He really couldn't believe his eyes... Geats actually did it! Though at one point he thought that his faith in Geats would prove wrong as Tycoon about to cut the man down. But then something happened and Geats changed his appearance and started to undo Tycoon's world!
.
[Have faith in Tycoon...]
To be honest, when he heard those words coming out of Geats' mouth he couldn't quite believe that Geats still trusted that guy. And obviously enough, he had voiced his thoughts about it. Because if there's still a hint of that old Tycoon inside of that person with the same face, that guy should have left those Gang Riders and rid himself of the presence of those other futurist people and bring back Tsumuri from the GM's clutch. But that didn't happen.
Instead of being discouraged, Geats just laughed at him... saying that it was probably because of that very same assumption that he had failed. Nonsense. Why did Geats still think that he was the only one who could achieve things that other people couldn't do?
But perhaps he hadn't really believed enough, thus the reason he had failed to bring Tycoon back. Simply imitating Geats doesn't mean that the same action could yield the same result.
xxx
The moment Geat was done resetting his—or should it actually be undoing Tycoon's—world back from when Tycoon used Tsumuri's power to change it, the other troublemakers had popped up into the open. It wasn't just Da-Paan—who decided to take action against both Tycoon and Geats who barely just reconciled prior—but Beroba and Kekera had also made their appearance; alongside some surviving Jyamato, to try to recapture Tsumuri... and probably Geats as well, seeing that the latter had fully awakened his powers that he inherited from the Goddess.
Michinaga frowned. Wait, there were two other people whom he never saw before. But he thought with Geats undoing Tycoon's world, there shouldn't be any other 'Kamen Riders' beside the four of them and Dapaan! So how could this happen now?
He took out his driver and buckle and transformed into Buffa, as Na-Go did the same before dashing out towards Da-Paan and Beroba.
Michinaga started attacking the Jyamato nearest to him before heading out to attack Kekera. His memories of being ganged up by both Beroba and Kekera prior and defeated badly by those two didn't sit well on him. So he's going to fix that and pay those two back for the humiliation he received.
But at this rate... they would be severely outnumbered. Defeating the Jyamato remnants aside, dealing with both Premium Kekera and Premium Beroba would be a hassle. And there's Da-Paan as well. And who knows how strong the other new people were—and was it just him, but that other guy had buckles very similar to the one Ace had used?
He turned his attention towards Tycoon as the man seemed to be shielding both Tsumuri and Geats, who had collapsed prior. As if the man had reached the same conclusion as he did, after fending off some Jyamato that tried to capture Tsumuri... Tycoon had spirited away using the new power he had wielded and took Tsumuri and Geats with him towards safety.
xxx
It took him and Na-Go a while to deal with the Jyamato as well as the other people siding with the management before those people retreated, once realizing that their quarry had eluded them. So after cleaning up the area a bit, he and Na-Go went back to the Desire Lounge to regroup with the others.
And on the way towards reaching the lounge, their senses were greeted by a very delicious smell in the air! Have someone been cooking something? During the short time they've been away?
.
His suspicion was proven right once arriving at the lounge, he could spot Geats and Tycoon right away... sitting on one of the sofas at the centre of the lounge. Tycoon seemed to have finished eating, but Geats seemed to still be hungry seeing that Tsumuri had just come over to their side and gave the man a refill of whatever they were eating. Geats really looked like he hadn't eaten for days by how fast he was slurping the noodles from his bowl.
"Whoa... what's this? Can I have some?"
Na-Go started exclaiming aloud while hovering over a big pot with a big serving of soba noodles that had been placed at a counter nearby. Tycoon idly waved a hand towards the girl, saying that it was fine for her to have some of it.
So did that mean the one who had cooked the food was Tycoon? Well, suppose that made sense. Because he couldn't imagine Geats to be making something that wasn't just him throwing random stuff into a pot and praying the food would turn out good later.
Michinaga tried to inconspicuously approach the pot, before taking a small spoon and trying to get a taste of the soup. The soup wasn't bad but just tasting the soup wasn't enough, he need to have it with the soba and the condiments—he stared at the tempura flakes and fried tofu slices. So was Tycoon trying to make tanuki soba... or kitsune soba—or can they just choose either or have both? Michinaga scooped a small amount of soba into his bowl and poured the soup on it and top it with the tempura flakes, and he had to admit that it tasted great. But since there are also fried tofu slices available, he might as well had a taste of that as well—and oh my god, this is so delicious!
So even if he started to become slightly self-conscious about it right now, he needed to enjoy this soba properly and satisfactorily. But... it'll be awkward to eat this and sit near Geats and Tycoon after all these times so he'll be sitting at the far corner of the bar table instead.
Seriously, this soba tasted SO GOOD! But then, should this soba be called a tanuki... or kitsune soba? Or do we mash the names together now? Gosh, he can't have enough of this soba! No wonder Geats kept wanting to eat more...
"Don't just think about yourself! Leave some for Win-san as well!"
Before he could even get up to get a second helping, Na-Go end up bursting his bubble to remind him not to be too greedy about the food—
xxx
He slipped back to the lounge... because he still couldn't quite trust leaving Geats with Tycoon alone. Even more when... Geats had turned into that. While early on he had already accepted that Geats had inherited his mother's Goddess powers, the fact that now Geats had evolved even further into... whatever he was right now should have meant something. As if he hadn't noticed that somehow Tsumuri and Geats had switched states—and as he understood it, Tsumuri had partially been transformed into the second Goddess. Yet now Tsumuri had turned back into her old self... and Geats seemed to be the one being the partially transformed Deity.
Seeing how earlier Geats had been able to freely use his creation powers, that should mean that whoever has him right now would also have the power to remake the world as they like. How could he trust Geats to Tycoon now? It wasn't like he knew what was it the two had talked about when they fought against each other earlier...
And seriously, he didn't get what Geats was planning... how could he just let Tycoon defeat him in battle? And even if Tycoon did stop fighting as soon as Geats had fallen, the man still tried to kill Geats before whatever it was that made Geats change forms.
So did Tycoon finally get back to his senses? Could they really trust that guy as an ally now? If he tried asking Na-Go's opinion about this she probably will accept Tycoon back without question. Those three used to be close after all.
Also that Geats, he really didn't get that guy now. While this new Geats did feel like a different person altogether, was the guy really so desperate to get Tycoon back on their side? He didn't really get that impression from that guy before, but then again Geats wasn't the kind of person who would show his cards openly to other people. But earlier, he saw it very clearly. Geats very openly revealed that he wanted Tycoon to stay by his side. Enough to just shamelessly hold on to the other man like some harlot. Even though Tycoon didn't look like he wanted to remain in this place for too long.
So what's really going on between those two?
How could Geats change Tycoon's mind when none of his 'best' efforts at trying to convince that guy to come back to them failed miserably? Why did Geats always the one who could accomplish things successfully while he just... don't even get close to achieving as much? Was this what Geats had meant about 'believing in Tycoon'?
.
Just as he reached the lounge, he could see both Tycoon and Geats... still huddled at the corner of the couch as when he last saw the two of them before.
Despite how it looked like Geats was already out of commission, Tycoon still hadn't made any efforts to try to leave. It made him curious as to why—
Or maybe he didn't need to know... about that.
xxx
Michinaga let out a long sigh... as he let the cold night breeze brush past him. Guess he could never outdo Geats in anything in the end. But then again, it's not really hard to figure out. Not that he ever tried to get along with any of his other competitors before. And even when he didn't really antagonise Tycoon so much in the past compared to the other players, he hasn't exactly been nice to the guy before. Even when he knows how much Tycoon was such a nice person.
Guess he deserved it, being trashed so hard by that guy...
.
Out of the blue, he realised that he was no longer alone on the rooftop. Because now Tycoon had come out to the rooftop as well.
A/N: Initially thought of wrapping this in one go. But I end up spinning up more words than expected.
Cos I do want another go at some KeiMiichi conflicts.