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

"I thought I was going to be drunk... Waaaaah..."

The girl's sobs came through the trembling of the water bottle, causing Asano Yu's hand to tremble slightly.

"Okay, okay, stop crying, everything's alright now, isn't it?"

Asano Yu offered some words of comfort, sounding somewhat impatient.

Because the person and the slime were heading towards the room, which was on the twentieth floor, she kept repeating this phrase during the elevator ride up, without even stopping.

That's why Asano Yu felt a little irritated.

Interestingly, she immediately shuts up as soon as someone comes in, leaving Asano Yu to pretend she's looking at her phone and act like an uncivilized person playing their phone on speakerphone.

Once they arrived at the hotel room, Asano Yu finally had the chance to ask Kirishima Chinatsu why she looked like this:

"Why did you suddenly turn back?"

The sound of dripping water came from the bathroom. Asano Yu sat in a chair by the window, playing with her phone, and asked casually.

The hotel rooms are very basic, basically two people per room.

Asano Yu didn't want to bring Kirishima Chinatsu to his room, because if his roommate, Duanmu Jun, suddenly returned, it would be difficult to explain what Kirishima Chinatsu had done in his room.

So he's currently in Kirishima Chinatsu and Hayami Mitsuki's room—

After all, Hayami Miyuki is much easier to talk to than Duanmu Jun.

"I encountered a knight—"

"knight?"

"Yes, he followed me, and I just happened to see him transform. I was afraid he would hurt me, so I had to hide—"

Chinatsu Kirishima's voice was slightly muffled, but when it came from the bathroom, a hint of fear could still be felt.

The situation was probably far more dangerous than she described in those few words.

Asano Yu hadn't expected that, besides him, there were knights from outside the Knights Guild also active...

Of course, Kirishima Chinatsu was unaware that Asano Yu already knew the true identities of the Knights Association and Hayami Mitsuki, so she didn't reveal her speculation to Asano Yu:

There may also be knights who are not affiliated with the Knights Guild operating in the shadows.

After all, everyone in the Knights Guild knows what the current mimicry of certified non-living entities looks like, so it's impossible for them to transform into a knight in public and then follow you, right?

Therefore, he must have been an unknown knight.

"I threw the things on the ground, hid in the alley, and then immediately turned into a slime and hid—"

She began to recall what had just happened:

"That knight was pink... He said he was looking for someone, but who goes looking for someone with murderous intent? So I hid and waited until he left..."

Chinatsu Kirishima's voice grew clearer, while the sound of splashing water gradually faded away.

After waiting a short while, Kirishima Chinatsu emerged, rubbing her long, wet hair and taking small, quick steps, her whole body still damp.

She was wearing a simple, loose short-sleeved shirt that covered her shorts, revealing her two long, fair legs.

She walked past her own bed and Hayami Mitsuki's bed in turn, sat down opposite Asano Yu, and as if she remembered something, walked to the suitcase next to the bed, bent down and grabbed a hairdryer.

"Help me out."

As she spoke, she sat down in the chair opposite Asano Yu, who had no choice but to plug in the hairdryer and dry her hair.

Asano Yu didn't want to help at first, but the moment he said no, Kirishima Chinatsu pouted, ready to burst into tears, saying that Asano Yu questioned her when she was most scared, which frightened her, and that Asano Yu had just tried to sell her to someone else, etc...

In short, Asano Yu had no choice but to help.

Once their hair was almost dry, the two were finally able to continue their previous conversation—

"A pink knight?"

"Ah, it's not Yu-kun, it's another pink knight, right? I'm not stupid, I do know the color of Decade..."

As Kirishima Chinatsu spoke, she waved her hand, dispelling Asano Yu's doubts.

Decade Inui knew best whether he did Asano Yuu, since he was on the beach watching over the equipment at that time. How could he have had time to follow Kirishima Chinatsu and then attack her?

"I can still tell them apart; after all, that knight has two big red eyes!"

As Kirishima Chinatsu spoke, she picked up two potato chips and held them in front of her eyes.

"Red?"

"Yes, it's red, so it's not Kamen Rider Decade."

"Of course it wasn't me," Asano Yu said speechlessly. "If it were me, I definitely wouldn't have let you get away."

"Yes, yes, you almost transformed to deal with me just now—"

Kirishima Chinatsu's expression was not good as she recalled the time when the two of them met not long ago.

She witnessed firsthand Asano Yu facing two strange men alone and winning decisively, so she was well aware of Asano Yu's "brutality".

That almost scared her to death!

"So what are you planning to do? They should recognize your face by now, right?"

"I don't know, I think I'll hide for now..."

Kirishima Chinatsu hadn't decided what to do next, so she could only take it one step at a time. She stuffed two potato chips into her mouth and ate them in one crunch.

"Could you describe the knight's physical characteristics? Maybe I'll have some clue."

Asano Yu wanted to get more information, since all she knew for now was that the other party was a pink knight just like herself.

"Hmm... if I really had to say..."

Kirishima Chinatsu stroked her chin, lost in thought. After a long while, she finally looked up, got up, walked to her suitcase, took out paper and pen, and began to draw on the table.

It seems she also knows that it's impossible to perfectly replicate that knight based solely on written descriptions.

Asano Yu could only watch as she used a black pen to draw a human figure on a piece of paper, then drew large eyes and a jagged mouth—

Red eyes, shark teeth, and a pink suit?

Does that mean Igarashi is just a tool?

Kamen Rider Levi immediately came to Asano Yu's mind.

There are actually quite a few pink Riders, and some Riders have pink elements in different forms, but if it's a large area of ​​pink as Kirishima Chinatsu said, there are probably only a few.

However, Levi is also a stat monster. If you were to use Decade to fight him, you would most likely be at a disadvantage, right?

"That's about it—"

Kirishima Chinatsu held up her masterpiece and gave Asano Yu a detailed explanation, pointing out things like "this is an eye" and "this is a hand." Asano Yu wasn't stupid; how could he not understand?

His contemplation stemmed from his inability to understand why Levi would attack Kirishima Chinatsu.

Since Kirishima Chinatsu had not revealed her true identity as a Solu at that time, then Levis should have had no reason to attack ordinary people in broad daylight, right?

Asano Yu was completely baffled.