Kamen Rider from the ancient times

Minako stared blankly ahead.

The hand steadily caught the bat monster's wing claws, red arm armor began to solidify from the wrist, while black reinforced skin quickly spread to the forearm, elbow, shoulder, and head.

A red light emanated from the center of the stone at his waist, standing out conspicuously in the rainy night. Finally, what appeared before him was a Kamen Rider with stag beetle features.

"This is……"

Minami's eyes widened.

The red Kamen Rider shook off the bat monster's wing claws and then threw a punch, sending the bat monster crashing into the opposite wall and creating a dent.

The bat monster struggled to its feet, letting out a piercing screech, seemingly wanting to continue its attack, but the next moment its body froze in place.

Golden runes shimmered on its body, and then it suddenly exploded, with intense flames raging in the storm.

Minato Miharu stood frozen in place, the firelight in the rain flashing in his compound eyes. Just then, another extremely fast black shadow swept past his vision, rushing towards the red figure in front of him.

Before he could even utter a word of warning, Kawahara had already raised his right arm to block without turning his head.

clang--

The mantis monster's scythe-like blade struck the red arm armor, sparks flying, but leaving no mark. Then, a seemingly ordinary punch landed on the monster's chest.

"boom!"

The charging mantis monster was sent flying backward, crashing into a lamppost and smashing into the ground amidst the flickering electric light, splashing water high into the air.

The mantis monster lay in the puddles, barely struggling before exploding into a ball of flame.

After that came the remaining monsters. Minato Miharu felt like an outsider sitting in the audience. The sound of the heavy rain gradually faded away, and the dense raindrops refracted the surrounding lights into twinkling stars, while the shimmering starlight illuminated the figure in a flickering light.

The firelight slowly illuminated the gloomy and eerie rainy night.

The red figure was exceptionally bright.

The rampaging boar monster stomped through the puddles, splashing water droplets that instantly glowed with a fiery red light, resembling fireworks bursting in the darkness.

Kawahara didn't linger with the monsters, taking them down one by one with a single punch. But when he turned around, he saw Minato Miharu sitting on the ground, staring blankly at him, as if she were in a daze.

He didn't even react when the monster exploded next to him.

For a moment, Kawahara wondered if he had gotten too wet in the rain and washed his brain into water.

Suddenly, white spider silk pierced through the rain and wrapped around Kawahara's hands and feet. Kawahara did not dodge, letting the spider silk wrap around his arms, then grabbed the spider silk with his backhand and pulled hard!
The spider monster was pulled off the ground and flew over, then flung towards Kamen Rider Aqua.

"Bam—"

"what!"

Minato Miharu was finally brought back to her senses by the impact.

The spider monster didn't care who its enemy was; it opened its mandibles and bit, scaring him so much that he quickly reached out and grabbed the monster's head.

"Use your fists."

A few deep voices came from the side. Cou Weiqing reacted, threw a punch at the spider monster's face, and then, taking advantage of its tilted head, kicked it hard.

The spider monster was kicked and sent flying, but that force was not enough to defeat the enemy. So the monster roared even more furiously and pounced on it.

"Waaaaah—"

Cou Weiqing remained silent, only kicking him relentlessly.

Kawahara stood not far from him, his red figure seemingly frozen in place, watching this scene as he closed his eyes deeply.

Finally, the spider monster was kicked to pieces.

"Boom!" The intense heat of the explosion scorched the rain, but it was quickly swallowed up by the torrential downpour, and the surroundings became quiet again.

The sound of rain, as if it were exploding through the heavens and earth, suddenly returned to her ears. Minato Miharu, panting, came back to her senses, deactivated her transformation, and quickly turned her head to look at the red Kamen Rider standing behind her.

"You're also... a Kamen Rider?"

No, that's not it~

However, the other party denied it in an odd tone.

Cou Weiqing was stunned.

Kawahara deactivated his transformation, squatted down in front of him with an arrogant smile on his face, and then said in a sinister tone, "I am a cyborg from the Dai-Shocker organization. I came to this world to help the Dai-Shocker leader rule the world!"

Minato Miharu: "..."

Rain streamed down his face as he stared blankly at the man in front of him who was grinning maliciously. He opened his mouth, but then hesitated to speak.

He hesitated for a long time before finally retorting, "Impossible!"

Kawahara raised an eyebrow: "Why?"

After looking at him hesitantly for a while, Cou Weiqing lowered her head somewhat embarrassedly, her gaze darting away without saying another word.

Kawahara stood up and looked down at him: "I am a Kamen Rider, but I will not stay in this world, so I will not help you protect this world."

Upon hearing this, Minato Miharu looked up in a panic, only to see Kawahara turn and leave. He immediately got up and followed.

"Wait...why?"

Minato Miharu said anxiously, "Your strength is much greater than mine, and you're incredibly skilled in combat. Those monsters are no match for you at all. Please, I'm counting on you!"

Kawahara simply ignored him and kept walking forward.

The heavy rain continued to fall all night, so he deliberately walked to the middle of the street where there was no shelter. Even though Minami felt uncomfortable because her body was soaked, she could only follow behind him in the rain and beg him.

After witnessing this person annihilate those monsters with overwhelming power, Minato Miharu, who was already suffering from battle, did indeed have the urge to escape.

If this world is protected by a more powerful Kamen Rider, then it wouldn't matter if we didn't have the power of Kamen Rider Aqua...

But clearly, his thoughts were not accepted by the people in front of him.

Minato Miharu gritted her teeth and shouted, "I'm sorry, I really tried my best to fight, but no matter what I did, I couldn't unleash the power of Aqua. I'm completely useless like this, I have no way of protecting this world. Please... please!!"

He didn't chase after them anymore. He just shouted these words as if he was going to risk everything, and then suddenly bent down and begged.

After he finished speaking, there was no movement around him for a long time. Only the sound of rain pattering in his ears could be heard. The sound was so loud that he could not tell whether the person in front of him was still there or not.

Cou Weiqing closed his eyes in discomfort. He raised his head in frustration, only to meet the gaze of a pair of dark, deep eyes so close to his own.

"Alas--"

He was so startled that he jumped back a step.

Kawahara curled his lips into a smile: "I can stay in this world for a while longer to help you deal with those monsters, but first you need to do one thing."

Upon hearing this, Cou Weiqing's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly asked, "What is it?"

"It's a very simple thing~"

Kawahara said meaningfully, "It all depends on whether your desire to protect this world is genuine."

...(End of this chapter)