As a weirdo, I like being a Kamen Rider.

Hikari Natsumi held onto the handrail, turning her head to listen to Mayu's soft words beside her. The girl's voice was weak but filled with an overwhelming sadness, her fingertips tightly gripping the hem of her clothes, her knuckles turning white.

"He listened to me a lot, but I didn't know what he did for a living, only that it was related to protecting humanity." Mayu lowered her eyes, her eyelashes trembling slightly. "Until that day, he was attacked by Kabuto and never came back."

Tsukasa Kadoya leaned against the wall not far away, his hands in his pockets, watching the two of them, his brows furrowing slightly. He had heard Mayu say that her brother had died at the hands of Kabuto. If Kabuto was really the murderer, then why had Kabuto been protecting her all along?

Meanwhile, in the command center of Jet Base...

Captain Jet provided a new plan for capturing Kabuto King.

Shin took it with a puzzled look on his face. Captain Jet said that the newly developed system was about to be completed, and with it, they could directly capture Kabuto King.

Shin voiced his doubts: "Why capture Kabuto King?"

Captain Jet slowly turned around, a sinister glint flashing in his usually composed eyes. His voice was as cold as ice: "King Kabuto in his Accelerated form is uncontrollable and erratic. The citizens will only feel fear when they see him! Our mission, Jet, is not only to eliminate the Zerg, but also to reassure the citizens and make them believe that there is a power that can protect them!"

"But...but Kabuto shouldn't be the demon in the rumors!" Shin couldn't help but retort, images of Kabuto protecting the citizens flashing through his mind. He didn't believe that such a knight could be an evil person.

"Shut up!"

With a loud shout, Captain Jet suddenly raised his hand and slapped Xin hard across the face.

The crisp sound of a slap echoed through the base, and Xin's head turned to the side after being hit.

Captain Jet's eyes suddenly turned ferocious, and a chilling glint flashed in his one eye.

The floodgates of memory opened—the short sword in Kabuto's hand, whistling through the air, pierced his right eye in an instant, overwhelming him with excruciating pain and despair. He lay on the ground, too weak to even struggle.

That pain and despair, etched into his very bones, became an obsession in his heart.

"King Kabuto..." Captain Jet gritted his teeth, a fierce hatred burning in his eyes. His eyes bulged bloodshot as he growled, each word uttered in a low, menacing tone, "I will never let him go!"

...

Meanwhile, the oden shop wafted a rich and delicious aroma. In order to unravel the mystery of Kabuto, Tsukasa Kadoya offered to help. Mayu and her grandmother were surprised, but they did not refuse.

Tsukasa Kadoya couldn't resist adding some other ingredients to the pot, which only contained simple ingredients.

Grandma seemed to realize that something was wrong with the taste.

The old woman strode over, looking angrily at the extra ingredients in the pot. Before Tsukasa could react, she picked up the pot and poured all the soup, now with the new ingredients, into the sink.

Kadoya Tsukasa stood there, completely bewildered: "It's just that I added something, is it really necessary to get so angry? It's such a waste to throw away the soup."

"What a pity?" Grandma's tone was stubborn. "Adding anything else changes the taste of the soup! Keeping it the way it is is the most important thing. This flavor absolutely cannot be changed!"

"Mayu, clean it up." Grandma instructed in a deep voice, then turned and went into the inner room, leaving behind a lonely figure.

Tsukasa Kadoya looked at the spilled soup, feeling annoyed but unable to argue, so he could only silently help Mayu clean up. After cleaning the shop, the two went out to buy groceries together.

"Grandma...maybe...she thinks my brother is still alive, and she's afraid the soup will change and he won't recognize it when he comes back," Mayu said first, explaining softly.

Tsukasa Kadoya paused. He looked at Mayu's sorrowful profile, about to press her about what exactly happened to her brother back then, and whether it was really related to Kabuto.

Just then!

A dark green figure darted out, its hard carapace gleaming coldly, and thick saliva dripping from its mouthparts—it was the alien insect!

The alien insect's gaze was fixed on the two of them, and a foul stench wafted over them.

"Mayu, run!" Tsukasa Kadoya's expression changed. He shoved Mayu behind him and quickly stepped forward, reaching for the Decade Driver at his waist.

"Transform!"

"Kamen Ride! Decade!"

A high-pitched electronic sound exploded, and magenta armor instantly covered his entire body. His compound eyes lit up red, and Tsukasa Kadoya, holding the Card Box Sword, assumed a battle stance, standing between the Worms and Mayu.

The alien insect let out a roar, its body suddenly twisted violently, and its green armor plates peeled off and shattered, revealing its purplish-red molted body underneath. Its aura surged instantly, becoming even more ferocious.

A purplish-red molting insect suddenly pounced, its sharp claws whistling through the air as it aimed straight for Tsukasa Kadoya's chest!

Just as Tsukasa Kadoya was about to swing his sword to meet the attack, a dark golden figure suddenly appeared like lightning!

"Complete!"

The Earth Emperor Orga's armor gleamed with a cold light, its crimson single eye locked onto the molting Zerg. The Earth Emperor's sword, condensed with dark golden photon energy, plunged into the Zerg's head without any frills!

"Bang—!"

The alien insects exploded.

[Ding! Defeat a common-level monster (Mortal Insect), gaining 10 evolution points.]

The system notification sounded in his mind, and Lin Chen slowly put away the Earth Emperor Sword. He was farming evolution points nearby when he sensed the aura of the alien insect and rushed over, taking it down in one fell swoop.

But Tsukasa Kadoya wasn't having it, and was about to question him with a disgruntled expression.

Several sharp gunshots suddenly pierced the sky!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The specially made energy bullets, glowing with a ghostly blue light, were aimed precisely at the two of them!

The bullets struck the armor of the two men, sparking a few drops of sparks.

The two looked up and saw Kamen Rider Royal Bee and Kamen Rider Steel coming side by side at the end of the street in the distance, followed by a team of fully armed Jet members, their guns pointed at them.

"You're not Jet's knights, are you?" the Queen Bee spoke, her voice filtered through her armor, sounding exceptionally cold. "You're Decade, aren't you?"

Tsukasa Kadoya straightened up and simply admitted, "So what if it is?"

Captain Jet's voice emanated from beneath the Royal Bee armor, laced with intense hostility: "Tsukasa Kadoya, the demon who destroyed the world, I've heard of you. This world does not welcome you. We will destroy you and protect the peace here!"

After saying that, he turned to look at the steel bucket beside him and ordered in a deep voice, "Xin, let's go!"

"yes!"

The new voice was filled with hatred, and two knightly figures moved instantly, one in gold and one in blue, charging straight at Tsukasa Kadoya and Lin Chen with a fierce attack!

Lin Chen sensed something was wrong the moment Captain Jet appeared.

His perception indicated that Captain Jet's life energy was completely different from that of ordinary people, just like those Zerg!

"Tsukasa Kadoya, watch out! This guy isn't human, he's an alien insect!" Lin Chen's face darkened as he whispered a warning.

"Warbugs?" Tsukasa Kadoya was stunned, clearly not understanding. Captain Jet was the leader of the Jet team fighting against the Warbugs, how could he be a Warbug?

Before he could think it through, Lin Chen had already made his move.

With his crimson eye locked onto the Queen Bee, Lin Chen charged straight at her without hesitation, leaving Steel Fighter and the Jet team members to Tsukasa Kadoya.

"Bang!"

The Earth Emperor's fist collided fiercely with the Royal Bee's fist, creating a deafening clang of metal against metal. The Royal Bee was so shaken that it was forced to retreat, and fine cracks appeared in the ground beneath its feet.

The Royal Bee in its un-exploded armored normal form was no match for the Earth Emperor. In just one exchange, it fell into a disadvantageous position and was suppressed by Lin Chen. Lin Chen's punches landed squarely, and the Royal Bee was beaten into a sorry state.

"hateful!"

Captain Jeter was enraged.

Cast Off! Change Beetle! This immediately activates the Accelerated Form!

The royal bee's figure became illusory, leaving behind afterimages in place, and ordinary vision could not capture its movements at all.

Lin Chen's expression darkened slightly.

The accelerated form is indeed tricky.

Although he was able to control his newly acquired abilities.

However, there are still a large number of Jet members present. If he were to directly deactivate his Knight Armor and transform into Tiger Orphnoch, he would expose his monster identity. In that case, all the Jet members would treat him as an enemy and attack him, which would be a loss.

"Tsk, disgusting." Lin Chen muttered under his breath. After weighing the pros and cons, he decisively chose to avoid the limelight and quickly withdrew from the battle, staying on the sidelines to watch from the sidelines.

As soon as Lin Chen left the scene, the pressure on Tsukasa Kadoya increased dramatically.

He faced the armored Steel Fighter and Royal Bee alone, as well as a group of Jet members who kept firing. He was outnumbered.

"Bang!"

Steel-Tooth kicked Tsukasa Kadoya hard in the chest, sending him flying backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily to the ground.

Just then, a familiar spatial fluctuation suddenly appeared!

A pale blue dimensional barrier unfolded in mid-air, and Kaito Daiki stepped out from it, standing atop a high steel beam. A cynical smile played on his lips as his gaze swept across the battlefield below, first settling on Lin Chen's location, then falling to the fallen Kadoya Tsukasa. He said, "The Ascendancy System, good stuff!"

"Kamen Ride! Diend!"

The light blue Final Knight armor instantly covered his entire body. Kaito Daiki raised his hand, lifted the Diend gun, and pulled the trigger without hesitation. An energy beam shot out, forcing back the Royal Bee that was about to advance.

"Kaito!" Tsukasa Kadoya breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at Kaito who had saved the day.

Meanwhile, Mayu was discovered by two more alien insects and ran into an underground parking lot in a panic.

The parking lot was dimly lit. Mayu stumbled along, her heart pounding, when two more ferocious roars came from behind her—two alien insects had caught up with her, their grotesque forms appearing even more terrifying in the dim light.

Mayu was so frightened that her legs went weak. She leaned against the cold wall, covered her mouth tightly with both hands, and dared not make a sound. She looked at the two alien insects that were closing in on her step by step with horror, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Just then, the sounds of fierce fighting came from the entrance of the parking lot. The battle between Tsukasa Kadoya and the Queen Bee had spread all the way here!

Tsukasa Kadoya was knocked to the ground again. Facing the Queen Bee in her Accelerated Form, he couldn't keep up with her speed at all and could only passively take hits. His magenta armor was hit one after another, leaving him in a sorry state.

"In that case, I'll play along." Tsukasa Kadoya reached into his deck and pulled a card from the card holder. "Kamen Ride! Faiz!"

The silver and black Faiz armor instantly covered his entire body, and red photon veins flowed with scorching energy. Without hesitation, Tsukasa Kadoya pressed the acceleration button: "Accelerated Form!"

"Start Up!"

A red acceleration light exploded, and Tsukasa Kadoya's speed instantly surged, finally catching up with the Queen Bee's pace. The two accelerating figures fiercely fought in the parking lot, with the sounds of metal colliding and energy explosions ringing out incessantly.

Just as the two were locked in a fierce battle, Tsukasa Kadoya suddenly caught a glimpse of Mayu in the corner of his eye—two Worms were closing in, their claws about to strike Mayu!

"Mayu!"

Tsukasa Kadoya's pupils contracted sharply. In an instant, he abandoned the royal bee in front of him, disregarded his defense, and turned around abruptly, rushing towards Mayu at maximum speed!

But someone is faster than him!

A black figure blocked Mayu's path. The Earth Emperor Orga's armor stood firmly between the alien insects and the girl. Lin Chen raised his hand and swung the Earth Emperor Sword, which swept away two alien insects that pounced on him, instantly destroying them.

The royal bee stopped not far away, looked at the Earth Emperor blocking Mayu's way, and then at the anxious Decade, and instantly understood what was going on.

He flashed forward, his accelerated claws carrying a sharp wind, and went straight for the unsuspecting Mayu!

"Don't even think about it!"

Lin Chen's eyes turned cold, and he directly stepped in front of Mayu, taking the blow head-on!

"clang!"

The Earth Emperor's armor was hit, producing a piercing metallic scraping sound, but only a shallow white mark was left, unable to break through the Earth Emperor's defense at all!

The Royal Bee's pupils contracted in disbelief—his accelerated attack couldn't even break through the opponent's armor?

Lin Chen turned around, his scarlet single eye locking onto the Royal Bee. He threw a punch, but the Royal Bee easily dodged it using its accelerated form. The two were locked in a stalemate—the Royal Bee couldn't break through Lin Chen's defense, and Lin Chen couldn't catch the Royal Bee in its accelerated form.

Just then!

A red streak appeared, moving at incredible speed! It was Kamen Rider Kabuto!

Without the slightest hesitation, the King of Kabuto unleashed a series of swift and precise strikes with his short sword, each slash landing precisely on the Queen Bee!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Three loud explosions rang out, interrupting the Royal Bee's accelerated form. Its golden armor shattered, forcing it to deactivate its transformation.

Captain Jeter's figure appeared, pale-faced, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, lying on the ground in a sorry state.

Mayu's gaze fell on Captain Jet's face as he deactivated his transformation. She felt as if she had been struck by lightning; her whole body stiffened, and tears instantly welled up in her eyes. Trembling, she whispered in disbelief:

"Brother...brother?"