Kamen Rider, but with a wild start.

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Chapter 53 Bringing its own stage and coming knocking on the door

After bidding farewell to Oren with a bag of souvenirs, Kino rode his Mach at a leisurely pace along the riverside streets towards his destination. He felt that the natural scenery of Sawame City was better than that of Tokyo.

Kino even had the leisure to walk into a passing general store for a look.

During this time, he worked hard at Huanglian's cake shop, and the daily wages he saved were just enough to buy a cheap instant camera. The reason he didn't look at film cameras was because Kino thought developing photos was too much trouble.

If you can get a photo instantly with an instant camera, you can also change your pose at any time.

The only slightly troublesome thing is that when he transmigrated, he was only bound to one set of clothes, and the things he brought with him could not be transferred to the other world.

When he left in 1986, he couldn't take the photos he was holding with him.

With that in mind, Kino used the money in his hand to buy a few ice creams and then headed to the Gaim team's base.

"you again!"

Upon seeing Kino arrive, the members of the Gaim Brigade, who had been chatting and laughing in the base, immediately stood up and stared at him warily.

Compared to Baron's team, which has a beautifully decorated studio as their base, Gaim's team, despite being the number one street dance crew, only has a simple garage that has been converted into a base, which looks rather shabby.

After all, the two teams are already quite different just by looking at their uniforms. The Baron team's uniform is a cool and stylish black and red trench coat, while the Gaim team's uniform can be any blue shirt.

However, this also makes the Gaim Gaim crew look more youthful and energetic, which may be why they are more popular.

"Don't be so nervous."

Kino placed the cake and ice cream on the table, looking at them with a kind smile: "Here, this is a gift for you."

The two boys remained wary of him, but the three girls were already surprised and delighted when they saw the cake label: "Wait... this is actually a Charmant cake!"

As a result, the girls' hostility immediately dissipated considerably, which indirectly proved that Huanglian's desserts were indeed very popular.

Kino handed the cake to them to distribute as they pleased, then opened a watermelon-flavored popsicle and ate it, before gesturing to the two awkward boys next to her.

"It will melt if you don't eat it."

“It’s okay, we have a refrigerator here!” Rica immediately raised her hand and said.

"Wait...Rica?"

Feeling that this was somewhat rude, Chucky gave Kino a sheepish smile, then nudged her lightly with his elbow from the shadows.

Wu Daoguang stared at Kino and asked, "Kōta-nii isn't here, so what are you planning to do?"

Kino took out the watermelon seed lock: "You stole this from your house, right? You must be worried about being exposed since you haven't been able to return it. So as long as you call Kuzuno Kota over, I'll return it to you."

Upon hearing this, Mai Takashi looked surprised, and the rest of the Gaim Brigade all turned to look at Mitsumi Kureshima.

"...Ashi?"

The expression on Wu Daoguang's face changed slightly after being exposed.

He took the watermelon seed from his older brother, Wu Daogui. His brother only knew that the watermelon seed was missing, but he never thought that he was the one who took it.

Only one person—"Sid," an underground merchant who sells lock seeds—knew about this.

West Germany also approached him a couple of days ago. Although Mitsuzo Gojima has temporarily reached a cooperation agreement with them, he is still worried that if he doesn't return the watermelon lock seed, it will attract the investigation of Takatora Gojima.

Then the older brother will find out that he actually hung out with this group of people.

The Gaim Druids had no idea that the "Watermelon Lock Seed" came from an illegitimate source. They thought it was purchased by Mitsujima Kureshima or found in the Forest of Helheim.

After all, what bad intentions could such a seemingly obedient and gentle boy possibly have?

Now that everyone's attention was focused on him, Wu Daoguang was at a loss and subconsciously looked at Gao Siwu, wanting to explain something.

"I mean, shouldn't we be calling Kuzuha Kota over right now?"

Kino looked at them, who had inexplicably fallen silent, with a puzzled expression.

Mai Takashi realized what was happening: "That's right, we should notify Kouta... Wait, are you going to fight Kouta again?"

“No fighting, he can just trade me his belt and the fixed-speed seed.” Kino gestured with the watermelon seed lock.

"I'll trade my belt with you!"

Wu Daoguang suddenly blurted out, his hands, which were hanging at his sides and covered by long sleeves, clenched into fists, and his eyes were stubbornly fixed on Kino.

Kino raised an eyebrow slightly as he listened.

The other person's gaze made it seem as if if he didn't agree, Wu Daoming would simply give up on the watermelon seed. Originally, if they weren't willing to exchange belts, Kino had even prepared his classic lines.

It was clear that Wu Daoguang was somewhat extreme in temperament. Kino sighed, "Longxuan, well then, I'll have to make do with it."

Kamen Rider Ryugen is also positioned as a shooter, and given the existence of Kamen Rider Mach, Kino didn't actually want Ryugen that much.

The two exchanged the belt and the lock.

Wu Daoguang touched the watermelon seeds he had finally managed to retrieve, lowered his head and turned his back, not daring to look at the expressions of Gao Siwu and the others.

The innocent image he had been trying so hard to maintain in front of everyone has already been half-collapsed.

But then a voice suddenly came from behind him.

'Budou—Lock On!'

Haii!

'Budou Arms!'

"Dragon Cannon HaHaHa!"

The purple-clad Kamen Rider Ryugen stood before the crowd.

The group of people who had unexpectedly transformed right there in the base were also taken aback. Wu Daoming thought that he wanted to go back on his word and attack them, so he didn't bother to think about how to explain himself to everyone and quickly stood in front of Gao Siwu.

"what are you going to do?!"

"take it easy."

Kino raised the Grape Dragon Cannon and aimed it forward to test its feel, but Wu Dao Mitsumi, who was being pointed at, felt his scalp tingle instantly.

He didn't like Bravo's spiky appearance, but if he wanted to fight with a Lockseed series Kamen Rider in the future, Ryugen's attitude wasn't entirely unacceptable.

Unfortunately, Takatora Kureshima doesn't know that Mitsuzane Kureshima is "Kamen Rider Ryugen" yet. Otherwise, if he had approached Zangetsu directly in Ryugen's form, he might have been able to achieve a sneak attack!

Perhaps there will be a chance when I come back next time.

"Alright, here you go. I never bully children."

Kino deactivated his transformation, smiled, and tossed the belt and Lockseed back to Mitsumi Kureshima before turning and leaving the bewildered crowd behind.

The Gaim crew watched as the white motorcycle roared away.

"That guy..."

Another boy, Rat, scratched his head: "What exactly is he here for?"

Chucky's expression was strange: "Although it feels absurd, it seems like he really just came here to play around with Longxuan's belt..."

There's something strange about them that makes them seem childish, and even though they look younger than the others, they always act like they're old-fashioned and boss people around.

"I don't think he meant any harm."

Rica, who had been eating cake the whole time, spoke up at this moment.

Gao Siwu looked at Wu Daoguangshi beside her. She hesitated, but before she could find the right words to speak, Wu Daoguangshi, who had already come to his senses, immediately took the initiative.

"actually--"

Wu Daoguang said aggrievedly, "My brother... he also bought the lock seed from West Germany. I wanted to use it to help Brother Hongtai, so I took it out."

Mitsumi Gojima didn't want to reveal that his family was actually high-ranking members of the World Tree Foundation, otherwise he felt he would never be able to fit into this enthusiastic group again.

……

After leaving the Gaim team's base, Kino headed straight for the distant World Tree Tower.

As he drew near, he put away the Mach and pulled out a lock seed from the Chronicles to activate.

"DandeLiner!"

Boarding the flying dandelion-shaped voyager, Kino flew towards the top of the World Tree Tower. Just as he approached, the defense system around the building detected signs of intrusion.

An alarm sounded throughout the entire World Tree Tower. Wu Dao Guihu, who was working in his office, frowned and looked up in confusion.

For the World Tree Tower to trigger its autonomous defense, the enemy must either have already breached the defenses or be in a very conspicuous location.

Wu Daogui opened the computer monitor and saw a familiar aircraft parked on the helipad at the top of the tower, while small cars trailing flames flew in the air, quickly creating a magnificent stage at the top of the World Tree Tower.

It was the stage that appeared in the South Square last time.

So this person—

Swish!

The scene on the computer screen shifted, and Sengoku Ryoma's astonished face appeared in the video call. He exclaimed in disbelief, "Why does that person have a 'DandeLiner' lock seed?!"

The Dandelion Voyager is a vehicle that Sengoku Ryoma developed recently, and it has not yet been released to the market.

Could there be a mole within their company?

The kind of corporate espionage?

Wu Daoguihu said thoughtfully, "He came directly to us, so we must be his target. I'll take care of it."

After saying this, Wu Daogui got up and left.

On the other side of the screen, Sengoku Ryoma's expression was uncertain. He looked at the "Melon Energy Lock Seed" that he had been working on all night to develop and broke the pen in his hand.

That guy actually came to his door to provoke him, using the Dandelion Voyager that he had just developed. How arrogant!

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Chapter 54 Why wait for the Kamen Rider to transform?

Kino had set up the stage and was eagerly awaiting Kamen Rider Zangetsu's arrival.

The latter didn't keep him waiting for long.

When he saw a well-dressed, elegant young man walking towards him, Kino knew that the other person must be Kureshima Takato, and his gaze instantly burned with passion.

Wu Daoguihu paused in his steps.

The man's gaze wasn't actually aggressive, but he felt like the prey the man had been plotting against him for a long time—it was inexplicably absurd.

"Who exactly are you?"

Wu Daogui stood a few feet away, watching him.

"Takato, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Kino on stage simply smiled.

This world truly lives up to its name as the Sengoku period of Kamen Riders, with the factions of the Kamen Riders constantly shifting. However, Gaim and Zangetsu's stance has always remained unchanged: "For the freedom and future of humanity."

"Sa~"

Kino then opened his arms wide: "From now on, this is our stage! — Let's! Henshin (transformation)!"

The signal motorcycle flew from the sky into his hand, and Kino directly inserted it into the already-worn Mach Driver, then struck Mach's signature transformation pose with a bright smile.

'Signal Bike!'

Rider!

"Mach!"

The stage, constructed from the "Amazing Circus" gear-shifting vehicle, was brightly lit and adorned with ribbons. Tire lights danced up and down, accompanied by the sound of an engine roaring, and a striped shawl fluttered from the neck of a white knight.

"Pursue!"

"put out!"

"Kamen Rider Mach!"

After Kino finished delivering his lines, at the end of his transformation, he aimed the front-mounted rifle at Kureshima Takatora in front of him.

The dark blue goggles gleamed faintly. Wu Daogui, who was staring at them, watched the whole scene with an expressionless face, a barely perceptible sneer appearing on his lips.

This young man likes to put on such a flamboyant and showy display, which is full of performative style. It reminds Wu Daogui of the group of street dancers who were used as test subjects for the "Sengoku Driver".