Kamen Rider, but with a wild start.

Seeing that Banno Tenjuro seemed determined to seize Shijima Tsuyoshi's body as a vessel, the hunter couldn't help but take a step forward hastily.

"and many more!"

He said with a firm gaze, "I believe what you really want is a mechanical mutant body. I'll switch with Gang, and you can release him!"

With his neck bound by tentacles of light, Shijima Tsuyoshi struggled to turn his head to look at him: "Chase...!"

"Oh?"

I have to say, Tenjuro Banno was a little tempted.

After all, the human body cannot evolve beyond its limits, and Banno Tenjuro prefers the body of a mechanical mutant.

While the mechanical mutant 000 also lacks the ability to super-evolve, it can unleash even greater power after wearing the GordDrive, far surpassing the fragile human body that might not even meet the conditions for possession.

He'll settle accounts with Heart and the others later, and then he'll replace this body.

But after glancing at Shijima Tsuyoshi and then at the determined-looking Pursuit beside him, Tomari sighed helplessly, put down the gun on the car door, and took a few steps back to deactivate Drive.

"Shinnosuke?!" Kurim exclaimed.

"That's enough—"

Tomari Shinnosuke calmed down and said, "Banno, we won't stop you from leaving. Just let Tsuyoshi go."

He has shown enough sincerity.

Although this time they did pay a huge price, even 004, which was originally intended as their trump card, failed to completely eliminate Banno Tenjuro, and Kino has also disappeared. If Banno were to make a comeback after this, he would probably be even more difficult to deal with.

But neither Shijima Go nor the Hunter could abandon them, so this choice was already the best outcome.

Upon hearing this, Hunter looked at Tomari Shinnosuke, and at the other's signal, he slowly lowered his destructive pistol and took a few steps back, focusing intently on the movements of the GordDrive.

Let the wild beast leave directly.

Everything we do today will be in vain.

Shijima Tsuyoshi was filled with resentment!

Why……

he……

wow——

A sudden surge of electricity swept across the battlefield, and the GordDrive trembled as if affected by something, even its outstretched tentacles of light flickered erratically.

"what happened?"

Shinnosuke looked around with suspicion and uncertainty.

He quickly looked at Shijima Tsuyoshi's condition, and the latter took the opportunity to struggle hard. However, Banno Tenjuro seemed to have been stimulated by something, and the tentacles of light bound him tightly with their sense of crisis.

This made Tomari Shinnosuke grip the gearshifting vehicle in his hand even tighter, and he secretly gave the hunter a wink.

The Hunter nodded slightly.

However, at this moment, Tenjuro Banno seemed completely unaware of their movements, and the GordDrive even trembled in the pervasive electric light.

"What's going on?!"

Banno Tenjuro's voice was filled with terror and disbelief: "What is this power? Why can it make me...? No... Absolutely impossible!"

He shouted angrily and out of control.

At this moment, the fragments of the mechanical mutants that had been destroyed by the explosion slowly floated into the air, and guided by the electric light, they swirled and drifted as if floating in water.

Then, at the center of the vortex, the cyan light, like flowing water, twisted and converged, and the mechanical fragments transformed into particles that recombined and gradually condensed into the basic form of a mechanical mutant.

A blank body without a numbered nameplate on its chest.

"This is……"

Shinnosuke Tomari and the others watched this scene in shock.

The next moment, the motionless mechanical mutant body suddenly stretched out a hand towards the sky, as if trying to grab something, and its body jolted and it opened its eyes!

"Huh? I failed to time travel?"

"........."

……

Chapter 62 Dad is better than you

It was as if it had broken through some kind of water curtain.

Kino opened his eyes; he was floating in mid-air.

Then he paused, stunned.

It landed smoothly on the ground.

He glanced to his left, where stood the dumbfounded Tomari Shinnosuke, the hunter, and the chased-away Kiriko Shijima in the distance.

Looking to the right, there's a belt and Shijima Tsuyoshi being held hostage by it.

It seems we've successfully returned to 2014.

Feeling the connection between himself and the belt, Kino calmly took three seconds to compose himself in the suddenly deathly silence of the scene.

"I think I understand now."

Then he shrugged and strolled leisurely toward the "Gord Drive".

Banno Tenjuro suddenly realized what was happening and shouted.

"Don't come any closer!!"

As he became more agitated, the light tentacles binding Shijima Tsuyoshi tightened abruptly. Shijima Tsuyoshi, whose neck was already wrapped around his neck, groaned and struggled desperately with his head raised.

The eerie atmosphere that had been frozen due to the recombination of the mechanical mutants instantly began to flow again. Tomari Shinnosuke and the hunter were on edge, fearing that Banno Tenjuro might impulsively stab Shijima Tsuyoshi through the skin.

However, before they could utter a sound, Kino casually raised his hand and snapped his fingers, and the light tentacles of the "Gord Drive" instantly disappeared.

"Snapped--"

Shijima Tsuyoshi's body collapsed limply to the ground.

He clutched his neck and coughed violently, then looked up without paying attention and saw a mechanical mutant standing beside him.

However, soon, the mechanical mutant's body floated like ripples on water, transforming directly into a teenager wearing a school uniform-style shirt, looking like a high school student.

"Who are you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the other person turned around and squatted down in front of him.

Kino looked at him with a smile: "Of course it's your dad! Gang, say it and let us hear it?"

Shijima Tsuyoshi: "..."

This voice sounds familiar?

Kino waited for a long time but didn't hear him call out. She was a little disappointed: "How come you don't recognize your father after I've only been gone for a short while? You were so proactive in calling him father."

"Shut up!" Shijima Tsuyoshi's face turned red.

“Then call out again~ and I’ll help you completely resolve that problem over there.” Kino looked at the GordDrive.

"You can do it...?"

Shijima suddenly stared straight at him, his words seemingly carrying a hidden meaning.

Kino assured him confidently, "Don't worry! I can do anything our son can't. After all, I'm your father!"

"..."

So, are we going to call it or not?

"..."

"Sigh, the kids are growing up and becoming rebellious."

Kino sighed with some melancholy.

Just as Shijima was feeling frustrated and speechless, Banno Tenjuro was on the verge of collapse from impotence and rage.

"Impossible! I should have sealed your consciousness off, how could you still appear!"

—Closed?

Kino didn't know what he had sealed off.

All he knows now is that he and Tenjuro Banno's consciousness have successfully separated, and that the guy is really stupid enough to transfer back into the "Gord Drive".

Since it was to prevent Banno Tenjuro from hiding in the belt, Kino naturally tampered with the "Gord Drive" driver. When Banno Tenjuro's consciousness possessed and controlled the belt, the program inside would begin to malfunction.

It's a bit of a shame about the belt, because he personally did the painting (although he gave verbal instructions)!

Kino then got up and walked towards the driver: "Although I don't know what you did, perhaps it is precisely because you isolated my consciousness that we are now able to form two individuals?"

A relieved smile spread across his face.

"In other words, wouldn't I just be able to eliminate you directly?"

"..."

As if suddenly realizing this, the vibration of the GordDriver paused slightly, and the three Kamen Riders not far away also raised their heads.

Kino originally intended to wait for Tomari Shinnosuke and the others to finish off Banno Tenjuro before returning, but he didn't expect that he would have been dragging things out in the Gaim world for so long while the final battle here had only just begun.

They returned just in time for the final battle.

But the good news: he and the wild ones have separated!

Kino grinned, revealing a bright smile with eight teeth, and reached out his claws towards the GordDrive in front of him.

The next moment, a shockwave suddenly emanated from the driver, causing Kino, who was standing close by, to pull his hand back.

His gaze narrowed slightly as he stared at the driver, and a circuit board-like stream of light appeared in the surrounding space, subtly creating a connection between Kino and the "Gord Drive".

Banno Tenjuro once again felt the familiar feeling of being suppressed. This time it wasn't like the program restraint of 004, but a real and tangible crushing of his body and will!

He could never understand why this consciousness, born from his own network data, could be superior to him.

He should be the one in control of consciousness!

As he struggled violently, Banno Tenjuro suddenly realized something and roared arrogantly, "You can't possibly destroy me!"

"Oh?"

Kino tilted his head: "Tell me more?"

It would be even better if the villains would voluntarily reveal all their weaknesses.

Banno Tenjuro sneered sinisterly, "Don't forget, you're just a second consciousness created from the data I transmitted to the network. If I die, you can't continue to exist either! — You don't want to just disappear, do you?"

Kino really didn't know about this.

However, when he first regained consciousness in the data space, he was indeed affected by Tenjuro Banno's memories and almost thought he was a genius physicist.

But he also remembers that he was hit and passed through the tunnel.

At that time—

Kino, who was about to recall something, suddenly paused.

The great fortune that crashed into his body in his mind was like a dump truck woven from binary codes. Then, in the abstract memories, lines of data outlined his vague life. Everyone in his memories became distorted, as if performing a silent play with a bizarre feeling.

Finally, his consciousness followed the data stream and traveled through the space, where a book appeared in front of him. The pages fluttered and closed, revealing a dark gold retro cover.

A few cursive characters were drawn out—

【Kamen Rider Chronicles】.

……

Kino stood motionless with his back to everyone, and neither Tomari Shinnosuke nor the others knew what he was thinking.

But the next moment, Tenjuro Banno let out a wicked laugh, and the GordDrive suddenly extended its tentacles of light, piercing through the boy's chest!

"Hahahaha—you idiot, you can have your body by my side!"

The body in front of him was a reconstructed mechanical mutant, which perfectly matched Banno Tenjuro's goal. Taking advantage of the other party's momentary lapse in concentration, he tried to fly over and put the GordDrive on Kino's waist.

"Kino!"