You're pretty stubborn, detective.
The case from five years ago is already over.
It's not over yet.
Two people that were connected to you have gone missing.
I have nothing more to say to you.
Hold it! Just what are you hiding?
What's the matter?
Are you all right?
Is anyone out there? Help!
That was tough...
Emu, are you all right?
Is it the game illness?
Ah, no...
It's just that Hiiro's directions during today's internship were really difficult to follow...
Episode 21: Chase Down the Mystery!
Oh, is that it?
Ow!
Sorry, Emu.
As I thought, treating the game illness is pretty much all you're suited for.
You should thank Poppy Pipopapo for scouting you into CR.
Ah... that wasn't my idea.
The one who recommended we get the genius gamer M was Kuroto.
Genm did?
Just what is this “ultimate game” that he's trying to create?
Don't concern yourself with trivialities.
Our job is to save our patients, not to play detective.
Are you okay?
This way.
Here he is.
Who are you people?
We're doctors from CR.
CR? Agh—
I need to diagnose you.
It's the game illness.
Game illness...
Let's get you to CR.
Enough! Just leave me be.
Don't force yourself like this!
I said leave me be!
Hey! Let me see Dan Masamune again!
Dan Masamune?
The former CEO of Genm Corporation.
He's Kuroto's father, and the man who caused Zero Day.
I will... uncover the truth...
Everyone, run!
Proceeding with Level 5.
Transform.
MIGHTY BROTHERS XX!
DRAGO KNIGHT HUNTER Z!
TADDLE QUEST!
STAGE SELECT
They call me Kaiden.
Thou art sparring against one of 30 Levels.
It's time for a battle of blades!
En garde.
You again? Don't interrupt our operation!
My fight isn't with you lot.
ZABANG!
Snipe. I'm retrieving your Gashat.
Let's see who's retrieving whose!
Thy sword is swift but thou art immature!
Here it comes!
Close shave!
Curse you, fiend!
Whoa, that's sharp!
Step back, intern.
CLICK TO SAVE!
CLICK AND LOAD!
FINISHER!
As if! I'm finishing this!
CLICK AND CLOSE!
FINISHER!
DRAGO KNIGHT MIGHTY DOUBLE CRITICAL STRIKE!
CLICK AND OPEN!
Come! Is that the best thou has't?
My power hath been vanquished...
The time for my retreat hath come.
Say your prayers.
CLICK AND LOAD!
FINISHER!
You should think about yours.
CLICK AND CLOSE!
FINISHER!
CLICK AND OPEN!
BANG BANG CRITICAL FIRE!
BANG BANG CRITICAL FINISH!
Too easy.
Did you really think you could beat me when I'm at Level 50 and you're a mere Level 10?
Gloat all you want while you still can.
And I suggest you don't get up to any funny business.
If you don't want to end up like Kujou Kiriya, that is.
Hey!
I've collected quite a lot of data of death.
If I receive another fatal blow...
I can awaken Genm Level X.
Is this the Cyber Rescue Center?
That's right.
How are you feeling, Mr. Uesugi?
You were really restless in your sleep.
I'm completely fine. I couldn't be a detective if I weren't tough!
- Wait— Careful! - You need to rest properly!
Are you all right?!
Please don't be so reckless!
The Bugster virus killed my son!
When the Ministry of Health became involved, I began looking into it myself.
I want to uncover the truth surrounding Zero Day and settle the score for my son.
But isn't the case closed since they've already caught the perp, Dan Masamune?
It hasn't been solved just yet.
He has admitted that he was at some fault,
but he's very vague whenever he talks about how the virus came to be.
On top of that, these men have been missing since last Christmas.
His son, Dan Kuroto, and the coroner he met with, Kujou Kiriya.
The case from five years ago isn't over yet.
Mr. Uesugi!
Um... I'll look into it for you.
What are you saying? You're a doctor, Emu!
She's right! That's a job for me, the detective!
No, it's part of mine too.
I want to cure you and make you smile again, Mr. Uesugi.
Where are you going?
Kiriya must've been killed by Genm because he learned something from Dan Masamune.
I need to find out what it was.
I thought I told you that our job isn't to play detective.
Hiiro.
Can you look after the patient?
Please.
What if you end up like the coroner?
I want to know.
I need to know why Genm decided Kiriya had to die.
GAME OVER
We'll call if anything happens. Please look after him.
Yay!
Give it back!
You got the Gashat back! Good for you!
I can just picture his face, twisted in anger! Hahaha!
That's not enough.
I'm going to crush him completely.
Yeah, but an immortal zombie is, like,
impossible to beat!
No, there's a way.
An eye for an eye, a game for a game.
Nice to meet you.
I'm Houjou Emu from Seito University Hospital.
Emu?
So you're Emu?
You know about me?
What do you want?
The coroner you met with last Christmas, Kujou Kiriya, was killed.
By your son.
I see.
Shame. I had high hopes for him.
Hopes?
What did you tell Kiriya on that day?
Do you think you can do it?
Can you stop my son?
I really can't!
I can't take this much money—
Hey now!
Just make a new Gashat for us.
If this isn't enough, I can get more.
Even if you say that—
Huh? Have you already forgotten what Genm did?
Burgmon!
Of course not! I still resent him!
Then get even with him!
GAME OVER
What kind of Gashat do you want?
A game where you kill an immortal zombie.
What now?
Let's go back to the hospital.
We need to report back to Mr. Uesugi.
I warned you not to get up to any funny business, didn't I?
Kuroto...
I heard everything from your father.
From when it all started...
This was right after the Y2K problem.
What's the Y2K problem?
It was when computers throughout the world were predicted to malfunction when the year 2000 hit.
In the end, nothing really happened.
On the contrary, the fate of humanity changed back then.
Unknown to us at the time, a small glitch in the system gave birth to the Bugster virus.
The one to notice was Kuroto.
The Year 2000
Dad! Dad!
What's wrong, Kuroto?
Look at this!
What's this?
Is it a new type of computer virus?
You used that to trigger Zero Day five years ago and blamed it all on your father.
What else was I supposed to do?
I can't create the ultimate game in a prison cell, now, can I?
I can't believe you'd use your own father as a scapegoat.
Sorry for the trouble.
Is there any meaning in digging up the past?
Even if you do...
Saki!
...the one you've lost won't come back.
I wasn't able to protect my precious son, and I can't even uncover the truth surrounding this case...
I don't deserve to be a detective.
DRAGO KNIGHT HUNTER!
TADDLE QUEST!
Mr. Uesugi has broken out!
Well, well. Do you think you can save him?
DANGEROUS ZOMBIE!
MIGHTY BROTHERS XX!
Transform.
You're in my way, intern. This operation's mine.
I'll leave it to you.
I'll stop Genm in his tracks!
So you're Level 50 now, Snipe!
You look like fun to play with!
You little tick.
Mission start.
Let's go!
Not bad...
Seems like Knock Out Fighter isn't a great match.
PERFECT PUZZLE!
Transformation Plus.
WHAT'S THE NEXT STAGE?
DUAL UP!
How's this?
ARMORIZE!
SUPER STRENGTH!
FINISHER!
CLICK AND CLOSE!
FINISHER!
DUAL CLICK AND LOAD!
BANG BANG CRITICAL FIRE!
PERFECT CRITICAL COMBO!
CLICK TO SAVE!
Not bad, old timer. The difference between our EXP really shows.
We both need to be wary of Genm.
He's aiming to surpass the very concept of levels.
Let's finish this!
Yes, with our finisher!
CLICK AND LOAD!
K-K-KAPEW!
FINISHER!
ACTION ROBOTS CRITICAL FINISH!
CLICK TO SAVE!
There's nothing I cannot cut.
CLICK TO SAVE!
SUPER STRENGTH!
CLICK AND LOAD!
FINISHER!
DRAGO KNIGHT CRITICAL STRIKE!
Such impudence!
GAME CLEAR!
CLICK AND CLOSE!
CLICK TO SAVE!
CLICK AND CLOSE!
CLICK TO SAVE!
Find somewhere safe to hide.
Hey! What did you just do?
Kamen Riders and Bugsters are nothing more than the pieces for the ultimate game.
What's this “ultimate game”?
Kamen Rider Chronicle.
A life or death survival game where citizens are turned into Riders,
and must fight monsters in the real world!
A game, you say?
Did you really kill Kiriya for a game that puts people's lives in danger?
A sacrifice here or there is inevitable.
It is the duty of games to give the unsatisfied people of our world dreams and adventure!
That's what this kind of entertainment is for!
And I can make this a reality, for I possess the talents of the gods!
A lot of people lost their lives because of you.
I will settle this, for Mr. Uesugi's family, and for Hiiro's girlfriend, and for Kiriya!
You can't stop me.
I'm an immortal who holds the power of Level X.
CLICKED IN!
DANGEROUS ZOMBIE!
CLICK AND LOAD!
BUGGLE UP!
DANGER! DANGER!
GENOCIDE!
DEATH THE CRISIS!
DANGEROUS ZOMBIE!
Level X?
X, the unknown variable...
Meaning, his level can't be calculated?
I will put an end to you!
MIGHTY BROTHERS XX!
Transform!
DOUBLE CLICK AND LOAD!
CLICK AND OPEN!
LEVEL UP!
MIGHTY! BROTHERS!! X!
CLICK AND CLOSE!
Transformation Pluuuus!
CLICK AND OPEN!
DOUBLE UP!!
MIGHTY MIGHTY BROTHERS! DOUBLE X!
GASHACON KEY SLASHER!
GASHACON SPARROW!
CLICK TO SAVE!
DOUBLE CLICK AND LOAD!
FINISHER!
ZABA-BA-BANG!
S-S-SCHWING!
MIGHTY BROTHERS CRITICAL FINISH!
Where'd he go?
You're okay now. Your game illness has been cured.
Thank you so much.
Thank Dr. Kagami. He led the operation.
No, not just for the operation.
Thank you for what you've done for my son.
I'll be reporting this to the Ministry too.
We need to locate where Dan Kuroto is hiding and put a stop to his schemes.
Right.
Emu's not just saving the patients before him,
but also honoring the ones who have passed, right?
I may have underestimated him.
I heard that!
Thanks for the cake!
H-Hey!
Yummy!
I'm not sick anymore, no need for this...
NEXT EPISODE
Next time, on Kamen Rider Ex-Aid...
A sudden death sentence?!
Please help me! I don't want to die yet!
- Do you know how many people have died because of you?
- Asuna... Asuna!
You need to atone for your sins.
Your game has reached its final stage at last.
Going beyond life and death—
Episode 22: A Pre-Planned History!
Genm reaches the ultimate transformation!
Transform.