Hunt For The Mystical Medals
Disclaimer:
Detective Conan is owned by Gosho Aoyama
Kamen Rider OOO is owned by Ishimori Productions
The various guest characters appearing in every arc are owned by their respective owners.
Now then…this fic has breached the 100-chapter mark, and I must thank you readers for tuning in, as I never thought I'd reached this far. So many, many thanks to you readers. It meant a lot to me and will continue to work on the story so as to satisfy you Detective Conan fans.
In this arc, the mysterious, armored figure who aided O's in defeating the giant monster will be revealed, and how he came to work for the Kougami Foundation, and what mysteries he hold that would make him a permanent character in this fic…
In the previous arc, a few things have happened…
O – Maki and Kazari had Gameru feed the Core Medals of himself, Mezeru and Uva, seemingly restoring his Greed form to the fullest;
O – Gameru would soon lose control of himself until Mezeru came and absorbed him, just as Maki force-fed her with Cell Medals and one of Uva's Core Medals…thus mutating her into a chimera-like Greed;
O – A mysterious armored figure appeared and assisted O's indefeating the monster, while Gotoh is shocked at seeing the figure's armor, realizing that it was the weapon that the Kougami Foundation had developed;
Towards the climatic battle against the mutated Greed, the mysterious figure, whose appearance bear a resemblance to a gashapon and a birthday cake model, took out a strange weapon where Ankh saw Cell Medals being stored inside and there the figure opened fire, hitting the monster by the face which disoriented it and allows O's to get out of the way, surprising him and Ai, as the battle is about to shift in their favor.
The figure took out a Cell Medal and slots it into the belt like a slot machine would while turning the switch (like in safe chests) around and a computer-like voice spoke.
Belt: "BREAST CANNON."
Then, a large cannon appeared and affixed onto the armored figure's chest and there the figure took aim and inserted another Cell Medal, turns the switch on the belt and the belt's computerized voice spoke to confirm its next action.
Belt: "CELL BURST."
There the cannon opened fire and struck the monster with laser-like blast, hitting it on the monster's belly and two of Uva's Core Medals came out – the Kiwagata and Kamakiri Medals.
Those are the scene that played on his mind after witnessing the figure's action in helping O's defeating the monster and concluded that the suit is the so-called "Birth System" that Maki had shown in prototype form, but he had no idea that the prototype form would be completed so fast and wondered why he was not consulted on trying it out after aiding O's several times in the past few months.
"Why…why was I unaware of this…? Maki said that it is not yet completed…yet it was there and being used by someone else…am I been overlooked…? What was Kougami thinking…? What am I to the Kougami Foundation? Am I not worth to them at all? I did my best in fighting the Greed and the Yummies…and even aided O's…but still…why…why do I feel that I am being neglected…?"
Gotoh then decided to head for the Kougami Foundation and ask Kougami what is he thinking and why he is not being chosen to be a candidate in trying the weapon out, and chose to go there in two days' time.
Anything Goes by Maki Oghuro
(Opening Song from Kamen Rider OOO)
(You count the medals 1,2 and 3
Life goes on Anything goes Coming up OOO)
ira nai mota nai yume mo mi nai
furii na joutai sore mo ii kedo
(kokkara hajimaru The show we're waiting for
Count the medals 1, 2 and 3 )
unmei wa kimi hanattoka nai
kekkyoku wa susumu shika nai
(michi naru tenkai Give me energy Count the medals 1, 2 and 3)
daijoubu. ashita wa itsu datte hakushi (Blank)
jibun no kachi wa jibun de kimeru mono sa
OOO! OOO! OOO! OOO! Come on!
Anything Goes! sono kokoro ga atsuku naru mono
mitasa reru mono o sagashi te
Life goes on! honki dashi te tatakau no nara
makeru ki shi nai hazu!
Count the medals! The medals that O's currently have are:
Set 1:
Taka + _ + _
Misago + _ + _
Set 2:
Lion + Tora + Cheetah
_ + Ocelot + Sabaru
Set 3:
Kuwagata + Kamakiri + Batta
Set 4:
_ + Gorilla + _
Bison + _ + Gaur
_ + Kuma + _
Set 5:
_ + Kani + Akaei
101: Puraido, Tanjō, Gōru part 1
Two days later, Gotoh went to the Kougami foundation to personally ask Kousei Kougami who is the mysterious, armored figure who helped O's in defeating the chimera-like Greed and to know if the armored suit is the "Birth System" that Maki have developed, and to know why he wasn't consulted on this as he believe he is qualified to donned it if it would be used to fight both the Greed and its Yummy and to aid O's in battle.
"I'll definitely get to the bottom of this…and to know what my stand is within this foundation…"
However, upon arriving at the office of the CEO, he sees only Erika Satonaka typing on her laptop and is doing some "paperwork" and notices that Kougami himself is not present and he asked her when he is coming, but the next conversation would cause him some "anguish" at the subject regarding the mysterious, armored person.
"Satonaka…"
"Oh, it's you, Gotoh…that's quite early of you to report for work…"
"Let's cut the chase…you saw what happened two days ago…"
"Yes…two Greeds merged into one…and became a mindless chimera-like Greed…"
"And surely you saw that armored figure who helped O's defeated it…where's Kougami? I need to speak to him…I am sure that the figure's armored form may be the weapon that Maki developed…"
"Before I answer about that figure…Kougami is on a business trip and by now he's in Europe…so you won't see him for seven days…"
"What?"
"Anything else…?"
"Yes…that armored figure…that was Maki's creation…isn't it?"
Erika tells Gotoh that Kougami has left for a "business" trip at Europe, and will be back next week, and tells him that she will be in charge of Kougami's daily affairs. That answer didn't sit well with Gotoh and asked her if she knows anything about the armored figure, and there she shamelessly answered his query, confirming that the armored suit is indeed the "Birth System" that Maki developed and has been completed a week ago, and Gotoh realized that Maki lied to him about the weapon still being finished.
"That Maki…he lied to me…! He said that it wasn't ready yet when I tried to have him arrested…!"
"Poor you…"
"But…why did Kougami didn't consulted me on this?"
"There's a reason why…and no…it's not that you're being bypassed…it's like this…"
Gotoh stood still as he couldn't believe that he was actually bypassed by Kougami, wondering if he is just an "expendable", as he has been working faithfully for the Kougami Foundation and aided O's, yet Erika anticipated his reaction and tells him what Kougami instructed her to tell Gotoh on why he wasn't chosen as the user of the "Birth System" by and tells him of Kougami's reasoning that the main reason why he wasn't chosen is because of his pride, and she said that according to Kougami, if Gotoh work on his pride, he would consider appointing the "Birth System" to him.
"My…pride…?"
"Yes…that's why you weren't chosen…"
"…"
"Poor you…"
"…"
"If you work on your pride and show it to him by the time he gets back…then he'll reconsider…"
Gotoh went silent as he leaves the office and the building amid the sympathetic look and words she offered him, yet she let him go as she expected this yet she opted to treat this as a business conversation and went back to her work, not minding what would happen to Gotoh in the coming days, expecting him to "get over it".
-x-
At the Kougami Biotech Laboratories, the scene shifts to Maki's office, where the armored figurine stood in front of the scientist, as Maki assesses the armor and sees that no damage is shown and no side effects has been detected, thus the user is in good condition, showing no ill effects from the Cell Medals' power, thus the scientist is pleased with the result of his work.
"Good…no damage…all systems okay…no malfunction…no side effects. My invention is a success…you may "de-armor" now…"
By then the armored figure, whom Maki gives the codename "Birth", presses a button on the belt and the armor slowly disappeared, revealing the user, who is just wearing the "Birth Driver" belt and is revealed to be a 20-year old man, who seemingly appeared youthful. He is identified as Akira Toudou, and it is revealed that he is the applicant who went to Kougami prior to the transport truck's hijacking by the Greed, and a brief flashback scene shows how he came to work for Kougami and why he is chosen to become the user of the "Birth System".
-FLASHBACK-
Prior to the airship incident a week before the Greed is about to ambush the convoy last week, Akira Toudou is applying for a job at the Kougami Foundation, and when he submitted his resume, the receptionist then delivered it to Erika Satonaka and in turn gave it to Kougami, and when Kougami read Akira's resume, he used his resources to track down the youth's history and soon discovered his background and is instantly captivated at the guy, and immediately instructs Erika to call Akira a few days later to set up an interview with him while contacting Maki to check on the status of the "Birth System".
When the day came where Gotoh leaves with the convoy to deliver the 1000 Cell Medals, Maki informs Kougami that the "Birth System" is completed, yet he is told by Kougami to be on standby as Akira arrived, and there Kougami personally glances at the applicant, then shows him to Maki.
"So…you have noticed our flyers…and you wish to apply to our prestigious job…?"
"Yes, sir."
"Are you willing to do the job even if it means being physically fit to be ready?"
"Yes…I am aware and am willing to take the risks…"
"Even the danger it poses…?"
"Yes."
"Splendid! Splendid indeed! Take a look, Maki..what do you think?"
Maki glances at Akira and sees him as an ideal user than Gotoh and suggested that Akira would be the "perfect" choice to become the user of the "Birth System", and Kougami then tells Akira what his position would be if he is interested in working for the Kougami Foundation. When shown via the laptop what his would-be job be like, Akira decided to accept it seeing that this may be the "easiest" job he could pull off.
"Hmm…looks quite easy enough…I'll take it."
"Good! Good! No worries…we have a gym here..you can work out if you want to stay in shape…"
"Thank you…so am I…?"
"YES! YOU ARE HIRED! YOU CAN START RIGHT AWAY! SPLENDID…SPLENDID INDEED!"
"Thank you…"
"Of course your salary will be given to you…but aside from that…I wish to ask you something…"
When asked what would he do once his job is completed, Akira responded and after hearing his reply, Kougami proclaimed that Akira Toudou is hired and Maki nodded in agreement, in which the scientist is appointed by Kougami to become Akira's supervisor as well as the "Birth System" mechanic. Akira nodded as well as he accepted this as he is also told of his monthly salary and other bonus incentives.
-END FLASHBACK-
Back at the present, Maki checks on the "Birth Driver" and made some slight modifications so that it would be safely used and glances at Akira, who is glancing at the painting on the wall, which shows the "end of the world". When he asked Maki why a portrait like this is posted at his office, the scientist describes that everything will come to an end, and he wished to see one, though Akira opted not to reply since it's none of his business. By then Maki gave the "Birth Driver" to Akira and advises him to be careful as he stated that the capabilities of being Birth can match the Yummies, but not to the level of the Greed.
"Here…you take this with you…"
"Thank you…"
"But…one piece of advice…"
"Which is…?"
"Avoid facing the Greed…"
"Why?"
"The Birth System is made to take on the Yummy…but it is not enough to defeat a Greed…you would be lucky if you escape getting killed if the system gets badly damaged…"
Akira countered Maki's statement that he can't match up to the Greed as he made it clear that he can take down the Greed if the opportunity presented itself to him as he believes he can do it as he tells the scientist that this would be his chance to prove himself, as well as this gives him the goal of earning money, as apart from his monthly salary, he would get the chance to earn a hundred million Yen from Kougami if he is able to earn 100 million Cell Medals, which Kougami promises to give him the check if he achieve this goal.
"You know what you're getting into, aren't you?"
"Yes…"
"If you managed to kill at least one Greed…I'll give 50 million Yen in check if I see it live."
"I look forward to that…"
After that, Akira leaves Maki's office, and is leaving the building as he is heading to a particular destination, not noticing that Maki is glancing at him intently, seeing him as a foil to his plans of seeking an "end to everything" yet the young man is unaware of Maki's desire, and he is curious about O's and what the scenario would be like if he were to go in to battle with him.
Moreover, Vermoutth and Bourbon are also glancing at him as they have discovered the identity of "Birth" and noted that he may be a threat to the Black Organization if the BO decided to try extort money for the foundation, so they decided to plan things first before they choose to refer to "Anokata" about the matter, since O's and the Greed pose a threat to the BO's operations as well.
"Looks like we got ourselves a new threat in addition to O's…"
"Yes…and I didn't expect a youthful-like applicant easily becoming Kougami's "second man"…"
"In addition to that…we still have no idea who that Ankh is…or who is the guy working with O's…"
"It looks like I'll have to tell "Anokata" that we'll have to modify our approach if the Black Organization if we are to use extortion and threat against Kougami…"
"Yeah…"
"For now we do things as usual…and until I find a way to get past Kougami's security cameras, we'll do nothing reckless if we are to discover more of his secrets…got it?"
"Got it."
"Good."
-x-
A few minutes later, Akira is in the streets and is now boarding a bus that would take him to East Tokyo as he is heading to a "personal" destination, in which after taking his seat inside the bus, he took out a photograph of a female from his wallet and glances at it, which shows that the female in the picture serves as both a motivation and reminder on why he accepted the job at the Kougami Foundation as the "personal Cell Medal collector", in which it fueled his determination to complete his goal of earning 100 million Cell Medals, as well as a personal reason for accepting the job.
"A million Yen…that's enough to help me help her…I'm coming Natsumi…just wait for me…"
To Be Continued
Why Or Why Not by Rekka Katakiri
(Ending Song from Higurashi no Naku Koro ni)
To get my happiness I had done everything,
but had done nothing to be blamed and accused of.
The sound of footsteps became louder every day,
Then I noticed the fact there was no time.
I was a believer in life to be myself always,
and was asking whether I would be alive.
Give me a reason why not to adopt in this way,
or judge me to be guilty of so many incurable sins.
Tell me why, or why not. Complaining way too much,
maybe I overlooked something fatal for me.
Surprise…the mysterious armored figure has been revealed…and he is the main male protagonist from the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni manga: Onisarashi-Hen. Why I chose him…well…I find this character…intriguing, but this is also an accident after reading the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni series and after reading his profile, I decided to use him as a secondary character in this fic that would act as a rival, and possible foil, to our heroes.
Okay...once again another character from Higurashi no Naku Koro ni graces here in this fic...and though I wasn't aware of this visual novel-turned anime, Kamen Rider Chrome's fics led me to know about this franchise and after some research, I accidentally discovered the manga of "Onisarashi-hen", and after reading it...well...I decided to use this as a plot device for this arc.
Since this arc's character is related to the Higurashi series, and since there is no anime version of "Onisarashi-hen", I decided to use the ending theme of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni since this arc will be...TRAGIC. You soon find out why once the next chapters come in to play.
Preview:
Akira Toudou's past will be revealed, as to why he chose to accept the offer of the job at the Kougami Foundation, and what motivated him to accept the job and what are his reasons for doing so. You'll be moved once his origins are revealed in the next chapters of this arc.