Kamen Rider, but with a wild start.

Blood's voice became somewhat hesitant.

Kino continued, "I know that the CD drive program that created you absolutely obeys my commands, and I can no longer change your underlying logic, but there should be no limit to what you call it."

Upon hearing this, Blood paused, then cautiously inquired, "Blood doesn't quite understand, Lord Man... how would you like me to address you?"

Kino said in a very serious tone, "Call me Dad!"

Blood: "..."

……

……

Two days after the Golden Drive incident ended, Kurim came to check in with Kino.

"I still don't quite understand your purpose."

Kulim is now a belt, and he can't fly like Banno Tenjuro by controlling the "Gord Drive," so he came over in several geared vehicles.

He looked at Kino, who was fiddling with something in the lab, and his facial features drooped down in a somewhat depressed manner.

"Kurim, what do you usually do after becoming a belt?" Kino asked casually.

"Check the newspaper, catch up on the latest TV dramas, help Rena check the gearshifting vehicle, or just put it into hibernation," Kurim said.

When there are no mechanical mutant cases, Kurim is relatively free. His geared vehicles might fly out on their own to fight crime, but he usually just stays at the Drive base to pass the time.

"It's quite a lot." Kino nodded.

He didn't find it boring, because after he regained consciousness, he was able to get absorbed in watching short videos in an empty data space.

Do you think watching short videos makes life rich?

Anyway, it's not boring to keep scrolling!

“Of course! Besides these, there are many other things the Special Investigations Division can do. Even I have to be ready to call Shinnosuke at any time,” Kurim continued.

“But you don’t have to go out and investigate, so overall it’s a pretty easy belt!” Kino shrugged.

"Why do you say that? I also help analyze the information that Shinnosuke and the others investigate while I'm at the base!"

"You talk like an armchair detective."

"A... detective?!"

The casual conversation that began seemed to break the somewhat stiff atmosphere. Seeing that Kino was constantly welding machinery, Kurim became curious and went over to take a look.

Then, as he looked around, he realized that Kino seemed to be making a belt!

And it's shaped like a Drive belt!!

"you--"

Kulim nearly exploded again: "What are you doing! Wait... this is the Drive data you stole from the past, right? You're remaking 'Gord Drive'?!"

The belt began to shake violently again.

Kino gave him a strange look: "What's your hurry? I'm the one who made the belt, I didn't ask you to help with the research, can't you even accept watching from the side?"

Kulim was furious: "But you're using data from Drive that doesn't belong to you at all! What are you trying to do with all this?"

"Let's replicate a 'Gord Drive'."

"stop!!"

"So you should calm down first."

Kino chuckled and comforted him, "Look, since I have all the Drive data now, you won't know even if I secretly make belts. So I'll just make them right in front of you, and you can supervise whether I'm using them for bad purposes. Isn't that better?"

That's just sophistry!

"Then let's discuss whether there's any truth to this."

"you……"

After shivering and feeling cold, Kurim pondered for a long time and surprisingly found that it actually made some sense...

Since the data of the Drive had already been stolen, and the "Gord Drive" had already been created once, if Kino intended to secretly create another belt without their knowledge, they would indeed be completely unable to stop him.

However, if Kurim keeps an eye on the other party's actions, he can at least detect any potential crises in time.

Thinking of the danger, Kurim subconsciously glanced at the several geared tanks that had brought him there, confirming that even if Kino suddenly attacked, he should be able to call for help from Tomari Shinnosuke in time under the cover of the geared tanks...

The main problem is that Kurim has been tricked by Banno Tenjuro so many times that he's almost developed "persecution complex."

Even though the boy in front of him was completely different from Banno Tenjuro, Kurim still harbored resentment when he recalled the words Banno had said before he was defeated.

"That……"

After thinking it over, he sneered, "I'll be keeping a close eye on you. Don't even think about using Drive's power to do anything evil!"

Kino replied sincerely, "Don't worry!"

……

So Kino continued welding the belt, and finally the basic shape of the Drive driver was completed.

Kulim was indeed watching his movements closely from the side, but occasionally he would grit his teeth and let out a sound of wanting to stop him but unable to express it.

"Speaking of which, I remember that the Mach Driver can also use the 'derivative form' of the gear-shifting vehicle, right? But why can't the Drive use the signal motorcycle form?" Kino suddenly asked in confusion.

“Because when I was developing the Drive, Dr. Harley’s Mach Drive hadn’t even started yet. I only found out about this later, so of course I didn’t have these materials on hand!” Kurim said to him resentfully.

"I see……"

Kino looked at the information on the computer next to him.

The Drive comes with a "gear-shifting bracelet" that can be used to read the power of the gear-shifting vehicle.

Shijima also has a gear-shifting bracelet, so he can not only use the power of the signal motorcycle, but also combine it with the power of the gear-shifting battle car.

Moreover, in every aspect, Mach's performance is actually more powerful than Drive's.

But who can blame them when Drive looks so traditional?

Kino wants to reset the "Gord Drive" driver, but he also wants to use an extra bit of Signal Motorcycle's power when he transforms into Drive.

After all, the existence of [Kamen Rider Chronicles] means he has no shortage of cars!

"Kurim, I'm planning to write the signal motorcycle reading program here. What do you think?" Kino pointed out the information on the computer to him.

"Ok?"

Kulim glanced at it and instinctively said, "This place won't work. It will conflict with the Drive system and might even affect the power of the gear-shifting vehicle!"

"Is that so... then I'll revise it again."

Kino pondered revising the plan.

Kulim inexplicably felt that something was not quite right.

That's strange.

……

……

On the other side before that.

It was late at night, dark and windy.

With the battle over, Heart left the battlefield of the siege of Golden Drive alone and returned to another stronghold of the mechanical mutants.

After being chased by the Golden Drive for two consecutive days, and then helping the Kamen Riders withstand a massive explosion at the end of the battle, his injuries have not yet been significantly relieved.

Heart sat on the steel-framed steps of the abandoned apartment building, leaning back against a pillar to rest.

The apartment building was pitch black at night, and the surroundings were completely silent. Only the neon lights of the city's high-rise buildings reflected in the distance could vaguely outline the building's shape.

Neither Brain nor Medic is here.

As agreed, Heart would contact them again after getting rid of Tenjuro Banno.

After the intense heat that had risen in his body from the battle finally cooled down completely, Heart opened his eyes, but as soon as he stood up, he suddenly turned his head to look at a spot in the darkness.

"Who?"

"..."

The clouds in the sky drifted with the wind, and the cool moonlight shone down, casting the silhouette of a tall and graceful woman in the corner.

"What a mess, Heart."

A gentle, tender voice came from the darkness.

Heart was slightly taken aback: "099?"

The woman, outlined by the moonlight, chuckled softly, her voice melodious and gentle, yet inexplicably carrying a sinister chill, perfectly blending into the abandoned, unfinished building.

“Heart, you have failed in your duty. I hope you will hand over the leadership of the mechanical mutants to me.”

This is an unquestionable request.

……

Chapter 65: The Pursuit - Confessing to Kiriko Shijima?

The following days.

Kurim would come to supervise Kino from time to time.

Then I watched as "Gord Drive" became more and more perfect, and finally all that was left was to complete the test of the program to read the motorcycle signal.

Kino even took out the Mach Driver from "Kamen Rider Chronicle" to study it.

But just as he was halfway through disassembling it, the driver turned into data particles and disappeared. He never expected that the belt produced by Chronicle would have an automatic recycling function after being damaged.

This is practically cutting off the path for a genius physicist!

"The gear-shifting vehicle and the signal motorcycle can definitely be used together. It can only be said that... Kurim, the system you developed is still no match for Dr. Harley."

Kino sighed sincerely.

Kulim was taken aback: "You...you...even if you say that, Dr. Harley was my teacher, so it's normal for him to be better than me!"

One advantage of the technology-based Rider belt is its replicability; however, it is very difficult to replicate even for someone who is not a genius.

Kino started out full of enthusiasm, ready to make a belt step by step, but now, only a few days later, he feels like he's almost burned out.

Seeing Kino take out another gear-shifting bracelet and start examining it, Kurim couldn't help but ask, "Where did you get all these things? And that Signal Chaser from the other day..."

"Just treat it as a copy," Kino said.

"copy?"

Kurim suddenly realized something: "Just a couple of days ago you told us that you seemed to have become Kamen Rider Drive before, so was it copied in this way?"

Kino readily admitted, "Yes! It's just a pity that Drive can only be used once."

Kurim's facial features were stunned: "But no matter what, it can't be exactly the same! What's going on with your ability?"

"It's simple, just let me put it on and I'll tell you." Kino grinned and leaned closer to him.

"Don't even think about it!" Kurim retorted instantly.

Kino then continued his research, feeling utterly bored.

Just then, a virtual image of a white-haired girl appeared on the computer screen, and even interactively raised her hand to tap the screen frame.

"Father--"

The shout startled Kurim.

Kino also cheered up.

"Found it?" He looked at Blood.

“Yes, I’ve located Medic. It seems she’s operating alone,” Blood said.

"Really? Lone kids are the easiest to catch!"

Kino revealed a malicious smile.

After his initial shock, Kurim realized, "This is 004? She's not dead?"

Before Kino could even respond, Blood eagerly and admiringly declared, "Father has already protected my digital core. After executing the 'Sigma' command, my data will return here!"