In a bid to reveal Yggdrasill's secrets,
Gaim and Baron attempt to sneak into the crack in Helheim.
But as Kaito enters their base, the developer of the belts,
Ryouma Sengoku, appears before him.
Meanwhile, Takatora Kureshima cancels his transformation before Kouta,
and promises to reveal the truth to him...
Where exactly are we going?
Be quiet and follow me.
Or you're free to turn and leave, of course.
Listen, I was trying to find a friend of mine...
His name's Yuuya Sumii.
I know he entered this forest, but after that...
Please, if you know what happened...!
He was...
Not now!
Transform!
Transform.
ORANGE
MELON ENERGY
LOCK ON
SODA
MELON ENERGY ARMS
Got it, move... wow...
Don't say no, just live more!
It's survival, you gotta move
When life's in a warring state
Who's got the strength to win
Now that all the locks are open?
Don't say no, just live more!
Where will you find...
Don't say no, just live more!
And how will you use...
The forbidden fruit?
The wind of the moment has its own message to share
It's blowin' stronger and stronger till it reaches you
Your dreams and future may seem so far away...
When you've got all you can out of life, that's when you can stop
But don't let life get you down
Keep your head held high
Wherever you may go
Never compromise yourself
Follow the path you believe in, and just live more!
Don't say no, just live more!
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Ryouma Sengoku!
I'm honored you remember me.
Welcome back, Kaito Kumon.
I wasn't expecting such a warm welcome.
Watch out, our friend here's come to expose our secrets!
Ah, I see.
But not because it's right, I hear. To cast judgment on the weak.
So I suspect...
We shouldn't be fighting at all.
What...?
LOCK ON
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There's no end to these Inves...
What's with this damn forest?
What are you even trying to accomplish here?
We don't yet know if this is another planet,
or merely a parallel world desynced from our own.
That problem still eludes us.
But the Yggdrasill Corporation exists to decipher the forest's mysteries.
We've grown so massive that we have to put up a front as a megacorporation.
But at heart, we are a research foundation.
Then, why take control of our entire city?
We've spent many years attempting to track down Helheim...
And we found that the place where cracks were appearing most copiously...
...was here, in Japan, in Zawame City.
For example, this crack was discovered here in Zawame ten years ago, and it's proved most vital.
It can't be... Is that tree....
From the shrine grove?
I assure you, this is no terrestrial vegetation.
Long, long ago, a seed from Helheim fell through a crack...
...but grew as a single tree rather than spreading.
This tree then became an object of worship, it seems.
So you destroyed the shrine to get your hands on this tree?
That's how we were able to create the artificial crack you see before you.
And it's helped no end with our research into Helheim.
But all the lives you trampled!
Did you even realize?
Where are my manners? Let's find somewhere more comfortable to chat.
I wonder what Professor Ryouma's planning.
Who knows?
We've never been able to understand how that man thinks.
Daddy!
Kaito!
I suppose you hate us.
Hatred is meant to be fulfilled.
Quite true.
But you've realized that attacking me now won't get you any closer to revenge on Yggdrasill.
Very perceptive of you!
What do you know about me?
I could ask you...
...the very same thing.
I'd like you to understand what Yggdrasill wants, and re-evaluate your hatred.
You took over our whole city to study this forest?
Why?
Because the fate of humanity depended on it.
Come and see.
People once lived in this world. They built cities, a whole civilization.
But...
But where did all those people go?
You've seen it.
What happens to humans who eat the fruit of this world...
The organisms we know as Inves...
are the end state of the animals who formerly inhabited this world.
Including the civilization that created this city.
That world's biosphere is not a naturally evolving one.
At some point, it was completely transformed by a type of flora never seen before.
The forest appeared out of nowhere and consumed the world.
What happened in this world is the same process now at work in Zawame City.
First, alien seeds pass through the cracks.
Not only do they spread incredibly quickly, but they taint the soil,
killing all other plants in the area.
Do you know what an “invasive species” is?
Yeah.
A life form introduced into an environment it does not naturally inhabit.
Sometimes they displace the native life and convert the local ecosystem for themselves.
For instance...
The western dandelion's rapid growth and spread
has driven native Japanese dandelions to the point of extinction.
Extinction...
This is an invasive species from another world entirely.
Not only does it spread quickly, it takes control of creatures that eat its fruit
and makes them carry its seeds.
It has already destroyed one civilization...
and our planet is next!
That's how it works.
This is...
How... why is this happening?
There is no reason.
It's just an organism trying to reproduce and survive.
Just as I said...
Evil without reason or purpose.
Then is the Earth...
...doomed?
Cracks are opening into Zawame at an ever-accelerating rate.
Our experts estimate we can buy ten years.
Within that time, the forest will take over our planet
and convert it into another Helheim.
Ten years...
That's... it?
Yeah! Catch me if you can!
Thanks!
WALNUT SPARKING
You okay?
Show me.
What's going on?
The Inves we'd call from locks never did anything like this...
Let's get him to a hospital.
Okay!
Back off!
Call an ambulance!
Right!
Where there's Beat Riders, there's Inves.
We should have known.
You two...
Bonjour!
I see your claims of giving up the Inves Game were just propaganda!
Here you are, causing panic on the streets.
It seems I will need to deal with you after all!
We didn't summon those Inves!
Pardon?
That is odd, now isn't it?
Because without your little Lock Seeds, you can't summon Inves now, can you?
And you can use your Lock Vehicles to take you to that weird forest...
Look, it's got nothing to do with us!
Oh, you're obviously lying!
Aren't they? Aren't they?
Yeah!
There's more of them?!
Honestly! I was trying to talk here!
Transform.
DURIAN
LOCK ON
DURIAN ARMS
MISTER DANGEROUS
Here I come!
You are in so... much... trouble!
What's going on?
Get back! Get back!
What happened?
Stand back.
Only authorized personnel past here.
We've confirmed that the crack is closed.
Good. Clean it up.
Yes, sir.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight!
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight!
It's better this way. If I keep everything from them...
They can keep on smiling.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight!
Yeah!
That was awesome!
Let's break, then?
Okay.
Hey, Micchy, you're late!
I had to take care of something.
Really? You look tired.
Are you okay?
I... I'm fine.
You don't have to do this if you're busy.
We don't need you to handle Inves for us anymore.
Okay!
Why... why did you keep something this big from us?
Can you comprehend the level of panic it would cause if we didn't?
People become violent in their own defense.
Civilization would end even before Helheim's interference.
Even with the threat of extinction looming, it's tragically human to hold on to our own petty grudges.
War. Religion. Racial tension.
You think they could put all that aside and work together against Helheim?
Do you not think it's impossible?
You're right...
Everyone I've ever met wouldn't in a thousand years.
Thus, it falls to Yggdrasill.
Only we can bear the duty of the world's salvation impassively.
That's crazy.
Humans should be able to come together now of all times!
If you told them they were all going to die, how could they keep fighting each other?
You don't know the depths humans can sink to.
Some governments would do anything to get their hands on Yggdrasill's research.
If any one of them had the sole means to fight Helheim,
the whole world would be in their grasp.
So... we can't trust anyone, then?
It takes but one malicious individual to squander a hundred noble efforts.
Human history is coated in the blood spilt at their hands.
Well, if we can't prevent Helheim's invasion...
Then the future of our world rests on Yggdrasill's shoulders.
The question is, where does the future of Yggdrasill rest?
With Overseer Kureshima, of course.
Hah! That's a good one.
If you believed that, you wouldn't be trying to buddy up with Professor Ryouma.
You can talk. You've hardly shown the Overseer loyalty, have you?
It all falls down to who plucks the forbidden fruit.
The Genesis Drivers provide the power to reach it.
And you think you deserve that chance?
Well, not just me.
You as well, Yoko Minato.
Oh my.
What are you insinuating?
So we just leave people to sit in ignorance?!
Think hard about your family, and your friends.
Even if they knew the truth, they would be powerless to affect it.
They would cower in fear and despair, waiting for their end.
Is it your idea of justice to rob them of happiness in the time they have left?
I'm not...
Let the burden of facing this invasion...
...fall upon those with the power to do so.
The rest may be at peace.
I see we've outstayed our welcome.
Transform.
MELON ENERGY
LOCK ON
SODA
MELON ENERGY ARMS
Those Inves were this world's people...?
Don't you dare falter!
Once the fruit strips you of your mind, you're little more than a corpse!
They're Inves! Nothing but conduits for the seeds of Helheim!
After the break, Gaim and Zangetsu team up!
Transform!
ORANGE
LOCK ON
ORANGE ARMS
THE PATH OF BLOSSOMS! TO THE STAGE!
What are you doing?!
Do you want to die here?!
I can't...
LOCK ON
MELON ENERGY
I can't...
So!
Now that you've heard all of this, you should be convinced of Yggdrasill's objectives.
Can we expect your assistance in defense of civilization as we know it?
My assistance?
I'm convinced of nothing!
Answer me this.
What about this world needs protecting?
You want me to keep secrets to protect people?
Heh... ha ha ha...
To hell with that!
A world inundated in lies and deceit deserves destruction!
Those who have forgotten how to fight don't deserve to live.
In fact... this invasion is a golden opportunity.
To clearly divide the weak...
from those with power.
Let the future belong to those who do battle with Helheim...
...and survive.
So... these are your true colors.
I think I understand now...
Just what the Professor saw in you.
I expected no less of an answer from you.
You are all I hoped for...
Kaito Kumon.
Once again, welcome to the fold.
We're all of like mind here.
Let us follow our grand ambitions together.
What in the world are you plotting?
Next time on Kamen Rider Gaim:
What would you do if you were told the world was ending?
Those of us with power have to keep fighting.
You would dare oppose the might of Yggdrasill?
Episode 21: Yggdrasill's Secret
I won't run away...
I won't let you get away with this!