Emu called Asuna and Hiiro to chat with him at the rooftop. Ophelia is still unconscious after treating injuries and Luna stayed by her side. He needs to find some answers from them and hopes it will clear his questions.

"Hey... why the grim look?" Asuna asked Emu worriedly. 'I've never seen him like that before unless he worried something related to the patients or us.' She thoughts.

"I'm busy. If you have something to tell me, then make it brief." Hiiro reminded him and wanted to check Ophelia's condition.

"Remember what Genm said?" Emu asked and remembered Kuroto's words.

"𝙷𝚎𝚕𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊 𝙱𝚞𝚐𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛... 𝚍𝚒𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚋𝚘𝚍𝚢 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚍𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝?" It echoes through his mind.

"My body... what did he mean by that?" Emu asked and wanted one of them to answer his question.

Hiiro narrowed his eyes and remembered Taiga and Ophelia's warning of the consequences if Emu found out about his condition. He remained quiet and Emu didn't like it. "Hiiro-san! You're hiding something from me, aren't you? Even Fee-chan does!" He accused them of not answering the question but only dodged it.

'I wish Ophelia was here to help me.' Hiiro thoughts and none of them know when she's going to be awake soon.

"Kiriya-san, Taiga-san, Fee-chan and even you, Hiiro-san..." Emu steps forward. "... have been hiding something from me. What's the Compatibility Surgery!? Why am I able to transform into Ex-Aid?"

"That's because you're a genius gamer!" Asuna answered truthfully.

"Then how... did this Gashat get created from me!?" He exclaimed and showed them the Mighty Brothers XX Gashat.

"I... don't know that either." She stammered nervously and didn't have the right answer to his question. Asuna and the others knew only Kuroto was capable of creating a Gashat using the equipment.

"Hiiro-san." He called the genius surgeon. "Please tell me the real reason you attacked and Fee-chan gets overprotective of me!" Emu pleads and hopes he can get answers from the genius surgeon.

Hiiro exhaled softly and stared at him. "I also have something else to tell you."

"What is it?" Emu asked him curiously.

"Hand your Gashats over to me." He answered bluntly and refused to tell him his reasons.

Asuna looked shocked at his sudden requests. "Wait... Hiiro, what are you talking about?"

"I require your Gashats for CR activities." Hiiro explained.

"Please don't change the subject." Emu snapped at him angrily for refusing to answer his question.

Their game scope blared and looked at it. "We've got an emergency call." Asuna explained.

Hiiro lowered his game scope. "I will go." He approached Emu and raised his hand. "Your Gashats..."

Emu gives him a look. "I'll go." He declared. "Look after Fee-chan." The genius gamer shoves him away and runs off.

"Oi!" He yelled and Emu refused to go back.

Asuna followed Emu behind leaving Hiiro alone. "If only I had my Gashats..." He muttered and stared at the door. "I could cure him of Game Syndrome."

His phone rings and notices the caller is Ophelia. "It must be Luna since she holds Ophelia's phone." The genius surgeon answered the call. "Yes?"

"Ophelia-sama is awake, just to let you know." Hiiro's assumption is right as the voice comes from Luna and it relieves him of her condition.

"I'm coming over." Hiiro ends the call and rushes to see Ophelia.

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Zilar heard the news from Luna regarding Ophelia's condition and he needs to help them out considering their enemies are getting stronger. He dragged Kanade this time to help them out and poured some powers on her temporarily to use the relic.

"I have a bad feeling about this, Z." Kanade voiced out her thoughts worriedly and Zilar nodded his head.

"Ophelia won't battle for now because she took a lot of beating from them. It's going to be us to help the Kamen Riders." Zilar pointed out and followed the location through GPS.

"Knowing her, she'll crawl back and help us." She retorted back with a smirk.

Zilar remained silent knowing it was true for Ophelia to join them no matter what her condition she had. It's one of the things he admires and annoyed about her being a persistent woman.

"Ah, Emu!" Kanade called his name to see him looking after Tsukuru and Poppy by his side.

"Kanade-san and who's he?" Emu didn't recognize the man right next to the red-haired woman.

"I'm the man who helped you out from before." Zilar spoke up and looked at the culprit who put a virus on Tsukuru. "What's your true agenda here, Dan?" He asked coldly.

Emu followed Zilar's gaze to see Kuroto sitting down on the bench comfortably. "Genm!" He snarled his name in anger.

Kuroto smiled darkly to see their reaction. "Why are you here?" Asuna asked the former CEO in a stern voice.

"I was planting bait." Kuroto answered and looked at Zilar. "I'll assume you're the Silver Knight just like Moon Knight. It's a shame that Ophelia couldn't join us at the moment."

"Don't you dare say her name casually as if she's your friend or something?" Kanade growled and Zilar held her back. "Let go of me, Zilar. That man needs to pay for his actions." She wouldn't forgive the man who murdered Kiriya and nearly killed Ophelia. Ophelia is lucky not to disappear like the others because she's different.

"Acting irrationally would give him satisfaction of what he wants." Zilar whispered in her ear.

Kanade huffs while glaring at Kuroto. "Why are we the bait for?" She asked coldly while controlling her temper.

"Genm..." They turned around to see Taiga and Nico join them.

"To lure all of you here, I infected that man with the Bugster virus." Kuroto explained and made everyone look tense. "I was the one who made the call."

"What did you say?" Taiga growled in anger.

"You're a sick man, Dan." Zilar couldn't help but glare in anger. He couldn't believe Kuroto would implant a virus in his fellow mortal humans.

Kuroto activated his Gashat. "Dangerous Zombie!"

"Henshin!"

"Gashatto! Buggle up! Dangerous Zombie!" Kuroto transform into Kamen Rider.

"I'll take care of Tsukuru-san!" Asuna volunteered to look after Tsukuru.

Zilar and Kanade looked at Emu. "We'll help you out, Emu."

"Thank you, Zilar-san and Kanade-san." Emu thanked them and activated his Gashat.

"Mighty Brothers X!"

Taiga followed his actions and activated his Gashat. "Bang Bang Shooting!"

"Henshin!"

"Henshin!"

"Let's do it, Kanade." Zilar called the red-haired woman and she nodded her head.

"Yeah!" Kanade holds her red relic necklace. "𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘻𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘎𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘳 𝘻𝘪𝘻𝘻𝘭~" She sings while her whole body glows and outfit changes into a vermillion-white bodysuit covered with armor.

"𝑰'𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒔𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎." Zilar transforms into Silver Knight.

Taiga used another Gashat, Drago Knight Hunter Z to increase his level and activate it. "Drago Knight Hunter Z!"

"Tactics level 5."

Emu levels himself up. "Dai! Henshin!"

"Gacchaan! Level up! Bang Bang Shooting! Drago Knight Hunter Z!"

"Gacchaan! Level up! Mighty Brothers X!"

The five of them rushed forward and attacked Kuroto. They're throwing punches or slashing as Kanade turns to punch his face hard and send him flying. Kuroto crashed on the ground and looked at Tsukuru. "You will not be able to create games in that condition. No... you'd only make garbage games anyway!" He mocked Tsukuru for increasing his level of stress.

"Shut your trap!" Kanade yelled in anger. The red-haired woman uses her arm gear to create a tornado drilling toward it.

𝘓𝘈𝘚𝘛∞𝘔𝘌𝘛𝘌𝘖𝘙

It slams Kuroto hard and Tsukuru's virus broke out to reveal another Bugster called Motors.

"We're dealing with a race game." Zilar muttered under his breath.

"Now, the race begins!" Motors declared he mounted his bike and drove off fast.

The blue Emu looked at the orange Emu. "Hey, we're going after him!" He declared and nodded his head.

"Gacchaan!" They merge as one. "Level up! Mighty Brothers!"

"Kanade, stay here and help Taiga out." Zilar informed the red-haired woman.

Kanade nodded her head. "Be careful, Zilar."

Zilar released his blue aura to reveal a pegasus. The spirit of the pegasus showed up and transformed into a metallic one. He mounted on and looked at Emu. "Emu, ride with me."

"Woah!" Emu had never seen a metallic pegasus before and mounted on behind Zilar. "I didn't know you could do it! Does Fee-chan can do this!?"

"No. Each of the Knights has different abilities." Zilar answered and gripped his rein. "Go, Skylark!"

The metallic horse neighed loud enough to bring the ground shake by the voice. Some of them nearly lost their balance by it and Emu points at the speed-up coin. "Zilar, gain that coin! To increase Skylark's speed!"

Zilar hummed and looked at the coin item. "I'm unsure if that would work considering we're not Kamen Riders. Let's give it a try, my friend."

Skylark moves forward to obtain the coin item and he increases his speed to chase Motors leaving Kanade, Taiga and Kuroto.

"I knew I made the right choice to infect him with Motors." Kuroto commented darkly and Kanade narrowed her eyes. "He's the most suitable bait for Ex-Aid and Silver Knight."

"You're splitting us and knew that Ophelia won't join, Zilar has to step in to get involved. Not only that... you wanted to know his true identity!" Kanade realized his true plan. "Zilar has to team up with Emu to chase Motors while we deal with you."

"I only encountered Silver Knight for the first time and knew he was also a threat just like Moon Knight." The red-haired woman clenches her hands in anger. "You're like them but different." Kuroto pointed out while crossing his arms. "There is no left to get in my way now except you, red hair. Your Gashats..." He referred to Taiga's Gashats.

"Gashacon Sparrow! I'll be taking them!" He declared.

"Red, you better be a good fighter like the Fairy." Taiga commented and Kanade smirked.

"Trust me, I am." Kanade assured him and helped Taiga.

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Zilar and Emu are chasing Motors through their respective rides. Skylark tried his best to match his speed but Motors' ride was too fast.

"His speed is higher than before!" Emu exclaimed while holding Zilar's waist tight.

Motors laugh in amusement. "I've leveled up... to Mach speed!" He declared and reared his motor to increase more. "Breaking through the speed barrier!"

"Zilar-san, can we catch him up!?" The genius gamer asked the Knight worriedly.

"Skylark is trying and— woah!" Skylark turned around to avoid getting hit by the tree and knocked the two out accidentally.

The two rolled over while Skylark crashed himself into one of the buildings. The metallic pegasus shook off the pain and approached the pair. It nudged the owner and neighed sadly at its failure to capture Motors.

"It's fine, Skylark. You did your best." Zilar assured Skylark while stroking its metallic mane.

Emu groaned and reverted to normal. "We lost him. Are you okay, Zilar-san?" He offered him a hand.

Zilar accepts it and Emu pulls him up. "Yeah, sorry about that Emu." He apologized for letting Motors escape from their grasp.

"It's fine and we need to go back." Zilar nodded his head and mounted on Skylark while Emu followed him.

"Let's go back, Skylark." He slams the reign and flies off to meet the others.

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"Gashuun! Gashatto! Finisher!" Taiga activated his final attack. "Drago Knight Critical Strike!" He shoots toward Kuroto and Kanade follows his lead.

Kanade charged her energy into her armed gear with a spear in her hands. She throws it hard toward Kuroto's direction and penetrates with incredible force.

𝘚𝘈𝘎𝘐𝘛𝘛𝘈𝘙𝘐𝘜𝘚∞𝘈𝘙𝘙𝘖𝘞

Both attacks merged as one and Kuroto took a hit. Nico cheered at their teamwork by combining their attacks to make it stronger and defeat the former CEO. However, he revived and healed himself without having any damage left on his body. Both of them are surprised to see their attacks aren't working.

"Just... how power...ful is he?" Kanade pants and is nearly at her limit. 'This is bad... I don't think I could last this long using my relic after Zilar gives me a temporary boost.' She couldn't help but feel worried about their situation right now without Emu and Zilar around.

Kuroto activated his final attack. "Gashatto! Finisher! Giri Giri Critical Finish!" He begins to slash at them.

They both tried their best to defend themselves but the attack was powerful enough to knock them down.

"Gashuun!" Taiga reverts himself to normal as the Gashats are far from his grasp.

Kanade cried out in pain and reverted herself to normal. Kuroto bent down and took the three Gashats from Taiga. "With this, only one person with Gashats remains... Houjou Emu." The former CEO declared while Kanade clenched her hand tight in anger.

"Can you even beat him?" Taiga asked Emu knowing he was the only one who obtained level 10 Gashat.

"I'm the gamemaster." Kuroto answered. "Creating a Gashat to beat Ex-Aid... will be a piece of cake." He leans closer to Taiga's face.

"You're one sick bastard." Kanade growled in anger and sat up weakly. "You may be the gamemaster but I know Emu, Ophelia and Zilar will defeat you." She declared and grunted while holding her chest.

"The three Knights and how could I ever forget that.. or should I say two?" He only received a glare from Kanade. "Where is she? You guys are always interrupted by my plans and it made me curious— how you guys obtain that power without having any Game driver and Gashats." Kuroto comes closer to Kanade. "The day on Zero Day was the day Barron Ophelia Selene created a miracle to cure half of the people. I wonder... what will happen to the Fairy if I put a virus on her?" This put Kanade on edge and filled with anger and overprotective.

"YOU BASTARD—!" Kanade is about to punch Kuroto but he grabs her fists. The former CEO is amused to see her rage. "What the hell are you trying to create this time? Taking all their Gashats and hurting my friends?!"

Kuroto simply chuckled darkly and released her arms. He steps back and leaves them alone. The red-haired woman cried out in anger and punched the ground.

Zilar and Emu came back too late as Kuroto gained the three Gashats from Taiga's grasp. Emu was surprised to see how much they'd been beaten. "No way... even Taiga-san's Gashats!" He exclaimed worriedly and his head began to throb.

Zilar immediately caught Emu before he could fall. "Emu." He called his name worriedly and shared a look with Kanade. 'This is bad.' The Silver Knight thought worriedly and they only had one Kamen Rider left to rely on.

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Ophelia groaned and tried to sit up but warm hands stopped her from doing it. "Ophelia, you need to slow down." She heard a soft rare worried tone.

The former goddess blinked to see Hiiro's worried expression while holding her. "Hiiro... the others—"

"The others are fine, Ophelia." Hiiro assured her and helped to make her sit comfortably on the bed. "How are you feeling?"

"Sore but I'll manage." Ophelia answered truthfully. "How long was I out?" She asked him curiously.

"A week and Luna explained to me you use your healing powers to cure the intern when he goes to sleep." The genius surgeon pointed out and Ophelia lowered her gaze. "I know that you wanted to help as much as you can. Minimize using that power if necessary."

"Sorry, Hiiro." Ophelia apologized and felt bad for making him worry. "Is just that... ever since Emu had that Mighty Brothers XX again, I'm scared if we lose him."

"Again?" He looked at her gaze. "You mean it happened before?"

"Yeah, when we fought Zaizen." She closed her eyes and sighed softly. "I nearly lost him back then— when Zaizen placed the proto Gashat to his drive and nearly sent him to the game world. I tried to remove it but it harmed me until a miracle happened."

Hiiro noticed her worried look when Emu used Mighty Brothers XX Gashat because she had seen it before. "The proto Gashat..."

"Yeah somehow— changed into that Gashat and transformed as Mighty Brothers XX to defeat Zaizen." Ophelia explained and recalled their problem at the Pac-Man incident. "After defeating him, he reverts himself to normal and the Gashat disappeared. Now, it happened again, and this time... it's in Emu's possession now."

"You're getting overprotective and healing the intern. Over-exerting yourself would bring yourself in danger." Hiiro lectured the former goddess and she bowed her head in shame. "Think of your well-being, Ophelia. When I saw you admitted here... I thought I—"

"I'm sorry for making you worry, Hiiro." She wrapped her arms around his stomach and caught him off guard. "Sometimes it's bound to happen for us. How did you think I felt when I saw you on the bed lying covered with injuries?"

"Ophelia... I'll try not to make you worry if only you do the same thing." It wasn't fair for Ophelia if she got scolded for her reckless behavior.

"I will." She vowed not to make him worry.

Hiiro bent down to kiss her on the forehead and Ophelia's eyes widened in shock at his rare affectionate. It brings back memories of their University days when Hiiro rarely kissed her. Her heart skips a beat while staring at his rare soft brown eyes. "Luna will bring your food in a minute and get some rest."

"Ye-yeah." She stuttered and felt like her cheeks were red at his affections.

Hiiro's lips twitch in amusement to see her reaction before leaving the room. "You still have feelings for me, my Moon." He whispered.

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Poppy explains to Hiiro everything about how Kuroto obtained the other Gashats from Taiga leaving Emu the last person who still has the Gashat. "I can't believe that the unlicensed doctor got his Gashats taken too." Hiiro pointed out and crossed his arms.

"We're in a pupepopapinch, right?" Poppy asked the genius surgeon worriedly. "Ophie-chan is still recovering and we still have Zilar and Kanade."

"Kanade?" Hiiro furrowed his eyebrows and remembered Ophelia mentioned her friend died at the Zwei Wing concert. "Is her name by any chance Amou Kanade?"

Poppy blinked her eyes in surprise. "Yeah! Did Hiiro know her?"

"Ophelia does." Hiiro answered and just when Poppy asked more questions they received two calls.

Poppy answered it to reveal Taiga, Zilar and Kanade.

"Are you two alone?" Taiga asked them in a serious tone.

"Kanade and I are present, Taiga." Zilar spoke up with a serious look on his face.

"Taiga, Zilar and Kanade!?" Poppy looked surprised to see them.

"What do you want?" Hiiro asked Taiga in a cold tone.

"Keep Ex-Aid and Fairy away from Genm." Taiga answered bluntly.

"Why?" Poppy asked curiously while tilting her head.

"Two reasons and these two will explain something else." He referred Zilar and Kanade. "Genm's creating a powerful new Gashat."

"Eeh?! Not fair! He has an advantage over us!" The pink-haired Bugster whined.

"If he manages to take even Ex-Aid's Gashats... there won't be anything left we can do to stop him. Unless the Silver Knight has a plan with Red." He pointed out while the other two remained silent.

"What is the other reason?" Hiiro asked.

"Ex-Aid must not use the Gashats anymore." Taiga revealed the other reason. "His body can't handle it any longer. Brave... understand what I mean?" Hiiro knew what he meant and ignored Poppy's curiosity. "Ex-Aid's Gashat—" Someone slaps his cheek to reveal Nico. "Ow! That hurt!"

"M's Gashats will be ours!" Nico declared and Zilar's eyes flashed silver in anger at their interruption.

"Don't steal my line!" Taiga yelled in anger.

"Enough." Zilar stopped their bickering and froze to see his eyes glowed silver. "We're dealing with a serious problem and your priority is to steal? Don't make me laugh." Nico is fuming in anger and remains silent.

Kanade gulps nervously. "Haha... you just tick off the Knight here." She muttered under her breath.

"You're alive, Amou." Hiiro spoke up and put two pieces together while Kanade looked at him surprised. "Ophelia mentioned you were supposed to be dead on the day of your concert with your partner, Kazanari Tsubasa and Ophelia."

"I guess Ophelia told you everything about her pasts huh?" Kanade scratched her neck nervously and sighed. "It's true. I was meant to die on that day after using Superb song to destroy all the Noise. Somehow one of the Knights saved me when I was on the verge of death and transported me here." It hurts her to leave Tsubasa and her friends behind. She never regretted to save everyone.

"How many Knights do you guys have?" Poppy asked them curiously.

"There are 9 of us scattered around the world or different universes." Zilar answered and everyone was shocked. "Ophelia and I are included so you haven't met the remaining ones. We've been assigned here to help you guys and Kanade isn't a Knight but a Symphogear user who used the armor to fight."

"I think we're carried away and we need to tell them the other reasons, Zilar." Kanade reminded him about the other reasons. She noticed all of them except Hiiro got lost in their topic.

"Right." He cleared his throat. "Kuroto found out Ophelia's healing abilities during Zero Day and we don't know how. He feels threatened and his goal is to end her when he successfully obtains the remaining Gashats from Emu." Hiiro's shoulders tense at the news and he glares at the screen while clenching his hands in anger.

"He can't do that one!" Poppy dislikes the idea of ending Ophelia's life.

"Knowing him, he would do everything to make sure Ophelia is out of his sight. Let's face it, Fairy is the biggest threat to Genm— he would do anything to stop her if it means to eliminate." Taiga pointed out bluntly while Hiiro clenched his hands in anger knowing he was right. Kuroto hates Ophelia for intervening and meddling in his plans to stop him.

"Her healing or purifying powers are the greatest assets that we have." Zilar explained. "She's nowhere near at her predecessor's level, my sister... Alita."

"I thought her powers were strong and somehow it blocks her from doing it because the Bugsters are evolving." Hiiro pointed out.

Zilar nodded his head. "Strong? Yes, but she hasn't surpassed her powers yet. Ophelia can still heal them but somehow she needs to figure out how to improve it."

"Can't you just train her because you're also a Knight?" Nico suggested. She hates to admit it but they need Ophelia to get strong as she's the only female who can cure them.

"Each of us Knights has different abilities and skills to train." He answered. "We learned how to use and take responsibility from our predecessor. My sister sacrificed her life to save Ophelia. She doesn't have someone to guide and teach her powers but only herself to find the answers."

"Try not to let Ophelia stay out of your sight." Kanade warned them. "No matter how much you try to stop her from battling— she would do anything to join us. Don't let Ophelia get involved when Dan is around. He had a plan to make her suffer and we can't let that happen."

"We'll try our best to stop Ophie-chan, Kanade." Poppy assured the red-haired woman.

"That's all we can ask for. Hiiro looked after them." Zilar reminded the genius surgeon before they ended the call.

"What did Taiga mean...?" Poppy asked Hiiro nervously.

Hiiro shoves his hands into his pockets. "Don't worry about it." He assured the pink-haired Bugster.

"Is Emy infected by the Bugster virus?" She asked and finally understood their strange behavior. "Is that why Ophie-chan gets weak often because she tried to cure him?" Hiiro glanced in her direction. "Because that's the only thing I can think of!" She yelled in frustration and couldn't believe they would hide things from Emu.

Hiiro shushed Poppy and masked his panic. "He will hear you!" He scolded her in a hushed tone while glancing at the window to see Emu was busy dealing with Tsukuru.

"Let's tell Emu! If we treat him right now without relying on Ophie-chan's healing..." Poppy rambled.

"He is a CR doctor." The genius surgeon reminded her. "He's proud of his job! What do you think will happen if he learns about his Game Syndrome and becomes overly stressed?" He asked as Poppy thought the consequences wouldn't end well for Emu once he found out the truth.

"Emu..." Poppy's gazed looked down sadly. "...will disappear and Ophie-chan would be devasted."

Hiiro scowls in frustration for not doing anything to save Emu. "That is why I need the Gashats... is to save him and I don't want to lose Ophelia if she uses it." The thought of losing Ophelia scared him.

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"Where do you think you're going, Ophelia?" She froze and turned around to see Hiiro's scowling look and Asuna's worried expression.

Luna flies right next to Ophelia while narrowing her gaze at them. She would protect her master at all costs if they dared to stop her. The female android dislikes the idea of Ophelia helping Emu and the others to defeat Motors but she insists on joining them. Ophelia begged Luna to let her go but she complied to obey her wishes to let her join on the field.

Ophelia changed her clothes from a patient gown to a pair of jeans and a red turtle-neck jumper. They managed to catch her before they could escape. "Look, I know that I should stay here and rest but we're in the middle of a crisis here, Hiiro."

"You just woke up and you're still injured, Ophie-chan!" Asuna reminded her worriedly. "If you go now, you'll hurt yourself more."

"I have a bad feeling about this, okay? Luna updated me everything and we only have Emu's Gashats remaining." Ophelia explained and Hiiro glared at the female android while she remained stoic.

"I specifically told you not to inform Ophelia about this, Luna." Hiiro scolded her.

"Ophelia-sama is my creator and she has every right to know about this no matter how much I loathe humans." Luna answered in a cold tone. "I refused to let her go but she's adamant and in return— I'll fight by her side."

"Lu-chan..." Asuna looked at her worriedly and wondered why she hated humans that much except for Ophelia.

"Please, Hiiro." Ophelia begged to let her go. "You need to let me go."

Hiiro sighs in annoyance. "You're staying with me and I forbid you to join the battlefield. Zilar is going to help the intern."

Ophelia smiles lightly. "Thank you." She thanked him and they all chased Emu to find him and Motors.

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"I will take back your Gashats." They came on time to see Kuroto show up again to take Emu's Gashats.

Taiga and Nico showed up as well while the unlicensed doctor saw Emu in his Kamen Rider form and Ophelia stayed at Hiiro's side. "Hey!" Taiga called the genius surgeon. "Why didn't you stop Ex-Aid?" He asked Hiiro angrily and pointed at Ophelia. "Silver specifically asked you to look after them."

"We don't need a babysitter, Taiga." Ophelia retorted back and frowned. "Emu is a stubborn person and refuses to listen. Hiiro forbid me to join him."

"He did the right thing, Ophelia." They turned around to see Zilar and Kanade.

Ophelia narrowed her eyes at Kanade's expression while she looked away. "Luna is telling the truth that you're alive, Kanade."

"Elena..." Kanade whispered her old name. "I promise to explain everything after dealing with this problem." Ophelia nodded her head and they needed to focus on their main problem.

"Emu, don't fight him!" Asuna exclaimed worriedly.

"Get back, everyone!" Emu snapped at them and refused to listen while activating the game world to change the scene.

"Stage select!" It changed into an isolated mountain.

"You need all the help you can get, Emu." Zilar suggested and transformed into Silver Knight.

Kuroto smirked darkly and showed them the new Gashat in his hand making everyone look surprised. "So that's the new Gashat?" Taiga couldn't help but ask in a surprised tone.

Kuroto twists the button and activates his Gashat. "Taddle Fantasy!" Everyone looked tense. "Let's going, King of Fantasy!" The dark maroon chibi armor showed up and circled him around.

"Taddle Fantasy. It's a game where the player, as the evil king, defeats the hero to conquer the world. By the way, it is Level 50." Kuroto explained with a smirk on his face seeing their priceless look. "You two are no match for it."

Emu remained silent and activated his Mighty Brothers XX Gashat. "Mighty Brothers XX. Double Gashat!"

"Dai... henshin!"

"Gacchaan! Level up! Mighty Brothers XX"

Emu and Zilar ran toward Kuroto while he remained calm. "Eliminate Ex-Aid and Silver Knight." He ordered his dark chibi armor to attack them.

Emu takes the hit despite dodging it and reverts to normal. Everyone is shocked that one hit is strong enough to take Emu down.

"Emu!" Ophelia cried out his name worriedly while Hiiro held her back.

"One hit K.O." Asuna muttered and gasped to see Zilar dodging it at ease. "Is this the power of the Knights?" She couldn't believe there was someone to match up Kuroto's new Gashat.

Zilar raised his right hand to summon his bow and pulled the string to reveal a silver arrow. He lets it go and the arrows multiple hundreds of them destroy the dark maroon armor.

𝑴𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒐𝒓 𝑭𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒔

"Talk about massive overkill." Nico couldn't help but gape at Zilar's strength.

"Game clear!" Zilar cleared the game to defeat it.

Kuroto gritted his teeth in annoyance for destroying his new Taddle Fantasy Gashat. He couldn't believe there was another strong Knight to get in his way. "You and that Fairy..." Hiiro moves Ophelia behind to protect her.

"Hiiro..." Ophelia looked at his face worriedly and knew Zilar was strong enough to handle Kuroto.

"What did you mean by bait?" Motors asked Kuroto in annoyance.

Kuroto looked behind while being annoyed because Zilar ended the game in one move. "You are no longer needed." He declared and activated his driver.

"Gacchoon!"

Zilar stood in front of Emu and looked at him. "Emu, I promise no one will take your Gashat. Can you move?" He asked.

"I'll try." Emu answered weakly trying his best to move his body.

"Dangerous Zombie!" Kuroto activated his Gashat.

"Henshin." He transformed and attacked Motors. Kuroto throws punches and kicks before activating his final attack.

"Critical End." He jumps and sends a flying kick to Motors as he explodes. Kuroto absorbs Motors' essence using his driver and looks at them.

"The Riders, Knights, and the Bugsters are nothing more than game pieces in my plans. Those who have served their purpose... are disposed of." Kuroto explained and was about to step but froze in his tracks. He sees Zilar raising his right hand and summoning swords around him.

"You're not a human but a monster to use these mortals as pawns for your selfish desires, Dan Kuroto." Zilar spoke up in a cold tone. "I may dislike mortal humans but some never deserve this kind of thing. Do you want his Gashats? You'll have to get through me first." He declared to protect Emu at all costs and clenched his right hand to activate his offensive attacks.

𝑺𝒊𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝑹𝒂𝒚𝒔!

The swords are thrusting at Kuroto's body and exploding from the attack. Kuroto revived back and healed his injury before someone threw a punch to crash the barrels. "What are you doing... Parado!?" Kuroto asked Parado in an angry tone for attacking him like that.

Emu and the others are surprised to see Parado attack his comrade. "Motors was bait?" Parado asked coldly. "What do you think we Bugsters are!?" He yelled in anger.

Kuroto clicks his tongue in annoyance and stands up. "Didn't you defeat Revol, a fellow Bugster?" He asked.

"We were just playing the game seriously." Parado retorted back. "We compete against each other according to the game rules to determine the winner. That's the Bugsters' way of life!" He explained about his kind.

"A game character biting at the gamemaster's hand?" He asked coldly.

"You have completely... made my heart seethe!" Parado declared and glanced at Zilar who only returned and narrowed his eyes behind the helmet. "This is between him and I, Silver Knight." Zilar respects his wishes after sensing his anger and rage toward Kuroto.

Zilar steps back and avoids getting involved in their fight. Parado throws a punch to unleash the fire while Kuroto dodges it. Parado runs towards him and throws a punch nonstop while throwing Kuroto into the air. The Bugster jumps and throws another punch to crash him on the ground while he lands safely. It leaves a trail of explosions from Kuroto's hit while the others are surprised at Parado's strength.

Kuroto stands up shaking and glaring at Parado in hatred behind the mask. "Do you understand what you're doing!?" He asked coldly.

"Yeah." Parado stands up. "I fully understand." He answered in a calm tone but masked his anger and annoyance while he activated his other Gashat.

"Perfect Puzzle!"

"Dai henshin."

"What's the next stage? Dual up! Get the glory in the chain, Perfect Puzzle!"

Parado summons all the coin items. "There's a limit to conceit." He finds a suitable item until he obtains it.

"Muscle up! Muscle up! Muscle up!" Parado increases his strength before activating his final attack. "Finisher! Dual Gashat!" Kuroto braced for the incoming final attack. "Perfect Critical Combo!" At the speed of light, Parado kicks Kuroto hard and throws him away like a rag doll while everyone gapes in surprise except Zilar who masked his expression. "All clear!"

"Gashuun!" Kuroto reverts himself to normal after taking the final attack from Parado. He's heavily covered in bruises from their attack while Ophelia couldn't help but feel uneasy and gripped Hiiro's hand.

Parado sighs heavily and deactivates his Gashat to revert himself. All of them are back in the real world. Despite Kuroto's pain, he smirked darkly while the Knights and Kanade felt anxious and nervous. "I will defeat Houjou Emu." The former CEO recites Parad's words. "...that's what you said, right? This will be your punishment for opposing me."

"I feel uneasy for some reason." Luna couldn't help but whimper and clutching Ophelia's hair.

"Me too, Luna..." Ophelia whispered while watching Kuroto.

"That dream of yours... will be shattered." Kuroto declared and looked at Emu. "Houjou Emu! How are you able to transform into Ex-Aid... without undergoing Compatibility Surgery? How are you able to create Gashats? Why does your head hurt after transforming!?"

Hiiro panics and looks at Kuroto. "That's enough!" He yelled and ran toward Kuroto while Ophelia followed him.

"There is only one answer." Kuroto pointed out and ignored them.

"NO!" Ophelia cried out hoping to stop Kuroto from telling Emu the truth.

"He's going to do it!" Zilar whispered in shock and Parado ran after Kuroto.

"Houjou Emu... That's because... you were the first person in the world... to be infected by the Bugster virus!" Kuroto revealed Emu the whole truth of his condition and the genius gamer stood there in shock.

Hiiro, Taiga and Ophelia froze while Parado grabbed Kuroto's suit to pull him close. Emu couldn't believe what he was hearing and made sense of why they were acting strange recently. They knew the truth and none of them told him.

"I have... Game Syndrome?" Emu asked weakly and met in silence. He shook his head in denial and panicked. "That's a lie! You're trying to trick me! Fee-chan?" The genius gamer only met her silent tears and guilt for keeping a dark secret from him. He felt warm and pain all over his body while his eyes glowed red. The genius gamer started to glitch and looked at his hands. His breathing is uneven and his whole body glows in bright orange.

Zilar looked at Ophelia. "Ophelia, you need that Miracle Harmony song of yours if you want to save Emu." He declared and Ophelia looked at him in shock.

"I died back then, Zilar!" Ophelia exclaimed in shock and fear to sacrifice her life again. "I promise to Hiiro not to use it."

Hiiro glares at Zilar for having the idea of Ophelia to sing that song. "I won't let her sacrifice her life again."

"She won't be alone." Kanade pointed out and realized Zilar's plan. "I can help her to save Emu and be in sync with her." She assured the genius surgeon but it didn't ease him even one bit.

"There's not enough much time, Elena." Zilar reminded her and understood Ophelia's hesitation. "Believe in the song of your heart. Those are my sister's last words to you and Hibiki."

"Finé told us that back then." Ophelia whispered and her eyes blazed in determination. She would save Emu and no one would die or sacrifice their lives on her watch. "Kanade and Luna, lend me your strength and power to save my brother."

Kanade smirked at her declaration. "You have my approval, Lena-chan!" She holds her hands.

Luna transforms into human form and holds her other harm. "For you Ophelia-sama, I'll do anything to make you happy." She declared.

Hiiro looked at her worriedly. "Are you sure about this, Ophelia?" He asked his ex-lover. "The way you told me is dangerous and suicidal."

"I know." Ophelia nodded her head. "A friend of mine once said, don't give up living. I'm not going to die that easily." She declared and gripped their hands.

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"Raa~ Raa~ Raa~
Raa Raa Raa Raa Raa
Raa Raa~ Raa Raa~
Raa Raa Raa Raa Raa Raa Raa"

Ophelia, Luna and Kanade sang in sync while Emu's scream began to fade after hearing a soft and calm voice.

"Raa~ Raa~ Raa~ Raa~
Raa Raa Raa Raa Raa Raa Raa
Raa Raa ~ Raa Raa Raa~ Raa~"

The glow died down slowly and Kuroto gritted his teeth in anger for his plan was ruined again by Ophelia.

"Raa Raa Raa~ Raa Raa Raa~
Raa Raa Raa~ Raa~  Raa~
Raa Raa Raa Raa Raa~ Raa Raa Raa~
(Raa Raa Raa Raa~ Raa Raa Raa~)"

"Impossible..." Taiga couldn't believe what he's seeing right now. Zilar plans to let Ophelia use her song to heal Emu with the help of Luna and Kanade. 'Just who are these people?' He asked himself and didn't expect to have a miracle at their side.

Zilar caught Emu before he could hurt himself. Not only do they save Emu from glitching but also heal his wounds including Hiiro and Taiga. Parado is pleased with the result and decides to flee while Kuroto angrily yells.

"You always ruin my plans, Barron Ophelia Selene!" He grabs his device and is about to use it against her.

Luna's eyes glowed and teleported everyone in the CR. They managed to escape successfully and looked at Ophelia in shock. The former goddess smiles softly at their succession before her eyes roll and collapse. Kanade caught her in her arms and checked for any signs of injury.

"Is she—" Hiiro's voice was cut off by Luna.

"Collapse due to fatigue and no sign of any serious injury." The female android examined her body. "She'll be fine."

"What the hell did Ophelia do just now!?" Nico asked in shock and couldn't believe Ophelia saved Emu's life.

"It's called Miracle Harmony Song. It's a type of song and melody sung by a Moon Knight user like Ophelia." Zilar explained and they looked at him to ask for more details. "It's a powerful song that not only to heal and purify but also to bring back to dead in exchange for life."

"But Emu or them didn't die Zilar." Asuna pointed out that while she's relieved none of them died after singing that song.

"That's because they purify him not to disappear from us." He commented and looked at Emu's unconscious form. "Normally his virus should disappear by now. However, it still exists in his body." Not even their strongest healing song can heal Emu's condition.

Hiiro used his game scope and examined Emu's body to see if he still had the virus. "It should be gone by now." He pointed and was surprised that not even her powerful song could save Emu.

"Not even the strongest song could cure him." Kanade whispered sadly and her eyes widened in shock to see her relic was already fixed. 'Could it be that song fixed my relic too by accident?' She asked herself. "What should we do now?"

"For now— keep an eye on Emu." Zilar suggested and Asuna helped him to carry Emu. "He'll demand more answers for keeping it a dark secret."

"Same thing for you guys." Taiga retorted back. "Brave may know everything about Fairy but I deserve to know about it." It frustrated him to be out of the loop without knowing who they were.

Kanade scratches her head. "Well, it's bound to happen at some point." She shrugged. "We promise but first we need to focus on Emu. He's our priority and our talk can wait." Everyone agreed to her suggestion and hoped they would get their answers from them.