Three months passed since Ophelia came back from Japan. A lot of things happened to save people from the Bugster virus and gain companions to stop them. The black-haired woman often helps them if it's necessary but they can handle themselves.

Ophelia is sitting on the bench by herself while enjoying the scenery of the park. Hiiro called her and asked to meet him at the park to talk privately. She agreed and wondered what he needed to see her alone for this time. "I should buy something for Luna as she always covers my shift when I aid them." Ophelia muttered under her breath thinking about what to buy for her as Christmas is coming and soon she'll be turning 21. "Time flies so fast." The black-haired woman thought of going back to London to celebrate New Year with her family.

"Ophelia." Ophelia turned around to face Hiiro. "I'm glad you came." Hiiro is relieved that she agreed to see him alone again without anyone interrupting them.

"Your tone was different and I accepted it." Ophelia answered and Hiiro sat down right next to her. "Do you need something from me?" She asked.

Hiiro exhales silently and finally expresses how he feels for the past 2 years without her. "I wanted to apologize for hurting you, Ophelia." His tone is filled with sincerity and regret while Ophelia looks shocked. "There was a reason I broke up with you and the reason for keeping my previous relationship secret. I'm scared to lose you again like I did with Saki."

Ophelia lowered her gaze and remained silent to let him continue to speak. She knew in her heart that Hiiro had a reason for the breakup because of the way he acted. It hurts her deeply as if someone stabbed her heart.

"I don't want you to get involved in dealing with the Bugster and thought maybe you staying out of the country— gives me reassurance you're safe from harm." Hiiro smiled sadly and noticed she didn't look at his eyes. "Here you are... saving us from black Ex-Aid and exposing us to your skills. I'm doing everything in my power to protect you from harm but it's the opposite. You help us a lot despite the strained relationship we have." She's not a Kamen Rider from the very beginning but she is willing to use her abilities and skills to help them.

"Why did you never mention Saki to me, Hiiro?" She calls his first name and stares at his brown eyes filled with pain and sorrow. "Do you even trust me?"

"I do trust you, Ophelia." He holds her hand and grips it gently. "I'm scared you would treat me differently the way I used to treat Saki before."

Ophelia's lips quiver and tears come out from her eyes. She wanted to mask her pain but it was overwhelming for her to hold. "I could never hate you Hiiro. It still hurts from what you did to me. If we're going to uncover secrets... let me tell you the whole truth about me." She sniffs and wipes her tears. "Before I could even start, do you even believe parallel universe and being reborn from different worlds?"

Hiiro looked at her hazel eyes to see they were nothing but the truth. Ophelia is a terrible liar to makes a lot of excuses but the way she asked, there's no hint of a joke only serious. "After everything that's going on in this world, I believe I do."

Ophelia's lip twitched up in relief to see him being open-minded about her beginning of the past. "I was born from a different Earth, no existence of Bugsters or Kamen Riders but something else. My previous name was Elena Grace Briar, the descendant of Alita the former Goddess of Moon Knight."

"You were a descendant of a Goddess?" Hiiro couldn't help but ask in surprise. It explained a lot why some people called her Goddess because her ancestor was one of them.

"Yeah, Alita didn't have any children but she chose me as her descendant." She explained. "From my world, we're dealing with an unknown creature called Noise. This Noise has the ability to 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."

Hiiro couldn't expect her world to be more dangerous compare they have here. "Do you know how to encounter them?"

"Yeah, a group of Symphogear users and Knights has the ability to fight against Noise, Gods and Goddesses." She explained. "Symphogear is also known as gears. Just like you guys, it's a type of armor to combat Noise and other enemies we face. The only way it could activate is to sing a song to harmonize the relic shard that's converted to a pendant."

"I'll have to assume you're not a Symphogear but a Knight." Hiiro pointed out and she nodded her head.

"Yeah, I am because of Alita." Ophelia touches the moon necklace around her neck. "I didn't know Alita fused her soul to mine when I was a child. She was meant to take over my body to defeat her own sister, Finé... but she refused to do it."

~Flashback~

Alita's whole body shook in rage and furious as she refused to take over Elena's body. They're running out of time and soon Finé could successfully launch the Kadingir to destroy the moon. Hibiki is all alone to deal with Finé but she's not her usual self as the relic takes over her body and attacks relentlessly.

"If you take over my body, Finé would be defeated for good and help Hibiki out!" Elena exclaimed as they were running out of time arguing without agreeing on the final decision. The only way to activate Moon Knight's full potential is for one of them to use and acknowledge its user.

"No, I'm not letting you sacrifice here, Elena." Alita smiled sadly and caressed her cheek. "I know it would be bound one day that one of us has to make the difficult decision and it's you. You have to live, Elena."

Elena shook her head and didn't want Alita to die after she'd done everything for her and their friends. She's just a singer who wanted to share her love of music whereas Alita is a strong fighter. "I don't want to be the next in line of Moon Knight! I'm not strong as you, Alita!"

"Yes, you are!" Alita argued back and smiled sadly. "You have a strong potential and I know you're ready for it to use my powers for good." Her whole body glowed.

"No-no-no, please don't do it, Alita!" She protests and begins to feel the surge powers through her. "You have to live! They need you!"

"No, they need you more than I do." Tears came out of her eyes as she cried silently. "People are waiting for you out there. Enjoy and cherish the moments you're with them, every day. I love you, my dearest moon." Alita closes her eyes and disappears out of Elena's life.

"ALITA!"

~Flashback Ends~

"I was given a second chance to live and use her powers to reach its full potential." Ophelia revealed her past between herself and Alita. "During the last battle, we fought a God who possessed Hibiki's friend, Kohinata Miku. We won but... we lost half of the people who got crossfire of it. It breaks my heart to see the destruction it caused. I made a final choice to revive people back to life... using the Miracle Harmony song, it's one of the most dangerous songs for Moon Knight users like me. Reviving them in exchange for my life."

Hiiro finally understands why she's being cautious of her healing powers. If someone hears of her song can revive the person back to life, she'll have to exchange her life. "You died and were reborn here as Barron Ophelia Selene. You still have it until now."

"Yeah, I know it's a lot of processes but you have to believe me, Hiiro—" Ophelia gasped and felt the warmth all over her body.

Hiiro hugged her tight terrified he'd lose her again. It's a miracle for Ophelia to be given a third chance to be reborn here on this Earth. He could understand her longness of missing her family and friends no matter how she hides it from them. "I trust you, Ophelia. I'm sorry for not being with you when you need me the most."

"I missed them but I know deep inside of my heart— they're safe and sound." She whispered and returned the gesture. "The only biggest regret is I never had a chance to say how much I love them."

"They'll know, Ophelia." Hiiro assured her. "You'd done everything you could to save their lives. Does your parents know about this?"

"Yeah and you as well." She answered truthfully and didn't mention Takeru's name. "I only explained to Emu of my abilities but not all of it." Her emotions are completely drained from revealing her past life to Hiiro. If they wanted to fix their relationship, they needed to stay true to themselves.

"Ophelia, promise me something." Hiiro holds her face to look at her hazel eyes. "Promise me you won't sacrifice yourself again to use that as a last resort. Do you understand?"

"But— it's also my job as a protector." She refused to let anyone die on her.

"I can't lose you again, Ophelia." He cuts her off with a painful look on his face. "You were given a third chance to live. I can't stand the thought of losing you again. Letting you go and lying are the biggest mistakes I've committed. I'm terrified that I'm not the man who you want to be with."

"I like you just the way you are, Hiiro." Ophelia smiles and caresses his cheek. "What if you're different from them? That makes you special and one of the things I like about you."

"Ophelia... I..." None of them notice their face are close enough to bring their lips together until one of their phones vibrates.

Ophelia squeaks and pulls herself away from him. Her face is burning from their closeness and immediately checks her phone to receive an unknown message. "Eh? Unknown number."

𝘖𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢, 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘒𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘙𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘶𝘴 — 𝘋𝘢𝘯 𝘒𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘰

'How did he get my number?' Ophelia asked herself curiously and she didn't give a number to anyone unless Kuroto pulled an information about her.

"Ophelia? Did you receive a message from him?" She looked at Hiiro and nodded her head. "I wonder what he's planning and you got invited too."

"Who knows?" Ophelia shrugged her shoulders. "I don't trust him and I wonder what he wants."

Hiiro silently hummed. "Ophelia, I want our relationship to have a second chance." Ophelia's eyes widened in shock at his declaration. "I'll win your heart back." He walked away before she could even respond.

"Wha-what?" Leaving her in shock without knowing Zilar and Kanade saw everything.

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Kanade couldn't help but burst out laughing at Ophelia's priceless expression. "Man, I've never seen her this much flustered in my whole life!" She wheezed and leaned over the tree. "To think that stoic guy has actually a soft spot on our dearest Elena."

Zilar shook his head in amusement. "Did she date someone before?" He asked the red-haired woman.

Kanade hums in deep thought. "Before I died, she hadn't dated a guy before. Elena is always focused on her family and her job as the main priorities. She received a confession from plenty of guys but got rejected."

"Her behavior says everything that Kagami Hiiro is her first boyfriend." He pointed out bluntly and noticed Ophelia was leaving the park.

"I believe so." She snickered. "When the day comes for us to appear, I can't wait to tease to tease her love life." Kanade has plenty of ideas to tease her best friend.

Zilar smirked and looked up at the sky. 'Alita, wherever you are... our little sister is getting stronger and blooming.'