Natsumi had previously protected her, her son and some of the student from the many projectiles with another wall of crystal.  But then dismissed it into a crumbling shatter once the danger was gone only for her to put herself between them and the seemesly revived hero...<br/><br/>"Shiro..." she whispered.<br/><br/>"Wait. THAT is really him!?" Ryuji exclaimed. He had read and learned about him in the past. Even hearing he once team up with Valkyrie for a short while. not enough to be considered a "sidekick" as Impaler implied, but still...<br/><br/>"What did you do to him!?" Natsumi shouted in anger at the criminal. At this point, turning into a monstrous version of himself and casting the last bit of pretence of being "free from the law."<br/><br/>As Impaler's mosntrous hand came after Imos, Ryuji also supplied extra help as he kicked the hand away using a bit of his Spark. He couldn't sit idle and just let his mother handle thing, even if it meant trouble...