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

All I could see was a deep blue, like the kind of highly saturated photos often seen in novice photographers, with a dense blue stretching to the top and bottom of my field of vision.

If it weren't for a few ships slowly sailing by where the blue sky meets the sea, Asano Yu might have thought that all that was unfolding before him was a picture of the sky and water blending into one.

Unfortunately, the moving objects passing by were not only ships, but also all sorts of tourists.

Men and women with tanned skin running past in swimsuits, and photography teams carrying cameras and reflectors walking by.

Not far from the coastline, a newlywed couple was embracing and whispering sweet nothings.

The people surrounding them seemed more like a paid atmosphere-building group than a group of friends and family, because there was no cheering, no screaming, just a group of people playing on their phones under the scorching sun.

Some people, despite coming to the beach, wrapped themselves up like dumplings, some even wearing black veils, revealing only their eyes behind sunglasses.

Something wrong?

Asano Yu had already started pointing and whispering about the people around her because of the heat.

Because the most frequent movement in your field of vision should be those guys who rush past Asano Yu, stepping on idiots as they go to buy drinks or snacks—

Can you please stop walking next to me?

Asano Yu roared inwardly.

Those damn brats, not only did they come over and throw sand, but they also knocked over the camera that Asano Yu had finally managed to focus on!

That's right, it's not the magenta twin-lens reflex camera on your chest, but a real camera.

There's only one reason: to shoot outdoor scenes.

That's right, they're not here for a vacation, they're here to film.

Asano Yu turned around, because he was sitting on the beach, so when he turned around, he could only see other people's legs—

But this time it wasn't the muscular, hairy legs of the burly men in the photography crew peeking out from under their shorts; instead, it was slender, fair legs with delicate, youthful skin.

Above those legs, instead of a matching swimsuit, were casual shorts, and above that, a sweatshirt. They didn't look like someone on a beach vacation at all.

The owner of this outfit was looking down at himself:

"Oh, there you are!"

Hayami Mitsuki gently nudged the listless Asano Yu with her slipper-clad foot, then pointed to a spot not far away—

Duanmu Jun, dressed in a red and blue Kamen Rider suit, was struggling to face two monsters on the beach.

It was really pushing Duanmu Jun to do his own voice acting while fighting.

Asano Yu felt like he was about to die just from glancing in his direction.

After all, it's such a hot day, and they have to wear heavy leather suits, do punches and kicks, and even act out defeat cutscenes.

That's right, today's episode is about Duanmu Jun getting his comeuppance.

The inspiration seems to come from the scene when Hayami Mitsuki was defeated by Decade and Caesar.

A strange man will pounce on Duanmu Jun, who has deactivated his transformation, and say some familiar words to him.

After pointing it out to Asano Yu, Hayami Mitsuki squatted down next to him, nudged his arm with her elbow, and explained:

"We should go buy some water. We should at least provide water for your senior colleague and do some logistical support, right?"

She gave a meaningful smile, seemingly harboring ill intentions.

"No... if I had known it was for filming, I wouldn't have agreed..."

Asano Yu was filled with regret; in short, she was extremely regretful.

In mid-August, at the invitation of Kirishima Chinatsu and Hayami Mitsuki, Asano Yu followed in the footsteps of these two wealthy women and came to Okinawa.

The coastline and the azure sea were right in front of him, but Asano Yu couldn't muster any enthusiasm.

Because he never dreamed that as soon as he got off the plane, he would be in contact with a local film crew and begin a series of intensive filming activities.

It seems that because Hayami Mitsuki had been resting for a long time, the production was halted and the set could not operate, so they had to work overtime to reshoot the scenes during this period.

However, Asano Yu never expected that such a large enterprise as Toga would stagnate because of the loss of Hayami Mitsuki, so he was very curious.

After finding a secluded spot and pressing Hayami Mitsuki for details, I discovered that the actual filming location for the Kamen Rider series that Toga was shooting for broadcast was elsewhere.

Meanwhile, members of the Knights Guild, such as Hayami Mitsuki and Duanmu Shun, would film some works on set to deceive the public.

For example, a couple of years ago, someone saw Kamen Rider fighting monsters on the street. There were so many witnesses that it was impossible to cover it up with something like a gas explosion.

In the end, they could only make one episode of Kamen Rider to fool the public.

It was initially thought that this method was unreasonable and just causing trouble, but it was accepted by the public. There were even rumors that a house was blown up to film a realistic scene, which was an exaggerated publicity stunt that didn't involve special effects.

Therefore, Togashi took the opportunity to launch a special tokusatsu production team centered around some members of the Knights Association.

Other studios will continue to produce works to generate revenue, while Hayami Mitsuki's studio is responsible for producing dramas based on recent strange incidents that cannot be explained to the public.

Sometimes I upload one or two episodes online, sometimes I make a cameo appearance on the set of my seniors' films; in short, they are like Easter eggs.

And it will only come in handy when important events occur.

This filming is a follow-up to the recent "gas" incident at the movie theater, as an explanation is ultimately needed.

Furthermore, since Kirishima Chinatsu mentioned wanting to come to the beach, this sequel takes place there. Kamen Rider Hayato, who was tracking the real culprit behind the movie theater attack, arrived at the beach only to discover he'd been tricked—

That's roughly the story.

I heard they've prepared another leather suit, apparently to lure out the second rider.

Asano Yu is quite looking forward to it.

"There's no way around it. After all, I've provided you with food and lodging, and I promised to cover all your expenses, even the water. Can't you even make a trip for me?"

Hayami Mitsuki complained, looking at Asano Yu with disdain.

Asano Yu knew he was in the wrong, so he slowly got up to escape her sight, but before he could walk out, his palm immediately felt a cold touch.

Turning around, I saw Hayami Mitsuki's hand.

She was holding Asano Yu's hand.

"You didn't take the money."

As she spoke, she took a credit card from her jacket pocket and placed it in Asano Yu's palm:

"I sent Chinatsu-chan ahead. It's the only convenience store there, so don't go to the wrong one."

After speaking, Hayami Miyuki got up and left, walking quickly towards the group that was filming. There were quite a few onlookers around, so there was a lot of discussion.

Some children even shouted out loud, causing the crew to change locations multiple times before finally finding a spot with few people.

Therefore, we must expedite the filming process!

Of course, Hayami Mitsuki also wanted to take a break! However, he had work to do, and some of the trouble was caused by Asano Yu, such as the reconstruction of the construction site, so it was only right to ask him to run errands.

However, she suddenly wondered why Kirishima Chinatsu hadn't replied after so long. Otherwise, she wouldn't have sent Asano Yu to check on her. She hoped nothing had happened.