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Episode 30

OP Song:

Summertime Render OP/Opening 2 Full『Natsuyume Noisy (夏夢ノイジー)』by Asaka

Insert Song: Start

Dies irae: The Animation 『Jenzeits』

Universe: ACMI Universe-Prime

"Let me guess, Impasse is bothering you with his super duper scheme whose number escapes me and doing some time shenanigans again for some convoluted plan?" Kamijou looked at Impasse with a serious expression.

"That's basically the gist of it, senpai," Zi-O said as he raised his sword.

"I guess I can settle with taking the both of you for now," Impasse said as his visor glowed with an ominous red, summoning both axes. "...Let's go."

Both Zi-O and Kamijou were making appropriate combat stances in response.

...But then.

"AH!"

"...!"

Both heroes were suddenly surprised by the sudden appearance of a sword that was...stabbing through Impasse, impaling him in the chest. Even Impasse himself was surprised when he felt the sharp end of a blade that was sticking through his chest. His entire suit dematerialized, revealing the younger alternate Amano Hinase, coughing blood from his mouth.

Universe: PC Universe-2004

Timeline: Present Time

"...!"

Everyone on the screen would widen their eyes in shock. Every one of the Precure Teams and their fairies, especially the younger members, who were seeing this would widen their eyes in horror as they see someone stabbing the alternate Amano Hinase who was coughing blood.

"...What...the heck?!" Homare Kagayaki would sport a shocked and horrified expression as she and the rest of the HUGtto! Precure Team, carrying the same expression, would see what is happening.

Now, the Precure weren't naïve when it comes to seeing something like this. They could think of the times when something similar like what had happened throughout their career as magical girl superheroes. But the spilling of blood is a rarity to happen, one that occurs in very delicate situations. Mana Aida unconsciously put her right hand on the right corner of her neck, reminding her of a particular bite wound from long ago. Still, seeing someone getting outright murdered with cruel intent was something that still shocked them.

And then, they would see the sword being removed from the chest, letting the body fall. But as the body falls, it would suddenly disappear like static, and the only thing that was left behind was its ominous sound. And it would reveal someone...shocking to many.

"What?!" Zi-O muttered in shock.

There was a tall man with black hair and purple-brown eyes, wearing a scientist lab coat. And the man was smirking with a subtle intent, one that made Zi-O grimace as his teeth gnashed, recognizing the person that he was seeing, holding his Zikan Girade steady. The man was simply lowering his blade, his ominous smirk never leaving him.

"Hello, George," the man smiled. "Sorry I'm late."

"...Who...Who's...that?" Hana Nono asked, her eyes glued to the viewscreen.

But Zi-O was the one who uttered the name. "Impasse!"

"Eh?!" every one of the Precure muttered in shock.

"Wait, what?!" Ichika Usami muttered in shock and confusion.

"Another Impasse, or rather...Another Amano Hinase," Doctor Traum answered in order to clarify to the Precure who were watching. They, and Ruru Amour who was nearby and still holding on to his shoulder, looked at him with inquiring eyes. "Before he was sent to the Hades Multiverse's Styxian Penal Colony, Impasse had created time remnants of himself, many of them. As the other Amano Hinase had said a while ago, George has...dealt with many of the timeline remnants over the years, and I would not need to elaborate further."

"What you're all seeing right now..." Doctor Traum's eyes narrowed as he looked directly at the viewscreen that shows the young adult Impasse. "...Is merely another of those timeline remnants."

The Precure Teams all turned back to the screen in worry, with some of the smarter and sharper ones among the Teams such as Yukari Kotozume and Yuri Tsukikage

"...Oh, don't be so surprised, George," the man simply said with a smile. "I simply tied up a loose end. My alternative defective self was getting a bit too cocky for my and the others' liking. I'd rather not start a fuzz in the Board Chairman's territory since it would just bring down another brand of headaches for me and for my allies to take care of, don't you think?"

Zi-O and Touma Kamijou simply narrowed their eyes at that.

"("Board Chairman?")" the Precure all thought.

And then, they, and everyone else who was watching, heard the sound of police sirens that were closing the distance. Multiple vehicles are heading towards them and were blocking any exit, forming a calculated perimeter around them. There were even advanced helicopters that were all hovering in the air, with their turrets all turn towards the man - Alternate Amano Hinase/Impasse who simply raised an eyebrow.

The men who were coming out from the vehicles were all taking appropriate cover and positions, with some of them being near Zi-O and Kamijou's positions, heavily armed with Heckler & Koch XM8s, SIG SG 553s, and SIG Sauer P320s. They were all wearing dark fireproof uniform coveralls, helmets and CT12 NBC Respirator gas masks, black rigs, knee pads, kevlar vests, and black boots. They were also commonly wearing green-white armbands on their shoulders.

Suddenly, a young woman with twin tails appears right next to Touma Kamijou's side, with both of her arms placed on her hips and carrying a serious expression.

"Sorry, I'm late, partner," said the young woman, Chief Inspector Kuroko Shirai, wearing a uniform consisting of a short-sleeved olive-green tunic-style tropical field shirt, and olive-green trousers worn with a black Sam Browne belt with shoulder strap, all with white lines from the sides of the arms to the legs, and the insignia rank of Chief Inspector from her shoulders. She was also wearing a green beret on her head. From her right shoulder was the Judgment armband with white lines, with the image of a couched-shaped white shield with green colors found inside the interior sides of the shield.

At the same time, Touma Kamijou was mentally commanding a change in attire.

A bright white circular sphere would suddenly encircle around the middle portion of Kamijou's body before eventually spreading into two bright circular spheres that would engulf his entire physical appearance. Kamijou's entire costume would change into something of a different color scheme. It was a special type of green and white uniform, with a couched-shaped white shield with green colors on his chest, accompanied by a blank white eye mask with a modified rectangle mirrored lens. He was also wearing a green-white armband on the right shoulder, the same as every one of the officers who were on standby. His shield would also change color. Now, it was a disc-shaped object with a couched-shaped white shield design in its center, within green and white concentric circles that are numbered in four.

"Not really late, partner," Kamijou reassured with a serious expression while still maintaining his focus on Impasse. "Your timing couldn't be any better."

As this was happening, many of the Precure who were watching from the screen were widening their eyes at the sudden cavalry arriving and with all weapons locked on Impasse.

"...Woah...Who are they, na nodesu?" Emiru Aisaki asked in awe.

"That would be the law enforcement of the city that both George and Impasse had ended up in. They are known as...Judgment," Doctor Traum answered with a smile.

"Judgment," many of the fairies of the Precure all muttered, curious as they tilted their heads.

As the name was uttered, at the same time, Shirai would step forward and maintain a confident posture, tugging her right armband. "I'm with Judgment," she declared. "By my authority, I, my partner, and the rest of our fellow officers are placing you under arrest."

"Oh?" Impasse only looked amused at the confident declaration. "On what charges, officer?"

"Let's see. Property damage, potentially assaulting an officer, and the daily harassment of George Kurai, one of my partner's juniors, would be enough charges to put you down in a cell," Shirai spoke seriously with narrowed eyes, especially with the last part.

"Ah, but keeping me locked in a cell would be useless though as I am but one of many timeline remnants, one of the first in fact," the man raised his hands with a confident posture. "For we...are Legion." He said the last part, with a wink in his eye, directed at Zi-O.

At that moment, Zi-O widened his eyes a bit.

"Everyone, open fire, now!" Zi-O declared as he immediately realized what was about to happen.

And then, the sound of gunfire would erupt from all sides, firing projectile rounds specifically designed for a multitude of purposes that can penetrate even the toughest of armor, basically anti-tank piercing rounds. But it was far too late as the man would disappear via a mechanical clock-like portal that engulf him as soon as the first shots were fired, leaving nothing but an empty wall where the projectiles were landing.

"Everyone, cease fire!" Kamijou declared, with every officer immediately complying as the shots became silent.

Now, everyone would stand from their positions. Zi-O would deactivate his transformation, turning back into civilian attire, with a narrowed-eyed expression and with clenched fists. A few moments of silence had both Shirai and Kamijou, who were just walking nearby, concerned. And then.

"...!"

A crushing sound was heard. George was punching the ground where Impasse was last seen, punching in subtle frustration due to letting the bastard get away as he thought.

"GODDAMIT!" Zi-O exclaimed with a frustrated tone, one that made everyone, and everyone in the other universe who were watching, especially Hana Nono and Hagumi Kurai, concerned to the extreme. "...We...We had him..."

"George..." Hana muttered in concern. Her heart ached as she wanted to run straight towards him.

Fortunately for her, for Hagumi, and for the rest of the HUGtto! Precure, Touma Kamijou was there in their places, not being bothered by George's frustrated anger, and put his left hand on his shoulder, which made George turn around to look at him. Kamijou didn't need to say anything except to give him a reassuring, empathetic expression which slowly calms George down somewhat.

George closed his eyes as his expression turned apologetic, lowering his head. "Sorry, senpai."

He slowly stands up, breathing a heavy sigh.

Insert Song: End

ED Song:

Kamen Rider 4 [Time - Mitsuru Matsuoka]

New Characters:

Kuroko Shirai - VA: Satomi Arai