Kamen Rider Date A Live

"Anyway... you're the only one fit to be my consort. I'll give you this as a gift... Don't call me Gatack anymore. My real name is Yuhime! I'll only say it once! Remember it!"

Suzaku was taken aback and scratched his head. Although he didn't know the meaning of her real name, even an idiot like Suzaku could hear the shyness in her voice, and then she spoke.

"Oh, I see. Hey... Yuhime! I don't know if I'll be chosen by you. But please take good care of me during this time."

Having said that, Suzaku gave a heartwarming smile, while Yuji, whether out of shyness or something else (can you tell from the mechanical beetle's face...), flew even faster. Suzaku could only hurry to keep up, otherwise, getting lost in this unfamiliar place would be truly unfortunate...

The battle that begins with the eighth reversal

The battle that begins with the eighth reversal

Leaving aside the busy Suzaku, let's turn our attention to the battlefield.

--battlefield--

"Wa ...

But ideals are beautiful, while reality is cruel.

The Gatling gun on the tank was aimed at the fleeing people, relentlessly firing its "thud thud thud thud" sound, and countless people bid farewell to the world amidst this deadly sound.

But then, a turning point appeared!

A grappling hook suddenly appeared from underground, destroyed the Gatling gun on the tank, and then retracted, revealing what the grappling hook was: the fourth-generation Knightmare Glasgow!

However, this machine is missing its left hand, and its color is not the standard dark green.

The girl piloting the mecha inside destroyed the Gatling gun, but she was not in a good mood. Instead, she felt quite guilty and even shed tears.

“Those damned Britannians! How could they…” But before the girl could finish speaking, a worried voice came from the communicator.

"Karen! Can Glasgow hold on?!"

"It's alright! I'll be the bait! Take this opportunity to get everyone here to escape! If you're going to arrest someone, just arrest us rebels." The girl—Karen's—voiced urgently, but Fan delivered a helpless message.

"I know that! But we're completely surrounded right now!"

"Bang!" One of the guys used a rocket launcher, but the enemy's Knightmare was no pushover either, and this side was almost in a desperate situation.

However, in a secluded spot, a Sunderland didn't join the battle; instead, it hid there.

That's right, the pilot of this machine is none other than Lelouch!

While Lelouch was constantly operating the monitor, he also began to think about the information that Mokou had said not long ago.

As for Mokou, she wasn't perched on Lelouch's shoulder; instead, she was floating in the air. Around her, golden patterns resembling circuit boards began to appear, making her impossible to ignore!

Lelouch ignored it, or rather, he was already surprised and it wouldn't disturb his thoughts.

(Mechanical lifeforms? So that's Mokou's race. Well then, let's summarize the information we have now. The energy source for activation is food, they have at least five forms, they have evolutionary capabilities, and they can even transform into humans. I must say, they truly are something from another world.)

(However, there is another mobile suit like this, the one that opposes Kabuto, the "God of War" Gatack... Mokou said that Gatack is also in this area, so the chances of encountering it are very high!)

(And Mokou also said that Gatack came to this world seven years before her! If I'm not mistaken, the rumor from a few years ago about 'Britania obtaining the strongest forbidden machine that shouldn't exist in this world' should be true, and it should refer to Gatack.)

(However, "the strongest forbidden mecha"... that's a truly brilliant description!)

(The clock-up system, a system that manipulates time with technology, is not a technology that humans should master! But...)

Lelouch's face immediately turned sour upon thinking about this, as the thought of operating the mecha gave him a headache.

Although Mokou, or rather the mecha itself, is Mokou, it still cannot fully utilize the mecha's abilities. It is said that this is because the people who created Mokou and the others added several measures to prevent problems from occurring with the mecha.

In the absence of a suitable candidate, the machine in compressed mode can only reveal its true form and perform at its full potential when faced with real danger.

However, once a suitable host is available, the system of "intimacy" will appear. This "intimacy" is not one-sided, but a two-way "intimacy", and it must be genuine!

The higher the intimacy level, the more the ability can be exerted without human intervention. However, to activate Clock-Up, before the intimacy level reaches its maximum, the candidate must activate it via voice. Moreover, activating it via voice cannot be deceived by voice changers or similar devices, which is truly high-tech.

Lelouch's original plan was for Mokou to fight on her own. Even if Mokou had her own consciousness, Lelouch only considered her a pawn. However, because of this ridiculous setting, he couldn't treat Mokou as a mere pawn anymore. It even made Lelouch wonder if the creator had intentionally set it up this way!

(It was intentional.)

The operating method is incredibly simple; the machine perfectly replicates your every move, making it perfect for someone as inept at controls as myself.

However, to activate clock-up, one's body must withstand that terrifying pressure. According to Mokou, with her current weak body, 3 seconds is the limit at most... In fact, to be conservative, the number 3 seconds should be halved.

When he heard this conclusion, Lelouch couldn't refute it. After all, it was because his body was too weak; he wasn't like Suzaku, who was physically inept.

Of course, Lelouch also wanted to train. According to Mokou, an ordinary person could endure twice as long as he could.

My physical fitness is only half that of an average person!

When Lelouch heard Mokou say that, he felt an urge to beat himself to death! If he had known he would one day get such an overpowered mecha, he would have trained his body to perfection even if it cost him half his life!!

While Lelouch was still immersed in his frustration, the markings around Mokou began to disappear, making Lelouch realize that what he needed had arrived, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.

"Master, I've found the information you needed. The information released to the outside world says that Shinjuku is under traffic control, but there's no detailed explanation." Mokou reported the information as she flew back to Lelouch's shoulder.

"However, when I was looking for information on Gatack, I was attacked by Gatack and was unable to obtain intelligence about the military. But at least I know that Gatack is currently near the military's command ship."

“It seems finding out exactly where Gatack is is still a bit difficult… But I see, so the media plans to report according to the military’s needs after everything is over. But that’s also to my advantage.” Lelouch revealed a wicked smile.

"Given that the other side doesn't want intelligence leaks, it's difficult for them to openly request reinforcements... In other words, are these the only pieces on the chessboard?" As he finished speaking, he switched the display screen to a map showing the distribution of the mechs.

"However, even so, it would be too difficult for one person to break through this level of defense without Mokou's help, but..."

"You terrorist, settle the score for dragging me into this! In return, this time, become my pawn!"

Lelouch exited the cockpit, looked at the army and terrorists fighting fiercely on the side, took out the communicator left behind by the tomboy girl, and began to show a sinister smile.

—On the other side—

"Yuji, what's wrong? Did you suddenly enter a network connection state?" Cecil, who was testing Suzaku, was puzzled when he saw Yuji, who was sitting to the side, suddenly enter the connection.

“It’s nothing, Cecil. It’s just Kabuto trying to steal information. It seems we need to speed things up, Kururugi-kun… Are you worthy to be my husband? I’ll wait and see.”

Yu Ji looked at Suzaku, who was undergoing testing in the testing room, and her voice was filled with a hint of pleasure.

But Cecil, standing to the side...

"What! Kabuto has already... We must inform Mr. Lloyd immediately!" Sehir hurriedly turned on his communicator and began reporting to Lloyd.

The trajectory that began to change with the second covenant (2)

The trajectory that began to change with the second covenant (2)

Shido began preparing breakfast.

To be clear, Shido isn't the kind of person who dreams of becoming a housewife. Ultimately, it's because her parents, who both work for a large tech company, are often away from home.

At this time, Shido had to take charge of preparing the meals, so he was already quite skilled at it. In fact, Shido had more confidence than his mother in operating cooking utensils, but that was about it. After all, Shido was not a professional "househusband". He was okay at making simple dishes, but when it came to super delicacies like Buddha Jumps Over the Wall... well, let's not talk about that. Buddha Jumps Over the Wall and the breakfast he was making were on a completely different level.

Just as Shido took the eggs out of the refrigerator, he heard the sound of a television behind him. It seemed Kotori, who had just come downstairs, had turned on the TV.

"—Early this morning, in the suburbs of Tiangong City—"

"Ok?"

Upon hearing the content reported on the television news, which is usually just background music, Shido raised his eyebrows.

The reason is simple. Because the announcer pronounced the familiar street names in a clear voice.

"Huh? What's going on? It's very close by. What happened?"

He leaned out from the long dining table, squinted, and stared at the television screen, which displayed a chaotic and devastated street scene. Buildings and roads had collapsed and crumbled into rubble, and a huge crater, like that left by a meteorite impact, had left the city in ruins.

Perhaps the only thing to be thankful for is that the current forecasts are very accurate, which makes the number of casualties almost zero?

Shido frowned, and as he sighed, he uttered a sentence:

"Ugh... another spacequake?" He shook his head in annoyance.

Spacequakes, also known as "earthquakes in space," are a wide-area vibration phenomenon. They are a general term for explosions, vibrations, disappearances, and many other phenomena that occur without a fixed cause, time, or scale of disaster. This extremely bizarre phenomenon is like a giant monster that suddenly appears and wreaks havoc on the streets.

This phenomenon was confirmed about thirty years ago. The very center of Eurasia—including the then Soviet Union, China, and Mongolia—vanished overnight as if it had been shoveled out. Everything on the surface seemed to have been completely eradicated, disappearing without a trace.

The death toll is estimated at 150 million, making it the greatest disaster in human history!

By the time of Shido's generation, even if they don't want to, they will see these photos in textbooks.

Then, for about six months, similar phenomena occurred all over the world, though on a small scale. Within Shido's memory, there were about fifty such cases, which occurred on all continents, in the Arctic, at sea, and even on small islands.

Of course, Japan is no exception.

Six months after the Eurasian air disaster, the area from southern Tokyo to northern Kanagawa Prefecture was completely scorched, as if erased by an eraser.

After time, people rebuilt a new city on the scorched earth. Looking down from the sky, it is clear that the city was built in a super meteorite crater full of greenery, which is also where Shido and Kotori now live.

"However, I remember that it almost never happened again after that. Why is this phenomenon starting to increase again?"

"Why exactly?"

Upon hearing Shido's question, Kotori's eyes were fixed on the television, while a round object in her mouth kept wriggling.

That's right! After the South Kanto Great Air Disaster ended, no more spacequakes were detected for a short period of time. However, about five years ago, another spacequake occurred in a corner of the redeveloped Tiangong City. Starting from this, a series of strange phenomena of unknown cause began to occur.

Moreover, most of these phenomena are concentrated in Japan.

Of course, during this gap of twenty-five years, humanity did not accomplish nothing.

Starting thirty years ago, the availability of underground shelters has been rapidly increasing, particularly in areas that have completed redevelopment. Furthermore, signs of spacequakes can now be observed in advance, and organizations such as the Disaster Reconstruction Unit of the Self-Defense Forces have been established.

That was a unit formed to go to the disaster area with the goal of repairing the damaged facilities and roads—but their work could almost only be described as "magic".

Because they can restore the streets that have been destroyed to their original state in the shortest amount of time.

Because the operation was considered top secret, it was never made public. However, every time one saw the dilapidated building restored to its original state overnight, it felt like falling into a dream.

However, although the streets can be repaired quickly, this does not reduce the threat posed by the spacequake.

"I feel like there are an unusually high number of space earthquakes happening in this area, especially since last year."

"...Yeah, it really is! It seems to be earlier than expected..."

Kotori leaned back on the sofa armrest, and the last half of her sentence sounded more like a murmur to herself than a direct address to Shido.

"Huh? What are you talking about?"

"Hmm... I didn't say anything~"

Shido's eyebrow twitched. More than the content of Kotori's conversation, it was her voice, which had become somewhat muffled from the beginning, that bothered him more.

"..."

Shido silently put down the breakfast, walked around the long dining table, and then went to Kotori, who was leaning against the sofa. Kotori seemed to have sensed his approach, and as Shido drew nearer, she slowly turned her face away.

"Kotori, look over here."