Kiro realized that they were baiting him to use the Phantom’s Rage all this while. Everything was set up for him to use the Phantom’s Rage. It was only a stroke of luck that he was unable to use it because Remi had sealed up that energy. A slight dent in their plan, but definitely didn’t do enough damage to it.
It was simple. If Kiro was faced with a hoard of powerful Risers all charging at him and his friends at once, what would be his next resort? Obviously the most powerful skill in his arsenal; the Phantom’s Rage. Whether or not they had predicted that he would have help from other Risers didn’t matter, because, in the end, he would still use it. And the fact that they rushed the plan before waiting to see if he would activate it or not only showed their desperation. They must have as
