Kamen Rider: Evolution

Jiang Xia slowly took out a metal bracelet from his pocket. It was engraved with many strange symbols, and a red and green gemstone was set in the very center of the bracelet.

After a while, the store gradually became more crowded, and just as Jiang Xia had predicted, Kagami did not return.

"It seems Kagami doesn't want his salary anymore."

"Kagami has always been like this, a king of lateness."

The two people in the kitchen chatted as they began rinsing the dishes left by the guests.

"Speaking of which, I was attacked by something strange a while ago."

Jiang Xia put away the clean tableware, saying as she did so, "Strange things?"

"Well, then something even stranger appeared; he knocked down whatever was attacking me."

Kusakabe Hiroshi raised his eyes, his black and white clearly visible, and looked at him as he spoke.

That's really strange.

Just as they were talking, Kagami rushed in.

"Sorry, Jiang Xia, I'm late."

He rushed into the kitchen carrying a large bag of things.

"You're way too late," Hiroshi Kusakabe retorted mercilessly.

"Sorry sorry."

He excitedly walked up to Jiang Xia and said, "Jiang Xia, I want to hold a welcome party, how about tomorrow?"

"Sure, but who should we welcome? Just so you know, you've already lost your salary for next month."

Jiang Xia asked as if he knew nothing.

"My younger brother, Kagami Ryo, I just met him today. I'm sure you'll all like him. For the things needed for the welcome party, please use your wages to advance the next month."

"Hasn't your younger brother been missing for two years?" Kusakabe asked, looking at Kagami who was unusually happy.

"Yes, without a doubt, that's my younger brother. He has all the memories of us playing together before, without a doubt."

Kagami emphasized this again, as if he were constantly forcing himself to make a decision.

"By the way, please invite Tiandao for me. I want my younger brother to meet my friends," he said.

"Okay, I'll let you know. Kagami, come and prepare the things you need for tomorrow's welcome party after you get off work."

Jiang Xia pointed to the front hall, "Now you should go and greet the guests."

"Thank you, Jiang Xia."

Kagami cheerfully went to greet the new guests.

At this time, Jiang Xia also told Tiandao Zongsi about the welcome party.

"Your brother, who has been missing for two years, has suddenly returned. With your judgment, you should be able to guess that this is most likely a hunting tactic of the alien insects."

Tendou Souji is currently doing a handstand, drenched in sweat, while holding a phone in his other hand.

"I know, it's not just a high probability, it's 100% certain, it's the alien insect."

"But that's Kagami's younger brother, or rather, it should be an alien insect that inherited Kagami's younger brother's memories," Jiang Xia said.

"Only he can understand this cruel reality and make his own judgment."

We cannot make the decision for him, because we are not Kagami Arata.

Tendou Souji climbed down from the wall, wiped the sweat from his forehead with a towel draped nearby, and asked, "What time is the welcome party tomorrow?"

"It's 2 p.m., but they're meeting tomorrow at 10 a.m., right here at the football field near Sal Restaurant."

"Okay, I'll be there on time tomorrow."

Tendou Souji thought for a moment and said, "There must be other people around, which is very dangerous."

Zerg creatures act in groups, making it easy for others to get involved.

“Notify ZECT to evacuate the crowd. However, I’m prepared for Kagami to make another decision,” Jiang Xia said.

He fiddled with the metal bracelet he had spent an entire night making, or rather, the Zerg restriction bracelet.

It can suppress the Zerg's consciousness to the greatest extent, and combined with the Zerg Queen's authority, it is possible to awaken the human heart item existing within the Zerg.

"No, Kagami won't. He knows better than anyone what will happen to his brother. He just can't face the alien insect that has his brother's face and memories."

Tendou Souji turned on the tap in front of him and drank the water in one gulp.

Jiang Xia pondered for a long time, then slowly sighed and hung up the phone.

At night, a torrential downpour began.

With a deafening roar, thunder rumbled through the dark clouds.

Tendou Souji rode his motorcycle through the heavy rain. He easily found out which liaison unit Kagami belonged to in ZECT, and naturally also found out Kagami's superiors and colleagues.

"Who are you?" Looking at the motorcycle blocking his way, even though it was covered by a helmet, Misaki Yuuki recognized him at a glance. He was the person Kagami had mentioned, Tendou Souji.

"Kagami's younger brother has appeared. Don't you think that's too much of a coincidence? ZECT should investigate this thoroughly."

After saying that, Tendou Souji didn't waste any more words and told ZECT that it was only to evacuate the people around him.

As for whether or not to eliminate the alien insect, he decided to leave that choice to Kagami himself.

Tendou Souji also sensed it during his call with Jiang Xia—that super-confident tone that implied he could resolve everything even if Kagami made a different choice.

Chapter 185 Choice

By this time, the sun was already beginning to rise, and the once empty street outside Sal's restaurant was now filled with clutter.

The sunlight is allowed to pass through only a sliver, like ripples on the surface of water, leaving several ripples on the clean porcelain surface.

Actually, Kagami bought all these odds and ends after get off work, because he really wanted to make this welcome party a success.

Regardless of the circumstances, Kagami wanted to believe that his brother had really returned.

The reason he did this was simply to make himself feel better.

He wanted to get back the two years he had lost and reunite properly with his brother.

Jiang Xia also realized that Kagami's feelings for his younger brother were deeper than he had imagined.

Seeing the crowd that had completely blocked the entrance to the shop, he knew that Kagami had probably spent all his money this time.

"That Kagami guy went to work and left such a huge mess behind. Am I digging my own grave?"

Jiang Xia shook his head helplessly and began to organize the materials to be used for the welcome party.

"Your younger brother, Kagami Ryo, went missing two years ago, right?"

Kagami, who had just entered the mobile command center, had not yet uttered a single word.

He was immediately stumped by the photo of Kagami Ryou that Misaki Yuuki showed him.

Kagami looked at the person in the photo, and for a moment, his hand trembled. He turned to look at Misaki Yuuki and then nodded almost imperceptibly.

“According to headquarters’ investigation, he is very likely a mutant insect,” Misaki Yuuki said to Kagami.

"This case will be handled by Misaki and me. You await orders." Tadokoro Shuichi calmly reviewed Kagami Ryo's file, then prepared to mobilize the ant soldiers to ensure the elimination of the alien insects.

Upon hearing Tadokoro Shuichi's cold words, Kagami could no longer remain silent. He said, "Why exclude me? Please let me participate in the operation. I am also a formal member and have the right and obligation to eliminate the alien insects."

“If he really is a Zerg, can you defeat a Zerg that looks exactly like your brother?” Misaki Yuzuki said.

Kagami lowered her head, her throat bobbing. "If it really is an alien insect, then it is the murderer who killed my brother. I will not let it go."

"Could you please tell me who authorized you to investigate my brother?"

"I was one of the ones who transformed into Kabuto last time." Misaki Yuuki recounted her encounter with Tendo.

"I understand. I need to check the situation."

Kagami calmly gathered her things and walked towards the Sal restaurant.

He had some questions he wanted to ask, not about the will of Heaven, but about another person.

Although he knew that it was Tendou who wanted to organize the investigation of his brother, he now felt that Tendou Souji's decision was correct.

"Kagami, shouldn't you be at work?" Jiang Xia had just finished preparing some things.

"I want to ask you something."

He sat calmly at one side of a dining table.

"it is good."

Jiang Xia moved a chair and sat opposite Kagami. Kagami stared at Jiang Xia until he could no longer contain himself.

"Do you have the ability to be 100% certain whether humans are Zerg?"

"That's right, it's an innate talent, but your organization should have something similar, like ultra-low temperature technology or something."

Kagami fell silent. He had received training from the organization and was a battlefield recorder. He knew very well that such a thing did exist and that it was on him.

With just a light touch, one can determine with a high probability whether it is a foreign insect or not.

The only issues are that the organization hasn't mass-produced it and there's a certain chance of misjudging it, but that doesn't affect Kagami's current holding of it.

Kagami slowly opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he only opened his mouth without making a sound. Instead, he nodded slightly and hummed in agreement.

"You're contacting me now because you want me to determine whether Kagami Ryo is indeed an alien insect."

Kagami didn't answer; he didn't know how to start the conversation, but a sliver of hope remained in his heart.

“Alright, I’ll tell you. I’ve seen your brother; he’s one hundred percent a Zerg.”

Jiangxia's words pierced Kagami's heart like a sharp blade, completely extinguishing the last glimmer of hope he had left.

"When?" Kagami asked hoarsely.

In Jiang Xia's view, Kagami's hands were clenched into fists, and the veins on her arms bulged.

Although she appeared calm on the surface, it was clear that Kagami was extremely angry.

"In the beginning, when you were screaming and shouting all over the world in the amusement park."

At that time, the alien insect was using its memories of mimicry to select targets for its companions to mimic.