Gungnir's Awakening

// 2 years later //

It is now 5 years since I arrived in this world that I call my home and that I became a Kamen Rider and a Symphogear User

2 years since the tragedy at the concert

2 years since Zwei Wing split up after Kanade's injury

And during those two years, I was really busy

Between training with Genjuro, increasing my Hazard Level, mastering my temporal powers as Time King, fighting the Noises that show their ugly heads to the public, making the girls blush (God bless Urataros), cooking, getting A's in all subjects, that I don't need to be in school all the time, do missions for Division 2 and work on other projects and try to keep my Kamen Rider secret identity secret, it's been a really hectic 2-year period.

Hibiki who was hospitalized for a few weeks, is better now, to my great relief and that of Miku. Speaking of Hibiki...

I am in a park with my motorcycle parked next door, in school uniform, head up in the air looking at a tree high enough in front of me with a lollipop in my mouth, you wonder what this tree has to offer, if you look on the branches of this tree you would see Hibiki with a cat in your arms.

"I really don't want to ask the question because I already know the answer but I'm going to ask it anyway, Hamster, what are you doing on that tree with that cat? "

"Well, I saw that cat go up the tree and he couldn't go down anymore"

"But now you can't go down anymore too"

The tree is really high, if Hibiki falls, she might really hurt herself.

"Yes," says Hibiki, embarrassed to find herself in this situation

Same old Hamster. She still has the same bleeding heart.

"You know today is your first day of school and you're going to be late, but you still came to help this cat. You haven't changed at all."

"What is that supposed to mean? "

"Nothing at all, nothing at all, think of it as a compliment. Now hurry up and jump"

"Hey?"

I stretched out my arms.

"Don't worry, I'll catch the cat and you, I promise. Now, jump. "

Reluctant at first, Hibiki sends the cat first and I easily grab him, stroking his head before putting it on the ground and turning around to Hibiki.

"It's okay, it's your turn now"

Hibiki jumps, hesitating at first. I caught her with some difficulty, being a human and not a cat after all, but I still caught her safely because her hands and head were pressed against my chest.

"I told you, I'll catch you. "

"T-Thank you. "

Aaaaaaaah and she blush, that makes 5 people so far to have a crush on me, they were Chris, Hibiki, Miku, Kanade, and Tsubasa.

A meow reminded them both that there was a cat here. Hibiki knelt down and scratches under his head, getting a purr from him.

"You must have been hungry, right?

"I'll feed him later. Right now, we have to go to class, remember? "

"Ah! I completely forgot! * she turns to Tetsuya * pleases Tetsu-kun, takes me to school! "

"Okay, okay, okay, calm down."

I threw salmon on the floor of my lunch, the cat has something to eat.

"I was going to take you anyway. Miku called and worried about you that you hadn't arrived at school yet. "

"Oh, thank you! "

Hibiki gives me a hug

"If you have time to hug me, then you have time to get on the bike. "

Having been quickly called back again, Hibiki finishes the hug and rushes to the place where I parked the Kabuto Extender that Tendo-senpai alias Kabuto sent me.

I received monthly gifts from my senpai Kamen Rider, whether it be a book or a Rider Gadgets

*Look at the cat*

"Take care of yourself."

I went to the Kabuto Extender, took out a second helmet for Hibiki and got on, put on my own helmet and prepared to drive.

"Hold on tight, Hibiki. "

Just as I said that I felt like I had "bumps" pressing against my back. Blushing, I tried to concentrate and ignore the "bumps", I went away, heading to where we were supposed to be who was none other than Lydian Private Music Academy and today, Hibiki was on her first day there. At least it was supposed to start a few minutes ago.

// TimeSkip //

// Lydian Private Music Academy //

Arriving at school I park my bike in my dedicated parking space, and I and Hibiki are heading to the classroom of the first years

"Now that I think about it, why are you wearing the school uniform, Testu-kun? "

"You'll have to wait for that answer, you're an hour late on the first day of school, and if your teacher is who I think he is, there's nothing more I can do for you from here"

"Hey, what do you mean? "

I knock at the classroom door

"Yes, come in"

"Please excuse us"

I enter the room with Hibiki, which surprises the first-year girls who have just arrived and who don't know that I am the only boy admitted to this school

"Kagami-kun, to what do we owe your visit? "

"Hello, sensei, I only came to accompany a latecomer," I say pushing Hibiki in front of me

"So Tachibana-san, can you explain to the class why you were almost an hour late on your first day of school? "

"Umm... Well... You see... While I was on my way... I saw a little kitten climbing a tree and he got stuck up there... so I went up there to help him and..... "

"And?"

"Well... I was stuck up there too... But Tetsuya-senpai was able to help me and the cat down. "

"I see... It's very good and very kind of him..... "

The teacher started with a little smile on Hibiki's face as she hoped to get out of it unscathed.

"But..... it doesn't change the fact that YOU ARE ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALMOST A LATE HOUR! "

The teacher shouted towards the end, which resonated in Hibiki's ears.

Hibiki: Gomen'nasai!

Hibiki bowed immediately in the hope of a point of mercy later.

Poor Hibiki, always unlucky at school, even if I help her. '

"Go sit down Tachibana, before you make a fool of yourself, please? "

Hibiki obeyed and headed for the headquarters next to Miku's. The teacher then turned to me.

"Sorry you had to go through this because of my student when you have to be busy with the special program, I'll make sure to keep it under control. "

"It's okay, I have time to kill anyway, so I decided to bring her here. "

"Thank you for that. "

"Please, no need for that, I agree with that. You don't mind if I introduce myself to the new student?"

"No, go ahead"

Then I turn to the sitting students

"Hello to you the first years, I am Tetsuya Kagami I am in 2nd year of high school special class and also the only student boy in the school, as your eldest I welcome you to this academy and I hope you will have a great year, if you need help, encounter difficulties in your study or need to confide in someone, leave your requests in the request box in front of classroom number VII on the second floor" I told them

This gives different reactions from the girls in the class as the first time I arrived in high school

( Lydian has a middle school and a high school section in my history)

"Anyway, I'm going to take leave now. Good continuation".

*bows*

"Please take care of yourself. "

I look towards Miku's direction to wave at her with my hand and wink at her.

I then leave the classroom as several whispers were heard in the classroom.

"Isn't that the Flower's part-time chef?"

"What is he doing with Tachibana?"

"Could it be that they're dating?!"

"He also winked at Kohinata"

When Hibiki hears these whispers, her face has become so red that it could be replaced by a tomato and there would be no difference as Miku who is sitting next to her sighs but with a smile on her face

Meanwhile I'm heading to Division 2 waiting for the second class to start, you must be thinking that I'm going to be lynched by my teacher for being late like Hibiki but i'm not as I've had A's since my winding in this school and always finished first on my written test, the teachers allow me to be absent from some classes.

Arriving in front of the secret elevator I check around me that there is no one around before passing my pass then go up inside and arrive at Section 2 then I go to my personal laboratory when I meet Tsubasa

"Yo, Tsu-chan, how are you doing?"

"You're going to ask me that question how many times? After two years it's starting to get on my nerves"

"I can't remember I stopped counting after the 50th time"

"Are you doing this on purpose or what?"

"All you have to do is blame yourself since the accidents at the concert you reject everyone except me, Chris and Kanade and you start saying that everything is fine and you justify it because that's what a sword is supposed to be, that I act like that"

"You'll never understand how I feel, you weren't there"

I approach Tsubasa and put my hands on her cheeks and look her in the eyes.

"Tsu-chan, I know that the fact that Kana-chan lost her voice and can no longer sing and fight with you, affected you a lot, even I felt bad when I learned that she used her swan song when I was not at your side and that she survived, sacrificing her voice and relic in the process, but I was relieved to be able to see my family again, wounded but still alive"

"I know all this but if I had been stronger, Kanade wouldn't be in this state, that's why I decided to become a sword without emotion to become the strongest, to be able to beat the person responsible for Kanade's state" she takes my hands off and starts moving away

I clench my fist

"Tsubasa" then I go to my laboratory to arrive at one of my inventions that I've been working on for a while, it's a Rider System and not just any Rider System it's the Scratch Driver System for Kanade, I spent two years working on it and you wonder how it will be able to use it without Hazard level

I managed to extract some Nebula gas from the Hazard Trigger and I was able to concoct a solution to transfer it without side effects to another host, but I had to let Kanade heal from her wounds, from her suicide attempt before I could give her this power.

And I also had to stay out of Ryoko's radar to complete this project, I take in my hand an orange fullbottle with a lance on it.

// Timeskip //

I just finished my part-time job at Flower

"Well, Boss, I'm going home, have a good evening."

"Good evening Tetsuya

After riding on my Kabuto Extender I drive to the academy dormitory when I see Hibiki running

"Where is she going at this hour? "then I look at the date on my Build Phone to remember that today and the day of the release of Tsubasa's new CD

I approach her with my motorcycle and then stop next to her as she tries to catch her breath

"Hibiki where are you running like that?"

"CD...Tsubasa...Bonus material"

"Oh, okay" when all of a sudden I notice something's wrong, there's no noise around and smell of ash comes up my nose I turn around to see ashes in the shops around

"Hibiki"

"Huh"

I point the ashes around us

"Noises, it has to leave here, NOW"

Of course, I could take care of all the Noises, but I'm worried about Hibiki, who hasn't unlocked her Symphogear yet, and I can't risk it, even if I transform myself, here.

Without any hesitation, Hibiki climbs on my Kabuto Extender knowing what trouble we are in, just as I was about to start I hear a cry of distress

"Someone's in trouble"

Without saying a word, I headed to the place where the scream came from, with the firm intention of being there in time to save who was screaming. The scream was pretty close, so I was able to find the source and right in front of my eyes, surrounded by Noise, there was... a little girl. Of course not, I'll let her die!

"Wait, Tetsuya, if you don't slow down, we'll crash against the Noises! "

I ignored her warning and with great skill, I jumped over the Noises, grabbed the girl and walked away from the Noises group.

"Hang on tight! "

I then put the little girl in Hibiki's arms before continuing to drive to get away from the noise.

The only problem was that the greater the distance between us and the Noises, the more the Noises seemed to appear near us from nowhere. And the weirdest thing is that some noise turns into a motorcycle and starts chasing us

"What's that these Noises are starting to scare me, taking this kind of form"

// Section 2 - Underground base //

"What's the situation?! "

Asked Tsubasa as she, Chris and Kanade all three passed through the sliding doors to the main control room before stopping to take a look at the main screen above them.

"At the moment, we are reducing the list of responses and giving priority to identifying their locations. "

Informed one of the operators both in Knejurou and Ryouko, who were both watching the screen.

"Tetsu-Nii hasn't arrived yet? "asks Chris

"I think it's his day off today and he doesn't have his communicator on him because we can detect it in his room," Ryoko replied

While everyone was trying to locate the Noises, Tsubasa had something else in mind.

Build...Zi-O... Let's see if you finally show up.... '

// Highway ////

I diverted the bike from one side to the other avoiding the upcoming attacks of the Noise while the explosions were going on behind us.

Fearful cries came from the little girl as she pulled hard on my jacket, while Hibiki closed her eyes in the hope of opening them up and finding herself in the nearby anti-Noise shelter.

After escaping several attacks, we quickly found ourselves on the highway leading to a kind of industrial zone filled with factories.

"Seeing if you're going to like it" I take out three watches and press the button on each of them and then throw them up in the air

( Electronic beep)

"Taka Watchroid! Taka!"

The watches turn into a mechanical eagle and release the cry of an eagle and start attacking the Noises, these little guys I named Taka Watchroid are gadgets that I created inspired by the Canroid of the Kogami Foundation that Eiji alias OOO, sent me with the technology of the Riderwatch

The little girl and Hibiki are amazed by the three eagles that fly around us and protect us from the Noises

"OK, you three give me a hand" the watchdroid nods his head and attacks more Noises

??? : Hawkgatlinger

Then I take the Hawkgatlinger out of my Rider Space which is a kind of Pocket Dimension that stores my Drivers, my watches, fulllbottles and my weapons and then starts shooting at the noises

"Where did you get this?! I thought conventional weapons were useless against Noises! "

"It's up to me to know it and to you to find out, but it'll be another time."

Hibiki nodded quickly as I continued to drive.

// Section 2 - Underground base //

"Sir! We detected the Noises! We have surveillance camera footage! "

"Display it! "

After a little more typing by the operators, what appeared on the screen was the image of a man and two other people (Tetsuya, Hibiki, and the girl) being chased by...bikes.

The silence was filling the room when everyone saw this.

"Since when did the noises turn into a motorcycle? No, a bigger question is how the Noises are able to drive a motorcycle! "asks Kanade

"I've never seen anything like it. "Tsubasa replied

"Is it the end of the world or what?" exclaims Chris.

"That's impossible. Noises should have no knowledge of how to ride something like a motorcycle. How do they do that? "asks Genjuro

"Would that be possible? *in a thinking pose* Do Noise..... become smarter? "

This thought caused fear among the members of Section 2. The last thing they needed was smart Noises that would wreak havoc all over the city.

Soon, the video shows Tetsuya taking out the watchroid that attacks the Noises, then his Hawkgatlinger and shooting the Noise, disintegrating them.

"How does he do that?!? Conventional weapons are not supposed to work on Noises! "

"And he hasn't transformed himself with his relic yet, how does he do that and where does he get all these weapons and gadgets as soon as he gets back we'll have to have a discussion," says Ryoko with a dark aura around her

Meanwhile, Kanade and Tsubasa had a look of total disbelief and were shocked by what they saw before a question came to their minds.

"Tetsuya... what kind of secrets have you kept from us? "

"It reminds me of the video the commander showed us about the young man who is Zi-O, Tetsuya must know something"

While Chris seems irritated by what she just saw because her older brother just blew his Kamen Rider cover.

"Baka Tetsu-Nii," she says with a worried look as she looks at the screen

// Highway //

By taking a bend I crossed an alleyway where I reached a stream, jumping easily over it. Of course, on the motorcycles themselves, the Noises had trouble following us.

"How are you two holding up? "

"We're fine! "Hibiki shouted as the little girl continued to cling to Hibiki for her dear life.

"Holy shit! Where are the shelters when we need them? "

Suddenly, as I was going to an abandoned oil factory, even more, Noise on Motorcycles came out of nowhere, forcing me to stop because we were soon surrounded by Noises.

"We're surrounded! "exclaims Hibiki

"Are we going to die? "asks the little girl.

" ... No. "

"Huh....? "Hibiki looks at me, surprised by my words

I came down from the Kabuto Extender ready to face the Noises.

"While I'm still standing..... As long as I'm alive... I won't let you die!!!!!!!! I will not let them harm a little girl's life!!!!!!!! You must keep on living! Follow the music of your heart! No matter what happens!!!!!!!! "

"Onii-chan... "

"He's right. "

The little girl then turned to Hibiki.

"Whatever happens, don't give up your life! Whatever happens, you have to live! "

"Onee-chan... "

Then I drew the attention of the little girls to me.

"You're still so young. There are still many things you can experience as you get older, so don't even think about dying. Whatever happens,"

"You must keep on living! "said Hibiki before starting to sing

"Balwisyall nescell Gungnir tron..."

* FLASH! *

Suddenly, a bright orange light appeared above Hibiki's chest, right where it was pierced by the Gungnir fragment two years ago.

"Gungnir is waking up"

*covers my eyes from the light*

// Secret underground base //

"What's going on?! "

"We don't know, sir, but we're now comparing the energy to anything in our database! "

"Could it be... an Aufwachenschlagen!? "

"We have identified the energy, sir! "

Just as the operator said, a word appeared on the screen.

GUNGNIR

"Impossible! Gungnir!?? "exclaims Genjuro

When Tsubasa, Chris, and Kanade hear the name of a once destroyed relic, their eyes widen in shock.

"I'll check it out! "Tsubasa said, turning around to leave.

"Tsubasa! "

Tsubasa turned to her best friend/former partner.

"Be careful. "

"I'll be fine. "

Tsubasa is gone.

"No... you're not... "

Since the incident two years ago, Tsubasa has trained to become an emotionless blade, to cool down and move away from others besides Kanade, Tetsuya, and Chris. Moreover, Tsubasa seemed to have some kind of grudge against Build and Zi-O and Kanade didn't understand why. She was just hoping Tsubasa wouldn't do anything stupid.

// Factory //

Hibiki then quickly lowered her head and leaned forward as she seemed to start feeling pain in her body. Her eyes were wider than ever, as she grunted her teeth like a madwoman. But the light went out.

"Hang on, Hibiki! "

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGGHHHHHHHHHH! "

Suddenly, a group of machines bursts out of her back when he started retracting back and forth.

When the machinery finally stopped being uncontrollable, I quickly realized what had become of Hibiki, and I found her dressed in her armor.

Hibiki was dressed in an orange and white suit that left her stomach open, replacing her previous clothes. I could see her wearing a pair of black and white metal boots with orange gauntlets that automatically locked onto her arms and legs. She also wore a pair of black and white headphones to complete it.

As she rose from the ground, her face was covered in total darkness, with menacing and bright orange eyes that came off and a somewhat evil and sadistic smile as she growled loudly like some kind of ferocious beast. It almost looked like someone had woken the devil up from the inside.

"H-H-Hibiki...? "

' Shit, she's scarier in real life than when I saw her in anime. '

Hibiki looks at herself with her armor on.

"What happened to me!!!!!!!?? "

"Onee-chan, you look so cool. "said the little girl.

Hibiki smiled before turning to the Noises.

"Tetsuya, one of us has to take this girl to safety. "

"You're right about that. "

"So, then-"

"That's why you're going. "

"What?!?? Why?!?? She's in danger if she stays here! "

"I'll stay behind and fight these guys. "

"What?!?? HOW!?!? "

I turned around to face Hibiki and stroked her head gently, making her make soft purring and turning her face as red as Kabuto's armor.

"Don't worry... "

I said as I passed in front of Hibiki by lifting a single finger in the air.

" Grandma said this: "Even in a world full of enemies, there will always be someone to protect." "

At these words, Hibiki gave me a sign of agreement. Hibiki then gently took the girl's hand and was about to leave until she turned around and came to me.

When I saw Hibiki running towards me, Hibiki jumped on me and I grabbed her, but I didn't expect...

Hibiki kisses me.

It was a shock to me, because it was my "first kiss" after all, and I was 17 years old, but anyway, I still kissed Hibiki back when a few seconds passed and we split up.

"Now you have to come back! Understood!?? "

"Damn, Hamster, when did you get so bold? "

"Well, the way you act with the people you love, it's hard not to fall in love with you, okay? "

"Yes Hibiki, but we're going to have to talk about it later because there are things you need to know. "

"Of course,"

Hibiki's face turns red as I smile.

"Don't worry, I'm more than I look. "

I make my Ziku Driver appear then put it on my belt and take out my Zi-O Riderwatch

*Crick*

(Digital beeping)

Watch: Zi-OO

Then the insert it into the right slot of the Driver then press the Ride On Ruser which makes a clock appear whose hands rotate appears behind me and starts to make a pose

"Henshin"

Then turns the Ziku Circular counter-clockwise

Ziku Driver: Rider Time

The clock hand stops and then the sentence ZI-O in katakana appears on the clock

(Electronic beat)

Ziku Driver: Kamen Rider Zi-O

"HEEEEEEEEE...Tetsuya you're a Kamen Rider? "

"I'm Kamen Rider Zi-O, now Hibiki, sing"

She nods and opens her mouth to sing and I sing at the same time

(Play Gekisou Gungnir)

In my distraction from listening to Hibiki sing, I let two Noises pass. Oh no, I killed one with magenta energy from my hand and the others were about to catch Hibiki.

My worries were alleviated when I saw Hibiki jumped to avoid trouble and what a jump it was. Seeing that she (somehow) had landed safely, I turned my back on Noise's small army.

"Sorry, guys, but I'm gonna have to move fast."

I said before charging.

A Noise charges towards me, but I dodge him and kill him by slamming my left hand through him. By pulling with my right hand, I collected a little more energy and projected a large wave of energy onto the noise group, killing them in a large explosion. I turned to the remaining noises and charged towards them.

The normal-sized noises moved like humans and tried to attack me while I hit and punched and kicked each of them. Some of them turned into makeshift bullets and shot at me, but I destroy them before they hit me. Finally, a big Noise, who looked like a man with a TV head, tried to crush me.

I remove the Evol Riderwatch from my Riderwatch holder I turn the dial of the watch and press the button.

*Crick*

(Digital beep)

Watch: Evol

I insert the watch into the left slot of the Driver and press the Ride On Ruser which is a button above the Driver that unlocks the Ziku Circular and the approval key of each Ridewatch that has been inserted.

And rotate the Circular Ziku counter-clockwise

Ziku Driver: Armor Time! (Evol-Driver lever cranking music) Evolution! Evol!"

"Zi-O Evol Armor Phase 1" I speak with Evolt's voice

But before the Noise arrived, I thought about how Evolto did that little distortion at close range he did when he was fighting Rogue. As if to answer me, the space around me seemed to bend and a red aura wrapped around me but it faded, I found myself above the Noise. It's going to be very useful later, I could feel it. With an opening now present, I press the button on each Riderwatch

Ziku Driver: Finish Time!

I push on the Ride On Ruser and turn the Ziku Circular counter-clockwise.

Ziku Driver: Evoltic Time Break

I recharged my hand and with a karate chop, I cut it in half, the noise was cut cleanly.

(Song End)

Then I noticed that Hibiki was no longer singing. I heard the sound of a motorcycle. Following the noise, I saw the one and only Tsubasa alias Saber who was crossing a band of Noises and passing in front of Hibiki who still has the girl, thank god. She Jumps off the bike before it crashes into a giant Noise.

Oh, come on! This is the third one this month!

Tsubasa started singing in the air.

"Imyuteus Ame no Habakiri Tron... "

(Play Zetto - Soul no Habakiri)

Right in front of my eyes, Tsubasa takes out a katana and enlarges it, sending an energy bar to the Noises.

*Azur Flash*

Then, while in the air, a thousand swords appeared and fell as rain on the Noise. She took this from Fate/Stay Night, didn't she?

*One Thousand Tears*

Once she landed on the ground, she rushed towards Noise at an amazing speed and cut and killed a large number of noises with her katana and blades at her ankles. I couldn't help but whistle, it's astonishment. It was both fast and deadly.

Finally, a huge Noise appeared on Hibiki and the little girl, but they were soon saved by Tsubasa, once again a sword the size of a semi-trailer and stabbed her, killing her easily. I blew another whistle.

*Heaven's wrath*

(End of the song)

"Incredible"

"Zi-O" Tsubasa looks at me with a sinister look

'Oh, it looks like she almost at her boiling point, think about what I could say.'

"Umm... Driing! Driing! Hello ?... Archer just called, he wants his Blade Works back. "

Tsubasa's eyes are intense. Although Hibiki and the little girl seemed confused to my joke, Tsubasa seemed ready to kick my ass even more.

// Timeskip //

After a period of waiting, the soldiers quickly arrived, sucking up the ashes of the noise. I would have left at a time like this, but my concern for Hibiki and the little girl made me stay.

"Excuse me, you must be cold. Have some hot chocolate, it'll warm you up. "

"I love hot chocolate, thank you"

I didn't say anything when I took the cup and drank it... through my helmet.

"How can you drink with your helmet on? I don't see any filters. "

"In all honesty, it's one of the Riders' greatest mysteries. "

Knowing that she won't have an answer, Hibiki went to blow on her cup to cool it down a little before taking a sip.

"Ah, ~~~! It's delicious. "

Suddenly, a pale orange glow surrounded Hibiki before her armor disappeared, surprising her as she dropped her glass and started tripping, but I caught her before she started falling.

"Be careful, you don't want to hurt yourself, do you? "

Hibiki moves away quickly and blushes for some reason, probably out of embarrassment.

"I... Thank you. "

"Let's not talk about it anymore. "

"Um... "

Hibiki started turning her fingers as if she was going to say something, but she could find the right words.

"Yeah? "

"Thank you... for saving me back then, and about the kiss it was-! "

"First of all, anytime Hamster. Secondly, we'll talk about it in a more private place, okay? "

"Okay. "

"Mom! "

Hibiki and I turned to the little girl who was finding her mother.

"You're fine! Thank God! Thank God! "

"It's to see this kind of scene that I love doing what I do," I say with a proud look on my face as the little girl turns around to say hello that I have returned to her with the mother who thanks me

The woman who had given Hibiki and I drinks asked the girl and mother to sign on a tablet. Anyway, they were asked to keep it a secret.

Hibiki clucked clumsily as I shook my head while having fun before taking another sip of my hot chocolate.

"Anyway, I think we should go... "

Before Hibiki could finish her sentence, government agents appeared around us.

"I knew we wouldn't get away with it so easily. "

"We can't let you go, especially the two of you, Zi-O. You must accompany us to the headquarters of the 2nd Division of the Mobile Disaster Assistance Corps. "

"You've become much more sarcastic since the last time we met five years ago and if it wasn't for worrying about my friend here I'd already have left like last time"

A brown-haired agent came forward with handcuffs that looked pretty strong.

"Sorry, but that's just standard procedure. "

"That's why I hate the bureaucrat."

Just as he was about to handcuff Hibiki, I grabbed his arm to stop him.

"Agent Ogawa, the use of handcuffs is only useful if the suspect is dangerous, do you think this young girl will be ready to accompany you if she is treated like a prisoner?

"Zi-O"

"How can you...? "

"I have my way"

"I'm sorry, but we can't-"

However, I interrupted him, finishing my hot chocolate.

"So let doing so, I come freely with you, but Hibiki stays with me and I have to go to the 2nd division to see my two protect that I entrusted you too".

"Well... "

"Ogawa, it's all right. If they have agreed to come with us peacefully, it is okay to skip minor procedures. "

"All right, please come with us. "

Hibiki and I didn't say anything when Tsubasa and the agents got into the cars and left with me and Hibiki shortly afterward on my Kabuto Extender, which now had the words "Zi-O" in Magenta on both sides. Was it because I turned near her?

After driving for a while, we both quickly found ourselves at the Lydian Private Music Academy.

"Why are we at the academy? "

"Maybe they have a secret base underneath? "

After parking our vehicles, we walked through the corridors of the academy, arriving at the central wing where the teachers were housed. After walking a little further, we were taken to a secret elevator where handles appeared quickly, surprising Hibiki.

"It's dangerous in the elevator, so hang on to the handles."

I held the handle next to Tsubasa as Hibiki held one next to Ogawa. The elevator plunges at high speed, making Hibiki scream in terror. After she stopped screaming, Hibiki laughed nervously.

"Don't think you can laugh to get away with it. "

She still refuses to look at me for some reason. The boner of hate is strong with this one.

After going down a few levels lower, Hibiki and I looked at the strange tribal architecture that appeared outside the elevator.

"Smiles make no sense where we're going. "

"Somebody's cranky. "

And now she's looking at me again, Greeaaaaaat.

// A few moments later //

*BANG-BANG-BANG-BANG-BANG-BANG-BANG*

"Welcome to the headquarters of the 2nd Division of the Mobile Disaster Assistance Corps, which houses the guardians of humanity: Hibiki Tachibana and Kamen Rider Zi-O! "

As soon as we got out of the elevator, Genjuro welcomed us in a top hat, the food on the tables and the banners that fell as if it was a kind of surprise party. Next to him, Kanade, Chris who is facepalm.

"You're making us look so uncool right now..... "says Kanade

"After all these years I thought I had all seen it, but I was wrong," says Chris.

"So smiles don't make sense where we're going, you say? "I ask Tsubasa with a mocking look

Tsubasa also facepalm, Ogawa laughed nervously and Hibiki seemed surprised.

Ryoko then headed to Hibiki with a phone in hand and I did it in front of us.

"Put a smile on these faces. We need a picture to remember our meeting. "

Despite wearing a helmet, I shrugged my shoulders before raising a sign of peace when the woman took the picture.

"How do you know my name?"

"The 2nd Division is a secret war service. For professionals like us, examining you was not a problem. "

Ryoko then came with Hibiki's bag in her hands.

"Ah! What's it like to be professionals?! You just looked in my bag! "

After some bickering and a few parties, especially for the people here, Genjuro and Ryoko approached us.

"I believe the presentations are in order. I am Genjuro Kazanari, Tsubasa's uncle, and the one in charge here. "

"I am Ryoko Sakurai, the chief scientist here. It's a pleasure to meet you. "

"Nice to meet you too. "

"Nice to meet you, but I have to ask you why you brought us here?"

"I'll get to the point, in which case, I'll get to the point too. We want you two to work with us. "

"Working with you? I understand (Y/-I mean, Zi-O, but why me?"

"I think he means the strange armor that appeared on you. "

"Please tell me... what happened to me? "asks Hibiki

Genjuro and Ryoko looked at each other before Sakurai stepped forward.

"Before I answer your question, I need you to do two things for me. "

"And they are...? "

"First of all, don't tell anyone what happened today. "

"And the second one? "

Ryoko then brought Hibiki closer and gave her a very strange smile.

"I need Miss Hibiki to undress. "

... Embarrassing...

Before I could do anything, Ryoko took her away, rather dragged Hibiki for an exam, leaving me alone until I felt someone patting my shoulder. When I turned around, I found myself face-to-face with Kanade.

"It's been a while, do you need anything? "

"You wouldn't know where I could find Build?"

"Why?"

"I'd like to thank him for saving my life since you're Kamen Rider I think you could help me contact him"

"Of course you're grateful, you suicidal tomato. "

"What do you mean by that? "

I show her my Build Driver, which shocked her.

"You and Build are the same person"

"Surprise, isn't it, Tomato?"

"You're the second person to call me that, you're really brutal too. "

"I'm just telling the truth"

"But, thank you anyway"

"That's what a Kamen Rider does, even though I'm sorry I knocked you out and you lost your singing voice. "

"Oh, it's nothing, really, my singing voice is the last thing that worries me. I'm more worried about Tsubasa. She changed after the concert incident and my retirement from singing. "

"Yeah, I could somehow feel her hatred for me from all this way, so I need to know what I did to piss her off so much. "

"I don't know, it's one of the things that worries me about her. "

"Don't worry, I don't know what I did, but I'll make it up to her. You too. "

"Thank you very much. "

Genjuro then came to us with Tsubasa at his side.

"Zi-O, can I ask you something? "

"Of course. What do you need? "

"Can you tell us your true identity? We'd like to talk to you and Miss Tachibana again tomorrow, so we need to know who you are in order to contact you. "

That's when I noticed that all eyes were on me, waiting for what I would do. I lifted a finger.

"Under two conditions: First, you don't tell anyone else who I am. This applies to everyone in this room and secondly, Tsubasa and Kanade step back.

"I understand, but may I ask why?"

"Let's just say they'll probably mangle me when they see who I am. "

Nodding at my strange request, he waved to Tsubasa and Kanade to step back, then I reached to remove the Riderwatch, but stopped me halfway.

It's now or never.

Then I put my hands on both my Riderwatch and remove them from the Driver before returning to my civilian form, which surprises everyone who looks at me with wide eyes. But my eyes were riveted on Tsubasa and Kanade, both of whom seemed to be about to strangle me.

"Yo, everyone"

"Tetsuya, you're Zi-O?" Everyone says at the same time