[Matrixbeast]

Kuuga 26.
The episodes with this teacher tend to be pretty nice. Emotional and touching while not too heavy with the melodrama.

Anyway, both Kuuga and the owl Grongi survived from last episode with minimal damage, Kuuga going white and healing while the grongi rips off his own wing so the energy from Rising Pegasus's shot doesn't spread to his belt and kills him.
In the meanwhile, Godai continues his search for the kid, soon enough finding him and has a touching heart to heart, notably not scolding him for running away by telling him that, basically, we all do it. It was a rather nice scene. We also get a scene with the teacher, Sawatori, and Godai's sister, about the pressure on children's shoulders and how cynical they become.

However, that all comes to a sudden stop when the Grongi reappears. Kuuga doesn't waste much time and engages. Using Rising Pegasus, he fires, using a barrage of shots to take the owl down.
With that out the way, Godai and the child return to the train station, where their teacher is waiting for a nice reunion.

It was a rather nice episode. Providing a look at running away and loss, and how kids are raised to be more serious to the detriment of those children.