DC: I, Kamen Rider, am not a sorcerer

Chapter 245 Preparations Before the Collaboration Movie (Please Subscribe and Vote)

"Senior Jeramy, do you mean that this battle against the invasion of the Hundred Worlds requires gathering all the Kamen Riders from our world?"

Looking at Jerami sitting across from him, Isaac couldn't help but stand up and exclaim in surprise. He had thought that when his predecessors said they wanted the Kamen Riders of this world to participate in the battle, they were only referring to the two or three he knew.

Unexpectedly, their intention was for all the Kamen Riders in the world to participate in the war. However, this request was really too difficult for Isaac, since the only Kamen Riders he knew and could summon, besides Zatana, were Dick and Cassandra.

"Actually, even if you, Isaac, hadn't notified them beforehand, according to the pattern of these crossover theatrical releases, they would have joined the battle for all sorts of strange reasons."

Ryotaro, who was naturally able to see Isaac's obvious predicament and had a wealth of experience in crossover movie battles, immediately smiled and comforted him.

"Speaking of which, I remember a few days ago Aruto mentioned that he encountered three Kamen Riders from the 01 series—Ray, Jin, and Thouser—fighting in Gotham City. Isaac, do you know who they are?"

Hearing the conversation between Isaac and Ryotaro, Tokiwa Sougo remembered something else: what Hiden Aruto had told him a few days ago. The young president had encountered three Kamen Riders from the 01 series in Gotham City, but didn't know their identities. He wanted to see if there was any news from Isaac.

“I do know Lei and Xun; I’ve heard about them from a good friend. But as for Qianqi, I really don’t know anything. However, I can try to ask him.”

When asked by Tokiwa Sougo, Isaac did not hide anything. He did know the identities of Kamen Rider Rei and Kamen Rider Jin—Red Hood Jason Todd and Red Robin Tim Drake—because Cassandra and Dick had already told him about it.

Therefore, Isaac also knew that the basic prototype of the 01 system in this world came from his own Gochard system, and was a product born by imitating his own Gochard system. As for Thousand Riders, he really knew nothing about them.

But since Tokiwa Sougo said that when Hiden Aruto first encountered them, it was Jin and Rai who were fighting against Thousand Riders, then Isaac could try asking the Bat Family. After all, because he cured Barbara, his relationship with the Bat Family is quite good.

"Speaking of which, since Kamen Rider Jin, Kamen Rider Rai, and Kamen Rider Thouser already exist, does Kamen Rider Zero-One also exist in your world?"

Just as Isaac finished speaking, Kiryu Sento, who had been chatting with Jeremy about something, suddenly turned to Isaac as if he had thought of something and brought up a point that no one had paid attention to before.

"That's impossible. Otherwise, according to what you said, Sento-senpai, my world would also have Kamen Rider Vulcan, Kamen Rider Valkyrie, Kamen Rider Metsubou, Kamen Rider 00, and so on. That's just too outrageous."

However, in response to Kiryu Sento's statement, Isaac quickly shook his head and rejected his conjecture without hesitation. The DC Universe was already dangerous enough. If another Omnic Crisis and the manifestation of human malice were to occur, it could become another major incident or even a publication monster.

"Hmm, that's true. Maybe I'm overthinking it."

Kiryu Sento frowned slightly and pondered Isaac's unwavering denial. He could roughly guess what his junior was thinking, so he didn't refute him but simply nodded slightly, which was considered as agreeing with his idea.

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Metropolitan, USA, Lexcorp corporate headquarters building, president's office.

"Roy William Harper Jr., should I call you Red Arrow, or Quickhand?"

Seeing the muscular figure with short orange hair and wearing a casual tracksuit brought in by his secretary, Mercy, Lex smiled and greeted him. He naturally recognized this former Green Arrow sidekick.

"Whatever, Lex Luthor. You didn't call me here just for something this boring, did you?"

Lex glanced at the bald man still sitting behind his desk, and the young man, whom Lex called Harper, responded somewhat irritably to his greeting, seemingly disliking the bald man.

"Of course not. I know you need money recently, so I'm planning to hire you."

Lex didn't seem to mind Harper's somewhat unfriendly attitude at all. He simply waved his hand and smiled as he explained why he had brought Harper over.

The reason Lex Luthor chose Harper, besides her suitable physique, was that the former superhero desperately needed money, and Lex Luthor, while lacking in other things, certainly didn't lack money.

"I won't do those dirty jobs for you."

When faced with Lex's words, Harper did not refuse outright. Instead, he stated his bottom line: if Lex was willing to pay and abide by his bottom line, he would not mind working for the guy, since he genuinely needed money to support his daughter, Lian.

"Don't worry, I don't want you to do any dirty work for me. I just want you to help me test a piece of equipment. You should know about those Kamen Riders who have been active in Nashville and Gotham City lately, right?"

Seeing Harper's expression, Lex knew that the deal was done; this former superhero, who was desperately short of money, would definitely not refuse him.

"I've heard of it, but I've never seen it."

Harper breathed a slight sigh of relief upon hearing that Lex wasn't going to make him do the dirty work. Although he didn't understand why Lex had suddenly asked him about Kamen Rider, he still answered truthfully.

Because he has to take care of his daughter, Harper hasn't been involved in superhero activities for a long time. He's been doing odd jobs lately and has been learning about the new Kamen Riders from news reports.

"In that case, this is why I'm hiring you, Mercy. Bring out the things."

Lex nodded slightly, shifting his gaze from Harper to Mersey, who had returned to his side. Upon hearing Lex's words, Mersey silently reached for a silver metal briefcase on the table and walked towards Harper.

After walking to Harper's side, Mercy opened the briefcase to him, revealing a shooting sublimator that looked like a gun and two slightly square-shaped sublimation keys inside.

"What is this...?" Harper carefully examined the shooting sublimator and sublimation key in the briefcase for a while before turning her gaze back to Lex and asking with a hint of doubt.

"By using the Shooting Rising Device and the Rising Key together, you can transform into Kamen Rider Vulcan."

When Harper asked him a question, Lex didn't answer this time. Instead, Mersey, who was standing next to him holding a briefcase, spoke up first to explain.

Although it's unclear why Lex chose this guy as the test subject for Balkan, Mersey will unconditionally support his decision.

"So, you're planning to make me a Kamen Rider, as a tester for this equipment you've developed?"

After listening to Mersey's explanation, Harper thought for a moment and then roughly guessed what Lex intended to do by hiring him. He immediately asked a question in return.

"So, would you be willing to accept my employment?"

Looking at Harper standing not far from him, Lex's smile widened. Although Harper hadn't answered yet, he could already guess what kind of answer the man would give him. But out of formality, he asked again.

"Okay, I'll take this job, but how much compensation are you planning to give me?"

When Lex asked him a question, Harper didn't answer immediately. Instead, he turned to Mercy, closed the briefcase in her hand, took it from her, and held it in his own hand before turning back to Lex and asking him a question.

Seeing that Harper had accepted the task, Lex didn't say anything more. He simply waved his hand casually, then turned his chair and looked back at the metropolis outside the floor-to-ceiling window.

"The password is XXXXXX. The transformation instructions are in the briefcase. Please remember to follow the instructions to complete the transformation steps."

After Lex made a move, Mercy, who was standing next to Harper, reached into her suit pocket, pulled out a bank card, and handed it to Harper.

Seeing this, Harper didn't say anything more. He simply nodded, silently took the bank card from Mersey's hand, and then turned and left Lex's office.

Now that he had accepted Lex's commission and received the payment, Harper naturally had to complete his own mission. Since he was going to test the Knight System called Balkan, combat was inevitable, so he felt he could continue his superhero career for a while longer.

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Meanwhile, in Gotham City, just across the river from Metropolis, in the Batcave beneath Wayne Manor, Dick, who had just finished communicating with Isaac, walked in with a furrowed brow.

"Tim, are you free right now?"

His gaze swept quickly around before landing on a figure sitting in front of a computer, and he called out loudly to his younger brother.

"whats the matter?"

Tim, who was busy with something on his computer, stopped what he was doing and turned his chair toward the direction of the voice after hearing his older brother's call.

"I need your help, come over here for a moment."

When Tim asked him a question, Dick winked at his third brother as a hint and smiled as usual.

"I know, come right now."

After seeing Dick's hint, Tim frowned slightly, but still put down what he was doing, quickly stood up, and walked towards Dick. Although he didn't know what his older brother was up to again, judging from his appearance, he must have something important to tell him.

"Tim, tell me honestly, who was the Thousand Rider you fought that night, the one who transformed?"

Dick reached out and put his arm around his rather unruly younger brother's neck. After glancing around to make sure no one was watching or eavesdropping, he leaned close to his brother's ear and asked in a deep voice.

"How did you know?"

Upon hearing Dick's words, Tim instinctively wanted to react, but because Dick was holding him tightly around the neck, he couldn't do anything. After a moment of silence, he finally asked a question in return.

"You don't need to know how I know, just answer my question: who exactly is that Thousand Riders Transformer? I have something very important to discuss with him!"

Faced with his younger brother's question, Dick bluntly shut him down and continued to ask the questions he wanted to know, repeatedly emphasizing that he had important business with this mutant.

"The user of Thousand Riders is Lex Luthor. He lured Jason and me out that day to use us to test Thousand Riders' performance."

After a long silence, seeing that his older brother seemed determined not to let him go until he answered the question, Tim could only sigh softly and honestly explain what had happened.

Of course, Tim didn't mention that after they were brutally beaten that night, they were rescued by a mysterious knight using a similar system.

Because this is his current investigation target, he is more concerned about the mysterious knight who can easily knock Lex away and take them from the outskirts of Gotham City to the outskirts of Metropolis in the blink of an eye than Lex who beat them up. He has a feeling that this mysterious knight must have a huge secret.

(End of this chapter)