Kamen Rider, but with a wild start.

……

Currently, we are in the center of the game map.

A giant holographic projection, visible only to the contestants, floats in the sky. It displays a pentagonal image of the Desire Driver. If a contestant obtains the driver and equips it with their Core ID, the corresponding Knight's Crest will appear on the projection.

At this moment, the emblems of Kamen Rider Tali and Kamen Rider Nami appeared, meaning that the two had obtained the qualification to clear the game.

Master Azuma was searching along the route he had taken when he ran that morning, following the path of the little girl in the red hat, but to no avail.

As the driver's projection changed, he looked up and saw that Sakurai Keikazu and Kurama Nene had successfully obtained the driver. He couldn't help but frown and click his tongue.

Following that person might be the quickest way to clear the level, since that guy knows the location of the hide-and-seek demon, but Azuma Michonji doesn't want to be helped by other Kamen Riders.

"I will definitely do it myself—"

He reached into his pocket to grab the Ba Niu core ID, but found it empty.

Master Wuqi was stunned for a moment, then quickly reached into the pockets of his other clothes, but after searching all over his body, he still couldn't find his core ID!

Did it fall in DGP Plaza?

For the Kamen Riders, the importance of the Rider Core ID is even greater than that of the Desire Driver, as it stores all the information they have after entering DGP.

Master Wuqi became somewhat anxious and turned around, intending to go back to find the core ID before taking any further action.

The next moment—

He glanced up casually, his gaze sweeping over the holographic projection in mid-air, where one of the Desire Drivers lit up with the Kamen Rider Bull emblem!

My wife, the Taoist priest: "..."

My wife, the Taoist priest: "???"

Of the three remaining rider positions that were occupied by the demons, Kamen Rider Bull has already secured one of them, and it's great news that the game has been successfully completed!

but……

Master Azuma looked at the projection above his head with disbelief, then looked down at his waist, and even touched his face.

I've already finished Kamen Rider Bull...

Then...who am I?

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Chapter 101 The real enemy is the demonic followers!

Swah——

DGP Lounge

Kiroli, who was sitting on the sofa watching the live broadcast, suddenly stood up and looked at the Kamen Rider Haku, who was transformed by Kino, with disbelief.

He was an official of DGP, and he knew better than the Kamen Riders that every Kamen Rider Core ID was unique, and even if a Kamen Rider was retired, it could not be given to another person to use!

How did that person do it?

That's incredibly arrogant! They actually took over the identities of other Kamen Riders right in front of him!

……

At this moment.

An office building located in a certain place.

Sitting in his office, a man watching the live stream lowered his gaze slightly. He was dressed in an elegant gray suit, his hair neatly combed back, looking like a high-ranking member of the upper class.

"He can freely use the core IDs of other Kamen Riders? Could it be that he..."

The man clasped his hands together, lost in thought.

The secretary standing next to him held an electronic tablet, her expression unchanged, only looking at the man in front of her with a pleading gaze.

After staring at the Kamen Rider Bull fighting on the screen for a long time, the man finally spoke casually.

"No, we don't need to worry about it for now."

……

……

"Why won't Father act with me? Does he want to attract the game administrator's attention by himself, or...?"

Hidetoshi Ukiyo walked down the street with a sullen face.

Even though she was abandoned, the little girl in the red hat still had to be found as soon as possible.

He originally wanted the geared vehicle that was with him to help lead the way to Kino's side, but perhaps the latter had given special instructions, so Dimensional Journey ignored his request.

This left Ukiyo Hidetoshi completely baffled.

There was no other way but to take action myself.

He returned to the vicinity of the square where he had been attacked earlier, and saw that Azuma Michondra, who had gone ahead, was standing motionless in the same spot, just looking up at the holographic projection in mid-air.

Fukishiro Hidetoshi raised an eyebrow slightly, and was about to look up when a group of demonic followers suddenly surged out from around him!

Since the second round has officially begun, while the contestants are searching for their desire drivers, the evil spirits within the area will also harass them.

Moreover, compared to the unarmed demons that Ukiyo Hidetoshi encountered before the game started, these soldier demons now have weapons such as spears or swords in their hands, and without belts, they will probably be more difficult to deal with.

Although Master Azuma was in a daze, he reacted quickly when the crisis struck. He swiftly dodged the short sword that the demon slashed down, then grabbed the other's arm and knocked him back with a knee strike!

Faced with wave after wave of demonic followers, Master Azuma clenched his fists and charged forward instead of retreating. Without a belt, his fighting style was completely chaotic, relying entirely on brute force.

However, the number of demonic followers was too large to be completely eliminated by fists alone; instead, more and more enemies rushed up.

Taking advantage of Master Wuzhi's momentary lapse in attention, two evil demons rushed out from behind and bound his arms on the left and right, while another evil demon punched him hard in the waist and abdomen from the front!

With a muffled groan, the Taoist priest Wuqia, whose hands were bound, raised his foot and kicked the evil disciple in front of him away.

However, the next demonic disciple, wielding a short sword, slashed straight at her. Master Azuma suddenly opened his eyes wide and struggled to dodge.

Just then, a person rushed out from the side, grabbed the demon's arm, snatched the short sword from the demon's hand, and slashed the demon away with a backhand strike.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Master Azuma also broke free from the restraints of the two evil demons on the left and right by brute force, and quickly followed up with an elbow strike and a punch to repel the enemy.

He glanced at Ukiyo Hidetoshi. Although the two didn't say much, they tacitly stood back to back, wary of the approaching demonic followers.

"There are too many enemies, let's leave first."

"Ikiyo Hidetoshi said calmly."

Master Azuma scoffed in a low voice, "Extreme Fox, we don't need your help!"

Helping you is also helping myself.

Ukiyo Hidetoshi simply said that, then spotted the direction with the fewest demons and charged ahead, using his short sword to repel the demons blocking his way, and ran away without stopping.

Although Master Azuma was stubborn, she knew in her heart that it would be difficult to break through the encirclement by fighting alone in the current situation, so she followed closely behind and drove back the evil followers who were chasing her.

The two fought and retreated, moving away from the open square and hiding at a corner of the path, barely managing to shake off the pursuing demons.

Ukiyo Hidetoshi relaxed, glanced at Azuma Michonne who was panting and leaning on his knees beside him, and couldn't help but smile: "You look quite disheveled~"

“You are too!” Daoist Wuqi said unhappily.

“Now it seems like only the two of us haven’t found the Desire Driver yet, so why don’t we work together?” Ukiyo Hidetoshi suddenly suggested.

Swah——

However, before he could finish speaking, Master Azuma suddenly grabbed his collar and pulled him in front of her, glaring at him fiercely.

His eyes held undisguised hostility and a barely suppressed frustration that seemed to be on the verge of exploding. His fierce expression made him look like a stubborn ox snorting.

But Ukiyo Hidetoshi seemed not to feel any pressure at all, and his face still had a calm smile on it. This carefree attitude of not taking everyone seriously was what Azuma Michinaga hated most about him!

Before Master Azuma could utter any rebuttal, Ukiyo Eiju spoke up again.

“I know—Azuma Michinaga, you participated in the Desire Grand Prix because of your friend, right? Because he was eliminated by Kamen Rider in the Desire Grand Prix, so you participated in the competition because you want to defeat all the Kamen Riders.”

"Shut up! Stop making sarcastic remarks!"

The Taoist priest gripped his collar tightly and said angrily, "I will definitely destroy all Kamen Riders, especially you, Kujiko!"

When the fox that passed by saw the grieving Master Azuma and his deceased friend, it simply said coldly, "Forget about this tragedy," and then acted as if nothing had happened.

But how can we pretend it never happened!

His friend was attacked and killed by these Kamen Riders for their own purposes, and was even mocked by them as if they were worthless. Azuma Michinaga could not forgive these people!

He was eventually selected by DGP.

Having touched the core ID, Master Azuma regained his friend's memory of his tragic death and obtained the zombie buckle that caused his friend's death. Since this is a competitive game, he will use his actions to let those Kamen Riders experience the cruelty of competition!

He always kept in mind that the Grand Prix of Desire was a competition.

Ukiyo Hidetoshi also put away his smile. Although his expression remained calm, his gaze became much more serious.

“Someone once said that Kamen Riders fight for the future and freedom of humanity, and we have never been competitors,” Hidetoshi Ukiyo said softly.

Master Wuzhi sneered, "There can only be one winner in the Grand Prix of Desire. Becoming the final winner will grant you your wish. As someone who has won many times before, don't you find it laughable to say such things?"

Ukiyo Hidetoshi said solemnly, "Whether you believe it or not, becoming the God of Desire is not my goal. I just want to save this world."

Master Azuma stared at him without any change in expression.

After a long standoff, Ukiyo Hidetoshi glanced almost imperceptibly at the sky around him, then moved slightly closer to Azuma Michinaga.

He lowered his voice and said, "Compared to the competition between Kamen Riders, don't you find it strange that the Demon Fiends always appear at such a coincidence? And since the Desire Grand Prix is ​​supposed to save the world, why do the operators insist on having Kamen Riders fight each other?"

“Because this is what we deserve. We have fought the evil forces to the very end, so why can’t we have our wishes fulfilled!” said Master Azuma.

Moreover, DGP only grants one wish at a time.

Therefore, the only thing that can happen between Kamen Riders is to fight.

Hidetoshi Ukiyo seemed to chuckle: "If your wish comes true, there will be no more Kamen Riders in this world. Who will then defeat the Demons?"

Master Azuma met his gaze firmly: "I! I will defeat all the Kamen Riders and demons, and then save this world!"

"That means—"

Ukiyo Hidetoshi, who had been looking serious, curled his lips into a smile again, his narrow eyes looking like those of a cunning fox.

"In fact, our enemies are all evil people!"

"What…?"

My wife, the Taoist priest, didn't react for a moment.

Then Hidetoshi Ukiyo began his speech: "The reason why the Desire Grand Prix exists is because evil people have appeared in this world!"

"No matter how many times we've cleared the game, we always need to defeat the demons to save the world. Kamen Riders fight for this purpose. Your friend probably participated in the Desire Grand Prix to fight the demons as well."

"So if you want to win this game and fulfill your wish, in addition to defeating Kamen Rider, you also need to defeat the final demon!"

"We don't know where these evil forces come from, or what their ultimate goal is, but they are definitely destroying the city we live in."

"If the evil followers are not eliminated, this world will be completely destroyed. In other words, as long as we can eliminate all the evil followers, the crisis of world destruction will no longer occur."

"If there had been no world crisis caused by the evil cultists from the beginning, Kamen Riders wouldn't have needed to fight, and everyone could have lived well in this world."

"So, in our battle as Kamen Riders, our only true enemy is the Demon Cult!"

"—"

Evil devil...

Master Azuma's expression gradually became blank.

He listened as Ukiyo Hidetoshi spoke each word clearly, but his mind was filled with a hazy, indistinct "demonic disciple," "demonic disciple," "demonic disciple"...

"Kamen Rider and the Demon..."

Master Azuma seemed to suddenly realize something, and with a blank stare, he murmured, "They are one."

Hidetoshi Ukiyo: "...?"

This cow's thinking is so unconventional!

Ukiyo Hidetoshi steered the conversation back on track: "Ba Niu, my target is not the God of Desire, but I must eliminate all the evil followers!"

Master Azuma snapped back to reality: "Eliminate all the evil spirits? How is that possible..."

That kind of thing is like a virus, it just keeps popping up.