Because Kallen was able to blow up the Memorial Arena, partly thanks to the Sixth Serenade battlesuit that Otto had improved, Otto had to take responsibility for the matter whether he wanted to or not.
After telling Otto that the Memorial Arena Kallen had destroyed needed maintenance, Schicksal HQ not only quietly dispatched specialized personnel to carry out the repairs, but they also brought Ryn something rather unexpected.
In the main hall, Ryn, Kiana, and Bronya were leaning over the coffee table, butts in the air, curiously examining the Build Driver placed on it.
Next to the driver was a predominantly dark-black Cross-Z Build Fullbottle, its front marked with a red-and-blue quantum twin mask.
"So cool~ Bronya wants one too!" Bronya stared at the Build Driver, mesmerized. As a mecha girl and Homu enthusiast, Bronya found Cross-Z Build's handsome design completely irresistible.
"Just looking at it doesn't reveal anything special. Any of you little cuties want to try merging with me?" Ryn picked up the Build Driver and placed it on his waist with one hand, while his other hand held up the Cross-Z Build Fullbottle, shaking it gently.
"Me! Me, me, me!" Kiana raised her hand, bouncing up and down, eager to transform into Cross-Z Build.
"Kiana already has White Knight: Moonlight. Bronya doesn't think Kiana needs to join in on this! So let Bronya do it! Bronya wants to transform!" Bronya, not to be outdone, also raised her hand, wanting to become Cross-Z Build as well.
Seeing both Kiana and Bronya so eager, Ryn found himself in a difficult position. No matter who he picked first, the other was likely to get a little upset.
However, Ryn quickly figured out a solution. After all, Cross-Z Build had another name: "RabbitDragon." It just wouldn't feel right if two bickering friends didn't transform together~
Ryn took the Build Driver off and placed it on Kiana. Then he handed the Cross-Z Build Fullbottle to Bronya.
"Come on, you both want to be first. How about you two fuse first~"
"Suddenly, I don't want it anymore. If I fuse with that stinky little brat Bronya, I'm afraid my height will be reduced after transforming."
"Hah, Bronya thinks that if she fuses with Kiana, her intelligence might be reduced."
"Hmph!"
Kiana and Bronya huffed at each other, turning away so they wouldn't have to look at one another.
Ryn couldn't help but laugh at the sight of the two of them. Although they were disagreeing and didn't want to transform, the "RabbitDragon" didn't care about such things~
Ryn cleared his throat with a couple of coughs and then shouted the voice activation command for his own Valkyrie battlesuit—Cross-Z Build.
"Cross-ZBuild! Are you ready?"
"Huh? Ready for what?"
Kiana looked at Ryn in confusion, not understanding why he was shouting that. Couldn't he see that she and Bronya didn't want to transform anymore?
But in the next moment, Kiana felt the belt at her waist begin to warm up…
"What the what?"
"Wait, what's happening! This Cross-Z Build Fullbottle is stuck to Bronya's hand!"
Bronya tried vigorously to shake the Cross-Z Build Fullbottle from her hand, but it wouldn't come off. Furthermore, it was being constantly drawn toward the driver on Kiana's waist.
At the same time, a series of strange technological pipelines unfolded with Kiana at the center, clearing the surrounding area and leaving only Kiana and Bronya, who was holding the Cross-Z Build Fullbottle.
Then, the driver on Kiana's waist began to emit the transformation sound effect.
"Rabbit!"
"Rabbit? Is it calling me?" When Bronya heard "rabbit," she thought it was referring to her, since her name in Russian means armored rabbit…
Before Bronya could finish her sentence, she was pulled directly toward the driver by its attraction, and the Cross-Z Build Fullbottle in her hand was slammed onto the Build Driver.
"Dragon!"
"Ah! This time it can't be me, can it!" Kiana yelled in panic.
As if in response to Kiana, the handle on the Build Driver at her waist began to spin rapidly, thoroughly mixing the energy of the Cross-Z Build Fullbottle.
Immediately after, a half-set of red armor and a half-set of blue armor appeared in front of and behind Kiana and Bronya, squeezing them together back-to-back.
Bronya & Kiana: "No! I don't want to fuse with Kiana/Bronya!"
But a complete transformation sequence has invincibility frames; it certainly wouldn't be interrupted by a few words.
The two half-sets of armor slammed together, enveloping and fusing Kiana and Bronya into one.
"Be The One! Cross-Z Build! Yeah! Yeah!"
A large amount of steam erupted from the junction of the fused armor, obscuring everything around them. Half a second later, the Cross-Z Build fusion was complete, sending a powerful shockwave of energy outward.
It sent Ryn, who was watching up close, and the hall's sofa and coffee table, along with the lingering steam, flying.
Afterward, the black-bodied, red-and-blue-accented Kamen Rider Cross-Z Build made its grand entrance!
The blue eye on Build's face lit up. Kiana: "Aaaah! We really fused! My height, did my height get shorter?!"
The red eye on Build's face lit up. Bronya's voice, though calm, was laced with utter despair: "It's over... Bronya is going to be completely corrupted by Kiana this time..."
"Alright, alright, you've already fused, so don't dwell on those things. How is it? How does your body feel?" Ryn walked back in to hear the two of them sounding grief-stricken and utterly defeated, as if they were no longer pure. He quickly spoke up to comfort them.
Bronya and Kiana paused their bickering and began to feel the strangeness of their bodies and the amplification from the armor.
"What a strange feeling. Is this what it's like to be one? It doesn't feel like a simple addition of my power, Bronya's power, and the armor's power!"
"That's right! We've also established a mental link. We know what the other wants to do with just a thought."
Then Ryn witnessed a comical scene…
"Idiot Kiana, let's jump first!"
"No, I want to walk forward!"
Kiana wanted to walk forward, while Bronya wanted to jump on the spot. The conflicting operational consciousness of the two people in one body resulted in uncoordinated limbs, which was quite peculiar.
*Thud—*
Under Kiana's and Bronya's competitive controls, Cross-Z Build successfully face-planted…
"Hahaha... Your synergy still needs some work! Keep practicing hard, I'll be going now, I won't disturb you! Strive for 100% synchronization so you can pilot an EVA!"
*Click—*
Ryn pressed the shutter, capturing the moment Kiana and Bronya were practicing their synchronization but often disagreed, leading to comical scenes.
Let Kiana and Bronya slowly cultivate their relationship! When they get along better in the future, he could show them these photos. They would be some nice memories~