As Final Zangetsu, Mitsuzane casts aside his doubts and steels his resolve,
tapping into strength far beyond any he'd shown before.
He then takes Mai away to Yggdrasill Tower.
How will Kouta respond?
Where are you going?
To save Mai.
I'll get Ryouma Sengoku to show me that secret passage.
Are you serious?
I wouldn't trust that man further than I could throw him.
We don't have time for this anymore!
I've gotta stop Micchy before he gets any crazier.
Mitsuzane Kureshima has gone out of your reach to save.
Takatora Kureshima tried and failed.
Maybe, but I can't just let him go.
But...
He won't get it through his skull.
Just run in, make noise, and get yourself killed.
That might work as a distraction, actually.
To open a window we can use to save Mai.
Kaito...
That's crazy.
I'll go too.
He's gone and taken Mai this time. I can't just sit around.
Oh, come on!
You've made it so no one can stay back without looking totally lame!
You're gonna look lame no matter what you do, buddy.
Hey!
Well, I'm not going to let you hog all the glory!
M-me... too...
Not like that, you're not!
Seriously.
You kids don't know when to quit.
Thanks, guys.
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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What are you going to do with me?
Nothing at all.
Just stay with me, by my side.
Come on, Micchy, cut it out.
Go back to the sweet, kind Micchy I knew.
Kindness doesn't accomplish anything.
Or do you want me to be useless again?
Micchy...
It's all right.
I know you've always made the very best of what was going on around you.
That's why I liked you, you know.
But I'm looking a bit further ahead.
This is what needs to be done, knowing what's to come for the world.
You don't have to understand right now.
What do you mean?
Micchy, this is definitely crazy!
You may not agree with what I'm doing...
But I don't mind, for now.
You'll understand in time.
She'll never approve of this.
And no one will ever understand you.
Shut up!
No one. Not ever.
The only ones who don't understand me are fools like you.
Micchy...
How long do you intend to haunt me?
You're dead! Just go! Vanish!
Stop bothering me, you damned specter!
We're at the edge of the city limits.
Weird.
I thought this place was guarded.
Where are all the guards?
The SDF left long ago.
Their priorities shifted from quarantining us to barricading themselves.
Which means the Inves are no longer just in Zawame?
Of course not.
Cracks are opening all over the world.
And just whose fault is that?
Well, the Overlords opened the cracks worldwide...
And that was in response to the missile attacks...
Which was because they took over Yggdrasill Tower...
So, everything comes back to yours truly!
Ms. Minato, it's all my fault!
We've gotta do something fast...
You think we could fix this if we took back the Tower?
I think that would be a naive conclusion.
What?
That Overlord, Redue, the one that took over the TV airwaves.
You don't think her actions seem odd?
If our enemy has enough sheer power to send all those missiles at America,
why is she spending so much energy on you?
Because…
Because there's someone even stronger than Redue in their ranks.
You should have just done as I told you.
I'm so sorry. You wanted them saved?
It's all right.
They got what they deserved.
How delightful.
So cold to your own former friends.
Having defeated your brother, you've grown so strong that you seem like a new man.
But your strategy, as ever, needs work.
You had Kouta Kazuraba just where you wanted him.
So? I can destroy him at my leisure.
You underestimate him.
He has the blessing of the Fruit of Knowledge.
If you fight him again, you'll need insurance.
Perhaps you could use that woman you brought to bait a trap?
What?
If you use your resources right, they could be a critical asset.
If you dare suggest I pull Mai into this fight,
then our partnership is over.
Ha ha ha. I jest.
So, this is how the world ends...
Enough doomsaying, focus on navigating!
Whoops! Okay! I... uh... huh?
Give me that!
Whoa, Inves!
They've got some nerve!
Give me a break!
Come on! Of all the times!
Defend the truck! We can't let them stop us here!
BANANA
ORANGE
LOCK ON
COME ON!
ORANGE ARMS
THE PATH OF BLOSSOMS! TO THE STAGE!
This should be some prime data.
Professor, what are you doing?
Complex engagements like this are quite rare.
This is a crucial data sample.
We shall hold them off!
Go on ahead!
Don't be crazy, old man!
What chance do just the two of you have?
Hey, we got this.
I can handle this many of them now!
The sooner you go, the sooner we can catch up to you!
Now go!
But...
Kazuraba!
Come on!
Mr. Oren...
I know we put up a cool face, but...
We're in trouble, aren't we?
It's time we showed what we can do, kiddo.
Give it all you've got!
Yessir!
I have been granted the power to control the world twice over...
But a life once lost is still beyond its grasp?
Golden fruit...
Is your power not supposed to be without limits?
Why is the one I love beyond your reach...?
What do you want, child?
You said you wanted to re-evaluate humans, right?
That's why I've brought her with me.
Oh?
Redue has placed me in charge of ruling humanity.
In that capacity, I've judged her the only person of value in our world.
Micchy...
So you choose to place her under my care?
I don't trust Redue.
And you expect me to consider her worth protecting?
You are a proud and noble ruler.
You won't let harm come to an innocent.
Don't claim to know me, child.
If you come to the conclusion that her life is of no worth,
I'll accept that judgment.
And that humanity itself isn't worth saving.
Mai. I know it might be a bit restrictive, but I want you to stay here with him.
Once things have calmed down back home, I'll come back for you.
So, this is your secret passage?
You wouldn't know it's there, would you?
Wasn't easy to hide it.
Say...
Maybe we should wait for Jounouchi and the Charmant guy first...
We don't have time.
Come on.
Hey!
He's right. Besides, they could be dead by now for all you know.
They stayed and fought so we could keep going!
What he said is perfectly true.
Not you too, Kaito!
But the next time you intend to be tactless,
make sure you brace yourself first.
Are you not afraid?
Of course I am.
Yet you remain entirely composed.
At least I'm safe, here...
But my friends will probably put themselves in danger trying to save me...
That's what scares me.
You believe they would risk their own lives to free you?
What makes you so certain?
That's just who they are.
Yet that boy was your friend, and now he's allied himself with Redue.
Not only has he betrayed you, but all of humanity.
Yet you believe these others to be different?
They're not.
We're all a team. We danced together, laughed together, worried together...
You make little sense.
Just because someone betrayed you doesn't mean you shouldn't trust them.
What?
I still believe in Micchy, even after what he did.
That's why I want to know...
Exactly why he's doing all these terrible things.
If we can just see each others' point of view, I think Micchy will see his mistakes.
So naive.
If someone betrays you once, is that it? You'd never trust anyone ever again?
Never.
Oh...
That's why this castle is so empty and lonely, isn't it?
What?!
Those are...!
Ah yes, I did install an unmanned security system to keep any intruders out.
Why didn't you tell us?!
Professor, can you shut the system down?
From the inside, sure. From out here, ah... no.
Zack, Minato! We'll hold them off!
LEMON ENERGY
Right!
Understood.
WALNUT
PEACH ENERGY
LOCK ON
SODA
LEMON ENERGY ARMS
PEACH ENERGY ARMS
WALNUT ARMS
MISTER KNUCKLEMAN
Kazuraba, go on ahead!
Kaito!
Quit wasting time! Go and save Mai!
Alright...
Allow me to lead the way.
Zack, use this!
Ain't this...
WATERMELON
LOCK ON
WATERMELON ARMS
ARMOR MODE
Alright! This is more like it!
What?!
Quite the motley crew you've assembled.
And now I'm stuck with you...
Bitter enemies, working together at last. Brings a tear to my eye.
If you're up to something, I swear I'll make you pay.
We'll soon be coming up on Yggdrasill Tower.
Stay on your guard.
You built this whole tunnel without telling anyone, huh.
You don't trust anyone, do you?
Some people put great value in their relationships with others...
While others find no value in them at all.
I'm just the latter kind of person, I'm afraid.
Well, I'm not like you.
You think?
You put so much value in others that you let them pull you apart.
Say what?
Abandon your captured family.
Give up on the friend who betrayed you.
Feel no guilt for the murder of your friend.
If you could find the will to be ruthless,
then you'd be freed from all your stress in an instant.
There's no way I could bring myself to...!
Are these all...
We're coming up on enemy territory now.
Brace yourself.
After the break, Gaim and Duke fight together!?
Vermin…
They found us?!
Transform!
ORANGE
ORANGE ARMS
THE PATH OF BLOSSOMS! TO THE STAGE!
Your attacks are useless!
Are you just going to watch?!
Well, as all the pawns are off the field...
I suppose I'll have to play.
Transform.
LEMON ENERGY
LOCK ON
SODA
LEMON ENERGY ARMS
FIGHT POWER FIGHT POWER
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT F-F-F-F-FIGHT
Let me give you a taste of what a Genesis Driver can do...
...when tuned up by its designer.
LEMON ENERGY SQUASH
Damn yoooou!
This guy...
Even I feel bad about that trick.
Won't you take it from here?
Wha–?
You have to finish him or he'll call his friends.
TRIUMPHANT
TRIUMPHANT ARMS
TAKE THE FIELD! HIP, HIP, HURRAH!
You...
FRUIT BASKET
LOCK OPEN
Incredible...
ZENITH ARMS
M-M-M-M-MIGHTY WARLORD
DURISAWS
SONIC ARROW
Oh, yes, oh, yes, oh yes.
BANASPEAR
KIWHEELS
ORNAC BAMMER
STRAWBERRY KUNAI
KAGEMATSU
WALNUT BOMBER
MATCHLOCK ORANGE DJ GUN
LOCK ON
ORANGE CHARGE
It's all I hoped for.
I absolutely must analyze that power...
I'll save you! I promise!
Next time, on Kamen Rider Gaim:
He already has a piece of that power.
You lied to Kouta.
What's happening to Kouta!?
The world will be remade in your image.
Episode 40: Awakening as an Overlord
A world of my own...