Rider Build: Starting in Next Form

A buckwheat noodle shop.

Luo Yuan wanted to satisfy his appetite a little before returning to the Meta Realm to continue his research, so he came to this shop, ordered a bowl of buckwheat noodles, and waited at a table.

But soon, he saw several familiar figures.

"What a coincidence..." Luo Yuan couldn't help but mutter, "Is this what they call knights being attracted to each other...?"

Chapter 448 Boss Battle Hidden Quest Completed

"Eh? Luo Yuan." Sakurai Keikazu was surprised to see Luo Yuan in a certain spot.

Upon hearing Sakurai Keikazu's voice, Ukiyo Hidetoshi and Kurama Nene also looked over.

"Luo Yuan?"

"Yo."

"What a coincidence." Luo Yuan nodded and greeted him.

What was originally one person per table quickly turned into five people sharing a table.

The group chatted idly, when Luo Yuan suddenly thought of a question.

"Fox, where's the Bull King?"

“I’m not entirely sure, but he’s already finished the renovation of my villa,” Hidetoshi Ukiyo replied.

"what happened?"

"...Didn't you notice that we're only missing him?" Luo Yuan said softly.

Sakurai Keikazu and Kurama Nene looked up and realized the same thing.

"Yes."

"What? Who are you talking about?" Sakurai Sara looked at her younger brother with a blank expression.

"No, you misheard. Keep eating your noodles!" Sakurai Keikazu decisively changed the subject, not wanting his sister to be involved in anything related to the Grand Prix or the Knights. He lowered his head and continued eating his noodles.

…………

On the other side, at the workplace of Master Azuma.

While painting the wall, Master Azuma suddenly sneezed.

Several of Master Wuzhi's coworkers asked with concern, "Master, are you alright? Have you caught a cold?"

"No, it's nothing, my nose is just a little itchy."

…………

After we finished eating the noodles, it got dark.

The five of them walked together.

Throughout the journey, Sakurai Sara kept praising Kurama Nene; relationships between girls always develop inexplicably quickly.

The two girls were chasing each other.

“I think I understand why you long for world peace,” Hidetoshi Ukiyo said suddenly, looking at Kagekazu Sakurai.

"Huh?" Sakurai Keikazu turned his head, somewhat puzzled.

"You know how painful it is to lose a family member, so you don't want more people to experience the same pain."

Sakurai Keikazu lowered his head slightly, thought for a moment, and then asked, "And what about you, Hidetoshi? What about your family?"

“I’ve long forgotten about it,” Ukiyo Hidetoshi chuckled.

"Huh?" Sakurai Kagekazu was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected Ukiyo Hidetoshi to answer like that.

“After all, it’s been a long time since the year 1 AD,” Luo Yuan joked to the left of Fu Shi Ying Shou.

"Alright, we've had our delicious soba noodles. Now it's time to save the world." Ukiyo Hidetoshi took a deep breath, composed himself, and said with a smile.

Hidetoshi Ukiyo patted Kei Sakurai on the shoulder, then turned and left.

"Don't take what the fox says too seriously. Although what he said this time may be true, don't forget that he is a fox."

"A fox who likes to deceive raccoons."

"Goodbye when the game begins."

Nodding to Sakurai Keikazu, Luo Yuan followed Ukiyo Hidetoshi.

"Goodbye." Sakurai Keikazu paused for a moment, then smiled.

…………

"Fox, your eyes were teary just now."

"It must be an illusion," Ukiyo Hidetoshi chuckled.

"I'm a fox who's good at lying."

"Mm." Luo Yuan nodded.

There was a brief period of silence.

"...I have some more leads about your mother," Luo Yuan said after a moment of silence.

"What?" Ukiyo Hidetoshi's face showed a completely different expression than before.

"During this time, I tested a portion of the power I had retained during the previous world reset."

“Upon further analysis, I captured a wavelength, and as for its content… it seems to be a lament,” Luo Yuan said calmly.

“A lament… Thank you.” Ukiyo Hidetoshi murmured these two words, then thanked him.

"It's alright. I hope you find your mother soon," Luo Yuan said to Fu Shiyingshou before turning and leaving.

…………

Battle platform.

After Tsumuri issued the summons, everyone came here.

"The Knight Demon has appeared and is still growing. All players, please be careful."

"The mission begins."

As Tsumuri finished speaking, the five of them were teleported to an amusement park.

"It really is huge." Luo Yuan exclaimed, looking at the monster in the distance, which was at least 20 meters tall.

"It's going to be dangerous, you all need to step back a bit," Sakurai Kagekazu said, taking out the thrusters and addressing the others.

"Are you really going to do it yourself? Are you sure you can handle it?" Kurama Nene asked worriedly.

"If the evil spirits find out, everything will be over." Azuma Mikoto glanced sideways at Sakurai Kagekazu, his tone quite unfriendly.

"Keep it up." Luo Yuan sat on the platform to the side.

"Your wish is for world peace, isn't it?" Ukiyo Hidetoshi said softly.

“…Yes!” Sakurai Kagekazu turned to look at Ukiyo Hidetoshi, took a deep breath, and then said firmly, “That’s why I will protect him myself!”

"SET!" (Get dressed)

"Transform!"

"BOOST!"

"Ready!"

"Fight!"

Red armor was fitted onto Tai Li's body.

On his fourth attempt, he finally got his hands on the thruster and used it himself!

Tai Li summoned a propelled assault motorcycle, which charged along the roller coaster track toward the Knight Demon Disciple.

"Alright, game time is over." Luo Yuan took out the thrusters and the juvenile form, quickly transformed, and walked towards the Knight Demon Disciple.

On the other side, Tai Li had already rushed up behind the Knight Demon Disciple.

Before the demons could spot him, he rushed toward the jar. The next moment, he was discovered, and the knight demons fired countless spiked light bullets to stop his movements.

"Aura Mirage!"

Nexus raised his hand, his body emitting a faint red light, intercepting all the light projectiles within sight.

Seeing that the light blast had been blocked, the knight demon raised his fist and sent the Taili flying while it was still on the ground.

"Tsk!" Nexus clicked his tongue and tried to move towards Taili. The Knight Demon Disciple noticed this and shot out countless light bullets from his mouth again, attacking Nexus.

Nexus raised his hand and redirected all the light projectiles he had just blocked, sending them hurtling towards the incoming projectiles.

The sound of explosions echoed continuously in the air.

Hidden quest completed.

A notification sound came from the spider phone on Nexus's body.

"Eh?"×2

Both Azuma Michinaga and Kurama Nene looked bewildered, but Ukiyo Hidetoshi was not surprised, because he knew that there must be special equipment for dealing with the boss.

A quest box appeared at Nexus's feet.

"This thing... is it special equipment for dealing with bosses?" Nexus opened the box and saw the familiar buckle inside. Wasn't this the weapon buckle he obtained during the neurasthenia game?

“Then let’s give it a try.” Nexus removed the child version from his waist and replaced it with this green buckle.

"SET!" (Get dressed)

"Ninja!"

"Ready!"

"Fight!"

Green armor imbued with ninja elements was donned over Nexus, and a weapon called the Ninja Twin Blades appeared in Nexus's hands.