Hello there and welcome back. The anime is hilarious, but I want it a tad bit serious.
Episode Two: White Heart's Rider is Purple
Lowee
Planeptune and Lastation's CPUs and Riders were going to visit the country's Basilicom. Their mode of transportation, to the Riders' surprise, was by carriage. Apparently Nepgear was invited by fellow CPU Candidates Rom and Ram to visit, since their older sister Blanc didn't allow them to do the opposite. While the CPUs talked about the Lowee CPU becoming a loner like a certain someone, the Riders had a more... serious matter to discuss in their own carriage.
"It's been about two years since we last met, Yaguruma," Tendou said, breaking the ice, "You look surprisingly well."
"I'm more surprised to the fact that we're talking to each other right now," he replied, "Friendly banter aside–if you can call it that–you know why we're having this discussion."
"Our arrival in Gamindustri."
"Assuming your cases are the same as mine, you got here via a path of light. Is that correct?"
"Yes. Our belts were cackling with electricity and we instinctively wore them. Said path opened before our eyes."
"That begs a question," Kagami continued, "Why is Kageyama-san here with us at the moment?"
"More importantly, why he is in this dimension before any of us are."
"It's hard to explain," Kageyama answered, "After you put me out of my misery, I was in some kind of a void. Then a voice called, saying that I had a duty to fulfill. Then suddenly I was on the outskirts of Lastation, never knowing what kind of duty I had to do. Thankfully, I was resurrected a human. Walking aimlessly, I spotted a young girl fighting a monster with a rifle, and she was losing. I blindsided it and we managed to defeat it together. I asked the reason for which she fought all alone, and her answer was so that she could get her older sister to notice her. I chuckled, to which she pouted. I told her that she wasn't being a younger sibling."
"Then what is, Otouto?" Yaguruma interrupted.
"That's the exact question she told me, Aniki. I had no definitive answer, but I felt what she was doing wasn't what she claimed to be. She dropped the issue and introduced herself as Uni of Lastation."
"As in the CPU Candidate?" Kagami asked.
"That's the one. I did likewise and she invited me to the nation. I met her sister, Noire, and she was flabbergasted. To ease her, I offered my strength in exchange for food and shelter, and she accepted. Since then I've been working and living at the Basilicom."
'If what he said is true, that means he's also here,' Tendou thought.
Lowee Basilicom
"Got you!"
"Hey, get back here!"
Rom and Ram had pranked a maid of the Basilicom and was chased by said maid, while Blanc and Vert were having a meeting regarding something revolutionary. Annoyed, she was going to shut them up until...
"No, let me handle this," a man who was guarding the door said.
"I'll join you," another person said from the opposite end.
"Fine, have it your way," Blanc reluctantly agreed.
"Well excuse us, Lady Blanc and Lady Vert."
The two took their leave. As they got out the twins bumped into them.
"Watch it!" Ram said. As she looked up, she recognized the guy before her. "Onii-chan!"
"What were you doing just now?" 'Onii-chan' questioned the White Sisters.
"Playing with the housekeepers," Rom answered.
"You know your sister is busy, and causing a commotion doesn't help. So keep it down."
"But we have something to show her."
"What is it?"
Ram gave the book she was carrying to him, which was one of their sister's books. He opened the bookmarked page and wasn't too happy with what was written, or drawn, to it. It had Blanc's angry expression in crayon.
"Girls, what the heck is this?"
"Run for it!"
He gave chase. When he turned at the corner, he saw a certain group of people along with the twins: the Planeptune-Lastation group.
"Nepgear! Uni-chan!" Ram greeted.
"You came!" Rom added.
The older brother figure looked at Tendou and smiled at him. On the other hand, Kagami and Kageyama looked in shock.
"I knew you would end up in this world, Tsurugi," Tendou said.
Kamishiro Tsurugi, in his signature white attire, stood before them. The man who will replace the gods with a slash of a sword is alive and well, even better in some ways.
"Miss me?"
"Hey, don't leave me out!"
His companion appeared from the corner. Every Rider recognized the auburn shirt, brown vest and hat, and his decorated guitar case. The eccentric womanizing make-up artist, Kazama Daisuke. His appearance wasn't accounted for.
"Well well, you took me by surprise."
"Nice to meet you again."
Yard
The CPUs gathered on the table, the Candidates played in the snow, and the Riders had a meeting on their own.
"You see," Neptune began, "We heard Lowee had this brand new amusement park, so we all decided to come and take a look."
"Histoire contacted me and said she wanted to teach you what it meant to be a CPU, though," Blanc said.
"Aw, don't bother with that. It was all in one ear and out the other last time, you know?"
"Well, excuse me," Noire said.
"I've heard about the amusement park, too. Wouldn't it be fun if we all went there together?" Vert suggested. The Candidates overheard her and quickly went to their sisters.
"Super Nitten Land!? I wanna go!" Ram exclaimed.
"Take us there, I can't wait!" Rom followed.
Blanc paused for a moment, then said, "Could you take my sisters along?"
Neptune was surprised by this, "What about you?"
"I... just can't."
"More work? Why don't you just quit already? Tendou's grandmother once said: 'Work is as sticky as natto.'"
"That's... true in a way," Noire cut in, "But it doesn't mean you can slack off."
Then Blanc abruptly stood up, told them she couldn't go either way, and left. Tsurugi, who heard the hand-slam and saw her leave, was worried. For the last few days she had that troubled look, and would lock herself up afterwards. When he went to her room, the maid stopped him.
'This needs to be sorted out,' he thought.
Super Nitten Land
As soon as they got to the amusement park, Rom and Ram dashed in, with Nepgear and Uni followed suit. Neptune bought some peaches, Noire and Vert sat on the park bench chilling out, and Tendou, Kagami, and Tsurugi separated from the Rider party. Ensuring no one was with them, Tsurugi began the conversation.
"How is Misaki?"
Kagami answered, "She's fine, and so is the Discabil family."
"Thank goodness. Wait, the Discabil is fine, as in out of debt?"
"Almost, but you get the point."
"How?"
"Misaki-san started a restaurant line along with Jiiya. It's been successful the past two years. Heck, I had a meal once there and it was delicious."
"As expected from Jiiya."
Kagami gestured Tendou to take over, and he complied. His first words baffled both Kagami and Tsurugi.
"I'm sorry."
"What for?"
"For not keeping our promise. There are actually a couple Worms that I let alive."
"Hiyori and Tadokoro-san," Kagami filled in, "Tadokoro-san is my boss, but Hiyori is precious to both of us. We even made an agreement that if one of us killed her, he must be killed by the other."
"As an apology, I give you these." He pulled out a book and a disc. "The book is a cookbook, written by Jiiya himself."
Tsurugi froze in awe and shock. "Why are you giving me this?"
"You know I call him 'Humanity's Treasure'. I want to see if you're worthy of that title."
"It's a challenge then? I accept."
He proceeded to activate the disc. It shone for a moment and later in his hands was an item he always had in his days as a Rider, the Sasword Yaiver.
"Nepgear built it per my request. You should see the look on her face when I handed her the Zecter."
"Tendou... I guess I should thank you."
"That'd be out of character."
"But still, thanks."
"They're the only gifts worth giving."
Back with the Candidates, Nepgear and Uni were looking for Rom and Ram. They found them being held captive by a yellow lizard.
"Rom-chan, Ram-chan!"
"What is the meaning of this!?"
As a response, it shot its tongue at them. Fortunately, they were pushed aside by the Hell Brothers, who was in a nearby alley.
"Post-pubescent hags need not apply!" it said.
"Of course they don't. No one likes a lolicon lizard," Yaguruma taunted.
"Why you...!"
"No Trick," his partner-in-crime, a pale girl in a black mouse hoodie, said, "We're done here."
With that, they left. Nepgear asked, "Why didn't you stop them?"
"It's foolish to go alone, Nepgear-san," Kageyama answered.
"I doubt they'll do anything to the twins, at least for the time being."
Lowee Basilicom
"I'm extremely sorry, Lady Blanc gave me specific orders not to let anyone through," the maid apologized.
"It's always been like this. Why does she lock herself up?" Tsurugi asked, his voice raised.
"I'm just following orders, Lord Tsurugi. I also have no idea."
"At least let us apologize. It's our fault Rom and Ram got kidnapped," Uni confessed.
"We've already mobilized the guard and sent them out to look for them."
"We know that!"
"Leave," Blanc said from the other side of the door.
"Blanc! Why won't you let me through!?" Tsurugi yelled, "You said you trust me, yet this happened!"
"I... don't want to trouble you, and vice versa."
Hearing the footsteps leaving the area, she walked away from the door. The kidnapping of the twins devastated her.
"Rom... Ram... it's all my fault. If only I'd been... more responsible..."
Wiping her tears, she reassured herself, "I've got to do something, anything. Oh yeah, that–"
"Ga-thunk! Found you!"
A little blonde girl in a pink dress slammed the door open. She ran towards the CPU and two men in black pajamas followed, acting as her camera crew.
"Who are you?" Blanc asked.
"I'm Abnes, the ally of little girls everywhere!" the little girl introduced. "I'm the anchor of Abnes Channel, a super-hit web show. Don't you recognize me?
"Come now, let's get this broadcast started!"
"Broadcast?"
The camera rolled and the broadcast began.
"Hello to all our viewers across the world, this is Abnes, the idol to little girls everywhere! Today, we're here to visit Blanc, Lowee's little girl CPU!"
"Will you knock it off before I –"
"By the way, is it true that your little sisters, Rom and Ram, got kidnapped?"
"How did you know?"
"It is true. So, how does it feel to have your precious little sisters snatched away from you?"
Yard
The rest were in the yard, talking about what happened earlier.
"Good heavens, this is an emergency! Why does she have to keep up that stubborn facade?" Noire said, venting out her frustration.
"Yeah, that's supposed to be your shtick, Noire," Neptune joked.
"Excuse me!?"
Vert was going to say something but was interrupted by Nepgear.
"Onee-chan, where's Tendou-san?"
Neptune looked around and confirmed her suspicions, one of her nation's Riders wasn't in the yard. Vert added, "And Tsurugi-kun for that matter."
"I saw them going back in," Kagami answered, "I think they're going to force themselves into her room."
"Tendou, what are you up to?" Yaguruma wondered.
"Probably something crazy," Daisuke speculated.
Lowee Basilicom
The CPU was getting more and more uncomfortable and Abnes kept battering her with questions. Unfortunately, she was unaware that it was a live broadcast.
"Well then, are you saying it's all your fault your sisters got kidnapped?"
"Well..."
"Get a load of this! The little girl CPU can't say anything at all in her own defense! Little girls just aren't cut out to rule a nation, after all. They should be living carefree lives full of fun and games. Abnes Channel stands wholly opposed to little girls playing CPU."
"Except that she's not playing CPU."
Blanc, Abnes, and the camera crew looked to the person, or people, entering. They were Tendou and Tsurugi, standing tall and proud.
"Looks like someone beat us to it," Tendou said.
"Who're you?"
"Odd, the anchor of a super-hit web series doesn't know us. Shall we introduce ourselves?"
"Take the lead, Tendou."
Tendou pointed to the sky, "Walking the path of Heaven, the man who will rule everything, Tendou Souji."
Tsurugi swung his Yaiver upwards and lowered it to his torso with the point facing up, "The man who will replace gods with a slash of a sword, Kamishiro Tsurugi."
In the city, the citizens cheered at the two men.
"Lord Tsurugi!" "Kabuto!"
Back into the Basilicom, Tsurugi went first with his argument, "How ironic, you claim yourself an ally and idol of little girls, yet you badger one yourself."
"I'm just doing my job as an anchor."
"Let's talk about the 'living carefree lives full of fun and games' part. No one can be young forever, and no life is all about fun and games. If your life philosophy is the one I mentioned earlier, then you are a little girl."
"Me? Don't be ridiculous!"
Tendou continued, "From what I heard, when you asked Blanc about the kidnapping, she couldn't answer nor defend herself. That's because she felt guilty. However, you took it as a sign of incompetence. Then you rambled about little girls can't be CPUs. I don't know if it's because you're ignorant or forgotten, CPUs have lived far longer than any of us have, even if they look like that." 'Now I remember why I only read the police reports in the newspaper.'
"'Who's the little girl now, little girl?'"
Abnes couldn't find a counterargument, and instead, she dragged her camera crew and left, but not before saying, "I'll let you off the hook this time, little girl CPU!"
Tsurugi let out a sigh, "Since that's taken care of, Blanc..."
He turned and saw her fainting. He grabbed her just before she hit the floor. "I think our arrival just makes it worse."
"I don't think so. She's just stressed out from all the questioning."
After putting her to bed, Tsurugi suggested the next course of action, "Now to find the twins."
"How are we going to do that?"
"Back in the meeting, Vert mentioned something about a satellite imagery service that this country used to have."
"Terra View. It was closed a decade ago from what I've read."
"The satellite's still functioning, but it has low resolution. She explained that the researchers of Leanbox have developed software that can produce a much higher resolution.
"She made an offer to Blanc. Leanbox would let her have the software if she provided them with photographic data of Lowee."
"That means both nations have the data of the world."
"Exactly. Rest assured, she was thinking of sharing this information with everyone. It was Blanc's idea actually. The reason she suggested that is because of the treaty."
"The treaty of friendship."
"I thought you hated that word."
"I used to, but not anymore."
Tendou walked to the door, but Tsurugi didn't follow him. He looked back, which was responded with, "I'm going to take care of her, so go."
He left the two alone and went to the party. They had children to be rescued.
Super Nitten Land
Later that night The CPU-Rider party–minus Blanc and Tsurugi–went to the kidnapper's location, which was at a ride under construction. Vert decided to go in first to ensure the hostages were safe. When she arrived at the room, she made a dramatic entrance to a not-so-dramatic sight: Trick, or CFW Trick, 'playing' with Rom and Ram.
"That's quite enough!"
"Onee-chan?" Ram said.
"Who's that? Another delicious young morsel?" he said.
The twins had a good look on her face and realized it was Vert.
"Vert-nee-chan!" Rom called out.
"Let those girls go. I'll take their place!"
Trick looked at her in amazement, and not in a good way. "Huh? I'm a gentleman, you know. I only like little girls. I have no interest in those cancerous growths on your chest."
"What's wrong with being well-endowed?"
"All I can see is how much they'll sag one day."
What he said managed to anger her. In her rage, she transformed into her CPU form.
"You're a CPU!?"
Her CPU form consisted of a white two-piece suit with green sections, six pink wings, and a spear as a weapon of choice. Her hair was green done in a ponytail and her eyes were purple. The CPU of Leanbox, Green Heart.
She dashed onto him, thrusting her spear. He managed to block it and swiped her away. She caught herself in the air with a magic circle.
"Did you seriously think you had me licked?"
"We'll see about that."
She dashed towards him once more, shouting, "Have a taste of this Drill Lance! Rainy Ratnapura!"
She attacked him with multiple thrusts, breaking his guard. With one final thrust, she sent him flying. Unfortunately, he was launched with the White Sisters in tow.
The mouse-hoodie girl was trying to escape but was stopped by Black Heart, Uni, and the Hell Brothers.
"Shoot, CPUs!" she said.
"Onee-chan, she was in it too!" Uni said.
"Got it," Black Heart said, "How dare you think you can make a fool out of us?"
"That was just Trick. Also, we only carried out this kidnapping deal because some weird old hag put us up to it."
"Sounds like the kind of thing an underling would say."
"Yeah, I'm just a plain ol' underling. I'll be taking my leave now."
"Before you leave, tell us who this 'old hag' is," Yaguruma said.
"Or we'll make you," Kageyama added.
"Heeeee...!"
With CFW Trick, he landed safely, and so did Rom and Ram.
"I'll keep these little girls safe, even if it should cost me my life! That is my duty as a gentleman!"
After saying that, he noticed that the twins were not with him. He saw them climbing the fence, and tried to stop them by lashing out his tongue. Before it reached them, a hammer dropped on it. Rom and Ram knew whose hammer it was.
"Get your filthy tongue off my precious little sisters," Blanc warned, walking out of the shadows. "You'll pay for this, ya frickin' pedo!"
"Pedo? My, you flatter me."
"And you call yourself a gentleman?" Tsurugi stepped in.
"'Tsurugi-nii-chan!'" they said in unison.
"Let me paraphrase that, Blanc: Get your slimy tongue off my little sisters, you plebeian!"
"P-Plebeian!?"
He unsheathed the Sasword Yaiver and held it in a backhand manner.
STANDBY
The Sasword Zecter dug its way to the surface and jumped into Tsurugi's free hand.
"I can't stand you anymore, let's end this."
"You took the words right out of my mouth!"
He attached it onto the sword, saying, "Henshin!"
HENSHIN
Both of them transformed in different ways. Tsurugi was covered in purple hexagons, while Blanc in a pillar of light. Rom, Ram, and Trick looked in awe. Tsurugi was in a dark red and purple armor with orange tubes. His helmet had green thin visors with a stinger on top. Blanc wore a white swimsuit-like clothing which left her upper back bare, white arm-length gloves, matching shoes snd stockings, and a pair of blue rectangular wings. Her eyes were red and her hair was ice blue. She wielded a large single-edged axe with the greatest of ease.
They had become Sasword Masked Form and White Heart.
"I hope you're ready, ya stinkin' pedo!"
White Heart lunged at the lolicon lizard while Sasword prepared the next step of his transformation. He pushed the Zecter's stinger and electricity ran all over him, lifting parts of the armor.
"Cast Off!"
CAST OFF
The parts blasted off him, revealing the menacing green eyes, the pincer-shaped shoulder pads, and the purple and gray torso which the gray part shaped like scorpion legs.
CHANGE SCORPION
He went into the fray, aiding the Lowee CPU. She slammed Trick to the ground and Sasword slashed his face. Stepping back, Sasword pulled the stinger and pushed it again. "Rider Slash!"
RIDER SLASH
Tachyon coursed to the sword and it was dripping with venom. He dashed to Trick with White Heart behind him. He hit him with a solid slash through the abdomen and she went to launch him sky high.
"Tanzerin Trombe!"
As he flew, Trick shouted, "Little girls forever!" and exploded.
Going back to their human forms, they turned to the twins.
"Rom, Ram, sorry for putting you through this. I'm a failure as a sister," Blanc apologized.
"Onee-chan, we brought you these," Rom said, pulling out four identical coins, which were used to lure them. They had heads of a dragon.
"Guardragon coins!" Ram added.
Their older sister smiled. As she was going to embrace them, Tsurugi cut in. "None for me?"
"You can take half my share, Tsurugi."
"Thanks."
The Rider put the sisters in a loving embrace. He was glad that everything had been settled.
In the unfinished ride, Neptune, Nepgear, and Daisuke were waiting for the enemy in front of the emergency exit. Tendou and Kagami already left, noticing how quiet it was.
"Onee-chan, maybe it's over already."
City
The same maid who prevented access to the CPU's room was going into an alley. It turned out that it was a disguise, as she looked a lot older when she dropped it. In her hand was a chest containing a red cross-shaped crystal. She chuckled, as if she had found what she was looking for.
Lowee Basilicom
The CPUs sat together once more, with their respective Riders standing behind them: Tendou with Neptune, Yaguruma with Noire, Tsurugi with Blanc, and Daisuke with Vert.
"Whaat!? Lack of sleep?"
The cause of her fainting yesterday was actually lack of sleep. Neptune was surprised at the simplicity of it.
"Yeah. That's why I lost consciousness, and why I didn't go out with you."
"What the heck?" Noire said, also surprised.
"I've been pulling all-nighters for a while now, so I was in no state to face you guys. Yet you saved Rom and Ram. Thank you so much, Vert, Noire."
Both of them smiled in gratitude.
"Tendou, Tsurugi, thanks for sticking up for me during that broadcast."
"Don't sweat it, I have my reasons for helping," Tendou said.
"Besides, it is my duty to take care of you, is it not?" Tsurugi pointed out.
"T-True enough."
"Onee-chan, look!" Rom came in and showed a book with her face drawn in crayon. Originally the cover had a sword and a scorpion on the back, and a warrior in white on the front.
"That's nice." She then noticed that it was a familiar book, and went to the front door where the rest were. She saw Ram doodling one of them, and Nepgear, Uni, Kagami, and Kageyama reading a copy.
"Ram, stop doodling on those things!"
"You've got so many copies of the same book. Does it matter if we draw on a few, right?"
"It does matter!"
"How?"
"W-Well... that's the story I spent night after night working on!"
"Basically, they're doujinshis?" Vert pointed out.
"What? What is it about, Uni?" Noire asked.
"It's about a lone swordsman in a quest to defeat evil gods along with an angel."
"Wow, the protagonist awakened to a new power!" Nepgear said.
Neptune noticed something on the protagonist's appearance. "Blanc, he looks familiar."
Kageyama looked at the front cover and confirmed his suspicions, "It's true."
Kagami turned to the back and it hit him, "Warrior in white, a sword, and a scorpion. Don't tell me it's..."
"Stop reading it!"
Bonus: Megami Chaser
Invited by Noire, Blanc went to Lastation. She was given a gun of some sort.
"What is this?"
"It's a prototype of a Processor Unit I've made."
"Why is it purple?"
"My prototype is black, but the intended color is red. Meh, beggars can't be choosers."
"How do I use it?"
"Simply press the barrel and you're good to go."
Blanc did as instructed and heavy metal music began to fill the room. When she released it, she threw the gun-holding hand to the side.
BREAK UP
Transforming to White Heart, purple holographic wheels generated the change. It was similar to the original, but with a black and purple suit, mechanized wings, and a helmet covering only half her face.
"This isn't what I expected."
"It feels more powerful," White Heart said with a monotone voice, like her human form, "Though slower."
'Her personality didn't change!?'
"I think I have a name for this Processor Unit."
"What will you name it?"
"Megami Chaser."
There you have it. Also, the doujinshi is a reference to a previous story. Hope you like the bonus.