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Kamen Rider Kabuto: The Flower of Rin-ne
Chapter 10: The Arrival of Villagulio
(Many years ago)
A child Lan wearing a blue dress is seen hiding behind the garden of flowers of the royal palace of Le Garite.
The reason she was hiding is because she was playing hide and seek with someone. Lan peek over the flowers and saw her playmate.
It was a 13 year old Villagulio wearing royal clothes. While he was looking for Lan, he was wearing a blindfold to make things a little easier for her. While he was blind folded Villagiulio is walking slowly and waving his arms forward to be more careful of his surroundings, this causes Lan to laugh when she saw that as she covered her mouth, which Villagiulio heard as he turned to her by following her voice with a smile on his face.
"Milady Laffinty." Villagulio said.
Lan laughs as she stands up and spins around, before she waved at Villagulio.
"This way! Over here!" Lan called out.
"Please wait, Milady Laffinty." Villagulio told her before he slowly walks towards her.
Lan was about to run off and hide, but soon stops as she saw a garden of flowers nearby and looks at it.
"Oh, look at what we have here." Lan said as she bend her legs to look at the flowers more closely. "In the language of flowers, the lagrange stands for freedom, charm, and blunder."
"Did you know that?" Lan asked as she turned to Villagiulio.
But Villaguilio wasn't listening as he took off his blindfold to look at the sky. Lan blinks in confusion before she looks at the sky as well. They both saw several battle ships flying in the sky leaving the planet's atmosphere to head into space.
Lan then turns back to Villagulio.
"Lord Villagiulio?" Lan called out, getting his attention as he turns to her.
"Oh my apologies." Villagulio said. "I was just thinking of your older brother on that ship and…"
They both turned back to the ships in the sky, before Lan turns back to Villagulio.
"Does De Metrio send all young men my brother's age off to war as well?" Lan asked.
"No, your brother is an exception." Villagulio told her.
Lan looks back down at the flowers.
"I don't like war. I can't understand how one human can take the life of another. Life is a miracle in and of itself." Lan said before she saw a small glimmer of light in a drop of water on one of the flowers, which surprises Lan before she smiled.
"You are kind, milady Lanffinty." Villagulio said which causes her to turn at him, as he was looking at her with a smile on his face. "Your brother will soon become the next king of Le Garite. He may be forced to fight wars against his will. That is why...You must never change the way you are and be there for your brother at all times."
Lan smiles before she nodded.
"Of course. Same to you!" Lan promised him.
"Yes, of course." Villagulio promised her as well.
(Present day)
It was all a dream, as Lan suddenly woke up and sits up. She was left stunned as she had that dream of Villagiulio. Lan sighs as she looked down.
"Why now, of all times...would I dream about my enemy?" Lan thought out loud.
(Meanwhile)
The present day Villagulio is now on Earth, and is seen on the beach lying on the stone edge of it, while admiring the beauty of Earth's oceans.
"Such a beautiful ocean. But…" Villagulio said before he used his hand as a makeshift telescope to have a focused look at Pharos facility in the outskirts of it. "It would look so much better without that thing."
(Play Next Level by YU-KI)
(Instrumental) As the song begins the screen is covered by insect wings which soon falls apart revealing Kamen Rider Kabuto in Masked Form. The next shows Kabuto in Rider Form arrives being by Worms. He gets ready for battle as the next scene shows him riding on the Kabuto Extender.
(Kimi ga negau koto nara. Subete genjitsu ni naru darou. Erabareshi mono naraba.) Kabuto continues drive in a wide open area in which he is soon replaced by Souji, Hiyori, Madoka, Lan, and Muginami walking in different paths. The next is a meteor crashing into a city.
(Bousou wo hajimeteru.) The next scene shows how many Worms can disguise as normal people. The scene soon shows lights in the sky by a tower.
(Sekai wo moto ni modosu ni wa mahout. Jikan ga nai.) Scene shows Souji on his bike, getting off, and walking away. Meanwhile a ZECT van was going to a Worm attack scene.
(Moving Fast. Kokoro mo. Tokei hashirase.) Hiyori looks at her family photo. A child Madoka was looking at the ocean. Lan was working at Hiroshi's restaurant but was clumsy carrying the dishes. And a child Muginami was feeding a young weak Villagulio.
(Ashita no sono saki e) Souji was standing back-to-back with Kabuto Masked Form. Next, a child Souji and Hiyori was crying at their parent's funeral.
(Kimi no tonan tatakau tabi. Umarekawaru. Nani mieru. Speed koeteku motion.) Kabuto uses Cast Off and transform into his Rider Form. He shows off his Clock Up as he ran past the frozen explosions.
(Ittai jibun negai. Dare no tsuyosa. Shinjirareru.) Hiyori cried as green slime dropped from the ceiling.
(Kousoku no vision minogasu-na. Tsutie koreru nara.) Kabuto starts fighting in Clock Up before the screen is covered by insect wings and soon the logo.
The Tendou siblings had soon arrived at Hiroji's restaurant, shortly after that the siblings, with Hiroji and their friends were now seated at the same table to eat breakfast Muginami had cook for them.
"Oh wow~! You made this all by yourself, Muginami?" Madoka asked as she was looking at the food before she turns to Muginami.
"I felt bad for having Souji and your uncle cook for us every day. So I thought I should help out for a change." Muginami told her. "Now please help yourself."
"Thanks for this meal." They all said before they begin to eat except for Lan.
Madoka took a bite of her biscuit, she slowly chews on it to test the flavor.
"Wow! It's perfect! Perfect! Perfect!" Madoka said as she trace a few circles with her finger.
"Yeah, this is really delicious." Hiroji said as he enjoys the food himself.
"I say! You're one heck of a cook Muginami. You might become the perfect housewife." Hiyori stated.
"Thank you for that. Though I'm not sure about that last part." Muginami said with a smile, before she turns at Souji who was slowly enjoying the meal.
"Well Souji what do you think?" Muginami asked.
"It's pretty good. But I say my cooking is far more superior." Souji stated.
This surprised Muginami before she pouted at him. Madoka glares at Souji before she grabs on to his ear and pulls on it.
"Ow! Mado-chi not the ear! You know I hate that!" Souji told her.
"That's the idea! Now apologize to Muginami!" Madoka told him.
"For what? For telling the truth?" Souji said before Madoka twisted his ear causing the beetle Rider to wince in pain.
"But still I think we can add this to our menu. In fact, why don't we?" Hiroji asked.
"Really? Oh, I'd be overjoyed!" Muginami said with a bright smile before she notices that Lan isn't eating her food. "Please have some, Lan."
Lan quickly eyed on Muginami before she stood up.
"No thanks." Lan stated before the others look at her in confusion as Madoka let's go Souji's ear as he now rubs his hand on it. "There's something I have to think about."
Lan was about to leave until Muginami got her attention by saying…
"Guess my plan didn't work." This made Lan to stop in her tracks as she turns at Muginami who has a sad face.
"Huh?" Lan said.
"To be honest, this breakfast was intended specifically for you." Muginami told her.
"You're lying." Lan said with a narrow look on her face.
"It's true!" Muginami assured her as she turns at her.
"Really?" Madoka asked.
"Yes. We live under the same roof, but Lan still won't open up to me. I was hoping this would give us a chance to get to know each other better." Muginami told her and the others.
"So that's why you've been up since 3 AM." Hiroji said.
Lan then looks down.
"Sorry, I had a feeling it'd just end up annoying you, Lan." Muginami said which causes Lan to grumble as she closes her eyes. "You're a very honest person. Anybody would get upset if someone aggressively tried to become their friend. I guess I realized that, but…"
They soon heard and saw Lan sitting back down on her chair holding her fork and knife in hand.
"Fine, I'll eat it!" Lan said with a slightly annoyed tone in her voice, before she begins to cut up her food.
"Oh, you will! I'm so happy!" Muginami said in joy.
"That's nice to see, Lan. You shouldn't let good food go to waste, especially since it was made by a cute girl." Souji said.
"Onii-chan, you sound like an old man just now." Hiyori stated.
"What? Really?" Souji asked a little surprised before he and the others saw Lan putting a piece of the meal into her mouth which causes them to smile at her.
"Okay, I ate it." Lan said.
"Wasn't it good?" Madoka asked as she leans close to Lan.
"Yes, please tell us." Hiyori requested as she leans to Lan's other side.
"It was good…" Lan mutters quietly.
"Huh? I didn't hear that~!" Muginami said with her ear out while having a cheeky smile on her face.
"It was good!" Lan told her loudly.
This causes the others to chuckle which made Lan to blush in embarrassment before she continues eating.
Souji then eyed on Muginami while still being a little suspicious about on who's side she's really on. He doesn't want to think that Muginami is an enemy despite the things she did, but Souji can't help but wonder what she has planned.
(Later)
After school was over for the day, Hiyori decided to meet up with her brother to get some groceries for Hiroji's restaurant.
After getting what they needed for the restaurant, Hiyori had told her brother on how the Jersey Club now has its official club room.
"Really? So you girls manage to get a club room today?" Souji asked while being a little surprised by that.
"Yeah we did. It may be small and a little messy, but hey, like the old saying goes, home is where the heart is." Hiyori said.
"Well I'm happy to hear that." Souji said.
Something soon gotten Hiyori's attention as she stopped walking and turned to it. Souji notice that as he stops and turns at his sister.
"Hiyori, is something wrong?" Souji asked.
"Hey onii-chan, isn't that uncle Hiroshi?" Hiyori asked before she pointed her finger.
Souji blinked before he turns to where she was pointing, and his eyes slightly widened when he saw that it is indeed their uncle Hiroshi, in front of a small clothing store.
They saw he was glaring at Villagulio, as they playing tug of war over a piece of clothing. They look at what they were fighting over, and saw it was a black jacket with furry cuffs around the end of the sleeves and around the collar, and it has a symbol on the back of it, it was red lips with a sword in the middle.
This made both Tendou siblings to sweat drop as they were watching from the sidelines.
"Come on, let's just pretend we didn't see them." Souji said as he walks away.
"Agreed." Hiyori said as she follows her brother.
(Meanwhile)
Madoka is now walking to the supermarket to get her own supplies for her uncle's restaurant. Madoka then stops walking before she spotted a familiar white hair woman, and saw it was Mirai.
"Mirai-san?" Madoka said.
Being a little curious on where she's going, Madoka decided to follow her quietly and in hiding to make sure that Mirai won't notice her.
Madoka had followed Mirai as the latter soon arrived in the hospital as she walks inside.
"The hospital? Why would she come here?" Madoka said out loud.
Being a little worried for the dragonfly Rider, Madoka decided to follow as she enters the hospital as well, while making sure that Mirai won't notice her.
When she entered inside, Madoka soon saw Mirai entering the elevator. She runs in front of the elevator and looks at the number signs above it, and that Mirai had stopped on the third floor of the building.
"Third floor, alright." Madoka said before she took the stairs to head to that said floor.
Madoka soon arrived on the third floor, and then she looks around for Mirai as she walks through the hallway.
She soon stops when she spotted a name sign that has the last name 'Hoshino' on it.
"Hoshino?" Madoka said as she stops in front of the door beside the name sign.
The door suddenly opens and the one who opens it was none other than Mirai herself, and she was surprised that Madoka was behind the door and she was just as surprised as her when the door suddenly opens up.
"You…?" Mirai said in shock.
"Oh I'm sorry!" Madoka said as she waved her arms around. "I just happen to see you entering the hospital, so I've gotten worried that you might be sick or something."
Madoka then spotted a young girl sleeping on the hospital bed in the room. Mirai then moves in her front of her.
"Just what do you want?" Mirai asked with a warning tone.
"Oh nothing. Like I said before, I was just worried about you." Madoka told her.
Mirai looks at her eyes and was convinced that she was telling the truth, judging by the innocent and kind look in them. Mirai sighed.
"Alright, I'll take that as your answer. And no I'm alright, I was just visiting." Mirai said before she turns around and walks to the bed, and Madoka followed behind her.
Mirai took a seat on the chair beside the bed, and Madoka looks at the girl lying on it.
She saw that the girl was around 12 years old, with silver hair like Mirai's that reach to her shoulders and was wearing a patient's clothes.
Madoka then noticed the resemblance between both Mirai and the sleeping girl, and she soon realized who she was.
"Wait is that…?" Madoka asked and Mirai soon finished for her.
"Yeah, she's my little sister Himari." Mirai told her.
"Oh I see…" Madoka nodded in sympathy. "Haruka-san told us on what happened to your family, I'm really sorry to hear what has happened to them."
Mirai was slightly surprised to hear before she frowned and looked at the floor.
"Don't mention it. It happened a long time ago, and plus I still have my sister, so I'm grateful that she's still alive." Mirai told her.
"D-Do you still believe...that Souji-nii was the one who killed them?" Madoka asked, which surprised Mirai again before she sighs and turns at her.
"Why ask that?" Mirai asked.
"Oh nothing!" Madoka said as she waved her hands. "I mean, you have every right to have revenge for what happened to your parents. But believe me, I swear to you that Souji-nii could never do such a thing."
Mirai wasn't convinced by that before she turns at her comatose sister. Madoka sighs when she that look on her face as she rubs the side of her head.
"And I sort of get where you're coming from." Madoka stated which made Mirai blinked in confusion before she turns at her. "You see I lost my mom when I was young, so I understand how it feels. Same with Souji-nii and Hiyori as well, they both lost their parents as well."
Mirai was surprised by the fact that Souji and his sister lost their parents as well.
"After my mom died, I've fallen into a state of depression that I wasn't sure on what to do. But thankfully I wasn't alone, I had my uncle, Youko-nee, Souji-nii, Hiyori, and my friends. They all help me to become who I am today." Madoak told her. "So I'm not going to stop you for getting revenge for your parents, but I'm still going to defend Souji-nii."
Madoka then took her leave as she walks to her door, before Mirai called out to her.
"I'm still not going to give up on finding my parents' killer." Mirai said which made Madoka to stop walking and turned back at her. "So I'll keep on fighting the Worms if I can find anything about that guy, but I'm still going to keep an eye on Tendou, until I see otherwise."
Madoka blinks a few times before she smiles.
"Okay, that's fine by me." Madoka said before she leaves the room and closes the door behind her.
Mirai then look at her sister Himari, and soon gently rubs her hand on her forehead.
"Just what am I doing, Himari?" Mirai asked as she was starting to become unsure on what to do.
(Meanwhile)
Tetsu is seen on the beach training with his Yaiver as he swings it up and down while doing some side steps to train his footwork, before he did one horizontal swing which had enough force to blow some of the sand away.
Feeling satisfied today, Tetsu then holds his Yaiver in a reverse grip in one hand as he breathes in and out.
"Oh Tetsu-san!" Tetsu blinks before he saw the Tendou siblings looking at him above the stone path beside the beach, as Hiyori was waving at him.
"You two?" Tetsu blinked a little surprised to meet them here.
Tetsu and the Tendou siblings decided to talk to each other as they were now seated on the stairway that leads to the beach below it.
"So I guess you were training again?" Hiyori asked.
"Yeah, I like to keep my skills sharp and continue to improve myself." Tetsu said before he looks at his Yaiver. "Especially once I find him…!"
"You mean your sister's killer?" Souji asked, and Hiyori blinks to hear that.
"Yeah…" Tetsu nodded. "But don't worry...I won't be blinded by rage."
"I see. But what are you going to do after you find and kill this scorpion Worm?" Souji asked.
Tetsu blinks in shock when he said that but he didn't answer as he wasn't sure himself, which Souji can tell before he nodded in understanding.
"In short you have no answer. That's fine, I was just asking because I was curious." Souji said before he stands up. "Come on, we should get going."
"Alright." Hiyori said as she stands up as well before the two of them leave together.
"Wait, Souji," Tetsu calls out which gotten the Tendou siblings' attention as they turned to him. "I want to ask you something as well. What reason do you have on fighting the Worms?"
Souji blinks when he asked that.
"The reason why me and Hoshino continue to fight them is because of what happened to our families. But you and Maito fight them without having a personal grudge against them, I just want to know what your reason is." Tetsu stated.
Souji hummed in thought before he gave his answer.
"Well I'm not sure myself to be honest." Souji told him which surprised Tetsu. "I'm not sure Haruka would give me Kabuto Zecter and the Belt, but regardless, I'm still going to fight them if they still mean to cause harm. Besides, obaa-chan once said this...it's best not to ask pointless questions on why we do things, we must continue forward on our own path. And my path...is the path towards heaven."
After giving his answer, Souji and Hiyori continues to leave, leaving Tetsu behind in wondering.
"The path forward huh?" Tetsu said before he chuckles.
(Back with Madoka)
Madoka had soon arrived at the fish market to get some fish.
"Thank you!" The owner of the market told her, as Madoka walks outside.
"Oh hey there, Madoka!" Madoka blinks before she turns around and saw Maito wearing a black and yellow tracksuit running to her.
"Oh hey, Maito!" Madoka said before Maito stops in front of her. "What are you doing?"
"Oh nothing, I was just out and going on a run to build up my stamina." Maito said.
Shortly after meeting each other, they decided to head to Madoka's favorite vending machine by the beach to get some energy drinks for herself and Maito.
They soon got a bottle for both of them, and they soon drink their own bottles.
"Oh wow! That's some good stuff!" Maito said before he notices the bags of fish in Madoka's other hand. "Hey Madoka, what do you have there?"
"Oh this? It's just some fish to make an extra large Sangayaki Burger the way my uncle taught me." Madoka answered.
"Really? You can cook?" Maito said while sounding a little skeptical, which Madoka notice and soon become offended of.
"Come on! Don't say it like that! I may not be as good as my uncle or Souji-nii, but I know a thing or two about cooking!" Madoka exclaimed.
"Okay, okay, I'm sorry! I believe you!" Maito said as he waves his hands in defense.
Madoka huffed as she turns away from Maito before she a familiar figure seated on the stone stairs beside the beach, Maito blinks before he looked and saw it as well.
It was Hiroshi and Villagulio now wearing the jacket they were fighting over, seated on the stairs while drinking several cans of beer.
"Isn't that Hiroshi-san?" Maito asked while Madoka had a somewhat disappointed look on her face that he was drinking in the middle of the day.
Hiroshi gulps down his latest can of beer and soon stops when he drank the last of it, and he soon turns at Villagulio.
"Look I keep on telling you man, I still think that coat would look better on me." Hiroshi stated, which causes Villagulio to turned at him.
"Hey, how many times do we have to go through this?" Villagulio asked.
"Huh? Have we before?" Hiroshi asked as he wasn't sure himself due to being a little too drunk from drinking, but soon had a big grin on his face. "Alright, then the next coat on sale is-"
He soon stops before he and Villagulio heard a loud stomp behind them, they both look and saw it was Madoka looking at them with her arms crossed, and Maito was behind her as he nervously chuckles while rubbing the side of his head.
"What are you doing?" Madoka asked.
"Oh hey there, Madoka, Maito-kun! This is my niece. Isn't she cute?" Hiroshi asked with a cheeky grin. "This is Giovu...aw man, I bit my tongue again."
"Hiroshi…" Madoka said with a warning tone in her voice, and Hiroshi jumps and sits on his knees as he turned to his niece.
"H-Hai?!" Hiroshi asked while being a little scared now.
"How bold of you to be drinking out in broad daylight." Madoka stated.
"She does have a point there…" Maito chuckles as he scratches his cheek with his finger.
"Well actually, he and I had an argument earlier and...This is...uh...Yeah! It's a token of our reconciliation, that's it!" Hiroshi stated trying to defend himself.
"Yeah...I doubt that." Maito mutters quietly, and Madoka wasn't convinced by that as she averted her eyes to Villagulio.
"Want a drink too, Madoka-chan?" Villagulio asked as he offered a can to her.
"No thank you!" Madoka said as she closed her eyes.
"Not to mention she's still underage." Maito stated.
Hiroshi laughs in amusement but then stops as Madoka brought her bag of fish in front of his face.
"The only things left are soy sauce and sugar...Now go!" Madoka said with a warning glare.
Hiroshi immediately obeyed as he accepted the bag and soon leaves while waving them goodbye.
"See you." Hiroshi said as he leaves.
"Well anyway, I'm gonna go back to my run. See you." Maito said as he leaves by jogging.
Madoka sighs as she picks up the trash that both Hiroshi and Villagulio had made.
"Sorry about that." Villagulio told her.
"You are in my way!" Madoka warned the older man, and Villagulio soon stands up and jumps back to the street level, which surprised Madoka as she watches him.
"How about now?" Villagulio asked before he started to trip and fall backwards to the ground. "Huh? Wha-?!"
Villagulio fallen hard on the ground behind him, and he was groaning in pain.
"Are you alright?" Madoka asked before Villagulio opens his eyes and saw her standing above him and his eyes widen on what he saw on her. "What are you looking at?"
"Madoka-chan, anything besides white doesn't really suit-!" Villagulio started before Madoka stops by stomping her foot hard on his stomach, Villagulio groan in pain but soon shakes it off as he opens his eyes and looks at the blue sky. "I see...she really is cute."
After spotting some more trash in the beach sand, Madoka decided to clean them as she picks up one can and put it in the plastic bag in her hand. Madoka looks around for more until…
"This is my first time in this town." Villagulio said which gotten Madoka's attention as she turned to him as he was now back on his feet looking at the ocean. "I walked around everywhere. But I have to say the ocean view from here is the best."
"Thank you." Madoka told him before she goes back to cleaning the beach, and Villagulio turn towards her.
"Thank you?" Villagulio repeated a little surprised to hear that.
"By the way, what did you and my uncle argue about?" Madoka asked before she turns back at him.
Villagulio looks back at the ocean and said.
"Well, there was only one left." Villagulio then jumps down to the beach, he then spotted an empty can in front of him and soon walks to it and picks it up and looks at it. "There's no need to argue over something if it's just lying around, right?"
(Meanwhile)
After Madoka had left school, Lan decided to confront Muginami as they head to an empty area of their school with no students on site.
"Weren't we supposed to help out with student council?" Muginami asked.
"What is your purpose?" Lan asked.
"Purpose?" Muginami parroted, this causes Lan to turned at her so called fellow Jersey Club member.
"For what purpose are you trying to get close to us?" Lan demanded.
There was silence between both her and Muginami, before Muginami made a sly smile.
"I was wondering when you'd ask. Lan, all you've done was observe me from the shadows." Muginami stated.
"What do you mean?" Lan asked.
Muginami then brought out her goggles from the swimming competition and throws them at Lan who catches them in her hands.
"Yours is here, right?" Muginami asked as she pointed at her left chest side.
That surprised Lan before she puts on the goggles and saw they were a type of scanner, and Lan soon saw a Vox's symbol below Muginami's stomach and between her legs.
This surprised Lan as she took off the goggles.
"How can you have the Memoria?" Lan asked.
"What's so surprising about that?" Muginami asked. "I just stood naked in front of the Vox and then it poked me."
"What do you intend to do with the Vox?" Lan asked.
"I don't know. Ask Onii-chan." Muginami told her.
"Brother?" Lan repeated while not sure who she means.
"Onii-chan said he wanted it, so I obliged. That's all." Muginami told her.
"You don't know just how horrendous the Voxes are!" Lan said.
"Are you talking about the 'Legends of the Demons'?" Muginami asked.
"You know it?" Lan asked while being a little surprised.
"I don't know the details. I just heard that it's really, really scary." Muginami told her. "But it's just an old fairy tale, right?"
"By the way, have you told Madoka-chan about that?" Muginami asked.
"Leave her out of this." Lan requested.
"What?! You haven't told her, even though you told Souji about it? Is that really a good idea?" Muginami asked.
Lan was surprised to hear Souji's name.
"How did you…?" Lan mutters.
"Oh please, I'm aware that you've already told him about me. Plus even though he was good at hiding it, I can just tell that he has his suspicions about me." Muginami said.
"If that's true then why did you-?" Lan started before Muginami interrupted her.
"Oh! Oh! I have a suggestion!" Muginami declared with her hand up.
"What?" Lan asked.
"Onii-chan will be coming to this town soon." Muginami told her which surprised Lan while wondering who this brother of hers is. "Actually, he should be here any time now. Then this town will become a battlefield for sure."
"I won't let you have it your way!" Lan swore.
"Of course you won't." Muginami said which confused Lan. "Isn't that why there's going to be a war?"
Lan narrow her eyes at Muginami.
"Anyway, war between us is inevitable. So…" Muginami then made a cheery smile before she said. "Let's enjoy this while we can!"
"Huh?" Lan blinked when she said that.
"I meant our student life here and now!" Muginami told her.
(Later)
After having her conversation with Muginami, Lan had contacted Moid to confirmed what she told her.
"I just confirmed it. Like she said, Ignis has undergone Memoria." Moid told her.
This causes Lan to tighten her hand in worry.
"How could this happen?!" Lan said.
"And as for this 'Brother'..." Moid said.
"What did you learn?" Lan quickly asked.
"The same as Muginami. Not a single match in the database." He told her.
"It must be a codename, then." Lan theorized. "Finding out the identity of this 'Brother' is our top priority."
"I understand." Moid said before he ended the communication."
"Brother…" Lan mutters while still wondering who this 'Brother' is.
(Later, at night)
In Hiroshi's restaurant Souji, and Hiyori were cleaning the tables as Hiroshi's was cleaning the cups and plates.
They soon heard the door opening.
"I'm home!" Madoka said as she walks inside, before her relatives turned to her to greet her.
"Welcome back, Mado-chi. You're late." Souji said before he saw a man standing behind her, and he and Hiyori recognizes him as the man their uncle met in the clothing fighting over the same jacket he is now wearing.
"You have a customer." Madoka said as she pointed her hand at Villagulio, as he had a cheeky grin on his face.
"G-Giuvi…?" Hiroshi mutters as he was having trouble pronouncing his name.
"It's Villa. Villagulio." Villagulio told him and the others.
"Oh great just what we need...Another person with a complicated name…" Hiyori sighed quietly.
"What brings you here?" Hiroshi asked.
"As an apology for getting Madoka-chan upset, I helped her pick up the trash. Then she said she'd treat me to this dinner and along with her cousin's super good meals."
"I did not!" Madoka stated. "I just said we deserved a good meal after picking up all that trash!"
"If you say so…" Villagulio said before he looks at the others in the building before setting his eyes on Souji, who blinks when he was looking at him.
Villagulio walks to him.
"You're Madoka-chan's cousin right?" Villagulio asked.
"Yes that's right." Souji nodded. "It's Souji. Souji Tendou."
"Souji Tendou...huh…" Villagulio hummed before he reached out his hand for a shake. "It's nice to you meet you then."
Souji blinks a few times before he looks at his hand and then he shook it.
"Likewise, I guess…" Souji said.
Muginami then walks out of the kitchen to greet Madoka.
"Welcome back!" Muginami said before she saw Villagulio.
"Hey. How have you been?" Villagulio asked as he waved at her.
"Wait, Muginami do you know him?" Hiyori asked.
"Onii-chan…" Muginami mutters and Souji, Hiyori and Madoka heard it.
"Onii-chan?!" Souji, Hiyori, and Madoka said at the same time.
Muginami then made a big and bright smile before she runs to Villagulio.
"Onii-chan!" Muginami said as she hugs onto him. "You're late! I've been waiting for you this whole time! I knew you'd come here!"
"Muginami, is he your older brother?" Madoka asked.
"Yes. Even though we're not related, he's my brother!" Muginami told them.
'Hmm...I guess that explains why there's no resemblance of some kind.' Souji hummed in thought.
They soon heard something drop in front of the door, they all look and saw it was Lan with a stunned look on her face.
"Lan?" Madoka said.
"You're…'Onii-chan'?" Lan asked.
"Welcome back, Milady Laffinty." Villagulio greeted the princess, this surprised Souji and Hiyori.
"Wait, Lan, you know this guy too?" Hiyori asked.
Muginami and Villagulio were now seated outside on the tables that were outside, with Muginami hugging onto Villagulio's arm, while inside Lan was explaining to the others on who Villagulio really is.
"Enemy? That Shabada…!" Madoka said.
"No, Madoka. His name is Giuvi-!" Hiroshi said.
"No uncle, it's Vicner…" Hiyori started.
"It's Villagulio." Souji and Lan said at the same time.
"Then what about Muginami?" Madoka asked.
"She's also an enemy." Lan told her and the others.
"No way…that can't be…" Hiyori mutters.
"Yeah, she doesn't seem like one at all." Madoka said.
"I'm sorry, Mado-chi. But it looks like we have to come to terms with that fact." Souji stated, while deep down he was also saddened by that fact.
Madoka decided to confront Muginami and her surrogate brother, as she walks outside and to them, with her friends standing by the door just in case. Villagulio opens his eyes as he notices Madoka looking at them, and Madoka soon looks at Muginami.
"Is it true that you're our enemy?" Madoka asked.
"Huh? Did Lan-chan and Souji say so?" Muginami asked.
"Answer me." Madoka requested. "Those guys who attacked us last time...Are you affiliated with them?"
"No, they're-!" Villagulio started.
"You, be quiet." Madoka interrupted him, and Villagulio complied as he shrugged.
Muginami let's go of her brother's arm and faced Madoka.
"I'm not your enemy, Madoka-chan. Same goes with Souji and those Rider friends of his. I'm on my brother's side. That's all." Muginami told her.
"Which means you're the enemy." Lan stated as she and Souji walked to Madoka's sides.
"Maybe to you, Lan. But it doesn't involve Madoka-chan, and Souji, right?" Muginami asked. "After all, we're the ones at war."
"You say that," Souji said getting Muginami's attention. "But what about that time you stolen my Belt?"
"So you know about that." Muginami hummed.
"Of course I did. I'm not that gullible." Souji said.
"Well it's mostly because I thought, bringing that kind of tech to my brother would make him happy. But I sort of lost interest in that idea." Muginami stated.
"So that's the reason why you brought my Belt back to me? Because you lost interest?" Souji asked, and Muginami didn't answer as she closed her eyes but still maintained her smile, which disappointed Souji as he closes his eyes as well.
"How can you say it doesn't involve me?" Madoka asked.
"Madoka-chan?" Muginami said.
"Of course I'm involved!" Madoka declared loudly as she slams her hands on the table. "We live together! We go to school together. We're part of the same club. How can you say it doesn't involve me?!"
"Madoka…" Hiyori said in worry for her cousin.
"I can't just go around having fun when you and Lan are fighting right in front of me!" Madoka told her.
"Really?" Muginami said which causes Madoka to open her eyes. "It was pretty fun for me...Unlike Lan-chan over there."
"What?" Madoka said as she lifts her head up and Souji opens his eyes as well as he looks at Muginami.
"I mean, we all woke up in the morning and ate breakfast, and went to school and gossiped about things, then ate again. In the afternoon, as we listened to the teacher's lecture, we took a quick nap. Then we did Jersey Club activities until evening. Then we went home and helped at the restaurant. Then we took a leisurely bath and slept until the next morning. We did the same thing every day, but I never had such an easy life. I loved every minute of it!" Muginami said with a happy smile.
"Easy?" Madoka said.
"Uh-huh. Which is why I told Lan earlier...We're going to have to fight sooner or later, so we should enjoy this life while we can. But Lan-chan got upset and told me to quit fooling around." Muginami said with a smile.
"How could you, Muginami?" Madoka mutters.
"Madoka-chan?" Muginami said in confusion.
"It makes me sad to know that's the way you thought of us!" Madoka told her.
"Sorry!" Muginami said as she claps her hands together. "But it's true that I had fun. I really wish this could continue for the rest of my life."
"Then…" Madoka said before…
"But that's not possible…" Muginami coldly told her with a frown. That shocked Madoka as she was deeply saddened by this, and Souji and Hiyori closed their eyes before they look at the ground. "Right, Lan-chan?"
Lan didn't answer as she stares at her.
"So please understand, Madoka-chan. This is our destiny-" Muginami started before Villagulio yawned and stretched out his arms causing all eyes to turn at him.
"Oh, excuse me. Carry on. Wake me up when you're done." Villagulio told her as he leans back in his chair with his hands behind his head.
"Rude much…" Hiyori said and Souji nodded in agreement, and Madoka glares at him.
"Oh, well…" Muginami said as she rubs her head as the others turned back at her. "This is getting boring."
Muginami soon stands up and walks to her brother and placed her hands on his shoulder.
"Let's go, onii-chan." Muginami requested.
"Go where?" Villagulio asked.
"Why, back to Kiss where everyone's waiting." Muginami told him.
"Kiss?" Madoka said as she, and the Tendou siblings turns at Lan.
"That's the name of their organization." Lan told them.
"Who would come up with a name like that?" Souji asked.
"Hurry up!" Muginami whined as she shook Villagulio.
"Since when did you become one of us?" Villagulio asked.
"Huh?" Muginami blinked in confusion.
Villagulio sighed in a tired tone before he opens his eyes and sets his arms on his legs.
"You can't pilot an Ovid, nor can you handle a gun properly. All you do is eat and sleep." Villagulio said as he coldly stares at Muginami.
"Onii-chan…?" Muginami mutters, and the others soon looked at Villagulio.
"We put our lives on the line while you have it nice and easy. You have some nerve calling yourself one of us." Villagulio said.
"Oh, onii-chan…" Muginami said as she was about to remove her clothes to show him, her Memoria. "Look at this. I have a Memoria for the Vox."
"I know." Villagulio told her which made Muginami to stop when she heard that. "I already know."
"Then why aren't you happy?" Muginami asked.
"Why should I be?" Villagulio asked.
"Because you were talking with everyone...About taking possession of the Vox-" Muginami said before Villagulio interrupted her.
"So?" Villagulio asked.
"So I…" Muginami started before Villagulio opens his eyes and looks at her.
"You took the remaining Vox for yourself." Villagulio stated.
"Uh-huh!" Muginami nodded.
"Who the hell asked you to do that?!" Villagulio exclaimed in pure rage and disgust, which stunned Muginami into silence and the others were just as shocked by what he just said.
Villagulio grabs Muginami by her jaw as he lifts her up making Muginami to stand on her toes.
"Do you think that would make you one of us? Well?" Villagulio asked.
"S-Stop…" Muginami mutters but Villagulio didn't stop with just that.
"Did you think that would make up for all the free meals you got?" Villagulio asked.
"Onii-chan...please…" Muginami mutters as tears begin to form on the edge of her eyes.
"And it's not 'onii-chan'. It's lord Villagulio." Villagulio told her. "Got it?"
Muginami gasped in shock before her tears started to drop and run on her cheeks.
"Why…" Muginami mutters.
Villagulio then brought Muginami close to his face, showing his evil grin.
"Isn't it obvious? Because you're nothing but a parasite." Villagulio told her.
Enraged by this Madoka throws the table to the ground, and was going to punch at Villagulio.
"Shut up!" Madoka exclaimed, but Hiroshi stops her by grabbing on her wrist and used warps his other arm around Madoka's other arm.
"Let me go, oji-san!" Madoka exclaimed. "This jerk! This jerk just called Muginami a…!"
Souji decided to take action as he quickly grabs onto Villagulio wrist. Villagulio turns at Souji and saw that he was glaring at him in pure rage, on how he's treating Muginami.
"You put her down...Right now!" Souji warned Villagulio, this made the letter to hummed in thought before he smirks at Souji, being impressed by his daring action.
"Alright, I was done with her anyway." Villagulio said as he let's go of Muginami as she falls on her hands and knees.
"Muginami!" Hiyori said in worry as she run and check on her.
Hiroshi then looks at Villagulio in pure disgust and disappointment, losing all respect for him.
"Get out…" Hiroshi warned him.
Villagulio smirks before he stands up and then walks away, before he stops by the small stairway and turns at Lan.
"Laffinty...Give Moid this message: 'Destroy every Vox in your possession by tomorrow morning.' Otherwise…" Villagulio turned at the base on the oceans of Kamogawa. "I'll destroy them along with that ship."
Villagulio then walks down the stairs, as he was walking he secretly gave Muginami one last look, before his feet touch the ground below.
"Hold on you bastard!" Madoka shouted as she broke free from her uncle's hold on her and chased after him and Souji and Lan followed behind her.
"Mado-chi, wait!" Souji called before they all stopped as a strong gust of wind blows in front of them.
They look and saw an Ovid flying above them, it was colored white and crimson and has green crystal parts.
They figured that Villagulio was piloting that machine.
Inside of his cockpit, Villagulio was looking at Madoka.
"That girl is just like you...Yurikano…" Villagulio stated.
Villagulio then turned his Ovid around before he leaves by flying into the sky and was soon to far to see.
As he was leaving, Souji and Madoka were glaring at Villagulio and figured this won't be the last time they'll see him.
Unknown to them is that Issei had been watching and listening to them in hiding.
"Now this is getting interesting. So the banished prince is about to make his move. Guess I should do the same as well." Issei said before he takes his leave as well to prepare his own move against Souji and his allies.
To Be Continued…The Gold Rider Caucasus, and the Flower in the Sky
And there you have it, I hope you like it. Review to tell me what you think of the story.
Yeah, sorry that there's no fight scenes in this one, I wanted this to be a filler chapter of some kind for Villagulio's meeting with some of our heroes.
