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

Duanmu Jun and Asano Yu showed no intention of returning to the hotel. The two started chatting about random things, from Hayami Mitsuki's workaholic behavior after being discharged from the hospital to Duanmu Jun's suicidal thoughts during today's filming.

"That leather suit was really smelly, heavy, and stuffy!"

Duanmu Jun uttered a rebuke, then took a big bite of the cheese chicken stick in his hand.

The heated cheese had melted a bit, and when I bit into it, a small piece was pulled off and fell off the cheese chicken stick, hitting Duanmu Jun's cheek and making him howl in pain.

"Hiss! Aaaaaaah!"

He immediately tried to swat it off, but the scalding hot cheese stuck to his fingers after being heated, causing him so much pain that he couldn't stop.

This series of actions took only a few seconds. By the time the heat of the cheese dissipated, Duanmu Jun was in so much pain that he wanted to cry.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

Duanmu Jun blew on his fingers and wiped his cheeks with cold water, looking quite disheveled.

"If you really listened to me and didn't eat this, this wouldn't happen—"

Asano Yu was somewhat gloating because the aroma of fried chicken cutlet had lured Duanmu Jun into a rage, so Duanmu Jun got up and prepared to buy one to fill his stomach.

Asano Yu had, of course, tried to dissuade her, saying that if she really ate it, all her exercise over the past few days would be for nothing.

But while he was saying these things, he continued to happily eat the fried chicken cutlet, so Duanmu Jun couldn't bear it anymore and went to buy some. After buying it, he heated it up, and because it was hot, he ate it very slowly.

"Isn't it because you're showing off in front of me?"

"Isn't it because my senior is sitting right next to me?"

Asano Yu's unspoken message was, "If you really can't handle it, then don't sit next to me." This was an attempt to shift blame, so he didn't think it was his fault.

After all, Duanmu Jun himself said he wanted to live a healthy life and exercise every day, but in the end he still broke his promise.

"But seriously, why don't you try playing a Kamen Rider?"

Duanmu Jun kept instilling in Asano Yu the idea that "you can actually play a Kamen Rider too," because Asano Yu's appearance was good enough, with the height and face; all he lacked was a bit of acting skills.

This can be practiced!

After all, some people can get leading roles by using their over-the-top, wide-eyed, open-mouthed, and roaring acting skills every day, so why can't Asano Yu, who has a better appearance and a taller stature, do the same?

Moreover, stunt doubles can be used for action scenes, so it's not necessary to do everything yourself. Only an actor like Duanmu Jun would want to perform all the scenes himself.

He not only has the qualifications, but also the effort to live up to them, which is why he was able to take on the role of lead rider this time.

Of course, he himself knew that the reason he obtained this qualification was simply because he was Croz Z. After all, after joining the Knights Association, he resolutely became an actor and began to hone his acting skills.

Of course, he also knew that the dramas he filmed would never be broadcast on television in their entirety, because these knight dramas were merely made to cover up the actions of the Knights Guild.

There is absolutely no logic to it. These contents are all based on inexplicable sudden events that occur first, followed by intensive filming, and finally uploaded to the Internet as spin-offs of other knight dramas, or made as cameos.

For example, there was a sudden situation six months ago when Croz Z appeared in the public eye. At that time, Duanmu Jun was chasing a strange person, but the person disappeared into the crowd and mimicked him, so he couldn't catch up.

Instead, he was exposed on the crowded streets of Shibuya, and everyone saw him. This couldn't be considered an accident or a cosplay event because he used his skills in front of unrelated people, and the special effects were a bit too exaggerated.

So it became a trending topic that day, and people took all sorts of different photos from various angles, from Crozier's appearance to his action of jumping over two floors. In short, it was something that could not be explained by common sense or special effects.

At that time, Hayami Mitsuki made a decisive move and requested to film an episode of the story of Croz Z, to be used as a guest role in another Kamen Rider series, with the identity of an "unexpected visitor from a parallel world", and used the train of the senior Kamen Rider as a vehicle, and then successfully filmed an episode.

Fortunately, they had used scenes from the streets of Shibuya before, so they just used them and filmed a terrible episode. But it unexpectedly received positive reviews because the Croz Z suit was very good-looking and Jun was quite handsome.

After that, just in case, Hayami Mitsuki continued filming Croz—regardless of what was actually filmed, and without any dialogue or logic, as long as an unexpected event occurred, they would film something, which would eventually come in handy.

This has happened two or three times now.

The reason I wanted Asano Yu to play Kamen Rider was purely out of personal motive; I wanted to act alongside Asano Yu.

As the two were talking, two police cars sped past them toward the hotel, seemingly having finally discovered the devastation in the underground parking lot and were heading to deal with the problem.

At this moment, Duanmu Jun remembered the passerby from earlier; perhaps he was the one who called the police.

Looks like I need to hurry and tell Hayami Mitsuki to find a studio to reshoot the parking lot battle scene. Pink Knight and my own Crozier Z... more overtime...

"Why are there police cars here...? Is something wrong?"

Duanmu Jun pretended to be completely unaware of what had happened, gazing in the direction of the hotel with sirens blaring, watching the several police cars parked there.

"Yes, who can argue with that..."

Asano Yuya added a comment as if nothing had happened, then continued to eat his chicken cutlet and salad. The chicken cutlet was so delicious that he now found the salad tasteless.

Next time I'll have to bring some Lao Gan Ma chili sauce so I can eat it.

However, because of the police car, they both received a message from Hayami Mizuki in the filming group, so they could only quickly eat the food in their hands and rush to the hotel.

Come back quickly, it's urgent!

This was a message posted by Hayami Mitsuki in the group chat, but both of them also received a private message from Hayami Mitsuki—

【Asano-kun, come to my and Chinatsu's room later. Chinatsu will ask you about the specifics. I need to go to a meeting with other people.】

The others here are members of the Knights Guild, and also everyone on set. Duanmu Jun received a simpler message: Hayami Mitsuki was planning to hold a meeting about the underground parking lot issue.

Because the whistleblower explicitly stated that it was Crozier Z and Pink Knight.

The result is obvious.

However, as Asano Yu and Duanmu Jun walked towards the hotel, they unexpectedly encountered a person who was talking to himself on his phone and letting out a sharp scream.

As Asano Yu and Duanmu Jun passed by him, they both turned around and glanced at him at the same time, and found that although he was wearing headphones, why were they still showing?

That's so strange...