Kamen Rider Date A Live

boom!

The moment the gunshot rang out, Lelouch's heart skipped a beat, but he felt no pain. The next moment he opened his eyes, the beautiful girl with waist-length green hair lay before him.

"Hey!"

Shocked, Lelouch stepped forward and knelt beside the girl. Blood flowed like a torrent from the back of her head, spreading beneath her. The girl, clad in a white straitjacket, stained with her blood, resembled a bloody and tragic painting.

"Hmph!" Upon seeing this, the captain frowned, but then relaxed.

"If I could, I wouldn't want to kill you..." The captain closed his eyes for a moment, then opened them and continued.

"That's the only report we can get to our superiors. Our elite guard has located and wiped out the terrorist organization's headquarters, but they've already killed all the hostages. What do you say, student?"

Lelouch's hand paused above the girl's cold wrist, trembling involuntarily. Behind the soldiers, ordinary citizens of Area 11 lay in pools of blood in various positions, their contorted faces and pained postures seemingly telling a sorrowful story… A terrorist organization? Where did this terrorist organization come from? Them? These unarmed people from Area 11?!

'What is this all about? Suzaku, this girl, is it all over? Even me, I haven't accomplished anything, and it's all just like this…'

Lelouch stared blankly at everything before him. Just half an hour ago, he had been immersed in a mundane student life, wasting his days. But as if in a dream, in less than half an hour, he was about to die, dying meaninglessly at the hands of Britannian soldiers.

'...Nanali.'

The last image that flashed through his mind was his younger sister, Nunnally. If he died, Nunnally would be heartbroken, wouldn't she? And Lelouch himself…

However, at that very moment, the green-haired girl's corpse suddenly grabbed its own right hand!

"You don't want it to end yet, do you...?"

what?

In a way that Lelouch couldn't understand, a way that defied all logic, that mocking, witch-like voice drowned out him along with countless blurry images.

"You seem to have a reason to want to live?"

Was it the girl from earlier? Could it be…

"If you gain power, you can live on. This is the contract. In exchange, I only ask that you grant me one wish. If you sign the contract, you can continue to live, but you will live as an existence different from humans. Different will, different time, different life... The king's power will leave you alone! If you are prepared for this..."

Tsk! Lelouch frowned. Although he didn't know what was going on, if what he said was true, this would be his only chance to turn the tables!

Alright! Then let's conclude this contract!

The Day the Fourth Reverse 'Demon King' Was Born (The End)

"........."

Lelouch stood up silently, covering his left eye with his right hand to prevent others from noticing the change in his left eye.

"Ok?"

The captain was puzzled to see that the students, who had been panicked, had calmly stood up.

"Hey! I ask you. How can Britannias who hate Britannias survive?"

At this moment, Lelouch seemed to have completely forgotten the deathly aura emanating from the gun pointed at him, and calmly and collectedly questioned the captain.

"You! Are you a staunch believer!?...Hmm!?"

(The "theist": Britannians who are dissatisfied with the existing policies of the Britannian Empire.)

Hearing the student say this, the captain not only thought the student was a radical, but also found it strange that Lelouch was covering his eyes with his hand.

"What's wrong? Aren't you going to shoot? The opponent is just a student. Or have you noticed that only those who are prepared to be shot have the right to fire?"

As he finished speaking, Lelouch lowered his right hand, allowing the soldiers to see his left eye.

At the same time, a red bird pattern appeared in Lelouch's eyes, stunning the soldiers and others.

"What's wrong--"

The captain pointed the gun at Lelouch's right hand and couldn't help but tremble!

"By order of Lelouch vi Britannia, you..."

As he spoke, Lelouch calmly raised his left hand and waved it to the left with an imposing gesture.

"Sinai!"

The moment the command was given, a red bird flew out of Lelouch's left eye!

All the soldiers in front of Lelouch had their eyes tinged with a red glow, and their expressions instantly turned into those of fanatical believers, pointing their guns at him.

"Hehehehe!! By your command!! Open fire!"

Thump thump thump thump thump thump!

A series of gunshots rang out, and when they ended, what stood before Lelouch were all the army members who had committed suicide (?).

Lelouch was also filled with many thoughts at this moment.

(From that day on, I've been lying. Living is a lie, my name is a lie, my experiences are lies, everything is a lie... I was already tired of this unchanging world, but these lies made it so desperate that I couldn't even give up... But I gained... power! So!)

At this moment, Lelouch's expression was full of ferocity!

"It's time to change something!"

After about a minute, having calmed down, Lelouch looked at the corpse of the green-haired girl in front of him.

"Hey, what exactly is the purpose of giving me this power...?"

Lelouch completely... or rather, deliberately ignored the fact that he had killed someone, because now was not the time to lament such things.

He walked up to the green-haired girl who had given him strange, supernatural powers and then died, and began to ponder. But this time, he was destined not to be able to think things through.

(Is he the one suited to Kabuto's power? Just like before, let's transform Kabuto into a Kabuto mecha. And that guy named Suzaku from before... what an interesting world, actually going back in time to change the present history!)

(It seems that Kabuto and Gatack, these two knights who are both sworn enemies and allies, will either become enemies again or allies in this world. It's quite an interesting question.)

(The world is about to change...)

The moment those words were spoken, the world turned black and white! Time itself stood still!

"This, this is!..."

Lelouch stared in panic at the world around him, now a world where everything had turned black and white and time had stopped. The series of bizarre events that had occurred in just a few minutes made this materialist feel as if his worldview was about to collapse.

"Don't worry, I only came to you about one thing." A great voice came from all directions.

"Lelouch Lamperouge...no, Lelouch vi Britannia!"

"Want the power to change this world?! Make a contract with me, and you will obtain the strongest mecha!"

Lelouch looked toward the source of the sound and saw a pair of black and white eyes!

"Who...who are you?!"

Seeing a pair of eyes floating in the sky startled Lelouch, but because of the previous events, his heart's tolerance had increased significantly. Although he was surprised, he was able to calm down and face the situation.

"Good endurance, as expected of the empire's prince. It seems I made the right choice."

Instead of answering Lelouch's question, Eyes-kun began praising him.

"You!! How did you know?!"

Lelouch hadn't even figured out what species this one-eyed creature was before he was terrified by its words. This thing before him knew his true identity!!

"Heh, you don't need to know. I've already said, if you want to make a contract with me, I can give you the strongest mecha!"

"A mecha that can easily defeat even the 'Knights of the Round Table' mecha!"

(Provided you have that level of physical strength.) Eyes thought to himself.

"...I...prefer to be a commander. Things like charging into battle can be left to my subordinates. And, moreover, I'm given..."

The strongest mecha... only I can use it, right?

"You're smart, that's right, only you can use it. But you're all alone right now, why not choose to acquire it first? The strongest—mecha!"

Their eyes met, and a silent contest began!

"...I must admit, your proposal is very appealing to me, and it certainly wouldn't do me any harm...However, what exactly does this 'contract' mean? A contract that's unclear is only needed once!"

"You're quite the cautious fellow. However, this caution can make you successful, or it can lead to things you'll regret for the rest of your life. This is my warning; keep it in mind."

"As for the contract... I can tell you that when you have no other desires in this world, you should just work for me."

Eyes floated around Lelouch, answering his questions as he went.

Lelouch also gleaned a lot of new information from the other party's words.

('This world'... does that mean 'parallel universes' exist...? But why me...?)

These thoughts only flashed through Lelouch's mind for a moment, and before he could think about them deeply, his eyes spoke first.

"Have you made your choice, Lelouch vi Britannia? I don't have any more time to wait for you!"

Eyes-kun's words interrupted Lelouch's thoughts. Of course, this was intentional on Eyes-kun's part, using "insufficient time" as an excuse to pressure Lelouch into signing the contract.

"...You won't get away with that kind of trickery with me...However, I accept this contract!"

Lelouch only needed a moment's thought to understand what the other was thinking. He also acknowledged that to rebel against that emperor, one needed power greater than him! With the ability to command others and the strongest mech… perhaps, no! It was absolutely possible!

"Okay. Then take this. But remember, she's your partner, not a weapon!"

As soon as Eyes-kun finished speaking, the space began to fluctuate, and a square, red mechanical rhinoceros beetle about the size of a palm flew out and landed on Lelouch's shoulder.

"Yo! So you're my chosen one! Indeed, you quite fit the characteristics of a contractor! My name is Kabuto-Zector! I'll be your partner from now on! Please take care of me!"

"...This...this...you are...the strongest mecha!?"

Lelouch's eye twitched as he looked down at the red mechanical rhinoceros beetle on his shoulder, which was also looking at him.

Although it's mechanical, it's incredibly...unique. Energy insect wings protrude from its open metal shell, flapping, and several metal insect legs grip its shoulders. It looks extremely small and delicate, and then there's the cute, loli-like voice emanating from its shell, referring to itself as "I"... Well, no matter how you look at it, it's a strange kind of adorable mechanical creature...

"........."

Are you kidding me?! This cute toy is supposed to be the strongest mecha?!

“That’s right! Try saying ‘mecha-vent’ and you’ll see. This shape is just for portability. By the way, go a little slow the first time, but not again.”

"...Is that so...I'll give it a try...mecha-vent! (Mecha Arrival)"

The moment he spoke, Kabuto-Zector began to act, flying all over Lelouch's body (measuring his physical attributes). After he finished flying, a burst of blue lightning and spatial distortion appeared on his body. Then, a voice suddenly appeared in Lelouch's mind.

(Enter the mech?)

(No... I guess so?)

Upon hearing this sound, even the dim-witted Lelouch knew that this thing was something his world's technology could not create. He also became somewhat interested in the strongest mecha and wanted to see what this so-called strongest mecha looked like.