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

Hayami Mitsuki lay on the hospital bed, adjusting the angle of the bed frame so that she could sit up slightly, and her view was higher and wider than when she was lying down.

The hospital doctor said she was overworked, physically weak, and too frail, but the Knights Association doctor said she had overdrawn her body's energy to transform.

Only Hayami Mitsuki herself knows that everything she is going through is due to extreme instability in her mind and body.

But she didn't say anything, and silently accepted Koizumi Shin's arrangements, even failing to withdraw the warrant for the arrest of the magenta Kamen Rider named "Decade".

The reason is actually quite simple: the entire Knights Association is united against the enemy. Even if he withdraws the warrant, someone will still go out of their way to cause trouble for Kamen Rider Decade. It's better to follow the warrant and demand that he be arrested intact.

Therefore, Hayami Mitsuki did not stop Koizumi Shin, but instead asked the knights of the Knights Association to report immediately upon encountering Decade and to bring him back to the Knights Association unharmed.

Although Koizumi Shin couldn't understand it, he still agreed.

Now, Hayami Mitsuki has handed over all the work of the Knights Association to Koizumi Shin. She took a rare leave of absence and used all the vacation days she had taken since joining the Knights Association.

In a way, the Knights Guild should also be considered to be illegally employing child laborers.

She gave a bitter laugh, her gaze shifting from a bird flying past the window back into the room to the television hanging on the wall at the foot of the bed, which had just switched to the news channel.

[Recently, an explosion caused by a gas leak occurred at the Musashikan Museum in Shinno...]

The movie theater riot a few days ago was also categorized as a gas explosion, something he couldn't understand at all when he was a child. Hayami Mitsuki was used to such things, but he still encountered such a thing during his tenure.

Although headquarters sent some messages of condolence regarding Hayami Mitsuki, they inevitably ended by mentioning the cause of the incident, namely, holding Hayami Mitsuki accountable for her reckless actions.

The consequence of doing this without informing headquarters is, of course, disciplinary action.

Hayami Mitsuki does not regret this.

At least she obtained a lot of information related to Knight Decade:

Magenta Rider's real name is Kamen Rider Decade.

Decade's ability is to transform into other Kamen Riders. As for how to obtain this transformation ability... if it's just by crudely acquiring someone else's driver, then Decade will probably start frequently looking for other Kamen Riders, right?

"No! Why am I still thinking about work..."

Hayami Mitsuki muttered to herself, lightly patting her forehead, trying to stop herself from thinking.

She really deserves a rest. She's been busy as an Agitator since she was young, and even after her health deteriorated and she left the front lines, she's still working. She really doesn't have much of a chance to rest.

"Want to work?"

A familiar voice came from the ward door. Hayami Mitsuki paused for a moment, then looked up—

It's Asano Yu.

He seemed to have come yesterday, but I didn't run into Hayami Mitsuki because she was undergoing rehabilitation treatment; I only saw the fruit he brought.

Fruit is ridiculously expensive, where does he get the money to buy it?

So last night, Hayami Mitsuki returned the money and even gave her a little extra.

I heard that after they parted ways at the police station that night, he went straight home to sleep, and the Knights Association couldn't find any evidence against him.

Asano Yu was dressed casually as ever. I heard he looked really handsome when he went on a date with Kirishima Chinatsu before—that's what Duanmu Jun said.

As for Duanmu Jun, he should be actively searching for Decade right now.

Asano Yu didn't bring much this time. He walked to the bedside, pulled up a chair and sat down—and you know what, even the chairs in this rich person's ward are incredibly soft.

"The film set is running as usual these past two days. The other team leaders are managing things very well. It's just that Senior Duanmu was late twice. If you have time to work, just send a message to remind him. Don't worry about anything else."

As Asano Yu spoke, he grabbed the fruit from the fruit basket on the bedside table.

There was a fruit knife in the bedside table drawer, so Asano Yu wanted to peel an apple, but after thinking about it, it seemed a bit troublesome, so she put it down and picked up a pear instead.

No, this thing is also troublesome to chew.

Asano Yu thought for a moment, then picked up a banana, skillfully peeled it, and put it in her mouth.

Hayami Mitsuki paused for a moment, then withdrew her hand from under the blanket. She had wanted to reach out and take it, but when she saw the banana go into Asano Yu's mouth, she gave up.

His expression also showed some helplessness.

Asano Yu seemed to have realized this, and only then did he remember that Hayami Mitsuki was the patient, so he immediately took another banana, peeled it, and handed it to her.

"&*￥%#!"

Asano Yu didn't say much, because he had a banana in his mouth.

Hayami Mitsuki glanced at it, then reached out and took it, eating it in small bites.

"How's school?"

"It's holiday time."

"Then...aren't you going home?"

"I am an orphan."

"I'm so sorry..."

Hayami Mitsuki deeply understands that she is not good at talking and finding topics to talk about.

"Oh, by the way, these are the photos from the past few days. Remember to pay the bill."

Asano Yu pulled out a stack of photos from the canvas bag hanging diagonally on his side. The photos were taken by him in various places over the three days from when Hayami Mitsuki left the movie theater until today.

Some were random shots, some were related to weirdos, and the day before he left school, he wandered around the campus and took some pictures of cats and dogs.

It's just a complete mess.

Even a cat would question, "Is this fashionable?" after seeing it, because it's a solitary moon with a broad back and thick waist; perhaps only Hakimi, who could only dream of it, could rival it.

"what?"

Hayami Mitsuki had almost forgotten about this, and after reaching out to take it, she began to read it.

Asano Yu stopped talking and just kept eating bananas, apples, pears, and grapes...

The photos are still a mess. One of them shows the staff on set, their expressions distorted and almost in tears, as if they gave up the struggle when they became the subjects of Asano Yu's viewfinder.

One of the pictures is of Duanmu Jun. Duanmu Jun looks very unhappy, with a dark face, and he doesn't seem to care much about his appearance anymore.

Two of the photos are of Chinatsu Kirishima; she looks all smiles, but...

Ok?

Kirishima Chinatsu and Duanmu Jun?

Hayami Mitsuki immediately realized that these two people were people she couldn't recognize from the photos before—

At least before she lost consciousness and was defeated by Decade, she, like Duanmu Jun, should not have been able to see the monsters and non-human creatures in the photos!

Those who can see these non-human life forms in the photos are ordinary people.

Does this mean I've lost the right to transform into a Kamen Rider and have become an ordinary person?

Hayami Mitsuki stared blankly at the messy photos in her hands. She thought she would feel regret and remorse, but instead, she felt only relief.

She felt that this was actually quite good.

He was already troubled every day because he couldn't become Agito and couldn't contribute to the Knights Association. He was thinking about how to improve himself and how to hand over the work of the Knights Association to Koizumi Shin...

Now it's all good; she escaped without pain and can even give up on Agito.

After all, the driver wasn't with her anymore.

For some inexplicable reason, the girl felt a significant weight lifted from her shoulders, making her feel much lighter. Taking advantage of this moment, she relinquished control of the Tokyo area's Knights Association to Shin Koizumi, and then announced her semi-retirement.

"What's wrong? Did my photos make you speechless?"

Asano Yu glanced at her and noticed that Hayami Mitsuki was staring blankly at the photo, so he called out to her.

The girl's delicate body trembled, and she looked back.

"If I were to step down as club president next semester, would you object?"

Hayami Mitsuki wanted to ask Asano Yu's opinion, but she didn't want to bring up the Knights Association directly, so she used the club's affairs as an analogy.

"Have you thought about what you'll do after you stop being the company president?"

Asano Yu had stuffed his mouth like a squirrel hoarding nuts, his cheeks bulging out round.

"Hmm...not yet..."

"Then don't be the president! Spend some time thinking about what to do, and then spend some time doing it. Wouldn't that be better?"

"Okay, I'll do as you say."