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So this ep was a bit of a roller coaster.

Kiriya lost his friend to an "accident" (I'm watching Excite-Subs, so I don't know what the exact accident was.) and is clearly still haunted by it.

We meet the VoTW, who is then rushed to the CR.

Kiriya sneaks in due to a binder getting caught in the doorway.

The CR riders try fighting the bugster in the operating room, but the room is way to small.

The riders use the "Stage Select" function on their belts to move the fight to a place with more space to move around (So that's why the belts have that function built in.)

The riders beat the CGI form but get attacked by Genm (I wonder if he's just able to enter into the CR because he's the CEO of Genm Corp, or if he also walked in because of the binder was still stuck in the door)

Genm and the two new Gashat Bugsters escape.

None of the CR member trust Kiriya except Emu.

We learn that the VoTW is trying to distance himself from his daughter so she doesn't have to see him die. More importantly we see a little more of Kiriya's backstory and how his friend (over)reacted to learning about the Game Disease and how it could be fatal.

The Giri Giri Bugster shows up again to attack the daughter, so Emu and Kiriya show up to fight and beat it, while Gemn and Brave(who oddly doesn't skip to lvl 3 and attack before Genm has a chance to retaliate with his own lvl 3) start fighting.

Ex-Aid lets Lazer shine by giving Lazer the new gashat and even pulling the transformation lever for him.

Lazer "reveals" that Genm is actually Dan.

Lazer lvl 3 using the new Gashacon Sparrow then beat Genm and revealing his true identity... Pallad! (If only Lazer didn't say anything until after Genm de-transform)

Hiiro then "reveals" that Kiriya's friend died in an accident, and Kiriya can't say why the friend got into the accident because that would mean admitting to breaking in and stealing documents from the ministry of health(which would open a whole new can of worms for him to deal with).

In the end, standing alone with his brand new power up he can't give away as a sign of sincerity due to various reasons, framed as the mysterious man holding all the cards, and surrounded by no-one who trusts him. Kiriya painfully accepts his situation, lying to Emu once again to keep himself from slipping into darkness.