Kamen Rider, but with a wild start.

"stop!"

Shijima Tsuyoshi wanted to fight back, but he didn't expect the heart-mechanical mutant to retreat so decisively this time.

Finding that he could no longer find her, he clenched his fist in frustration and banged on the door: "Damn it!"

Kamen Rider Drive turned to look at him, and Shijima Tsuyoshi immediately asked, "Nii-san, what brings you here all of a sudden? Has the Special Investigations Division been searching for the base of the mechanical mutants?"

But Kamen Rider Drive in front of him still didn't say anything, he just lifted his foot and walked closer to him. For some reason, Shijima Tsuyoshi subconsciously took a half step back.

"Get into Nissan...?"

Before he could finish speaking, Kamen Rider Drive suddenly rushed forward and grabbed his waist!

Shijima Tsuyoshi, who had already taken a half step back, instinctively dodged to the side. However, the next moment, Drive, who had missed his grip, raised the steering wheel sword and slashed at him!

"boom!"

Kamen Rider Mach screamed and slammed into the door, but Kamen Rider Drive, whose momentum had not diminished, grabbed his belt and yanked it out!

"Thanks for your hard work!"

A similar curtain call sounded, and Shijima Tsuyoshi was forced out of his transformed state as a flash of light appeared on his body.

Shijima Tsuyoshi: "???"

To avoid a counterattack, Kamen Rider Drive, who had grabbed the belt, quickly jumped back to create distance, leaving Shijima completely stunned.

"As expected, once you get close, it's even easier to succeed than I imagined~"

The boy's cheerful voice finally rang out.

Shijima suddenly realized: "You...you're not Jin Nissan, you're that guy from before!"

After saying this, Shijima was filled with rage and shouted as he lunged at the other side!

He may have intended to use his human body to snatch back his belt, but Kamen Rider Drive quickly raised his steering wheel sword and aimed it at him. Shijima, who almost hit the tip of the sword, turned pale and stopped in his tracks.

Kino then laughed and said, "Alright, calm down, calm down. You might get hurt if you act too impulsively~"

After saying this, he put away the steering wheel sword, but Shijima seized the opportunity and pounced on him again in an instant!

Kino reacted quickly, raising his arm to block. Then, with a flick of his wrist, he grabbed Shijima's arm, pulled him forward, and simultaneously bent his knee to forcefully strike Shijima's abdomen!

Shijima let out a muffled groan, and after Kino released him, he collapsed, covered in cold sweat, clutching his stomach.

"Hey, I told you you were going to get hurt."

Kino turned and walked to the stands of the stadium.

Poshima, panting heavily, raised her head and glared at him fiercely, her eyes wide with fury: "Who are you? What did you do to Jinnisan and Kurim?!"

The Drive was on the other person, and Kurim didn't move. Perhaps this guy attacked Tomari Shinnosuke again before this?

"Don't always ask me this kind of question."

Kino casually picked up the Chaser Driver and Signal Motorcycle that were placed in the audience seats, and then threw them directly in front of Shijima Tsuyoshi.

He said very kindly, "In exchange for taking Mach, you can have Chaser's belt returned to you. You're welcome."

Kino was very happy to have acquired two belts in one day. After saying this, he turned around and walked out of the stadium.

A dark purple motorcycle was parked on the street where the Mach Rider had been parked before. After looking around, Kino finally chose to ride the Chaser, which he hadn't yet experienced.

I never imagined that after returning to 2014, I would achieve belt freedom and motorcycle freedom so quickly!

……

"Damn it—stop right there!!"

Having been toyed with by this guy several times in a row, and now even his belt has been stolen, Shijima Tsuyoshi's mentality is really starting to break down.

He forced himself to get up and tried to stop them.

But the excruciating pain caused him to stagger and kneel down on one knee, whereupon he could only angrily pound the floor.

At that moment, a belt identical to the Mach Driver, which had been dropped by the other party, came into view on the ground, along with a purple Chaser signal motorcycle.

Just as Shidao picked up the belt, he suddenly heard the roar of a motorcycle outside.

Remembering that he had just found his Mach, Shijima's expression changed drastically, and he burst out with all his might, only to find his motorcycle still parked in the same spot.

But the Chaser has disappeared...

Shijima gritted his teeth indignantly: "Just who is that guy...?"

The voice sounded familiar, but I couldn't quite place it.

After a while.

After leaning against the wall to calm himself down, Shijima Tsuyoshi also regained some strength. He turned to look into the dimly lit stadium and went inside to investigate if there were any clues left behind.

There is still a lot of space inside the stadium.

Wary of any potential mechanical mutants, Shijima carefully made his way inside. After pushing open a door, he saw a place that resembled a laboratory.

"here it is……"

Shijima walked in with wide eyes, quickly scanned the area, and then noticed a person lying on the lab table.

She was a girl who looked to be in high school, wearing a light gray winter uniform, with unusual white hair tied in pigtails hanging down on both sides.

"Is it an experiment involving mechanical mutants?"

Shijima Tsuyoshi looked serious. After examining the situation, he went to the computer. Just as he was trying to analyze what kind of experiment it was, the girl lying on the table silently opened her eyes and sat up.

Staring at Shijima Takeshi, who had his back to her, Blood raised her hand expressionlessly, but the next moment, she seemed to receive some information and paused slightly.

After a pause, Blood abandoned his plan to launch a sneak attack and obediently closed his eyes and lay back down.

……

Kino, who had ridden away in his charioteer, stopped by the riverbank, took out an electronic tablet, and opened it to see the situation in the laboratory through Blood's perspective.

Shijima Tsuyoshi was indeed highly skilled and daring. Even after his belt was stolen, he still dared to continue his investigation alone. Kino thought for a moment and then took the opportunity to have Blood pretend to be a human being being tested so that he could contact the Special Investigations Department.

Given the precedent of the "Medic clone" in the hospital, Blood, which has already changed its appearance, should not be suspected for the time being.

Because he stole two belts, no matter how much sweet talk he uses, Shinnosuke probably won't easily believe him again.

"How about we leave after we get Mach?"

Kino scratched his head, thinking.

He had also left behind the methods for dealing with Banno Tenjuro. If the other party really showed up again, those things should be enough to give Banno a hard time.

After acquiring "Kamen Rider Chaser", he had two chances to travel through time. He kept one as a backup, and the other he could just go and have fun.

Then, with his belts now, he has the IXA, Chaser, and next up, Mach, so he can use them to beat up enemies in different ways!

Thinking of this, Kino quickly took out the Mach Driver and put it on, then opened [Kamen Rider Chronicle]. But just as he was about to transform, he suddenly noticed that there was an additional icon on the "Kamen Rider Mach" information page.

Kino curiously tapped the icon, and instantly a white knight machine appeared on the spot.

"WOWwww..."

Kino's eyes lit up when he saw Kino piloting the Mach.

It wasn't there before!

why?

Was it because he rode away on the Mach 6?

Since he hadn't permanently acquired Kamen Rider Mach yet, it couldn't be due to proficiency. Kino then flipped to Chaser's page and, sure enough, saw a motorcycle icon that hadn't appeared before.

"Now I'm not only going to steal their belts, but I'm also going to ride off with their knight machines! That's so wicked!"

Kino sighed with delight.

Now it's not just the Rider's belt that's freed, the Rider's machine has also chosen freedom, so what's still missing?

All that's missing is a camera to capture his heroic figure!

I should have just taken the DSLR camera from Shidao Gang's backpack. That kid is a freelance photographer, so his equipment must be top-of-the-line.

As Kino was touching the newly made "Master of Mach" and pondering whether to rob Shijima Tsuyoshi again, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure wearing a purple leather jacket walking towards him from not far away.

The hunter slowly approached, holding a purple gun-shaped weapon pointed at him.

"It's you, Banno Tenjuro!"

……

Chapter 41: The Kamen Rider's belt can't actually be removed.

Even without the Knight's Belt, the Hunter can transform into another combat form, which is the form he was known as "Death" when he was a mechanical mutant—the Demon Pursuer!

So after hearing about Kino's situation from Tomari Shinnosuke, he dared to come alone to settle the score.

Although it is essentially an impulse.

"Give me back my belt, you wildling!" the hunter said in a deep voice.

"emmm..."

Kino glanced subtly at the new belt already worn around his waist: "This belt probably isn't yours anymore..."

The hunter, puzzled, squinted slightly, then noticed the Mach signal motorcycle in his hand and saw the tracker parked beside him. He finally realized something was wrong.

His Chaser was clearly driven away by Shijima Tsuyoshi earlier!

But to appear here at this moment...

"Did they just come looking for you?" the hunter asked.

“Indeed.” Kino nodded.

"So you took the Mach Drive from him!" The hunter's voice turned sharp.

"It seems so?"

The process and result of this statement are both correct.

So the hunter withdrew the gun he was pointing at Kino and took out the "Virus Core," which he hadn't used in a long time, and inserted it into the sabotage gun.

Seeing his posture, Kino scratched his head: "Why did you start fighting without saying a word? Although I did take Shijima Tsuyoshi's belt and drive his car, he still has—" your belt!

Before Kino could finish speaking, the Hunter solemnly pressed down on his weapon with both hands to activate it.

Break Up!

A deep, eerie sound effect rang out, and the "Demon Pursuer," once hailed as the Grim Reaper, reappeared!

Since obtaining the driver and becoming "Kamen Rider Chaser", Chase has almost forgotten this form, because this appearance always reminds him of the days when he lost his memory and hurt humans.

But this is all the power he can use right now.

"Bang! Bang!"

The monstrous Demon Pursuer raised its destructive gun again, firing two energy blasts at Kino's front, creating a cloud of dust on the ground.

Having adopted this stance, the hunter's temperament seemed to have become even more ruthless: "Hand over our things!"

"It's possible, but..."

Kino raised his hand to block the flying debris, then inserted the signal Mach into the driver and clenched his fist to start it.

He then laughed and said, "I need to change something first."

'Signal Bike!'

Rider!

"Mach!"

After the tire light effect flashed, Kino finally transformed back into Kamen Rider Mach, and the progress bar of the [Kamen Rider Chronicle] that opened in front of him filled up instantly, just like before.

At this point, the method to permanently own a knight's belt is completely clear.

Kino raised his hand to feel the power of the authentic belt. Although it was exactly the same as the one recorded in the Chronicle, there was still a strange sense of satisfaction when wearing someone else's belt.

"Not bad~"

He was so engrossed in enjoying himself that the Demon Pursuer watching this scene from the opposite side completely lost his composure.

Q: Why did the two people suddenly transform while they were talking?