Am I a Kamen Rider or the real young master who was switched at birth?

Decade put down the pilot card sword in his hand, turned around and looked at the blue-green armored man in front of him who was holding a gun to his forehead.

He tilted his head, his emerald green compound eyes gleaming slightly in the afternoon sunlight.

Then he gently moved the gun barrel pressed against his forehead to the side with his index finger and said casually, "What is the reason? I'm looking for a reason too."

The rider's brow furrowed slightly inside his helmet. After the gun was deflected, he didn't raise it again, but instead tilted his head slightly and let out a drawn-out "Huh?"

That tone of voice is just as irritating as Tsukasa Kadoya's. It's that feeling where he's answering your question, but after you finish listening, you realize you haven't asked anything at all.

He had been tormented by this tone of voice for a whole time while traveling with that magenta bastard several worlds ago, and now he was being choked by the same tone of voice again in this completely different world.

Ye Yang planted the sword tip downwards on the ground, then tilted his head to look at Zhong Qi, his emerald green compound eyes appearing exceptionally clear in the afternoon sunlight.

"I'm a time traveler. Before I traveled here, I was a child living in an ordinary city. My biggest worries every day were not being able to finish my homework and the food in the cafeteria not being good."

"Then one day, some kind of monster suddenly invaded our world. I was trapped in the ruins and almost died. Two people rescued me: one was Kamen Rider Decade wearing magenta armor, and the other was Kamen Rider Kuuga wearing red armor."

"Later, everyone forgot about that disaster, but I still remember it. Then I was transported to this world again, and the Decade Driver appeared on me."

"That's why I asked you earlier if you remember that trip where you, Decade, and Onodera saved a world together? In that world, there was a child that you pulled out from under the ruins, and Ku even gave him a hand-drawn smiley face card—that child was me."

Zhongqi remained silent for a long while. He first lowered the gun completely, then tilted his head slightly, as if quickly searching through his mind for those somewhat blurred memories of the trip.

He traveled to many worlds with Tsukasa Kadoya, and the number of people he saved could probably fill an entire stadium, but he only ever remembered those glittering treasures.

As for those he rescued along the way, he usually forgot about them as soon as he turned around.

"No. I don't remember. I've traveled to too many worlds with Shi and saved too many people—my memory only goes to treasures. But—"

He chuckled softly, then pulled the trigger.

The blue-green energy blast grazed past the Decade's shoulder armor and punched a smoking hole in the trunk of a pine tree behind him.

Decade jumped back a step, then raised the Pilot Card Sword in his hand again, his voice rising half an octave: "What are you doing?!"

Shuuki twirled the Diend Driver in his hand, his tone laced with undisguised mischievous glee, and said:

"It's nothing—I'm just a little annoyed by your armor. Shi was trying to steal my treasure in the last world, and he said that a demon that would destroy the world was sealed inside, so he wouldn't let me take it."

"He stole the treasure himself and then said that 'my aesthetic sense hasn't improved at all over the years.' He said I have terrible taste!"

"I, Hai Dong Da Shu, have traveled to hundreds of worlds and collected countless treasures. He said I have poor taste. So—when I see an armor exactly like his standing in front of me, I can't help but want to fire a shot."

Ye Yang stood up straight, his magenta armor reflecting a cold luster in the sunlight.

His tone carried the righteous indignation characteristic of a seasoned fan defending their idol, as he said:

"Is my idol wrong? The things you steal often cause trouble. Look at that Silent Beast Core you just stole from the underground storage; it attracted a Rock Silent Beast, and we just killed it together."

The final rider twirled the Diend Driver in his hand, then lifted it upwards.

He tilted his head and looked at Decade, showing great interest in the little kid in front of him.

"Oh—an idol? Shi even has a male fan—he probably doesn't even know it himself. Do you know how he usually evaluates other people?"

He said, "Kaito is a thief," "Onodera is too stupid," and "Narutaki's voice is too loud." To hear him say "not bad" is already the highest praise he could give.

"You just said he's your idol—interesting. Well then, before Shi arrives, let's bully his fanboy a bit. And let me, this old-timer, teach you what real fighting is. Your movements were too serious when you fought that stone beast. Fighting is more interesting when it's a bit fancy."

He took two cards out of the card case. He tapped the two cards lightly with his finger, then inserted them one by one into the reading slot of the Diend drive.

The card reader on the driver swallowed two cards in turn.

A continuous and rousing synthesized electronic voice erupted: "KamenRide—Gatack! (Kamen Rider Gatack)"

"Kamen Ride - Kaixa! (Kamen Rider Kaiser)"

He aimed his gun at the open spaces on either side of the Imperial Knight and pulled the trigger.

Two blue-green energy bullets shot out from the muzzle, each drawing a semicircle in the air before landing on the ground to the left and right of Decade, respectively, leaving long energy trails.

The moment they landed, two blue-green energy pillars exploded from the ground.

After the light faded, two Kamen Riders in different forms appeared on either side of Decade.

Standing on the left is Kamen Rider Steel. His armor is predominantly dark blue, with a thick silver breastplate on his chest, and his head extends upwards in the shape of a sharp rhinoceros beetle horn. His compound eyes are translucent red.

He stood with his feet slightly apart and his center of gravity lowered, clearly indicating that he was skilled in close combat.

Standing on the right is Kamen Rider Kaiser.

The armor's main color is dark gray, with an X-shaped yellow light mark running from the forehead to the mouth on the purple front, and the body is also covered with the photon blood pattern unique to the Caesar armor.

He held a slender lightsaber in his right hand, the blade emitting a low hum in the air.

Kamen Rider Decade leaned forward slightly, his emerald green compound eyes scanning from Steel Cobblestone on the left to Caesar on the right, before turning his gaze to Kamen Rider Decade, who was leisurely leaning against a large tree in the distance.

"What the hell—you're serious! One isn't enough, you call for two—Steel Bucket will go super-fast, and Caesar's lightsaber is longer than my card-box sword, aren't you just bullying me?!"

The final rider slung the Diend Driver over his shoulder, pointed with his other hand to the Steel Beam and Caesar on either side of Decade, and said in a cheerful tone:

"Steel Fighter, Caesar—go and give our adorable fanboy a proper fighting training lesson. Don't hit him too hard—he's still a newbie, this is his first time being taught a lesson by a senior. Steel Fighter, you go first."

The next second, Steel Fighter activated his super-acceleration. His figure vanished from Decade's sight in an instant, leaving only a blurry dark blue afterimage and a whirlwind of pine needles whipped up by the high-speed movement.

Before Decade could even raise his sword to a defensive position, Steel Fighter appeared to his right, his right fist slamming directly into Decade's shoulder armor.

The magenta armor was blasted into several fine sparks by the punch, and the impact reverberated in the forest clearing.

The impact forced Decade to slide half a step to the left. He instinctively swung his sword in a counterattack, but the blade only cut through the air. Steel Fighter had already appeared behind him and punched Decade in the back armor, making him stagger forward several steps.

Kamen Rider Decade steadied himself, his voice filled with grief and indignation: "Ah—you've gone too far! I don't even have a rider who can accelerate yet! This isn't fair!"

Steel Fighter didn't answer him, but simply rearranged himself into a fighting stance, his red compound eyes calmly watching Decade, waiting for his counterattack.

Caesar twisted his neck, his right hand's lightsaber leaving a scorching yellow trail on the ground, before slashing at Decade's waist from the side.

Imperial Knight quickly parried with his sword, and a blinding burst of sparks exploded the moment the two swords collided.

The Imperial Knight was forced back several steps by Caesar's sword, and was pushed to the edge of the open space, leaning against a large pine tree.

To his left was Steel Bucket, who was recharging his strength, and to his right was Caesar, who was closing in with a lightsaber.

Not far away, Zhong Qi leaned leisurely against a crooked pine tree, his arms crossed over his chest.

He had no intention of joining the battle; he simply tilted his head and watched as the Imperial Knight was chased all over the field by the two knights he had summoned, letting out a very soft laugh.

However, further away in the shadows of the woods, a group of people dressed in uniform black armored suits were lurking behind the bushes.

Their armor was similar in style to that worn by Zheng Dao's mercenaries, but the details were different.

Their shoulder armor was thicker, their energy shield generators on their chests were larger, and each person's helmet had a small fragment of a crystal core embedded in it, emitting a dark purple glow.

The leader was a tall man who was crouching behind a large rock, holding a tactical binoculars in his hand.

The camera is focused on the blue-green armored knight leaning against a tree watching the show in the center of the forest clearing, and the two summoner knights who are fighting against the Imperial Knight.

"Sir—it seems they're fighting amongst themselves. That guy in blue armor just pointed a gun at the guy in red armor's head and even fired at him, and now he's summoned two knights to attack him. They're probably fighting over that crystal core. Should we make a move now? They're in a melee, their attention isn't on us at all."

Then a deep voice came through the communication channel: "Make your move."

The leading soldier made a gesture to his comrades behind him.

Within seconds, several soldiers in black armor stood up from behind the bushes, each carrying a military portable missile launcher on their shoulder.

The sights locked onto the blue-green figure leaning leisurely against the tree trunk, and next to him, Caesar, who was chasing after the Decade Knight with a lightsaber in hand.

The roar of missile launches exploded simultaneously, and several missiles trailing white flames tore through the tree canopy, swooping down at extremely high speeds toward the forest clearing.

The Decade, who was struggling against Caesar's sword, suddenly looked up, and his emerald green compound eyes saw through the pine needles the white tail flames falling at high speed.

He parried Caesar's lightsaber with his sword and shouted towards the direction of the final rider: "Haidong—above!!!"

The final rider slowly raised his head and saw the white trails of flame swooping down on him. He didn't panic; he simply moved his back off the tree trunk and calmly lifted the Diend Driver.

He pointed his gun at the sky and pulled the trigger repeatedly, the blue-green energy bullets accurately hitting the warheads of each missile.

The missile was detonated by the bullet in mid-air, the explosion illuminating the entire canopy, and the shockwave caused pine needles to fall like rain.

Before the flames had completely dissipated, the black-armored warriors rushed out from behind the bushes.

Their tactical maneuvers were extremely skillful; several people took turns providing cover, their energy rifles constantly firing dark purple energy bullets.

One of the soldiers charged toward the open space with a melee weapon, while the others flanked from the side, blocking their retreat.

Zhongqi smiled disdainfully, his blue compound eyes gleaming slightly in the afterglow of the explosion.

He lowered the muzzle of his gun and slightly raised his chin at Steel, who was still confronting Caesar in the center of the open space.

Steel Bucket received the order, turned around, and faced the black-armored soldiers who were charging toward the open ground.

The next second, a blurry, deep blue afterimage ripped through the air, and the steel bucket hurtled toward the crowd at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

Several black-clad warriors simultaneously raised their guns and fired at the afterimage, but all the bullets hit the air.

"Speed ​​armor? Let's go—go and take him down!" one of the soldiers shouted to his comrade, and then they simultaneously activated the acceleration modules on their armor.

Several dark purple afterimages and the deep blue afterimage of the steel bucket intertwined on the open ground, the high-speed moving figures colliding and exploding in the air, creating a series of dense sparks.

The final rider took a card from the card box and casually tossed it towards the direction of the Imperial Knight.

The card tumbled several times in the air before being caught by Decade.

Decade looked down at the card and saw that it was a Kamen Rider card from Kamen Rider Kabuto.

He held the card up in front of him, looked up at the final rider, a dazzling smile spreading across his face from inside his helmet, then stretched out his hand and shouted in an extremely shameless tone:

"Could you give me a few more cards? Could you give me the Kabuto card too? And do you have anything else in your deck? I'm not picky, do you have Kamen Rider Blade? Or maybe the Hibiki card would be fine too—"

The final rider raised his finger and pointed to the Kabuto card in Decade's hand, then pointed to Decade's face, which was grinning like he'd just found money.

"You have to pay it back—don't even think about it. That Kabuto card is a loan; return it to me next time we meet. As for the interest—I'll let you know when I've thought it through."

Before he could finish speaking, Caesar, who was still holding a lightsaber, took a step forward, the tip of the sword pointing directly at Decade.

Without turning his head, the final rider waved to Caesar. Caesar immediately stopped, sheathed his lightsaber, and stood quietly waiting for the next command, his purple compound eyes glowing faintly in the smoke of the battlefield.

Kabuto inserted the Kabuto card into the card holder at his waist and raised the Kabuto Sword again.