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Chapter 410: The Beast Dopant Reappears, Resisted by the W Driver - Shotaro Sakai

The wind blows across the mountain.

Early in the morning, Shotaro led Isamu Oto, Kirihiko Sudo, and Akiko Narumi into the mountains to the forest villa that Shokichi Narumi had used to house his clients.

"This is Mount Kazebuki. Oya-san has a villa here, specifically for settling clients who are in need. I came here once before, and that's where I saw the wooden bear carving," Shotaro explained to Isamu Oto behind him as he walked in front of the suspension bridge.

Led by Shotaro, the group arrived at the villa nestled in the mountains.

Shotaro used his hat to fan the stale air, then went to the window and pulled back the curtains that were blocking the light.

"Ah, Shotaro-kun, where did you see the wooden bear carving?" Narumi Akiko asked.

"It's in the attic upstairs," said Shotaro, pointing to the attic.

Narumi Akiko looked up and quickly climbed the stairs to the attic.

At that moment, Isamu Oto noticed a wooden frame hanging on the wall. His expression changed slightly, and he quickly walked to the frame, reached out and took down a dusty photograph hanging on it.

This photo shows Isao Obō, Maruo Arima, and Suzuko Arima.

Isamu Oto flipped the photo over and wrote a comment in the corner: "Sam, a problem child who loves the city."

Below it is a date, December 1999.

When Isamu Oto saw the photo from ten years ago, he said with a touch of melancholy, "Mr. Narumi, just as you said, Mal hasn't retired from his life of crime; he's still making Bell cry."

Shotaro Sato noticed the photo that Isamu Oto was holding and walked over, asking curiously, "What are you looking at?"

With that, Shotaro Hidari snatched the photo from Isamu Oto's hand and examined it closely.

Seeing that Ma Lingzi was in the photo, Shotaro couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and tease, "Oto-san, you still like Bell, don't you?"

"Your heart is truly shallow," Isamu Oto said disdainfully, glancing at Shotaro Sato. "Are you really Mr. Narumi's disciple?"

"What did you say? What do you mean?!" Upon hearing this, Shotaro looked at Isamu Oto with some displeasure.

"Ten years ago..." Yuichiro Oto briefly recounted the events of ten years ago to Shotaro Hidari.

"Are you really going to take the blame for Arima's crime like this? For the woman you love..." Shotaro lowered his head, looking at the photo in his hand, and asked.

"So, I told you not to keep bringing this up, kid." Oto Isami remained largely unfazed, walking straight to the villa's balcony. Looking at the view, he said, "Mr. Narumi has been completely silent. Even when I told him I was going to take the blame, he didn't say a word. He clearly knows everything, whether it's the truth or my childish feelings. That man… is quite composed."

With that, Isamu Oto turned around and looked at Shotaro Sato, who was leaning against the door frame, and said, "Kid, the life of a shallow man is very painful. One day you will lose something important."

"Don't joke around." Shotaro chuckled, seemingly wanting to say something, but he suddenly recalled the night of the beginning.

Although Oyasan has been resurrected by Foundation X through a modification surgery, but...

He really didn't want to experience that feeling of losing someone important to him again.

Just then, Akiko Narumi came running excitedly down from the attic, carrying a wooden bear carving, and exclaimed, "We found the bear!"

"Look! Look!" Akiko Narumi ran onto the balcony, holding a wooden bear carving, and exclaimed with a smile.

Isamu Oto took the wooden bear from Akiko Narumi. Looking at the bear covered in dust and cobwebs, he gently blew on it to remove the dust, then examined it closely and said, "Is this what Mr. Narumi wanted to give me?"

"What exactly does this bear symbolize?" Sudo Kirihiko asked.

"Oya-san just handed over this unfinished task to us. As for what's inside, Oya-san didn't say. He probably wants Oto-san to find out for himself," said Shotaro with his arms crossed.

"No matter how you look at it, it's just an ordinary wooden bear," said Akiko Narumi, looking at the unremarkable wooden bear.

"Hmph! As expected, as long as I follow you, I can find the bear. Give me the bear now!" The beast hybrid jumped out of the forest, looking at the wooden bear in Oto Isamu's hand, and grinned maliciously.

"Mal?!" Isamu Oto's expression changed as he looked at the suddenly appearing beast-like hybrid.

"Arima Maruo?! Philip!" Upon seeing the appearance of the Beast Doppelganger, Shotaro immediately took out the W Driver, put it on his waist, and shouted.

"Hen Shin!" Upon seeing the Beast Doppelganger, Sudo Kirihiko immediately took out the Lost Driver and Nazca Memory, transformed into Kamen Rider Nasca, and then leaped off the balcony, charging towards the Beast Doppelganger.

……

In the basement of Narumi Detective Agency.

Philip sat on the side of the Boomerang, looking at his right hand with a worried expression.

"I can feel it..."

"Sizzle..."

Emerald green electricity crackled again in Philip's right hand, and upon seeing it, Philip clenched his right hand tightly.

"really……"

"A brand new power resides within me."

Suddenly, the gate to the underground base opened, and Shroud walked in slowly from the outside.

Upon seeing Shroud's appearance, Philip reacted as if facing a formidable enemy, abruptly rising to his feet and asking, "Shroud? Why are you here?"

"I knew about this place even before you did." Shroud put his hands in his pockets, looked around the basement, and a hint of nostalgia flashed in his eyes behind his sunglasses.

"Huh?"

"Hey, you're about to evolve, thanks to the Extreme Memory. But your true partner who can evolve with you isn't Shotaro Hidari," Shroud said calmly, looking at Philip.

"Shotaro is... no longer able to keep up with my strength." Philip leaned against the metal frame, a troubled look on his face.

Suddenly, the W Driver appeared at his waist, and he heard Shotaro Hidari's voice in his ear.

"Philip! Hey, Philip?" Shotaro couldn't help but call out as he looked at the W Driver, which was not moving at all.

"What's wrong with Philip?"

"Ah~ Akiko, you take Oto-san and go first. We absolutely cannot let this wooden bear fall into his hands." Seeing that Philip did not respond for a long time, Shotaro Sato glanced at Nasca, who was already fighting with the beast hybrid, and quickly gave the order.

"Okay!" Akiko Narumi nodded, and with Isamu Oto, she wanted to go first.

"Don't even think about escaping!" The beast hybrid leaped onto Nasca's shoulder and landed on the villa's balcony, blocking the path of Akiko Narumi and Isamu Oto.

At the same time, in the basement of Narumi Detective Agency.

Philip also took out his stag beetle phone and started the Cyclone Sprinter.

"Someone, stop doing unnecessary things," Shroud said, dissuading Philip from his actions.

"Get out of the way!" Philip walked to the center of the Cyclone Sprinter and said to Shroud.

Soon, the scaffolding in the basement slowly rose, the body of the Boomerang Sprinter slowly closed, and then it rushed out along the passage.

"Someone come here..."

Shroud watched the Boomerang Sprinter disappear into the distance without showing any concern.

Soon, the newcomer will realize who his real partner is.

As for Shotaro Sasaki...

With the rapid evolution of the newcomer, they no longer even have the qualification to transform into W.

The wind blows in the mountains.

The beast hybrid looked at the wooden bear in Oto Isami's hand and sneered, "Hand over the bear to me, and I might spare your life since you took the blame for me."

"This belongs to Oyasan, I won't give it to you!" Shotaro glared at the Beast Hybrid and kicked it in front of them.

Shotaro Sakata kicked the beast hybrid, but it felt like kicking a concrete wall, making his leg ache.

"You overconfident brat." The beast hybrid glanced at Shotaro, then grabbed him by the shoulder and tossed him away.

"Shotaro-kun!" Akiko Narumi exclaimed.

When Nasca saw Shotaro being thrown away, the scarf fluttering behind him immediately transformed into a pair of crimson wings. Nasca turned around and flew towards Shotaro, catching him.

"Thank you so much, Kirihiko. I would have been in big trouble without you," said Shotaro Hidari, still shaken.

Although given his physical condition, even if he were thrown out, he wouldn't suffer serious injuries, he would still feel pain.

"Shotaro-kun, what's going on with you guys?" Nasca couldn't help but ask after putting Shotaro down.

Since yesterday, things have been going wrong, and it always happens at such crucial moments.

"I don't know either. Anyway, now it's all up to you. Don't let him take the wooden bear away!" Shotaro said helplessly.

"I'll try my best." Nasca sighed, then turned and flew towards the beast hybrid.

After flinging Shotaro Sato away, the Beast Doppelganger looked at Isao Oto. He had lost his patience and didn't bother to say anything more to Oto. He reached out and snatched the wooden bear from Oto's hand.

"Mal, don't make the same mistake again!" Seeing this, Isamu Oto rushed forward, hugged the wooden bear, and shouted angrily.

"Get out of my way!" The beast hybrid impatiently shoved Oto Isao's shoulder, sending him flying. Oto Isao crashed heavily against the balcony railing and bounced back to the ground, groaning in pain.

"Oto-san!" Narumi Akiko exclaimed.

Nasca was delayed a bit because of rescuing Shotaro, and it was too late to stop them.

Seeing the fallen Oto Isao, Nasca was also somewhat annoyed. He jumped down from mid-air and swung the Nazca Holy Sword at the Beast Hybrid.

Seeing this, the beast hybrid also raised its arm, covered in black fur, and held it in front of itself.

"Bang!"

Using the momentum of its descent, Nasca managed to slash the blade of the Nazca Sword into the Beast Hybrid's arm, but this only broke through the Hybrid's fur defenses before being quickly trapped by the muscles behind it.

In pain, the beast hybrid slammed its left hand, which was holding the wooden bear, into Nasca's chest, sending Nasca flying. Nasca crashed through the wooden railing of the balcony, smashing it to pieces, before falling to the ground and rolling around.

After Nasca was swatted away, the wound on the Beast Doppelganger's arm healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Hmph!" The beast hybrid snorted coldly, leaped onto the roof of the villa, and prepared to leave with the wooden bear in his arms.

At that moment, the Cyclone Sprinter burst out of the forest and crashed directly into the Beast Hybrid, sending it flying. The wooden bear it was holding also fell off the cliff and sank down the waterfall.

"Onore!" The beast hybrid roared as it scrambled to its feet, glaring at Philip as he disembarked from the Cyclone Sprinter. "You bastards, you all deserve to die!"

"Philip! What are you doing?" Shotaro looked at Philip as he stepped off the Boomerang, nudged him on the shoulder, and said somewhat angrily.

"We only have Fang Joker left, we can only use my body." Philip didn't care, he just looked at Shotaro and said.

"Huh? Never mind, it's fine whatever you want now, hurry up!" Shotaro didn't understand Philip's implied meaning, and urged him on while taking out the Ace Memory and pressing the button on it.

"Joker!"

Philip also reached out and flattened the fang memory, then pulled out the memory inside the fang memory and gently pressed the button on the fang memory.

"Fang!"

"Hen Shin!"

Shotaro Sato pressed down on his hat, inserted the Ace Memory into the W Drive, and then fell to the side.

Philip first inserted the Ace Memory into the W Drive, then inserted the Fang Memory into the W Drive and pushed the W Drive away.

"Fang! Joker!"

A bolt of lightning, intersecting light blue and purple, radiated from the center of the W driver, and two hideous tear streaks appeared on Philip's youthful face.

The next moment, black and white armor fragments, accompanied by a whistling wind, covered Philip's body.

After transforming into Fang Ace, W immediately charged toward the Beast Doppelganger.

However, W's imbalance problem persists. Unable to move freely, W not only fails to hit the Beast Hybrid but is also brutally beaten by it.

"What is this power?!"

"No! Even if I have to use my body..."

"Even with Fang, Shotaro can't keep up with my power!"

With W defeated by the Beast Dopant once again, Philip had no choice but to accept this fact.

Shotaro can't keep up with him anymore.

"Hmph, it's over!" The beast hybrid sneered and pounced on W.

Seeing the beast-like hybrid charging towards them, Shotaro said, "Philip, counterattack with Ultimate Drive!"

"The forces on the left and right sides are too unbalanced! It definitely can't withstand this kind of impact!"

"If we get killed, we'll lose everything!" Shotaro Sato said again.

"I understand." Philip reached out and activated the tactical horn of the Fang Memory three times.

"Fang! Maximum Drive!"

The fang memory emitted a cry, and a fang foot blade appeared on W's ankle.

W leaped into the air, spinning as he kicked at the beast hybrid.

However, after only a few spins, a bright green bolt of lightning suddenly flashed across W's body, instantly deactivating the transformation and causing him to crash heavily to the ground.

"How could this happen? Can't it stay in the W shape anymore?!" Philip exclaimed in disbelief.

"Shoutaro!"

Shotaro, who was lying to the side, also suddenly opened his eyes, quickly got up from the ground, and said in disbelief:

"Why? Well, I'll do it..."

As Shotaro spoke, he reached for the W Driver at his waist, but the W Driver flickered with green arcs of electricity, making it impossible for him to touch it.

Shotaro was immediately stunned.

The W drive is resisting him...

(End of this chapter)