Rider Build: Starting in Next Form

As they walked out of the temple gate, Kiriya Kyosuke turned around and glanced at the spot where Sougo and the others were practicing, muttering to himself, "Mian, you've made a good friend."

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A riverbank.

Luo Yuan was dragged here by Tsukuyomi with a blank expression. After learning what had happened, Tsukuyomi went to the 9-to-5 Hall to find him and wanted to meet the Kamen Rider Todoroki's heir, Todayama Tomizo.

"According to the information, someone seems to have spotted a Todoroki in the vicinity." Tsukuyomi held a tablet in her hand and looked around.

"Stop looking, the person you're looking for is over there." Luo Yuan pointed to the riverbank not far away.

A dark blue private car was parked on the side of the road. The back door was open, and the car was filled with household items. A tent had also been set up on the riverbank.

Todayama Hijimi sat on several rocks, playing the Thunderclap zither.

"Mr. Todoroki." Tsukuyomi carefully walked to the riverbank, looked at Todoroki who was having a great time not far away, raised her voice, and called out politely.

"Who are you?" Todayama Hijizo had no recollection of Tsukuyomi, but he did have some impression of Luo Yuan. Before showing himself to deal with the monster, he observed him for a while. "Are you here for that demonized demon? Don't worry, I'll handle it."

"Um... I think you've misunderstood. That's an Another Rider, not the monster you're talking about called a Makamo." Tsukuyomi immediately searched for information about Makamo on her tablet.

"Another Rider? So he didn't turn into a demonic monster after all," Todayama Hidezo said in surprise, standing up.

Speaking of fighting that guy, he did have a strange sense of familiarity. His appearance and familiar abilities reminded him of someone... Kamen Rider Hibiki!

“However, that person is indeed related to ghosts. He was training to become a ghost, but he caused trouble. Originally, his master was supposed to clean up the mess.” As he spoke, Todayama Hijizo took the Thunderbolt and walked to the back door, picked up a towel and began to wipe the Thunderbolt.

Who was his master?

“His master is Kiriya Kyosuke,” Todayama Hidezo replied while wiping away the raging lightning.

"Is that the guy who called himself the Hibiki and dragged Zhuang Wu and the others to train?" Tsukuyomi suddenly realized.

"Did Kyosuke say that himself? And he even dragged others to train?" Todayama Hijizo stopped wiping and frowned.

He didn't inherit the name of Hibiki, but he still takes on disciples in Hibiki's name, which is against the rules. And now he dares to do it again!

"Don't be fooled by him! That guy isn't Hibiki; he's just an ordinary demon who failed to inherit the title of Hibiki," said Todayama Hijizo, suppressing his anger.

"An ordinary ghost?" Tsukuyomi was stunned and subconsciously looked at Luo Yuan, only to see that his expression was not surprised.

"Nexus, you?" Tsukuyomi was about to ask something when Luo Yuan interrupted her.

"Ask me later, the enemy is here." Luo Yuan patted Tsukuyomi on the shoulder and looked in one direction.

Chapter 468 The Demon Watch

Following Luo Yuan's gaze, Todayama Hijizo saw that the strange creature Hibiki had appeared by some unknown time beside a withered tree not far away, staring at the three of them with a cold gaze.

"I'll take care of you!" Todayama Hijizo quickly plucked the three strings in the incense burner on his left wrist with his right hand. A thunderous roar followed, and he transformed into Kamen Rider Todoroki, charging towards Another Hibiki.

Surrounded by Another Hibiki, Ul felt extremely frustrated. Why did he have to run into Nexus again? "Is this guy deliberately ambushing me?"

Thinking this, Ur looked in another direction, where a person was hiding behind a tree, watching the situation.

After recognizing the figure, Ur gave a sinister smile and raised his hand to freeze time in that area.

Ur walked up to the man, who was hiding behind a tree. This man was none other than his target, Kiriya Kyosuke, who was looking towards the riverbank with a conflicted expression.

"I don't know what you're thinking, but since you've offered yourself up, I'll accept it without hesitation. The power of Hibiki." Ul smiled and took out a blank watch, placing it into Kiriya Kyosuke's chest.

The next moment, a blue-purple will-o'-the-wisp ignited on Kiriya Kyosuke's body, and was then absorbed into the Blank Watch. A ring of illusory clock turned, and the Blank Watch transformed into a Rider Watch.

"Kyoki!" (strong ghost)

"What?!" The watch beeped, and the smile on Ur's face froze instantly. He pulled his hand away and frowned as he looked at the watch in his hand.

A powerful demon? Not a Hibiki?!

Upon realizing that the person before him was not Hibiki, Ul's face clearly showed anger, and the Oni Watch in his hand crackled with electricity as its power returned to Kiriya Kyosuke's body.

"Nexus, are you kidding me?" Ul looked coldly at Kiriya Kyosuke in front of him.

With a swing of his arm, a force slammed Kiriya Kyosuke into a tree.

With that heavy blow, time resumed its flow. Before Kiriya Kyosuke could react, the intense pain almost made him unable to stand up.

"who are you?"

"Tell Nexus I've got my revenge!" With that, Ur turned and left.

"What exactly happened?" Kiriya Kyosuke recognized Ul, the one who had stood on the overpass with that guy named Luo Yuan.

He's actually an enemy?!

He was thinking, but the more he thought, the more dizzy he felt. Leaning against the tree trunk behind him, the intense pain in his body prevented him from immediately losing consciousness.

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Luo Yuan's light perception captured every detail of what was happening in the nearby forest, but he didn't pay much attention to it, focusing instead on the battle between the Todoroki and the Otherworldly Hibiki.

Another Hibiki's power and combat level are completely different from the last time. In the battle with Todoroki, Another Hibiki was in the upper hand for most of the time. On the contrary, Todoroki, who should have been able to easily defeat Another Hibiki, was now suppressed by Another Hibiki and unable to fight back.

"What exactly did Swartz do?" Luo Yuan frowned slightly.

Is it the same as the previous case with the Heretic Witch Rider?

No, that's not right. If it were like Another Wizard, where life is burned to forcibly unleash the power of the watch, it would indeed cause a surge in power, but the combat level would definitely not become as sophisticated as Another Hibiki is now.

At this moment, the Otherworldly Hibiki seemed to have completely mastered Hibiki's attack methods and combat techniques.

"Things seem to be getting interesting..." Luo Yuan muttered to himself, taking out his transformation watch.

But at that very moment, the Otherworldly Hibiki suddenly glanced in Luo Yuan's direction, and upon seeing the watch, it stopped attacking the Hibiki without hesitation and retreated at an extremely fast speed.

"This is really..." Luo Yuan stuffed the watch back into his hand. Had they actually become this wary of him...?

"Did it run away?" Todoroki exhaled, deactivated the transformation of his head, and slumped to the ground. It was the same enemy, but it was many times more troublesome than before.

"Aren't you going to undo your transformation?" Tsukuyomi asked curiously.

“Uh…” Todayama Hijizo was a little unsure how to answer the question.

Unlike other knights, these "demons" have their clothes completely destroyed after transforming. Therefore, they usually only deactivate the head transformation after the battle ends.

"Never mind that, let's go check on that unlucky guy over there." Luo Yuan pointed to the location where Kiriya Kyosuke was.

"That's... Kyosuke?" Todayama Hidezo's expression was one of surprise.

“Take him back to his temple, and while you’re at it, check on Sougo and the results of their training,” Luo Yuan said, hoisting Kiriya Kyosuke onto his back and looking at the two of them.

“Okay!” Todayama Hijizo nodded; he also needed to rest.

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Time Robbers Base.

The strange Hibiki followed Ul back here.

"What happened, Ur? You rarely have such a complicated expression on your lovely face." Aura sipped her coffee and looked at Ur.

"Nothing, Swartz, did you mess with my Another Rider again? Did you forcibly release Another Hibiki?" Ul asked with a gloomy face. This wasn't the first time!

"What?" Aura frowned upon hearing the words "forced liberation."

“They have indeed been liberated, but not completely. Ur, is the contractor’s life force being depleted?” Swartz said calmly, facing the two gazes.

“That’s true.” Ul glanced at the Otherworldly Hibiki, and the next moment, purple ghost flames ignited on the Otherworldly Hibiki, causing it to exit its Otherworldly state and unconsciously lower its head.

There were indeed no signs of declining vitality visible on the surface.

"Swartz, what's going on?" Aura's eyes widened. The watch inside the contractor's body was also supplying energy steadily, although the amount released was greater than before, it was still in a stable state.

"Heh, all you need to know is that the Another Riders that Zi-O and the others will face from now on will be in their best condition."

Swartz stood up, walked to the unconscious Tsutomu Koya, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "You now possess all the power of Kamen Rider Hibiki, and have even surpassed Hibiki. Go do what you want to do!" With that, Swartz turned and left.

"Swartz, there's definitely something they're hiding from us." Ul scratched his head in frustration.

Aura remained silent, seemingly lost in thought.

Chapter 469 The Birth of the Hibiki Watch

Tsutomu Takaya reverted to Another Hibiki, his mind repeating Swartz's words and the things he wanted to do...

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, finally settling on his dream: "I want to become a ghost."

Purple will-o'-the-wisps burned on the body of the strange Hibiki, and the aura emanating from it became increasingly terrifying, engulfing the two people inside the house.

"Good! Very good, Another Hibiki, let's go find Nexus and take revenge!" Ul's eyes gleamed as he looked at Another Hibiki, whose strength had increased once again.

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Inside the temple.

Both Todayama Hidezou and Kiriya Kyosuke had their wounds wrapped in bandages and treated.

Everyone was gathered in a room. On the table in the room was an incense burner with three sticks of incense sticks inserted inside, from which wisps of smoke were slowly rising.

After a brief silence, Tsukuyomi revealed that Kiriya Kyosuke was not Hibiki.

"What? You're not Hibiki? What's going on?!" Gates was a little annoyed, looking at Kiriya Kyosuke who was sitting on the ground with his back against a pillar.

What was the point of all that so-called training they did before?

"I don't need to answer you." Kiriya Kyosuke's lips moved, and he looked over without showing any weakness.

"Kyosuke, have you forgotten the rules of being a demon?" Todayama Hijizo frowned, seeing right through Kiriya Kyosuke's little scheme. "The mess left by the disciple should be cleaned up by the master. That's the rule of being a demon."

"It's not your place to lecture me!" Kiriya Kyosuke said, arms crossed, his face full of annoyance.

"If you continue like this, you'll attract the exorcists of Yoshino." Todayama Tomizo suppressed his displeasure. "It's because you're so immature that you can't inherit the name of Hibiki!"

"Shut up!" Kiriya Kyosuke roared.

Unable to reach an agreement, Todayama Tomizo let out a long sigh, strode out of the room, and happened to see Woz lying on the floor not far away with a look of utter despair, so he walked over.

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"The exorcist of Yoshino..." Kyosuke Kiriya muttered to himself, clenching his fists tightly.

If they come, this matter will only end with A-Mian's death!

Kiriya Kyosuke recalled the events of this time, his expression constantly changing, and he looked at Luo Yuan with extremely complicated eyes.