Kamen Rider: Evolution

“I was away for a while and just got back. But don’t worry, my goal is the same as yours, Yuri’s goal: to kill the Lion Fang Blood Demon,” Jiang Xia said, putting his hands in his pockets.

"Are you human, or are you a descendant of another race?"

"I'm just an ordinary human. I don't have the power of non-human races like you," Jiang Xia said, waving his hand.

"There's no hatred in your eyes, but I can sense that you really want to kill Rook. Why?" Cilang asked Jiang Xia.

"Well, I promised Yuri that I would help her find the person who killed her mother. Is that reason enough?"

"You are indeed Yuri's friend, just like that guy Akane. Not many people know about her mother's situation," Tsuyoshi confirmed.

Chapter 51 Three-Person Team

A blazing sun hung high in the sky, the afternoon sun was dazzling and the wind was dry.

The wind blows from all directions, and the drops of sweat on people's skin quickly turn into mist under the sun.

Jiang Xia was walking down the street with the severely injured Ci Lang, preparing to find helpers to fight the Lion Fang Blood Demon together.

After a while, Cilang finally found his current friends.

Jiang Xia shifted her gaze from Ci Lang and turned to look at the food truck that was selling ice cream.

"Ice cream is the best antidote to the hot summer, but the things used to make ice cream are a bit ugly," Jiang Xia said.

Meanwhile, the wolf standing next to him looked at Jiang Xia with surprise, glancing at its companion as it spoke:

"You know their true identities are non-human, and you can see through our disguises!"

Before Jiang Xia could answer Ci Lang's question, the two people selling ice cream had already spotted him.

Waving his hands, he shouted at Cilang, "Cilang, we're here!"

"These two idiots, didn't they see there were other people next to me?" Ci Lang shook his head helplessly and led Jiang Xia toward them.

Jiang Xia arrived at the ice cream truck, ignoring the reunited trio.

Instead, he made himself an ice cream and started eating it.

The one who looks like a high school student is Bashar, a descendant of the fish-men.

Another slightly more robust one is Dega, a descendant of the Frankenstein race, whose human form is called Force.

The three of them have not been sealed away yet and are still in a state of freedom.

"Hey, why are you messing with our ice cream truck? You haven't paid yet! Otoya, aren't you going to stop him?"

Bashar saw Jiang Xia still eating ice cream and spoke to Hong Yin in a slightly childish voice.

Akane, who was squatting by the pond with her back to them, happily eating ice cream, also said nonchalantly:

"Little Ba, ice cream is the cure for summer. It's a great blessing to be loved by people."

As she spoke, Hongyin, wearing a white short-sleeved shirt, stood up, wondering who was behind her.

As soon as Hong Yinye turned her head, Jiang Xia said, "Hong Yinye, it's been a long time."

"You, you, you!" Hongyin stared wide-eyed at Jiang Xia in astonishment, her whole body trembling, and the ice cream she was holding fell to the ground.

"brush"

Then, a surprised Akane slipped and fell backward.

Even so, he did not give up pointing at Jiang Xia.

"Whoa Whoah"

The splashing water droplets transformed into a string of beads in the air, shimmering with iridescent colors under the sunlight.

Jiang Xia then smiled slightly and said:

"Even if you've seen me before, there's no need to be so surprised now. Why do you look as terrified as if you've seen a dead person come back to life?"

Hongyin struggled to climb out of the pond, and Jiang Xia readily pulled her out as well.

Hongyin isn't stupid; at least his intelligence is about the same as a normal person's.

Seeing his reaction, Jiang Xia said, "It seems that Yuri has said a lot of bad things about me to you since I left."

"Of course, Yuri said you're dead, even the Blue Sky Society's report says so."

Akane also gave an awkward smile.

"I see, I understand now."

Jiang Xia looked at Hong Yinye, who was completely soaked, and said, "The original version of IXA should be on you now."

As he spoke, he searched Hong Yinye's body, occasionally dodging her resistance.

The arms of Akane were pinned together with one hand, a typical prisoner's back handcuffing style.

Basha and Riki, who were standing nearby, saw the stranger bullying Akane and immediately prepared to transform and help Akane.

But then Wolf raised his right hand and stopped the two who were about to fight. He wanted to see what kind of person this was.

Jiang Xia glanced at the initial version of the IXA in his hand and said, "Although the IXA is very strong, it's not enough to defeat the Lion Fang Blood Demon with it."

It's still a long way off. This thing can only serve as an aid; it's far from enough to completely kill it.

After saying that, he released the struggling Akane. Jiang Xia casually tossed the first-edition ixa to Akane.

"How do you know it's not enough?" Akane, who had just caught the ixa gauntlets, looked at Jiang Xia seriously and asked.

"Because I have witnessed his combat ability before, but that time his combat power was several times stronger than ixa's, but still a little lacking."

Jiangxia looked around and saw He Hongyin and the three-person sealing team.

“Alright, we need to make a plan,” Jiang Xia said.

In the evening, as usual, Yuri Aso brought her cleaning tools, put on a white coat and a mask, and prepared to continue cleaning the room.

But the moment Yuri Aso entered the room, she suddenly felt as if something unimaginable had happened.

She cleaned everything here more than once, sometimes to relieve her inner turmoil.

She even stayed in Jiang Xia's room, touching every single thing he had ever owned.

Someone had moved here. Yuri Aso's face darkened, and her hands were clenched tightly. It was clear that she was very angry; this was her secret.

Anger was burning within her. Who dared to break in here? How dare he? This was the last trace he left behind.

If it weren't for this place, he would have truly disappeared from this world completely.

Yuri Aso angrily began to inspect every corner of the place to see what this despicable thief had stolen!

After a while.

This is!!!

She opened her mouth, but the bitterness in her heart could no longer be contained, and her eyes quickly reddened.

With trembling hands, he carefully took the thick clothes out of the wardrobe and greedily buried them in his arms.

Not-so-distant memories kept surfacing in her mind, and she even remembered what he looked like when she hadn't seen him for a long time.

Among human memories, the sense of smell is the most stable and enduring; a specific scent can instantly trigger people's memories of related past events.

Olfactory memory, which is closely related to emotions, occupies a rather special place in human memory.

"He's back, he's back," Yuri Aso murmured, clutching the clothes in her hands.

But the problem is, he's already back, so why doesn't he come looking for me?

Yuri Aso wiped away her tears and forced herself to say, "How did he disappear back then? Why did he disappear? What is he here to do this time? And will he disappear again?"

With each sentence she spoke, her emotions calmed a little more, until she finished the last sentence.

Yuri Aso has calmed down, at least on the surface.

Looking at the clothes in her hands, which she had already crumpled, she let go of them, folded them neatly again, and put them back in the closet.

Of course, she only maintained a calm exterior; her inner world was far more turbulent than she imagined.

Chapter 52 ROOK

The next day, at the café, Yuri Aso went about her work as usual, as if nothing had happened, picking up her coffee and heading towards the customers.

Upon seeing this, the coffee shop owner, Akira Kido, frowned, because the coffee hadn't been brewed at all; it was still just coffee powder, yet it was being served directly to the customer.

Yuri Aso would never have made such a basic mistake before, so what happened?

Yuri Aso is the best employee in this coffee shop, and also his good friend. They have a very good relationship, and she is also a fighter in the Supreme Blue Sky Society.

"Yuri!" Kido Akira rushed out from behind the wooden counter and hurriedly stopped Aso Yuri.

She looked at the short boss with a puzzled expression.

"Yuri, has something happened?" Kitoguchi asked Aso Yuri with concern.

"I'm fine, I'm perfectly fine, I really am okay, why would you ask me that?"

Yuri Aso shook her head nonchalantly and asked in return.

Kido Akira didn't speak, but simply pointed to the coffee she was holding.

"what."

Yuri Aso exclaimed in surprise; the white porcelain cup was filled with finely ground coffee powder, which she had forgotten to brew.

"Sorry, I'll make another cup."

"No need, you should rest well today. You look like something must have happened to you. Take a day off and relax."

Kido Akira looked at Aso Yuri with concern.

Watching Yuri Aso's retreating figure, he sighed, remembering that she had experienced a similar situation not long ago.

That time it was even worse; she would often forget what the guests needed and then just sit there in a daze, remaining silent when asked.

Sigh, he's not much older than her, but he feels like he's already old.

He put his hands behind his back and watched her leave with a worried expression.

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