One day after Brave and Fourze fought together against the Bugsters.
Genm Corporation Headquarters
"So, while I'm gone, please take care of transporting the Proto Gashat and the example Gashat to CR, Lovelica."
"Yes, sir, I'll take care of it, while you're away, Mr. President, but the example Gashat and the Proto Gashat… are you sure you didn't take them all?"
Masamune is going on a business trip to America right now. Therefore, to ensure the safety of Proto Gashat and the 18 new Gashats needed for Masamune's plan, these two types are to be left at CR. However, Ren wondered if he should take all of them with him for safety, and asked Masamune about it.
"No problem, if I'll take everything with me, and if anything happens to me while I'm there, I'll lose the Proto Gashat and the example Gashat. This is enough for me to take a Gashat with me to spread the risk."
Masamune showed him eight of the Proto Taddle Quest, Proto Bang Bang Shooting, Proto Bakusou Bike, and other new Gashats.
"Now, take care of the rest, Lovelica…"
"Yes, sir, have a nice day." Ren said and saw Masamune off as he got into his car and headed for the airport.
However, some people were watching the scene from afar.
"Cronus is gone…"
"Are you sure you want to do this, Graphite?"
It was Graphite and Saki, the two leaders of the Bugsters.
"It's not only you, but also Genm, the other commanders, and the Kamen Riders have become stronger than before, so I myself must become even stronger… or else."
"I see… well, if you want to do it, Graphite, I'll help."
"Heh, sorry, Saki."
"Don't worry about it, Graphite." Saki said.
After five hours of waiting
"There they are…"
"Yeah…"
The two of them confirmed that a transport vehicle had emerged from the Genm Corporation's underground parking lot.
"Looks like we may have hit a jackpot…"
"What is it, Graphite?"
"Hmm, I can feel the presence of the Proto Gashat that created me, Proto Drago Knight Hunter Z, in that truck… let's do this, Saki."
"Hmf, okay. If it isn't there, we'd have to go directly to the company."
PERFECT PUZZLE!
…What's the next stage? …What's the next stage?
"Henshin."
Dual Up! Get the glory in the chain! Perfect Puzzle!
"Cultivate."
Infection! Let's game! Bad Game! Dead Game! What's your name!? The Bugster!
Both transformed into Kamen Rider Para-DX and Graphite Bugster.
"Yup, here we go." She stood in front of the transport vehicle and attacked it.
"E-enemy! Requesting backup—"
The truck driver tried to call for help over the radio, but before he could, Graphite yanked him out of the driver's seat.
"HAAH!"
"UWAAAAAAAHHH!"
The two of them went to the back of the truck, broke down the container door, and took out one of the cargo inside.
"There it is… the one!"
It was the Proto Drago Knight Hunter Z Gashat, from which Graphite was born.
"This will make me even stronger… and Saki, this time we will defeat the Kamen Riders together!"
DRAGO KNIGHT HUNTER! Z!
"Cultivate!"
With that, Graphite thrusts the Proto Gashat into his own body.
"Guh, GUHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
Then the green color of Graphite Bugster turned completely black and evolved into the Dark Graphite Bugster.
"What an amazing power… if this the case, even the Kamen Riders…" Saki muttered as she looked at the evolved Graphite.
Meanwhile
Seito University Hospital
"I'll be back, Souichi."
"See you later."
After visiting Souichi, Gentaro and Yuki left the hospital room.
"Delinquent, we meet again."
"Yo! You guys are here, huh."
"Oh! Hiiro-sensei and Kiriya-sensei!"
The two of them bumped into Hiiro and Kiriya in the hallway.
"By the looks of things, I'd say the visit is over."
"Yeah, I just saw him and he's all better."
"I see… he'll be in the hospital for another week… but…"
"What's wrong, Hiiro-sensei?"
"Bugsters, supernatural beings… devil disease, as well as this new force called Zodiarts… what the hell is going on in this world…?"
"Well, indeed… the Kamen Rider Club also never expected to fight enemies other than Zodiarts…" Yuki commented.
"Oh? I've never thought I'd run into you like this…"
There was a man in his early thirties right in front of them.
"Ooh! Principal!"
"Principal? What do you mean, Delinquent?"
"Ooh, Hiiro-sensei, this is the principal of Amanogawa High School…"
"Hello, my name is Kouhei Hayami, nice to meet you."
The man, Hayami, spoke and handed his business card to both Hiiro and Kiriya.
"I am Hiiro Kagami, a surgeon in Seito University Hospital. What can I do for you today?"
"Yes, I heard that one of our students was hospitalized, so I came to check on him."
"Ooh, the principal himself…"
"Each and every student is an irreplaceable part of our school…"
"I see… his room is Room 405."
"Thank you very much, Hiiro-sensei, dream upon the universe, wish upon a star…"
Hayami went to Room 405.
"Who's that man…?"
"As I said before, he's our principal, but he's not just any principal."
"He has a Ph.D. in astrophysics, and before he became the principal of Amanogawa, he was the head of JAXA, and he has still influence over there, NASA, and other space development organizations."
"That's amazing…" Hiiro said after hearing Yuki's explanation.
On the other hand…
"…That guy… we need to be more careful…" Kiriya muttered as he stared at Hayami's back.
"A call? Sorry, Prodigy, but can you see these two off to the entrance, please?"
"Fine."
"Thanks."
With that, he picked up the phone and walked away, answering the call.
"Hello? …Ooh, vice president… seriously…?"
Meanwhile
Zawame City, Yggdrasill Tower Laboratory
In a dimly lit room, Ryoma, the head of Yggdrasill Corporation's R&D, was staring at the video of yesterday's battle.
"Ryoma, are you there?"
"I'm here, Takatora, if you want to come in, come on in."
With a knock on the door, Ryoma heard Takatora's voice, so he let him in.
"Ryoma, the maintenance you requested on the Genesis Driver…"
"Ah, it's already done, and it's on this desk."
"Hm, you sure work fast."
Takatora picked up the Genesis Driver and Melon Energy Lockseed on the desk.
"Speaking of which, what exactly have you been looking at all this time?"
"Oh, it's a video of yesterday's battle… oh, yes, Takatora, you should watch it too if you want, because yesterday's battle was really interesting."
He then showed the video on his computer to Takatora.
"This is the video of the green Bugster we fought yesterday, I believe…"
"Yeah, yesterday and this video convinced me of something."
"Something?"
"Yes, this green Bugster… maybe involved in the Golden Fruit, our Yggdrasill's ultimate goal."
"What!? Is that true?" Ryoma asked in surprise.
"Yeah, it's a process based on the results of analyzing his attack… a piece of the plant it used to attack me happened to be stuck on my Genesis Driver, and when I examined it, I found the same genetic material as Helheim fruit."
"Is that so…"
"This is amazing… the Golden Fruit really does exist, and once again I'm convinced of that… I've been so excited since yesterday."
"I see…" Takatora muttered before his phone rang. "A call… from Kiriya-sensei… what is it? It's me… what? Okay, we'll discuss the details later."
"What is it, Takatora?"
"Ryoma, there's been an emergency at Genm Corporation and they want to discuss it today at 05:00."
"…It seems that something serious has happened…"