Ophelia thinks it's time to reveal everything about her past and deserves to know about it. It isn't fair to keep Emu, Poppy, Taiga and Nico in the dark. She trusts Haima but he has a tendency to blurt out secrets and doesn't want to take any chances. On the other hand, her parents and Luna know her side of the story and trust them enough to keep it.

The former goddess needs to hear Kanade and Zilar's explanation because she didn't know they existed here in this world. For the past 21 years, Ophelia thought she was alone without someone familiar with her but someone proved her wrong. Kanade and Zilar were hiding from her for a reason. They need to clear things up without any misunderstanding between them. She asked them to meet her in the apartment and they agreed to it. There's no turning back and need to do it.

"Master?" She snapped out of her deep thoughts to face Luna. "Your heart rate spikes fast in anxiety and fear. Shall I make you a tea to make you feel better?" The female android asked to ease the negative feelings in her heart.

Ophelia closes her eyes and calm her heartbeat down. "No, we can make our drinks when the guests—" They heard a doorbell and she switched her screen to reveal Poppy and Emu came in first. "They're the first ones to arrive."

Luna opened the door and greeted them with a blank look. "Come in and don't make any unnecessary stuff to make my master worry." She informed them bluntly and Emu laughed nervously at her attitude. The female android didn't forgive him yet for manhandling her before.

"It's good to see you again, Luna-san." Emu greeted her nervously and she only scowled. "I guess you're still angry at me." He wouldn't blame her anger if someone would do the same thing as she experienced.

Poppy sighed at Luna's stubborn attitude. "Lu-chan! Emu is back to himself and you don't have to be so mean about it." She scolded her and Luna led them inside.

"Hmph! Master forgives you but I don't!" Luna leans closer to Emu's face and he squeaks while stepping back. "Any actions or words you harm her and I'll send you to oblivion." She threatened him.

"Ye-yes." He stuttered nervously and feared for his life. Emu prefers to face the Bugsters and Kuroto than dealing with Luna's wrath. 'Fee-chan, I didn't know you created a terrified  android like her!' The genius gamer thoughts and gulps nervously.

Poppy is amazed at her apartment and the first time she steps in. "Wow, Ophie-chan has a lovely home." She complimented Ophelia's home. The female Bugster didn't know how she managed to own this place.

"Thank you and welcome to my humble home, Emu and Poppy." Ophelia greeted them with a warm smile once they made it into the living room.

The pink-haired Bugster noticed a piano in her living room and remembered she sang for battling. "Do you play piano, Ophie-chan?" She asked curiously. 'I had never seen her play piano only a leaf.'

"Yeah depending on my mood." She answered giving Emu a pointed look to keep her hobbies secret while he nodded. "Where are the others—"

"Here!" They turned around to see Kanade and the others arrived. "Your home setup is kinda similar to what you have from before, Lena-chan." Kanade complimented and remembered the times she had a sleepover at her place.

Nico hums and doesn't want to know how she can afford to buy stuff without relying on her parents' money. "I thought Aunt Haru and Uncle Will were going to sell this place." She pointed out and remembered they wanted to sell their properties before returning to London.

Ophelia nodded her head. "They did and I bought it in case I'm coming back here. If I'm living overseas for a couple of years, I can use this apartment as a rent." She explained. The former goddess realized something and sighed heavily. "Did you break into my apartment without waiting for Luna or I to open?" The red-haired woman only replied with a cheeky smile and Ophelia shook her head. "Nothing's changed, huh?" Kanade would find it amusing to break into her home.

"I guess it's time for you guys to tell us everything about being Knights and Symphogear users." Taiga changed the subject and straightened to the point of their mysterious transformation. "You two keep calling her Elena often." He refers to Kanade and Zilar then looks at her. "I heard you mentioned about Hibiki."

Ophelia exhaled and looked at Kanade before the others. "Before I reveal my pasts to everyone except Hiiro knew about it—if you're my Kanade from before... tell me, why do you have a wing tattoo on your back?" She asked the red-haired woman everyone except Zilar was surprised to find out she had a tattoo on her back.

Kanade smiled softly at her. "It represents Tsubasa-chan and my surname as we share the similar meaning of wings. That's why we named our group Zwei Wing."

Ophelia couldn't detect any lies and her aura was blazed bright vermillion. It's the same color as the aura she met Kanade before. "I'm still grasping my head at the fact you're alive when Tsubasa and I saw you dead in our arms." She wouldn't forget how Tsubasa's attitude changed after Kanade's death and closed off her emotions. Thanks to Hibiki's perseverance, Tsubasa let them be part of her life.

"Sh-Sh-She's alive and breathing like us, Fee-chan." Emu pointed out and stuttered the fact Kanade was dead and miraculously alive. She never mentioned anything about having another friend apart from him. There's a reason why Ophelia is being secretive about her life and refuses to tell anyone apart from her family.

"She is but you need to hear my side first before we come to theirs." Ophelia reminded the genius gamer. "My parents and Hiiro knew everything about me. It's only what you guys need to know about. Have you guys heard Parallel Universe?"

"Parallel Universe?" Poppy asked curiously tilting her head.

"Different dimensions that are hidden in this world and no one knew it existed." Zilar explained. "For example here on Earth-1— Bugsters and Kamen Riders exist in this world. However, Earth-2 Bugsters and Kamen Riders don't exist but only creatures, gods, goddesses, Symphogear users and Knights exist."

"It's like an alternate version; some of us may not exist from another world." Emu understood Zilar's explanation and he nodded his head. "Just how many universes do we have!?"

"I only know Earth-1 so far— let's say for example... Nico is a famous gameplayer but what if on Earth-2... Nico is a CEO of game development?" Ophelia gives an example. "We're from Earth-2. Bugsters and Kamen Riders don't exist."

"If you guys are from Earth-2... how did you get in our world?" Taiga asked them curiously. The unlicensed doctor assumes a parallel universe only exists in the series or movies but it's not. These four including Luna are the proof of their existence from Earth-2.

"I'm still clueless as you are of my existence here in this world, Taiga." Ophelia answered truthfully. "From my side of the story... I used to be called Briar Elena Grace and descendant of Alita, the Goddess of Moon Knight." She explained. "We were dealing with these creatures called Noise. This Noise can form in various shapes and sizes, but all of them are equipped with a means of attack. They only target humans and by a single direct attack or touch from them, we would be dissolved by it."

"How did they exist, Fee-chan?" Emu asked and couldn't believe his childhood friend was originally born on Earth-2.

"Researchers found a relic from America and sent it to Japan for research purposes." Ophelia answered trying to recall how Noise existed. "They somehow activated it without knowing they opened a dimension home for the Noise and let them rampage the entire place." She exhales softly. "Any type of weapon doesn't work on them and a simple touch by the Noise, you'll turn into ashes." They flinched in shock and didn't expect their world to be darker than here.

"To defeat them you need to have Symphogear users like me." Kanade spoke up and took this a chance to explain her role as a Symphogear user. "Symphogear is one of the powerful weapons to defeat the Noise, gods and goddesses. It would only activated when a user like me sings a song to harmonize with a relic shard installed in a converter pendant." She showed them the red crystal around her neck.

"It's only exclusive to all females to use it." Ophelia pointed out before they could ask a question. "They need to choose a candidate to find the right person to use the relic. If some of the candidates are compatible with the relic, that is fine. If they're not compatible and insist on having it, they need a drug called LinKER to activate its relic."

"LinKER is one of the most dangerous drugs to have it." She stares at them and remembers the times Kanade overdosed on the LinKER drug before. "I'm one of those people and sometimes I need it to avoid having backlash at the result if I didn't take it." The red-haired woman has been through many hardships and it pays off once she's compatible with Gungnir relic.

"Do you still take that kind of drug?" Nico couldn't help but ask Kanade curiously.

"Not anymore and I can use my relic without relying on LinKER." Kanade answered and assured them. Ever since Ophelia fixed her relic, she's no longer needed the drug for it to activate. "Carry on your story, Ophelia."

Ophelia flinched and cleared her throat. "The reason why I was chosen as her descendant is because Alita didn't have children to live up to her legacy. Alita chose me because I'm one of the people who build peace for humans, Gods and Goddesses." She looked at their stares to see them processing information about her past. "Originally... Alita was meant to take over my body when her sister, Fińe— nearly took the end of Hibiki's life but I took the stab for her." She twiddled her thumbs nervously reminiscing the past but someone held her hand. Ophelia looked up to see Emu's empathetic look and she smiled sadly. "She couldn't do it. She told me to enjoy and cherish the moments I have with my loved ones. I survived and Alita was gone by the time she sacrificed her life for me."

Zilar feels uncomfortable with the mention of his sister's name and misses her dearly. He had a stronger bond with Alita than Fińe because they shared similar likes and dislikes. When he found out Fińe was defeated while Alita sacrificed her life for a mortal human like Ophelia. The Knight nearly killed her for taking his sister away from her because he was blinded in anger and sorrow. Hibiki managed to knock his senses and she could understand his pain been through. Zilar asks Ophelia's forgiveness for hurting and blaming Alita's death on her. She didn't do anything malicious to Alita and she forgives him.

"The enemies we fought before were just only the beginning." Ophelia continued her side story. "We gained more enemies and some turned into allies because they were led in the wrong path— until we had a final battle... to fight a God named Shem-Ha Mephorash. The Noble Red and Kazanari Fudo used Hibiki's friend, Kohinata Miku to become a Shem-Ha's vessel." She gripped Emu's hand for emotional support and he returned the gesture. "We manage to defeat them but what cost? Some people died in the crossfire because of our fight and destroyed their homes. I was relieved we saved Miku from Shem-Ha's grasp but it didn't ease my mind to the destruction we cause. I knew being one of the Knights has a huge responsibility and I made a choice— to use the Miracle Harmony song to bring what was lost. I brought everyone back to life who deserved it and revived the land. I paid a huge price..."

"You exchange your life for them." Emu finished off her sentence and she nodded her head. "You were miraculously alive." It's a miracle she managed to bring everyone back to life and sacrificed herself.

"Yeah, reborn myself here as Barron Ophelia Selene." Emu, Poppy and Nico are surprised she was given a chance to live again. To be reborn in their world and her old memories never fade. "I still don't know my real purpose here in this world but I need to hear Zilar and Kanade's explanation."

Emu brings Ophelia closer to comfort and she's shaking after reliving her tragic past. The genius gamer saw Hiiro's worried gazes at Ophelia and he couldn't comfort his ex-lover in front of them. Taiga felt sorry for Ophelia but respected her at the same time. The unlicensed doctor admired her selflessness no matter what obstacles she was facing, Ophelia would help them through thin and thick. Nico and Poppy felt sympathy for Ophelia because they knew she missed her family and friends from Earth-2.

Zilar shoved his hand into his pocket. "After I left Earth to go back—"

"Hold on a minute, you left Earth!?" Poppy yelled in shock and hoped she was hearing things. Her mind is taking a lot of process after hearing Ophelia's past.

"Zilar here." Kanade points at him. "Is a Moonian species. In short words— he's an immortal alien." She smirked at their reactions except Luna and Ophelia.

"What!?" Nico yelled and grabbed Zilar's collar to rock him back and forth. "How did this pretty boy is an alien!?" She couldn't believe a good-looking young man like him was an alien.

"Get off me." Zilar grunted and pushed her hands away. He fixed his collar while glaring at Nico for shaking him after finding out his kin. "Why did you think I disguised my hair and eyes? I have to blend in before one of you assumes I'm a Bugster." The last thing he needed was someone to attack him for false accusations.

"Make sense." She hides behind Taiga's back because of his glare while Taiga rolls his eyes.

"After I found out they're capable of protecting their home, I don't need to stay and go back to my home." The Knight explained his side of the story. "One of the Knights who earned the title of Universe Knight saw one of the dimensions are in grave danger. He chose Kanade and I to help when it's needed. It's only Ophelia who's joining you guys throughout the problems. That's why we three are here."

"Why, Ophelia?" Hiiro couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know what the Universe Knight is thinking." Zilar answered bluntly and shrugging his shoulder. "He never revealed anything because he feared blurting it out would change the history." He barely tolerates Universe Knight for personal reasons. "As for Kanade? Tell them."

Kanade exhaled softly. "What Ophelia said is true. I was meant to die on the day when Tsubasa-chan and I had our concert for our idol group called Zwei Wing. Ophelia was a solo idol too and our special guests." She explained and noticed two females were surprised to find out Ophelia is also an idol like Kanade. "Ophelia is an idol for a part-time and she's also a doctor from our secret organization group to defeat Noise, Gods and Goddesses."

"Eh!? That explains why Fee-chan gives me some advice and tips!" Emu exclaimed and it all made sense why Ophelia knew about the job because she's also a former doctor from Earth-2.

"Ophelia-chan is the best woman friend I could ever ask for!" Kanade exclaimed happily and Ophelia coughed to cover her embarrassment. "Anyway— in the middle of the concert... a large mass of Noise appeared and attacked everyone. Tsubasa-chan and I activated our Symphogear while Ophelia was in her Moon Knight form. I saved a girl from the fall and told her to run while we deal with them."

Ophelia remembered Kanade's relic piece of fragment pierced Hibiki's chest and miraculously alive after she used the Superb Song. She wouldn't forget Tsubasa's breakdown when they held Kanade in their arms and turned into ashes.

"I knew we could manage to defeat the Noise but I used the Superb Song to annihilate them before the Noise could hurt innocent people." Kanade continued to explain. "Superb Song is like a double-edged sword and it's massive attack unique to deal with it alone... it gave us damage to our body and worse. I've used it without any assistance— I damaged my health and put myself at risk." Ophelia flinched and looked away sadly. "I thought it was the end of me but Universe Knight used his abilities to freeze time and swap my body so I could be saved. To let anyone know that I died."

"I didn't know he has that ability to free time." Ophelia pointed out and had never seen him before.

Emu glanced at Ophelia curiously. "You never met any other Knights apart from Zilar-san?" He asked.

Ophelia shook her head. "I only met Zilar so far but not the others." She answered truthfully and never encountered other Knights before.

Zilar nodded his head. "They only appear if it's necessary. Alita only encountered 3 including myself whereas I only met 2."

Poppy realized something. "How will you know if someone is a Knight or not?" She asked.

"When we transform in our Knight form." Ophelia answered and remembered the presence she felt of Zilar's transformation. "We felt this kind of pulse when one of us transforms one of us is here in this world."

"Sounds like being Knights are secretive organization." Taiga remarked dryly while crossing his arms.

"We only appeared if the conflict of the world is in grave danger than it is now." Zilar pointed out bluntly.

"Where did you go when your injuries were in critical condition, Kanade-san?" Emu changed the subject and noticed the thick tension between Zilar and Taiga.

"I stayed at Universe Knight's home to heal until I'm ready to take the task." Kanade answered and gave Emu a grateful look for switching the subject. The red-haired woman knew Zilar and Taiga would clash with each other soon. "The task is to help Z—  making sure he doesn't go overprotective brother on Ophelia and..." She secretly glanced at Hiiro and looked away but Taiga caught her. 'I have to move Hiiro away from Zilar before he can hurt him for hurting Lena-chan's feelings. If they're alone without us.' She thought and didn't want to have a bloodbath between them because of Ophelia. "Help you guys out no matter how small or big the problem is."

Taiga smirked his lips upward to see her reaction. 'I can't wait to see it happen.' He thoughts.

Nico scratches her head while struggling to process their information. "Man, I can't believe you guys are from a different world! What about her!?" She pointed at the female android while she blinked her eyes. "What's her story?"

"I created her and was born here." Ophelia answered. "I created Luna for personal reasons." She patted the female android's head while leaning more for affection.

Taiga noticed Hiiro's silence but ignored him. "Oi, Fairy. You do know that you have a bounty on your head right? He knew your powers." He reminded Ophelia and she nodded her head sadly.

"It's because of my reckless action to save them back then... it's bound to happen that Dan sees me as a greater threat than you guys." Ophelia pointed out while ignoring Poppy, Nico and Emu's worried look. "We'll get through this." She assured them.

They'll do anything to stop the Game Syndrome and Kuroto once and for all.

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Hiiro decided to stay longer while the others left her apartment. Emu wished him luck because he could feel the tension between them. He raised his hand to knock on Ophelia's door thanks to Luna's direction and giving them privacy. 'I need to fix this problem before our relationship is ended for good.' He thought and knocked on the door.

"Come in." Hiiro opened the door once he had permission from her. He saw Ophelia looking at the picture frame in her hands. "Hiiro? I thought you're leaving." Ophelia looked confused about his presence and put the picture frame back right next to the computer.

"I wanted to check how you're feeling right now after you told them." He spoke up softly and closed the door.

"Shaking but I'll manage." Ophelia assured him with a smile. "It's getting late and I'm sure you—"

"You've been avoiding me for the past few days, Ophelia." Hiiro pointed out bluntly and wondered what he did wrong to cause her to distance him. "Have I done something to upset you? Was it something to do using—"

"There are times we're choosing a risk for a reason if it means to save them." Ophelia cuts him off and understands why Hiiro used Level 50 Gashat. "You still have your Gashat to use when you transform." She avoided answering the first question.

The genius surgeon noticed she didn't look at him in the eyes as if trying to avoid his presence. He kneels and holds her hand to catch Ophelia's attention while gazing at his brown eyes. "Ophelia... could it be that you heard our conversation? The last time I remembered was when you holding me and talking to him. Were you the one who sent me to his place?"

"I did." Ophelia answered truthfully and avoided stuttering or telling him the whole truth. "Taiga thinks it would be alright for you to heal at his place without Haima-san panic and heal you myself. He thinks it would be a terrible idea if I heal you, which means using that Gashat again." She explained.

"There's more than that." He leans closer to her face and she moves back but somehow gets trapped in a chair in his arms blocking her to escape. "Ophelia tell me the truth, please." Hiiro pleads and it's rare for a stoic person like him to beg someone like her.

"I-I can't do this..." She pushed him away and stood up far away from him while hugging her arms. Ophelia turned her back on him without looking at his face. "I think you should leave."

Hiiro shook his head in denial and had enough of running away from his problem. "I'm done running away from the problems we've had and now you're the one who's running away with it. Ophelia, tell me... what are you afraid of?"

"I'm scared to let myself fall for you harder, Hiiro!" Ophelia turned around to face him while crying in sadness. "I always think you love me because of who I am but not because I'm just a replacement. What if the way you act and like was all lies? Hiiro, I can't keep hurting myself any—"

Hiiro hugs Ophelia tight to cut her speech. He blames himself from the very beginning for lying about his past relationship and Ophelia's self-esteem is low because of him. The genius surgeon stroked her back. "Do you remember I declared to have our relationship a second chance?" He asked and felt her head nod weakly. "My feelings for you are real and you were never a replacement for me. You and Saki are different women but she was all in the past and you're my present, My Moon."

"Don't make things harder for me, Hiiro." She begged and didn't want to get through another heartbreak.

"You understand me when no one does and saw right through me." Hiiro poured out his love for her. "You were never scared to point out my mistakes no matter how much I got annoyed by you. You like me not because of my status as a prodigy or genius surgeon but of who I was." He chuckled weakly and squeezed her gently. "You drive me crazy, Ophelia. No matter what actions I've done, you never leave my side. My feelings for you a genuine so please... don't doubt how I feel for you. It pains me seeing you like this."

Ophelia's legs are getting weak and Hiiro holds her as they kneel together. His words are genuine and wanted her love to be with him. She whimpered and clutched his clothes while he ignored the wetness of it. "I'm sorry for doubting you, Hiiro. I overheard your conversation with Taiga and I assume... you couldn't get over her."

"I moved on but... I'm scared that history will repeat itself if I lose you, Ophelia." He moves her face to stare at her hazel eyes. "Our job is unavoidable and promise me that you'll continue to live for me."

"Hiiro..." She whispered and felt nervous at his intense look.

"I would never stop loving you, my Moon." Hiiro placed his lips on her.

Ophelia returns the kiss and pulls him closer. None of them notice a certain female android who sees everything and smiles softly at the window.

"You deserve to be happy, master." She whispered and discreetly escaped without being caught by them.