Itsuki’s group arrived before Ren and Motoyasu’s. Half a day faster at that. And he destroyed one of the statues just like the others.
But nothing happened, and the group was captured by the soldiers of the country.
Armor pushed all of the blame onto Itsuki. He shouted at him, telling him that he was no hero of justice.
With their trust broken, the group was thrown into jail. They were set to have an audience with the king… but the Spirit Turtle revived, and Itsuki was forced to challenge it.
But without lifting a finger… His comrades came to a silent agreement. They got together behind Itsuki’s back. They ran away, leaving him as a sacrifice to the Turtle.
Later Armor declared. That Justice without power was no Justice. Since Itsuki was unable to stop the Spirit Turtle, he was no justice.
To satisfy his sense of justice, he went off to challenge the Spirit Turtle, and his comrades had had enough.