Kamen Rider, but with a wild start.

"No."

Kino retorted, puzzled.

He smoothed his hair in the rearview mirror: "Does it really look that similar? I don't think it looks like me at all. I am who I am!"

The reason he was able to recognize Shijima Go and Akane Otoya at a glance was because although these people were not 100% similar to the characters in the original drama, they had the same features at first glance, which only added to the realism of the real world.

So Kino felt that she really didn't look like that old man with the foil perm at all!

"Alright, let's drive first. I'll talk to you in the car about everything," Kino said.

"Don't even think about getting away with this! Banno, what's your purpose in infiltrating Shinnosuke's side like this?!" Kurim demanded through gritted teeth.

"Fine, fine, even if I really am a wild one, I'll just sit in the car and do nothing. Are you still going to force me out of the car?"

Kino said seriously, "If you want to fight, then get out of the car first, and I'll drive it away."

Tomari Shinnosuke: "..." No?

Kurim: "..." Who is this person?

……

Chapter 33 I believe you are different from the wild ones.

"you……"

As Jinnosuke was obediently getting back into the car, he suddenly spoke up: "Is it the person who reminded us to be careful of Brain when we were dealing with the thief mechanical mutants?"

Upon hearing this, Kino looked at him in surprise, then burst into tears: "I'm so touched, you're the first person to recognize me!"

Tomari Shinnosuke chuckled a few times: "Because just now, he told us something."

Upon hearing this, Kurim, who had been placed back on the center console, seemed to suddenly remember something and asked with a hint of surprise and uncertainty, "Shinnosuke, you mean..."

"That's right, it's what we were talking about just yesterday."

……

Previously, because Shijima trusted Banno, Shijima Kiriko was kidnapped by the Tornado Mechanical Mutant, and the entire Special Case Department was also harmed by Banno Tenjuro. Tomari Shinnosuke was even ambushed by 004 and had his Drive Driver stolen.

At the time, in order to protect the evolution of the tornado mechanical mutant, Heart appeared and hindered Tomari Shinnosuke and his group, so he also told Shijima Tsuyoshi about some things that happened 15 years ago.

Shijima was deeply shocked to learn that his father was not only the culprit behind the mechanical mutant disaster that caused humanity to suffer, but could even be called the most evil human being in the world.

After the battle, Shinnosuke Tomari and Kiriko Shijima comforted Takeshi Shijima, who then confessed to something he had previously kept hidden.

“At that time, Man Ye acted as if he didn’t remember our conversation at the hospital at all. When I probed him, he also forgot to mention anything about Brain.”

"I don't know what happened either. Back then, Man Ye was like a completely different person."

"But I think he really wanted to help us."

"I'm sorry, Nissan, I was fooled by Banya's appearance and naively thought he had reformed. I almost caused another disaster..."

After a heartfelt conversation with the two men, Shijima Tsuyoshi readily admitted his mistakes and confessed everything.

Just before that, Shinnosuke Tomari rescued the Drive Driver from the Golden Drive and met Kino, so he paid a little attention to the "other Banno" that Shijima Tsuyoshi mentioned.

So when he encountered this barbaric man who was completely different from what others described, Tomari Shinnosuke was reminded of the previous incident.

……

"Although Gang can act impulsively at times, he also has a meticulous side. He feels that he is basically never wrong. You should be a different person from the real barbarians."

While driving, Bo Jinzhi said thoughtfully, "Furthermore, if Banno had always harbored designs on us, even if he knew the truth back then, he probably wouldn't have revealed Brain's methods just to gain our trust."

You should know that what Brain did directly pushed the entire Special Investigations Division and Kamen Rider Drive to the opposite side of humanity.

—A setup!

If Tangze Zi hadn't actually been poisoned and become Brain's hostage, this conspiracy would probably have succeeded.

At that time, not only will the Special Investigations Department be disbanded, but he himself will probably die with a bad reputation in this trap targeting Kamen Rider Drive.

Kino smiled and said, "I'm really glad you realized that, Shinnosuke Tomari. You really are an excellent detective!"

"A detective...?"

Tomari Shinnosuke slightly twitched the corner of his mouth, but did not respond to the conversation. Instead, he quickly turned his head to glance at Kino.

"So what exactly is going on between you and Banno Tenjuro? Can you tell me?" he pressed.

"As you already know, after Banno Tenjuro died in the global freeze incident a year ago, he transferred his consciousness to an electronic tablet, where it has been lying dormant ever since."

Kino didn't hide much: "I only woke up from the tablet during this time. Although I don't know exactly what happened, Banno Tenjuro's consciousness couldn't compete with mine."

As he said this, Kino couldn't help but gloat.

He said leisurely, "I know what Man Ye is going to do, so of course I have to stop him. It's just that I left for a while recently, and I didn't expect Man Ye to come out and cause trouble again."

Upon hearing this, Tomari Shinnosuke's eyes flickered slightly: "So, you came back this time when he was trying to steal the Drive?"

"I can only say that the timing of my return was just right. I was quite startled myself. I had just opened my eyes and I was in a different place again." Kino pouted.

"I see..."

Jinnosuke Tomari seemed lost in thought and remained silent.

After a moment of silence in the car, Kurim couldn't help but speak up: "Shinnosuke, do you really believe what he said?"

Before Tomari could even respond, Kino pointed a finger at it and said, "If you're going to say bad things, don't do it in front of others!"

"Stop! Get away from me!"

Kulim's belt trembled with excitement.

Then, Shinnosuke Tomari said, "I believe what I saw. You and Banno are indeed different, but let's put aside the truth of this matter for now. What I want to know now is why you came to find Tsuyoshi?"

As they spoke, they had already arrived at their destination.

The car was parked on the side of the road near the hospital.

Tomari Shinnosuke unbuckled his seatbelt but did not get out of the car. Instead, he looked at Kino and continued, "Banno Tenjuro's manipulation and deception caused great harm to Kiriko and Tsuyoshi. Tsuyoshi is in great pain. He is not in the Special Investigation Division because he has been searching for Banno's whereabouts ever since."

Therefore, Shijima Tsuyoshi is unlikely to help the Special Investigations Division investigate this case.

Because the other party is busy searching the world for barbarians to settle scores with.

Kino nodded: "I know, but what does Banno Tenjuro's behavior have to do with me?"

He spoke with an innocent and sincere expression.

After staring at him for a few seconds, Tomari Shinnosuke rubbed his forehead in exasperation and could only try to be more explicit.

“No matter what, you and Banno Tenjuro must have a close relationship. I believe Mr. Belt wouldn’t mistake someone for someone else so easily. We are partners who fight together as one, and I understand his distrust of Banno Tenjuro. So, I can’t let you go and meet him like this!”

"Shinnosuke..."

Kurim was deeply moved that Shinnosuke Tomari had actually considered his thoughts.

Kino sighed softly, "Alright, then I'll tell you the truth. Whether I see Gang or not doesn't matter for now. The reason I followed you this time is actually to find Chase."

Shinnosuke Tomari: "...Huh?"

His thoughts jumped around too fast for him to keep up with!

The story was about Shijima Go from beginning to end, so why did it switch to Hunting at the last moment?

As Shinnosuke Tomari stood there in a daze, the protagonist they had mentioned who had appeared at the last minute walked out of the hospital and then knocked on the window of Cytron's car with a blank expression.

He knocked on the passenger side.

Kino lowered the window on his own initiative.

The young man, dressed in a dark purple leather suit, leaned against the car window sill, looking slightly into the car.

"Shinnosuke, why only now—"

The hunter, who was speaking halfway through, suddenly fell silent and stared at the unfamiliar young man in the passenger seat who was staring intently at him, remaining silent for a long time.

This silence made Kino raise an eyebrow.

What, does the hunter have to yell "savage" at him too?

……

Chapter 34 Man-Eating Shark Modified into a Sunfish

But after staring at him for a while, the hunter casually looked away.

There was no reaction at all.

The silence that Chase had just displayed seemed more like the sudden discovery that there was a stranger in the car of Shinnosuke Tomari, who had come to work, which seemed to explain why the other party was so late.

He then said to Tomari Shinnosuke, "The matter has been investigated and found out. It was because of a patient who suddenly appeared in the hospital."

"patient?"

Jinnosuke frowned slightly, parked the car on the side of the road, and then walked into the hospital with Kino.

Just now, it was the hunter staring at Kino and sizing him up, but now it's Kino staring at the hunter. Considering that the former said his purpose for coming here was to hunt, Tomari Shinnosuke suddenly felt that he had been a bit hasty.

In other words, the hunter was completely oblivious to it; otherwise, anyone else would feel uncomfortable being stared at like that.

"Hey, what do you want with the hunter?" Shinnosuke asked in a low voice.

"It's nothing, it's just that he looks cool when he transforms into Kamen Rider Chaser," Kino Makoto said.

"...?"

Then Shinnosuke Tomari just stood there, frozen in place.

The hunter, who had walked ahead, turned back to look at him, puzzled. At that moment, the Special Investigations Division and others who had arrived earlier in a van came over.

"Shinnosuke-kun, you're so slow!"

Reina Sawakami said, feigning displeasure.

"Who is this kid?"

Oida Genhachiro looked at Kino suspiciously.

Shijima Kiriko was also curiously observing Kino, who was following Tomari Shinnosuke. Although she didn't show any particularly excited reaction, she would glance at Kino every now and then.

"Sorry, I'm late!"

Shinnosuke Tomari scratched his head apologetically.

He observed Shijima Kiriko's state and secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she wasn't as excited as Kurim. However, he didn't know how to introduce Kino's identity, so he could only tell everyone that he was a friend who had come to see Shijima Takeshi.

"So you're Gang's friend!" Shijima Kiriko's eyes lit up.

She was genuinely happy that her worrying younger brother had friends outside the Special Clinic; no wonder she felt a sense of familiarity with the boy at first glance.

Seeing that Shijima Kiriko seemed to want to talk to Kino, Tomari Shinnosuke quickly stepped between the two, saying awkwardly, "Um... Kiriko, let's go check on the patient's condition right now!"

……

Since last night, more than a dozen patients have fallen into an unknown coma at the hospital. They have been temporarily isolated because of concerns that it may be an infectious disease.

Upon receiving the news, the Special Investigations Division also worried that it was the mechanical mutants causing trouble, so they also mobilized to investigate.

According to the hospital, a girl suddenly appeared at their hospital last night. After diagnosis, it was found that the girl had "disorder of consciousness" and was therefore classified as "vegetative state" and temporarily admitted to the hospital.

The coma incident occurred after that.

When Kino followed the others to the ward, he was slightly surprised to see the expressionless and motionless girl.

Tomari Shinnosuke was even more astonished: "Medic? No... not Medic!"

He quickly refuted himself.

Since mechanical mutants acquire appearance and emotions by replicating humans, the girl in front of you might just be the human that 009 replicated back then.

"Shinnosuke".

Suddenly, a voice came from behind Tomari Shinnosuke. He turned around and saw Kino calling him. He paused for a moment and then walked over.

Kino leaned closer and whispered, "Brian must have brought her here to wake her up."

Upon hearing this, Tomari Shinnosuke's eyes flickered slightly: "How did you find out about this?"

"Ah, because when I went to ambush Medic and the others yesterday, Medic had already helped Brian recover his health."