Abandoned building
"Huh… I'm going to have to face those people…" Saki said with a disgusted expression.
"Saki, I know what you mean, I don't like them either." Graphite agreed.
The reason for their bad mood is because of Sora, Redyue, and Kazu, the three Bugster commanders who are coming back today. Honestly speaking, Saki can't recognize these three as friends at all, Sora is a murderer, Redyue is a scum who will kill even her family to achieve her goal, and Kazu, she doesn't know what he's thinking.
'Why did Genm even revive them as Bugsters…' Saki thought.
"Helloooo~!"
"Uwah! G-Gremlin… don't scare me like that!"
"Saki-chan, I've told you many times, you can call me Sora, not Gremlin."
"It's been a while, hasn't it, you two?"
"Hello there, everyone."
"Utopia, Redyue…" Graphite said, looking at Kazu and Redyue.
"Welcome back, you two… you didn't have to return, though…"
"Hehehe… honest, aren't we…?"
"I'm shocked to hear you say that…"
Redyue laughed while Kazu dropped the suitcase he was carrying.
"Well, well, from now on, we're all going to fight together as Bugsters, so let's get along, okay?"
"We don't mind… it's just…"
"Those two don't seem to think so…"
""Hmph!""
Saki and Graphite scoffed as Kazu and Redyue pointed out.
"Speaking of which… those two don't seem to be back…"
"That's right…" Redyue said.
"I didn't call them back this time, because they have their own roles to play."
And then Genm came into the room.
"Genm… well, yeah… if you ask me, those two have a lot to get done." Sora muttered.
"Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for a new game to begin, we've brought back the leaders and further strengthened the Bugsters, and we look forward to your future efforts." Genm told everyone.
"Hehehehe… seems interesting… it was a good decision to come back here after all…"
"Well… I'll only spare no effort to help you if you fulfill your promise…"
"I agree with you, Kazu-san."
The three of them said in response to Genm's words.
Saki, on the other hand, felt uneasy when she saw those three.
"They're my allies now… but I wonder how long this will last…" She wondered.
The three of them were certainly capable, but they were not trustworthy, and Saki wondered how long they would be able to work together.
Meanwhile
Zawame City, Yggdrasill Tower, CEO's office
In this room, Yggdrasill's CEO, Takatora, and a man wearing glasses were currently talking to each other.
"The reason I called you here today is that the Candroids you developed have been very useful, and I would like to appoint you to a new department that will focus on the development and production of combat support mechanisms, separate from the Rider Systems Development Department that Ryoma is in charge of."
"Thank you, President Takatora…"
"Hm, I'd like to thank you for your continued contribution to our company…
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…I'm counting on you, Dr. Kiyoto Maki."
Takatora said to the man who is petting a doll on his shoulder, Kiyoto Maki.
"I will do my best…"
Laboratory
As Maki sipped his coffee, he thought about everything that had happened.
"Fate is a strange thing… I was completed by OOO back then… but now I'm neither human or Greeed, I'm now a living being called Bugster… or more accurately, I've been created… well, it doesn't matter either way, no matter what kind of existence I become, I'm still here in this world and I'm still alive, so there's only one thing for me to do…" Maki said as he looked at the painting of the end of the world that he had duplicated in this world.
"Hello, excuse me, Maki-kun."
"Sengoku-kun, what can I do for you?" Maki said, not looking at Ryoma, but the doll in front of him, Kiyo-chan.
"I heard from Takatora that you're going to be the technical director of the Rider Support Robot Department, it's an important beginning, and as the head of the R&D, I came to congratulate you…"
"That's very kind of you… but I don't need your concern…"
"Oho… why is that?"
"Because the beginning has no value… the end is what truly important…"
"I see, you're as strange as ever… you… oh, your doll, you made new clothes… let me see."
Ryoma then tried to pick up Kiyo-chan.
"Please don't…"
"It's not like I'm going to hurt it."
"Stop, stop it!"
"Huh, okay, okay." Ryoma said as he turned around, and Maki sighed in relief.
However…
"Just kidding!" Ryoma exclaimed, and took Kiyo-chan when Maki let his guard down.
"Stop! STOOP! STOOOOPP! STOOOOOP! STOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPPP! AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!"
But as a result, Kiyo-chan flew away and fell into a nearby cup of coffee.
"Ahhhhh, can't be helped…"
Ryoma quietly walked out of the room while Maki was freaking out over his doll which was soaked in coffee.
Meanwhile
Seito University Hospital
Hiiro was eating cake in the cafeteria as usual after surgery. However, he was still thinking about the last fight.
"While indeed that the operation was a success, one wrong move and it would have been a failure, and that's because the enemy is getting stronger… I heard that the president it currently working on a new Gashat, and I need to get stronger too…"
The last battle in the church made Hiiro realize that he was still not strong enough. So he thought that he needed to become even stronger before he fought them again.
"Hiiro-sensei, a letter for you."
"A letter from who?"
A passing nurse handed him a letter, and Hiiro looked at the sender. And there it was.
"Koneko Toujou… so it's really that girl…" Hiiro muttered and opened the letter to take a look.
Hiiro-sensei, it's been a while. The reason I wrote this letter is because I want to talk to you, and I was wondering if we could meet at a coffee shop in Kuoh in your free time?
"I see… free time, huh…" Hiiro muttered and checked his schedule. "Four days from now is my day off and I'm free… okay, I'll take that day." He thought, and immediately started writing a reply to Koneko.