Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 371 Doppelganger

"Palad..."

Alliance Building.

The blond youth's eyes trembled slightly, and he seemed unaware as his wine glass fell onto the carpet, letting the red wine spill all over the floor.

A mere game character managed to steal the final reward.

I really didn't expect that.

All the backup plans left for Dan Masamune went to waste, completely benefiting Palad.

"Interesting," the blond youth laughed angrily, "but since you're still in the real world, I'll catch you sooner or later. I won't let you escape next time."

Shortly after, the new 01 team received a message and entered the office, their expressions generally not good.

Insider information suggests that Master Izuma and the others practically won without any effort. If they had participated in the final battle, they might have been able to gain some experience from the game's completion.

Now they can only watch as Nakamaro's ranking rises, and even Goto, who just got the Hero System, climbs ahead of their Team 01.

Knight Challenge: Natsukawa (?), Shinji Kaminaga, Hiroko Asami (W), Kotaro Minami (RX), Michinaga Gasai (Hagane), Maya Kimishima (Danki), Ryota Murai (Kurokuga), Goto (Yūsha), Konan (Larc Crossbow Knight)

The new captain clenched his fist secretly.

The Bull's ranking surpasses that of the Dawn Knight, and it may even become the new Rank 6 Knight, since strength is also a part of the ranking.

However, their team 01 didn't even get a spot on the leaderboard after their former captain was murdered.

"You seem very unwilling?" The blond youth's voice pulled the new captain back to reality.

"Lord Mie-Mie!"

The new captain broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly bowed his head to explain.

"I just..."

"The Cavaliers Challenge is only in the preliminary stage. It's meaningless to compete for rankings now. The one who can hold on is the winner."

The blond youth squinted as he surveyed the members of the new 01 team, then turned his gaze to the broadcast on the large screen in the distance.

Having joined the competition halfway through, he never intended to challenge the rankings through normal means.

Anything that gets in his way should be eliminated.

Compared to the island nation, the competition at headquarters is much fiercer and more brutal.

"I'm giving you guys a mission: keep a close eye on that Hojo Emu and find a way to get to Parad," the blond youth said, waving the group away as he didn't seem to think much of the New 01 team. "I'll find a way to get you through the next dungeon."

……

"God, wake up!"

School villa.

Natsukawa opened his eyes to the shouts of the second Fang Bat, his consciousness returning as he looked at the Kamen Rider Chronicles main control cartridge in his hand.

He already has the Chronos Knights card, so he doesn't need this game cartridge for the time being.

It's worth mentioning that after completing "Chronicles", all other mass-produced cartridges become useless, leaving only this cartridge as the only one that can transform you.

I wonder how the league will handle the aftermath.

After all, many newcomers transformed themselves by using mass-produced cassette tapes.

"Ding-dong!"

The doorbell rang.

Xia Chuan stopped thinking about it and quickly packed everything, including the game items, into the panel space.

The biggest gain from this event seems to be the various Knight cards, and the Exide Invincible Player Card was automatically obtained after clearing the game.

"Hiroko?"

After going downstairs and opening the door, Natsukawa was surprised to find Hiroko Asami standing at the door.

"What are you doing...?"

Hiroko Asami's expression was strange: "You didn't say before that we could combine and transform. Thanks to you, I've now made it onto the Knight Ranking."

She had already heard from Master Agasa that when she first tried to unite with Shin'ei, it wasn't so smooth.

The W transformation requires an extremely high degree of compatibility between the two transformants.

"I'm just giving it a try," Xia Chuan said calmly. "Come in and sit down for a bit, I'll go get some water..."

"No need, I still have a mission," Hiroko Asami said, shaking her head as she prepared to leave the house. "This time, there's more cleanup work than ever before, and we also need to reorganize the Knight System for those new recruits."

After a brief silence, Hiroko Asami looked at Natsukawa, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

"The headquarters representative has decided to stay at the branch and just issued an arrest warrant for Palad."

After not seeing any change in Natsukawa's expression, Asami Hiroko continued, "I got the data from the command. The enemy's code name is 'Destroyer,' and their Knight System is also 01, but their level is suspected to be between level six and seven."

"Destroy it?"

Xia Chuan felt a subtle ripple in his heart.

This name corresponds to a villainous boss in "01", and perhaps the other party has other real Rider systems besides 01.

Another troublesome person.

Sure enough, once one problem is solved, another one arises.

I hope you won't provoke him again, otherwise this will never end.

"Hiroko," Natsukawa changed the subject, "how are Haruto's teammates doing?"

"Haruto?" Hiroko Asami frowned in confusion, and it took her a while to realize what was going on. "I almost forgot, the front-line base said that Haruto should have entered the 'Witch Knight' timeline. They hope the Alliance can open the 'Witch Knight' instance through other means. I'm afraid we can only ask the Foundation X for help, but it will be difficult to get results in the short term..."

Xia Chuan's eyes darkened slightly.

Hiroko Asami's forgetfulness is abnormal, indicating that Haruto's sense of presence is rapidly fading.

Can't wait any longer.

Thinking of this, Natsukawa took out the W Dual Driver and handed it to Hiroko Asami.

"Use this when you need it. You can contact me, and if necessary, just transform into W."

"Huh?" Hiroko Asami asked, surprised. "Is it okay? Will it bother you?"

"It's fine, I've been free anyway."

Xia Chuan quietly activated his ability, and his data clone appeared in the study upstairs under the control of his telekinesis.

Although she still has the appearance of "Palad", her image has become much more normal. Her fancy clothes have been replaced by a plain white shirt, and her temperament is closer to that of Natsukawa herself.

He seems to be a younger version of Shinji Kaminaga.

"Kaminaga?"

The second Fang Bat was startled and called out softly and uncertainly. After discovering that a master-servant relationship also existed, he was full of question marks.

The main character was still downstairs, but then a young Shen Yong appeared?

"Who exactly are you...?"

"Don't worry, this is my clone."

After adapting to the subtle confusion of multitasking, Xia Chuan took out the Knight Challenge Diamond Card and registered it under his real name.

"I'll use this identity when I need to go out on missions in the future. As for my name... I'll call myself Xia Chuan."

Since there are clones available, the main body must be hidden even deeper.

This is a good opportunity to use my real name, "Natsukawa," to separate my identities from "Shinji Kaminaga," thus completely diverting external attention.

"It even has clones?" The Fang Bat II flapped its wings and hopped sideways, greatly expanding its knowledge. "Using clones at this time, what are they going to do? Do they need help?"

"Let's go to the Witcher world first."

Xia Chuan raised his left hand to put on the magic ring, and a red magic teleportation array quickly unfolded beneath his feet.

The transformation ability of all knights is truly amazing; they can even bypass restrictions on magic power.

This makes things much simpler.

Try to bring Haruto back to this world before he is completely assimilated.

"Whoosh!"

A surge of light from the magic circle enveloped Xia Chuan's figure, and then he and the second Fang Bat disappeared from the study.

It feels similar to using a shuttle; the magically generated circular passage connects to the target spacetime.

but.

The destination doesn't seem to be the world of Witcher Knights that I was looking for.

Xia Chuan opened his eyes and sensed the scene in space and time. First, countless images of strange people flashed before his eyes, and then they turned into knight figures.

Kuuga, Ryuki, Den-O, Kiva, Blade, Kabuto, Faiz, W, OZ, Hibiki, Agito, and Decade...

(End of this chapter)