Sympho-Saber: Song of Swords
S1:OVA – Non-Songs of the Valkyries
In the middle of the woods there seemed to be a quaint but colorful house consisting of various pastel colors and even striped detailing. Curiously enough on the frame above the door were symbols that correlated to the ridermoji that was on the Wonder Ride Books and other Rider equipment. The text displayed the word 'Tassel'.
Inside the house was the same man that had offered to take a picture of the grouping of Rider and Wielders from Section 2, Tassel.
"Bonne Lecture, everyone~" The man said in a sing song voice before transitioning to a normal speaking tone, "My name is Tassel. I know this is sudden, but the Kamen Riders and Symphogear Wielders are just amazing, correct?! Combining the powers of Songs and Swords has allowed them to stop the destruction of the Moon and put Finé's soul to rest for the time being. Truly that was a great ending to the starting chapter of this big story. However… before we can move onto the next chapter, there are some small things that must be read. Those being the smaller, quieter, but fun filled moments of the Riders and Wielders."
Section 1: They will not forget
It had been a few weeks since the destruction of the moon's fragment, and the three Symphogear users had been cleared from having to wait in lockdown. Of course this meant a celebration was in order as not only were they clear to go, but they also needed to welcome Chris into Section 2. So once everyone had gathered the party was underway.
Well, at the very least for everyone but two individuals who were currently sitting at a table together. They were Miku and Touma who held drinks in their hands, looking rather apathetic despite the party filled mood.
"A few weeks ago we lost our dear friend Hibiki," Miku admitted.
"Miku!" Hibiki called out as she slid into view behind them, "Quit telling people I'm dead!"
"Sometimes we can still hear her voice," Touma admitted wistfully.
"If only Hibiki was still alive…" Miku spoke up.
"I told you two I'm right here!" Hibiki shouted in frustration at her two friends giving her the cold shoulder, "Are you two really still mad about what I did?!"
"Hey…" the two friends were sitting at a table alongside Daishinji who was facing them, and as a result was watching Hibiki freak out about them ignoring her. The swordsmith could only take a sip of his drink before setting it down, "Why exactly are you doing this?"
Touma leaned forward with a whisper, "Do you have any idea how worried we were?"
Miku leaned forward as well, "And then she comes back almost immediately after giving us both a heart attack."
"Ah I see," Daishinji gave a nod before turning away from them and speaking up, "It's a shame that you lost your friend."
Hibiki could only gasp before falling to her knees and yelling out, "Not you too Daishinji!"
"So how much longer do we keep up the cold shoulder routine?" Touma whispered.
"A few more minutes," Miku whispered back.
At the punch table, Chris was with Tsubasa and Rintaro, the three looking on at the scene before them. While Tsubasa had a deadpan stare, Rintaro could only chuckle nervously as he went to take a bite of his éclair.
Chris meanwhile gave a shiver, "Remind me never to scare those two to death… ever."
Section 2: Songs of the Swordsmen?
Later on into the party, after everything had been settled between Hibiki and her two friends, Miku had something she wanted to ask.
"Oh yeah, there's something I've been meaning to ask about for awhile now," Miku admitted, "The whole "singing while fighting" situation, how exactly does that work?"
"Hmm, well the best way to put it is…" Hibiki trailed before snapping her fingers, "The Symphogear works just like a karaoke machine!"
"Karaoke…?" Miku asked as Daishinji turned away with a snicker.
"Oh right, I did say it was like karaoke armor, huh?" Touma realized as Daishinji couldn't hold it in any further and laughed out loud.
"Yeah, I don't really get it either," Hibiki admitted with crossed arms, "But when the music starts playing from the Symphogear, the lyrics just kind of well up from inside me."
Miku could only tilt her head, "Lyrics… from inside you?"
"Yeah, that's pretty much what it's like," Chris confirmed.
"The lyrics are also born straight from the user's imagination, at least Ms. Sakurai said as much once," Tsubasa explained before crossing her arms, "Think about it, Lyrics like "You doubt me…? Stupid question! My impulses inspire me," and such are perfectly fitting for Yukine."
"Wha...?!" Chris shouted.
"There's even stuff like "No, destruction! Install a rakshasa" too!" Hibiki pointed out.
"It's an impressive feat to be able to sing that kind of stuff without care," Daishinji remarked after having calmed down, heading off to go refill his drink.
Chris could only pale at this, "Not you too!"
"I mean… that would explain the insane firepower of Ichaival," Touma put a hand to his chin in thought.
"Stop it you guys," Miku said, "Don't say things that will "gouge out wounds"."
Chris could only fall over in embarrassment before picking herself up with a growl, "You jerks…!"
"Hmph, your personality is always so untamed Yukine," Tsubasa remarked.
"Wait a minute!" Chris called out in anger, "You're the last person I want to hear that from! My songs may clearly show my honest personality, but yours are just the same! If that's what you call a "personality" it's on a level even a psychiatrist would run away from!"
"Come now I don't sound that bad," Tsubasa crossed her arms, she then looked at her fellow blue sword wielder, "Right, Shindo?"
"R-Right…" Rintaro could only give a nervous chuckle. He was inwardly agreeing with Chris' assessment purely based on what he had seen of Tsubasa prior to Touma and Hibiki joining.
"Actually now I have a question!" Hibiki realized before turning to Touma, "I know you Riders are different but like… what do you think you guys would sound like?"
"What do you mean?" Touma asked, "Like if we sung our own songs?"
"Yeah," Hibiki gave a nod.
"What would they even sing?" Miku asked.
"Actually I've been meaning to ask too," Chris said, glad for the change of subjects, "I noticed some kind of background noise when near you two while we were fighting Finé. It sounded like something you'd hear out of a fantasy show or something."
"Eh, wait really?" Touma asked before looking over to his fellow swordsman, "Do we make noise?"
"I uh… I don't recall this ever happening," Rintaro admitted.
"Your swords are definitely letting out a different sound now thanks to your close interactions with Phonic Gain," Daishinji mentioned as he came back with the refill on his drink, "So I wouldn't be surprised if the Wielders are able to hear it more easily due to their attunement to songs."
"Oh that's so cool!" Hibiki called out, "But what about my question? What do you think you guys would sound like if you sung?"
"Hmm…" Touma rubbed his chin a bit before snapping his fingers, "I think we'd have a good Ska theme!"
Everyone could only stare at Touma when he said this, one single question on their minds.
"Ska…?"
"What?" Touma asked as he looked around, "Too out there?"
"I mean, I guess it could work," Chris said, "But why did you decide on Ska?"
"I just figured Ska would work," Touma shrugged.
Section 3: Fantastic Bookstore Kamiyama I
Tsubasa was in a hurry since her life depended on this. She quickly made her way over to Fantastic Bookstore Kamiyama, hurrying over to the door she slammed it open without her usual care and precision, "Kamiyama!"
"Huh?" Touma looked up from his desk, a few sticky notes stuck at various points on it. He was wagging his pen in his hands as he was trying to figure out something, "Tsubasa?"
"Kamiyama, I have a request of the upmost importance!" Tsubasa called out as she hurried over to his writing desk.
"What is it?" Touma asked as he quickly stood up, "Is it Calibur and the Megid? Or is Falchion back?!"
"Huh? Oh no it's nothing of that grave importance," Tsubasa shook her head before turning to face away and twiddling her fingers, "It's just…"
Touma tilted his head, "Just?"
"You have books on pretty much anything right? And you have a fair amount stocked up?" Tsubasa asked.
"I do," Touma gave a slow nod, "What's this about?"
Tsubasa turned and suddenly slammed her hands onto the desk while staring directly at Touma, "I need any and all kinds of informational books about potential quiz questions!"
"E-Eh…?" Touma could only stare at his friend, "Where did this come from?"
Tsubasa sighed as she hung her head, "While I appreciate his hard work, I feel as though Ogawa can be too demanding with expanding my popularity sometimes. He's asked me to appear on a quiz variety show."
"I didn't take you for a quiz person," Touma admitted, "What made you want to join?"
"He tricked me," Tsubasa said with a serious expression, "He managed to draw on my interests and personality before immediately springing that he'd schedule it immediately. Now it's locked in and I need anything and everything you have!"
"Um…" Touma could see how serious his friend was so he knew he couldn't deny her, "Let's go see what we have in the back."
Needless to say in addition to Section 2's paycheck that week, he received a large sum of cash from Tsubasa herself as she ended up walking out of the store with what could only be described as a tower of books.
Section 4: An Unexpected Duel!
Touma was currently minding his own business, humming a bit as he walked through the park. It was a nice day all things considered. The park was quiet, there didn't seem to be any clouds blocking out the sun, Desast was lounging about, the grass was green, there seemed to be a nice patch of flowers off to the side, wait…
Touma suddenly turned to see the hybrid Megid lying on the grass, "Desast?!"
"Huh?" Desast groggily sat up before sniffing a bit, "The Swordsman of Fire? What are you doing here?"
"What am I doing here?!" Touma questioned before pointing at Desast, "What are you doing here?!"
"Relaxing," Desast said before standing up and looking around, "This parks very nice, pretty quiet too."
"Quiet because you scared everyone off!" Touma called out before bringing out his Swordriver and loading in Brave Dragon, "I'm not sure what your planning but I'll stop you, Henshin!"
[REKKA BATTOU! BRAVE DRAGON~!]
"Well if you're going to interrupt my nap…" Desast growled out as he summoned his sword, Grudge Dent, "Let's go!"
Saber vs. Desast
FIGHT
Saber gave a yell as he rushed forward, soon leaping up and flipping over Desast. The hybrid Megid turned in surprise before he began to defend against a series of quick slashes from the Rider.
"Not bad!" Desast gave a laugh as he stabbed at Saber who barely dodged before performing a wide swing.
"Too close!" Saber gasped as he quickly sucked his stomach in and tilted his body back to avoid a strike to the gut.
"You've gotten good!" Desast laughed as he charged forward, going for a downwards swing.
"I'm nothing like I was when we first met!" Saber called out as he charged forward, also going for a downwards swing.
Both combatants realized what their opponent would do and reached out with their left hands. They grabbed each other's wrists to halt their swings. Saber however had too much forward momentum…
BONK!
Saber had ended up smashing his head into Desat by accident and as a result the two combatants suddenly stumbled backwards. Both gave a groan before falling flat on their backs.
"Ow…" Desast gripped his head as he began to sit up first, he shook his head, "Seriously, did you really have to go for the head?"
Saber didn't seem to move, completely knocked out by the looks of it, either that or completely dazed since he was still transformed.
"Hey," Desast said as he noticed the lack of movement, he stood up and walked over before crouching near Saber, "Hey, hey wake up," he said as he began smacking Saber's chest playfully with the flat of his sword, "Hey!"
"Huh?" Saber jolted as he was brought out of his daze, he then turned and gave a gasp, "You!"
What proceeded to happen next one would think could only happen in cartoons, Desast began to playfully mock Saber while running away. Saber meanwhile cursed out Desast as he chased after the hybrid Megid.
Despite his determination and conviction, Saber did not catch or beat Desast. He could only hope Section 2 wouldn't ask too many questions about the confrontation…
Section 5: Learning Flash Theory
"So what are we doing again?" Saber asked as he was currently with Hibiki, Tsubasa and Blades in a temporary training room Section 2 was using until their new mobile base was finished.
"Yes Tachibana, what exactly are we doing?" Tsubasa asked curiously.
"I wanted to test something out cause I got curious," Hibiki admitted, "You know how both Riders have their swords sticking out of their heads, right?"
"I would consider those our head crests, but yes," Blades said.
"They have those scan port thingies right?" Hibiki asked as she gestured towards the two Riders heads, "Well… have you tried scanning something on them before?"
"W-Why would we ever need to do that?" Saber nearly stammered out.
"I don't see the tactical advantage," Blades admitted.
"I assumed it was merely decoration," Tsubasa added.
"But have you ever tried it…?" Hibiki asked curiously as both Saber and Blades looked at each other.
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"Alright," Daishinji entered the room with a clipboard, "I'm going to have to cut your training session short since I need to-"
"AAH!"
The Swordsmith was treated to the sight of Saber scrambling around with the top of his helmet on fire while Blades was currently drenched in water while staring at the ground. Hibiki was running around frantically trying to figure out what to do while Tsubasa was pinching the bridge of her nose and shaking her head.
Daishinji's eyes twitched as he saw this, marching over and ripping Nagare out of the Water Swordsman's hand alongside Lion Senki. He then scanned Lion Senki on Nagare before aiming it at the frantic Touma and slashing forward.
[LION! MM-HM! SHUUTOKU ISSEN!]
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"What am I going to do with you all…?" Daishinji muttered as he was facing away from a wall while shaking his head.
"I suppose we know now that it isn't a good tactic," Tsubasa said as she stood next to him.
"You should have stepped in," Daishinji sighed.
"Could you blame me for merely questioning why we ended up at this point?" Tsubasa asked.
"Fair enough," Daishinji said.
Hibiki, Touma and Rintaro were all kneeling near a wall, signs hanging from a string around their neck.
Hibiki's read: "Should never suggest an idea like that again."
Touma's read: "Should not go along with Hibiki's ideas unless properly tested."
Rintaros' read: "Why did you not put out the fire going on?"
Section 6: Necessary Shopping I
"I still don't get why I'm doing this…" Chris grumbled as she walked over to an apartment complex. She eventually made it to a particular door and gave a knock, "Hello?"
"One minute!" Rintaro's voice came from the other side before he opened the door and gave a curious look, "Chris? Why are you here?"
"Our Co-Commander told me to check on you," Chris said as she put her hands on her hips, "Everyone else is busy so I was the only one who could."
"Oh, check up on me?" Rintaro asked.
"She wanted to see if you were having any trouble given you used to stay at the old base before having to move," Chris said as she remembered her brief conversation with Sophia, "Mind if I come in?"
"Of course," Rintaro gave a smile as he stepped aside.
Chris gave a nod and entered only for her face to drop almost instantly. In terms of apartment space, it very much had the necessities. A couch, a small dining table, a working kitchen, the back held the bedroom and bathroom. But that was all it had aside from the instant camera Rintaro had won and a few framed pictures on the countertop in the kitchen.
"Okay," Chris said as she looked around, "What is all this?"
"My apartment…?" Rintaro trailed with a question that made it sound like he was stating the obvious.
"I get that wise guy," Chris said as her eye twitched, "But like… seriously? No shelves, not even a coffee table or like a television. Just pictures and a camera… which are on your kitchen counter for god's sake."
"They're very important pictures," Rintaro said as he completely missed the point. He looked over however, it being the instant photo that Tassel had taken of him, Touma, Tsubasa, Hibiki and Miku. There was another one of the five alongside Chris now that was taken at Section 2's Welcome Party for her alongside one of him with the Commanders and Daishinji.
"You should really personalize your apartment though," Chris said as she looked around, "This isn't bad… but it's boring."
"I think it's quite nice," Rintaro said.
Chris could only give a deadpan stare, "… you know given your personality, why am I not surprised?"
"W-Well what would you suggest?" Rintaro asked with a hint of embarrassment.
"I don't know, a shelf to put some things and your pictures… maybe even a TV?!" Chris pointed out before giving a sigh, "You know, stuff that keeps you from getting bored?"
"Oh… well I do like reading," Rintaro admitted, "Though I usually normally read from Daishinji's selection of books."
"You should really expand your scope," Chris argued before giving a frustrated sigh, "Fine then! Let's get you a bookshelf and some books!"
"Eh? Like right now?" Rintaro asked.
"Yeah, I mean you get a paycheck from Section 2, right?" Chris crossed her arms, "So get ready and let's get going."
"Oh, I am ready," Rintaro said as he spread his arms out, revealing that his Logos Sector uniform was his standard clothes.
"You do not seriously walk around like that in public…" Chris reeled back in slight terror, "Do you?"
"What? This is my signature outfit," Rintaro gestured to himself, "This outfit means a lot to me as it's-"
"Okay, next time you go out shopping you buy some damn new clothes," Chris sighed before turning away, "You seriously look suspicious like that."
"Wait, really?" Rintaro asked as he spread out his arms further and gave a smile, though this made him come off as more creepy than sincere and friendly, "I am very much not a suspicious person!"
Chris turned towards Rintaro before backing away in terror, "Back up, back up! How the heck do you believe you aren't suspicious?!"
Rintaro cleared his throat, "Regardless, I think I'll be fine."
"Let's just get this over with…" Chris gave a groan.
Section 7: Fantastic Bookstore Kamiyama II
Touma currently had a few sticky notes on his desk that had names scribbled out or crossed out. They didn't seem to be ideas either. They seemed to be titles for some strange reason, not to mention he also had what seemed to be official documents on his desk.
He clicked his pen every now and again in thought as he was trying to get past the one thing that was stumping him. That was until he heard the bell on the door ring as it was opened up.
"Welcome!" Touma called out as he looked up only to be surprised at his guest, "Miku…?"
"Hey there Touma, I was wondering if I could get some help really quickly," Miku said as she hurried over to the front desk.
"And what would that be?" Touma asked before realizing something, "Hey wait aren't you going out with Hibiki today?"
"She's actually outside and we were passing by, so I wanted to use this chance," Miku explained as she pumped her fists up, "It's very important."
"…and what exactly do you need from me?" Touma asked, wondering if he was going to get dragged along with the two.
"I need spare earplugs," Miku answered, "I forgot mine… again…"
"Eh…?" Touma said before suddenly recalling the time he and Rintaro met up with her, Hibiki and Tsubasa at the Karaoke Town. While they were setting up stuff he remembered that Miku was rubbing the backs of her ears as if massaging them. Then it all clicked…
"Oh…" he said before looking in his drawers and pulling out a spare set of earplugs before handing them over, "Well who am I to say no to someone wanting to protect their ears from the patented Hibiki screech."
"Thanks Touma," Miku took the earplugs before giving a smile.
"No problem," Touma gave a wave as he watched Miku head for the exit, "Have fun."
Once Miku exited Touma soon looked back at his sticky notes before slumping forward. While that was an excellent distraction, he still had the issue of figuring this problem out.
Section 8: Necessary Shopping II
It had been a few hours since Chris and Rintaro had gone out shopping for something to give Rintaro's apartment a bit more personal flare. Once they were done it wasn't long before they arrived back at the apartment.
"You seriously have no life experience you know?" Chris asked, holding two bags of books, "Not like I'm one to judge… but…"
"I do wish to get better about that," Rintaro admitted as he walked over to his apartment door, "But I do appreciate you helping me pick out a shelf. If all goes well it should arrive tomorrow."
"Still can't believe that delivery's an option…" Chris sighed, "If I knew that I wouldn't have had the old man help me with an errand a bit ago."
"Eh?" Rintaro looked over, "What errand?"
"It's not important," Chris waved her hand in front of her face, "Honestly I'm glad I stopped you before you did anything stupid."
"But that was a very suspicious scream," Rintaro pointed out as he opened his door to enter inside, "Would it not have been wise to check?"
"It came from an arcade," Chris said in a deadpanned expression while following after, "It's probably just some sore loser who couldn't get the high score or something."
"I do not get why one would scream at that," RIntaro admitted before looking around, "Just set them anywhere."
"Fine by me," Chris said as she picked a corner and placed the bags of books down, "Here we go."
"Of course," Rintaro gave a nod, "Thank you again for this Chris."
"Eh its fine," Chris waved off the compliment before heading for the door, "If you need any more help just let me know, alright?"
"I will," Rintaro gave a nod.
Section 9: Fantastic Bookstore Kamiyama III
Touma was currently in his bookstore, writing down a name in a notebook before crossing it out. It had been days since he had taken up this project, but it seemed to be coming to an end as he got a lead. He continued to focus for several minutes before snapping his fingers, "I've got it!"
"Coming in," Chris called out as she entered the store before suddenly giving a scream.
Touma quickly jolted from his seat while holding up the Swordriver, "Huh?! What's going on?! Henshin?!"
"Why the hell does your store look like that sword wielding idol maniac spent the night here?!" Chris shouted.
"Huh? Oh…" Touma suddenly realized what Chris was screaming about before lowering his Swordriver, "About that…"
The entire interior of the bookstore was covered in sticky notes. Every wall, every piece of furniture, even the diorama wasn't safe. All of them had various words on them alongside most being crossed out with a few having checkmarks near the names. Needless to say it took a good several minutes for Chris to help Touma collect them all into a box.
"Seriously," Chris gave a groan as she set the box down on the couch, "The hell is with all the notes?"
"Oh well I'm trying to finalize some names and stuff," Touma said as he found a stack of papers on his desk and held them out to Chris.
"Finalize? Is this for your story?" Chris asked as she took the papers and began reading them. She raised an eyebrow at the title and the terms, "Isn't this Section 2 legal work?"
"Yep," Touma said as he held a finger up, "I managed to get in good enough with the Commanders to ask for some name changes. First off, we're fully bringing the term Kamen Rider into play."
"How's lion boy feel about it?" Chris asked.
"Rintaro was a bit sad about the main title change," Touma admitted, "But I did mention we were still keeping swordsman in the job description so he was eventually okay with it."
"So you said first off, what's the next one?" Chris asked as she looked through the papers some more, "Why did you even need all these notes anyway?"
"Because I'm authorizing a name change for the Swan Song," Touma explained.
"Wait, seriously?" Chris asked, "Why go out of your way to do that?"
"I figured it was time to retire the term and pick something… that sounds good," Touma admitted with a soft smile as he twirled his pen between his fingers, "So I've been trying to figure out a name."
"Something that sounds good…?" Chris asked.
"Swan Song doesn't fit because it relates to the end of something," Touma explained, "But we've seen multiple times that isn't the case. Especially given what you all were able to do with them during the final battle with Finé. And given the new technique you three are working on I wanted something that says 'That's breathtaking', if you get my meaning."
"Huh… I suppose that makes sense," Chris gave a nod.
"I try my best with my reasoning on these things," Touma admitted.
"So I noticed you haven't really filled out much on these," Chris said, "You've got a name in mind?"
"Tell me what you think," Touma said as he held out a notebook.
"Hmm, Ultimate… Climax…" Chris muttered as she read down the list of crossed out words before stopping at one that was circled, "Superb Song?"
"Yep, and we won't have to rename the recently named S2CA as a result," Touma explained, "What do you think?"
"Superb Song…" Chris repeated before giving a smile, "It sounds nice."
Section 10: Return of an Old Friend
Daishinji was currently in his new workshop in Section 2's new base, this one being much larger and having more technology due to a few changes. While he wasn't an expert on Relics or the Symphogear System, he had been promoted to chief technician when it came to maintaining the Sacred Swords and Relic Pendants. It was a delicate and complex job in making sure the Symphogear System was at least maintained. This was especially true since despite having notes from Ryoko, his specialty was Seiken and their functions alongside Wonder Ride Books, not Relics. Despite this he'd put in the effort to make sure everyone was in top condition.
But what was currently on his mind was a suitcase, it holding the Onjuuken Suzune alongside Bremen no Rock Band and another book. The cover had a candy themed house and it was named 'Hanselnuts to Gretel'. He gave a smile as he slid his fingers around Suzune's blade, tapping it gently as he did.
"Soon Suzune…" Daishinji smiled as he soon walked over to a closet that was in the workshop, bringing out a dark blue leather jacket from it before folding it up. He then walked over and placed it over Suzune and the Wonder Ride Books before closing the case.
"I take it you're prepared?" Sophia asked as she entered.
"Yes," Daishinji said as he turned around, "Thank you for accepting my request to join in on Hibiki and Chris' mission. I doubt that I'll need to assist them, but I figured I'd go just in case to make sure the others are at your beck and call."
"We're hoping that it will proceed well without incident," Sophia admitted, "But good luck, Slash."
"Thank you," Daishinji said before walking out of the workshop, "Let's get going, Suzune."
To Be Continued… in Sympho-Saber: Song of Swords G
Author's Note: Hey would you look at that, there's that Tassel intro! I figured that having him open up the OVA Chapters would be a fun idea. Just show they're different from the rest of the usual chapters in terms of tone and such. I also figured I wouldn't have all of them be near copy and pastes from the official ones as not all would work with just adding the characters into them. So I went for a fair few original ones to balance things out while referencing ones I didn't use. But we've done it folks, this is the final chapter that will be marked as S1 and that means we're done with S1!
Speaking of hitting milestones, Discotek announced Symphogear XV yesterday meaning that we'll inevitably be able to purchase the entirety of Symphogear on Blu-Ray! We've come a long way from wondering when we'd get more Symphogear, huh?
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That being said, thank you for the support thus far, and I'll be seeing you all next month, exactly one year from the publish date, where we enter Symphogear G for Song of Swords.