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Chapter 122 Pretending to be strong
Saiga Ryoka's gaze returned to the ice crystal barrier before her. She adjusted her breathing and calmed herself down. Then, returning to her previous state, she spoke in a respectful and calm tone, "It's Mr. Onoue, the knight of Toudou."

"I didn't expect to meet you here."

Saiga Ryoka's voice was calm and controlled, her tone revealing just the right amount of respect, without a hint of hostility, and even a hint of politeness.

Standing behind the ice wall, Onoue Takumi remained silent, looking at the woman in front of him quietly without saying a word.

Although the Three Crows only trained for three days, they eventually became connected to him. Moreover, their deaths were caused by the Fire Angel Energy Bottle incident between him and Ebolt, which triggered a chain reaction of plot changes.

So Onoue Takumi felt a little depressed for a while.
Noticing his silence, Saiga Ryoka lowered her stance even further, and her tone became softer, even with a hint of rationality and peace.

"Northern Capital invaded Eastern Capital. For this counterattack, we took into consideration that the three Eastern Capital Kamen Riders did not like to use Kamen Rider as a tool for military struggle."

She paused for a moment and continued, "After much consideration, we have decided that the Eastern Capital will personally attack and successfully repel the Northern Capital invaders."

As she spoke, she glanced at Saruwatari Ikkai, who was lying on the ground with wounds all over his body, and then turned her gaze back to Onoue Takumi, waiting for Onoue Takumi's reaction.

"Let's end it here for today."

Without any intention of arguing, Cai He Liang Xiang leaned forward slightly and bowed, her tone still gentle: "Indeed, the invaders from Beidu have basically retreated to the Sky Wall. Therefore, the first phase of the operation can be considered a successful completion."

The tone was gentle and restrained, without any provocation, no unnecessary explanations, and no deliberate concealment of anything. Everything was so natural.

"Then, farewell."

Without any reluctance, she turned and left, her figure gradually disappearing in the misty ruins.

But before leaving, Saiga Ryoka glanced at Saruto Ikkai, with a complicated look in her eyes, and then she disappeared.

Onoue Takumi sighed slightly, lowered his head, looked at the dying Saruwatari Ikkai, and directly carried Saruwatari Ikkai up.

Three hours later.
The chill of the midnight seeped through the window cracks into a custom-made metal house. In the silent air, only the faint candlelight danced with flickering shadows on the table.

Saruwatari Kazumi slowly opened his eyes and found himself lying in a familiar yet unfamiliar house. The night outside the window was dark and quiet, with only the sound of his own breathing being heard.

As his eyes moved to the metal table in the center of the room, he saw a familiar figure.

Onoue Takumi sat quietly opposite him, with a cup of steaming milk in her hand, and was also silent.

This familiar scene seemed to bring him back to the days of training camp in an instant.

But
This time, the Three Crows were gone.

Thinking of this, Saruwatari Ikkai's eyes dimmed, and his heart seemed to be pressed down by a huge stone weighing a thousand pounds, causing him so much pain that he could hardly breathe.

His eyes were red, and he couldn't hold it back any longer, lowered his head, and burst into tears.
Onoue Takumi didn't say anything, but just looked at him quietly, allowing him to vent all his emotions.

After crying for a long time, Saruwatari Ikkai's sobs gradually subsided.

He slowly raised his head and looked at the instructor with red and swollen eyes, only to see that Onoue Takumi had already placed a brand new extrusion drive in front of him.

"Please retract the drive."

Saruwatari Kazukai looked at the driver on the table and said, "You are the Kamen Rider of Toudou. You gave the driver to someone who is hostile to you. What kind of situation are you putting the people of Toudou in?"

In response to these words, Onoue Takumi's voice was calm without a trace of emotion.

"Holding a weapon, it's up to you to choose how to use it."

"Because you are Kamen Rider Gris."

Saruwatari Kazumi slowly stretched out his hand and grasped the brand new squeeze driver.

He could clearly feel the temperature of the driver as his fingers slid across the cold metal surface. "I will not participate in any war where the Northern Capital attacks the Eastern Capital. However, I will fight for the Three Crows' revenge and if the Northern Capital is invaded."

The one Onoue Takumi handed over to Saruwatari Kazumi was not the original Squeeze Driver, but an improved version 2.0. This driver combined the power of the Alaya Energy Bottle, effectively eliminating the side effects of the original version and preventing the user from losing control due to overload.

Saruwatari Kazumi gripped the driver tightly, feeling extremely complicated.

As the Kamen Rider of Toudou, the instructor is still willing to help him, but he is unable to respond to this kindness now.

"Thank you."

After briefly saying thank you, Saruwatari Ikkai didn't stay any longer. He lowered his head and looked deeply at Onoe Takumi, then turned around and left quickly.

His steps were hurried, even awkward. He was afraid that if he stayed too long, he would become a burden to the instructor.

Onoue Takumi looked at his back quietly, without trying to keep him, but just sighed slowly.

After dealing with these things, Onoue Takumi returned to Toudou an hour later. When he pushed open the door of the coffee shop, the chill of the night rushed in and fell on his shoulders.

My steps were much heavier than before, and every step seemed to be stepping on suppressed emotions.

The death of the three crows made him feel particularly heavy.

On the battlefield, he was used to seeing life and death, but this time, because of his own manipulation, the plot went out of control, indirectly leading to the death of the Three Crows. It was indeed himself.
In any case, Three Crows was a student he personally taught during this period.

However, he still couldn't save them.

With this suppressed emotion, he pushed open the door of the coffee shop, thinking that the room was quiet, but he found
Battle Rabbit, Misora, and Ryuga have been waiting for a long time.

"Aqiao, you're back."

It was Battle Rabbit who spoke first, his voice a little gentler than usual.

Onoue Takumi forced a smile: "Well, I'm back."

Battle Rabbit slowly stood up, walked in front of Onoue Takumi, and patted his shoulder: "We are all waiting for you."

Ooue Takumi was slightly startled, and looked up at Zhantu with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

But the next second.
"Because I'm hungry."

Battle Rabbit pretended to look forward to it, and Ryuya nodded as well: "Yeah, I'm starving. Let's cook quickly."

Just as Onoue Takumi was about to say something, Misora's voice rang out softly, "No way! Stupid Battle Rabbit and Ryuga!"

"It's obviously because I'm either hungry or worried about you that I'm waiting for you to come back."

Ooue Takumi lowered his head, sighed softly, and then revealed a faint smile: "My abilities are limited. I'm sorry that I can't protect everyone."

Looking at Onoue Takumi who was pretending to be strong, Sento raised his hand and patted his shoulder again: "Don't take all the responsibility on yourself, Takumi!"

Onoue Takumi looked up and met Sento's clear eyes.

"Don't tense yourself up so much."

"You guys have been waiting for me?"

"nonsense!"

Long Wo rolled his eyes in annoyance: "Although Beidu's affairs have nothing to do with us, you, Aqiao, are related to us, so I am worried about your feelings."

Just as Onoue Takumi's emotions were gradually stabilizing, War Rabbit, who had originally had a calm expression, turned around with a worried look on his face.

My own strength is still not strong enough.
Otherwise, Aqiao wouldn't have been so exhausted running around. Seeing him feeling upset because he couldn't save the students, Zhan Tu felt bad too.

(End of this chapter)