Hello Fanfiction readers! Ashbel Longhart here to finally bring you the third chapter of Faiz: Second Verse! So sorry I haven't updated in so long but when one has little access to a computer and with life being…life, I was busy. That's all I can say. But I'm here, with a chapter for all of you to enjoy, hopefully. Cue disclaimer!
(Disclaimer: I do not own Senki Zesshou Symphogear G or Kamen Rider Faiz. I also don't own any songs that appear in this story either. They all belong to their respective owners. All I own is this story and my OC's. Please Enjoy.)
Now then, last time Haru and the group faced off against Maria's group as well as the three new Riders: Neo-Alpha, Pyron, and Seeda. Orga also made an appearance but Maria's group still managed to escape. Now let's see how everyone's doing. Open your eyes for the next Faiz! Let's ride!
Kamen Rider Faiz: Song of Paradise
Second Verse
Song 3: The Price on One's Head
(Last Time)
"We are the paramilitary organization known as Finé! We will hereby announce our demands to all countries across the world."
"I'll show you that you are not worthy to wear the Gungnir Symphogear!"
"Yare, yare(Good grief), we can't have you ending your career as a singer just yet, Tsubasa."
"You're the mysterious armored man that suddenly appeared in this city two years ago."
"Me? Call me Kaixa, Kamen Rider Kaixa."
"Tsubasa, let your song ring out throughout this entire stadium!"
"Imyuteus Ame no Habakiri Tron…"
"Three Gear users?"
"I just wanna help everyone who's in trouble! So…!"
"That's why you're a hypocrite. You've never know true suffering! I don't want someone like you helping others!"
"Neo-Alpha!"
"You already know the name of my suit? I can see why Smart Brain sees you as a threat."
"He's…speaking English?"
"You're an Orphnoch from America?"
"Oh you got to be kidding me. Both Kamen Riders Pyron and Seeda!?"
"You! What are you doing here!?"
"Swan Song!"
"Combination Arts!"
"Cent Harmonics!"
"…Yes. We will have to fight those monsters."
"Hey, tell me. Am I…really a hypocrite?"
"I told you already, didn't I? I promised to protect you no matter what."
(Now)
In a dimly lit office, the sound of a battle could be heard. But there was not an actual fight going on. The sound of fighting came from a computer, replaying last night's incident, where Maria and her group plus the new Riders are fighting Haru's group. How in the world was this fight recorded when all of the broadcasting was disabled? Well, that was easy. It's because the fight was happening from the point of view of the new Riders, three different footages playing on the same computer screen.
And the one watching all three footages was none other than Smart Brain's own company president, Murakami Kyōji.
"Hmm…" Murakami hummed to himself as he watched all three footages. After a while, he takes his eyes off the footages and looks up to the three men before him.
To Murakami's right, a man of early 20's stood before him. He had dark brown hair that was combined nice and neatly as his hair went well with his light brown eyes. He wore a bottom up white shirt with the sleeves rolled up and a pair of black pants. Finishing the man's attire were black dress shows and a black scarf wrapped comfortably around his neck.
To Muramami's left stood an equally aged man as the first. His appearance was Asian, with black hair that reached the bottom of his neck and tired into a ponytail, and one would think he was Japanese if it wasn't for his attire. He wore a dark grey frog button shirt and pants of the same color. To complete the look, he wore a pair of slip on shoes and wore a necklace which was an old looking Chinese coin tied with black string.
Finally, at the center, was a man of obvious American decent. His hair was a short dirty blond and his eyes were an ocean blue color. His attire consisted of brown leather jacket over a white shirt and blue colored jeans paired with brown colored boots.
"So, how was our debut performance?" The center man spoke, speaking English.
Murakami sighs before responding back in perfect, fluent English. "In all honesty, you three could have done better."
"Our opponents were a lot stronger than we anticipated." The Chinese man said, speaking English as well though his Chinese accent was clear to hear. While he wouldn't admit it, the one known as Kaixa was quite the fighter.
"And it doesn't help that my and Xiao Li's Gears are just upgraded Riotrooper belts." The third and final man spoke, his French accent as clear as day.
The Frenchman then points to the center men and said, "Why in the world did you give a man such as him the Neo-Alpha Gear? He's so…uncouth."
"And what part of me says 'uncouth?'" The center man said, gesturing to his attire.
"Your behavior is what's uncouth."
"Enough." Murakami stopped the men before it got any further before turning back to the footage, focusing on Faiz and what he said.
-Neo-Alpha!-
- Oh you got to be kidding me. Both Kamen Riders Pyron and Seeda!?-
Murakami narrowed his eyes before turning back to three men. "He knew about the Gears."
"Yes." The one known as Xiao Li simply stated.
"What gives? I thought you said the production of these Gears, especially Neo-Alpha's, was secret." The American man said.
"It was." Murakami said as he tried to think of how the one known as Yamamoto Haru knew about the three Gears. The only possible reasons he could think of was that there was either a leak somewhere, or there was a 'dirty rat' in the company.
"He knows too much." Xiao Li stated.
"Indeed." Murakami said as he closed the footages so he could focus his entire attention of the men. "Mr. Xiao Li, Mr. Armel, and Mr. Jack. Despite how your debut went, your mission remains the same. Retrieve the Faiz gear. I do not care how you do it, just bring me results."
"The prize for this is still standing, right?" The one known as Jack asked and Murakami nodded. "Well then, we'll be off. C'mon boys, we've got some hunting to do!"
"Tch! Don't order us around!" The one known as Armel said as he and Xiao Li followed after Jack out the door.
Murakami sighs, leaning back in his chair while muttering, switching back to his native Japanese, "Those three are gonna be a handful. Now then…" Murakami sits straight back up and taps a button on the keyboard, bringing back the three footages. This time, all three showed the same image of Orga arriving and then fighting them. Murakami only had one thing to say to this.
"Who are you…?"
(Insert masterpiece by Mami Kawada)
(Intrumental) The song starts as blurry images play at high speed appear. While some images were hard to make out, the image of a fire and ruins, the Relics, the Drivers, the Wolf Orphnoch's hands covered in blood, and then the caged Nephilim could be made out before the title appears.
(To aru nichijou wa parallel world ikusen mono jikan ni) The scene shows Hibiki in class, staying after school, but to her surprise, she wasn't the only on there. The camera expands outward to show that with her in the class is Tsubasa sitting next to her right Chris sitting next to her left, and sitting in the back in the far corner is Haru looking out the window.
(Onaji mono nado nai masutaapiisu de orinasu jikuu e) We then see the hooded man leaning against a display window of a random store. He lifts his head up to reveal violet colored eyes before the scene chanes to the Crane Orphonch up on the roof a building, looking ready to jump and take flight before the scene changes again to Psyga in the air, flying around.
(Kakinagutte hakushi no shinario ni pensaki ga kooru) The scene then changes to the 2nd Division's new submarine base as everyone else worked on monitoring the data and info in front of them while Ogawa stands next to Genjuro who had the Delta Gear in a brief case in hand.
(Originality mezase! douse kono michi o yukun dakara) The scene then changes to the hidden base of the organization, Finé. Professor Nastassja, in her wheel chair is seen monitoring the Nephilim, Shirabe and Kirika are seen together as their Relic necklaces shine under the light. Maria is seen holding a damaged Relic piece in her hands as she thinks about her late sister a certain boy that held a special place in a heart. Finally, Dr. Ver is seen grinning madly wielding Soloman's Cane as a shadow of the Nephilim is seen behind him.
[Shinjite] (Kakenukete) [Tooku made] Haru as Faiz and the girls in the armor are seen with their weapons drawn. Across from them is Maria and the others, donned in their armor with their weapons out and ready as behind them were the shadows of three unknown Riders.
[Kanjiru] (Daichi o kette) [Daichi kette] Both groups stare off at one another before both groups move and attack.
(Nanika no tame ni kogare, ikiteru kanshoku wa kitto) Chris is seen facing off against Kirika who throws scythe blades at her while she counters with bullets from her gattling guns. Meanwhile, Hibiki is seen facing off against Shirabe who throws saw blade at her while she punches and kicks them away.
(Darenimo makenai chikara ni Naru) Tsubasa and Maria are seen clashing weapons until they are broken apart by the sudden appearance of Orga who pushes Tsubasa back before he turns to look at Maria before clashing weapons with her as the Crane Orphnoch and Psyga are seen facing off against Dr. Ver and the Nepilim.
(Shiawase tte tabun kono shunkan onore ga shiru) [When I believed it] Haru is seen facing the three unknown Riders by himself until Kanade and Genjuro as Kaixa and Delta appear to help him, each Rider taking on another Rider.
(Kono kandou o atarashii peeji ni kizamu) [I can go to the next stage] Explosions litter the entire area as Haru was pushed back only to bump into Orga and Pysga. The three Riders look at one another before they all jump up and kick forward towards their intended targets; Haru at the unknown Riders, Orga at the Nephilim, and Pysga at Maria and her girls.
[It's only my thing, 'highest masterpiece!' hoo] Everyone looked up at the three kicking Riders as their kicking feet glow brightly, blinding everyone until the camera moves to show off the moon surrounded by the ring of rubble of its broken piece before the song ends.
(With Haru)
A cry was heard under a bridge as Haru, as Faiz, ducked under a swinging spiked metal ball aimed for his face before moving back to avoid another swing from his enemy's flail. Said enemy was grey all over in different shades. Its armor resembled medieval knight armor while it's heard was that of a humanoid scorpion. This is the Scorpion Orphnoch.
"Stay still!" The Orphnoch demanded as he attacked Haru again.
"Now why would I do that?" Haru raised an eyebrow under his helmet before ducked under another swing before kicking the back of the Orphnoch, making it stumble forward which gave Haru time to remove the Mission memory of his Phone and inserted it into the Faiz Shot.
READY
With the digital camera-shaped knuckle-duster equipped, Haru opened up his Faiz Phone and pressed 'ENTER' before closing it and turned to his opponent who got back up.
EXCEED CHARGE
The Orphnoch gave out another battle cry before it charged towards Haru. Haru flicked his left wrist as the Orphnoch's flail swung towards his head. The spiked metal ball was about one inch away from Haru before it was destroyed by a single punch as said punch continued to fly and strike the Scorpion Orphnoch across the face. Faiz's logo was briefly seen before the Orphnoch was sent flying back.
Haru lowered his fist and removed the Faiz Shot from his fist as he approached the downed Orphnoch, blue flames sprouting from its wounds.
"Alright, you ain't got long to live so tell me now. When did Smart Brain start making new Gears?" Haru asked/demanded, kneeling down to the dying Orphnoch.
"Heh, wouldn't you like to know." The Orphnoch laughed as he slowly started to disintegrate into ashes. "I'd watch my back if I were you. Smart Brain is coming for that Gear of yours…and your head."
"You think I didn't know that already?" Haru said sarcastically before the Orphnoch finally died, leaving Haru alone. Sighing, he got back up and removed the Phone from the Driver, opened it up and pressed 'END', canceling his transformation.
"Well, that was another bust. But I should've known I wouldn't get much info this way." Haru said to himself as he walked back to his parked Auto Vajin. While doing so, he thought back to last night at what he told everyone after the incident with Maria and her group.
(Last Night)
There Haru sat with everyone at the new 2nd Division Base. Sitting to his left was Hibiki and to her left was Chris. To Haru's right was Tsubasa and to her right was Miku who had come to check up on Hibiki. Sitting across from them was Kanade, Genjuro, and Ogawa while Aoi and Sakuya were stationed at different computer terminals.
A few hours have passed since the fight with Maria's group and since the girls executed the S2CA Triburst. After Hibiki had finally calm down did the group head back to base to receive a check up. Once sure that everyone was fine did they all gather to hear Haru about what he knew about about the new Riders: Neo-Alpha, Pyron, and Seeda.
"So, what can you tell us?" Genjuro asked straight away. "I recall you saying that, including Orga and Psyga and not counting Riotroopers, that there were only five Rider Gears. Yet three new ones showed up tonight."
"Trust me, I'm as surprised as you." Haru said while letting out a sigh that was a mix of exhaustion and a bit of annoyance.
"So who are these new Riders?" Aoi asked as a up on a screen, a picture of the three Riders showed up.
"The red one is called Neo-Alpha, the blue one is called Pyron, and the green one is called Seeda." Haru said, pointing to each Rider in question.
"Starting with Seeda and Pyron, they're part of the Omicron series meaning their their Gear and suit was developed from the Riotrooper Rider Gears."
"Huh, now that I look at them closely, they do look like Riotroopers if you get rid of the extra stuff on their helmets." Kanade noted.
"You can say they're a 'New Standard Model.'" Haru said. "Beginning with Seeda, the suit was designed to be used by authorities such as the police, military, and rescue workers. I'm sure if Smart Brain succeeds in being the dominate race then this Gear would be distributed to the said authorities."
"What about Pyron?" Ogawa asked.
"Believe it or not, Pyron is a sport's model.'" Haru got looks of disbelief. "Yeah, I know. But the Gear is apparently intended for civilian recreational use, and optionally comes with a motorcycle called the Gyro Tourer as seen tonight."
"For a so called Sport's model it sure was packing some heat." Chris commented as she pointed to Pyron's Gyro Tourer which transformed into an Auto Vajin-like robot.
"My guess is that Smart Brain built the Pyron Gear to be more like Seeda in terms of fire power." Haru said before pointing to the screen, pointing to the high-tech sniper rifle Seeda was using and the grenade Neo-Alpha used when he showed up. "And it looks like the company's developing new gadgets for these guys in order to give them an edge over us."
"Well, what about Neo-Alpha?" Hibiki asked.
"I honestly don't know a lot about Neo-Alpha." Haru answered honestly.
"Huh? You know about Pyron and Seeda but you don't know anything about the guy that mainly attacked you?" Chris asked.
"I don't have a lot of info on him. All I know is that he's not a part of the Omicron series like Pyron and Seeda are. In fact his Gear is closer to ours in terms of power." Haru said. Seriously, there was nothing on the ICON: Tamotsu Shinohara Character Art Works artbook Haru read as a kid. That fact that he could still remember about Pyron and Seeda was a small miracle in itself.
"Sigh, not much we can work with." Genjuro said as he rubbed the back of his head. "And there's still the question about the users."
"From how they spoke, we can confirm that they're all from different countries." Tsubasa said when suddenly…
*BAM!*
Haru suddenly got up, went up to a wall, and banged his head against it.
"H-Haru-san!?" Tsubasa and the others jumped up in surprise.
"What are you doing?" Miku asked, both conerned and confused at Haru's action.
"Sorry, just reminding myself how much of an idiot I am." Haru said as he tempted to bang his head against the wall a second time.
"What do you mean?" Hibiki asked, tilting her head a little.
Haru sighs before turning to the group, mostly focusing on Hibiki.
"Guys, Smart Brain isn't just a secret organization of Orphnochs. It's a company."
"Pardon?" Miku said, not getting what Haru was trying to say.
"Let me rephrase that. Smart Brain isn't just a company, it's a WORLD WIDE company!" Haru said, shouting and emphasizing 'world wide.'
Everyone blinked at Haru a couple of times before they all realized what he was saying. In this world, Smart Brain is the number one company of not just Japan, but in all countries! It's the leading company of the world. But since Smart Brain is also a secret organization of Orphnochs, that means…
"Smart Brain has stations outside of Japan. Which means there are more Orphnochs out there in the world." Genjuro said, voicing out everyone's thoughts.
"Stupid!" Haru kicked the wall in frustration. "I can't believe I forgot something as important as that!"
"Don't beat yourself over it, Haru-kun. We should have realized this too." Miku said, hoping to calm down the Rider. It is common knowledge that Smart Brain is a major company. How she didn't realize this when she was told that the company was a secret organization of human turned monsters boggled her.
"Smart Brain has been strangely quiet these past few months and there haven't been many Orphnoch attacks as of late." Genjuro pointed out. "Have they been using that time to make calls with other stations outside the country and make those Gears?"
"Most likely." Sakuya said with a nod before typing away at his terminal. "I've been doing some digging and have found that the company's president has been making multiple calls to other Smart brain company's stationed outside of Japan."
"I have a bad feeling about that." Chris commented.
"You and me both." Haru agreed with the trigger happy girl.
"Anything on Orga's whereabouts?" Genjuro asked and Sakuya shook his head.
"Nothing. It's like his presence just vanished off the map."
"I expected it wasn't going to be that easy." Genjuro said. "From what we saw, it's safe to assume that Maria's group and Orga seem to know each other. If we can somehow find him then we might be able to get some answers about their objective."
"Didn't they just announce that they're trying to take control of the world?" Chris said.
"Yes, but I have my doubts about that." Genjuro said.
"Why do you say that?" Miku asked.
"I've seen my fair share of terrorists to know that they have this certain look to them. Maria and her group did not have those looks." Genjuro explained as best he could.
"So what should we do now?" Kanade asked.
"For now, you all should return to your normal lives. We'll try to see if we can find anything on our end." Genjuro said.
"In that case, I better get going." Haru said as he made his way to the exit.
"Where are you going?" Hibiki asked as the way Haru walked showed he was walking with purpose in mind.
"With tonight's incident I can expect Orphnoch activity to increase. I'm going to see if anyone of them I run into has some info I could use." Haru explained before taking his leave.
(Present)
'I've been patrolling and hunting down Orphnoch's all night but I still have nothing.' Haru thought before sighing again. He then puts on his helmet and revs the engine of his bike. 'Well, might as well get something to eat. It'll be bad for me if I keep going on like this…Hm?'
Haru snaps his head around but no one was around. Narrowing his eyes, Haru scans the area around him before he focuses forward ad drives off.
Unknown to Haru was that he was being watched. About two miles away from where Haru was is Armel looking through the scope of his sniper rifle.
"He's one the move." Armel spoke through an earpiece.
"Yeah, I see him from my end." Jack's voice came from the other end as the sound of him eating could be heard. The noise was disgusting to Armel's ear.
"Must you talk and eat at the same time?"
"Hey, a man's gotta eat when he's gotta eat. And it seems our little friend is one his way to lunch."
"What's the plan?" Xiao Li's voice them joined in.
"Let him have his lunch. It'll be the last meal he'll ever eat. Hope you boys brought your big guns because it's time to collect our bounty."
(Shopping Street)
"That'll be 1508 Yens miss." The store clerk said.
Handing the clerk the money, one Kohinata Miku exited the store with a bag full of supplies in hand.
"Okay, I think this is everything I need for the festival." Miku said to herself as she checked the contents of her bag, making sure she had everything she needed for the upcoming school festival.
So focused on her bag, Miku didn't see where she was going and bumped into someone in front of her. Miku cried out in surprise but managed to catch herself before she could fall and probably land in an embarrassing position. The same could not be said for the person she bumped into.
"Ah! My groceries!"
"Gomen'nasai(I'm so sorry)! I wasn't looking where I was going!" Miku quickly apologized to the blond haired girl she bumped into before kneeling down to pick up a fallen apple. "Here, let me help you."
"It's okay. And thanks." The girl Miku bumped into said as said girl was none other than Kirika. "I shouldn't have been standing around."
"It's fine. I was the one who bumped into you." Miku said before she placed the last item in the paper bag and handed it to Kirika. "Here you go."
"Thanks a lot. I don't know what I'd do if I lost all these." Kirika said as she made sure to have a good hold on her bag. And then…
*growl~!*
Kirika's face immediately went beat red when a growl escaped her stomach. Miku blinked as she glanced down at the girl's stomach before asking, "May I…get you something?"
"No! I'm fine, really! I can just eat when I get home." Kirika insisted, waving her hand before turning to take her leave. "Anyway, I gotta go. I'm looking for someone."
And just as she finishes what she said…
"Kiri-chan!" Said girl turned her head to see Shirabe running to her with another grocery bag in her arms.
"Shirabe!" Kirika quickly ran over to her. "I was looking all over for you! Do you know how worried I've been!?"
"Gomen'nasai(I'm sorry)." Shirabe apologized before holding up her bag. "But there was this item on sale."
"How much?"
"300 yen."
"Really? Nice!" Kirika help up thumb and smiled.
"They seem like good friends." Miku commented out loud, watching the two girls before she turned to take her leave. She needed to get the supplies back to school.
And that's when it happened.
(Insert Kamen Rider Faiz Ost - Yume no kakera)
Miku only got one foot forward when she came to a stop. The sound of guitar strings filled her ears. They melody that was being played was beautiful and calming. Miku didn't know why but she found herself just standing there, listening. She turned her heard to find the source and her search didn't take long.
There, sitting at the other side of the shopping street was the man she had met last night, Yugo was his name if she remembered correctly.
She watched as he strummed the strings of an acoustic guitar, moving his hands expertly as if he's been playing for years. He probably has been playing for years, if she had to guess.
Finally, what felt likes hours but was actually minutes, the man played the ending of whatever melody he was playing with great effort before coming to a stop.
(Song End)
For the entire time he was playing, Yugo has had his eyes closed. When he had finished playing, he opened his eyes and instantly saw Miku staring at him.
"Hm? Oh, hello there." Yugo greeted and waved at the girl, snapping her out of her stupor. "Did you like it? What you just heard, I mean."
"Y-Yes, it was very good." Miku said with a bit of a stutter as she wondered why she had just stood and stared at the man while he was playing. That's never happened to her before.
"Glad you liked it." Yugo said with a smile before realizing who he was talking to. "Hey, you were at the stadium last night. Umm…Miku-chan, right?"
"Hai(Yes)." Miku nodded as she walked over to him. "It's nice to see you again. Yugo-san, right?"
"That's right." Yugo said with a smile before asking, "What brings you to this shopping street?"
"I'm just here to buy some supplies for my academy's upcoming bunkasai(school/culture festival)." Miku said, holding up the bag of supplies in her hand.
"Oh, a culture festival you say? What academy do you go to?" Yugo asked out of complete curiosity.
"Why do you ask?"
"Just curious. If there's a culture festival then I might stop by and check it out. I might even bring Kyoko-chan and her brother though the latter I might have to drag."Miku raised an eyebrow at that last part and Yugo saw it. "My friends and I are kind of new to this city. Unlike Kyoko-chan, her brother kind of wants to stay indoors until we've settled in. Guy works himself to the bone so I might drag him along just to get him to relax."
"I see. Well, I guess there's no harm in telling you." Miku decided. "I go to Lydian Academy."
"Lydian? Wasn't that place attacked by Noise a few months ago?" Yugo asked as the situation at Lydian was all over the news.
"We all just recently moved into a new school building. It's really nice." Miku said before asking, "If you don't mind me asking, why are you here at this shopping street?"
"I'm selling food here."
"Food?"
"Yeah, see?" Yugo pointed to his right and Miku turned before jumping in surprise as right next to Yugo was a food cart.
'How did I miss that?' Miku thought before blinking. The reason?
"Uhhh..."
It's because Kirika and Shirabe were standing right in front of the food cart, looking down at a lid covered oven. Moving closer, Miku could smell a faint scent that smelled like dough being baked along with something smelling like pork.
"Hm?" Yugo blinked, seeing Kirika and Shirabe standing over his food cart before getting up.
Yugo silently makes his way inside the food cart and lowers his head until his face was directly in front of the girls, specifically Kirika. Said girl and her friend did not notice him for they was too entranced by the smell that was seeping through from a strange looking oven that was slightly covered. Seeing that the girls were not going to notice him anytime soon, Yugo spoke up.
"Would you two like something?"
"Wah!" Kirika jumped back in surprise while Shirabe simply snapped out of her stupor. Yugo smiled in amusement at them as Kirika quickly regained her bearings and said, "No thanks, we're good-"
*growl~!*
Kirika never got to finish for another small growl escaped her stomach.
'Goddammit!' Kirika thought, her face flushed red as Shirabe looked away to stifle a giggle while Yugo smiled in amusement at her.
"Sounds like someone is hungry."
"U-Urusai(Shut up)!" Kirika exclaimed. Why was her stomach doing this to her? She knew it was lunchtime now so why was her stomach growling like an animal? She wasn't that hungry!
"May I interest you in a Hújiāo bǐng?" Yugo offered as he went and grabbed the lid over the oven.
"A what?" Kirika said until Yugo lifted the lid up and suddenly, she, Miku, Shirabe, and the whole shopping street was assaulted by a delicious smell.
"A pepper bun." Yugo said as inside the oven were buns…stuck to the side of the oven inside!?
"They're sticking to the side?" Miku said in a bit of surprise. This is the first time she's seen something like this before.
"A tandoori oven?" Shirabe said, identifying the type of oven Yugo was using.
"Would you like one?" Yugo asked Miku as he used a blunt knife to scrape off three buns before catching them using a colander. He then wrapped each one and handed them to the girls. "Hai, dozo(Here you go)."
"Eh? Don't we have to pay?" Miku asked as she and the girls each took one.
"Like I said before, I'm new to this city. First one's on the house but if you want more, it'll cost you 200 yen."
"Eh!? That's cheap!" Kirika exclaimed in surprise at the super cheap price.
"Well these are Taiwanese street food." Yugo said. "Go ahead, try it. I made it myself."
Both girls looked down at their handed bun in uncertainty before Kirika was the first to take the plunge, taking a bite. The results…
"BrAH!" Kirika gasped out in surprise, stumbling back a bit as she exclaimed loudly, "O-Oishī(Delicious)! What is this!? The bun is like a pie crust, both soft and flaky!"
"It's so juicy." Shirabe added in a comment of her own as she tried her own bun and was soon biting into it more than once.
That got Miku curious. Taking a bite out of her own bun, she was surprised at the juiciness that awaited her as well as the taste.
'They're right! It's so juicy! And there's so much stuffing from just a bite!'
"I can see you three like it." Yugo said with a smile that was little smug.
"What did you put in these?" Miku asked as she looked inside. She could make out pork meat, sliced green onions, and black pepper.
"Those buns have ground pork rib meat filling seasoned with black pepper and green onions. I also added in some flavorful anise into the meat stuffing." Yugo explained.
"This is so good yet you're saying these cost only 200 yen?" Kirika asked and Yugo nodded.
"Kiri-chan." Shirabe spoke up. Without having to say more, Kirika already knew what Shirabe wanted.
"I know. We'll take three, no four in a bag please! I want to share this with my friends!" Kirika said, holding up the number of fingers to represent how much she and Shirabe wanted to but.
"Coming right up!" Yugo said as he went to take out more buns from the oven while Kirika took out the needed pay and Shirabe continued to enjoy her own bun.
"I would like one Hújiāo bǐng, please." Suddenly, a fourth voice cutted in. Looking up, Yugo was met with the appearance of Xiao Li. At the appearance of the man did Kirika and Shirabe suddenly tense up.
"Hmm, judging from your attire, you're Chinese?" Yugo asked.
"Yes. I'm here one some business and would like something from my homeland." Xiao Li said in perfect Japanese.
"In that case, here you go." Yugo wrapped up a bun in his hand before handing it to Xiao Li. "First one's on the house for new customers. If you like more it'll cost you 200 yen."
"This is enough, thank you." Xiao Li said before taking a bite. After a few seconds of chewing did he swallow and speak. "Hmm, very good. My compliments to the chef."
"Why thank you. Please come again if you're in the neighborhood." Yugo said as Xiao Li took his leave.
Kirika and Shirabe watched as the Chinese man walked away, keeping their eyes on him before a paper bag entered their vision.
"Here you go." Yugo said as he handed the girls their order. "That'll be 800 yen please."
Shirabe silently took the bag while Kirika handed Yugo the money. After that did they take their leave, following after Xiao Li.
"Please come again." Yugo called out to them while Miku watched the two run off.
'They seemed tense all of a sudden. I wonder why?' Miku thought before taking another bite out of her bun. '…Man, this is really good. I should get one for Hibiki.'
"Excuse me, can I have another one?"
"That'll be 200 yen, plea-"
*BOOM!*
Before Yugo could finish, off in the distance, an explosion just occurred, making people in the area scream in surprise.
"What was that!?" Miku turned around and saw in the distance a rising cloud of smoke.
"That can't be good." Yugo commented when suddenly, Miku took off into a run. "Hey! Where are you going!?"
Yugo called over to Miku but she still kept running while taking out her communicator, this one specially designed to contact base.
(With Haru)
"Well this is just dandy." Haru commented, skidding to a stop as people all around ran for their lives screaming bloody murder. "Just when I was looking for info on you guys, here you are."
"Yo, Faiz! So good to see you again!" Jack as Neo-Alpha said, up on a pile of rubble and staring down at Haru, his Alpha Swordgun in Gun mode in his hand.
'No sign of Seeda or Pyron around. Is he attacking alone?' Haru thought as he looked around the area before turning back to Neo-Alpha and responded in English, "Pretty ballsy of you to attack in broad daylight."
"We American Orphnochs tend to be a bit more flashy than Japanese Orphnoch as seen in last night's debut." Neo-Alpha said before pointing his gun at Haru. "Now to collect my bounty and then my reward."
'Bounty? Reward?' Haru thought, confused by Neo-Alpha's words before suddenly, something from the corner of his eye up glinted in the sunlight.
*BANG!*
Then, there was a bang, and following his instincts, Haru moved back just in time to avoid a bullet flying past his head before falling off his bike. He quickly got back up but had to move when Neo-Alpha started firing at him. Moving fast, Haru jumped and took cover behind an abandoned car before taking out the Faiz Phone from his coat, glad that he decided to keep the Faiz Gear on instead of keeping it in its case.
'But where did that earlier shot come from?' Haru thought as he searched around until he saw the glint from before up on top of a large building. 'Sniping me from above, huh? Guess I know where Seeda is now.'
*BANG-BANG!*
"Tch! I'm pinned down here." Haru commented as his enemies were not giving him a chance to transform. Then then spotted a nearby alleyway and thought, 'If I an get to that alleyway, I'll have enough cover to transform.'
With that plan in mind, Haru took off into a run, dodging Photon bullets as he ran neared the alleyway, opening the Faiz Phone long the way and typed into the Henshin code: 555.
STANDING BY
Closing the phone, Haru leaped into the alleyway just into time avoid more bullets. Out of danger for now, Haru got up and held up his phone.
"Hen-guh!?"
Haru never got to finish as he was suddenly kicked in the back, sending him out of the alleyway and dropping the Faiz Phone as it slid away from him. Getting up, Haru turned around to see the one who had kicked him was Pyron who jumped over him and picked up the Faiz Phone.
"Well, shit." Haru cursed as he got up on his knees as he found himself surrounded.
"Without the Faiz gear, you are nothing more than a weak human." Pyron said, speaking Japanese instead of Chinese as he drew his Axel Ray Gun in gun mode and aimed it at Haru. At the same time, Neo-Alpha walked up to his side and did the same with his Alpha Swordgun while Seeda had jumped over to a building close to the two and aimed his rifle at Haru.
"End of the line." Neo-Alpha said.
"First one to kill him gets the reward." Seeda spoke through a communicator in his helmet to the other two Riders.
"I'll take that bet. Now then, any last words, human?" Neo-Alpha said as the barrel of his weapon started to charge up.
Haru gritted his teeth and glared at the Riders around him when suddenly…
"Haru-kun!"
Haru's eyes widen in surprise before he snaps his head to the left and sees Hibiki's best friend, Miku with a plastic bag in one hand and her communicator in the other.
"Miku!? What're you doing here!? Run!" Haru shouted at her.
It didn't take long for Miku to see the situation Haru was in. Her second instinct told her to do what Haru said, but her first instinct told her to call for help so she raised up her communicator to her mouth. But she made the mistake of standing out in the open.
"Minna(Everyone), Haru-kun's in trou-Kya!" Miku never got to finish what she was saying as a Photon bullet from Seeda shot and destroyed her communicator in her hand as she fell down on her butt in surprise.
"Now, now, we can't have you do that, la fillette(little girl)." Seeda said, the barrel of his rifle smoking.
"Leave her alone!" Haru got up and went to punch Neo-Alpha but he was stopped by Pyron who caught his arm before kicking him in the stomach before letting him go to allow Neo-Alpha to pistol whip him across the face.
"Haru-kun!" Miku cried out in worry as she got up, but only got as far up to her knees as another bullet shot the spot in front of her.
"Ah, ah! I'd stay where you are if I were you." Seeda said before turning his rifle back to Haru who glared at the Riders while wiping some blood from his lip.
"Well, seems it's time to put an end to this." Neo-Alpha said as he and the other Riders aimed their guns at Haru. "Alright boys, at the count of 3, shoot and the one who hits first is the winner. Ready…?"
3…
'Shit! How do I get out of this one?' Haru thought as he tried to think of a way to get out of this situation.
2…
'Haru-kun!' Miku calmed her shaking nerves to try and find a way to help her friend. But all she had on her was the supplies she bought, her wallet, and her phone. Even if she made a call right now, it'd be too late by then.
1…
"No!" Miku's body moved on its own as she got up and ran.
*RATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATA!*
Miku never got far as bullets were flying…and raining down upon all three Riders?
"What the hell!?" Neo-Alpha cried out in surprise as he, Pyron, and Seeda were assaulted by a rain of…Photon bullets?
*SWOOOOOOOSH!*
"Hiyah!"
Suddenly, a zooming white figure appeared form the skies, flying down and knocking Seeda off of the building he was on before flying down to Pyron, kicking and knocking him back which made him throw the Faiz Phone up where it was caught by the flying figure who landed right next to Haru, allowing everyone to see who the figure was.
"You!?" Haru exclaimed in surprise.
"He's…!" Miku instantly recognized the newcomer. After all, he had saved her once before.
"Yes, me." The white, Psi Symbol themed Rider said as he tossed the Faiz Phone up before catching it and handing it to Haru. "I believe this belongs to you."
"Who the hell are you?" Neo-Alpha said, recovering from the rain of Photon bullets as the other two Riders got back up and glared at the unknown Rider.
"Me? I'm Psyga." Kamen Rider Psyga said in perfect English before he raised his left hand and pointed at them before bringing his arm back and making a line across his neck with his thumb. "And you guys…are gonna die."
"That's quite the claim." Pyron said as it is seen that he was the only Rider out of the three to be able to speak Japanese.
"But there are three of us and only two of you." Seeda said.
"I wouldn't be so sure about that." Psyga said as soon, the sound of a motorcycle was heard.
Turning their heads, everyone saw a motorcycle approaching. Neo-Alpha and his team then saw that it was heading straight for them and didn't seem to be stopping. Being the sensible beings they were they moved out of the way as the motorcycle sped past them and skidded to a stop in front of Psyga and Haru.
"About time you got here, aibou(partner)." Psyga said as the hooded man got off his bike, his belt already strapped around his waist.
"I got here as fast as I could." The hooded man said before walking up to Haru and offered a hand to him.
Haru took it, catching a small glimpse of what was under the man's hood and saw amethyst violet eyes, before he was pulled up to his feet.
"Why are you here?" Haru couldn't help but ask.
"To get some info." The man said as he turned to the three enemy Riders. "You three."
"Hm? Who, you talking to us?" Neo-Alpha pointed to himself in a joking manner.
Then the hooded man then surprisingly spoke English. "I won't ask twice. Where is Maria and her group hiding?"
"I'm surprised you know English. You Japanese men sure are smart." Neo-Alpha commented. "But sorry, can't tell you. My lips are sealed."
"Then maybe I should unseal them?" The man said before he took out his Orga Phone and quickly dialed the transformation code: 000.
STANDING BY
Seeing that things were escalating now, Haru joined in, retyping the transformation code before he and the man closed their Phones and shouted.
"Henshin!"
COMPLETE
In a flash of red and gold, both Faiz and Orga stood together as Psyga soon joined their side, the three Riders standing parallel against the other three enemy Riders.
"Miku, find some place to hide." Haru told the black haired girl and she simply nodded, running behind a car as she wanted to stay close enough to watch the upcoming action. At the same time, she brought to her phone to contact Hibiki.
"Well, this is one team-up I would have never imagine happening." Haru commented as Orga stood to this right while Pysga stood to his left.
"That makes three of us." Orga said as he brought his Orga Stlanzer out and swung it into Long Sword mode.
Psyga smirked under his helmet as he repeated the action he did before, pointing forward before bring his arm back to draw a line across his neck. And as he did this he said in English, "It's...Showtime!"
"You damn right it is!" Neo-Alpha said as he and his 'comrades' charged forward.
In response, Haru flicked his wrist and charged forward. Orga rolled his shoulders before following suit and Psyga was not far behind. Far from it.
Grabbing the handles of his jet pack, the SB-315F Flying Attacker, Psyga flew forward ahead of the other two and rammed into Seeda before said Rider had time to react. Seeing that his friend took the initiative, Orga charged towards Pyron who switched his Axel Ray Gun to Blade mode and entered a deadlock with the black and gold Rider. The deadlock didn't last long as Orga was like a bull, pushing Pyron back with incredible strength.
"And then there was two!" Haru said as he jumped and sent a flying kick towards Neo-Alpha who did the same to counter. Both attacks connected and both Riders was pushed back, flipping before landing on their feet. And when they did land, the alpha themed Rider aimed his Alpha Swordgun at Haru who pointed his Faiz Phone in Blaster mode at the enemy Rider, the two now entering a Mexican standoff.
Haru had no intention in staying in said standoff as he fired his gun. Three Photon bullets flew but Neo-Alpha moved out of the way before firing back. Haru jumped and rolled as the Photon bullets flew past him before he got back up and both he and Neo-Alpha took off into runs, firing at each other and dodging at the same time.
With Orga, gripping his sword with both hands, he swung down at Pyron but the blue Rider managed to dodge his swing and went to kick the omega-themed Rider in the face, but to Pyron's surprise, Orga had let one hand go from his sword and raised it to catch the kick before it could reach his face. Then, with incredible strength, Orga lifted up Pyron by the leg and slammed him down on the ground, making a small crater before he went and kicked the downed Rider. Pyron rolled on the ground, grunting in pain each time he completed a roll before he came to a stop and turned back to Orga who was approaching him. He quickly raised his Axel Ray Gun in gun mode and fired, but Orga blocked the shots with his sword before he grabbed his Orga Stlanzer.
Right before Pyron's eyes, Orga twisted the blade so that the flat end was facing front. He then pushed the pommel down so that it resembled the handle of a gun. When he did that did the top part of the blade close up on a barrel at the top as if to be more focused. Once all this was done did Orga aim his transformed weapon at Pyron and that's when the Pi themed Rider noticed the trigger on the handle before he quickly moved to avoid a Photon Blood Bullet.
With Psyga, he seemed to be having it the easiest out of the three. Seeda aimed his rifle at Psyga but the Psi themed Rider knocked it out of his hands. With his main weapon no longer in his hands, Seeda went and drew out his own Axel Ray Gun in blade mode and swung his weapon at Psyga only for the Rider to grab his arm, stopping the attack, before he threw a quick punch to the Theta themed Rider's gut, making said Rider stumble back holding his stomach as he dropped his weapon. But Pysga was not done yet as he ran up and delivered a roundhouse kick to the Riders head before he spun around and did again and again and again and again before the final kick sent the Rider spinning back and down to the ground.
Knowing his opponent couldn't speak Japanese, Psyga spoke in English and said, "You aren't very good at CQC, are you?"
"S-Shut up!"
"I rest my case." Psyga said before he ran up to the downed Rider and kicked him right in the face.
Back with Haru, the shoot off between him and Neo-Alpha had ended long ago and now the two Riders were exchanging fists. Haru had his arms arm for defense as Neo-Alpha was throwing out a barrage of punches from jabs to hooks and to uppercuts. And Haru just kept taking them, not letting his guard down.
"Come on, Faiz! You can't defend forever!" Neo-Alpha said as he scored a lean hit to Haru's gut.
Haru let out a small gasp at that hit but he still kept his guard up. As Neo-Alpha kept throwing punches at him, Haru scanned his eyes all over the Rider to spot any kind of opening before he spotted it. Stopping another punched aimed for his gut, Haru grabbed said arm before throwing his other arm out and backhanded the alpha theme Rider across the face before swinging his arm back and punching him clean in the face and then finishing it off with a kick to the chest that sent the enemy Rider back. Neo-Alpha stumbled back a bit before he regained his balance back and charged back at Haru, throwing a punch to the Phi themed Rider. Haru took the punch, enduring it before he retaliated with a punch to Neo-Alpha's face before sending a quick punch to his gut, making him bend over which gave Haru the chance to grab the Rider by his shoulders and deliver a knee strike to his chest before kicking him away.
"And you shouldn't just throw punches willy-nilly." Haru said in English before flicking his wrist.
"Hehe, damn. They said the Faiz Gear was the weakest out of the three that was stolen yet you're still keeping up." Neo-Alpha said as he got back, dusting his hands. "This just makes it all the more better when I collect your bounty."
Haru raised an eyebrow at that. "Bounty?"
"You don't know? Smart Brain's got a price on your head." Neo-Alpha said as he drew out his Alpha Swordgun and switched it to sword mode. "Not only that, but there's a sweet bonus that comes with your head."
"And that is…?"
"Whoever kills you first gets to fill in for Mr. J's seat. AKA, the first to kill you gets to join the Japanese Lucky Clover."
'So that's the reward he kept going on about earlier.' Haru thought when he noticed something in what Neo-Alpha said. "Japanese Lucky Clover?"
"What, you think there was only one Lucky Clover group?" Neo-Alpha laughs as he swings around his sword. "Dude, Smart Brain has stations all over the world, each with their own Lucky Clover group. Japan's happens to be the number one group and the power that comes with the position is too good to pass up! That's why the boys and I are competing for your head."
'So there are Orphnoch's powerful enough to form a Lucky Clover group all over the world. Sigh, well that's just great.' Haru mentally sighed, knowing that his battle against Smart Brain just got a lot harder.
"Anyway, enough chit chat. Do me a solid and drop dead!" Neo-Alpha said before he charged sword swinging.
"Not a chance!" Haru responded back by meeting his challenge and charging in too.
*BANG!*
"Guh!" Pyron grunted as a Photon bullet struck him and he crashed against a car before he was grabbed by collar of his suit and picked up to his feet by Orga who brought him up to his face.
"I won't ask twice. Where is Maria and her group hiding?"
"And why would you want to know that?" Pyron said, gripping the arm that was holding him up.
"That's something you don't need to know." Orga said.
"Well in that case, I'm under no obligation to tell you." Pyron said before he brought his legs up and kicked Orga in the chest, making the Rider let go and drop him before Pyron landed on his hands and then pushed himself up and into a flip in order to dodge incoming Photon bullets being fired by Orga.
A punch only to be pushed away. A kick only to be blocked. A stab only for the target to dodge and then hit him in the back, making him stumble forward. No matter what Seeda did, he could not land a hit on Psyga. Seeda felt his blood boil. This Rider was humiliating him! Making him look like a fool.
"Stay! Still!"
"Now why would I do that?" Psyga said before he dodged a swing and then threw a quick kick to the chest, sending Seeda back a bit.
Seeda growled before he switched his weapon to gun mode and aimed it at the white Rider. But he never got to pull the trigger as it was kicked out of his hands before he was sent flying back by a well-placed kick to his chest. Seeda would have landed on the ground if he hadn't crashed into his other 'competitors.'
"Whoa! Didn't see you guys there!" Neo-Alpha said.
"Now's not the time for casual talk." Pyron said as the three Riders were soon surrounded by Haru, Orga, and Psyga.
"End of the line." Haru said as he removed the Mission Memory and inserted it into the Faiz Pointer, attaching the gadget to the Metal Brae around his right leg.
READY
Orga followed Haru's example and inserted his own Mission Memory into his Orga Stlanzer.
READY
"I'll ask one more time." Orga began as he aimed his rifle at the Riders. "Where is Maria and her group located?"
"Uh, translation?" Neo-Alpha turned to Pyron.
"He's asking where Maria's group is located." Pyron translated in English.
"Thanks." Neo-Alpha said before answered Orga. "Sorry boy, can't answer that."
"Then you three can go die." Orga said before opening his Orga Phone and pressing 'ENTER' as Haru and Psyga did the same.
EXCEED CHARGE (x3)
Closing up each of their Phones, light traveled through their respective Photon Veins. For Haru, it reached to his Faiz Pointer. For Orga, it reached to his Orga Stalnzer. And for Psyga, it reached to his Flying Attacker and into one of the barrels. Both the white and black Riders shot out a Photon Blood Bullet that formed into a cone while Haru simply kicked out and shot out Photon Blood that formed into a cone like the others.
"Well this isn't good." Seeda commented before turning to Neo-Alpha. "Any ideas oh 'great leader?'"
"Yeah, I got nothing." Neo-Alpha admitted yet he took out a device that appeared to be a flash grenade. Behind his helmet, he was giving Seeda a look as a plan formed in his head. A plan that involved only two of them getting out of this. But before he could execute this plan was he and the other two saved at the last second.
As all three Riders jumped up and kicked into their respective cones did it happen.
*FLASH-SLASH!*
"Gah!" Haru and the other two Riders cried out in surprise when two green scythe blades stopped Orga and Psyga while a barrage of saw blades stopped Haru, interrupting the triple finishers and knocking the Riders back. Haru and the others landed roughly on the ground but quickly got back up to see who had stopped them.
"You two!" Haru said as up standing on a lamppost were Kirika and Shirabe, both nodded in their Symphogears.
"Those two!?" From Miku's hiding spot, the black haired girl gasped in surprise.
"Oh! If it isn't miss Kirika and Shirabe! Thanks for the save." Neo-Alpha said with a two finger salute. Said girls didn't respond back to the Rider, either because they didn't want to or because they couldn't. They knew some English but they weren't good enough to hold a conversation.
"Kirika…Shirabe…" Orga addressed the girls.
"Orga." Shirabe looked like she wanted to fight but she held herself back though her saw blades were ready to be launched at a moment's notice.
"I see you're still trying to chase after Maria, you perverted stalker." Kirika said, practically spitting out the last of her words.
"Perverted stalker?" Haru raised an eyebrow behind his helmet and turned to Orga and Psyga for an explanation.
"Well…" Psyga began. If one looked under his helmet, the Rider was smiling like an idiot.
"Don't. You. Dare." Orga slowly said without turning his eyes away from the girls.
"Shutting up." Psyga said, zipping the area where his mouth would be behind his helmet.
Deciding that whatever the girls were talking about was not important, for now, Haru stepped forth. "So, you two here to pick up where we left off last night?"
"As much as we want to, that'll have to wait." Kirika said before she pointed her scythe towards Neo-Alpha and the other two Riders. "We're just here to take these guys away before their mouths say anything that shouldn't be said."
"So they do know." Orga said before holding up his weapon. "All the more reason to capture them."
"Sorry, but we can't afford to be captured by you." Pyron said before yelling to Neo-Alpha. "Now!"
Nodding, Neo-Alpha pressed the button of the grenade in his hand and threw it up. And then came the bang.
*FLASH!*
"Shit! A flash grenade!?" Haru cursed as he covered his eyes.
"See ya later, Faiz! Next time won't be so easy!" Was all Haru heard followed by the sound of movement. Bearing through the pain in his eyes, he opened his eyelids to find him all alone with no one else but Orga and Psyga. Miku was alright too though was still recovering from the flash.
"Haru-kun! Haru-kun!" Miku cried out for the man in both help and worry.
"I'm here!" Haru said as he ran over to her and helped her up. "Easy, open your eyes slowly."
Miku did as told and opened her eyes slowly before finally opening them. She blinked a few times to get rid of some dark spots before her vision returned in full.
"What happened?" She asked.
"They used a flash grenade to escape." Haru explained before turning to Orga and Psyga. "You two okay?"
"Yeah, more or less." Psyga said, blinking under his helmet.
"They got away." Orga stated, looking at the lamppost Kirika and Shirabe had been standing on seconds ago.
"Hey, we'll get them next time." Psyga said, placing a hand on the omega-themed Rider's shoulder as Haru and Miku both walked over to them.
"Hey," Haru grabbed their attention. "Thanks for the help. I was in a real bind until you guys came in."
"Hey, don't mention it." Psyga waved his hand as if it were no big deal while Orga simply sheathed his Orga Stlanzer before rolling his shoulders and cracking his neck. "We kind of had business with those guys either way so saving you and fighting them was like taking down two birds with one stone. Though they got away so I guess we only got one bird."
"That's one way of putting it." Haru said as he took out his Phone and undid his transformation. He then looked down at the Psyga and Orga Gears on said Riders' waists and bluntly asked, "Where did you two get those?"
"What, these?"
"Smart Brain shouldn't have been able to make those Gears without the Delta Gear." Haru said.
"What do you mean?" Miku asked, confused at what Haru was talking about.
"I told you before how Psyga and Orga came from a world where Orphnoch's rule and humans are dying out, right?" Miku nodded. "And remember when I said when I was explaining Smart Brain that the Delta Gear was just a prototype?" Miku nodded again. "Well, in the world where Smart Brain rules, said company got their hands on the Delta Gear and created both the Psyga and Orga Gears from it. You can say they're the finished product of the Delta prototype. So it makes me wonder how there's a Psyga and an Orga when we still have the Delta Gear with us."
Haru sent a look at the white and black Riders for an answer. Surprisingly, it was Orga who spoke.
"They're mementos."
Haru raised an eyebrow at that. "Mementos?"
"From my father." Orga added.
"Your father?" Haru looked at the black and gold Rider in confusion.
"That's all you'll get out of me." Orga said as he turned and made his way back to his motorbike. Getting on, he revved the engines before turning back to Haru. "I'll only say this once: Maria and her group are my problem. I'll handle them myself. Should you and your group get in my way then you better prepare yourself to taste my blade. And trust me," Orga then tapped his Orga Stlanzer. "Our fight won't be anything like how it was with Inui Takumi and Yuji Kiba."
Haru narrowed his eyes at that threat before Orga revved his bike again before driving off.
"Sigh, I really need to do something about that attitude of his." Psyga commented, sighing before grabbing something and tossing it over to Haru. "Here."
Haru caught a cylinder-like object and looked at it in confusion. "What is this?"
"The price on your head." Psyga said as he grabbed the handles of his jetpack. "Well, gotta go. Till next time, Faiz." And then, with a 'hmph!' the white Rider took off into the sky.
Both Haru and Miku watched the Rider fly off before Miku turned to Haru and asked, "What did he mean by the price on your head?"
Haru looked down at the item in his hand before pressing a button on it. A holographic screen soon appeared that had Haru's face above a set of numbers…very large numbers…holy hell…
Up above, a helicopter containing Hibiki and the other girls started to descend towards them but Haru and Miku didn't pay any attention to it as their focus was all one what was on the screen before them.
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Name: Haru Yamamoto
Info: An unknown man who somehow got his hands on Smart Brain technology. He has knowledge of all Smart Brain tech and has killed many Orphnochs.
Mission: Retrieve the Faiz Gear in his possession.
Reward: $1,000,000,000
Extra Reward: To the one who brings him in first will become a part of Japan's Lucky Clover
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"…Is it wrong to think that I'm proud I'm worth this much?" Haru asked Miku who simply sighed, a part of her having expected Haru to say that.
And…finally done! Well that took a while. Anyway, so sorry it took so long to get this done. I was actually planning on doing another story instead but I just felt like doing this one so…yeah. Hope you all liked today's chapter. Personally, I think I could have done better, especially with Neo-Alpha and the others. There's not a lot to go with these guys as they were never in the TV so I'm kind of in the middle of brain storming ideas on how to improve them. Doesn't help that Pyron and Seeda are just improved versions of Riotroopers. Anyway, next time we will get more action on the Symphogear side. Here's hoping I have enough steam to produce a good enough chapter. Anyway, this has been Ashbel Longhart here, signing out. Till the next ride.
