Entry 2: Encounter Part 1 - Begin Item Hunt
(Kirito's Narration)
"It happened out of nowhere, a nightmare befell our world. Strange monsters appear and attack everyone in sight."
(The army of Wasou Jyamatos began appearing in Tokyo, attacking the citizens within the Jyamar area. Scene changes to Kazuto and Ai were cornered as the Jyamato approached them.)
But as the world came to an end, he appeared. A fox who defeated the final boss with ease."
(Scene changes to Kamen Rider Shirowe and Buffa fighting. Then to Ai falling from the roof before Ace rescued her. Then to Kazuto and Ai running from the Fortress Jyamato. Next shows Geats: Magnum fighting off a bunch of Wasou Jyamatos. Geats: BoostMagnum initiates his finisher, destroying the Fortress Jyamato. Changes to Ace and Kazuto as the buildings are being restored around them.)
"Then he told me this."
"It's a game where you can rewrite the world."
(Dicey Cafe)
Kazuto retells everything he remembered to Asuna after they got out of SAO Survivor School, a special school for the minor players since they missed 2 years of education.
Their uniform consists of a blue, blazer-type uniform. The male version of the uniform consists of a dark blue jacket with the school's insignia on the left side, a white, long-sleeve shirt with a collar that has two light blue lines forming an X on each side and the same insignia of the school on its left side as the jacket, a red tie and dark blue trousers. The female version of the uniform differs from the male version in that females wear a dark blue skirt with knee-length or longer socks instead of trousers, a red ribbon instead of a tie and wear a cropped version of the jacket.
They're currently sitting next to each other at a table in a cafe that their friend, Agil, owns.
The cafe has a compact layout with only four tables and a counter with several stools next to it. Several shelves filled with glass bottles can be seen behind the counter. The cafe also has a poster for 9up as well as a map of the United States that contains the name of each state except Illinois. A jukebox is placed against one wall, near an Uncle Sam poster. Overall, the cafe is a bright and colorful place that is both attractive and relaxing.
"Are you sure it wasn't just a dream, Kirito-kun?" Asuna asked, taking a sip from her drink. From the look on her face, she can't recall what happened on that day.
"You don't remember what happened? You saw the monsters yourself." Kazuto asked once more in worriedness.
"You sure you weren't just staying up all night playing, Kirito?"
Kazuto turns to see three girls sitting at the other end of the table. One with short brown hair with a white hair clip, wearing a pink sweater with the school insignia instead of a uniform jacket. The other has light brown hair tied into two tails with red ribbons, wearing the female uniform as Asuna. The third has short black hair and almost blackish dark gray eyes. She wore a gray sweater, a black sailor collar with white line ties to a light green ribbon, black skirt with a white line, black knee high socks and dark brown loafers.
The first two are Rika Shinozaki and Keiko Ayano, also known as Lisbeth the Blacksmith and Silica the beast tamer.
The third is Suguha Kirigaya, Kazuto's cousin and adoptive sister AKA Leafa in Alfheim online.
"And besides, it's been so peaceful lately. I doubt monsters can appear outside of games." Keiko assures him.
"If you girls say so." Kazuto said, leaning his elbow on the table. He couldn't help it, the whole thing felt so real. "Maybe it was a dream…?"
"Kya! It's Ace-sama!"
Kazuto flinched when he heard Suguha, Rika, and Keiko squealing like some fangirls. He saw them looking at the TV along with Asuna. He turned to the TV as it showed... Ace on screen?! He was in a fancy outfit with a long black coat, pants, white, shirt, and white and black shoes.
"Behold, the true Stars of the Stars of the Stars! Ace Kamihara!"
"He's so cool!" The girls squealed.
"Eh?!" Kazuto was shocked to see him again, on screen no less!
He quickly leans forward on the table to get the closer look if his eyes or screen are deceiving him. Only to be pushed back by his two schoolmates and sister.
"You're in the way!" They told him off.
Asuna giggled quietly, watching them in amusement.
(Somewhere in Tokyo)
Ace was on screen everywhere in the city, most of the girls from young women to highschool girls were fawning over him.
A white limousine was seen driving to the front of a building swarming with a bunch of fangirls and paparazzi. The limousine stopped as its door opened for Ace to come out and walk in, all while the security held back the fangirls and paparazzi away.
"Kyaaaa!"
"Ace-sama!"
"He's so handsome!"
Ace waved at the crowd, riling them up even more much to the security staff's dismay.
"I know I am." Ace said as he went to the entrance, only to find Tsumuri in front of him, holding the item box containing the Desire Driver and his ID Core.
"Congratulations, starting today you…" She was about to say until Ace interrupted.
"Hai hai. I'm quite aware of it." Ace said.
(A few minutes later)
"You won and recreated the world that you desire."
The two were now having dinner on the higher floor with Tsumuri holding a card that said 'A world where I am a world-class superstar' with it red stamped 'Done'.
"And yet, you don't seem to be happy?" Tsumuri said, placing the card down as she took a bite from her fancy meal.
"Oh, I'm happy alright." Ace said before looking at the view of the city. "A world where everyone fawns over me, the Star of the Stars of the Stars. Even scored a date with you, but you're not fawning at me."
"What are you trying to say?" She asked, curiously.
"Surely you know there are limits to what can be changed?" Ace asked back, taking a bit from his meal.
Tsumuri said nothing as she stood from her seat and walked up to him with the item box in hand.
"So you're testing the rules." She asked, opening the box before giving it to him. "What are you planning?"
Ace puts down his utensils before turning to her as he grabs the Desire Driver.
"In this game, the victor can rewrite the world however he/she wants. It's what the Desire Grand Prix is all about." Ace replied, stared at his Driver.
(Kirigaya Residence)
Back with Kazuto, he came back home after his meet up with his friends. He was in his room reading the handbook containing info about the DGP. Then he picks up the Desire Driver that he received from Tsumuri and inspect it.
"This has to be a joke, right?" He wondered, he placed it on his waist as the belt strap wrapped around his waist.
[DESIRE DRIVER!]
"Whoa!" Kazuto gasps upon the sudden strap before picking up his green ID Core. "Insert the ID core into the driver, like this?"
He then inserts his ID Core into his Driver's empty slot in the center.
[ENTRY!]
As soon as he inserted his ID Core, it began to glow in a flash of light before it engulfed Kazuto.
FLASH!
(Desire Temple - Platform Area)
The light dyed down as Kazuto looked around to see that he's in some sort of desert, standing at the edge of the platform before nearly falling in and out.
"W-Whoa!" He panicked as he fell on his butt, nearly falling to his death.
He noticed thirty or more people were here, confused as he is, wearing the same Desire Drivers on their waist but with different ID Cores they too received from Tsumuri.
"What is this place?" Kazuto asked himself, wondering where he was.
But it is not just him, Ai is here too as well as Ace with some participants fawning at the two. Well the girl fawns over Ace while the fanboys fawns over Ai.
"Look, it's Ace-sama!"
"Ace-sama!"
"It's Ai from B-Komachi!"
"Ai-chan, I love you!"
Ace grinned seeing some fangirls while Ai waved to the fanboys, much to their joy. Takashi is here too, but unlike the others he was calm about being suddenly transported here.
"It's him…" Kazuto took notice of Ace as did Ai.
"Everyone!"
Everyone turns and sees Tsumuri standing on a podium in the middle of the platform.
"Good day, my name is Tsumuri and I will be your navigator. I bid you welcome…" She announces as she raises her right arm. "...to Desire Grand Prix!
(Cue Trust ・Last by Koda Kumi X Shonan no Kaze)
(Instrumental)
{Invitation todoita nara}
'Invitation, when it reaches your hands'
{Open up the danjon nozomi wa nani?}
'Open up the dungeon, what's your desire?'
(Music starts with the scene split diagonally with black and white as a logo of the Desire Grand Prix appears. It then spun, revealing it on the back of a card with a black side. It then drops onto a pile of Desire Drivers with the card now saying "What's your desire?". Then barbed wires covered the whole scene as it led to Ace, who was restrained by them. The scene changes to a camera looking at Ace with his reflection showing at the lens as he gives a smile. Then the scene went back to Ace as it split diagonally, showing another Ace in the rain before the scene spun around.)
{Sanka nara nō kurēmu Dare ga naru no? Ace}
'Don't debate, show me the ace'
Get Ready?
{Shut it down, Hikikaesenai}
'Shut it down, no turning back now'
(Then in the rain, Ai Hoshino walks in while Ace looks down as images of his Entry form appear briefly. Ace then looks up to Ai with her smiling and her eyes sparkling as she begins to reach out to him. The scene blurred, showing a card stuck to a debris that said "Let's make your desire come true.")
{Hateshinaku tsudzuku inochi no rasen}
'The spiral of life continues and never ends'
{Jikū mo tsukinukete}
'Breaking through space-time and transcend'
{Subete tokihanata reru made}
'Until you expend everything'
{Shihai yoku? mata wa Diamonds? Love & Peace? don'na yabō mo}
'You want to rule? Or the diamonds? Love & Peace? Any ambition'
(Scene changes to a night sky as the clouds flew by quickly with Ace looking up to the starry sky. An image of Geats appeared briefly before Ace turned around. Then it shows Kazuto playing Alfheim Online before turning around. Scene changes to the Desire Temple, where Tsumuri was holding her arms out to the sun as she brought them closer to her. Then we go back to the pile of Desire Driver as several hands grab them.)
{Sekai wa kimi no omoidōri}
'The worlds is as you want it to be'
Come on! Got to go the next round!
{Kachi kitte misete}
'Now show me what you're made of!'
(DGP participants were looking at the other side of the scene with their backs turned as Kazuto, Ai, and Takashi appeared briefly. The participants turned to the screen, transforming into different Kamen Riders in their Entry forms. Then Ace appears before changing to his Entry form as his visor lit up. He then inserts his Magnum Buckle to the right side as he brings his right arm out before inserting the Boost Buckle to the left. Mechanical arms brought out respective armors as they brought them closer to Geats into his MagnumBoost Form. The scene glitches to the pile of Desire Drivers with the barbed wires around it and the card that said "Break out.")
{Unmei no shunkan o sutanbai}
'The moment of destiny's on standby'
{Sorezore ga daku Drama}
'Each of us are holding our own drama'
Trust・Last
{Furiotosaretara soko de Drop out}
'Shake it off, that's the sign to drop out'
Wow!
(Geats was riding on the Boostriker as multiple colors of glowing hands tried to grab him. Then the Boostriker changes to its fox form as it lets out its cry. The camera lens shows the reflection of the word 'Trust' then flips to 'Last'. Then changes to Geats in Tokyo as he holds out his gun before taking his left arm with a gun muzzle sticking out, shooting the screen. Changes to the scoreboard of DGP participants)
{Dareka o kizutsukete shimatte}
'Don't blame someone if you get hurt'
{Kizutsuite orarenai game}
'Cause this game can't stop at anything'
(The scene changes to Kazuto stares at the screen while his Entry form was in a fighting pose. Ai was smiling as she did her signature peace sign while her Entry form did a cat pose. Takashi glances at the screen before turning away while his entry form crosses his arms. Ace smirks as snaps his finger while his Entry form holds his left arm up.)
Trust・Last
{Mune ni wakitatsu yokubō hi o tsukeru}
'Ignite the burning desires in your heart'
Go for the WIN!
(The next scene shows the Rider in their respective Entry forms posing before changing to their civilian forms. The scene changes back to the pile of Desire Drivers with the barbed wires around it and the card now says "Who's the one to achieve the desire?")
{Azamuki kazamuki yomitori}
'Lies and deceits, the tides and seas, are mine to read'
{Mata te o kumi uragiri Kitai to negai akiramenai}
'Despite everybody betraying me, I'll still won't give up on my hopes and dreams'
(Ace, who was restrained by the wires, woke up before changing to Geats holding the card that says "Desire come true". Geats then rotated his driver as he began to change to his Boost Magnum form. Geats shows off his BoostMagnum form before changing to Zombie form as he holds out a chainsaw sword. Then changes back to Ace as he rips the barbed wire off of him. A card appeared behind Geats saying "Desire won't come true" before he turned around. Then he was at the shore gazing afar.)
{Kachitotta yume no naka de}
'Once you've won, and your wish is granted'
{Tell me Nani o mitsukeru?}
'Tell me, what is it that we can find?'
(Back to the rain where Ai smiled as she held up the Magnum Shooter at Ace. The card drop to the ground that says "Winner gets desire" as it glows red, then transforms into the title)
Kamen Rider Geats: Progressive Desire
Entry 2: Encounter Part 1 -Begin Item Hunt
"Our world is under threat from the Jyamato." Tsumuri informs everyone, much to their shock.
"Jyamato?" Kazuto muttered to himself, remembering those monsters that attacked last time.
"We have yet to determine their origin or what their goals are. And so, to protect our world, the Desire Grand Prix was invented!" She explained as everyone blinked in confusion. She sighs before going around, looking at everyone. "I can see that you are as confused as you are shocked. It's only natural you've never heard of it. The game is designed so that all of t your memories are erased after each game. That way, you can live peacefully without ever knowing. Only with an ID Core, you can recover your memories."
"So that's why Asuna didn't remember…" Kazuto muttered, now knowing why.
"All of you will transform into Kamen Riders and fight the Jyamato menace. The last one standing will be crowned the Deza Shin." Tsumuri explains as she tells them the important part. "The Deza Shin will receive the right to change the world as they see fit."
"Change the world…" Kazuto muttered.
Hearing that got some people interested in the prize to change the world they like. Among the crowd, Shido let out a sinister smile as well as Morte. Those two have planning something bad in mind.
"To put it simply, all your wishes will be granted." Tsumuri tells everyone. "I must implore you. Before you is the Desire Card. Please write your desire on it."
Then out of nowhere, everyone is now holding a card and feather where they used to write in the past. Soon everyone starts writing down what they want, Kazuto tries to figure out what to write on the card. Then he remembered the SAO incident, the death of the players trapped there. He wanted to bring them back and that's what he'll write on the card.
(Later - Jyamar Area)
After they wrote and submitted their Desire Card, the players were immediately teleported to a forest as the red barrier began surrounding half of the forest. Kazuto noticed that he was now wearing a DGP uniform. He looked around to see that others wore them as well, the girls had skirts instead of pants and stockings.
(Desire Temple - Platform Area)
"May the DGP begin!" Tsumuri announced to the participants, watching them on screen while standing next to a pile of the submitted cards. "For your first mission is an Item Hunt! You must reclaim the items stolen by the Jyamato."
(Jyamar Area)
As soon as she said that, Jyamato began appearing before the players wearing ragged clothes wielding swords, knives, and maces.
These are the Bandit Jyamato.
The Jyamato began attacking the players but unfortunately most of the players didn't know how to fight and were unprepared. Players were taken down one by one, some of them barely hanging on until they met their demise by the Jyamato. Morte was watching this with an eerie smile, as if he's enjoying it.
"Ne ne ne ne! Shouldn't we team up and help each other out?" Ai came up to him, hoping for his cooperation. This is overwhelming for an idol like her.
"Back off!" Morte shouted, walking out on her.
"Mou… what a meanie…" Ai pouted, despite the danger she's in.
"A-Ano…"
Ai turned to her left to see Karen Kohiruimaki standing nearby looking a bit shy, with her Desire Driver on and her ID Core in white and pink with a rabbit icon. Her eyes widened in surprise, seeing how tall Karen is.
"I-If you like, you can team up with me?" Karen asked, much to Ai's surprise.
"Really!?" Ai asked back as Karen nodded. "Thank you!"
"Excuse me ladies."
Ai and Karen turned to see Shido approaching them, with his Desire Driver on and his ID Core is pink and black with a sheep icon.
"Would you mind me joining your little team-up?" He asked with a smile on his face.
"Et tu…" Ai and Karen glanced at each other, wary about Shido. Something about him made them feel uncomfortable around him.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you two."
Ace appears before them as he walks by and stops to take a glance at Shido, which makes him twitch in irritation. Ai was shocked to see him again and as a star no less, just like her! Karen was also shock to see the famous super star in person, she was
"This man seems fishy to me." Ace tells her as a Jyamato charged towards him.
It swung its sword at him before Ace immediately dodged it and sent a sidekick at it, knocking it over as a pink item box fell off of it. The Jyamato quickly retreats as Ace picks out the box.
"That's how it's done." Ace said as he opened the box, revealing a buckle with cyan faucet, the Water Raise Buckle. He picks it up and examines it. "Water, huh."
"Amazing…" Ai and Karen were in awe of how he fought it off with ease.
Shido let out a grunted huff as he walked away from them.
Then three more Bandit Jyamatos appear before Ace and the girls as they're frightened while the former let out a smirk.
"Now for the fun part." Ace said, inserting the Water Buckle to the right side of the driver.
[SET!]
Appearing to Ace's right is a holographic word of Water with faucet behind it. He circles his right arm, making the fox gesture before snapping his fingers.
SNAP!
"Henshin." Ace then turned the faucet.
[ARMED WATER!]
Water shoots out from his Driver, washing the word away. Two rings materialized surrounding Ace as he dons his Entry form. The faucet spins as it merges to him as a silver shoulder, plate armor attached to a cyan strap with a picture of the faucet on his right shoulder. In his hand is a blue pipe with a handle grip and a faucet. Then his eyes glowed yellow.
This is Kamen Rider Geats: Armed Water.
[READY? FIGHT!]
Geats aimed the water gun at the Jyamato and pulled the trigger, only to fire streams of water, which was not very effective on them. This shocked Geats and the girls.
"EH?!" Ai and Karen shouted in shock.
"That's all it can do?!" Geats said as the Bandit Jyamato approached him. He then swung his weapon at it and bashed it away. "Huh, this might be better."
The Jyamato got back up as it joined its comrade to attack geats and Ai. Geats began swinging the water gun at them, followed by a kick. He then turns to Ai and Karen, the two just stand there and watch him fight.
"Oi, are ya gonna stand there or what?" Geats asked.
"O-Oh, right!" Ai snaps from her daze as did Karen. They grab rocks from the ground and join him. "Ha!"
Not far from them, Takashi was seen by the trees as he watched them fighting off the Jyamatos.
"Enjoy it while it lasts, Geats." Takashi frowns before noticing more Jyamatos charged at him.
He walked towards them as he blocked the incoming sword and pushed it back. Then he jumped and kicked the second Jyamato to the chest.
(With Kazuto)
Meanwhile, Kazuto is currently running away from the Jyamatos in the forest. Despite surviving from the last DGP and in SAO, he currently has little to less real combat experience aside from VRMMORPG. Plus he hadn't done any exercise or any training outside his education.
He may handle one of them but a few of them is considered suicide.
"Oh man! Oh man! Oh man!" Kazuto panicked.
"Get down!"
Then he heard somebody call out to him, making him duck as a tree branch smacked into the Jyamato's face. It was revealed to be Mr. Maresato, with his Desire Driver on and a black and white ID Core with penguin icon, jumped and attacked with a stick. Kazuto used this chance to tackle the other Jyamato, making it drop the item box it has. Mr. Maresato kicked the one he's facing to the ground as it dropped its item box, then both Jyamato fled from the scene.
Kazuto and Mr. Maresato picks up their item box and opens it. Mr. Maresato receives the Arrow Raise Buckle while Kazuto gets the Boost Buckle that Geats use in the last DGP.
"This is…" Kazuto staring at the Boost Buckle in wonder. Then he turned to Mr. Maresato. "Thank you so mu-"
But he froze as he recognized Maresato, who knew him in his neighborhood.
"Mr. Maresato!" Kazuto exclaimed in shock.
"Kazuto-kun!" Mr. Maresato said, surprised to see him.
(Few Minutes Later)
The two of them were at a nearby river stream, washing their hands after the first round of the Item Hunt had finished.
"Mr. Maresato, why are you participating in the Desire Grand Prix?" Kazuto asked as they finished wiping their hands.
"What about you?" Mr. Maresato asked him.
"Well…" Kazuto paused for a moment before telling him. "To bring back the Players who died in SAO."
(Desire Temple - Platform Area)
Back with Tsumuri, she looks through the Desire cards the players have all written down and reads what their wishes are.
"Heh~. What a noble wish." Tsumuri said intriguingly of what Kazuto wrote.
'To revive the players that died in the SAO incident.'
"You're still hung up from that incident 3 years ago?" Mr. Maresato remembered that incident, feeling saddened for his neighbor.
"That incident took over 4,000 lives… My comrades in the front lines… Sachi… the DGP could help me bring them back." Kazuto tells him.
"I think that's a wonderful wish. But I have my own." Maresato frowned, taking out a photo of him, his wife and his daughter. "I want to give my wife and daughter a fulfilling life. It's the least I can do as a father and husband."
"Congratulations for winning your items."
Kazuto and Maresato heard voices behind them as they turned and saw Girori standing before them.
"This way, please." Girori said politely, showing them the way.
Kazuto and Maresato were speechless for a moment before following Girori.
(Desire Temple - Lounge Area)
Girori led the two to the lounge area, where they were awestruck upon seeing it.
"This is where players can rest in between rounds. You can use it free of charge." Girori informs them before walking away.
Maresato sits down on a nearby couch to rest while Kazuto looks around before noticing more players in the room. Takashi, Ai and Karen were sitting by the couches with the former resting while the girls were having a drink together. Shido was at the far end of the bar and Morte was leaning on a couch near Takashi.
"Hoshino-san? You're in the DGP too?" Kazuto asked, approaching her.
"Great to see you again." Ai smiled, recognized him as she stood up. "Et tu…"
"Oh, I'm Kazuto Kirigaya." Kazuto introduced himself.
"Nice to meet you, Kabuto-kun." Ai greets him, though she got his name wrong.
"It's Kazuto." He sweatdropped.
"And I'm Karen Kohiruimaki. It's nice to meet you, Kirigaya-san." Karen stood from the couch and introduced herself to Kazuto.
"You too." He replies.
"Never would've thought that the two of you got invited." Takashi spoke, getting their attention.
"Wait a minute…" Kazuto instantly recognized Takashi from the last DGP. "...you're the bull rider!"
"Kamen Rider Buffa. And you are…" Takashi introduced himself with his Rider name. He took out his Spider phone and looked up Kazuto's and Ai's Rider names. "Tycoon and Na-Go."
"Those our Rider names?" Kazuto blinked.
"My Rider name is…" Karen looks over her Spider Phone. "Kamen Rider Rabbi?"
"And you must be…" Kazuto takes out his Spider phone and looks up at Takashi's. "Let's see… Takashi Kumuro."
"Whatever. You noobs won't last long, anyway." Takashi scoffs.
"Noobs?" Kazuto was annoyed while Ai and Karen narrowed their eyes at him.
"I wouldn't be so sure of that." Ace comes in, getting their attention as he sits down by the bar. "You never know what will happen next in the Desire Grand Prix."
Kazuto stared at Ace with a bit of caution while Ai smiled upon seeing him before approaching him.
"Thank you so much for helping me and saving me back then." She bows down, thanking him as did Karen.
"It's no problem. Had to win anyway." Ace replied nonchalantly.
"Had to? " Ai tilted her head, confused.
"Took you long enough, Geats." Takashi stood up from his seat. "Found any items?"
"Heh." Ace smirk, showing them the Water Raise Buckle and a Raise buckle with a navy blue shield. "Found a faucet and shield."
"And he helped me get a cute pink hammer!" Ai joins in, showing him a Raise Buckle with a pink hammer.
"So you found a pair of useless trash." Takashi mocks him, showing off his Zombie Buckle.
Shido hears it and gasps as he looks down in his hand holding the Shield Buckle.
"This is useless!?" Shido muttered in shock.
"That guy over there has the item you wanted." Takshi points out to Morte, who is holding the Magnum Buckle that Geats use in the last game.
"Excuse, young man. Would you mind doing a trade?" Shido asked politely.
"Back off." Morte refuses and walks away, leaving Shido much irritated.
"Looks like you're out of luck." Takashi mocks, approaching Ace.
"Heh. Are you sure about that?" Ace mocks back as the two glared at each other.
Kazuto was now getting worried while Ai and Karen were practically panicking upon seeing Ace and Takashi's animosity towards each other.
"In this area, any act of violence and sabotage is strictly forbidden."
The two turned to see Girori step into the room as he approached them.
"Any violations will be met with a swift disqualification, so please be careful." He informs them, stopping both of them as the two backed off.
"Hai hai." Ace complied as he and Takashi walked away.
R-R-R-RING!
R-R-R-RING!
Just then the old fashioned telephone rang as Giri answered it. As the concierge listens to the call, Ace smirks when he notices that Kazuto has the Boost Buckle in his hands. He quietly walked away to avoid being noticed by Kazuto.
"I understand" Girori ends the call as he turns to the players. "My dear players, we have an emergency."
This got everyone's attention.
(Desire Temple - Platform Area)
Everyone went back to the place where they first arrived. Tsumuri was there in front of all the remaining participants.
"The boss of those bandit Jyamatos you defeated has shown up. This marks the end of the Item Hunt. As for the player that fails to obtain the items are disqualified." Tsumuri explains as the large holographic screen shows all the players first arrived are crossed with the word 'LOSE', leaving only eight of them.
"Only eight left?" Takashi counts.
"Your next mission is to defeat all of the Jyamatos. Use the item you've obtained wisely. Survivors will make it to the next round." Tsumuri informs them.
"Excuse me, survivors?" Shido blinked.
"In this game, your life's on the line." Tsumuri tells them.
This completely got everyone in shock of horror at what she said sans Ace and Takashi. Kazuto was more or experienced it first hand from the SAO incident.
"It would've been nice to tell us beforehand." Shido complained, pushing his glasses up.
"It's gonna be alright, everyone who was attacked is still alive." Ai spoke, trying to calm everyone down.
"I don't think that applies to us." Kazuto points out, speaking from past experience.
"He's right. Chosen players are excluded from the rule." Ace said.
Ai blinked in confusion as she looked at the other players. Some had a worried face of dying and some didn't think like her and thought of one thing, winning.
"Well then, let the mission begin!" Tsumuri said before straightening her right hand pointing upward left, then moving her arm motion to the right shooting her left arm upper right side. "Henshin!"
Everyone blinked while Ace and Takashi maintained their expression.
[ENTRY!]
(Jyamar Area)
Soon they were all teleported back into the forest soon all of their ID Core started glowing. Two metallic rings began to surround each player as it opened up, transforming them into black bodysuits with silver lines across their torso and right thigh. Then each individual helmet landed on the respective players. Geats and Buffa were in their Entry forms, as for the rest.
"Here we have Mary, Na-Go, Tycoon…"
Shido's Entry Form had a pink helmet of a sheep with silver mouflon horns, silver edges on blank eyes and pink fur around the helmet.
This is Kamen Rider Mary.
Ai's Entry Form had a black helmet with a gold lining of the eyes, cat ears with gold headphones, and gold rings on both wrists.
This is Kamen Rider Na-Go
Kazuto's Entry Form had a lime green helmet in a raccoon design with pointy ears, gray accents, a red gem on his forehead, and a lime green cloth wrap around his right thigh.
This is Kamen Rider Tycoon.
"... Buffa, Da・Paan, Rabbi…"
Morte's Entry Form had a helmet resembling Shirowe but a panda with black ears, an oval spot on the right eye, and a green gem.
This is Kamen Rider Da・Paan.
Karen's Entry Form had a pink helmet in a rabbit design with white accents and long ears.
This is Kamen Rider Rabbi.
"...Geats and Ginpen."
Maresato's Entry Form resembles a penguin with a fin-like on his side head, yellow lining on the edge of the eye and the helmet, a beak, a blue rectangle gem, and a yellow V-shape eyebrow.
This is Kamen Rider Ginpen.
Everyone looked at themselves and it was amazing that they all changed.
"Eh?" Na-Go gasps when she looks at her Entry Form. "I transformed!"
Tycoon looks at his Entry Form before taking a look at the other players, who were confused sans Geats and Buffa, then at Ai.
"Hoshino-san… You're a cat?" He blinked as she turned to him.
"And you're a tanuki?" Na-Go points out.
"Eh?" Tycoon blinked, feeling his helmet with his hands. "I am?"
Then suddenly a group of Bandit Jyamato appears before them along with a different Jyamato among them. It has roots resting on his right shoulder, the head shape of a rook chess piece, a scarf around the head, wrap cloth on both arms, tan pants, a red sash around the waist, and in its hand a tomahawk ax.
This is the Toryu Jyamato, one of the Rook species.
The Toryu Jyamato spoke in an unknown language no one understands, ordering the grunts to charge at them and they did.
Soon Geats, Buffa, and Da・Paan head off while the rest stood there for a moment.
"Let's do this, Rabbi-chan!" Na-Go said, pumping her fist.
"Umu!" Rabbi nodded her head.
Na-Go gets out her Hammer Buckle while Rabbi takes out an armed buckle with a purple bazooka. They each insert their respective buckles into their drivers, holographic words for Hammer and Bazooka appear beside them. Na-Go then pressed the hammer down with her thumb while Rabii pulled the bazooka.
[SET!]
[ARMED HAMMER!]
[ARMED BAZOOKA!]
A holographic hammer came out of Na-Go's Driver, slamming on the word and materialized a pink hammer appeared as well as the shoulder pads and plate of a hammer picture striped with a pink strap wrapped to her left. Her eyes then glowed yellow.
The Bazooka exploded as it materialized in Rabbi's hands along the shoulder pads and plate of a bazooka picture striped with a purple strap to her left. Her eyes then turned yellow.
This is Kamen Rider Na-Go: Armed Hammer and Kamen Rider Rabbi: Armed Bazooka.
[READY, RIGHT!]
The female riders readied their armed weapons and heads off to fight. Mary takes a look at his shield buckle before clicking his tongue in annoyance. He inserts it into his driver as the word shield appears at his right side.
[SET!]
Then he pressed the shield.
[ARMED SHIELD!]
Hexagon began to cover and materialized Mary has the Armed Shield with the shoulder pad and plate.
This is Kamen Rider Mary: Armed Shield.
[READY, FIGHT!]
He slowly walks to 'presumingly' fight, leaving only Tycoon and Ginpen. While Tycoon was a bit hesitant to fight with his life on the line once again, Ginpen looked at his Arrow Buckle in his hand before gripping it with both hands.
"I have to win… for my family!" Ginpen declared, inserting his bow gun Buckle to his Driver. The word 'arrow' appears.
[SET!]
He pulls the portion.
[ARMED ARROW!]
A neon green energy arrow shoots from his Driver and materializes into a green crossbow as well as the armour shoulder pad and plate.
This is Kamen Rider Ginpen: Armed Arrow.
[READY, FIGHT!]
Ginpen then charges in, firing energy arrows at the Jyamatos. Da・Paan, meanwhile, inserts the Magnum Buckle into his driver.
[SET!]
He then spun the disk and pulled the trigger.
[MAGNUM!]
Bullets flew out from his Driver knocking a few Jyamato Thieves, the word materialized into the armor, as robotic arms extended and placed it on him. Now he is in Magnum Form with his eyes glowed orange, mouthpiece white and armed in the Magnum Shooter.
[READY, FIGHT!]
He then flicks the shooter in rifle mode and jumps on top of a tree for more view.
Buffa knocks a Jyamato to the ground, stepping on it he takes out the Zombie Buckled and places it on his Driver with the word Zombie and a monstrous hand.
[SET!]
He turns the key as the ribcage opens up, and the purple hand appears and turns the key back.
[ZOMBIE!]
Purple ooze spews out from his Driver and splatters all over the Jyamato, as the word and hand turn into armor, the robotic arm reaches out and is placed on Buffa now in Zombie form and wielding his Zombie Breaker.
[READY, FIGHT!]
"Hmph!" Buffa huffed as he walked to his next target while carrying ht eZombie Breaker over his shoulder.
As Da・Paan shoots down a few Jyamato on the tree, Buffa slashes down one of them with his chainsaw sword before bashed another one. The panda Rider watches Buffa's fight from afar.
"What a bunch of losers." Da・Paan grunted before continuing to shoot.
(Meanwhile with Tycoon)
Tycoon was the only one not getting in the fight. Seeing this has brought up bad memories from the time he was stuck in SAO. Thus, making him hesitate on fighting with his life on the line. But unlike back then, the Grand Prize for the DGP compensates for the risk.
"I get that the winner will get their wish granted…" Tycoon murmured, tightened his fist. "... but it's still too risky."
Back in the fight, Geats in his Armed Water form notice Tycoon standing there before going back to the fight with his water gun.
Ginpen was taking on the few two Jyamatos until Toryu Jyamato swung its tomahawk ax, knocking him back and dropping his picture of his family. They all gang up on him, Ginpen continuously shooting with his crossbow taking down a few aside from the Toryu Jyamato, which did not take any damage.
Tycoon took notice of the picture as he walked and picked it up, remembering what Maresato told him for his wish earlier.
"Family…" Tycoon mutters.
He starts remembering the times he's spent with Asuna, his friends, and family. Why he fought very hard during the SAO incident. It was to get back to his family.
Back with Ginpen as he fires his crossbow but Toryu Jyamato deflects his laser arrow and approaches him at ease. The penguin Rider tries to fight back against the enemy but he simply gets damaged by it and collapses on the ground.
"I can't lose… not here…!" Ginpen exclaimed as he slowly got up.
Toryu Jyamato threw his mohawk axe at the ground near Ginpen as it glowed for a moment. Feeling a sense of dread in his spine, Tycoon instinctively ran out, getting Geats' attention, and immediately pushed Ginpen out of the way before the ax exploded.
KA-BOOM!
The shockwave sent Tycoon and Gipen flying to the creek as they reverted back to their civilian form.
Kazuto slowly gets up from the ground before noticing Maresato lay nearby, panting heavily. He quickly come to his aid as he slowly lift him up in his arms
"Are you okay?!" Kazuto asked as Maresato's body suddenly glitched blue pixels.
"Guess this is it for me." Maresato grunted as this is final life. "I failed my family… I'm a failure of a father and husband…"
"Was it really worth the risk…?" Kazuto asked.
"My family… is everything to me…" Maresato spoke his final words.
His ID Core began to disappear from his driver before his body and his body to envelope in blue pixels. Kazuto was completely in shock as he witnessed his end.
(Desire Temple - Platform Area)
Tsumuri watches everything from the monitors and looks up at her tablet of the player's status as Maresato is crossed off as 'LOSE'.
[RETIRED!]
"How unfortunate." Tsumuri said in sadness, holding her tablet close to her chest.
(Jyamar Area - Creek)
Kazuto looks down at the spot where Maresato disappears with only the family photo as well as the Arrow Buckle. He picks both of them up in distraught upon seeing his close neighbor gone in front of him.
"Unless you fight, the world will not change."
Geats approaches Kazuto from behind, getting his attention before undoing his Rider Form.
"That's all there is. That's the only choice." Ace tells him.
Kazuto was silent for a moment before answering him.
"Why... Why are you fighting?" He asked.
"I want to help the unfortunate people around the world." Ace replied, much to Kazuto's surprise.
(Cue Saa, Koko kara ga Highlight da OST)
Kazuto realized what Ace wanted .
"You wanted a peaceful world." Kazuto said.
They heard a noise and they turned to see the Toryu Jyamato came out in front of them speaking an unknown language while holding two mohawk axes.
"If you want to change the world, then fight." Ace suggested as Kazuto stands up. He inserts his Water Buckle into his Driver.
[SET!]
Ace did his pose and snapped his finger.
SNAP!
"Henshin." Ace turns the faucet.
[ARMED WATER!]
[READY, FIGHT!]
He transformed into Kamen Rider Geats: Armed Water form once more as he charges at the Jyamato. Geats and the Toryu Jyamato clashed as it swung its ax he deflected with his water gun hose. As Geats deflect its attacks, he backs away before he turns the faucet as a long cyan hose pops out and into the pool.
FWOOOSH!
He then fires a stream of water at it but this time more powerful due to having water around, sending Toryu Jyamato flying up and back to the forest. Geats follows it back and bashing it with his water gun.
Kazuto arrives as he watches Geats' clash against the Toryu Jyamato.
"To change the world…" Kazuto muttered, getting inspired by Geats' words. He takes out the Boost Buckle and Arrow Buckle as he stares at it.
Geats is right about one thing. If Kazuto wants to change the world, he'll fight to make it come true. Kazuto steels his resolve as he was about to insert the buckles into his Driver.
"Give me that Boost Buckle!"
Kazuto faulted upon Geats' sudden shout as he sees him pushed against a tree by the Jyamato.
"This is for everyone!" Geats turned to him. "For the future!"
Kazuto stares at him before turning to the Boost Buckle. He didn't know why but he had a feeling he's up to something. But he didn't have time to think about that right now, Geats is being cornered!
"Okay!" Kazuto nodded.
(End OST)
Geats knocks Toryu Jyamato and runs up as Kazuto throws the Boost Buckle at him. The fox Rider catches it as he inserts it to the left side of his Driver.
[SET!]
He turns the hand twice as the word 'BOOST' appears before flame bursts out front he mufflers, knocking the Toryu Jyamato.
[DUEL ON!]
The Boost armor legs materialize as the robotic arm reaches out and is placed on Geats.
This is Kamen Rider Geats: Armed Water Boost.
[BOOST! ARMED WATER!]
"Now, get ready for the highlight!" Geats said.
[READY, FIGHT!]
And with that, Geats charged at the Toryu Jyamato.
(Cue Magnum OST)
As Geats kicks with his right leg as the muffler bursts out increasing his speed. The high powered kick sent the Toryu Jyamato flying, then he threw his water gun at it like a javelin as it lodged onto a tree behind it. Geats continued kicking Toryu Jyamato with the boosted speed of the muffler on his legging bursting out.
He then does a reverse roundhouse at it facing his feet before pressing the trigger of the water gun, shooting spews of water at it. Geats threw a punch as he sent it back to the creek. The Toryu Jyamato slams the water in rage as it gets up as Geats follows up. The Toryu Jyamato swings its ax at Geats as he dodges the ax before bashing it with his water gun. It falls down and over the short waterfall.
Geats press down the button and turn his driver around.
[REVOLVE ON!]
Geats hover up with the holographic wheel appearing around him. It spun as his body rotated as it shifted the Boost armor to his upper body and Armed Water plate armor on his lower body, mainly the left thigh.
This is Kamen Rider Geats: Boost Armed Water.
Toryu Jyamato struggled to get back up but was badly injured.
"Time for some fireworks!" Geats declared, turning the faucet once. Then he turns the handle twice as the mufflers burst out flames.
[BOOST TIME!]
Geats kicked his right foot on the water as streams of water surrounded him. He crouched a bit as the Boostriker in fox mode descended behind him before letting out a cry. Then it drank up all the water with its stomach-like tire full. His eyes light up as he turns the handle again.
[BOOST! WATER! GRAND VICTORY!]
Geats jumps up the fox screech with the mufflers rotated to the front and fires torrents of water, boosting him towards Toryu Jyamato. He threw a left hook with the muffler burst out flames for extra speed.
KA-BOOM!
The punch made an impact on the Toryu Jyamato as it screamed in pain before it exploded. Geats landed back on the ground.
(End OST)
"So, that's the power of the Boost Buckle." Kazuto walks to Geats, amazed by the Boost Buckle's capabilities.
"Thanks… for being so easy to fool. I knew you had it in you." Geats said.
"So you're after the Boost Buckle from the beginning." Kazuto spoke, getting Geats' attention. "I remembered that it flew out after you used it, so it means that it's a one time use. And telling me about your wish gives you a leeway to give you the buckle, making it very rare to obtain."
"Heh~. So you figure it all out, huh." Geats chuckled before turning to him. "I thought that if I tell you that sadly made-up story you'd give me the Boost buckle. But you still fell for it."
"Then your wish to help people is a lie?" Kazuto asked, narrowed his eyes.
"Don't you know? Foxes are known to deceive." Geats tells him.
Then steam comes out from the Boost Buckle as it pops out, flying off making the Boost armor disappear. Geats was about to head out until Kazuto stopped him.
"What are you after, really? You already got your wish, so why are you participating in the DGP again?" Kazuto demands.
Geats stood silent as Kazuto's questions were sinking into his brain. Then he glanced at him as he made a shush gesture.
"That's a secret." Geats answers before heading off.
Not far from them, Ai was behind the trees as she witnessed Geats' fight and was amazed by his performance against it. She heard the whole thing about him deceiving Kazuto for the Boost Buckle and keeping his goal a secret.
"A secret, huh…" Ai muttered, feeling that she and Geats have something in common.
(Desire Temple - Platform Area)
After the round was over, the seven remaining players were gathered back for Tsumuri's announcement.
"And that's the end of Round 1! Only seven remain. Good job out there!" Tsumuri congratulated the surviving participant. " We will resume the next Desire Grand Prix on the next Jyamato appearance. Until then, have a good day!"
Tsumuri was about to head off until Kazuto spoke up.
"Wait." Kazuto looks at her with a concerned expression. "If you can fulfill any wishes, does that mean you can revive all the eliminated contestants?"
"If that's what you wish." Tsumuri smiled before heading off.
"Any wish to be fulfilled." Shido smirked.
Seeing Shido's smile made Ai and Karen a bit uneasy before they headed out.
"Like hell I'll lose to you." Takashi murmured before he left, as did Morte.
Kazuto stood there as he tightened his fist as Ace walked by him.
"You can wish for a better world all you want. In the end, I'll be the one winning." Ace smirked before heading off as well.
Kazuto stared at Ace with a now determined face. He was to win this, no matter what.
(Maresato Residence)
A pink haired little girl was watching TV in the living room as it showed the commercial with Ace in it. The girl swoons over how handsome Ace is.
DING-DONG!
She heard the doorbell ring as she got up and walked to the door. She graba stool nearby as she took a peak from the eyehole. She gasped at what she saw and immediately got down and opened the door, revealing stacks of toys and presents.
"Sugoi!" The girl was amazed by the amount in front of her, grabbing a stuffed pink penguin.
"Who's by the door, Alice?"
Alice turned to see to see Mr. Maresato, alive and well, with his wife by him. She showed her parents the stacks of toys and presents behind her as their eyes widened in shock.
"Someone left all these!" Alice exclaimed, hugging her penguin in delight. "Are they for me!?"
Mr. Maresato notices a card from the stack and picks it up and reads it.
"Enjoy these gifts. From Kistune." He reads before blinking. "A fox?"
Around the corner, Ace was watching the Maresato family with Alice enjoying her gifts.
He smiled at them before walking away.
(Desire Temple - Monitor Room)
Elsewhere, the Game Master was watching Ace from the monitors as he looked at his Desire Card.
"Kamen Rider Geats. What is your endgame…?" The Game Master stares at Ace's retreating form with such curiosity.
DGP Rules:
2.) The sole survivor of the game will have their wish granted.
Conditions apply.
(Cue Mephisto by Queen Bee)
(Instrument)
(Music starts with the roman coin falling as it keeps flipping before hitting the ground with it imploding into a bounce of star filling up the sky. Scene changes to Takashi, who glances at the screen as he glitches to Buffa. Then Kazuto looks at the screen with a determined look as he glitches to Tycoon. Ai made her signature pose as she glitched to Na-Go. Ace facing the screen as he glitches to Geats.)
{Rasuto chansu ni ueta tsumasaki ga Odoridasu mama kaketa kono yozura}
'My toes, hungry for a last chance I danced as I ran through the night sky'
{Nami no sutansu ja nabikanai Hoshi wa houseki no akogare Ukabu namida to ase wa chi no nagori}
'An ordinary stance won't sway me Stars are the jewels of my desiresThe surfacing tears and sweat are remnants of blood'
{Me no naka de shika oyogenakya shibai Dakedo suteeji ga nigasanai Itsuitsu made mo akogare kogareteiru yo}
'If you can only swim in your eyes, it's theatrics but the stage won't let go I'll keep yearning and longing forever'
(Ace was walking down the stairs as the scene closed up to his face, staring at the screen intensively. Scene changes to Ai smiles at the screen before it changes to her apartment as she looks out of the window. Then changes to her walking up the stairs. Takashi leans on the railing in Fujimi High looking gloomy before changing to a fierce look. Then Kazuto was with Asuna as they walked home from class before he quickly turned around.)
I've never seen such a liar.
{Umaretsuki tatte no sokonashi}
'Born of the abyss'
This lie is love. And this lie is a gift to the world.
{Dare to akita ka omoidashite}
'Remember who you lived along with'
(The scene shows Ace at the bottom of the stairs with his arms and legs wrapped in barbed wires, surrounded by various DGP Riders and Jyamato. Ace scans his surroundings as the scene spun around. The scene changes back to Ai's apartment, where Ai was touching the window as it shows her reflection as Na-Go. Then changes back to Ace as he immediately transforms into Geats Magnum Form.)
{Watashi ga inochi wo kakeru kara ageru kara Anata wa jikan wo kureta no deshou?}
'I'll risk my life, I'll give it to you. You gave me time, didn't you?'
{Arayuru nozomi no subete wo kanaetara hatasetara Anata ni aitai Hoshi ni negai wo kakete}
'If all my desires came true, oh, how I wish I could attain that. I want to see you I wish upon the stars'
(Geats charges in as he brings out the Magnum Shooter and shoots at them. Then he changes to his Boost Form and punches them before he punches the screen. Changes to Ai on a rooftop, looking at the starry sky as a brief memory of her past appeared. Changes to Geats tries to reach out to the mysterious woman before she disappears.)
{Saa hoshi no totachi yo yoku wo nemuri nasai}
'Now, children of the stars, sleep well'
{Kagayaki wa niburanai anata tachi naraba}
'Your brilliance won't fade, because it's you'
{Saa hoshi no kotachi yo yoku nerai nasai}
'Now, children of the stars, sleep well'
(Ace was at a rooftop, leaning on the railings and looking at the view of Tokyo. Then he notices a presence and turns around to see Ai behind him. She gave Ace a smile as her eyes began to shine with a shining star above her. Ace smiled back as he flipped his roman coin as the scene fades black.)
Jikai Kamen Rider Geats: Progressive Desire
Ai, who wore a hat and sunglasses, sits with Geats by a table as she shows him her fanbase. Then changes to Na-Go: Armed Hammer jumping up and down in glee. Then to Buffa in Zombie form, slashing the Jyamato out.
Ai: I want to make my love true.
Tsumuri: Round 2 will be a Zombie Survival!
Several Zombie themed Jyamato came out from the lockers as Da・Paan stares intently at them. Changes to Geats in Zombie Form jumppipng out of a building as it exploded.
Takashi: All Kamen Riders are my enemy.
Morte: How about we team up?
In the hallway, Takashi leans against the wall as he glares at Morte. Changes to him passing Ace as they two exchange glances. Then to a close up at Morte as he grins sinisterly. Ace stares intently at the screen before the scene changes to Geat's: Zombie getting ready to fight off the Zombie Jyamato.
Geats: An eye for an eye, a zombie for a zombie.
Next Time: Encounter Part 2 - Prix of the Dead
