Kamen Rider, but with a wild start.

A: Of course, Tata opened!

It can't be just a variation, right?

"boom!"

Suddenly another energy blast came, this time hitting Kino's arm armor precisely, and a purple mechanical monster rushed up at the same time!

Kino immediately stepped back to the side, dodging several attacks from the Demon Pursuer, and then seized the opportunity to spin around and kick the man away with force!

bang——

After falling to the ground and rolling around, the hunter got up, immediately raised his gun, fired a bullet to force back Kino who was about to step forward, and then took the initiative to rush over and launch an attack.

The Demon Pursuer's fighting style has also become very wild, exuding a kind of ferocious mechanical monster feeling. And perhaps inspired by Kino, the Pursuer's attacks are not actually fatal, but rather aimed at his waist!

"You want to steal my belt, huh?"

Kino did not engage in direct combat. After dodging several punches from the opponent's relentless pursuit, he grabbed the arm that the Demon Pursuer had extended in front of him and twisted it behind his back, forcing the latter to kneel on one knee with limited mobility.

"Normally, if you are on guard, the belt on a Kamen Rider is not so easy to remove."

Kino taught patiently and earnestly.

There aren't many Kamen Riders whose belts were pulled off during battle; the most famous example is Kamen Rider Decade, who was tricked by Agito.

But at that time, it was also because Tsukasa Kadoya was not on guard against Shoichi Ashikawa.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, Kamen Riders usually have their belts damaged by enemies during battles, and it is extremely rare for them to have their belts removed.

The reason Chaser and Mach had their belts pulled off this time was basically because they were caught off guard. Otherwise, Kino wouldn't have used his only chance to transform, Drive, to lure Shijima Tsuyoshi.

"Therefore, in battle, do not try to defeat the enemy through opportunistic means, as this will only put you in a passive position."

Kino explained things very seriously, but Hunter probably didn't listen much. After struggling to break free from the restraints on his arms, he suddenly flipped over and seized the opportunity to point the gun at Kamen Rider Mach's head.

Swah——

The muzzle of the gun was reflected in the azure mask.

As the hunter pulled the trigger, it was unclear whether he was stunned by Mach's posture or had thought of something, causing him to pause his attack.

Kino then snatched the destructive pistol that was pointed at his head.

This gun is the medium through which the Majin Pursuer transforms.

Although the Chaser himself is Kamen Rider Chaser, the "Majin Chaser" form might not be recognized, so even though Kino obtained this transformation equipment, he did not receive a reminder to include it in the Chronicle.

So, does "Kamen Rider Chronicle" only accept canonical Kamen Riders?

Just like Gold Drive is essentially a recolored Kamen Rider Drive, it doesn't belong to the Rider category but is classified as a monster.

"Okay, take your toys back."

The sabotage gun spun around in Kino's hands before he tossed it back to the Demon Pursuer.

The hunter caught the weapon and did not launch another attack this time. Its scarlet compound eyes just looked at him strangely.

“You really are a strange person. You’re not quite like the Wild Ones,” the Hunter said in a deep voice.

"So you know I'm not a savage?"

Kino crossed his arms and said irritably.

After a pause, the hunter deactivated its Demon Pursuer transformation and reverted to its human form.

He calmly gazed at the white knight before him: "Kurim told me not to trust you, but Shinnosuke also told me about you."

Prior to this, the hunter had already learned of Kino's existence from Tomari Shinnosuke and Kurim, but even the two of them didn't quite understand what was going on with Kino, only confirming that he definitely had a close relationship with Banno Tenjuro.

Kurim was a radical, and because both Wildling and Woody had tried to steal the belt, he repeatedly warned the Hunter not to trust anything that person said.

Shinnosuke Tomari considers himself a rationalist.

He felt that Kino and Banno's behavior was very different, and if the two really had some kind of relationship, he might be able to get a way to deal with Banno from Kino.

Then the two of them started arguing.

The hunter, not wanting to wait for them to reach a conclusion, packed up and set off, intending to find the answer himself.

"You are not a wild man."

Thus, the current pursuit has yielded a similarly concise answer as Heart.

Kino sighed, "This world is great everywhere, giving us belts and motorcycles, but you Kamen Riders always mistake me for Banno Tenjuro."

As he spoke, he deactivated Kamen Rider Mach's transformation and then handed the Driver and Signal Motorbike directly to the Chaser.

The stolen belt was returned just like that.

This person said at the time that he just wanted to take it and play with it, and it seems that he really did just play with it.

The hunter was puzzled: "If it weren't for Banno Tenjuro, why would you do these things that are easy to misunderstand?"

Kino was also puzzled: "What you're saying is, if I just asked you directly, 'Can I borrow your belt to play with?' wouldn't that make it less suspicious, and wouldn't you give it to me?"

The hunter: "..." No.

It would definitely be easier to just snatch it directly.

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Chapter 42 Do you think he might be schizophrenic?

As number 000, the Hunter was not a mechanical mutant created by Tenjuro Banno, but rather an experimental machine made by Kurim for Banno.

Even though he wasn't one of the 108 children, Kino's gaze towards him remained kind.

"Alright, Chase, if you're here to retrieve your belt, you're a step too late."

"What do you mean?" The hunter asked, his eyes filled with confusion.

"I already took your belt when I came over earlier, so if you still haven't gotten it back, you can't come looking for me again!" Kino emphasized this point.

After all, the Mach Driver is now in his hands, and who knows, Shijima Tsuyoshi might secretly take away the Hunter's belt.

The hunter still didn't quite understand: "Then why is Mach's belt with you?"

Kino innocently replied, "Because I traded Chaser's belt with him."

The hunter: "...Exchange?"

Although the Hunter didn't fully understand human emotions, he knew that given Shijima's personality, he would never agree to exchange belts, especially since both the Mach and the Chaser were currently here.

Was this really "exchanged"?

Not robbery?

After a long pause, the hunter finally said, "Alright, can you return all our things now?"

He gestured with his eyes to the two motorcycles next to him.

Kino pointed to the Chaser: "This is one I just swapped with. Since you've come looking for it, you can just take your own car—but this Mach is mine."

"Is the Mach yours?"

The hunter immediately questioned the latter part of the sentence, remembering part of Kurim's warning, and suspected that Kino was starting to use sweet talk.

Kino didn't say much, but simply opened [Kamen Rider Chronicle] and summoned a Chaser, so there were now three motorcycles on the scene.

"Here, mine."

He pointed to the new Chaser.

The hunter: "..."

……

……

The next day, on the hospital rooftop.

After listening to the report from the hunter, Kurim, who was being pushed over by several geared vehicles, was very surprised, his eyes widening as he looked at the data lines.

"He can directly copy your drives and tanks?"

What kind of power is this?

Furthermore, if it were possible to achieve this directly, why did Tenjuro Banno take the Drive driver from Shinnosuke Tomari back then?

Wait, that doesn't seem right either...

Back then, it was Tenjuro Banno who advocated for seizing the Drive, not this guy now!

Kulim felt his thoughts were a bit jumbled.

After a moment of silence, the hunter said, "That person... he said he could also help us deal with Banno Tenjuro."

If it were a normal Kurim, he would have noticed that the hunter's emotions were somewhat unusual even from the smallest details. However, at this moment, Kurim really couldn't figure out what had happened to Wildman, and he didn't pay much attention to the outside world's attention.

He listened and simply said, "Shinnosuke also mentioned working with that person, but that was Banno after all. Even if he's a different person now, I'm not really inclined to believe him."

The facial features on the driver screen drooped, and Kulim's mood also became somewhat irritable.

The Hunter looked at him with some curiosity: "Kurim, when did you start cooperating with Wildling?"

That was a long time ago.

Kurim didn't mind telling me these things: "Back then, I developed the 'Core Drivia,' but I hadn't figured out how to use it yet. Then, Banno, who was researching 'mechanical lifeforms,' approached me."

Fifteen years ago, both Tenjuro Banno and Kurim were exceptionally talented scientists with remarkable reputations in the academic world.

However, Kulim achieved results much earlier, while Banno Tenjuro, who had been struggling to research "mechanical life forms," ​​had no way out and was even rejected when he sought investment.

It's just that his idea of ​​an "artificial life form with the ability to grow and evolve infinitely" was too far-fetched.

Until Kurim developed the optical drive.

Having finally found the "energy source" for the mechanical lifeform, Tenjuro Banno immediately approached him. After a lively and intellectual exchange between the two scientists, Kurim was successfully won over!

With the mechanical mutants serving humanity—Kurim believed that the two of them could work together to benefit mankind, so he handed over the Light Driver.

However, the experiment triggered the side effect of "re-acceleration" in its early stages, and it was at that time that mechanical mutant 000 was born.

To avoid further acceleration, 000 was sealed away by Kurim as soon as it was created, and was only awakened by Kurim a year ago during the "global freeze" event.

The Hunter did recall this incident, after all, he himself was the 000 who was sealed away by Kurim...

"Shijima Tsuyoshi..."

The hunter pondered for a moment and then asked, "Were Gang and Kiriko also born around that time?"

The mention of the two children infuriated Kulim.

His emotions surged again: "Although Man Ye was eccentric at the time, I just felt that he was misunderstood. I never imagined that the guy would actually experiment on his own child!"

If Kurim had known about this earlier, he would never have cooperated with Banno Tenjuro!

Fifteen years ago, after Kurim and Banno Tenjuro parted ways completely, Banno's wife, Shijima Sumiko, also left him because of this.

“Both Gang and Wuzi are very good people. To be able to raise such a child, Miss Chengzi must also be a very respectable person,” said the Hunter.

"I trusted Man Ye too much back then, and after I left, I didn't stop him from continuing to develop mechanical mutants, or even harm those mechanical mutants. It's probably because of the pressure from these things that Chengzi's health deteriorated."

Kulim's expression turned very sad: "So I want to do everything I can to make amends, and I don't want the same thing to happen again."

The hunter paused for a moment: "I see..."

But the reason why the hunter suddenly brought up the Shijima siblings was because he thought that the reason why Shijima Sumiko, who was able to raise such children, fell in love with Banno was perhaps because that person also had some likable qualities.

After Kurim calmed down for a while.

The Hunter continued solemnly, "Kurim, I actually have a theory. Do you think the Savage might currently possess two personalities?"

"Huh? What?"

Kulim didn't react for a moment.

The Hunter then emphasized, "The Wildling of today is completely different from the Wildling of the past, both in personality and as a whole. But whether it's Kurim or Gang, you all think he's still Wildling—maybe he really is?"

It's just another barbaric place.

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Chapter 43 The Dog's Trust and Love