Evolto, the extraterrestrial lifeform that obtained the cataclysmic power of the Pandora Box,
has begun to dominate this country.
Kamen Rider Build, Kiryu Sento, with his memories as the demonic scientist Katsuragi Takumi returned,
heads to Hokuto to learn more about the Lost Bottles Evolto is after, but...
I've been treated rather strangely as of late...
Yeah, you finally noticed?
But why?
Is it because I don't know how to buy a train ticket on my own?
My distaste for bell peppers?
Having to sleep with the lights on?!
Are you a child?!
I bet you'll wear those worded T-shirts again in Episode 41.
They will be instrumental in helping me create a new world!
Why don't you help me out with that?
Don't even.
GREAT!
GENIUS!
YEAHHH!
ARE YOU READY?
Henshin.
BUILD GENIUS!
AMAAAZING!
Well, shall we begin the experiment?
TRULY AMAAAZING!
You sure are underestimating me...
But can you win against my final form?
OVER THE EVOLUTION!
The laws of victory have been decided!
ONE SIDE!
SUB SIDE!
What?!
ALL SIDE!
READY GO!
GENIUS FINISH!
To defeat you before you reach your complete form.
That's the law of victory here.
What is this feeling...
I see...
So that's what's going on!
Sento, you're the best!
That Bottle sure has quite the power.
I'll defer to your invention this time.
I'm coming back for those Bottles.
Ciao!
Find anything?
We met with Reika.
You were right.
Your dad...
Is alive.
The Pandora Box, which contains enough destructive energy to destroy the Earth, has been opened.
Now that the extraterrestrial lifeform Evolto harnesses that power,
the Kamen Riders must rise up against him.
Walking endlessly through the night
kono mama aruki tsudzuketeru
Following the footprints you've left
konnya mo massugu hitori no ashiato tadotte
And if the journey takes an eternity
hateshinai dakedo kimi dake wa
I know you'll be waiting, with that neverending smile
doko ka de matteru egao tayasazu ni
There you will
Be The One, Be The One
All right!
Who won't ever give up Earth's tomorrow!
ashita no chikyuu wo nagedasenai kara
Be The Light, Be The Light
All right!
You'll become stronger, so that love always prevails!
tsuyoku nareru yo ai wa makenai
Treasure and embrace the things you want to save
nanika wo tasuke sukutte dakishime
As you feel my beating heart be passed on
kokoro ni furete todoku yo tsutaware
Be The One, Be The Light
Send that message through as it reverberates!
Message okuru yo hibiku yo
Truth of the Best Matches
Episode 41
All this time, Sento's dad was alive....
How did you even know he was alive?
I didn't have solid proof or anything.
It's just that his body wasn't found, with curiosity getting the best of me.
My father committed suicide even though he was the closest to being bathed in the Pandora Box's light.
It's true that those bathed in its light become more aggressive in nature.
Suicide is not characteristic of that at all.
Tertiary trying to be secondary
Mustache...
You want this too, Potato?
- Denied! - What?
You're no longer allowed in here! Begone! - W-what? Why?
- Stop it, you guys! - Start over, you mustache!
It seems your dad made use of Reika's smuggling boat so the truth wouldn't be exposed.
Why would my dad do that, though?
He even kept it a secret from his family...
Reika said she doesn't know why either.
But she was told to hand this over if someone who knew his son came knocking.
This has details on the Rider System.
Dad originally designed it based on the Evol Driver.
Hey, why did you come back?!
- Hey, come back! - Sorry for the wait!
What's with you, man? Who's waiting for you?!
Your movements, and your outfit...
There's information on Best Matches too.
Seriously? What do those mean?
Jeez...
Let's pay more attention to the Lost Bottles.
Yeah, you're right... W-wait, why though?
Dad's man-made Bottles does not just raise one's aggressiveness.
It appears they have another purpose.
What other purpose would it serve, then?
It's written here that when the 10 blackened Bottles are gathered,
phenomena which surpass the known laws of physics will occur.
Surpass the laws of physics?
That means something bad, right?
To put it in a idiotic way, yes.
What are you laughing at?!
You can wear it too?
But Evolto has been destroying planets at a moment's notice, right?
Why did Earth make him take a whole decade?
That's a good point...
Even if he wanted to regain his power...
He could have destroyed Earth at any time.
Hey...
Hey! Hey!
Listen up!
Let's look back on Evolto's actions.
At first, he came to Earth in pursuit of the DNA within Banjo.
10 years ago, he possessed Misora's father...
But the Pandora Box couldn't be opened,
causing the Skywall Incident.
After that, Evolto was admitted to a hospital, but escaped and vanished shortly after.
Requesting Sento's dad to restore his Evol Driver.
After that, there was no news of him...
A few years later, he suddenly appeared in Faust's hideout.
Where is he now?
Who knows...
Here's where Evolto's machinations started.
As Stalk, Evolto sent various Smash to us,
so that Misora purified the Bottles.
He sure did a good job fighting on equal grounds against you guys without any power up items.
Night Rogue, on the other hand--
I didn't lose.
But you lost badly in a direct confrontation with him!
I didn't lose!
That doesn't matter!
You guys did defeat Smash after Smash, though.
Hey, I just realized this,
but after Sento and Banjo met, all the Smash subjects were connected to both of them, right?
Look, like Banjo's girlfriend!
And Reika, who had a connection with Sento's dad.
Now that you mention it...
Nabeshima, who set up Banjo,
Sato Taro's friend, who had his face swapped with Katsuragi Takumi,
Sento's mother, Sento's colleague,
and finally, Sawa.
It's true that almost all of them are connected to us.
Hey Mustache, do you know about anything from your end?
You were creating Smash in Faust right?
Silence, Potato.
I wouldn't know since I had left things up to Stalk.
Weren't you just being left out of things?
No way. Absolutely not!
I get it! You're gonna squish me...
Stalk's true identity was Owner...
Wait. If I had gotten married to Mii-tan then,
My wife would be a Martian and my father in law would be someone possessed by an alien!
What kind of complicated family is that?!
There's zero chance I'd marry you.
How did you know what I was thinking?
I can hear you at full volume!
And then, war between the three nations finally broke out.
Hokuto's invasion, the proxy battle...
Seito's occupation of Hokuto...
The takeover by Nanba...
All of those events had Stalk pulling the strings in the shadows.
Evolto's goal in causing the war was to raise my Hazard Level,
and to have Sento make a seriously awesome Rider System.
It was all so he could get his hands on the Pandora Box...
I hate to admit this, but we completely fell for his schemes.
Finally, we have the birth of Kamen Rider Evol.
With the restored Evol Driver, he became Kamen Rider Evol Phase 1.
Phase 2 was when he possessed my body and absorbed the Evolto DNA within me.
That was when the Pandora Box was opened, right?
I thought Mustache would have fought better than that!
Avenging your father should've been the only thing on your mind!
I had a slight cold at the time...
What's with that bare-faced lie?
You were just too weak.
No! I didn't lose!
I said that doesn't matter!
Phase 3 was when Evolto possessed Sento.
It was refreshing to see Sento with white hair.
But he returned to normal relatively soon.
As expected of the main character.
Can we stop with the meta comments?
Finally, Phase 4 was when he attained his final form.
I was Katsuragi Takumi at this point so I don't remember it,
but how was Evolto?
So strong.
- He's something else. - I didn't lose!
I shouldn't have asked.
A recap didn't really do much.
No, that might not be so.
Thinking back to what we discussed about the Smash subjects, I found someone with no connections to us.
Who?
The first person to be turned into a Smash.
He must have some kind of connection with us as well...
Then I'll go investigate.
Take care.
I'll be back soon.
One more thing...
The blank time before Evolto appeared in Faust.
Perhaps he discovered a phenomenon that can surpass the laws of physics.
But what could it be...
Only 6 remain...
Remember when I said I figured out the meaning of the Best Matches?
They all seem to have a deep connection with Mr. Isurugi's memories.
Rabbit and tank...
Hawk and a gatling gun...
Love and destruction.
The Best Matches were his memories with you.
What do you mean?
All 60 Bottles of the Pandora Box...
They require elements of the host planet.
That's why I asked Isurugi's mind.
"Give me examples of 30 things you like."
And then, Isurugi went through his memories,
giving me examples of things his daughter adored.
Rabbits, pandas, hedgehogs...
Next, I had him give me examples of things that can take their lives away.
At first, there were mighty things like tanks and gatling guns,
but soon, he started giving me irrelevant examples like erasers and comics.
Perhaps he didn't want to tarnish the things his daughter cherished.
In the end, he only gave strange answers even when I threatened him.
That was the first time I came in contact with human emotion.
I thought that humans were such marvelous, yet foolish creatures.
Surely he wanted to protect what Misora liked no matter what.
What an idiot...
That's why?
Yet...
I wasn't able to figure out those were Dad's memories...
I'm sorry...
Dad...
Joy, sorrow, anger, surprise...
I used to only act out all those human emotions with guesswork.
However...
I was able to feel human emotion back then!
There's nothing more enjoyable than this!
That subject's name is Shimizu Kyoichi.
He was a student of your dad...
They met each other when he was in university.
He vanished for a few years before he was made a Smash...
But he's now living in and working part time at a friend's bar.
I've already spoken to him.
You'll meet here.
How were you able to find out all this in such a short time...
I think it's better for you not to know.
An associate of Katsuragi Takumi has contacted me.
Got it. I'll be right there.
What will you do when you find Father?
We haven't heard from him in 10 years.
What are you going to talk about when you meet him?
Even now, I still ponder.
Whether it was really right of me to make the Rider System he had devised...
I was thinking as I spoke with Misora about the Best Matches.
Looking at Evolto, who toys with human emotions...
He must have thought that the way to defeat Evolto was with emotions only we possess...
So he created the blueprints for the Rider System,
making one's Hazard level increase when their emotions rise...
I presume you're Mr. Shimizu?
Don't tell me...
GREAT!
ALL YEAHHH! GENIUS!
YEAHHH!
ARE YOU READY?
Henshin!
THE PERFECTLY FLAWLESS BOTTLE INTELLECT!
THE PERFECTLY FLAWLESS Bottle INTELLECT!
BUILD GENIUS!
AMAAAZING!
TRULY AMAAAZING!
If I don't defeat you, I'll be a goner!
A goner!
I'll definitely save you!
ONE SIDE!
The laws of victory have been decided!
READY GO!
GENIUS ATTACK!
ONE SIDE!
SUB SIDE!
ALL SIDE!
READY GO!
GENIUS FINISH!
I've neutralized the Nebula Gas in you.
You should be fine now.
Can you tell me where my dad is?
I was Mr. Katsuragi's assistant...
He was gathering Lost Bottles to create a black Pandora Panel...
Mr. Shimizu!
That's too bad. You must've thought his life was saved.
Evolto... Why did you kill Mr. Shimizu?!
True emotions have bloomed within myself,
so seeing you in a rage makes me thrilled.
What? Is this some joke to you?!
READY GO!
BLACK HOLE FINISH!
CIAAAO!
I changed my mind after obtaining these emotions.
It's too easy to manipulate human's emotions.
I'll use this Bottle your father created and make you into a Lost Smash.
Someone who extols love and peace like you will destroy this world!
What?! You can neutralize this essence?!
The reason why Dad created these demonic Bottles...
Is surely because he believed that justice will prevail!
I won't yield to someone who toys with people's feelings like you!
No matter what you try to destroy, I'll rebuild it with these hands!
With the power my dad created!
ONE SIDE!
SUB SIDE!
ALL SIDE!
READY GO!
GENIUS FINISH!
W-What?!
I should have completely blocked it! And yet...
What am I feeling right now?!
How was I pushed so far by a lowly lifeform like you?!
Anger made your Hazard Level rise...
Very well.
I'll let you live till the end.
I'll take your hopes by the roots and let you taste ultimate despair...
You've become quite emotional.
I'm just playing around.
More importantly, let's advance the plan...
Mr. Katsuragi.
Kamen Rider Build!
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You know where he is, don't you?!
His father, who had designed Build...
You still trust our father?
Kamen Rider Build is a work of fiction.
In the end, you weren't able to succeed your father's will!
Sold his soul to the devil
That's enough.
A Doubtful Legacy
Episode 42
There's another Build...