I'm really not Kamen Rider

Chapter 69 Masked Rider (I)

Under the dim light, there is a devil from the dark world lurking, as if as long as the light is completely extinguished, this devil will cover the world.

The sobbing cries, carrying emotions of grief, echoed in the house on the corner.

The white sails hoisted high dance with the breeze in the night sky, like a soul that is attached to the human world and has to leave its home and go where it belongs.

Tiandao, dressed very formally in a black suit and with a solemn expression, walked out from the corner of the road.

Staring at the gate filled with a mournful atmosphere, Tiandao's heart trembled. After all, he could not avoid coming here to attend the funeral of someone he didn't even know.

But this isn't the first time.

In Nagano Prefecture, Spider has killed quite a number of Metropolitan Police Department personnel. Coupled with the killing spree by Leopard Woman in Tokyo, it can be said that huge casualties have been caused in a short period of time.

He attended many funerals of others, some of whom he had only met once at work, some of whom were colleagues and even attended meetings together.

Some even followed his orders and had served under him before.

The familiar and the unfamiliar, all died in one death and became cold numbers. What was left in the end were just the four words: died in the line of duty.

Just four words sum up their entire lives.

Tokyo's prosperity is superficial and anyone can see its bustle.

This prosperity conceals the invisible darkness beneath the surface; this noise also covers up all the sobs and lamentations, leaving only a prosperous splendor.

But now, what Tiandao wants to touch is the truest side of this city.

Arriving at the gate of Jiko's house, Tiandao took a deep breath and walked in.

Tiandao didn't know any of the people around him. Or rather, he didn't need to know them, he just came for Jizi, and that was enough.

After arriving at the main hall, Tiandao saw the conspicuous black and white photo at a glance.

The girl in the black and white photo was still smiling, but she had lost her vitality.

Those who have died are destined to fade from people's memory.

The colorful life and the splendid world will eventually turn into simple black and white.

This is the final outcome for everyone.

Black and white represent life and death.

The middle-aged women kneeling on the ground on both sides should be Jiko's mother.

On the other side, there was a middle-aged man with a numb and stern face, his eyes full of fatigue. The pain of losing his daughter was too much for him to bear, but he had to hold up his shoulders and support this broken home again.

"It's like a person's life is full of colorful colors, and when a person dies, those colors will gradually fade away in the person's memory, and eventually become a blur of black and white, until... you can no longer remember the other person's face."

These words suddenly popped up in my mind, and they were exactly what Kamiyama Taiji said when he saw Tiandao returning from his colleague's funeral.

At that time, Tiandao did not have such feelings, but now... his mind seemed to be swept by a violent storm, and in a very short time, he remembered every frown and smile of the girl.

Not only this girl, but also those people who turned into cold numbers, his colleagues, his colleagues... the scenes of them working together or laughing together also emerged.

If the friends a person makes in his life are a huge painting, how many of the figures in his mind are still bright and colorful, and how many have turned to black and white?

"Please accept my condolences." With a heavy heart, Tiandao lit a stick of incense and stretched out his hand to pull the middle-aged woman up: "I know that everything I say now will be pale, but... I still ask you..."

"Are you...Jiko's classmate?" The middle-aged woman's eyes were bloodshot, but she still managed to talk to Tiandao: "Or, are you her teacher?"

"I am Shenshan Tiandao, I am..." After a pause, Tiandao chose to tell the truth: "A policeman."

"I was there when your daughter had the accident."

"I'm sorry...I couldn't save your daughter."

Tiandao lowered his head. No matter what, in front of the deceased's family, he, as a policeman, had indeed failed to fulfill his duty to protect others.

Although it's not his fault, but... he finds it hard to get over it.

"You are Officer Kamiyama." Hearing Tiandao's name, Jizi's mother was a little surprised: "I heard Saya mention you. It was you who saved her."

"Yes." Tiandao still maintained his original appearance, motionless: "By the time I reacted, your daughter..."

"I don't mean to blame you." Noriko's mother shook her head: "I know that Officer Kamiyama has done his best."

"It was an unidentified life form that killed my daughter." When mentioning unidentified life forms, Kiko's mother's bloodshot eyes revealed a strong hatred: "They are the murderers!" "Everyone has a lucky mentality, thinking that the world is so big that even if unidentified life forms attack, they may not find them." Supporting his wife, Kiko's father finally spoke: "But if it really happens to you, won't it be too late?"

"Noriko... no, we all think so." Noriko's father sighed, "This answer is really unbearable."

“Officer Kamiyama!” Grabbing Tiandao’s sleeve, Jizi’s mother showed a weak look: “You will definitely eliminate all the unconfirmed life forms!”

"You, the Metropolitan Police Department, are going to kill all of the unidentified life forms that killed Noriko!"

The first time was to seek confirmation, while the second time was the shock of repeating the obsession.

After losing her daughter, her mind and all her emotions turned into one.

revenge.

…Heaven is silent.

...

"Officer Kamiyama, Jingmu...he was killed by an unidentified life form. You must avenge him!"

"Officer Kamiyama, I beg you, the Metropolitan Police Department, please catch the murderer who killed my son!"

"Officer Shenshan, please take care of yourself. I think even my dead brother would not want to see you..."

"Those monsters! Those damn monsters!!!"

"Ohhhhh..."

...

Parents seek hope in the grief of losing their son.

The admonition and helpless lamentation when one of the brothers is lost.

The wife's questions after losing her husband, and the child, who was less than a month old, cried loudly in the mourning hall that belonged to his father.

Would a child who is not even a month old know that he is attending his father’s funeral?

Would you know that he lost his father when he was young?
And now, it is a prayer from a mother who has lost her daughter.

These voices echoed in his mind over and over again, impacting Tiandao's soul over and over again.

Everything seemed to be seeking an answer from him.

"Why on earth do unconfirmed life forms appear?" Such a voice came from behind. Saya finally stood up with a crying voice: "Unconfirmed life forms, why on earth do they appear!"

Shenshan Tiandao:…

Yes...why...why does such a thing exist?

Gurongi...wouldn't it be good for him to just sleep forever?

Or was this disaster originally caused by human beings themselves?

Tiandao clenched his fists.

"We at the Metropolitan Police Department have already made preliminary inferences about the appearance of unidentified life forms and the motive for murder." He spoke in a trembling voice, and even though he was in agony, he still had to say, "If we have any clues, we will make it public."

"Until then, please wait patiently." Tiandao stepped back a few steps, used Li's traditional skills, and bowed deeply: "No matter what, please protect yourselves."

After saying this, Tiandao immediately turned around and walked past Saya.

"Officer Kamiyama?" Saya shouted.

Tiandao's footsteps did not stop at all, as if he had not heard anything at all. His figure disappeared at the gate and left.

Saya did not turn around. The gap between humans and unconfirmed life forms was too big. Although she wanted Tiandao to avenge Kiko, she also understood that as a human being, Tiandao could not defeat an unconfirmed life form.

If I impose this responsibility on him, wouldn't that be like asking Heaven to die?

Saya understood this very well, so she opened her mouth several times, but she just opened her mouth and couldn't continue.

She was both unwilling and reluctant. The two complicated emotions tortured her and made it difficult for her to find peace.

(End of this chapter)