At AGHS, Gentaro and friends hear about a new hero from their classmate Norio Eguchi, who identifies the hero as Cycnus and also happens to be a member of the Ugly Duckling Society, a fan club dedicated to Cycnus. Though Kengo wanted to go through Astroswitch testing, Gentaro vows to make Cycnus his friend while Ryusei goes along to learn more about Cycnus. While taking Gentaro to where the Ugly Duckling Society members meet, Eguchi explains how he met Cycnus before the Cancer Zodiarts appears and scare both him and Mr. Ohsugi off.