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

Back at the hospital, as he was showing off his lunchbox next to Hayami Mitsuki, who was now in a vegetative state, Duanmu Jun also arrived.

He looked very tired. After coming in, he went straight to Asano Yu and lay down next to him without saying a word.

Asano Yu grabbed this senior colleague and leaned him against the wall, then stuffed food into his mouth. After he was full, he finally had the strength to speak again.

"I'm exhausted!"

He cursed and then started munching on the apple on the table.

One of the four boxed meals was for Duanmu Jun.

Kirishima Chinatsu knew that Duanmu Jun was coming because she had been notified in advance.

The reason Duanmu Jun is here is entirely because of Asano Yu.

Firstly, Kirishima Chinatsu suggested that Asano Yuu come and take a look, which in turn attracted the attention of the Knights Association.

Earlier, Hayami Mitsuki was hospitalized, which happened after she watched a movie with Asano Yu.

Although no matter how they investigated afterward, Asano Yu always had an alibi—

The person who escorted Hayami Mitsuki to the hospital was the Crimson Knight Decade, and the video from the surveillance cameras is still stored in the Knights Association!

That's why Shin Koizumi ordered the arrest of Kamen Rider Decade, in order to find him and understand what happened back then.

In addition, Hayami Mitsuki had injuries, which were obviously incurred after transforming into Agito and participating in the battle, and the Agito Driver she took with her that day was missing.

Based on a comprehensive deduction, Shin Koizumi believes that either Decade injured Agito and stole Agito's driver, or Decade happened to be passing by and saw someone steal Agito's driver.

In short, either way, the problem can be easily solved once you find Decade.

Furthermore, before planning the movie theater attack, Hayami Mitsuki had made the assertion that "Asano Yu is Decade".

Therefore, the Knights Association immediately noticed Asano Yu's actions that day. First, he returned to the movie theater in his physical body to attract the monster's firepower, and then he silently parted ways with Hayami Mitsuki.

However, the informants and surveillance footage from Asano Yu's family indicate that Asano Yu went home to take a shower immediately after parting ways with Hayami Mitsuki.

That's right, singing while showering in the bathroom, the steam even seeped through the bathroom door.

While Decade took Hayami Mitsuki to the hospital and disappeared into the night, Asano Yuya finished taking a bath.

However, Asano Yu's house is a full hour away from the crime scene and the hospital. It seems impossible that he could arrive in a few seconds.

Therefore, the Knights Association was forced to abandon its investigation into Asano Yuu until this morning when Kirishima Chinatsu unusually suggested that Asano Yuu come to see Hayami Mitsuki.

Therefore, the Knights Association immediately dispatched Duanmu Jun, who was close to Asano Yu, to investigate.

The second reason is that Duanmu Jun really hasn't seen Asano Yu in a long time—

"And you! You brat! You're not coming because there's no work on set, are you?!"

Duanmu Jun leaped up and grabbed Asano Yu's neck. Although he didn't use much force, it was clear that he was very angry.

Since the summer break from university, Asano Yu has hardly been to the film set.

"Do you know we've all been talking about you! And you've never come even once!"

For the first time, anger appeared on Duanmu Jun's handsome face.

"I went to work, didn't I?"

Asano Yu immediately slapped his arm and begged for mercy.

"Then you have to come too!"

"I'll definitely do it next time!"

"Who knows if you're lying to me!"

While Duanmu Jun was overjoyed at this long-awaited reunion, he was also observing Asano Yu's expression. It was clear that Asano Yu had really been working and hadn't been lying.

"Alright, alright, stop torturing Yu-kun!"

Kirishima Chinatsu couldn't stand it anymore and immediately spoke up to stop him. Duanmu Jun naturally let go and sat back down on the chair on the side.

"And what exactly are you here for?"

While eating her vegetable salad, Kirishima Chinatsu asked the indignant Duanmu Jun.

"That's right!"

Duanmu Jun then remembered the real purpose of his trip—

"Here, take this."

He pulled an envelope from a briefcase. The envelope was very ornate, with some gold foil embellishments. The printed pattern in the middle was unopened, as if it was meant for Asano Yuuka.

This was the first time Asano Yu had ever seen something like this, and he was somewhat panicked.

"This is an invitation. You'll find out what kind of invitation it is when you arrive at your destination—"

Duanmu Jun smiled mysteriously, not immediately revealing that the Knights Association wanted to invite Asano Yu to join, but instead telling him to look forward to it.

To be honest, Koizumi Shin made this decision out of necessity, because it is true that Asano Yu attracted the monster with his physical body when he was in the movie theater.

Regardless of whether the strange creature was good or bad at the time, the fact that there was a non-human creature in the movie theater is a true story.

The others were too traumatized by the dim lighting in the movie theater and the subsequent stampede to believe that even if they remembered a monster, no one would believe them. But Asano Yu was different—

He returned to the screening room alone and spent a long time dealing with the monster.

Furthermore, Hayami Mitsuki already had the idea of ​​recruiting Asano Yu, so Koizumi Shin was simply going with the flow.

Furthermore, the photos taken by Asano Yu can distinguish between humans and non-humans, and this technology is possessed only by Asano Yu. Therefore, recruiting Asano Yu is not a bad decision in order to enhance the combat power of the Knights Association.

Most importantly, it's better to bring Asano Yu under the supervision of the Knights Association than to doubt whether he is Knight Decade.

As long as we keep him by our side, the truth will come out sooner or later.

"Oh, why don't you open it when you get home?"

Seeing that Asano Yu was about to reach out and open it, Duanmu Jun immediately interrupted him and offered a new suggestion:

"By the way, Asano-kun, could you take a picture of the three of us with your camera?"

Duanmu Jun pointed to the camera hanging in front of Asano Yu, then gave Kirishima Chinatsu a meaningful look, and the latter immediately nodded in agreement.

"Yes, it's a rare opportunity, isn't it?"

Although Kirishima Chinatsu didn't know what Duanmu Jun was thinking, as a certified non-human life form, she had to obey the Knights Association's orders, so she could only support Duanmu Jun's idea.

Therefore, Asano Yu opened the viewfinder with some skepticism and began to focus—

Duanmu Jun gestured to Kirishima Chinatsu to help Hayami Mitsuki up. The two girls hugged each other, and Duanmu Jun stood behind them. One of them had her eyes closed, while the other two forced awkward smiles.

With a click, the photo was taken, and Asano Yu clearly saw that two of the three people were not in the photo.

Duanmu Jun and Kirishima Chinatsu do not exist, while Hayami Mitsuki is preserved in the photograph in a distorted and chaotic way.

The Polaroid camera printed the photos, and Duanmu Jun and Kirishima Chinatsu took the photos handed out by Asano Yu and began to examine them carefully.

Asano Yu noticed that their expressions weren't very pleasant, especially Duanmu Jun's—

His expression was complicated. Finally, he said he had to take a phone call and left. Kirishima Chinatsu also looked dejected, which was unusual for her. She said she was going out for some fresh air and then left as well.

Only Asano Yu and Hayami Mitsuki remained in the room.

Asano Yu now understands that Hayami Mitsuki can no longer transform into Agito; he has become just another ordinary person.

That's why she appears in the photo.

Thinking back, it was probably during my visit to her some time ago that she stared blankly at the photos taken by Asano Yu, and that's when she realized she could see the strange people in the photos.

After all, only pure humans can see what's in a photograph.