[Turn 2, Player Phase] (Daikumaryu appears) Boss: What the heck is that!? A Combat Beast... No, a Mechazaurus!? Tetsuya: Whatever it may be, I'll be its opponent! Kenzou: Wait, Tetsuya! That's an ally! Tetsuya: What did you say!? Midori: All units, launch preparations completed. Daimonji: Alright, launch!! (launch) Jun: Those are unfamiliar robots...! Could those be the ones they said were deployed to the Eastern Base... Kenzou: Yes, that is the Daikumaryu. Hadias: It's those humans Yuriceasar talked about. How much power do they wield... I'll test them out. [Tetsuya vs Hadias] Hadias: This time I'll use a spell on you directly! Tetsuya: I told you that same trick's been done already!! [After Hadias sustains enough damage] Hadias: Ngh...! To press things this far is...!! Daimonji: Don't let that mech escape! Pete-kun! Daikumaryu aerial attack! Pete: Roger! Midori: Hold on, Professor! Something is closing in! Daimonji: What!? Senjirou: !! (That couldn't be...!!) Hadias: Hmph... Haniwa people, huh. Kukuru: Hadias... By our agreement, Mycene was not to extend its reach to Japan. Hadias: Fufufu... Whatever agreement Argos tied with you, I don't care about. Kukuru: What...!? Hadias: Moreover, Ankoku Daishogun-sama has had his eye on this country since long ago. You people who showed up out of nowhere just recently have no right to complain. Kukuru: So you think to ridicule my lady, Queen Himika-sama...! Hadias: Besides that, it doesn't seem that I'm the opponent you should be concerning yourself with. Kukuru: ! (Grungust appears) Zengar: I've found you, Kukuru...! Kukuru: Hou... You chased me down faster than I expected. Sanshiro: Th, that guy... the one from before! Yamagatake: What's he doing here!? Hadias: Alright, withdraw for now! Kukuru: ...he ran, hm... Zengar: You won't run this time. Kukuru: I didn't come here to face you, but... fine. Last time, that injury that Magarga sustained... I'll return it here. Zengar: ...I don't plan to finish it that way. Kukuru: What...!? Zengar: My Type-3 Zankantou... Don't make the mistake of thinking it will falter another time!! Tetsuya: ! He said Zankantou...!? [Kukuru vs Zengar] Kukuru: That swordsmanship, I'll go straight through it. Zengar: Go ahead and try. You could do it. Kukuru: What!? Zengar: But... at that time, it will be your head that gets sent flying!! [Kukuru vs Boss] Kukuru: Hou... it seems the surface has some interesting dolls. But, you all cannot hinder the advent of our kingdom... [Kukuru defeated] Kukuru: Uhn.. from such small...! This match, I'll give to you! Zengar: You won't get away!! Sanshiro: Wait! Do you plan on going without saying anything again!? Zengar: ...I've returned the favor from before. Sanshiro: Favor!? Zengar: So long!! Bunta: H, he left again...! Tetsuya: ...that man... could he be... [End battle] SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FORTRESS INSTITUTE Kenzou: ...Professor Daimonji, we were saved thanks to you. Daimonji: Not at all, I'm just glad the institute didn't get damaged. Kenzou: By the way, do you know anything about the ones that appeared near the Mycene army? Daimonji: No... I haven't seen the Dinosaur Empire or the Reclaimers myself, but... It seems as though there's a new enemy pulling the strings. Kenzou: Is that it... (...just how many enemies on this Earth have been hiding unseen...?) Senjirou: Dr. Kabuto... I'm going to return once to the Build Base. Kenzou: Eh? Senjirou: ...I happen to have some knowledge of that enemy... I think I might be able to offer more information if I can get my data together. Daimonji: Could it be a connection to your field of study? Senjirou: Yes. Though it's more archaeology than cyborg engineering. Kenzou: I understand. Then we'll wait to finish your work on Great Booster's improvements. Senjirou: I'm terribly sorry. If you'll excuse me... DAIKUMARYU Boss: ...still, it's a big ship. You can keep wandering lost until you pass out. Jun: I had heard that, but it's still more than I expected. Mucha: I was surprised even seeing it. Do you think that unknown one is an enemy? Tetsuya: They're probably aiming to coerce their partner. Pete: You all, what are you doing over there? Tetsuya: ...! Pete: I haven't heard of any visitors coming. Leave immediately. Tetsuya: That's a pretty harsh greeting. Do you give all newcomers that kind of attitude? Pete: ...I see. So the new crew members are all of you. My name is Pete Richardson, Captain of the Daikumaryu. Tetsuya: Tetsuya Tsurugi. We'll be in your care from today forward. Pete: Regarding what you first said, it's well enough for you to ride in this Daikumaryu... But from now on, you'll follow my instructions. Tetsuya: ...suddenly issuing out empty orders. You're pretty stiff, aren't you. Boss: Yeah, really. Who do you think we are? Pete: Heroes of the former Lond Bel which rescued the Earth from crisis... right? But, you won't be addressed as such here. Those who won't follow orders or rules can leave. Sanshiro: ...take it easy, Pete. I don't think that's any way to first greet someone. Pete: I don't have any plans for collusion. You would do good to remember that too. Jun: Somehow, he feels like the old Tetsuya. Boss: You said it. Tetsuya: What do you mean? Sanshiro: ...sorry about that. He's had a sharp mouth since the ball injury... Jun: There's no need to explain. We're used to it. Tetsuya: And I'm asking, what do you mean by that? Sanshiro: Well, anyway... I'll be depending on you from now on. Nice to meet you. Boss: Nnn!? Sanshiro: What is it? Boss: A, are you... by any chance, Sanshiro Tsuwabuki!? Tetsuya: You know of him? Boss: Know him!? He's the Ace of Red Sun!! Tetsuya: Red Sun? Nuke: Uumm... it's the name of a pro baseball team. Boss: Geez... I saw a little on TV, the guy who played without training. Tetsuya: ...sorry. Sanshiro: No, it's nothing big. It's just old news. Boss: But man, weren't you a pro baseball player? Midori: ...Sanshiro-kun was scouted out by Professor Daimonji to be Gaiking's pilot. Sanshiro: So, now I'm a professional defender of the Earth instead of a professional baseball player. Midori: Sanshiro-kun, you might want to save that for after you're finished with all of your practice today, hm? Sanshiro: Hey, I just came to scold Pete. Jun: ...and you are? Midori: I'm sorry, being so late introducing myself. I'm Midori Fujiyama, an operator on the Daikumaryu. Yamagatake: ...hey, Midori. Isn't it our turn yet? Midori: Ah, you came at a good time. Then, the other members can be introduced too. Fan Lee: I'll go next then. I'm Fan Lee, I work as a pilot for the Pterodactyl, Skyler. Boss: Nn? I've seen your face someplace. Weren't you some kinda martial artist? Sanshiro: Yeah, Fan Lee was a famed kickboxer. Bunta: ...Bunta Hayami. I pilot the Ichthyosaurus Nesser. Yamagatake: I'm Yamagatake, pilot of the Stegosaurus, Pazolar. You guys have all naturally heard of me, right? Nuke: Umm... I can't remember~ Yamagatake: Oh man. The only ones whose faces people know are Sanshiro and Fan Lee, huh. Hachiro: It can't be helped. It's because you wore a loincloth, no one noticed your face. Yamagatake: Shut up! If I'd kept up my sumo wrestling, I would have risen straight up to the top of the sumo ranks! Hachiro: ...what's with saying that? Ah, I'm Hachiro. I lend everybody on the Daikumaryu a hand. Midori: And lastly, the development chief Sakon Gen-kun is around someplace. Everybody, it's nice to meet you all. Jun: Yes, it's the same for me. Tetsuya: ... Jun: ...what is it, Tetsuya? Tetsuya: ...ah, that Grungust from before has been bothering me. Boss: You mean that one with the freaking huge sword right? Jun: Yeah, I remember seeing something like it before... ! Tetsuya: ...that's what I'm talking about, Jun. Jun: Th, that's impossible... that's!? Tetsuya: It's not that it isn't a possibility. As for why... before, when the Aegis System defended us from that shockwave... It's because history was changed. [End Chapter]