I actually like that Reika's performance here is treated as a serious failure, despite everything turning out all right in the end, and I like that she takes it seriously enough to drop the "Lady" from her name. After a big deal was made about how she's the "strongest hero in Kanto", her performance this arc was kind of lacking. I hope this sets up an eventual redemption for her, and that she gets to have a better showing later on in the story.