Kamen Rider, but with a wild start.

Kino sighed and then smiled, "Don't worry, my child has received a lot of care from you all these years. As his belated father, I will do my best to help you!"

He patted Ying Shou's head affectionately, and the latter's face was stiff, but he couldn't utter a single word of rebuttal at this moment.

Upon hearing this, the chief looked up at Ying Shou beside him. He had no recollection of the child, only remembering that he seemed to be an orphan from the tribe.

I never expected it to be this adult's child?

They really struck gold!

The tribal chief was overjoyed and, along with his followers, began to cheer and bow in reverence. This time, even the dazed Eiju was included in the celebration.

……

After extinguishing the campfire, they returned to their nest.

Eiju looked at the man in the room with a complicated expression, touching everything with a look of curiosity.

"You're also going to participate in the Desire Grand Prix?"

"We'll see. If your tribe really can't deal with that evil follower, then you'll have no choice but to take action."

Kino casually remarked, staring intently at the tiny, bean-sized lamp, genuinely curious about primitive societies.

Ying Shou tilted his head in confusion: "But why would you do such a thing? You're not a member of the tribe, so you have no obligation to fight for them, do you?"

Upon hearing this, Kino paused slightly and turned to look at the child who was only 1.3 meters tall.

He remained silent for a long time.

As Ying Shou was being stared at with such an ambiguous gaze, he slowly felt a little uncomfortable. He hesitated and looked away, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't figure out what was going on.

It wasn't until Kino came over and squatted down beside him that he said, "Hidetoshi, you must remember this—Kamen Riders will never turn a blind eye to suffering!"

Ying Shou stared at him blankly, and seemed to understand something in a daze.

Kamen Rider...

It's like they came to save the world.

late at night.

Ying Shou did not sleep well that night.

His dreams were still filled with the sorrowful image of his mother leaving, but occasionally, menacing demons would appear, followed by a white Kamen Rider descending from the sky.

But after cutting down all the demon followers, the white knight pointed his peerless saber at him and let out a sinister laugh.

"Hidetoshi, if you don't become a Kamen Rider, then I'll have no choice but to kill you as a demon!"

Hidetoshi was startled awake!

He wiped away a cold sweat, then noticed something beside him. Looking down, he saw a black and white car pressing down on a leaf with writing on it.

Hidetoshi pulled out the leaf and looked at it—[Hidetoshi, I'm going to explore a new world. If you miss your father when you wake up, have the Justice Hunter bring you here!]

Hidetoshi: "..." No, I don't want to.

But Hidetoshi was indeed curious about Kino's background, and he then looked at the gear-shifting vehicle: "Are you the 'Justice Hunter'?"

The Justice Hunter flashed his headlights in response.

……

When Eiji finally found Kino after following the lead of the gear-shifting tank through mountains and rivers, he saw that the guy was sitting on a cliff looking into the distance.

Why...did we come to this place?

The nine-year-old child climbed up, panting.

Kino turned around and smiled, "I wanted to try to get out of this forest, but I found it was quite small. It's just that I can't go any further after I get here."

Hidetoshi looked around: "Once the Desire Grand Prix begins, the selected area cannot be left. The game will only end when the winner of this round emerges."

Kino nodded thoughtfully.

Perhaps because the ancient DGP was only recently established, its various terms and conditions were not yet fully perfected. In the beginning, before the Goddess of Creation, the prize for becoming the first place winner was just a lucky coin representing honor, which could then be used to make a request to the operators.

What a simple and unpretentious way to realize a wish!

However, after Mitzmae was transformed into the goddess of creation, DGP finally had more means to improve the show.

One of them is restricting the playing area.

Kino snapped out of his thoughts and looked at Hidetoshi with a smile: "Then, let's begin our first lesson in becoming a Kamen Rider!"

Upon hearing this, Ying Shou's face stiffened, and he involuntarily recalled his dream from last night.

He tentatively asked, "Um...you..."

"Call me Dad!" Kino said sternly.

"Father... what will you do if I fail to become a Kamen Rider in the end?" Hidetoshi is both flexible and adaptable.

What am I supposed to do?

Kino looked puzzled and said, "If you can't become a Kamen Rider and therefore can't save Mitzmey, shouldn't that be your concern? I only need to worry about whether you'll become a pervert."

Hidetoshi was stunned: "..."

Yes! This was his problem to begin with!

Hidetoshi, who had some doubts, suddenly realized that from the beginning, his desire to become a Kamen Rider was to have such power to save his mother!

So whether he can become a Kamen Rider is only his own problem; the person in front of him was just responding to him back then.

Hidetoshi, preoccupied with his mother, subconsciously ignored the second half of Kino's sentence, but in reality, Kino was genuinely worried that Hidetoshi might become a pervert.

This kid is so cold at such a young age. If he becomes a Kamen Rider in the future, he'll be even more cunning. Is this still the Kamen Rider who protects humanity's freedom and future?

Kino felt he had to correct this!

So he grabbed Ying Shou and was about to begin the young eagle education when a strange noise suddenly came from the forest path leading to the cliff.

"Ok?"

Upon hearing the classic sound effect again, Kino subconsciously uttered her line: "Are you being followed?"

"……what?"

Hidetoshi, who had been pushed to the edge of the cliff, trembled as he spoke.

wow-

Several soldiers and demonic followers staggered out of the bushes, followed by more and more noises, and more demonic followers were wandering in the woods.

"This new round of levels has started? Why didn't I receive any game notifications?" Kino raised an eyebrow slightly.

Oh, it seems he's not a contestant either.

Moreover, after these ordinary soldiers and demonic followers, several more evolved forms of demonic followers appeared behind them. These ferocious monsters were clearly coming for them, and their numbers had even reached a terrifying level!

Seeing this, Kino chuckled softly.

It seems this isn't the start of a game, but rather DGP noticing his presence and sending these demonic followers to test his power.

He thought DGP would send a guide to negotiate with him first, but he didn't expect the guide to be a demon.

Kino thought for a moment, placed Hidetoshi on the edge of the cliff, and instructed him, "I might not be able to take care of you. If you can't avoid the attack, just jump off."

Yingshou: "!!!"

Ignoring the child's terrified expression, Kino took out the Sengoku Driver and put it on his waist, then took out a Lockseed.

He said with a beaming smile, "Heiju, you'd better watch carefully, this is the fighting style of Kamen Rider! —Henshin (transformation)!"

Melon—Lock On!

"Soiya!" 』

Melon Arms!

Unrivaled in the world!

Kino had always been curious whether the Lockseed from Kamen Rider Chronicle could connect to the Helheim Rift, but both times when he transformed, the fruit appeared out of thin air.

But after transforming into Zangetsu, Kino took out a purple Lock Seed and activated it without stopping for a moment.

'Budou Arms!'

Purple armor resembling grapes landed on him, and Kino drew his Musou sword from his waist, finally making a grand entrance with the sword in his left hand and the grape dragon cannon in his right!

"It's changed again!" Eiji's eyes widened.

……

"It changed form?"

A group of people in red robes were also watching the battle in the DGP operating space. Then, just like at a concert, the enthusiastic atmosphere and loud music burst out from the other side of the screen!

The Japanese-style stage that was spat out by the gear-shifting vehicle "Amazing Circus" stunned everyone, while the Kamen Rider standing in the center of the stage opened his arms.

"Sa~ Let's start the experiment!"

Although the lines seem a bit out of place.

Colorful ribbons and sparks rained down as Hidetoshi stared in disbelief at the Kamen Rider charging into the monster horde amidst dazzling special effects. He watched as the Kamen Rider wielded a cleaver in one hand and pulled the trigger with the other, causing the demons blocking his path to explode one after another with a series of "booms," the flames of which seemed to become fireworks for the entire performance.

Among the Fruit series armors, only Gaim and Zangetsu wear the Musou Saber, which they still wield even when changing different armors.

Kino really likes using the Musou Saber, since this weapon can be used for both close combat and ranged attacks like a gun. Only Kuzunoha Kouta, who likes to throw giant orange balls all the time, doesn't know how to use it.

After the ordinary soldiers and demonic foes who were the first to be dealt with were dealt with, a group of demonic foes wearing samurai armor rushed up, seemingly created to complement the previously appeared Japanese knight (Zangetsu).

These samurai demons were armed with weapons such as spears and short swords, which allowed them to withstand some of Kino's fierce attacks.

Clang! Clang!

The clanging of weapons echoed through the woods, and the intense fighting stirred up a gust of wind, rustling through the trees.

Hide on the edge of the cliff, no demons approached. After recovering from his magnificent transformation, he nervously observed the knight being ganged up on.

This time, the enemy's numbers are simply too great!

Although the Kamen Rider seems to be handling things with ease, it's still a bit worrying.

Just then, as the samurai demons seized the opportunity and swarmed forward, Kino suddenly raised his Musou sword, spread his arms in a straight line, and quickly rotated his body. Instantly, a barrage of energy bullets shot out like a rain of lightning, blasting all the samurai demons who rushed in!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The smoke from the explosion filled the forest path.

The corpses of the annihilated demons turned into particles and dissipated, and the area around the battlefield centered on Kamen Rider Zangetsu (Grape Armor) was quickly cleared.

Although some ordinary demons still roam the forest, they are probably only there to block the battlefield and prevent him from retreating. As a result, not a single demon has been able to break through his blockade and reach the other side of the cliff.

Kino slowly straightened up, raised his Musou Saber and rested it on his shoulder, looking at the group of second-stage demons who had not yet launched an attack.

—Chariot demons, knight demons, bishop demons.

These demonic creatures were created with a combination of plant and chess features, and were subsequently used as dungeon monsters in the Desire Grand Prix.

The three demons, all dressed in samurai armor, exchanged a glance and launched an attack simultaneously. However, Kino then took out a Lock Seed and activated it.

"Kachidoki——Lock On!" 』

"Soiya!" 』

"Kachidoki Arms!" 』

"Immediate deployment!"

A powerful surge of energy burst forth!

The forest-green armor, more closely resembling that of ancient samurai, fell upon Kino. The crescent-shaped horns atop Zangetsu's head formed a full moon, and the samurai skirt armor below his waist fluttered, exuding an aura of majesty and power.

—Victory over the moon!

Upon witnessing this scene, the demonic followers instinctively stopped their charge and stood a short distance away, exchanging bewildered glances.

Kino looked up at them, drew the Matchlock Melon DJ Gun from his waist, placed his palm on the melon-shaped dial on the greatsword's blade, and then rubbed it hard!

"Om-"

Intense electronic music instantly blasted across the battlefield!

Kino chuckled: "Ha~ Frenzy Rhythm!"

……