Scared Rider Xechs

That idiot.

Open it.

Yes, ma'am.

3...

2...

1...

The sixth Dirigent...

Do it.

Hey! Okazaki! What are you trying to do?!

Start up the Dirigent before they get here.

Otherwise, we have no chance of beating them. You realize that, right?

You plan to move this to Ryukyu without the assembly's consent?

I'm going to report it!

I doubt they'll only fire you over this!

Please excuse my arbitrary actions.

After all, the world is on the brink of destruction.

Continue with your work.

R-Right.

All we can do now is pray that the startup goes without a hitch.

Life After God--

In a world without deities, what are we supposed to pray to?

Come on, come on, come on!

"Kabira"

All right, guess I'm walking.

Ugh, I've been walking for over an hour now. How far is it?

This sure is nice.

A cow?

Ah, you startled me!

Th-There's a monster over there! Help!

Safe! Huh?

I've never seen a Substance before.

I'm the burning flame Substance, Fernandes!

And this is my partner, Yosuke.

May I?

You really do have a cross-shaped scar.

I've never seen a Rider before, either.

Say, do your thing--transform!

Transform!

You join together with your Substance and transform, right?

You're a presumptuous girl, aren't you?

We're not here to put on a show for you.

Is it true that you've never been in a single battle?

Well, that's just because no enemies ever come.

Hmm... What about the stories that there's someone who can't transform?

Listen, I need to go to a place called the "administration building."

Take me there.

Why?

Do you have any idea the kind of terror your pal here put me through?

Huh?

This way.

Ah, hold on a second!

Seventeen years old, female.

Are you serious?

Hey, what are you talking about?

They've picked an instructor-in-charge for the 6th Combat Unit.

Our teacher is seventeen?!

Are they sure about this? That would make her a high school girl.

The way you say that makes you sound shady.

Let's hope she's not useless.

She did make it through the screening exam, from what I hear.

She's definitely going to be a gorilla-like girl.

If our meals go bananas-only, it'll be shock and shocking pink!

They won't.

We're short one person.

Where's Yosuke?

Stomach cramps?

He's in the infirmary with abdominal pains.

That's cold!

Please continue.

The transport's scheduled arrival time is 1900 hours.

Our reception mission has moved into the final phase.

Is whatever they're carrying still a secret?

They will disclose it when the time comes.

You can bet it won't be anything good.

It's a scary nothing.

Riders, to prepare for any eventuality,

from now until the end of the mission,

you are being placed on alert standby.

Standby again? I want to fight, already.

Wait.

In the event of any happening, you mean to say...

There's a chance of a Nightfly O'Note appearance?

That's right.

I'll bet we'll just be spinning our wheels again.

We've been told to spin our wheels for four years running now.

I'm in my twenties, already!

You're such a wolf-boy, huh?

The chances that you will engage in combat are extremely high.

For real?

The situation is one where an incursion could begin at any time.

They're really coming.

Yay!

At last, it's time for our generation!

Man, the public gaze sure has been a chilly one, huh?

You think this is a time to celebrate?

All of you in the 6th Combat Unit are facing a huge risk.

Did something happen?

I mean Yosuke. Offer him your support,

and see that he becomes part of the fighting force as soon as possible.

Understood?

--Yes, sir! --Yes, all right.

We can more than handle it on our own.

Yeah. We have no need for a Rider who can't transform.

Hey, listen...

the guitar is fine and all, but it's time you got it in gear, isn't it?

Who was that girl earlier? The instructor we heard about?

I don't even want to think about that little stain.

Yeah, yeah...

What the "Hey!" was that?!

My new song.

Who cares?

Forget those guys working overtime.

We're on standby.

Kazuki, leave your keyboard here.

You're out of tune.

Huh?

Anchor warhead charging complete. Linking to firing control...

Complete.

Anchor locked and loaded.

We're going operational with the anchor and everything, huh?

It's been four years. That tells you how serious the situation is.

Next, the engine tests.

Valvatron Drive output stable.

Self-diagnostic sequence complete. No problems.

Everything is ready for launch.

Except that the all-important trigger hasn't arrived from Tokyo yet.

Those are the Dirigent accommodations, huh?