, with everything proving his innocence in this entire case. It is more complicated than that, but I did everything I could."
"Thank you, dad,!" Akatsuki yelled with joy.
"Thanks," Zanya replied with a joyful smile.
It is all thanks to you mister Kisaragi. I am in your debt, the nanomachine ninja told the man.
"No. I paid my debt to you Tsukikage, for when you saved my son. Just keep them happy," he replied as he stood up, "Time to go to school now."
"Let's go," Akatsuki said as he grabbed the arm of the ninja and dragged him to school, with Zanya following behind.
The commissioner walked outside for work and smiled, and the family is back together.
AC: This is the end of this chapter.
Next: The Last Calm Before The Tempest.