"𝕶𝖆𝖒𝖊𝖓 𝕽𝖎𝖉𝖊𝖗 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖈𝖑𝖊 𝖎𝖘 𝖆 𝖌𝖆𝖒𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖕𝖚𝖙𝖘 𝖍𝖚𝖒𝖆𝖓𝖘 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝕭𝖚𝖌𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖘 𝖆𝖌𝖆𝖎𝖓𝖘𝖙 𝖔𝖓𝖊 𝖆𝖓𝖔𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖗, 𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖍 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖎𝖗 𝖑𝖎𝖛𝖊𝖘 𝖆𝖙 𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖐𝖊. 𝕻𝖑𝖆𝖞𝖊𝖗𝖘 𝖆𝖗𝖊 𝖎𝖓𝖋𝖊𝖈𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖍 𝕲𝖆𝖒𝖊 𝕾𝖞𝖓𝖉𝖗𝖔𝖒𝖊, 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖛𝖆𝖓𝖎𝖘𝖍 𝖎𝖋 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖞 𝖗𝖊𝖈𝖊𝖎𝖛𝖊 𝖆 𝖌𝖆𝖒𝖊 𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖗... 𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖘 𝖉𝖆𝖓𝖌𝖊𝖗𝖔𝖚𝖘 𝖌𝖆𝖒𝖊 𝖘𝖕𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖉𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖆𝖈𝖗𝖔𝖘𝖘 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖙𝖔𝖜𝖓."

"𝕿𝖍𝖎𝖘 𝖎𝖘 𝖆𝖓 𝖚𝖓𝖕𝖗𝖊𝖈𝖊𝖉𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝖘𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖞 𝖔𝖋 𝖉𝖔𝖈𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖘 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝕹𝖚𝖗𝖘𝖊𝖘 𝖜𝖍𝖔 𝖜𝖔𝖗𝖐 𝖙𝖔 𝖘𝖆𝖛𝖊 𝖕𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖘 𝖋𝖗𝖔𝖒 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖛𝖎𝖗𝖚𝖘!"

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"Retrieving the lives of those who have vanished... that is the hope of all of humanity! The quest to beat the ultra-rare character Chronos begins!" They watched the advertisement from Masamune.

"Beat Chronos!?" Nico yelled in shock.

"What's this?" Taiga stared at Nico's screen in surprise.

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"Tomorrow at noon, the legendary warrior Chronos will appear in Seito District 9. Beat him and obtain the legendary power! The hero who saves humanity... is you!" The advertisement ends.

Emu turns the screen off and puts the remote down. "Damn Dan Masamune." He gritted under his breath before his phone rang. He grabbed his phone and saw Kanade's name. "Kanade, are you okay?" He called his name worriedly.

"I'm fine and everyone is talking about the game. Some tried to convince me and play the game but I refused. I manage to change their opinions about it but— the question is... when will it stop, Emu?" She expressed her worry for their sake. "I'll assume you guys saw it too?"

"Yeah, he's baiting—"

"Oh no!" Poppy screams in shock. "If we don't stop Chronos, there'll be more victims!" She panics.

Ophelia frowned at the thought of increasing the number of victims because of Masamune's plan. "This is bad and it's not him we're dealing with... we have two rogue Kamen Riders, Parado and Graphite. Kuroto, I've heard from Zilar... you've been working nonstop care to share with us?"

"I'm glad you asked dearest sister." Kuroto spoke up with a smirk while Ophelia grimaced for calling her a sister. "Just use this Gashat!" He showed them the golden Hyper Mutek Gashat.

"Ophelia-sama." Luna called Ophelia and looked at the hologram screen worriedly. "After Dan Masamune's commercial, the number of buyers has increased and I can't stop all at once."

Ophelia frowned at her reports. "It's pointless to hack when more are gaining." She examined the reports and glanced at Kuroto with his joyful expression. "Is the Gashat ready to use it now?"

"Yes, Ophelia." He answered. "This Gashat is similar to your barrier ability."

"My... barrier?" She stuttered and looked lost. "You're using it as an idea to nullify his Pause ability?"

"Whoever uses it shall be free from his Pause ability." The former CEO explained and looked at her. "Aren't you supposed to be nullified of his Pause? Given that you're the only Knight with a barrier."

Emu stared at her worriedly. "Now that you mention it... Fee-chan would your barrier work?" He asked curiously. "I mean— it works on stopping the Game Syndrom virus when you were close to being infected by Kuroto-san."

Ophelia hums and sighs softly. "It wouldn't work if it's related to time." She answered.

"That's a strange one indeed." Emu nearly dropped his phone and forgot Kanade called him. "Whatever Gashat you've done, Kuroto. We have the advantage to use it against Masamune."

"We must stop him at all costs before we run out of time." She reminded them. "Kanade, I know you're going to hate this but... I want you, Luna and Zilar to stay put while we deal with them."

"Why? I thought we're all in this together?" Kanade asked curiously. "You guys need all the help you can get."

"Fee-chan is right." Emu agreed with her plan for them to stay put. "You guys will be our last defense when things get complicated. To charge them all at once— who knows what'll happen?"

"You guys made a good point." She agreed to their plans.

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|| 𝟏 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝟑𝟕 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧 ||

"Kamen Rider Chronicle will take the world by storm! Truly a momentous day!" Masamune exclaimed and was pleased the buyers increased to buy Kamen Rider Chronicle. He couldn't wait to face his guests and defeat them.

"Dan Masamune!" He froze and heard a feminine cry out his name in anger. Masamune turned around to face Kuroto, Taiga, Emu and Ophelia.

"What're you trying to do by making yourself a target!?" Emu asked in anger. He's baiting everyone to fight him and the genius gamer wanted to avoid it.

"People seek the power to retrieve the lives of those who have vanished... the unbeatable power of Chronos." Masamune explained.

"I knew it was a lie to increase the player base." Kuroto pointed out after he corrected Luna for gaining fake information.

"It's time for your debut... Taddle Legacy." The founder of GENM called out one of his men.

"Taddle Legacy?" Ophelia muttered and her eyes widened. "You mean—Kagami Hiiro." She whispered her ex-lover's name.

Hiiro showed them his Taddle Legacy Gashat in his hand. "What's that Gashat!?" Taiga couldn't help but ask.

"I can sense it's a strong power in his Gashat." She whispered.

"Taddle Legacy... a game where the protagonist with the powers of both hero and dark lord, rescues a princess imprisoned in a castle. It's similar to your Dark Moon and Heavenly Moon form, Ophelia." The former goddess narrowed her gaze at Hiiro. "Its level is... 100."

Kuroto, Emu and Taiga gape in shock. "Level 100!?" The unlicensed doctor whispered in shock.

Kuroto grunted in anger for creating a new Gashat without his consent. "You created a Gashat without the gamemaster's approval, again!?" He yelled in anger.

"If you wish to retrieve your first love's consciousness... then earn it." Masamune reminded him of their agreement.

Hiiro tried to activate his latest Gashat but failed. He observed the Gashat closer and wondered if it had failed. "Why isn't it activating!?"

Hiiro clicked the button a couple of times and couldn't activate it. Masamune stopped him from pressing the Gashat. "You still doubt me?" He asked the genius surgeon.

Ophelia stared at Hiiro worriedly before glancing at Masamune. "Despite his betrayal... he's still hesitating to hurt us." She whispered and Taiga stared at her. "I won't get distracted, Taiga." She assured him.

"I know you won't, Fairy." The former goddess looked at him curiously. "You're always focused on the main priorities before yourself. Refusing to become a selfish person for your rights."

"I guess I do." She smiles tightly and grips her sword tight. "Dan Masamune, you torment him enough! You've committed crimes from your past as Shem-Ha and tormented Miku to use her body before. Yet... you are being reborn with your own body—you never stop tormenting people to bow down and ask them what you want or need. In exchange for something."

"Oh, Elena." Masamune chuckled in amusement. "Didn't you know? Your ex-boyfriend does this of his own will." He informed her. "The same goes for him."

Kiriya appeared in front of him with a blank expression. Ophelia hated to fight him but he betrayed them by siding with Masamune. "Kiriya-san..." Emu whispered.

Taiga glanced at Emu. "I don't know what he told you... but just for Chronos." He reminded him of their main objective.

"Got it."

"Show me your work." Masamune ordered Kiriya.

"Yeah. It's time for a ride." Kiriya declared and activated his Gashat.

"Bakusou Bike!"

"0th Gear!"

"Gashatto!"

"Skill Level 50."

"Dual Gashatto!"

"Henshin"

"Gashatto!"

"Henshin!"

"Henshin!"

"Gacchaan! Dual up! Taddle Fantasy!"

"Gacchaan! Level up! Bakusou Bike!"

"Buggle up! The end of time is here!"

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"The end of judgment is here!" Masamune declared while his two men were fighting against them.

"It's no use!" Emu protests and shows him the golden Gashat.

Masamune froze and looked amused at the new Gashat in Emu's possession.

"So you developed a new Gashat too?" Kiriya asked curiously after kicking Kuroto.

"This Gashat was made with every bit of my talent!" Kuroto answered happily.

"Here I go!" Emu yelled and activated his Hyper Muteki Gashat.

"Hyper Muteki!" He plugged it into his Gamer Driver but was surrounded by electricity. "Gashuun!" It injected off itself and the genius gamer yelled in shock at the rejection.

"Why!?" He couldn't believe what was happening to the latest Gashat. It rejected him and refused to activate.

"Emu can't use it yet?" The former CEO muttered.

"Is it not compatible for him to use it?" Ophelia whispered after watching the golden Gashat reject Emu. She bends to avoid getting hit by Hiiro's sword before punching his stomach.

Kuroto caught it and planned to use his latest creation. "Gacchaan!"

"In that case..." He smirked behind his mask. "I'll do it!"

"Hyper Muteki! Gacchaan! Muteki Gashatto! Muteki Level up! Mighty Kick, Mighty Action X!" Kuroto's body glows golden and he marches toward Masamune.

Masamune used his Pause ability. "Pause." To freeze everyone while approaching Kuroto slowly.

Kuroto managed to break through Masamune's Pause ability and laughed at the successful ability. Hyper Muteki allows the users to nullify Masamune's ability when activated. "I gotcha!" The former CEO yelled gleefully.

"What!?" He's startled that Kuroto's new ability won't work against his.

Kuroto slams Masamune's Driver to deactivate the Pause ability. "Restart!"

"How did you manage to move during a Pause!?" Masamune demanded answers from Kuroto's latest creation.

The former CEO laughs in amusement. "Hyper Muteki is a game where the protagonist is the ultimate, unrivaled being, invincible to all attacks! Your Pause is now meaningless!" He laughs at the revelation.

"Time up!" The glow on Kuroto's body disappeared.

Ophelia heard it from Kuroto's Gamer Driver. "A time-limited!?" She yelled and Masamune took this as an opportunity to activate his Pause ability.

"Pause" Masamune approached Kuroto. "So it only lasts for around 10 seconds?" The founder of GENM asked before stealing the golden Gashat.

"Gashuun!"

"Hmph!" He hums and uses the final attacks on Emu, Kuroto, Taiga and Ophelia before deactivating his Pause. "Restart"

It exploded while they cried out in pain at the surprise attack. Kuroto gasped in shock and couldn't see the golden Gashat. "Hyper Muteki's gone!" The Gashat is no longer on his Gamer Driver but was stolen by Masamune. "Give me back my Gashat!"

"Masamune took your amusement as a distraction to use his Pause ability... given the Gashat has a timer to use it." Ophelia explained and sighed in annoyance. "He has it."

"No need to point it out!" He yelled angrily at her.

"We need to return and tell them." She brushed off his temper and frowned worriedly. 'Our only chance to defeat him was taken away... things are getting out of hand.'

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|| 𝟓𝟎 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬 ||

"He stole the Muteki Gashat!?" Nico and Poppy yelled in shock.

"Without that... we have no way to counter Chronos!" Kuroto whimpered and cried.

"Yet you wasted the invisibility duration with your long-winded explanation as what Fairy said!" Taiga retorted back angrily.

Kanade looked at Zilar worriedly. "Now what do we do?" She asked him.

Zilar frowned and sighed. "I'll ask Elfnein and bring her here to assist us—"

"Shut up!" Kuroto cuts them off and glares at Taiga. "I made it for Emu in the first place!" He shoved the unlicensed doctor and approached Emu. "This was all because you couldn't use it!"

Kanade shoved Kuroto aggressively and glared at the former CEO. "Back the hell off, Kuroto." The red-haired woman warned him. "If that Gashat was specifically for him— why did it reject him?"

"Because Parado was reprogrammed; he lost the power of Genius Gamer M!" Kuroto answered.

"In order to activate it..." Luna murmured and gasped. "You need to team up with Parado in exchange for using the Muteki Gashat!"

Nico's eyes widened in shock. "Come to think of it, Emu's personality hasn't changed anymore, even when transformed!" The female genius gamer pointed out.

Zilar hums. "It does make sense but the question is... partnering Parado would be difficult knowing he's hard to persuade and convince."

"The power... of Genius Gamer M..." Emu whispered.

Ophelia stared at Emu before glancing at Zilar. "Zilar, I'm against bringing Elfnein here... but..."

"She has more knowledge with Carol inside of her." Zilar pointed out and understood her hesitation to bring the blonde-green-haired homunculus girl. "She's our bet to help us."

"Um... may we ask who Elfnein and Carol are?" Poppy asked them curiously.

"Elfnein is the clone of Deinheim Carol Malus." Ophelia answered. "They studied alchemy including Symphogear users and.... Knights... With her help, she might be able to create something for us to encounter Masamune's Pause ability."

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"Taddle Legacy." Masamune called Hiiro in an icy tone. "In order to use this Gashat, you need to be resolute. "

Hiiro stared at his Gashat. "Resolute..."

"Don't you wish to save the true love princess?" The founder of GENM asked the genius surgeon while staring at Saki. "To obtain the powers of both hero and dark lord... you must eliminate the indecisiveness in your heart." He pats his shoulder.

Hiiro glanced back at Masamune and heed his words. 'Ophelia... Saki...'

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"Elena-sama?" The blonde-green-haired girl couldn't stop staring at the former goddess. "Is it actually you?" She whimpered and clutched her hands nervously.

Ophelia gets teary to see her old friends again. "Yeah, it's me. You haven't changed at all, Elfie-chan."

Elfneim burst out crying and hugged Ophelia tight. "Wah! I missed you so much!"

Ophelia sniffs and holds her tight. She missed her family and friends from Earth-2. The former goddess needs to solve their problems before seeing them again. They need Elfnein to tap Ophelia's fourth final form. "As much I wanted to talk to you more... we need your help."

"Of course! Anything I can help to assist you!" Elfnein wipes her tears and is determined to lend them a hand.

Kuroto looks doubtful and scrutinizes Elfnein's appearance. "How can a mere girl could help you?" Elfnein flinched at his glare and hid behind Zilar's back.

Kanade snickered behind her hands. "My, my~ you underestimate Elfnein-chan's skills. You see, she's the one who created my Overdrive and one of the most intelligent girls I've encountered."

Zilar nodded in agreement. "Elfnein is one of the people to tap our true potential and push our limits. Elfnein-san, is there a way to tap Ophelia's power to nullify an ability to freeze time?" He rubbed her shoulder as a sign of comfort.

Elfnein nodded. "Yeah, Moon Knight has 4 forms. Moon Knight, Dark Moon Knight, Heavenly Moon Knight and Rebirth Knight." She answered.

Emu's eyes widened in shock. "Eh!? Fee-chan has 4 transformations!?"

"Yeah, have you used Rebirth Knight, Elena-sama? I mean— Ophelia-sama?" The blonde-green-haired girl asked.

Ophelia shook her head. "No, and neither does Alita." She answered truthfully.

"What's the Rebirth Knight do?" Taiga asked Elfnein curiously.

"Rebirth Knight is the ultimate form of Moon Knight." Elfnein answered and encountered one of Ophelia's predecessors before Alita. "The thing is— you're the first human who became one of the Knights."

Emu blinked. "How come she's the first human?" He asked curiously.

"Long story but I'll cut it short." Zilar spoke up and looked at them. "Millenium years ago there was a war between mortals and immortal beings like us before Shem-Ha and Symphogears existed. Nine Knights were chosen as immortals to protect and balance the world. No mortals were allowed to become one of us but Ophelia— was the first human chosen to become one of us and the first mortal. I've never heard Rebirth Knight exist." He knew the history of their predecessors but didn't know the final form of Moon Knight, Rebirth Knight.

"I do." Elfnein spoke up. "Before Alita-sama, Freya.. she was a Moon Knight and I've seen her using Rebirth form. Rebirth Knight is one of the most powerful forms that surpass X-overdrive Symphogear users. I'm worried if unlocking your true potential to activate Rebirth form would harm you." She's worried about the side effects of unlocking Rebirth Knight.

"Ophelia-neesan, you're not going to accept it, right?" Nico asked worriedly.

Ophelia lowered her gaze and faced Elfnein. "Do what you must do, I don't care about the consequences if it means stopping Kamen Rider Chronicle and Masamune." She declared.

Luna gasps in shock at her irrational decision without thinking deeply. "Ophelia-sama!? You heard Elfnein-san say! It would harm you if you tried to unlock Rebirth Knight! You're not Zilar-sama or Alita-sama!" The female android knows Ophelia's irrational behavior would nearly kill her because she puts others before herself.

Emu nodded in agreement. "Luna-san is right. We can stick to my plan and you don't need to put yourself at risk, Fee-chan." He planned to retrieve the Muteki Gashat without Ophelia risking herself to unlock the Rebirth.

"It's not the time for a debate." She cuts them off before they protest her choice. "We're running out of time and I would never forgive myself if anything happens to them."

Taiga frowned at her final decision. "Are you that desperate to die easily, Ophelia?"

"No, I'm just tired of losing people's lives." Ophelia answered truthfully while they stared at her worriedly. "If I can't use my healing powers to cure them— at least I can support to save them."

"Ophelia..." The unlicensed doctor stared at her in deep thought. 'You haven't changed at all. You've been a selfless person and the things I admire about you.'

"Please... help me unlock my Rebirth Knight form, Elfnein." She begged the blonde-green-haired girl.

Elfnein glances at Zilar for assistance while he gritted his teeth. "This is a suicide decision, Ophelia. I can't let you do this." He protests.

"We're running out of time if you and the others are against it." Ophelia retorted back. "Look, I get it that you're worried about my well-being. I made a choice and I'll take the risk."

"Ophelia-sama..." Elfnein whispered her name worriedly. "The chances are—"

"Please... we don't have much time." She pleads and reminds them they can't waste more time before Masamune launches the live Kamen Rider Chronicle.

The homunculus girl sighed heavily and looked at them. "If that's your wish, Ophelia-sama... I'll unlock your Rebirth Knight."

The red-haired woman felt uneasy and looked at the others. "Emu, you and the others should go. Zilar and I would stay here with them."

Taiga stared at the former goddess. "There's no turning back once you're going to do it, Ophelia." He reminded her of the consequences of unleashing her final Knight form.

Ophelia smiled and nodded. "I know. Thanks for your concern, Taiga."

The unlicensed doctor clicks his tongue in annoyance. "You're a reckless woman."

The former goddess felt a light pain in her head and heard the phrase before. 'You reckless woman. What am I going to do with you?' A deep masculine voice echoes in her mind. 'What was that all about?' She thought before shaking her head.

"Fee-chan." Emu held Ophelia's hands and stared at her worriedly. "I won't be here to stay by your side... if things get too complicated, don't push it. I don't want to lose my sister."

"You won't." She assured him with a smile. "Go and save the world, genius gamer."

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|| 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐬 ||

"Stop! It's dangerous! Get back!" Asuna and Emu came in time to stop the players from attacking Masamune.

"I'm here to beat Chronos!" One of the Rider players declared while Emu held him down.

"You have no chance against him!" Emu pointed out and gripped his waist hard. "This is an impossible quest!"

Masamune growled in annoyance at their interruption and noticed one person was missing, Barron Ophelia Selene. 'Where could my daughter be? She's usually meddling in my plans.' He asks himself curiously.

Kiriya intervened and separated Emu and Asuna away from the Rider players. "You were warned not to get in the way of the players. Ophelia gets the memo to stay out."

"Leave Fee-chan out of this." Emu warned the coroner while masking his worry about Ophelia's reckless plan. "I will... beat you guys without her." He declared and activated Maximum X Gashat.

"Maximum Mighty X!"

"Max Dai Henshin!"

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Emu is battling against Kiriya. The coroner stepped back and activated his final attack.

"Gashatto! Finisher!" He swings his weapon four times with direct hits on Emu. "Great! Perfect!"

Emu groaned and forced himself to revert to normal. "Gashuun!"

Asuna gasps in shock at Emu being defeated by Kiriya. "Emu lost!?" She whispered in a disbelieving tone. 'Emu, I hope your plan works before Ophie-chan shows up.' She thoughts.

"Now for the finisher." Kiriya declared before glancing at Masamune. "Give me that thing you promised me, Mr CEO."

Masamune defeated the two Rider players and glanced at Kiriya. "Very well. It's a shame my daughter didn't show up. Perhaps she knows her place. Elena would never surpass Alita's expectation as a Moon Knight." He throws the golden Gashat to Kiriya.

Kiriya caught it at ease. "Thanks." He thanked the founder of the GENM.

"Now, it's judgment time." He declared and smirked behind the mask. "Enjoy your game overs."

Taiga, Nico and Kuroto showed up to stop Masamune from killing the two Rider players. It puts Asuna at ease to see they're helping Emu by lending them a hand. "Everyone..." The disguised nurse whispered.

"What're you doing? Hurry up and get me inside Chronos' Driver!" Parado yelled at Emu through Poppy's Driver.

"Parado..." Emu stared at the screen. "You told me... "

"𝙸𝚏 𝚠𝚎 𝚓𝚘𝚒𝚗 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚜, 𝚠𝚎'𝚕𝚕 𝚋𝚎 𝚒𝚗𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝙾𝚙𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚊'𝚜 𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎." It echoes the genius gamer's mind.

"It's time for that and I know Fee-chan will join us." Emu declared and stabbed himself with the Driver to absorb Parado's virus.

They gasp in shock at his reckless move to absorb Parado's virus inside of his body. "What's he doing!? He knew Ophelia couldn't heal the Game Syndrome virus!"

Emu's eyes flashed red before reverting to their original brown eyes. "Chronos!" He called the founder of GENM. "I'll (ore)... beat you!" He declared and activated his Maximum X Gashat.

"Maximum Mighty X!"

Nico's eyes widened in shock after hearing Emu say ore to himself. "He said 'ore'!" She yelled in shock.

"Max Dai Henshin!"

"Level Max! Maximum Power X!"

"Emu!" Asuna yelled in shock as Emu charged towards Masamune.

"Pointless." Masamune commented on his useless plan.

The founder of GENM is about to use Pause's ability, but Kiriya stops him and kicks Masamune away. "Catch, Emu!" The coroner throws the golden Gashat to Emu.

Emu caught it at ease. "Thank you!" He thanked him for returning the Gashat.

The others are surprised that Kiriya is pretending to be allied with Masamune. The founder of GENM wasn't pleased with his action and kicked Kiriya hard to crash him into the wall.

Kiriya grunted in pain and forced himself to revert to normal. "Gashuun!" He pants heavily but smirks in amusement.

"What are you trying to do!?" Masamune demanded an explanation from Kiriya.

"Lazer was putting on an act." Emu answered.

"What do you mean?" Asuna asked curiously.

"I realized it back then." He remembered Kiriya's last words to pretend to get angry at his betrayal.

"My sister and I knew he was pretending to betray all of us." They turned around to meet Zilar, Kanade and Luna. "Shem-Ha... or should I call you, Masamune— you keep forgetting we can read aura. From the very beginning, we knew Kirya would act to betray us and help you achieve your dreams."

"What impertinence!" Masamune grumbled in annoyance.

Zilar placed the coroner's arm around his shoulder to lift him. "If it isn't pretty boy." Kiriya smirked weakly while the Knight rolled his eyes. "Where's Healer-chan?" He asked curiously.

"You'll see." He answered.

"Emu..." The genius gamer heard Ophelia's voice in his head. "I'm coming."

He smirked behind his mask. 'Fee-chan, I'm glad you're joining us.' He thoughts and holds the golden Gashat. "Let's duel, Chronos! I'll show you the power of Genius Gamer M and Miracle Healer Knight, Briar Elena Grace!" He activated it.

"Ophelia-neesan is here!?" Nico asked and tried to find the former goddess but haven't shown up yet.

"Hyper Muteki!" He placed it inside the Gamer Driver. "Docking!"

"Hyper Dai Henshin!"

"I won't let you!" Masamune stops Emu from transforming with his new Gashat using the Pause ability. "That Gashat is no longer in print!" He warned him and was about to take it away.

"Pakkan! Muteki!" It didn't freeze Emu and successfully transformed. "Like a shining meteor! The Golden Ultimate Gamer, Hyper Muteki Ex-Aid!"

"I'll clear this with no continues!" He declared.

They could hear the sound of the dripping water. "I'll be their sword and shield to protect and save them from their darkest days." They face the newcomer and reveal Ophelia in her new transformation.

Ophelia's dark lilac hair becomes pale as white as snow. She wears a black blindfold with a silver crescent moon detail in the middle. Her clothing consists of an elegant dress with a palette of black, dark blue, and white with designs of moon phases, along with a blue ribbon in her hair and a red ribbon on the hip and back of the dress, in addition to some details of clouds. She also wears dark boots.

"Let's do this together, Fee-chan!" Emu announced and wondered if she could fight with her blindfold.

They charged in to attack Masamune in sync without giving him a chance to fight back. "That power lasts only for 10 seconds!" Masamune pointed out and recognized Ophelia's new transformation. "Your transformation wouldn't last long because you're not like them!"

"We'll beat against the odds!" Ophelia declared.

Emu and Ophelia are throwing punches while Masamune dodges them. The founder of GENM noticed none of them are showing any sign of reverting. "Why!? It's been over 10 seconds! You should have the side effects of using the Rebirth Knight!" He got shoved away by them.

"My invisibility duration is infinite!" Emu exclaimed in a determined tone.

"My will and determination to protect those who couldn't protect themselves granted me to use Rebirth Knight." Ophelia commented and snapped her fingers to summon ice and trapped Masamune.

Emu's fist glows gold and he throws a punch at Masamune. The ice shattered into small pieces and Masamune rolled over the floor as it deactivated the Pause ability. "Restart!"

Kiriya yelled in shock at Emu's transformation. "Alright, Emu!" He cheered and didn't recognize the blindfolded woman next to him. "Who's the new lady?"

"That's Ophelia in her final Moon Knight form, Rebirth." Zilar answered calmly and smiled softly. "The Rebirth Knight can nullify Masamune's Pause ability."

"They did it! They did it!" Kiriya cheered happily and hugged the Knight tight with Nico joining them.

"My sister beat against the odds." Kuroto whispered and smirked proudly at Ophelia's achievement and his latest Gashat success. "Why is she wearing a blindfold with a crescent moon?" He asked curiously.

"You're about to find out." Kanade answered and watched their battle.

"Fee-chan?" Emu called his childhood friend.

"I'm ready." She lowered her blindfold to reveal her ember eyes. "Let's end this." The sky turned scarlet.

"Finisher!"

"Once and for all!" Emu declared.

"Hyper Critical Sparking!"

𝑫𝒂𝒘𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒐𝒏 𝑴𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆!

Masamune dodges the scarlet moon heading in his direction. Emu took this as an opportunity to send a flying kick at him. The founder of GENM is struggling to block their attacks, however, it didn't affect him. "Did you two think an attack like that would work?" He chuckled in amusement.

Ophelia lowered her gaze before glancing at Masamune. "Be careful what you ask for, Masamune." She whispered once the sky reverted to its clear blue sky.

The founder of GENM cried out in pain at the multiple strikes after being affected by Emu and Ophelia's attack. "Ultimate Strike! Perfect Victory!" He cried out in pain and felt the electricity all over his body.

"They defeated Chronos!" Asuna cried out happily at Emu and Ophelia's success.

"How... could I..." Masamune grunted in pain and disappeared out of their sight.

"That was a perfect victory!" Nico cheered happily and blinked at Ophelia wearing the blindfold again. "Neesan, why are you wearing the blindfold?"

Ophelia smiles softly. "I can only lower my blindfold when I use one of the strongest attacks just like Dawn of the Moon Meteorite. The sky would turn everything red and summon one of the strongest attacks." She explained. "I can still sense the aura and don't worry about it."

"As expected from... me!" Kuroto declared and laughed.

Kanade didn't hesitate to whack his head. "Excuse me, Mr-High-Almighty-God! Eflnein-chan unlocks Ophelia's Rebirth form and don't get the credits all to yourself." She scolded the former CEO.

Emu and Ophelia revert to normal. The genius gamer cried out in pain and the essence appeared to form Parado. Parado wasn't pleased at Emu for tricking him. "You tricked me?" He asked coldly and glanced at Ophelia. "You knew it would happen?"

"I trust Emu and never judge him unless I say otherwise." Ophelia answered in a calm tone. She knew Emu would trick Parado so he could absorb him and bring back the power of Genius Gamer M.

"Yeah." The genius gamer answered. "To get back the power of Genius Gamer M."

Parado scoffs in amusement. "This makes my heart dance, Emu. I look forward to settling things with you first before Ophelia." He declared before disappearing.

"Mou, I'm not a gamer like you Emu." Ophelia sighs heavily and leans her head over his shoulder. "I blame you for getting me involved."

"Sorry, Fee-chan." Emu apologized and patted her head. "I'm proud of you, right?"

Kiriya approached them and patted their shoulder. "We all are." They shared a smile.

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Everyone returned to the CR headquarters with Elfnein standing right next to Ophelia. The homunculus girl is still shy at the new people and sticks close to the former goddess.

The coroner wears his signature red leather jacket and his usual tropical top. "I heard about you." He rolled the chair and approached Nico. "Nice to meet you, Nico-chan."

Nico hides behind Taiga. "Hello..." She greeted Kiriya nervously.

"Eh? Why's she so familiar with you?" Kiriya asked curiously and glanced at Ophelia. "She even called you neesan."

"My mom is her godmother. You could say she's part of my family." Ophelia answered with a smile.

"Could it be you and her are related!?" He asked the unlicensed doctor.

"She's my patient and Ophelia asked me to look after her." Taiga answered bluntly and glared at the former goddess.

"You saw we used to bicker a lot, Taiga." Ophelia muttered while Elfnein giggled at their banter.

"Patient? But she doesn't look like it..." Kiriya rambled.

"Hey, Kiriya!" Poppy called the coroner and caught his attention. "Why did you pretend to be a bad guy? Did Ophie-chan, Zilar and Lu-chan know about this?" She asked curiously.

"Well..." He pushed the chair backward to retrieve the black bag. Kiriya opened it to reveal the black suitcase with Proto-Gashat inside. "To retrieve these. Zilar knew first before the girls so we keep it a secret and pretend to get angry at each other."

"These are... Proto-Gashats!" Emu yelled in shock and examined one of them.

"After all, they contain the precious data of those who vanished." The corner explained. "Zilar wanted to retrieve them himself but couldn't because Masamune could sense him. And so, I'll be helping out at CR from today onward."

"But... are you sure about that?" Emu asked nervously and glanced at Kuroto.

The former CEO drinks the coffee without a care in the world. They know it's Kuroto who kills Kiriya in the first place and becomes a Bugster. The coroner approached Kuroto. "Emu paid your debt... by using the reprogramming technology I left behind." He explained in a calm tone.

"So you don't hate me anymore?" Kuroto asked and raised his cup at him.

"That doesn't mean I've forgiven you and hurt my soon-to-be sister-in-law." He answered coldly.

"Eh? Sister-in-law?" Elfnein asked Ophelia curiously.

"Sakura is one of my best friends and thinks of me as a sister." Ophelia answered. "Kiriya was about to propose to Sakura on Christmas but he... well..."

"Sakura used to be called Fińe but she's different now." Zilar assured Elfnein.

"I'm only doing this because Emu and Ophelia accept you." Kiriya pointed out and worked together with Kuroto to defeat Masamune and Kamen Rider Chronicle.

"I have no intention of begging for forgiveness!" Kuroto retorted back coldly and refused to apologize for his action. He cried out in pain at Ophelia's whack. "How dare you—"

"I would never acknowledge and accept you as my half-brother." The former goddess cuts him off.

Kiriya smirked at Ophelia's action to hurt Kuroto. "Everyone, listen." He catches their attention. "Dan Masamune told me... lost lives become a treasure in this game and use them to defeat every Symphogear and Knights." He recalled Masamune's words.

"Eh!? So he doesn't care even this tiny bit about lives and uses them to fight their world!" Poppy yelled in shock at Masamune's main objective.

"This is bad." Elfnein voiced out worriedly at her friends.

"I wouldn't be surprised if he'll find a way to open a portal to cross Earth-2." Zilar pointed out and worried about their safety.

"My family and friends from another world..." Ophelia whispered Luna held her hands for comfort.

"Yeah. And because of this incident, the player base has increased." Kiriya explained in a grim tone.

"We need to end Rider Chronicle as soon as possible before Chronos could invade Earth-2." Taiga declared.

"You're right. Still, there's another problem too..." Ophelia trailed off her words thinking about her ex-boyfriend. "Hiiro is still with him and trying to force him to revive Saki."

"Fee-chan..." Emu stared at her worriedly.

"I'll put my feelings aside and focus on the main priority." Ophelia assured him but Taiga caught her lies. "Right now, Kiriya... I'm glad you're back and sorry for—"

"It's not your fault, Ophelia." Kiriya cuts her apology. "I knew you would exchange my life to revive but I'm glad it didn't."

"Kiriya..."

"Don't feel guilty and I'm sure Sakura would say the same thing." He smirked while she nodded. "You're from Earth-2 like them?" Kiriya asked the humunculos girl.

"Yeah, I'm Elfnein and one of their friends." She introduced herself with a shy smile.

"You're the one who unlocks her final form?" The coroner asked and she nodded. "You're such a genius girl!" He complimented her achievements.

"I wanted to help everything I could. Ophelia-sama is one of the people most important to me."  She smiles. "I should be the one to say thank you for looking after her."

"Sometimes it's the other way around Elfnein-chan." Poppy commented. "She also takes care of us!"

Elfnein blinked her eyes and nodded. "It puts my heart at ease to see her well."

Zilar's phone beeped and he stared at the message. "Kiriya." He called the coroner.

"Yeah, Z?" Kiriya stared at Zilar curiously.

"I won't help you with the outcome next." The Knight commented in an ominous tone while Kanade and Ophelia flinched. They knew his hidden message and couldn't help but feel sorry for Kiriya.

"Ki-Ki-Kiriya, we will always remember you." Kanade whispered and hid behind Emu.

"Ka-Kanade?" Emu was startled at her action. It makes him wonder what makes her and the others feel scared by a message.

"Eh? What do you mean—" Kiriya was cut off by heavy footsteps coming from the stairs.

"Kujou Kiriya~" Kiriya shivered at the familiar female voice he hadn't heard for a long time. "Where are you~ my darling."

Ophelia gulped and hugged Elfnein tight while the homunculus girl looked startled. "Ophelia-sama?" Elfnein called her name worriedly.

"Sa-Sa-S-Sakura!" Kiriya greeted Sakura nervously while she remained smiling. "You-yo-you look radiant like the sun!" He finally understood Zilar's ominous words and wouldn't blame his fear on Sakura.

"Kiriya!" Sakura yelled and didn't hesitate to slap Kiriya's face. "HOW DARE YOU TO KEEP THIS FROM ME!"

"Ow! I deserve that. Wait— don't kill me!" He runs away from his angry fiancé.

Elfnein stood there in shock and didn't expect Sakura to be violent.

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"Taddle Legacy!" Masamune barge in to meet Hiiro. "It's time to make up your mind!" He snapped at his only ally left. "Put Ex-Aid and Moon Knight out of print with the power of Level 100!"

Hiiro stood there in shock at the thought of killing Emu and Ophelia. The important people in his life wanted to eliminate them because they threatened Masamune. "You want me... to kill the intern and Ophelia!?"

Masamune glares at him at his hesitation. "If you do not live up to my expectations..." He placed the Driver close to Saki's neck. "I'll delete this woman's data!"

"Don't!"