Unable to pay off my debts, I had no choice but to become a Kamen Rider.

Duanmu Jun couldn't quite understand why Hayami Mitsuki cared so much about Asano Yu, because Asano Yu was clearly just an ordinary person.

Although he was a centimeter or two taller than her and quite handsome, Hayami Mitsuki, who had been working in the entertainment industry since childhood, was already used to this kind of handsome guy.

Duanmu Jun had to admit that Asano Yu was indeed more handsome than many male celebrities on the market, but he was just an ordinary person of humble status, so Hayami Mitsuki's concern for him could not be romantic love.

I heard that the two were classmates in college. Could it be that they have a friendship from their school days?

No... if it's really a friendship between classmates, why does Hayami Mitsuki and Asano Yu's interactions seem so awkward?

Moreover, Asano Yu is probably not a bad person. He is just poor and needs to make money. Otherwise, he is no different from an ordinary person.

Duanmu rested his hand on the driver's side window, feeling the sweltering air outside.

He was waiting at a traffic light. Since he was in the car, he took off his glasses and hat. And because the car window was open, people naturally noticed that he was an idol.

"Wow! It's Duanmu!"

He heard two girls' voices and immediately looked over with a smile, while giving them a wink.

The fans let out a series of indescribable screams, their faces flushed, and they frantically took out their phones to film.

The camera shutter sound couldn't be turned off in Japan, so the clicking sound kept ringing in Duanmu Jun's ears, so fast it was almost unsettling.

However, Duanmu Jun still prioritizes serving his fans.

However, when he opened his eyes, he happened to see two familiar figures among the crowd on the crosswalk at the traffic light on the opposite side of the street—

Yu Asano and Chinatsu Kirishima.

The two walked side by side, and surprisingly, the custom-made uniform of Independent Aoyama High School and the high-end clothes he had given her didn't look out of place together.

As the saying goes, it's pleasing to the eye when handsome men and beautiful women walk together, and this was the first time Duanmu Jun had ever experienced this.

Many of the onlookers were also staring at them. He just hoped that these people would not take photos without permission and that it would not affect Kirishima Chinatsu, who was a member of Solu.

The two men chatted and laughed as they slowly approached Duanmu Jun, so he immediately rolled up the car window and pretended not to see them.

However, Duanmu Jun still kept a small gap in his eye to observe the situation outside.

"So, is the magenta knight actually strong?"

"I think it must be pretty amazing..."

Ok?

What?

magenta?

knight?

Duanmu Jun's mind flashed rapidly through recent events involving the Pink Knight and strange characters, and he suddenly thought of Hayami Mitsuki's speculation about Asano Yu. He immediately felt his heart race.

The joy and relief of this unexpected stroke of luck immediately washed over him, causing him to take a deep breath and pull out his phone to start searching online—

"What exactly is magenta?"

As a result, the explanation that popped up on Google was somewhat similar to that of the pink one. Therefore, Duanmu Jun immediately concluded that the knight that Kirishima Chinatsu and Asano Yu had been talking about was the pink knight that had appeared some time ago!

Could it be that Asano Yu is really a Kamen Rider?

……

"But you seem to know a lot about knights?"

Asano Yu looked at the girl beside her who was half a step ahead of her and whose hands were folded behind her back.

After leaving the monjay shop, she kept pestering Asano Yu with questions, revealing her curiosity about knights.

At first, Asano Yu thought she was a Kamen Rider fan, but after thinking about it carefully, she realized that Hayami, whom she knew, was in the Kamen Rider tokusatsu industry. Wouldn't it be faster to ask her directly instead of asking me these questions?

Perhaps we can get some interpretations and popular science from some veterans at the original level.

Asano Yu is definitely not qualified.

However, as the conversation deepened, Asano Yu felt that Kirishima Chinatsu's curiosity about the Riders came from another aspect, and she was more interested in how Asano Yu transformed, the feeling before and after the transformation, and whether ordinary people could transform.

I don't think he's a Cavaliers fan...

"Uh, well... I do know a little about that..."

She suddenly stopped, turned halfway around to face Asano Yu, and gently scratched the wrist of her other arm with her fingers, looking like she was lying.

"Let's not talk about this anymore! Thank you for spending time with me today!"

Chinatsu Kirishima turned around, revealing a bright smile.

She also vaguely sensed that Asano Yu was unwilling to reveal too much about his identity as a knight, so she decided to give up asking.

After all, I'm the only one who knows his identity right now, which feels pretty good.

It feels like sharing a secret with a world-saving hero—it's so mysterious!

Kirishima Chinatsu was indeed interested in Kamen Rider, but not in the Kamen Rider IP itself; rather, she was interested in Asano Yu, who could transform into Kamen Rider.

"What? Planning to run away?"

Asano Yu was pleased that she no longer used honorifics, but she was unhappy with her abrupt change of topic.

And it's not over yet; the two of them have to continue their pretense of being a fake couple.

Not to mention that Asano Yu was paid, so he has to provide services of a corresponding quality.

"Hmm? Is there anything else?"

"Here," Asano Yu took a small gift box out of her handbag, "I prepared this before we came, since it's a date, it's a gift for you."

The flat, square box in his hand was wrapped with the gift ribbon that is unique to shopping malls, and its size was similar to that of an ornament.

The girl slowed her pace, stood on the sidewalk, and looked up hesitantly.

Her eyes held a mixture of confusion, joy, and a touch of shame.

She didn't immediately accept the gift from Asano Yu. Instead, she held the hem of her pleated skirt with both hands, and her cheeks gradually turned pink, eventually even her ears became the color of a ripe tomato.

His gaze first went to the left, then to the right, and as it swept over Asano Yu's body, it suddenly tilted upwards, staring at Asano Yu's face.

My arm is sore.

Asano Yu urged her, and the girl immediately straightened up and stiffly accepted the gift.

"Th-thank you, Asano-kun..."

After accepting the gift, she covered her face with the red box, then quickly turned around, leaving only her bright red ears visible through her hair for Asano Yu to see.

"Then let's go see a movie, have a milk tea, and eat some dessert."

"what?"

The girl turned around abruptly, her heart pounding so hard she thought she had misheard. She hurriedly asked to confirm:

Will you still play with me?

"Didn't we agree that today would be a date? I've done my part, so I might as well go all the way! But you're paying."

"Hehehe..."

The girl was secretly delighted, holding the small red gift box in both hands as if it were a precious treasure.

To be honest, this was the first time she had experienced so many things. Although she often saw these kinds of things in comics and novels, this was the first time she had experienced them in person!

It is indeed a bit awkward to have to pay for it yourself.

"Then there's a movie I've been wanting to watch for a long time!"