Namco × Capcom/Story/S24:StageBC
《Gensokai: Pyramid - Entrance》
Bruce: "Okay, it looks like everyone's entered the pyramid now."
Ginzu: "Yes. Only we remain at the rear."
Ryu: "..."
Guy: "Hmm...? What's wrong?"
Ryu: "Ah, no... nothing."
Ryu: "This is good training. Just moving around in the sand is good for strengthening the legs and core."
Ken: "...Seriously, you're still such a training fanatic."
Ryu: (That wave of energy I felt back then... I still need more training... not enough yet.)
Ken: (Hmm...? Ryu...?)
Regina: "The 'Endless Desert'... was it? It's quite a harsh environment."
Karin: "Absolutely. This desert... it makes my hair so dry and stiff."
Sakura: "Well, your hairstyle looks like it requires a lot of maintenance even normally..."
Ki: "And then there's this sunlight. Gil, and Arthur... are you two alright?"
Gil: "Huh? Us?"
Gil: "For me, compared to Heat Body, it's not so bad..."
Arthur: "Well... it is hot, I suppose."
Arthur: "But this will solve it."
(Arthur strips down to his underwear.)
Sakura: "Wow! It came off with just one touch!"
Arthur: "Oh, so comfortable! Hahaha!"
Bruce: "Hey, that's pretty good!"
Karin: "...If you don't put on your armor quickly, I'll bury you."
Regina: "We shouldn't stay here forever without desert equipment."
Regina: "...And you're only wearing underwear."
Valkyrie: "..."
Hiryu: "...What's wrong? What are you wary of?"
Valkyrie: "I sense a presence. ...The presence of that person."
Gil: "That person...? Valkyrie, is that..."
(4 Scissors and 5 Robotians appear)
Ki: "Whoa!? These guys...! Were they hiding themselves underground?!"
Hiryu: "I see, Valkyrie... Did you anticipate this?"
Ginzu: "But it's the rear guard's job to break through situations like this. ...Let's go!"
Ken: "Heh, that's more like it!"
Ken: "Hey, Ryu! I don't know what you're worrying about, but get your act together!"
Ryu: "...Understood. Now I'll focus on the enemy in front of me!"
Arthur: "Ah, and this heat... I'm going to get dehydrated. Let's finish this quickly and go into the pyramid."
Valkyrie: "Yes, let's fight."
Valkyrie: "...And Arthur, don't forget your armor."
(Arthur dons his armor)
Valkyrie: (These aren't the ones whose presence I sensed...)
Valkyrie: ("She" is probably watching us from somewhere...)
7 enemies remain
(Allosaurus and 3 Velociraptors appear)
Arthur: "Now they're coming from this direction! Honestly, there are so many of them...!"
Hiryu: "...Don't panic. We'll just cut them down one by one."
Valkyrie: "These aren't... the same as Zouna's army...?"
Valkyrie: "I feel like I've seen them somewhere before..."
Allosaurus: "..."
Regina: "...Huh!?"
[Ibis Island]
Ryu: "What?! Lizards... no, dinosaurs!? Are these the dinosaurs that were on Ibis Island!?"
Regina: "...The smaller ones are Velociraptors, which we've fought before..."
Regina: "And the larger one is... an Allosaurus. A ferocious large dinosaur...!"
Regina: "Why are they in this other world...!?"
Gil: "Allosaurus...? Should we think of it as a type of dragon?"
Ki: "If that's the case... we have to be careful of the flames from its mouth."
Karin: "Don't worry. The dinosaurs in our world don't have such outrageous abilities."
Regina: "But, their attack power and durability are incredibly high."
Regina: "We can't let our guard down."
[Spencer Rain]
Bruce: "I see...! So they were loaded onto the Spencer Rain...!"
Bruce: "Shadaloo... what are they thinking!"
???: "I was also loaded onto... no, I was on board there."
Ginzu: "A human...!? Who are you!"
(Mike Haggar appears)
???: "Well, well... I've finally met some people."
Sakura: "Wow! A super muscular old man! Who are you?!"
Guy: "Is that... Mr. Haggar!?"
Ken: "What?! The mayor!?"
Haggar: "Oh, it's easier to talk if there are familiar faces! Especially Guy, I didn't expect to meet you here."
Guy: "That's what I should be saying. What happened, Mr. Haggar?"
Haggar: "Hmm... that's what I don't understand."
Haggar: "I heard that Shadaloo was plotting something on the Spencer Rain, and I boarded the ship, which was fine, but..."
Allosaurus: "..."
Regina: "It seems this proves that these creatures were loaded onto that ship."
Valkyrie: "We don't have time to talk. Besides these creatures called dinosaurs, there are still Zouna soldiers remaining."
Guy: "Understood. ...Mr. Haggar, we'll talk in more detail later."
Guy: "Could you lend us your strength to settle this situation?"
Haggar: "Of course. I can't be left alone in this desert."
Haggar: "Let's have some fun fighting after a long time!"
Allosaurus's HP falls below 30%
Allosaurus: "Grroooaaarrrr!"
Regina: "It's over! I'll finish it off here!"
(Allosaurus retreats)
Regina: "Huh!? It ran away!?"
Bruce: "With that size, what incredible speed it has!"
Haggar: "Shouldn't we chase after it and finish it off?"
Regina: "...It's fine. We can't afford to split our forces here, and with those injuries... it won't last long."
Regina: (That's right, it can't possibly survive...)
7 enemies remain
(Black Valkyrie appears)
Haggar: "Hmm? Someone came out...? Did they get lost in this world, just like me?"
Black Valkyrie: "Hehehe... So you were here, Maiden Knight Valkyrie."
Gil: "Ugh!? She's...!"
Valkyrie: "...The Black Fallen Knight...! So you were the one behind that presence after all."
Ki: "She got into the pyramid before us!?"
Bruce: "Damn it... what the hell! Are Fong Ling and the others okay?"
Ginzu: "...There's a possibility they fell into an enemy trap."
(Rose appears)
Rose: "...Is this really okay? Shouldn't we be worrying about ourselves first?"
Kai: "Huh?! You... you were with the Fallen Knight before..."
Ryu: "......!"
Ken: "...So, you're the Genoan fortune teller that Ryu was talking about..."
Ryu: "Rose...!"
Ryu: "Rose, tell me! Why are you, who have been resurrected... siding with the enemy?!"
Guy: "Indeed. I hear that this woman... desires harmony through chaos."
Guy: "...This is truly an act that disrupts the human world. Lady Rose, what is your reason for lending a hand to such a person?"
Sakura: "That's right! You know that that person in black is evil, don't you?!"
Rose: "..."
Rose (The men of fire... and the daughter of cherry blossoms... Is it true that one cannot defy fate...?)
Black Valkyrie: "Hmph, calling whatever is inconvenient for them 'evil'... How ridiculous."
Valkyrie: "...Black Fallen Knight, my thoughts are the same as theirs."
Valkyrie: "You previously led Zouna's army. And now you have appeared here."
Valkyrie: "Your connection to Zouna is clear. You cannot say that this is not an evil thing!"
Black Valkyrie: "My connection to Zouna was merely a coincidence."
Black Valkyrie: "He and I... simply obtained what we each desired."
Valkyrie: "What you each... desired...?"
Gil: "At least, the Fallen Knight... what she needed was Zouna's army."
Black Valkyrie: "Hehehe..."
Regina: "I see, she sold her power and obtained 'organizational power'."
Karin: "Even in another world, there isn't much difference in how people think."
Gil: "..."
Gil (The power of the Fallen Knight is certainly strong... But... even so, would Zouna easily give away his army?)
[Eye of Atamoni]
Gil: (...! Could it be...!)
Hiryu: "Don't talk nonsense during battle. If it's an obstacle, just eliminate it."
Ryu: "Wait, Rose is..."
Rose: "An obstacle... That's right, Ryu."
Rose: "Right now, I'm nothing more than an obstacle to you."
Ryu: "Why?! Why do I have to fight you?!"
Ryu: "And what are you hiding...?"
(Heartbeat)
Ryu: "...Ugh!?"
Sakura: "Ryu? Huh? Wait a minute..."
Ryu: (Ugh... What's wrong with my body... What's happening...)
Black Valkyrie: "The conversation ends here. ...I will bury you all."
Arthur: "You seem to have many ulterior motives, but I also have a purpose. ...I can't be buried in a place like this."
Ken: "Yeah, let's get started. ...Rose, if you're being controlled by the enemy, I'll wake you up."
Rose: "..."
Ryu: "...Rose..."
Rose: (Ryu, you shouldn't have much time left. I'll witness what kind of results "that power" will produce...)
17 actions taken
???: "Kukuku... Hahahahahaha!"
Valkyrie: "Who are you! Show yourself!"
???: "I'll come out even without ya tellin' me to."
(Kamuz appears)
???: "Hey, Valkyrie!"
Valkyrie: "You... Kamuz!"
Kamuz: "You remembered me? That makes me happy!"
Kamuz: "I remember you well too!"
Kamuz: "Even if I wanted to forget... I couldn't!"
Haggar: "Ho ho, you have quite a good physique."
Karin: "First, we should point out that he has four arms and red skin."
Bruce: "Heh, this time a truly monstrous monster has appeared."
Valkyrie: "Kamuz... Have you been resurrected too?"
Ginzu: "It seems Valkyrie knows him. ...And it seems to be a deep-seated grudge?"
Kai: "Kamuz...?"
[Golden Seed]
Ki: "Could it be... the demon Kamuz who once stole the 'Golden Seed'...!?"
Kamuz: "Hehehe... You know me well, don't you?"
Kamuz: "...It's revenge. For revenge... I've returned!"
Arthur: "Druaga, Zouna, Kamuz... And Makai Village?"
Arthur: "This makes it even more... I can't die in a place like this now."
Black Valkyrie: "...You're late, Kamuz."
Kamuz: "I don't know what you gave Zouna, but I won't take orders from you."
Gil: (It seems there was definitely some kind of deal between Zouna and the Fallen Knight.)
Gil: (Probably...)
Regina: "One after another, only problematic people keep appearing."
Hiryu: "...It's just one more monster. Don't panic."
Kamuz: "Huh? Do you want to be killed, kid?"
Kamuz: "And do you think I'm the only one who came here?"
Kamuz: "Hey, you guys, come out!"
(3 Black Sandras and 3 Koakuman (Evil) appear)
Black Sandra: "..."
Ken: "Tch, so he had henchmen after all."
Ken: "Hmm...? Hey, these guys... I've seen them somewhere before..."
Sakura: "Is that Kurino and Sabine?! Kurino looks so dark..."
Valkyrie: "They are...! Kamuz... What have you done...!"
Arthur: "Could it be... the same race as Kurino and the others!?"
Kamuz: "Hehehe... That's right. These guys possessed by evil spirits... they're useful."
Kamuz: "The Maiden Knight will find them easy to attack, won't she? Hahahaha!"
Valkyrie: "Ugh...!"
Ryu: "What a despicable tactic...!"
Ryu: "Ugh..."
Ryu: (Power... is surging within me...? Is anger... giving me strength...?)
Rose: "..."
Kamuz: "Hahahaha! Now, let's begin, Valkyrie!"
Valkyrie: "..."
Guy: "If challenged, we don't refuse... that's the Bushin-ryu way."
Guy: "However..."
Haggar: "Hmm... It would mean hurting them..."
Valkyrie: "..."
Valkyrie: "In order to exorcise the evil spirits possessing them through Zouna's power... we have no choice but to defeat them."
Valkyrie: "...We have no choice but to fight...!"
Black Valkyrie: "That's right, green-eyed child. It seems you've finally made up your mind."
Valkyrie: "...I will never forgive you...!"
Ryu: "..."
(Heartbeat)
Ryu: (That's right... I can't... forgive them...)
Any Black Sandra or Koakuman (Evil) defeated
Valkyrie: "I'm sorry... everyone... It's like I... dragged you all into this."
Gil: "I understand how you feel, but... you shouldn't blame yourself."
Arthur: "Yes, if we fall... we won't be able to truly save them."
Ki: "So, we..."
Valkyrie: "...have no choice but to fight. For now..."
Rose defeated (1)
Ryu: "Rose, you...!"
Ryu: "Ugh...!"
Rose: "..."
Rose: "Ryu, no matter what happens to your body... never forget this."
Rose: "What you put into your fist isn't 'power'... it's your 'soul'..."
Ryu: "I don't understand what you're saying...!"
Ryu: "What's going to happen to my body...!"
Rose: "..."
(Rose retreats)
Kamuz's HP falls below 50%
Kamuz: "Grrr... These guys are underestimating me!"
Valkyrie: "Kamuz! It's the same as that time! You... will have to return to the 'Rift of Time' once again!"
Kamuz: "Don't underestimate me, Valkyrie! I can replenish my soldiers anytime!"
(5 Black Sandras appear)
Black Sandra: "..."
Arthur: "This guy... again!"
Kamuz: "The more you resist, the more the Sandras will get hurt, y'know?"
Kamuz: "The Maiden Knight is doing some terrible things, ain't she? Hahaha!"
Hiryu: "...Is this supposed to be a provocation? You scoundrel."
Black Valkyrie (Demon Lord Kamuz... using such despicable tactics)
Valkyrie: "Kamuz... you...!"
Sakura: "I'm really, really angry! This isn't a fight! I absolutely won't forgive this!"
Karin: "Sakura, calm down! Getting angry is exactly what the enemy wants!"
Ryu: "..."
(Heartbeat)
Rose: (Ryu... you mustn't get angry... You will lose sight of your own soul...)
???: "I came thinking the time was right... but this is ridiculous... what a farce."
Bruce: "What!? Who is it!? Where are you!?"
Ginzu: "This killing intent...! I recognize it!"
(Akuma appears on top of the pyramid entrance)
Akuma: "..."
Akuma: "...The time has come."
Guy: "Ngh...! The one who has mastered the fist... Akuma...!"
Rose: "The man with the murderous eyes, shrouded in killing intent...!"
Rose: (This man knows it too...! That now... now is the time!)
Kamuz: "Huh?! Who are you?!"
Akuma: "A grotesque creature like you is of no use to me..."
Ryu: "...Akuma..."
(Rapid heartbeat)
Akuma: "Ryu, unleash the demon lurking within you. ...Strike with your fists as your heart desires."
Gil: "Who is this?! This ominous killing intent... a human?!"
Karin: "More importantly, Gil! Something's wrong with Ryu!"
Sakura: "Ryu?!"
Ryu: "Gwaaaah...!"
(Rapid heartbeat)
Ryu: (Is this... my true nature? This surging power... a power that makes me want to destroy everything...!)
Ryu: (What Akuma said... the Satsui no Hado... the answer is... the same as... Bison's...!?)
Ken: "Hey, Ryu? What's wrong!?"
Ryu: "I..."
Ken: "The color of your gi...!? Hey, don't tell me... Ryu!"
Ryu: "I... have... mastered... the fist...!"
Ken: "Ryu, what are you saying! Pull yourself together!"
Ryu: "I am the one who has mastered the fist...!"
(Ryu becomes Evil Ryu)
Ken: (Sensei, finally... finally, has this day arrived?!)
Ryu: "To reduce everything... everything to nothingness!"
(Evil Ryu warps next to Kamuz)
Ryu: "My fists are craving blood...!"
[Evil Ryu uses Shun Goku Satsu on Kamuz, reducing him to 10 HP]
Valkyrie: "Th-that's amazing..."
Kamuz: "Gah! ...Wh-what...is this guy...?"
Regina: "What just happened!? Ryu!?"
Ryu: "...Perish...!"
Kamuz: "I let my guard down... I can't believe...it was someone other than...Valkyrie...!"
Black Valkyrie: (That power just now...it's extremely close to the dark energy...?)
(Kamuz retreats along with the 5 Black Sandra)
Haggar: "Hmm, he escaped?"
Sakura: "That was amazing, Ryu!"
Ken: "Sakura, don't get any closer!"
Sakura: "Huh...?"
Ryu: "..."
Guy: "...That person is no longer Ryu."
Valkyrie: "Could it be... like the members of the Sandra tribe, has Ryu also been possessed by an evil spirit?!"
Akuma: "...He hasn't changed, nor is he possessed. This one... has awakened."
Rose: "..."
Ken: "The 'the time has come' you mentioned before... is this what you meant, Akuma!?"
Akuma: "I will speak no more."
(Akuma descends to the entrance of the pyramid)
Ryu: "...I... I..."
Ken: "Damn...!"
Ken: "Ryu, I'll stop you. ...Even if... I have to...!"
[Stage Title Card]
Rose defeated (2)
Rose: "...It seems it was inevitable... it had to happen."
Ken: "Rose! Tell me what you know! Otherwise, I'll... I'll kill Ryu...!"
Rose: "..."
Rose: "One of the key figures is the man of fire... That's you, Ken Masters."
(Rose retreats)
Ken: "Wait! Rose!"
Black Valkyrie's HP falls below 50%
Black Valkyrie: "That was quite impressive. I'd like to play with you a little longer, but... Hehehe..."
Valkyrie: "Are you running away again, Black Fallen Knight!?"
Black Valkyrie: "Running away? What I must do is already within this place."
Black Valkyrie: "Didn't I tell you? I've already had my fun."
(Black Valkyrie moves to the entrance of the pyramid and retreats)
Valkyrie: "Wait!"
Karin: "What a quick escape! We'll chase after her!"
Any enemies remain
Ki: "Wait! It is crucial to bring this situation under control!"
Ginzu: "That's right, if both sides rush in like this, chaos is inevitable."
Valkyrie: "...Understood. I'll quickly deal with the remaining enemies...!"
Evil Ryu or Akuma defeated
Akuma: "...He's doing it. But I've accomplished my objective."
Ryu: "Ugh... Ughhhhh...!"
Karin: "Ryu!? Are you alright!?"
Guy: "Ryu! Pull yourself together! You mustn't surrender yourself to the power of destruction!"
(Evil Ryu warps to the pyramid entrance, destroys it, and retreats)
Hiryu: "He won't return to his senses...!"
Ken: "Hey, Ryu! Ryu!"
Valkyrie: "Inside the pyramid!?"
Bruce: "This is bad, Fong Ling and the others are in danger!"
Ginzu: "Without knowing the circumstances, there's a possibility of infighting...!"
Gil: "We have to chase after him...!"
Akuma: "..."
Ken: "Wait, Akuma! He... Ryu has awakened!"
Ken: "Was this why you've been meddling all this time?!"
Ken: "And you even involved Sakura!"
Akuma: "..."
Sakura: "Is that true!? Answer me, old man!"
Akuma: "..."
Karin: "After causing so much trouble, trying to sneak away like this is not commendable!"
Akuma: "..."
Akuma: "...'That' must surpass everything."
Ken: "'That'...?" Are you talking about Ryu!?"
Akuma: "Me, Ansatsuken, the Satsui no Hado."
Ken: "Surpass... the Satsui no Hado...?"
Akuma: "..."
(Akuma moves in the opposite direction of the pyramid and retreats)
Regina: "Wait! We're not finished talking!"
Arthur: "He disappeared, huh. It seems the conversation is over..."
Haggar: "What in the world is going on? There are so many things I don't understand..."
Sakura: "Ken-san! What's happening!? What's wrong with Ryu-san!?"
Ken: "...Sakura..."
Ken: "We have to chase after him."
Any enemies remain
Hiryu: "Getting caught in a pincer attack from within isn't going to be fun. Let's quickly take care of the rest of them."
All enemies defeated
Valkyrie: "Let's hurry into the pyramid!"
Valkyrie: "The Fallen Knight has gone in too. We don't know what might happen... Before it's too late...!"
Ken: "Yeah, I know...!"
Ken: "...I know..."
Sakura: "Ken...?"
Ken: (Master... If I can't bring Ryu back to his senses... then... at that time...)
