A few hours later

After leaving the shopping mall, the three of them came to a nearby park.

"I had fun today, Issei, Toma…"

"It was fun, Asia."

"Me too."

They both replied.

"I've never had this much fun before, thank you so much…"

"Huh, really?"

"Asia, you are a good girl… you don't have any friends?"

They were a little curious and asked. Then…

"Yes… I spent my childhood in a small church in European countryside… the abbot said that I was abandoned in front of the church… and when I was eight years old, I saved a dying puppy with this Sacred Gear… and then one day, I saved a wounded devil with this power… I was then branded a heretic and banished… so there is no one I can call a friend…"

"Asia…"

"…sorry for asking…"

"It's okay, Issei, Toma, and I'm not resentful, this is just another trial that God has given me, and when I overcome this trial, God will fulfill my wish. That's what I believe."

"Wish?"

"What's that…"

At their question, Asia looked up at the sky and continued.

"Friends… I want to make lots of friends. I want to buy flowers and books with my friends, for example…"

"I… no, we, we will be your friends."

"Yeah."

"Issei, Toma…?"

"I mean, we're already friends, right?"

"But…"

"Well, let's forget about being nun or devils right now, and just friends hanging out. I maybe didn't get to buy you flowers or books, but… I hope this is enough."

"Issei… Toma…"

Hearing their words, Asia muttered quietly.

But then a certain someone decided to ruin their moment.

"I've been looking for you, Asia."

"Lady Raynare!"

"You, the fallen angel from that time!?"

"Yuuma-chan!?"

The fallen angel in front of them was the one who had killed Issei, and they both glared at her with hostility.

"It's been a long time, Issei, I never thought you'd live to be an unsightly devil, but this time, I'll annihilate you!"

Then she conjured a light spear and threw it at Issei and Toma, which exploded as soon as it impacted, blowing them away.

"Ugh! Protect Issei and Asia! Go, Combatmen!"

"""EEEEEEEE!"""

As soon as Toma transformed into Garagaranda, he summoned 20 Combatmen and ordered them to attack Raynare. However…

"Hm… how about this!?" Raynare shouted, and flew high into the sky while attacking Shocker and Garagaranda single-handedly from the air.

"Ugh! Why, you!"

"Fufufu, what a pity… you can't even fly…" Raynare mocked, however, when she was about to attack Garagaranda…

"ORRYYYYYYAAAAA!"

"HYAAAAAAAAAAAHH!"

"W-what!? AAGH!"

As soon as Raynare was riddled by the gunfire from the ground and air, she was kicked and crashed to the ground.

"W-who's there!?" Raynare asked in confusion at the sudden appearance of the two mysterious people in front of her.

"I don't know what happened, but with a fallen angel in front of me, I can't just leave it alone!"

"I'm in a bad mood today, I'm taking it out on you!"

Meanwhile, Garagaranda was thinking of something else.

"That's… Snipe, and Ryugen!? So that means…" Garagaranda muttered when he saw Armored Rider Ryugen and Snipe Level 3 appear in front of Raynare.

Why did these two come?

A few minutes ago

"Aaaaaah! Dammit! I can't believe I lost!"

"You need to calm down."

"That's right, Nico-chan, people who know what is it like to lose will get stronger and want to win again, so you should try to win next time."

"But…"

Mai attempted to console her, but she still felt humiliated that her pride as a genius gamer had been injured. And then…

"This feeling…"

"Yeah, there's no doubt about it… a magical barrier…"

The two of them muttered as they sensed an unpleasant sensation coming from the park ahead.

"Mitchy, something's wrong? Don't tell me, it's devils or Bugsters…?"

"Mai-chan, you know about Bugsters and devils!?"

"Well, about that, Mitchy told me about Bugsters and you. The reason why Mitchy became a Rider was because I was once kidnapped by a devil, so I know about those beings."

"That's right. But Mai-san, you need to get out of here. Me and Nico-san will take care of this!"

"Yeah, Mai-chan, you need to find somewhere safe."

"But… you two are risking your lives… and yet, I…"

She was told to run away by Mitsuzane and Nico, but Mai didn't feel comfortable running away while they fighting and risking their lives.

"Then, Mai-san, I need your help."

Mitsuzane gave Mai a text message with a certain phone number.

"The phone number listed here is for a medical institution called CR, please call them and get help."

"…If that's the case, okay, be careful, Mitchy… and Nico-chan, too…"

"Yes."

"Of course!"

They put the belts on their waists.

BANG BANG SHOOTING! JET COMBAT!

"Tactics Level 3, henshin!"

Gashat! Gachan! Level Up! Ba-Ba-Bang! Bang-Ba-Bang! Yow! Bang Bang Shooting! A Gacha! Jet! Jet! In the sky! Jet! Jet! Jet Comba~t!

"Henshin!"

Budou!

Lock On! Hai! Budou Arms! Ryu! Hou! Ha-Ha-Ha!

"Yosh, let's go, Nico-san!"

"Roger! Mission start!"

The two transformed Snipe Level 3 and Ryugen immediately rushed to the scene.

Present

"Hmph, I didn't expect an ambush, but there's no way I can give up now!"

Raynare unleashed her light spears on Ryugen and Snipe. But the two of them dodged the attack, while on the other hand, Raynare was being attacked fiercely and doing her best to avoid it.

"Amazing…"

"Those two are too strong for reincarnators… could it be they are really…"

Issei and Toma were speechless as they watched Ryugen and Snipe fighting.

"Gah! Damned humans!"

"Shut up!"

"Don't ever underestimate human race!"

They both retorted at Raynare's cursing.

'Agh! Those two are too strong for humans! In that case…!'

"DIE!"

"Hah!? Asia!"

Raynare shot a light spear at Asia while Garagaranda told her to run.

"Uagh!"

"Issei… no…"

"Asia… you're safe… I'm glad…"

He pushed Asia away while covering her with his body, so a light spear pierced Issei's stomach as he fell.

"Fufufufu, my gambit works. Issei, I knew you'd do that, so I dared to attack Asia… Now that we've stopped anyone who gets in our way, let's go back, Asia."

"Issei… I—"

Muttering weakly, Asia tried to heal Issei's wounds with the Twilight Healing.

"Uuh… m-my head… it hurts…"

Asia's head started to hurt so badly that she collapsed, clutching her head.

"Hey, what happened!? Raynare! What did you do to Asia!?"

"How should I know!?"

Both Garagaranda and Raynare were confused as to what had happened, but Ryugen and Snipe have an idea what was going on.

"Uh, oh, that's…"

"Game disease…"

"My head… n-nooo... AAAAAAAAAH!"

As soon as Asia screamed, many particles went out of her body, forming a white and red-colored, magician-like monster.

"BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! You lowly peasants! Prostrate yourselves before my magic!"

It's Aranbura Bugster, the last boss of the Taddle Quest.

"W-what the hell is that!?"

"Is that… no way, a Bugster!?"

Raynare and Garagaranda exclaimed in shock.

"That's…!"

"What happened!? It didn't become a Bugster Union… all of a sudden…"

The other two were astonished by Aranbura, who suddenly appeared as a Bugster without becoming a Bugster Union.

"Don't tell me… the virus mutated…?"

"It seems so…"

"Kiri—Lazer-san and Brave-san!?"

"Yo, sorry we're late!"

After Mai's call, Lazer Level 3 (Kiriya) and Brave (Hiiro) appeared on the scene.

"Mutated…? What do you mean?"

"The reason why the flu spreads year after year, despite the antibodies created against it, is because the virus is constantly evolving to suit the environment…"

"In other words, once a Bugster is defeated, the next time it comes back it will be stronger…"

But in this case, it's a little different, because this is the first times that Aranbura has ever appeared. And yet, he was evolving, which made Lazer wonder.

"It's probably because of the nun."

"The nun?"

"Examiner, I believe that the nun is a Sacred Gear holder?"

"Yeah, I think she is, but…"

"A Sacred Gear holder is a person with powers that placed them above normal humans… it's just a hypothesis, but if a Sacred Gear holder is infected with the Bugster Virus, the virus may evolve at once…"

"Seriously…?"

"No way…"

"Dang…"

The four muttered as they heard Brave's hypothesis.

"Anyway, for now, we have to defeat him first! Let's go!"

"Righto, let's revving it up!"

"Mission continued!"

"Let's go!"

The four of them charged towards Aranbura.

But then…

"Hold right there!"

A man and a girl appeared, blocking the Riders' way. The girl wore a purple skirt and a light blue shirt with an asymmetrical coat that reached her knees, and a bizarre domino mask that was blue on the left and red on the right. And the other guy, no explanation needed.

"Graphite!"

"Long time no see, Kamen Riders!"

Yes, Graphite's human form, one of the Bugster commanders.

"Graphite… and the other one…"

"The other one…? Well, I don't feel like saying my name, but that's hardly a problem… call me Paradox for now, Brave." The girl who called herself Paradox said to Brave.

"Paradox? …Doesn't matter. What are you two doing here!?"

"Heh, I don't think it's important to ask now. We have a new comrade, and we're here to protect him from being wiped out by you!"

"I see… so you're saying you want to interfere with my operation… then, Graphite, I'll have you removed as well!"

"Agreed!"

"What are you talking about!? I'll take down Graphite myself!"

Brave, Lazer and Snipe said after hearing Graphite's words.

"Bring it on!" Graphite replied as he took out his Bugvisor.

"Wait, Graphite, let me do this."

"What?"

"I've got all this stuff and I haven't even used it once… pretty please…?" Paradox asked as she took out a large blue Gashat.

"What's that!?"

"I've never seen a Gashat like that before…"

"Seriously… Oi Prodigy! Snipe! And Ryugen! Watch out, that girl's dangerous!" Lazer warned.

"Fine, I'll leave it to you Sak—I mean, Paradox."

"Hooray…! Hehehe, now my heart is racing." She said gleefully, turning the dial on the large Gashat, the Gashat Gear Dual.

PERFECT PUZZLE!

…What's the next stage? …What's the next stage?

Along with the standby sound, a large startup screen appeared behind Paradox, and at the same time, energy items were scattered everywhere around the park.

"Heh, henshin." Paradox said, and pressed the activation switch.

DUAL UP! Get the glory in the chain! PERFECT PUZZLE!

Then a blue panel passed over Paradox, and her appearance changed to that of a Kamen Rider.

"Kamen Rider!?"

"That's right, Brave, I'm Kamen Rider Para-DX, Perfect Puzzle Gamer, Level 50."

"Fifty... you say…?"

"Seriously…?"

Brave and Snipe were shocked, and additionally Snipe felt a little desperate when they were told that she was a Level 50, a level that was more than a world away from where they were now.

"Well then, Kamen Riders, let's play!" Para-DX, who had just inserting the Gashat into the Gear Dual Holder, declared gleefully at the riders like a child starting a game for the first time.