Kamen Rider from the ancient times

On the day Hisanaga was born, his older brother disappeared without a trace when he was seven years old.

Because his mother often missed her missing eldest son, and his father was busy with work and neglected the family, Hisanaga grew up being neglected.

But Kamen Rider was always there for him.

It stemmed from his brother, whom he had never met.

His mother told him that his birthday was the day before his older brother's long-awaited Kamen Rider Kuuga premiere. Before that, his older brother often promised him, before he was even born, that he would watch Kamen Rider with his younger brother in the future and that he would protect him like Kamen Rider.

Perhaps it was out of curiosity, perhaps it was imitation, or perhaps it was to find something to cling to.

From Kamen Rider Kuuga to Kamen Rider Decade ten years ago, from Kamen Rider W to this year's Kamen Rider Zi-O, Touma Hisanaga has never missed the birth of any Kamen Rider.

He pursued it relentlessly, as if touching a shadow.

Then the room was filled with more and more Kamen Rider merchandise, from dolls to belts, from posters to photos, from one year old to eighteen years old, with Hisanaga Toru's eighteen years of Kamen Rider presence.

but……

Why would someone follow Kamen Rider?
No matter how much time passes, when Hisanaga holds the Kamen Rider Kuuga rubber doll in his hand, he will still think of his brother whom he never met.

—My brother was so looking forward to you, and he loved you so much, even though he had never seen you before. But why didn't you save him?

—Because Kamen Rider doesn't exist.

Hisanaga Toru, unable to comprehend the emotions within himself, channeled them into Kamen Rider, and then, with this mix of resentment and longing, he reached the age of eighteen.

until--

An otherworldly god appeared before him.

It was as if the mirror between reality and virtuality had been shattered, and the sands of time seeped through the screen and into his surroundings.

I can grant your wish.

Hisanaga Toru has been a Kamen Rider fan for eighteen years! Of course he knows what a contract with the "Imajin" means, but he simply can't resist the temptation!

"I want to see the real Kamen Rider!"

When otherworldly beings want to quickly end their desires and obtain a physical body, they usually do so by twisting their desires.

But no matter how twisted it is, the final result is that he will definitely be able to meet the Kamen Rider!
So what will actually happen?

Will he travel to the world of Kamen Rider?
No, it's the knights who traveled through time!
However, to end his wish, Hisanaga's obsessive desire needs to be satisfied, but no matter how many Kamen Riders he has met, he still feels it is not enough.

Because what he really wanted to see was...

【it is good! 】

The Imagin exclaimed excitedly, "Once you see Kamen Rider Kuuga, you'd better end the contract immediately! Otherwise, if this continues, that guy... these monsters might really take over the world!"

Hisanaga lowered his eyes and said, "I promise you."

After he agreed, the Otherworldly God made no further sound, perhaps to expend energy for a specific summoning.

Hisanaga looked somewhat bewildered at this moment.

Is Kuuga the one he really wants to see?

no……

He just couldn't let go of the question that had been lingering in his mind for over a decade: why didn't the Kamen Rider his brother had been waiting for appear when his brother went missing?

Even if he understands, it's because they are fictional.

But he still made that impulsive suggestion.

He might even impulsively question them, complaining about why the Kamen Rider didn't come to their rescue, even though they liked him so much...

What exactly is he obsessed with?

Hisanaga, who had been sitting on the ground, slowly curled up, buried his head in his arms, and his hands, which were supporting his face, were wet with tears.

Whether it was the fear of the monster fighting Kamen Rider ZiO, the terror of just being on the brink of death, or the pent-up resentment that had lingered in his heart for so long, Hisanaga Tou trembled and choked up.

Because he was so lonely...

...When the Otherworldly God finally came to its senses, exhausted, it saw its contractor crying on the spot.

【Hey...wait...?!】

The Otherworldly God's voice was somewhat halting.

What are you sad about?

Shouldn't the one who should be heartbroken be the demon god who has to work a dozen jobs to fulfill this wish?
Summoning Kamen Riders to this world is really exhausting, and you have to keep the energy running at all times. Otherwise, the summoned "fictional characters" will have their perceptions distorted by the powerful will of this world and be assimilated by it.

He had taken a break earlier, which caused the energy connection to become unstable, and Tsukuyomi was assimilated by the world and lost her memories.

After Hisanaga briefly saw Kamen Rider Grease and Kamen Rider Rogue at Bay Square, he took the opportunity to slack off for a bit. If nothing unexpected happens, Saruwatari Kazumi and Himuro Gentoku have probably lost their memories by now...

As for Kiryu Sento and Banjou Ryuga, those two are quite special; they can maintain their own summoning energy very easily!
However, the wish is carried by Toru Hisanaga's consciousness. If he wants to see a certain character, then even fictional characters who are "non-Kamen Riders" have a certain chance of being summoned.

This makes the Otherworldly Gods really tired!
And this kid even dared to say something like, "Because I have the power to attract Kamen Riders," without even considering who's actually working for him!
Now, all we want is for him to end his wish sooner, yet he's crying in frustration?

The Otherworldly God sighed with great melancholy.

Um, you...

【Uh……】

You...

Having never encountered such a situation before, the Otherworldly God struggled for a long time to find a word to comfort the contractor.

Although Hisanaga did not respond, the incessant chatter of the otherworldly god within him brought him back to his senses, and he choked back tears as he lifted his head from his arms.

"desire……"

He raised his hand to wipe away the tears he couldn't stop, and was about to say to the Otherworldly God, "Let this wish end here," but at that moment, a fiery red light seemed to come to his side with steady steps.

Hisanaga was suddenly startled, his gaze shifting to the black body and the red spirit stone control bead on the golden armor on his ankle.

This is--

When Hisahiro suddenly looked up, the figure in front of him also knelt down on one knee.

"Can you please stop crying?"

A gentle yet firm voice came from the other end: "Look, be a brave person like this, I believe in you!"

When Hisanaga saw that the person in front of him was a warrior with a red appearance, with sharp golden horns extending from his forehead, but below them were a pair of fiery red compound eyes filled with gentleness and smiles. At this moment, the other party gave him a thumbs up of trust.

"You...you are..."

Hisanaga stared wide-eyed and opened his mouth slightly, but for a moment he was at a loss for words to express his feelings.

He seemed to see the smile on the face of the soldier in front of him.

Then the other person gave him a firm thumbs-up, stood up, and said, "I want to see you smile again, so watch now—my battle!"

Hisanaga had stopped crying; he was simply gazing intently at Kamen Rider Kuuga with a hopeful and expectant look.

Kuuga nodded to him, then glanced at the green storm in the distance as if sensing something, before turning around and rushing towards Another Rider who was fighting Kamen Rider ZiO like a long rainbow!
"boom--!"

The punch landed heavily on the alien Fourze, who was caught off guard and flew backward like a cannonball, crashing into the wall behind him.

Stumbling backward in the battle, Kamen Rider ZiO noticed the reinforcements, turned his head in surprise, and then met a pair of passionate, fiery compound eyes.

Tokiwa Sougo was stunned for a moment, and Kuuga then gave him a thumbs up with a smile.

Let's fight together!

After saying that, I thought about it again.

"Hmm...you should be..."

"Demon King?"

...(End of chapter)