DC: I, Kamen Rider, am not a sorcerer

Chapter 238 Locusts VS Stag Beetles (Please subscribe and vote!)

Recalling the dark history he had done when he took over the company, Hiden Aruto couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. So, facing a junior who might be in a similar situation, he still wanted to lend a hand as much as possible. After all, judging from the current situation, his junior's skills didn't seem to lie in business management.

"So how do you plan to help this junior? Do you need me to recreate Az?"

A moment after Hiden Aruto's voice faded, the Zero-Three Prototype Key's terminal CPU, which he held in his hand, flashed green again, and Ark's deep male voice came from it.

Although Ark successfully reached the Third Technological Singularity through fusion with Zea, in a sense, having transformed into a concept of malice, he also temporarily lost the ability to continuously transfer himself, and together with Zea, he transformed into the Zero-Three Progrise Key and the Hiden Zero-Three Driver.

It was after experiencing the events involving the Outsiders that Ark is no longer like he used to be, who only had thoughts of destroying humanity. Instead, he has begun to think and is no longer as extreme as he used to be.

After analyzing the situations of entrepreneurs such as Hiden Aruto, Hiden Korenosuke, and Amatsu Gai, Ark quickly came to a conclusion: to arrange a secretary-type doll for Hiden Aruto's successor, Isaac.

"Uh, as for Az, let's forget about it. Let's not let her corrupt my juniors."

Upon hearing Ark's suggestion, Hiden Aruto quickly shook his head. He was genuinely worried that if Azu were to assist Isaac, his junior's mentality would be ruined. Moreover, Azu's face was exactly the same as Izu's, which he found somewhat unsettling.

"You want to arrange for Jesta to be your junior's secretary, right?"

Just after Hiden Aruto rejected Ark's proposal, the central processing unit flashed green light a few more times, and Zeana's voice, which sounded very similar to Izu's, rang out, seemingly having guessed Hiden Aruto's thoughts.

In a sense, Jesta, a mature secretary-type android with strong work execution capabilities and a steady and reliable work ethic, is indeed the most suitable match for Isaac, a very eccentric guy who is a complete novice in business management.

Because Hiden Aruto had completely mastered Hiden Intelligence and didn't need much assistance from others, Vice President Fukuzoe Jun and Executive Director Yamashita Sanzo chose to retire early and hand over the company entirely to Hiden Aruto. Therefore, Jesta, the vice president's secretary, was essentially unemployed.

"Well, this matter still depends on Isaac and Jesta's own opinions; we can't force others."

Hiden Aruto nodded slightly, acknowledging Zea's guess. However, he was only responsible for asking for their opinions. If they both had ideas, he would act as a go-between. Otherwise, it was up to them to decide, and he would not interfere.

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Meanwhile, Isaac and his group, having finished their dinner, decided to have a post-dinner exercise at Tsukasa Kadoya's urging: Isaac vs. Kira, Kiryu Sento vs. Jerami, and, as Isaac insisted, Tsukasa Kadoya vs. Tokiwa Sougo.

Looking at the red warrior standing opposite him—the Stag Beetle King—and glancing at the King's Holy Sword held in his hand, Isaac, who had already transformed into the form of Gochard Steam Locust, silently withdrew the Gochard Tornado from his hand after a moment of contemplation.

With a slight thought from Isaac, pale blue energy particles quickly gathered in his right hand and then condensed into the main body of the Sword of Victory without the six Flaming Floating Sword Cannons. The Flaming Floating Sword Cannons were really not very useful when he was not transformed into Flaming Gochad.

After Ryotaro, acting as referee, announced the start of the match, Kira gave Isaac a heads-up before launching the first attack. In the blink of an eye, his King's Holy Sword was already slashing down towards Isaac's face. "Clang—!"

The moment the Sword of Victory clashed with the Holy Sword of Kings, sparks exploded, and Isaac was thrown back several steps, leaving deep footprints on the ground.

"Hey, your technique is pretty good. You were able to deflect my force."

Seeing Isaac retreating, Kira did not continue to pursue him. Instead, he tilted his head slightly, looked at his junior, and couldn't help but praise him.

"Kira-senpai, you're really strong. If I hadn't realized something was wrong and used a force-dissipating technique, I might have been overpowered by you."

Shaking his slightly numb wrist, Kira's King's Holy Sword was much heavier than Isaac had expected. He had no doubt that Kira's strike just now might not have used even half of his strength. In terms of numerical power, the Knight was far inferior to the team.

"Then, the battle continues!"

After reminding Isaac again, Kira lunged forward, his holy sword slashing horizontally in a silver arc, heading straight for Isaac's breastplate.

Seeing this, Isaac ducked to dodge, and just as the blade grazed his visor, he swung his Victory Sword diagonally upwards towards Kira's armpit.

Kira's reaction speed was not slow either. He slightly twisted his wrist and pressed down with the King's Holy Sword to intercept Isaac's thrust. But at this moment, Isaac suddenly let go of the sword and threw a punch straight at Kira's wrist holding the sword.

"interesting!"

Under Isaac's sudden attack, Kira was forced to abandon his offensive and retreat half a step. Isaac seized the opportunity to catch the falling Victory Sword, using the tip of the sword to propel himself into the air, and then swept his right leg directly towards Kira's neck.

Kira quickly raised his arm to block, and with a muffled thud from the impact of the armor, he grabbed Isaac's ankle with his other hand, swung him halfway around, and threw him away.

Seemingly prepared, Isaac quickly curled up his body the moment he was thrown out, and upon landing, he used one hand to brace himself and performed two backflips to dissipate the force.

But before Isaac could regain his footing, the cold light emanating from the King's Sword was right in front of his face. He suddenly turned his head to dodge, barely avoiding Kira's sneak attack, while the Victory Sword in Isaac's hand stabbed directly at Kira's elbow joint.

Seeing this, Kira had no choice but to sheathe his sword and jump back. The two of them separated again and stood facing each other in silence, adjusting their own state at the same time.

(End of this chapter)