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Chapter 397 Sudo Kirihiko, the expelled detective assistant to Shotaro Hidari, is a guy who can't stop.

"This city... I'm leaving it to you, Kamen Rider."

After tossing his favorite Fuuto-kun keychain to W, Sudo Kirihiko put his hands in his pockets and turned to leave.

"Kihiko!" Shotaro looked at the Fuuto-kun keychain in his hand and couldn't help but take two steps forward and call out.

Sudo Kirihiko didn't turn around, but simply waved to Hidari Shotaro, leaving him with a dashing back view.

After leaving the coast, Sudo Kirihiko suddenly stopped.

Upon seeing the silver-haired girl before him, Sudo Kirihiko couldn't help but smile bitterly as he asked, "Have you come to take my life?"

"No." A2 shook her head, looking at Sudo Kirihiko with a cold gaze, and said, "Kirihiko-kun, the professor is very disappointed in you."

"I truly feel ashamed of the boss's kindness in nurturing me." Upon hearing this, Sudo Kirihiko also looked ashamed.

His success today can be attributed entirely to the support of Consortium X and the cultivation of Shen Yun.

"You have violated the rules set by the Doctor. From this moment on, you are expelled from Foundation X, and Foundation X will also reclaim all assets under your control. You'd better watch yourself." A2 finished reading the lines Shen Yun had given her without any emotion, and then turned and left.

Watching A2 leave, Sudo Kirihiko also sighed.

This is the path he chose himself; he has no one to blame but himself.

only……

Sudo Kirihiko felt a headache coming on whenever he thought of his younger sister, Yukie.

Yukie has always hoped to join the X Foundation and work for the boss, just like him.

How is he supposed to explain this to Yuki now?

Moreover, if all his assets are confiscated, wouldn't the siblings be left without a place to live?

What should we do?

Should we bother that detective?

This is really a headache...

Forget it, I'd better go back and pack my things first, so I can leave more gracefully.

Sudo Kirihiko had no complaints about this; the outcome was far better than he had envisioned.

What more could you ask for?

……

Underground research base.

After A2 returned, he told Shen Yun everything.

"You did a great job." Shen Yun reached out and touched A2's cheek, chuckling, "Now, only Skull and Eternal are still not in place."

"Next, go to the Sonozaki family again and have Narumi Shokichi replace Sudo Kirihiko. Also, urge them on the progress of the T2-level memory," Shen Yun instructed.

Neither Sudo Kirihiko's Nasca nor Narumi Shokichi's Skull were prototypes of the T2. They only had the immunity to Eternal and increased data memory, and could only be used with the Lost Driver or W Driver. They could not be plugged in directly like the Monster.

"Yes." A2 nodded and got up to leave.

Watching A2 leave, Shen Yun turned his gaze away from A2 and instead focused on Isaka Shinkuro.

At the current pace, his envisioned omniscient and omnipotent memory system could be developed in three months at most.

He knew what Isaka Shinkuro was up to; a memory that was practically omniscient and omnipotent was fatally attractive to Isaka Shinkuro.

However, he didn't care.

Or rather, he also hoped that Isaka Shinkuro would do so.

He needs more data to optimize his envisioned T3 memory.

Isaka Shinkuro is just right.

……

The Sudo family.

"That's how it all happened. As for your brother, I've been fired from the X Foundation, so I probably can't fulfill your wish." Sudo Kirihiko said, looking at Sudo Yukie with an embarrassed expression.

"It's just like something Onii-chan would do." Sudo Yukie couldn't help but laugh after hearing Sudo Kirihiko's story.

Yukie Sudo held Kirihiko Sudo's hand, comforting him, "Even without Onii-chan's help, I can get the job on my own. Instead, think about where you plan to live after the house is taken away. I have a school dormitory and some savings, so I don't have to worry about living expenses. But what about you, Onii-chan?"

"Well, I do have a place to go..."

……

The next day.

Narumi Detective Agency.

Dragging a suitcase, Sudo Kirihiko arrived at the door of Narumi Detective Agency and pushed the door open to enter.

"A guest has arrived?" Upon hearing the door open, Akiko Narumi quickly peeked out and looked towards the door.

"Yo, good morning, Director Narumi," Sudo Kirihiko greeted with a smile.

"Sho...Shotaro-kun, enemy executives have come knocking!" Narumi Akiko's mouth dropped open when she saw Sudo Kirihiko, and she turned to shout at Hidari Shotaro, who was sitting in the boss's chair and typing on a typewriter.

"Huh? What are you talking about?" Shotaro looked up impatiently, and was startled when his gaze fell on Kirihiko Sudo.

"Yo, Kamen Rider-kun." Sudo Kirihiko greeted him with his usual gentle smile.

"Ah! Kirihiko! You're not dead!" Shotaro Sasaki reacted and quickly got up from the boss's chair, exclaiming in surprise.

"Are you surprised that I didn't die?" Sudo Kirihiko joked.

"Oh, I'm sorry, but what you said yesterday afternoon sounded too much like you were making your final arrangements," Shotaro apologized and explained.

"It's nothing, because I didn't expect to survive either," Sudo Kirihiko said with a smile.

"But speaking of which, what brings you here? Is there something you need?" Shotaro poured a glass of water for Kirihiko Sudo and asked.

"I'm here to ask for lodging." Sudo Kirihiko's face still had a gentle smile, without any embarrassment.

"Want to stay here?!" Shotaro Sato and Akiko Narumi approached Kirihiko Sudo and asked in unison.

Even Philip, who was looking down at the wordless book, couldn't help but look up at Sudo Kirihiko and say with a smile:

"interesting."

"Why?" Shotaro asked curiously.

"Because I was fired by Foundation X, everything under my name, including my house, was taken back by Foundation X. Now I guess I'm homeless," Sudo Kirihiko shrugged.

"Pfft, hahaha!" Shotaro burst into laughter, pointing at Kirihiko Sudo and mocking, "Kirihiko, you've finally met your match!"

Despite Shotaro's mockery, Kirihiko Sudo remained unperturbed. He simply crossed his arms, smiled at Shotaro, and said, "So, Kamen Rider, please take responsibility."

"Huh? Why should I take responsibility? Ugh, rather, why should I take responsibility for a grown man like you?" Shotaro first looked at Sudo Kirihiko with disdain, then said in a frenzy.

He has to take responsibility, and that responsibility goes to the beautiful woman, okay?!

"Were you fired from Corporation X because you helped us yesterday?" Philip walked over and asked.

"Ah, as expected of the runaway knowledge train, you can't be fooled after all." Sudo Kirihiko glanced at Philip and laughed.

"So what are you planning to do in the future?" Shotaro asked.

"I'm not sure. I'll probably find a job first, and then in my spare time, like you guys, I'll take action against memory crime?" Sudo Kirihiko pondered, stroking his chin.

"Combating memory crimes? So, Foundation X didn't take your drive and memory?" Philip asked again upon hearing this.

"No." Sudo Kirihiko shook his head.

"Interesting. So why did Foundation X keep only the drive and memory after taking everything from your name?" Philip asked with interest.

"I don't know either," said Sudo Kirihiko.

He was equally puzzled by this.

"Since you don't have any plans either, why don't you become my detective assistant? I'll pay you a salary, how about it?" Shotaro put a hand on Philip's shoulder, raised an eyebrow at Sudo Kirihiko, and said smugly.

"Huh?!" Upon hearing this, Akiko Narumi immediately grabbed Shotaro Hidari's ear and pulled him aside.

"Ouch! What are you doing, Akiko!" Shotaro cried out in pain, shaking off Akiko Narumi's hand and complaining angrily.

"Are you really going to take this executive in?" Akiko Narumi asked softly, leaning against Shotaro Higashi.

As she spoke, she turned back to look at Sudo Kirihiko, who responded with a smile.

"Although Kirihiko has done many wrong things in the past, he is indeed a person who deeply loves Fuuto, and I believe in him," said Shotaro Sato seriously.

"Besides, doing this would also allow Kirihiko to atone for the sins he committed, wouldn't it?"

Seeing Shotaro's serious expression, Akiko Narumi sighed helplessly and said, "I'm really at your wit's end. Well then, deduct his salary from yours!"

"Huh? Why?!"

"Because I'm the head of the agency! Is that reason enough?" Akiko Narumi asked with a smile, looking at Shotaro Hidari.

"Damn it!" Shotaro clenched his fist and gestured indignantly at Akiko Narumi's head.

However, Shotaro only gestured briefly before turning to Sudo Kirihiko and saying, "So? Would you like to consider my suggestion?"

"Okay, then please take care of me from now on," Sudo Kirihiko said with a smile.

Shotaro nodded, then turned to look at Philip. As if on cue, the two simultaneously pointed at Kirihiko Sudo and said, "Now, enumerate your sins!"

"From now on, you will stay here and use your strength to atone for the sins you have committed. Just like us," said Shotaro.

"Are you guilty too?" Sudo Kirihiko asked curiously.

"Of course, my sin was making decisions on my own, and almost... no! I really killed Oya-san, who was like a father to me." Shotaro sat down and said in a low voice.

"My sin is that I never made my own decisions, and that I helped the museum produce many Gaia Memories, causing the residents of this city to weep," Philip replied calmly, closing the wordless book in his hand.

"And your crime is to aid and abet evil, causing people who shouldn't have died to die because of it," Shotaro Sato added.

"We all have indelible sins and an obligation to atone for them," Philip continued.

"You guys..." Sudo Kirihiko stared blankly at Shotaro and Philip, feeling a surge of emotion. Finally, he nodded firmly and said resolutely, "I will. As Kamen Rider Nasca, I will atone for the sins I have committed and for those who have been hurt because of me!"

Akiko Narumi watched this scene with a smile and said cheerfully, "I'll go make you some coffee!"

"Oh, then please, add extra sugar to my portion," Shotaro said, turning around to remind him.

"Okay, okay." Akiko Narumi ran into the small kitchen of the office and skillfully started making coffee.

Not long after, Akiko Narumi suddenly let out a scream, "Aaaaa! A rhinoceros beetle!"

"Huh?" Shotaro couldn't help but turn around and look at the kitchen.

Akiko Narumi, holding a cup, looked at the blue rhinoceros beetle crawling on the wall and quickly retreated from the cramped kitchen, saying, "It's a rhinoceros beetle!"

"How could there be rhinoceros beetles at this time of year?" Shotaro sighed, getting up from the sofa and going to the cramped kitchen.

"There really are rhinoceros beetles!" Philip, holding the blank book in his hand, quickly went into the kitchen and looked around, but apart from kitchen utensils and kettles, he didn't see any rhinoceros beetles at all.

Philip looked at Akiko Narumi and asked, puzzled, "Where?"

"Where did you go?" Shotaro Sato walked over and asked.

"Huh?!" Akiko Narumi looked at the rhinoceros beetle, which had suddenly disappeared without her noticing, with a puzzled expression, and looked it over from all sides.

"No," Philip said, looking around.

"No, nothing." Shotaro put his hands on his hips, glanced at the pots and pans in the kitchen, and then looked at Akiko Narumi, saying, "You're hallucinating, aren't you?"

"No! I saw it here, like this!" Akiko Narumi put down her cup, touched the wall next to the kitchen window, and then gestured above her head.

Sudo Kirihiko sat on the sofa, watching the three noisy people in front of him, his smile widening.

It looks like life won't be boring from now on.

At the same time, in front of the Futo Police Station.

A man riding a bright red motorcycle, wearing a dark red leather jacket, with a rugged and stern face, exuding a tough guy vibe, stretched out his hand. A rhinoceros beetle with a mechanical appearance bumped into his palm, instantly transforming into a flip phone, and finally landed in his hand.

Just then, a gentle breeze blew in his face, making his hair flutter. Terui Ryu narrowed his eyes slightly and said with disdain, "Annoying wind."

After saying that, Terujiro got out of the car, looked at the scenery of the city, and said, "That's why I hate this city."

Even his fellow police officers from the same cohort suffered heavy losses due to memory-related crimes.

For him, Fuuto, the birthplace of memory criminals, was simply not a place he could like.

Terui Ryu glanced at the surrounding scenery, then turned around and headed towards the Fuuto Police Station.

Terui Ryu took out the Accel Memory, tossed it gently into the air, caught it in his hand, and pressed the button on the Accel Memory.

"Accel!"

(End of this chapter)