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Chapter 13: Choosing Your Side

Both Faiz and the Crane Orphnoch still continue to battle each other as Faiz throws a few punches and kicks at her as the Crane Orphnoch dodges and parries his attacks.

Faiz then throws another punch at the Crane Orphnoch but she dodges by gracefully jumping backwards in the air.

As the Crane Orphnoch was about to land back on the ground, Faiz soon pulled out his Phone and entered the code '1-0-6'.

[BURST MODE]

Faiz fired laser shots at the Crane Orphnoch, but she soon brought out her wings of light and deflected each and every one of them. Faiz clicks that she did that before he inserted his Phone back into his belt.

"Honestly…It's always a pain how good you are with those wings." Faiz said in annoyance.

"Thanks. After you left, I had years of practice with them." The Crane Orphnoch said.

"Yeah, I bet." Faiz said as he walked to Auto and pulled out the Faiz Edge.

With his sword in hand, Faiz charges at the Crane Orphnoch and she does the same. Faiz then slashes at her a few times and the Crane Orphnoch dodges his attacks.

Unknown to Faiz and the Crane Orphnoch is that Lucky Clover member, Saeko, was watching their battle from a distance.

"Now, Yuri, is the time to prove yourself. Do you have a future with the Orphnoch, or with humanity?" Saeko said in wonder.

As Faiz slashes at the Crane Orphnoch, she blocks with both of her arms.


(Play Justiφ's by ISSA)

(Instrumental) (The song started showing a pixelated Faiz, and changes to the Auto Vajin, and showed two rows of images of Faiz wielding his Faiz Edge and Phone in Gun mode, and changes to Faiz riding on his bike.)

(Hirogaru uchuu no naka Can You Feel) (Kazuto was in a net cage, and grabbed a fallen half cut apple, before breaking out of the cage and leaving.)

(Chiisa na hoshi no hanashi wo shiyou) (Kazuto was seen with Haruhiko, Mai, Reina, Koito, Ruru, and Kurumi, on a beach, looking at the sun set, in which he smiles being with friends.)

(Tell Me The Truth shinjiteta mirai ga) (Then change to Kiba and Leo standing side by side. Then changes to Kiba showing both his Horse Orphnoch form and changing to Orga, and then changes of him bowing to Dark Decade.)

(Kuzure sarou to shiteru) (Then changes to Leo smirks, as his Lion Orphnoch Form appears and then changes to Psyga.)

(Kanashimi wo kuri kaeshi) (Kazuto was seen walking with his friends to school, and then flashes of his past appeared beside him.)

(Bokura wa doko e yuku no darou) (Then it changes to Kazuto facing several Riotroopers, and he soon transformed into Faiz, and charges at the Riotroopers.)

(Ima hitori no mune no naka) (Faiz was seen fighting against an Orphnoch, and changes of him riding the Auto Vajin.)

(Me wo samase The Time To Go) (Then changes showing pixels of Kaixa and Delta, then changes of them wielding and using their main weapons.)

(Tsuyoku aru tame ni) (Faiz was seen drifting on his bike, making a sharp turn.)

(Mata mamoru koto to tatakau koto) (Then it changed to Smart Lady, blowing her hands and blue butterflies appeared flying, and showed one with a broken wing.)

(JIRENMA wa owaranai hashiri tsuzukete mo) (A young Kazuto looks at the burning lab where his parents had died, and soon the current Kazuto visited the now ruined building, then changes to Faiz standing with the Auto Vajin in the on top of a building in the night, with his eyes and Photon Streams glowing brightly.)

({The} end Justi-φ's the means!) (Then the song ends, with the title logo.)


The Crane Orphnoch lands a slash with her wings of light on Faiz's chest which forces him to stumble to a nearby wall of scrap and iron. As Faiz grunted, he soon saw the Crane Orphnoch swing both of her wings at him, and Faiz dodges by rolling on the ground as they cut through the wall.

The moment when Faiz landed on his knee and foot, he was about to stand up and attack the Crane Orphnoch, but he wasn't able to move before he looked down to his feet and saw the Crane Orphnoch's shadow had tangled around his ankles.

"Oh no…" Faiz said.

Then the Crane Orphnoch lifts him up and begins slamming him on the ground and onto any nearby piles of scrap and iron.

Just as the Crane Orphnoch was going to slam him on the ground, Faiz was able to slash on the shadow severing it from his ankles as it retracted back below the Crane's Orphnoch's feet as she felt the damage from that while Faiz was able to land on his hand, knee, and foot before he stood up and face her.

"You just love doing that, don't you?" Faiz asked.

"Maybe." The Crane Orphnoch shrugged before she extended her shadow at Faiz.

The shadow soon took the form of large spikes and Faiz dodges it by rolling on the ground.

When Faiz stood up on his feet, he soon saw the Crane Orphnoch flying towards spinning like a ballerina with her wings of light wrapped around her waist, and Faiz manages to parry the wings of light in time as the Crane Orphnoch flew past him before she lands on the ground and faced the Rider.

"I have to admit. That sword of yours is quite durable." The Crane Orphnoch said as she dusted on her hip.

"You can thank my dad for that. I've just been maintaining it and modifying it ever since I've gotten the Faiz Gear." Faiz told her.

"Is that so? Then let's see if it can handle this!" The Crane Orphnoch said before her shadow soon took the form of a large buzzsaw, she then launched it at Faiz as it spins and cuts in the ground.

Faiz stood his ground against as he used his Edge to block the shadow buzzsaw as sparks appeared between both weapons, Faiz grunted until he managed to push the buzzsaw aside as it cut into a nearby wall before it returned to its original shape and back below Yuri's feet.

"I say pretty well." Faiz said, and the Crane Orphnoch chuckles.

"Honestly, you always have a poor sense of humor." The Crane Orphnoch stated. "Kazuto, it's still not too late for you. We can go back to Smart Brain together."

Faiz sighed as he shook his head.

"You're still going on about that? It's already too late for me, Yuri." Faiz said.

"So you think you're really better off living with humans?" The Crane Orphnoch asked.

"I do." Faiz nodded.

The Crane Orphnoch tightly clenched her hand as she lowered her head before she looked at Faiz.

"Then you're a fool. Just because a few humans have accepted what you are, it doesn't change anything." The Crane Orphnoch stated.

"Maybe so. But still, I want to at least try to build a world where humans and Orphnoch could live and understand each other." Faiz told her, and the Crane Orphnoch was stunned to hear that at first before she started to laugh.

"Hahaha…Hahaha! Live and understand each other? Don't be ridiculous! There's no way that is possible!" The Crane Orphnoch stated.

"It is possible. You've seen it yourself, didn't you? When me and Minato were hanging out with our friends." Faiz told her, and the Crane Orphnoch flinched as she remembered Kazuto and Minato having fun with their friends smiling and laughing, and she then lowered her head. "And we're not the only ones, there's another group like us out there."

The Crane Orphnoch then looks up at Faiz.

"What do you mean by that?" She asked.

"So I'm guessing Smart Brain never told you. You remember Professor Midorikawa, don't you?" Faiz asked, and the Crane Orphnoch was confused before she nodded.

"I do. But he's dead, isn't he?" The Crane Orphnoch asked, and Faiz shook his head.

"No, he's still alive." Faiz told her and the Crane Orphnoch was surprised by that.

"Nani? But that's impossible…I read the reports about that fire." The Crane Orphnoch said.

"I don't know what you were told, but it was a lie. He's alive and is traveling with a group of humans fighting against Smart Brain." Faiz told her.

"B-But why would he…?" The Crane Orphnoch mutters.

"Because like me, he refused Smart Brain's plans for the world. And here's another thing you should know, the people he's traveling with are aware that he's an Orphnoch, but despite that they're still willing to help him and they were even ready to risk their lives to protect him." Faiz said as he remembers Hikaru's group and how they even risk their lives to protect him.

"B-But that can't be…" The Crane Orphnoch mutters.

"Yuri…" Faiz said, getting her attention as he walked to the Crane Orphnoch. "You were right. I was the reason that Smart Brain is your home now. But it doesn't have to be that way. You can still start over if you want to and just like before, I'll be there for you, only if you let me."

Faiz stops in front of the Crane Orphnoch and reaches out his hand to her. The Crane Orphnoch only looks at his hand, but before she could make her decision a ball of energy was fired between them forcing Faiz and the Crane Orphnoch to stumble away from each other.

"What do you think you're doing, Yuri?"

Both Faiz and the Crane Orphnoch looked at the shooter and saw it was an Orphnoch as she was walking towards them.

The Orphnoch's armor has a flexible and lobster-like design, she wears round circle pieces on her face, below her shoulders, and has one large piece in front of her waist that resembles a loincloth, and she was wearing large gauntlets that covered both her arms and hands. This is the Lobster Orphnoch.

"Saeko-san?" The Crane Orphnoch said in shock.

"Is she a friend of yours?" Faiz asked as he was on guard against the Lobster Orphnoch.

"Yeah." The Crane Orphnoch nodded. "She's a member of Lucky Clover like me. But why are you here? I told you I can handle this."

"That doesn't seem like it to me. I could just sense the hesitation from you." The Lobster Orphnoch stated, and the Crane Orphnoch flinched before she lowered her head, and the Lobster Orphnoch could only shake her head in disappointment. "Honestly…This is why I tried to warn you about letting your sentimentality get the better of you. If you can't get it through that head of yours, then you have no place among us in Lucky Clover."

The Crane Orphnoch changes into her human form as she falls on her hands and knees, and the Lobster Orphnoch sighs in disappointment before she turns her attention to Faiz.

"Fine. Then I'll finish the job for you." The Lobster Orphnoch said as she walked to Faiz and soon brought out her rapier. "Now then Faiz, I hope you'll at least be a decent challenge for me."

The Lobster Orphnoch charges at Faiz and thrusts her sword at him several times, and Faiz manages to parry and dodge her attacks, but the Lucky Clover member was able to skillfully push Faiz's sword aside which was much to his shock.

"What the…?" Faiz mutters before the Lobster Orphnoch lands several slashes on his chest forcing him to stumble back. "She's fast…"

The Lobster Orphnoch then fired an energy ball at Faiz before they exploded in front of him which sent him flying up before he fell to the ground.

"Talk about pathetic. Maybe you should've brought your friends instead of coming here alone." The Lobster Orphnoch said in a mocking tone as Faiz stood back up.

"Who said I came alone…Kiba, Minato, now!" Faiz calls out, hearing that confuses the Lobster Orphnoch and gets Yuri's attention as she raises her head.

[BATTLE MODE]

Jumping above a large pile of scrap and iron was Kaixa riding on his Side Basshar in Battle Mode.

"Nani?!" The Lobster Orphnoch gasped in shock.

Kaixa lands in front of the Lobster Orphnoch and swings the Basshar's arm at her which she blocks but is forced to skid back before she manages to stop herself.

Yuri looks up at Kaixa.

"Minato…" Yuri mutters before Kaixa turns at her as he waves.

"Hey there, Yuri." Kaixa greeted her.

"He's here too?!" The Lobster Orphnoch said in shock.

"And he's not the only one!"

The Lobster Orphnoch turns to her side and sees Orga, armed with his sword, running out of his hiding spot and charges at the Lucky Clover member and swings his sword at her and the Lobster Orphnoch was able to block it using her gauntlets before she was to push his sword back and slashes at Orga and he parries it in time while moving away the Lobster Orphnoch.

When Orga stops moving both Faiz and Kaixa join him as they face the Lobster Orphnoch together.

The Lobster Orphnoch grumbled as she dusted on her gauntlet.

"So you've brought your friends with you. I'm surprised you had it in you to blind side your friend like that." The Lobster Orphnoch said, and Faiz shrugged.

"Well, it pays to be prepared. So how about you give up, you're outnumbered now." Faiz stated, and the Lobster Orphnoch only chuckles in amusement.

"Am I now? You're not the only one who've company." The Lobster Orphnoch said before she snapped her fingers and appearing out their hiding spots were several Riotroopers as they gathered around the Lucky Clover member.

"Me and my big mouth…" Faiz mutters in annoyance before the Lobster Orphnoch pointed her finger at the three Riders.

"Attack." The Lobster Orphnoch ordered and the Riotroopers charged at them, and Faiz, Kaixa, and Orga did the same as they battled against the Troopers.

Orga slashes two Riotroopers with his sword before he notices one charging at him to attack and Orga pushes him back by kicking him on the chest.

Orga then sees two Riotroopers swing their swords at him and Orga parries their attacks and lands a slash on both of them.

While he wasn't looking, one Riotrooper swings his sword at Orga's back, but he blocks it in time with his forearm.

"I don't think so." Orga said as he pushed the Trooper's sword back and slashed on him.

Kaixa swings his Side Basshar arm at a group of Riotroopers which sends them flying and kicks a few of them with its legs.

Kaixa then spotted a few Riotroopers aiming their guns at him before they fired, and Kaixa blocked their shots with both of the Basshar's arms before he jumped out of the way.

"Okay, it's my turn now!" Kaixa said before he fired the Side Basshar's missiles at the Riotroopers as they hit and exploded around them.

Faiz punches one Trooper on the head forcing him to stumble back. Faiz then parries two Riotroopers' attacks and slashes on them.

Faiz then saw the Lobster Orphnoch jumping at him while swinging her sword at him, and Faiz blocked it with his sword and the two were in a bladed lock.

"Why don't you give up, Faiz? You're outnumbered!" The Lobster Orphnoch said.

"Maybe. But that's before I had this!" Faiz said as he pushed the Lucky Clover member back.

Faiz stabs his sword to the ground and pulls out his Pointer and inserts his Phone's Mission Memory into before attaching the Pointer on his ankle.

[READY]

Faiz then removes his Watch's Mission Memory and attaches it to the Phone.

[COMPLETE]

Faiz soon changed into his Axel Form, and the Lobster Orphnoch and the Riotroopers were on guard against him, Faiz soon pressed the button on his Watch.

[START UP]

Faiz assumes his stance before he suddenly vanishes much to the Lobster Orphnoch's shock.

"He's gone?!" She said as she looked around for Faiz.

Then appearing out of nowhere, energy cones appeared in front of both the Lobster Orphnoch and the Riotroopers around her as they were aiming straight in front of them.

Then suddenly Faiz kicks at them one at time as the Riotroopers exploded as the Lobster Orphnoch watches as she turns to the cone in realization.

"No you don't!" The Lobster Orphnoch said as she quickly shielded herself with her gauntlets.

[3, 2, 1…]

Faiz landed a kick on her which created an explosion between them which sent the Lucky Clover member rolling on the ground while Faiz landed on his feet.

[TIME OUT: DEFORMATION]

Faiz changes back into his Base Form as the Lobster Orphnoch slowly stood back up while she had a hand on her now damaged gauntlet before she looked at it. Even though it had protected her from the full force of Faiz's attack, she could still feel the damage from it.

"Guess those gauntlets of yours weren't just for show. But it looks like they're the only strong points you have." Faiz said and the Lobster Orphnoch glared at him.

"Damn you, Faiz…" She growled.

Then Kaixa jumps off his Side Basshar as he landed beside Faiz and Orga moves to his other side as they had defeated the remaining Riotroopers before the Lobster Orphnoch looks at their now ash remains.

"So what now lady? Your army is broken now. If you still want to fight, we'll be more than happy to continue." Kaixa said as he punched his hand.

The Lobster Orphnoch clicks her tongue in annoyance, as much as she hates to admit it, she lost her edge against the Riders, and she dismissed her sword.

"No. As much as I hate losing to brats, I rather not take my chances now. So I'll withdraw for now." The Lobster Orphnoch said before she turned around and walked away.

"Wait a minute!" Faiz calls out and the Lucky Clover members stop and turn to him. "Since you're a member of Lucky Clover, there's something I need to ask you. Do you know anything about the Orphnoch King?"

Yuri was confused by that, but the Lobster Orphnoch hummed.

"Oh? So you know about the King do you?" The Lobster Orphnoch said.

"Then you know he exists." Faiz said.

"But of course. We are Smart Brain's elite team and answer to the CEO himself." The Lobster Orphnoch said.

"Then you might know where he is, right?" Faiz said as he pulled out his Phone in Gun Mode as he pointed it at her. "If so, I'm not going to let you leave until you tell me."

The Lobster Orphnoch could laugh to hear that.

"Afraid I don't. Even if the CEO had told us about his existence, he wouldn't tell us where they are hiding him. So even if you interrogated me, it won't do you any good. And even if I did tell you, do you really think you'll find him in time before they move him?" The Lobster Orphnoch asked.

Faiz wasn't sure if he could believe her or not, but she does have a point there, even if she told him on how to find him, chances are that Smart Brain would only move the King to a new location.

"Fine. But we're not going to let you go that easily." Faiz said as Kaixa drew out his Blaygun and Orga readied and pointed them at the Lobster Orphnoch.

"I guess not. Good thing I always came prepared." The Lobster Orphnoch said as she brought out a high-tech grenade. "But mark my words, I will make you pay for this one day. Also, Yuri…"

The Lobster Orphnoch looks at Yuri as she looks at her as well.

"I'll be sure to keep this quiet from the CEO for now. But I suggest you think long and hard about the path you want to take. Until then." The Lobster Orphnoch threw the grenade above them, and it soon unleashed a bright light which made the Riders and Yuri to shield their eyes.

Then the light had died down, the Riders and Yuri saw that the Lobster Orphnoch was now gone.

"She's gone…" Faiz said.

"Now that's just great." Kaixa said.

"At least she's gone for now. Now, what should we do about her?" Orga asked as he and the others turned to Yuri.

Faiz and Kaixa turn to each other before they nod, and Faiz walks to Yuri and offers his hand to her.

"Well, Yuri, since you've got time to figure things out, why don't you come back with us?" Faiz asked.

Both Yuri and Orga were surprised by this, and Yuri looks at his hand and just like when they first met, Yuri slowly grabs onto his hand and Faiz helps her stand back up.


In Smart Brain, the CEO Murakami, was receiving a report from Saeko as she was calling on his phone.

"I see. So Shinkawa failed in her mission." Murakami said.

"That is right, sir. I apologize for this. This is only due to me failing as her mentor." Saeko told him.

"You have nothing to apologize for, Kageyama. If anything, that girl is still too soft to be a Lucky Clover member." Murakami stated.

"If you want, sir, I could kill her off myself." Saeko told him.

"No, there will be no need for that." Murakami told her. "Despite her failure she still has remarkable skill and power, so I'm willing to give her a second chance to prove herself. And we shouldn't forget that she still has a history with both Faiz and Kaixa. That will still be useful for us."

"Yes, sir, I understand." Saeko said before she ended the call and the CEO put his phone down on the table before he turned to the window.

"Now then Shinkawa, what path will you take now? Will it be with us or with humanity." Murakami said.


After the Lobster Orphnoch had retreated, Kazuto, Minato, and Kiba had brought Yuri back with them in Haruhiko's house where they had met up with the rest of their friends.

Haruhiko soon made coffee for them as he and Reina handed them a cup. Kazuto took a sip of his coffee but ended up flinching because of the hot taste of it.

"Ahhh…Still too hot…" Kazuto mutters as he blows on his coffee.

Yuri notices that as she watches Kazuto, and she couldn't help but chuckle.

'I guess there are some things that won't change.' Yuri thought before she saw Reina had brought her a cup.

"Here you go." Reina said, and Yuri looked at the coffee before she accepted it.

"Thank you…" Yuri mutters before she takes a sip of it, and Reina smiles, slightly surprised to see that. "So you're not scared of me?"

Reina blinks in confusion.

"Why should I be? You may be an Orphnoch, but you're still a friend of Minato-kun and Kazuto-kun, so that's alright with us." Reina told her.

"That's right!" Ruru said in agreement as she flew next to Yuri's head. "We're all friends here! So let's get along, Yu-chi!"

"Yu-chi?" Yuri repeated.

"Please, don't give her a weird nickname like that." Haruhiko told her.

"Honestly, you're all too soft for your own good." Koito stated before she sipped her coffee.

After they were done drinking their coffee, Yuri soon spoke with Kazuto and Minato about the Orphnoch King.

"So is it really true? Is the Orphnoch King real?" Yuri asked and Kazuto nodded.

"Yeah, that's what the Professor had told us. He was hunting down the King for the past three years, but so far he hadn't found him yet." Kazuki told her.

"You seriously didn't know about this, Yuri?" Minato asked, and she shook her head.

"No. The CEO and the senior members hadn't told me about that. It must be because I'm still new to the group." Yuri said.

"Man, talk about trust issues." Minato said.

"But anyway, what are you going to do now?" Kiba asked, getting the others' attention.

Yuri lowered her head.

"In all honesty, I'm not sure. I highly doubt I can return to Lucky Clover." Yuri said.

"What? But I thought that woman said that she won't say anything." Mai said.

"And do you honestly believe her?" Yuri asked. "Most of the members of Lucky Clover are loyal to both Smart Brain and the CEO to keep secrets from them. So I doubt she'll actually keep her word."

"But that's just…" Mai said.

"It's alright. Honestly, I think it's for the best. Even if the CEO gave me a second chance, I highly doubt I can still remain there, after what I've learned today." Yuri said.

But Kazuto had an idea about that.

"Wait a minute. What if he does give you a second chance." Kazuto said, getting his friends' attention.

"What do you mean?" Kurumi asked.

"Yuri, the CEO, would often meet with the members of Lucky Clover in person himself, right?" Kazuto asked.

Yuri nodded.

"Then you might be our key in finding the Orphnoch King." Kazuto said and the others blink in confusion before Kiba understood what he meant.

"I see. Since the members of Lucky Clover are the CEO's most trusted agents and answer directly to him, there's a good chance she might be able to get intel on them." Kiba said.

"But wait, that would put Yuri in a dangerous spot. If she's found out they'll kill her for being a traitor." Minato said he doesn't like this plan.

"I know that. But if we want any chance of finding the Orphnoch King, then Yuri might be our best chance." Kazuto said before he turned to Yuri. "But I'm not going to force you into doing it, Yuri. It's your decision if you want to help or not."

Yuki was left with an important choice that might change her fate forever.

To Be Continued…


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