As a weirdo, I like being a Kamen Rider.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

A barrage of gunfire erupted from deep within the warehouse, accompanied by the piercing sound of metal being torn apart. Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Chen shoved the delivery slip into his pocket and turned to rush towards the direction from which the sound was coming.

In the open space of the warehouse, the Tortoise-shaped Venerable was brandishing its sharp forelimbs, launching a fierce attack on the G3-clad soldier. Its thick shell blocked all bullets, and the G3 rifle shots only left shallow scratches on its body, causing no real damage whatsoever.

A huge gash had been torn in the left arm of the G3 armor, and the man in the armor was slammed against the container. Strangely, he did not continue his attack, but instead prepared to leave.

Lin Chen's eyes instantly turned cold.

Without the slightest hesitation, he reached out and pulled out his Orga phone from his pocket, his fingertips rapidly pressing the buttons.

【Standing By!】

The moment the cold, mechanical voice rang out, he shoved his phone into his belt.

【Complete!】

Black photon blood instantly swept over his entire body, covering the Earth Emperor Orga's armor. The black knight gleamed with a cold metallic luster in the afternoon sunlight. Lin Chen rushed to the back of the tortoise-shaped Venerable almost instantly, and before it could react, he punched it hard in the back.

Suddenly attacked, the Tortoise-shaped Venerable let out a mournful roar and turned to retaliate, but its speed was as slow as a snail compared to Orga.

Lin Chen dodged its forelimbs by sidestepping, raised his hand and picked up the Earth Emperor Sword. Photon energy adhered to it, and with a single strike, he pierced through the tortoise-shaped Venerable.

A halo flashed above his head. The Venerable One's body turned into specks of light and dissipated into the air.

Lin Chen deactivated his transformation, turned around, and took a step to leave when he was stopped by a voice behind him.

"Please wait a moment!"

Lin Chen paused, turning back in confusion. The G3 uniformed man, supporting himself on the container, stood up, removed his helmet, revealing a sharp, angular face. Despite a scratch on his forehead, he stood ramrod straight, his eyes filled with relief at surviving a close call, and undisguised admiration and solemnity.

He is Bingchuan Cheng.

"I am Hikawa Makoto from the G3 squad of the Metropolitan Police Department." Hikawa Makoto, panting, gave Lin Chen a solemn salute. "You saved me last time too. I am very grateful for your two life-saving graces."

Lin Chen raised an eyebrow slightly but remained silent.

He could clearly hear a woman's urgent and excited voice coming through Hikawa Makoto's earpiece: "Hojo! That armor! You saw the combat data just now; its technology is far ahead of our G3! We must bring him back to base no matter what! I'm so interested in this armor!"

It's Sumiko Ozawa, the developer of the G3 armor.

Hikawa Makoto raised his hand and pressed the button on his earpiece, his gaze still fixed on Lin Chen, his tone extremely serious: "Mr. Orga, the attacks by the unknown life forms are escalating, and our team's casualty rate is rising. The performance of the G3 armor is becoming increasingly inadequate to deal with these monsters. We need your help. Could you please come back to the G3 base with me?"

Lin Chen remained silent for a long time, various pieces of information flashing through his mind, and finally chose to agree.

"Okay, I can go with you."

Lin Chen accepted Bingchuan Cheng's invitation after careful consideration. In the past few minutes, he had already gone through all the pros and cons in his mind.

He knew very well that this world was never a peaceful daily routine. From the first day he transmigrated here, with the attack from the Leopard-shaped Venerable, to today's encounter with the Turtle-shaped Venerable, everything told him that the threat of unknown life forms was omnipresent. Although he understood that this should be the world of Agito, and that those monsters only targeted those who had awakened the power of light, he still wanted to do something after traveling with Tsukasa Kadoya and the others for a short time, having already gained power.

Moreover, parallel worlds of Kamen Riders are countless. He only knows that he is in the world of "Kamen Rider Agito," but he knows nothing about the specific timeline or variable deviations of this world. The Metropolitan Police Department's G3 Squad, as the official organization dedicated to dealing with unknown life forms, should have the most complete case files and the most detailed monster data—this is the most reliable source of information he can currently find.

Having figured all this out, Lin Chen no longer hesitated. But before leaving with Hikawa Makoto, he turned and headed towards Sato's noodle shop. He had to go back and tell the old man.

When Lin Chen pushed open the noodle shop door, Grandpa Sato Genji was kneading dough in the kitchen, while Sato Yuki was doing her homework at a small table next to the counter. Hearing the door open, she immediately looked up, her eyes sparkling, and called out, "Brother Chen!"

Lin Chen paused, feeling a pang of guilt. He had only been here for a week, taken in by the old man, and now he was about to leave; it seemed somewhat ungrateful.

He walked to the kitchen door and bowed, saying, "Sir, I'm sorry."

The old man stopped what he was doing, looked up at him, and showed no surprise. He simply wiped the flour off his hands and said, "What's wrong? Tell me slowly."

"The Metropolitan Police Department contacted me, wanting me to join them in fighting those monsters that are hurting people everywhere." Lin Chen lowered his eyes. "I agreed, so... I probably can't continue working for you here."

The old man just smiled, turned around, lifted the lid of the soup pot next to him, scooped up the cooked noodles with a slotted spoon, skillfully added the soup base, char siu, and side dishes, and in less than two minutes, he came out with a steaming bowl of ramen and placed it on the table in front of him.

The bowl was topped with double the thickness of char siu, and a soft-boiled egg lay at the bottom of the soup, exactly the same as the bowl of noodles he had on his first day here.

"Young man, there's always something you need to do." The old man pulled up a chair and sat down opposite him, handing him a pair of chopsticks. His eyes were gentle and insightful. "From the first day you came here, I could tell that you've been carrying some burdens on your mind, and you've never really settled down. Now that you have something you want to do, just do it. Don't feel sorry for me."

He raised his hand and patted Lin Chen's arm: "The noodle shop door will always be open for you. No matter how late you come back, no matter what you've become, there will always be a bowl of hot ramen waiting for you here."

Looking at the noodles in front of him, Lin Chen first expressed his gratitude, then lowered his head and ate them in large bites.

Sato Yuki clutched the hem of his clothes, looked up at him with her small face, and whispered, "Brother, come back safely. I want to draw you a new picture."

Lin Chen squatted down to be at eye level with the little girl. He raised his hand, stroked her soft hair, nodded solemnly, and said, word by word, "Okay."

After saying goodbye to the grandfather and grandson, Lin Chen followed Bingchuan Cheng, who was already waiting at the door, and got into the car heading to the Metropolitan Police Department.

The car drove into the Metropolitan Police Department compound, passed through layers of security checks, and finally stopped in the underground parking garage. Hikawa Makoto led him into a private elevator and pressed the button.

The moment the elevator doors opened, a cold, metallic scent wafted out.

The silver-gray metal corridor extends into the distance, with cool white LED lights overhead, and transparent laboratories, armories filled with firearms and armor parts, and training rooms with soft cushions on both sides.

On the bulletin board in the corridor, there were several group photos of the team having a meal together. In the photos, Hikawa Makoto looked reluctant as a tall, good-looking guy put his arm around his neck, a girl with a lollipop in her mouth held up a beer can and made a peace sign at the camera, and several researchers in white lab coats were huddled together, laughing so hard they were almost falling over.

On the workstation next to me was a half-empty coffee cup.

Bingchuan Cheng led him to the control room at the end of the corridor. After swiping the access card, the heavy metal door slowly slid open. Inside, there were screens of all sizes, with countless data and monitoring images flashing on them. A girl wearing a white lab coat with the sleeves rolled up to her elbows was sucking on a lollipop, her fingers flying across the keyboard, muttering something under her breath.

Hearing footsteps, she didn't turn her head, her tone a little impatient: "Hojo, you're finally back. I've seen the damage data for G3. If you keep pushing it like this, the armor will be reduced to scrap metal by next month."

Halfway through her sentence, she caught a glimpse of someone following Bingchuan Cheng. She stopped typing, turned around, and looked Lin Chen up and down.

With undisguised curiosity and inquiry, he twirled the lollipop in his mouth and cut to the chase: "You're the one wearing the Orga armor?"

"I am Lin Chen." Lin Chen nodded and calmly met her gaze.

"This is Sumiko Ozawa, the developer of the G3 armor and the technical lead for our team," Makoto Hikawa quickly introduced. "Ozawa is the one who saved me twice, and she also resolved the battle at the dock just now."

"I know, I watched the entire battle through the G3's helmet monitor." Ozawa Sumiko waved her hand, her gaze still fixed on Lin Chen, even circling him once, her excitement barely concealed. "The performance of your armor is completely beyond my comprehension. I need to conduct a comprehensive system check on you and the Orga armor, is that alright?"

"Okay," Lin Chen agreed readily. Before coming here, he had already thought it through: to achieve an equal cooperation with the G3 team, he needed to show sufficient sincerity. Appropriately displaying his strength would not only dispel their concerns but also allow him to obtain the information and permissions he wanted.

Ten minutes later, Lin Chen stood in the center of the fully enclosed high-precision testing laboratory. Various sophisticated sensors surrounded him, and dozens of lenses were pointed at the center of the laboratory. Sumiko Ozawa and a group of researchers sat at the control panel outside, their eyes fixed on the screens.

Lin Chen took a deep breath, took out his Orga phone from his pocket, and quickly pressed the buttons with his fingertips.

【Standing By!】

A cold, mechanical sound echoed in the laboratory as he reached up and inserted his phone into the belt clip.

【Complete!】

Black photon blood instantly surged through his body, and the heavy Earth Emperor armor covered him, its cold metallic luster shining under the cold white light. Almost the instant the armor completed its transformation, all the instruments in the laboratory activated, and the screens began to frantically refresh with dense data.

At first, Sumiko Ozawa was casually leaning back in her chair, a lollipop dangling from her lips. But as the data was updated, she slowly sat up straight, her eyes widening. The lollipop fell to the floor with a "clatter," without her noticing. She lunged at the control panel, her fingers flying across the screen, zooming in on the data, muttering to herself in disbelief, "Impossible...this is absolutely impossible..."

The surrounding researchers also gathered around, looking at the values ​​on the screen, and gasped. The only sound in the entire laboratory was the buzzing of the instruments; it was eerily quiet.