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Lap 035: Sadistic Choice [加虐愛なせんたくし/Kagyakuaina Sentakushi]
(*Opening: "Be The One" by Pandora feat. Beverly from Kamen Rider Build*)
"It has been 10 years the Go-Ongers have fought the forces of evil that is the Barbaric Machine Clan Gaiark. However, peace is disturbed in the two Human Worlds – the Go-Ongers' and Kamen Rider Build's world. Standing in the way of these allies of justice is the evil organization known as Foundation X!"
[~Kono mama aruki-tsuzuketeru~] (Tonight again, I keep on walking)
[~Konya mo massugu hitori no ashiato tadotte~] (Down this same path when I come across a set of footprints)
[~Hateshinai dakedo kimi dake wa~] (Which never end. But you're the only one...)
[~Dokoka de matteru egao tayasazu ni~] (Waiting for me somewhere without ever losing your smile.)
[~There you will...~]
[~Be the One! (DA!) Be the One! All right!~]
[~Ashita no chikyuu wo nagedasenai kara~] (I won't give up on the Earth's future.)
[~Be the Lights! (DA!) Be the Lights! All right!~]
[~Tsuyoku nareru yo ai wa makenai~] (I will become strong! Love doesn't lose!)
[~Nanika wo tasuke sukutte dakishime~] (Help something, save something, hold something)
[~Kokoro ni furete todoku yo tsutaware~] (Touch my heart and get through, shout it out)
[~Be the One! Be the Lights!~]
[~Messeeji okuru yo hibiku yo~] (Send the message, it resounds!)
Wasting no time to brag his new Evol Driver, Kai begins cutting the chase. "Go-Ongers, I think it is time for you to come out of that hole you're hiding. You are no longer the allies of justice the people see you now. You are all nothing more but sniveling cowards who chose to leave their home world behind when the Zontark branded you as terrorists!", he starts by mocking the Go-Ongers. "I have one of your friends, Rouyama Saki. She's my hostage at this moment. And, you may see her again if you and your Kamen Rider allies comply to my demands. I will set her free if you give me the other four Lost Bottles. However, should you refuse, I am holding the Braneworlds as my hostages as well, and I will make no hesitation in destroying them one by one, including the two Human Worlds, and everything you hold dear!"
Kai is giving both the Go-Ongers and Kamen Riders a sadistic choice - it's either give him the other four Lost Bottles in exchange for Saki; once he has all 10 Lost Bottles, Kai will most likely destroy all the Braneworlds using all of the bottle's essence. For the latter choice, Kai will most likely put Saki's life in jeopardy (or kill her her at worst). For Kai's viewpoint, either choices will most likely benefit him.
"What is it going to be, Go-Ongers?", Kai continues to pressure the Go-Ongers and Kamen Riders. "Are you all willing to give up everything you've protect to save your friend? Or, are you also willing to give up your friend to protect your world dear to you?", to the point he asks the Go-Ongers to either give up everything to protect for Saki's sake or give up in saving Saki to protect the Lost Bottles. "In order to achieve something, you should be willing to sacrifice someone or something important to you. If I were you, you should give up on Rouyama Saki if you want to protect the Braneworlds.", and then he finishes the call. "I'll be patiently waiting for your response. Have a nice day."
Kai managed to give the Riders and Go-Ongers one heck of a bad day. It seems Kai has gone of the deep end even further after using the Evol Driver. Whatever Kai is planning to do with the Lost Bottles will be disastrous results.
How will the Go-Ongers and Kamen Riders face this ultimatum?
The next day...
At the Executive Vice-President's office, Goro and the rest of the SOLGU began expressing their thoughts over how are they going to help the Go-Ongers save Saki. Kai is no slouch into making the Go-Ongers suffer by destroying everything they hold dear, starting by holding Saki as his captive, and uses her to draw the Go-Ongers out of hiding and asking for the Lost Bottles, and the same time holding all the Braneworlds as his hostage.
"I don't like the looks of this...", Goro said, the situation involving Saki is going to be grim and not so easy to get through.
"What's the matter, Goro-chan?", Nakajima is concerned with her former protegee reeling after everyone are shocked to hear from Kai that he has Saki, and plans to kill her if they refuse to give him the other four Lost Bottles. And worse, if Kai gets all 10 Lost Bottles, he'll most likely destroy all the Braneworlds and remake them into his liking.
When Goro brings up the whole thing to Nakajima, she's visibly shocked. The fact that he and the other Riders are facing a situation that involves a sadistic choice, there is a consequence that one might regret in the most unpleasant way possible. But, that did not affect him, because Sento will most likely outwit Kai. And, Goro himself is going to help him in doing so.
In addition, Goro is also worried what will become of him if the two Human Worlds are to be merged. He also theorized that if Sento succeeded in merging the two Earths, the counterparts of everyone Sento met will have peaceful and happier lives. However, there is a cost, especially in Sento's case, he will become an anomaly to the new world, and those people will no longer remember him and will have no place in that world. And lastly, the Go-Ongers won't remember any of the Kamen Riders fought by their side as well.
"I don't know what will Sento do next if the new world will be created. Once that happens, the people he encountered will be different persons.", Goro's thoughts are on Sento. "Everything he had been through will be nothing more but a memory."
Feeling worried of his former protege's concern for Sento, Nakajima asks Goro to follow his own destiny. It doesn't matter if he wants to end up like Sento. What's important that everything he learned from Nakajima serves that Goro will always remember her for molding him into the influential genius that he is now.
"I guess you should go with Sento and Banjou till the very end.", Nakajima said. "Once you made it into the new world, start making a name yourself there."
"You can't be serious?!", Goro is still against with this idea.
"Goro, Nakajima-sensei is right. We're going with Sento in creating the new world, we're going to fight by his side until the bitter end.", Anzu decides to join with her brother and Sento. "We're all in this together, we're going to save the Go-Ongers' teammate, and help Sento create the new world."
"Me too, aniki.", Reiji joined in as well.
"What else do we anything left to lose? In fact, as long as we stick together, we're not going to be apart.", Aizawa added.
"Goro...I have nothing else to say about it, but I will stay right by your side to the bitter end.", Taki decides to join as well, seeing how important for him not to handle things alone. What makes it heartwarming is that Taki does care for Goro and is willing to accept for who he is, no matter how arrogant and prideful he is.
"As long as what sensei said, I'm coming with her!", Natsu finished.
Goro is at loss for words and even expressed how thankful he had allies who trusted him, "You guys... I don't know what to say this... If we all help Sento in creating the new world, we are all going to end up strangers in that world. But, as long as we stick together, we will survive. We cannot afford ourselves to hesitate, necessary sacrifices are the only key to give us peace to all worlds. We can't let all of humanity pay the price of our mistakes. It's truly been an honor fighting side-by-side with you guys."
"Group hug!", Anzu yells as she brings everyone together in a group hug. Showing that not only they themselves have faith in Sento's determination, both of them have their own stories to tell. And Team Izumi will go far as to helping Sento and the Go-Ongers bring balance to the Human World.
After that, Nakajima gives Taki what appears to be a Ridewatch, this time it bears the likeness of Kamen Rider G7 Type-S.
"Another one?", Taki then twisted the watch's timer ring, and activated it's switch...
*(Digital beeping) G7 Type-S!*
...much like how Taki first stumbled into the Huntress Ridewatch, she begins to have visions of foreseen events. Among those of the merging of the two Human Worlds for the second time, next is a giant robot bearing the likeness of a Kamen Rider, and lastly, a dark-colored Kamen Rider with magenta accents, and having a katakana writing on its visor.
"You're having one of those "future sights" again the moment you touched that thing, Taki.", said Goro. "What is it telling you this time?"
"The same foreseen visions I have after I touched the Huntress Ridewatch.", Taki answered. "But, this time, I had a vision encountering another Kamen Rider, with a katakana writing on his visor."
Taki recalled that she had a foreseen vision of an encounter with a Rider with a butterfly-shaped visor, with a hiragana writing on the visor. While after touching the G7 Type-S watch causes her to have a vision of another Rider, this time colored black with white and magenta accents.
"Having these visions from the future is kinda weird, even by standards...", Anzu was quick to make a quip in response to Taki's visions of foreseen events.
Meanwhile, at nascita.
While Sento is creating a new power-up item, this new power-up item uses the template of the Magma Knuckle. The only main difference is that it's associated to the element of Ice, and using the essence of the 2 of 3 of the Three Crows' lost bottles, the end result was the North Blizzard bottle. And the knuckle is known as the Blizzard Knuckle.
As Sento is in the process of completing the power-up item, he had a internal conversation with Katsuragi.
Katsuragi was concerned with the situation involving Rouyama Saki, who is being held captive by Foundation X, and in order to save her, the other four Lost Bottles must be surrendered to its member, Kai; who at the same time is planning to use all of its elements to destroy all the Braneworlds to remake it in his own image.
"I don't like the looks of this... What are you planning to do about the Lost Bottles? If Foundation X manages to collect all of them, it's only a matter of time before they will bring all the Braneworlds to their knees.", said Katsuragi, facing himself away from Sento.
Sento does not flinch, and he's willing to take the risk as he reassured to Katsuragi, "There is always a way. Just like I have managed to outwit Evolto and Kaguya, and like what Izumi-san usually does."
While Sento knows what he's doing about finding a way to save Saki without risking the Lost Bottles from falling to Amataro's hands, there is something that bothers Katsuragi. This time, it involves after the new world is created, Katsuragi also theorized that should the fusion succeeded, and if Sento survives; the people he has met will no longer remember him. That even includes not just Banjou, and the rest of Team Build the same thing with the Izumi siblings and their associates. And what makes it a downer is that the Go-Ongers will no longer remember the Kamen Riders who fought by their side.
Before that, Sento reveals to Takumi that Goro and his friends have made their decision. They will join with him until the bitter end, even if they themselves end up like Sento, who might no longer be remember the people they have come across. Goro is willing to start over in the new world with his companions, the people on his side are close to him because he made a good example of what it means to value family and friendship.
Two days later...
Goro officially declares the closure of ZETA Technology Industries, and thanking his employees who worked in the company for so many years. Goro shares to his workers that he did made his father proud in being the heir to the corporation, and said that he will start his own business venture.
"I guess, today will be the day ZETA Tech will finally be saying goodbye.", Goro's speech addresses his employees and board of directors. "I did played my part in my dad's legacy, and made him proud. And all of you helped me in making this company prosper and reached for the top, once again, I'm thankful for all of you. It is time for me to start my own ventures.", in the middle of his speech, that's where he becomes emotional, while holding back his tears. "I know this is goodbye. I am wishing everybody the best of their endeavors, never forget that your hardships in this company prove that you can reach for the impossible and make it possible. Have faith in your own capabilities as you have to your fellow friends. Don't be afraid to make a mistake, keep trying until you achieve your own form of perfection... It's been an honor working together with you all. Thank you."
Goro receives an epic round of applause from his employees, the board of directors, and his SOLGU teammates. A perfect way to bring a sendoff to his father's legacy is to address the people who worked with him with thanks and gratitude. In order for him and his party to fight with Sento against Foundation X and bring forth the creation of a new world.
That night, a farewell party is then thrown for everyone, another part of the sendoff to the company following the declaration of the closure. The employees of the company give their thanks to their CEO for his dedication and good luck for his own future endeavors.
The following day, it's revealed that Goro had his mansion and his company building equipped with a special shrinking technology that he invented before he was CEO of ZETA Tech.
That morning as the residents of the Izumi mansion vacate, followed by Aizawa and Reiji catching up with the Izumi siblings, the housekeeper Kasumi, Natsu and Taki. Goro takes out a special remote control that can be pointed into the satellite on the roof. Upon pressing the button of the remote, the mansion suddenly shrunk, taking form of a 3x3 sized cube, more particularly, a Rubik's cube. According to Goro, the mansion can be deployed again at an open ground by solving the puzzle of the cube, since the mansion's shrunken form took form of a puzzle cube. Everything inside the mansion, including Goro's gadgets and his other inventions are inside. The reason why he had to shrunk his personal properties to keep his stuff deep in his pockets in case he's and his party might end up in the new world with Sento and Banjou.
The same thing with ZETA Tech's company building. The building is then shrunk, taking form of a 3x3 Rubik's cube, and the buildings that Goro transformed into 3x3 Rubik's cube can be deployed by solving the puzzle. He both kept the cubes into the pocket of his pants.
The Izumi's housekeeper bid farewell to Anzu and Goro, since they will be going with Sento. Since Goro's theory about the moment they end up in the new world, the people they meet in the original world will be different than they were. Kasumi wishes Anzu and Goro the best of luck and look after each other.
Later at nascita...
Goro's party finally gathered with Team Build and the Go-Ongers.
"We're going to save your friend and defeat Foundation X.", Sento made his decision. "But, once we start going to the other world, there is no turning back.", the physicist began putting his plan in motion. "In the ruins of the Pandora Tower, there is a beacon placed at the center. Which will signal the white Pandora panel. If we placed the panel along with the Lost Bottles into the Isolation Barrier tower, we will use the Barrier tower to pull this world with the other.", then comes with the theory that both him and Goro thought, "However, once the merging is complete. Everyone that we, or rather I have meet will live in a different life with no memory of me."
The theory Sento (and Goro) elaborated shocked even the Go-Ongers. And, what's heartwrenching is that the Go-Ongers will no longer remember the Riders who they fought alongside with.
"And, as for the Go-Ongers... Based on Sento's theory, if the merging is complete. You guys might no longer remember us as well.", Goro added.
Despite this, the Go-Ongers will still do whatever they can to save Saki. And so, this serves as Team Build and SOLGU's final mission into the other Human World to save Saki and defeat Amataro Kai.
Ridewatch count:
- Ridewatch obtained: Kamen Rider G7 Type-S (AD 2017)
- Ridewatches in Taki's possession: 2 (Huntress Creator Gamer, G7 Type-S)
Ridewatch jingle (G7 Type-S):
- Activation: "(Digital beeping) G7 Type-S!"
- Activation #2: "Ookina odoki! Aneue Spider Jelly no Rider wa... (clock ticking noise) G7 Type-S da!" (lit., "A big surprise! The older sister Spider Jelly Rider, G7 Type-S!")
- Armor Time: "Armor Time! (Sclash Driver standby looping) Spider Jelly! G7 Type-S!"
- Visor Inscription (Zi-O): G7タイプS (G7 Type-S)
- Visor Inscription (Geiz): G7たいぷS (G7 Type-S)
Engine Soul count:
- Engine Soul in Kamen Rider Grease's possession: 1 (Bear-RV)
- Engine Soul in Kamen Rider Cross-Z's possession: 1 (Carrigator)
- Engine Soul in Go-On Red's possession: 5 (Speedor, Kishamoth, T-Line, K-Line, Machalcon)
- Engine Soul in Go-On Blue's possession: 1 (Buson)
- Engine Soul in Go-On Green's possession: 1 (Birca)
- Engine Soul in Go-On Black's possession: 1 (Gunpherd)
- Engine Soul in Go-On Gold's possession: 2 (Toripter, Jum-bowhale)
- Engine Soul in Go-On Silver's possession: 1 (Jetras)
Author's Note:
When Kai is giving the Go-Ongers a sadistic choice by surrendering the Lost Bottles to save Saki, in exchange for the destruction of the Braneworlds or Saki will be done for, he says "In order to achieve something, you should be willing to sacrifice someone or something important to you.", a reference to Basco ta Jolokia from Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, who lives by the motto, "In order to gain something, you must give something up."
The second Ridewatch Taki gains is the G7 Type-S Ridewatch. Meaning, Taki needs three Ridewatches to achieve her yet-to-be revealed form. It needs the watches of Huntress, G7 Type-S, and G7 Icarus XYZ, the latter third being the final Ridewatch needed for her to achieve her next form.
The G7 Type-S Ridewatch's second activation jingle is a different one compared to it's silhouetted appearance in #27. The official second activation for the G7 Type-S Ridewatch is "Okina Odoroki! Aneue Spider Jelly no Rider wa... G7 Type-S da!". "Ookina odoroki" means "big surprise", a reference to Anzu's catchphrase whenever she transforms into G7 Type-S, "You're in for a big surprise!" (Ōkina odoroki no tame ni iru!).
It seems Goro is revealed to have researched shrinking technology, as demonstrated when he shrunk his mansion and his company building to a compact size, similar to the ones seen in last month's movie, Ant-Man and The Wasp, best shown when Hank Pym shrunk down most of his personal property - namely his house and laboratory to the point he carries them with him. Unlike Dr. Pym's technology, the personal properties Goro shrunk took form into a 3x3 Rubik's cube form. Goro will deploy the buildings if he correctly solved the cubes' puzzles.
My overall thoughts to Build finale is all the more mindblowing, though Banjou did sacrificed himself to ensure Sento beats Evolto. Once Evolto is out of the way, as we get to see the merged timeline counterparts of the entire cast, including Master, Utsumi, Gentoku and his dad, Kazumin and his gang live a happier life in the merged world. And, the (real) Banjou survives the singularity, despite Sento having saw another Banjou with black hair along with his girlfriend Kasumi. It's been an epic ride with the series, starting from Metroid: KRG Vol. 3 to this story we see the Build cast. Now we can see the succeeding Rider, Zi-O. For now, as we bid farewell to Build, we welcome Zi-O. Once this story ends, we can fully say goodbye to the Build cast. Anzu, Goro, Reiji, Natsu and Taki will return for the story the follows after this, will be the Taki Gaiden. This story will end by the week after Go-Onger 10 Years Grand Prix's Blu-Ray/DVD release.
And spoilers (just take this with a grain of salt) for this story which serves as a foreshadowing, Anzu, Goro, Reiji, Taki, Natsu, Banjou and Sento will remember the events occurred in the story after the worlds are merged. If the worlds are to be merged, the Go-Ongers could no longer remember them. The four Pollution Ministers are now rebuilt, the Eleki Clan Zontark members Noizoon and Grayzky's deaths will be undone, and the Isolation Barrier tower will be intact and Saki returns working with Noizumi/Noizoon until 10 Years GP itself. Which means, 10 Years Grand Prix is still going to happen, the fact that this story is a prequel to 10 Years GP. For Anzu and Goro, they will likewise end up like Sento with the people they met no longer be able to remember him (with the possible exceptions of Banjou, Taki, Natsu, and Aizawa), and Goro is going to build a new company of his own. Natsu and Taki will continue staying on their side until Goro comes up with a time machine to bring them back to their timeline (the new rebooted timeline, which kickstarts Soulcalibur VI). Reiji stays as Goro's secretary and apprentice. While Aizawa is back to being a vigilante man; yet he will still accompany Goro and company, and Suzumura returns to his life as a defense attorney, but he will no longer remember his own best friend.