My name is Hanaya Taiga.
I'm a radiologist at Seito University Hospital.
One day, after discovering a new strain of virus,
I learned about CR and Kamen Rider.
Bang.
I was offered a spot on CR, but I turned them down.
My friend Maki Jiro chose to be CR's doctor, but...
Dr. Maki, hang in there!
Maki!
CLICK TO SAVE!
Taiga, that was great!
The Bugster virus don't stand a chance against you!
Taiga, are you okay?
You're looking pretty bad...
I'm fine!
I'm the only compatible user...
I have to do this...
Surgery
Maki Jiro
If you won't do it, then I'll become Snipe.
I've gotta believe!
Kamen Rider Ex-Aid [Secret Code] Kamen Rider Snipe Episode ZERO
Didn't wanna know that the more you dream big
Didn't wanna know that it meant more and more scars
Why why why why?!
Before I knew it, no one was around
A godsent single trial
You ask "Hey what's the purpose?"
Come along with me, as I overcome it with style
I gotta believe!
(Turn it on!)
I'm so EXCITE! EXCITE! Raise the beat!
EXCITE! EXCITE! I'll let my heart guide me!
Gonna go down the path it desires!
(Hey!) I'm on the mission right now!
EXCITE! EXCITE! The answer is...
EXCITE! EXCITE! The answer is...!
(One!) In my hands, I hold
(Two!) A life that should continue!
(Three!) You just gotta live!
One Month Ago
What do you mean Maki did that without permission?!
Dr. Hanaya, please calm down!
Like hell I will!
My friend is dying!
If a normal person tries to use a Gashat, they expose themselves to danger.
Normal person?!
I thought Maki had the compatibility surgery to become a Rider!
Dr. Maki did not receive the surgery.
What do you mean?
You said he could become a compatible user!
He failed his compatibility test.
That's why we recruited him for support, not as a Kamen Rider!
Then... why did he force himself to transform?
He said if Dr. Hanaya won't do it...
He had no choice but to do it.
It's all my fault...
Please, let me have the compatibility surgery!
If it's you, there should be no problem.
However...
Are you sure about this?
If no one else can, then I'll just have to do it.
A Comrade Over a Barrel
You've got to slow down!
You've been operating almost daily!
I don't have time to rest!
Doctor?
Doctor!
We have an emergency.
Look at Snipe, he's working really hard!
You didn't see this coming, did you?
Don't worry.
Hanaya Taiga is definitely approaching his limits.
It won't be long before we get a Bugster in its perfected form.
My body... is burning...
The patient is Momose Saki, 19, Seito University medical student.
Begin op preparations, stat.
Will you be okay, Taiga?
Yeah.
Taiga...?
Are you Dr. Hanaya Taiga?
Yes.
My senior Maki told me about you.
He said you are a famous radiologist...
Maki helped me during practical sessions.
He always said, "if you need help, just call for Hanaya Taiga."
"He's the doctor that I trust the most..."
I see.
He said that...
Um... where is he?
Oh, he's on leave.
I see...
Um... will the treatment require hospital stay?
No, you should be able to leave as soon as the operation's finished.
Thank goodness...
There's someone I need to be with...
Your lover, perhaps?
Yes.
I guess I can't slack off after hearing that, now.
Taiga!
Be careful.
I know.
BANG BANG SHOOTING!
Transform.
Taiga!
- Taiga! Dr. Hanaya!
Taiga, hang in there!
Taiga!
Maki...
Yo!
I see...
So you ended up becoming a Rider...
Only because you forced yourself and screwed it up.
Look who's talking, you're here too!
The fatigue just piled up, that's all.
Wait, Taiga.
What happened to you and me can't be unrelated.
We should get examined thoroughly—
I'm the only doctor at CR.
I must save my patients, no matter what!
Side effects from the Gashat.
That Gashat is dangerous!
Let's get the Ministry to examine it.
Don't touch it!
This is mine.
I won't let anyone have it!
Look at me!
My symptoms are similar to the game disease.
Sooner or later, you might end up like me.
Look at me, Taiga!
I don't care what happens to me.
I don't want to see you suffer any more than this!
Shut up!
My duty as a compatible user is to cure game disease patients!
You're taking this way too seriously!
What...?
I thought I was the chosen one...
That I was the only one who could save my patients...
That no matter what, I had to do everything to save them!
I was just like you!
I even tried to transform without the surgery!
You and me, we're a couple of idiots!
You're wrong!
I just want to save my patients...
You can't even take care of yourself!
How can you even save your patients like that...?!
You're wrong!
You've never been this reckless before!
Wake up already, Taiga...!
Give it back!
Maki...?
That day...
I lost something truly important...
Forever.
Next time...
Broken Safety
For now, you're prohibited from transforming into Kamen Rider.
All because of the Bugster virus.
It's about time.
You could lose your doctor's license!
Even so, I can't ignore someone who needs my help!