As a weirdo, I like being a Kamen Rider

"Xia Hai!" Lin Chen called out her name subconsciously.

Guang Xiahai, who was looking around for someone, suddenly stopped in his tracks, turned around following the shout, and saw that the person standing next to the ramen stall was Lin Chen. The fear in his eyes was instantly replaced by surprise, and he quickly ran to Lin Chen.

"Lin-kun! It really is you!" Hikari Natsumi couldn't hide her joy. Her heart, which had been hanging in suspense for days, finally settled down. She couldn't wait to ask, "Ever since you suddenly disappeared into the world of Hibiki, Shi and the others have been worried about your safety. Where have you been all this time?"

Upon hearing the question, Lin Chen's thoughts involuntarily drifted back to the time when he was tricked by Minglong and accidentally fell into the world of Agito, where he was repeatedly in danger. He didn't want to go into details about those perilous twists and turns, lest Xia Hai worry, so he just glossed over it: "I encountered a small accident along the way and ended up in another world. By chance, I managed to stay in Fengdu. I didn't expect to meet you here again, and I'm very happy."

After exchanging pleasantries, Lin Chen asked, "You've come here to see Mr. Koei Jiro?"

Mentioning his grandfather, Guang Xiahai's joy vanished instantly, replaced by deep worry. He nodded gently, "This evening, Grandpa said he was going out to meet an old friend, and they agreed to eat at this ramen stall. But he hasn't come home for a long time, and I can't contact him. I was worried, so I followed the clues all the way here. By the way, Lin Jun, you've been here the whole time. Have you seen my grandfather?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen's expression darkened. When he arrived at the stall, he had specifically touched the soup pot. The remaining soup in the pot was only warm, which was enough to prove that the stall had been deserted for a long time. Moreover, the obvious mess around the stall suggested that something might have happened to Eijiro.

Looking at Hikari Natsumi in front of him, Lin Chen did not voice his guess. Instead, he softened his tone and comforted her, "I haven't been here long and haven't seen Eijiro. Maybe he was chatting with an old friend and moved to another place for a while, so he hasn't gone back yet. Don't be too anxious."

Although Guang Xiahai was still full of anxiety, Lin Chen's words of comfort eased her tense nerves a little. The two stood side by side in front of the empty ramen stall. The evening breeze swept through the narrow alley, making the plastic sheet next to the stall rustle.

Following Guang Xiahai back to Guangzhao Photo Studio, the entire shop was deserted and quiet. The front desk was covered in a thin layer of dust, and the cameras and photo frames were quietly placed on the counter, completely lacking the usual liveliness.

Noticing Lin Chen's surprised gaze, Guang Xiahai pulled over a wooden stool and sat down, slowly recounting what happened after Lin Chen disappeared into thin air in the Hibiki world.

Since Lin Chen's unexpected disappearance, everyone has been very worried about his safety. Tsukasa Kadoya reassured everyone that Lin Chen was not a child and that he held a knight's belt, so he wouldn't be in any great danger.

Although Hibiki World is the ninth world, it is not the last world. The worlds are endless, and the group continues their journey. In each world, they also inquire about any clues about Lin Chen. After experiencing many more worlds, Tsukasa Kadoya finally finds his home and his sister.

Things took a dramatic turn when Tsukasa Kadoya suddenly became the leader of the evil organization Dai-Shocker, initiating the Rider Wars. Onodera, in an attempt to stop Tsukasa, also left the photo studio.

...

A blazing fire, trailing a long tail of flame, crashed heavily into the center of the ruins, like a falling meteor. The explosive heat wave sent surrounding stones and dust flying, and the firelight turned the dust and ash into an orange-red hue.

As the flames slowly subsided, the magenta Kamen Rider Decade, supporting his aching body, struggled to his feet from the pile of rubble. His hand groped among the debris, finally picking up a Kamen Rider card with dust on the corner. On the card, the patterns of Ultimate Kuuga's jet-black body and scarlet compound eyes were clearly visible.

The distant Mitsuka and Lin Chen were startled by the huge explosion. The two had just been discussing the search for clues about Mitsuka Jiro at the Mitsuka Photo Studio when the sudden loud noise broke the tranquility of the streets and alleys. Following the roar, they hurried to this suburban ruin.

Looking at Tsukasa Kadoya, who stood alone in the rubble, clutching the Kuuga card, the girl could no longer suppress the disappointment and indignation that had been building up in her eyes for days. She couldn't help but rebuke him, "That's too much, Tsukasa. You can even be so heartless as to hurt Onodera."

Hearing the sound, Tsukasa Kadoya looked up toward the source of the sound, his gaze passing over the angry-faced Hikari Natsumi and landing on the person beside her.

The moment he saw the face clearly, his pupils contracted sharply, and his tone was full of disbelief: "Lin Chen? How did you end up here? That's strange. I personally destroyed Faiz's world, so you should have disappeared along with it!"

"Yo, Tsukasa Kadoya, long time no see." Lin Chen crossed his arms, but instead of answering Tsukasa Kadoya's question, he immediately started to mock him, "I didn't expect you to have changed so much since we last met, it's really annoying!"

Last night, after listening to Hikari Natsumi recount the events of the past few days at the Hikari Photo Studio, and learning that Tsukasa Kadoya had started destroying various Rider worlds without saying a word and had even transformed into the leader of Dai-Shocker, and that Eijiro's disappearance was probably also related to Dai-Shocker, Lin Chen was filled with rage. He was determined to beat him up the next time they met.

Tsukasa Kadoya raised an eyebrow, seeing through Lin Chen's hidden hostility: "Looks like you want to make a move? Unfortunately, you are no match for me now. I am completely different from before." Tsukasa Kadoya was extremely arrogant at this moment.

"What gave you this unfounded arrogance? Is it the power of the Knight Special Attack?" Lin Chen looked at the purple light source that kept flashing between Kadoya Tsukasa's eyebrows and exposed the trump card that the other party was relying on.

Tsukasa Kadoya's nonchalant expression faltered for a moment, clearly not expecting Lin Chen to see through his state at a glance. After a brief moment of surprise, he simply admitted it frankly, his aura becoming even more arrogant: "That's right, so what?"

"Since that's the case, I really can't help but want to beat you up." As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Chen reached into his pocket and took out a Gaia Memory, but instead of taking out the Earth Emperor Belt that Sherrard had newly modified and integrated with the Lost Driver, he took out the Gaia Driver.

He wasn't stupid. Facing Tsukasa Kadoya, who possessed special abilities against Riders, transforming into his Rider form and going up against him would be nothing short of suicide. Most importantly, there was the Gaia Memory; the current Tsukasa Kadoya didn't possess the Rider power of W.

Chapter 144 Destruction and Rebirth

Lin Chen fastened the Gaia Driver to his waist, the golden saber-toothed tiger memory disappearing into it, and a pale golden light spread from his waist to his entire body.

A massive, beast-like body appeared, covered in silver and brown bio-armor.

Grayish-white stripes meandered along his shoulder armor, chest, abdomen, and limbs. Two gleaming, curved fangs protruded from the corners of his lips, and a deep, eerie light flickered in the depths of his eye sockets. His limbs were thick and powerful, with bony arm armor attached to his hands, and a long tail hung down and swayed.

Seeing Lin Chen's transformation, Decade revealed an interesting expression: "Not using the power of a knight?"

He scoffed and was about to reach for his card when Lin Chen's figure transformed into a golden afterimage! Before Decade could react, a barrage of heavy punches rained down upon him.

"Boom bang bang-"

Dull impacts rang out one after another, each punch carrying terrifying force. Tsukasa Kadoya hastily raised his hand to block, but he couldn't even see his opponent's movements. The fists slammed into his shoulders, chest, waist, and abdomen one after another, the force of which was overwhelming. He was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the pile of rubble and debris. Dust flew up, and the shock made his throat taste sweet, almost causing him to vomit blood.

Decade struggled to his feet, bracing himself against the rubble. Gazing at the approaching golden light, a cold smile curled at the corner of his lips: "Super speed? Coincidentally, I can do that too."

Before he finished speaking, he quickly pulled out the Kabuto Knight Card and inserted it into the driver.

"Kabuto!"

Crimson armor instantly covered his entire body, and Decade in Kabuto form suddenly accelerated, turning into a crimson afterimage as he charged towards the other, attempting to overpower speed with speed.

However, he ultimately underestimated the Saber-toothed Tiger's maximum speed. At this moment, the Saber-toothed Tiger Memory in Lin Chen's hands was at least at level LV.2. Lin Chen's afterimage was like a ghost, freely shuttling between the crimson streams of light. Even Kabuto's super speed was slightly weaker in front of him.

boom!

An elbow strike landed hard on Decade's chest, sending Tsukasa Kadoya flying backward again. He staggered to regain his balance, his expression now grave.

"Stop interfering!" he shouted urgently, his voice panting. "The world of knights is destined to be destroyed, and only by destroying it in my hands can the world be restarted and continue!"

Lin Chen remained unmoved: "Enough with the nonsense, beat him up first!"

Before he could finish speaking, the golden afterimage pounced again, unleashing a vicious barrage of punches, elbows, knees, and kicks, giving Decade no chance to catch his breath.

Forced into full-force defense, Kabuto's high-speed advantage was completely overwhelmed, and the power of his Rider Special Attack was utterly ineffective against the Saber-toothed Tiger Dopant. He searched his card deck but couldn't find a card that countered the Dopant, and could only dodge helplessly.

It seems the only option is to find a way to get rid of him.

Just as Lin Chen's heavy punch was about to land, a smile appeared on the corner of Kadoya Tsukasa's mouth beneath his armor. But Lin Chen suddenly stopped abruptly! The energy around him instantly tightened, and an extremely dangerous premonition suddenly struck him. He didn't even have time to turn around. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a pale purple dimensional wall rapidly expanding from behind him, crushing towards him!

PTSD warning!

Lin Chen's heart tightened. Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately abandoned his attack and sprinted towards the outside of the ruins. A golden afterimage flashed by, closely pursued by the dimensional wall. The man and the wall raced through the ruins, disappearing from sight in the blink of an eye.

With the crisis averted, Kadoya Tsukasa breathed a sigh of relief, collapsing to his knees as if all his strength had been drained. He deactivated his Kabuto form, reverting to his original red Decade form. His chest heaved violently as he stared in the direction Lin Chen had disappeared, his expression a mixture of shock and grimness. This guy has been getting stronger and stronger.

He looked at Hikari Natsumi and said, "Natsumi, leave. No one can stop me now! It's all about to end!"

As Hikari Natsumi watched Lin Chen flee in disarray, chased by the dimensional barrier, and then looked at Tsukasa Kadoya, who was determined to go to the extreme, the sadness and struggle in her eyes transformed into determination. She clenched her fist and replied in a deep voice, "No, I'm still here! I will definitely stop you, Tsukasa!"

Decade stared at the girl's resolute expression, enduring the pain from fighting with borrowed power over the past few days, and slowly straightened up, supporting himself on the ground.

“Kivala!” Hikari called out, her clear voice echoing through the empty ruins.

"Coming, coming." A gentle, intelligent voice rang out from mid-air, and the snow-white bat Kivala fluttered its delicate wings and swooped down, landing in Hikari Natsumi's outstretched palm. The girl held the bat to her chest, her gaze incredibly solemn, and uttered two words, one after another:

"Transform!"

Upon receiving the command, Kivala's body rippled with layers of rose-red heart-shaped energy waves, which spread upwards along her arms to the center of Kwanga's brow, where a delicate heart-shaped mark slowly appeared.

Countless translucent, petal-shaped energies appeared out of thin air, swirling and gathering around the girl. Suddenly, the light exploded, and the scattered petals dissipated. Kamen Rider Alan, clad in dark purple knight armor and wielding an ornate rapier, stood before Decade. The armor's patterns carried the unique elegant texture of the Fangblood Demon race.

"Then let's give it a try." Tsukasa Kadoya said calmly, without the slightest hint of being prepared for battle.

With a deft twist of her wrist, Ya Lan's rapier, imbued with a chilling and sharp aura, pierced straight for Decade's heart. However, Tsukasa Kadoya did not raise his hand to block; instead, he stretched out his arms and calmly accepted the blow.

The sharp blade pierced through the crimson knight's armor. There was no resentment in his eyes, only the relief of a long journey coming to an end. Bearing the mission of destruction and rebirth, he was finally about to meet his end at this moment.

On the other side, Lin Chen, who was fleeing for his life, was constantly dodging the crushing dimensional barrier by taking advantage of the saber-toothed tiger's high speed. Suddenly, the dimensional barrier that was chasing him closely disappeared without warning.

A doubt arose in his mind, and his figure transformed into a pale golden streak of light, returning to the ruined battlefield where the battle had just taken place.

When he rushed back, what he saw was Kaito Daiki and Hikari Natsumi, who had deactivated her Alan transformation, crouching on the ground, shaking the motionless Kadoya Tsukasa who was lying on the ground.

Lin Chen used his Orphnoch senses to probe, but couldn't detect any trace of life in Tsukasa Kadoya. He immediately deactivated his transformation and stepped forward: "Let me do it. Although I don't know what happened in between, let's find a way to revive him first."

Upon hearing this, Hai Dong's hope was instantly rekindled. He knew that Lin Chen had once resurrected the already dead Hibiki in the Hibiki world, and he didn't have time to care why Lin Chen had appeared. All his hopes were pinned on him.

As fine scales gradually appeared on Lin Chen's body, just as he was about to completely transform his form, a large-scale dimensional barrier suddenly unfolded without warning, instantly enveloping Lin Chen, Guang Xia Hai, and Hai Dong.

The surrounding light reversed in an instant; what was just daytime had now turned into night.

The body of Tsukasa Kadoya, who was lying on the ground, vanished into thin air amidst the spatial fluctuations. The change came so suddenly that Hikari Natsumi and Kaito were still caught in the shock and panic when a voice slowly drifted into the night: "The story of the knight will eventually fade away with time. This is fate."

The three turned around at the sound, and a young man dressed in a pure white shirt suddenly appeared. "But the knights' battles will remain in people's memories, thus weaving together new stories once again."

Guang Xiahai seemed to recognize the young man and quickly stepped forward to ask, "The story?"

The young man in white raised his hand and waved it lightly. A new giant dimensional wall unfolded in mid-air, and countless shattered world scenes flowed continuously in the light screen: the various Rider worlds destroyed by Decade were restored one after another, and the long-lost Riders such as Kuuga, Kabuto, and Faiz reappeared. Destruction and rebirth kept cycling in the scene, and countless broken stories were pieced together again.

Hikari Natsumi stared anxiously at the screen and hurriedly asked, "What about Decade? Can he come back?"

The young man replied calmly, "Decade has no story."

Before the words were finished, the dimensional wall flashed with light, and Hikari Natsumi and Kaito Daiki, who had no time to react, were swept into the spatial rift and disappeared into the night in an instant.

Under the vast darkness of night, only Lin Chen and the young man in white remained. The young man in white's gaze was icy, fixed on Lin Chen, his tone filled with undisguised malice: "Your story is already over, why do you continue to linger on?"

Lin Chen was completely bewildered. Who was this guy? He seemed to have never seen him before, but the guy seemed to have some mysterious, deep-seated grudge against him.

"We should have met before, why do you harbor such hostility towards me?" As he spoke, Lin Chen reached into his robes and pulled out the Earth Emperor's Belt.

Just as the belt was about to be completely removed, the white-robed youth's figure transformed into a wisp of shimmering white light and vanished into thin air, causing the surrounding space to suddenly and violently distort. The pitch-black ruins and night before him instantly disappeared, and the ground beneath Lin Chen's feet changed one after another, reappearing beside a small river.

...

When Lin Chen returned to the photo studio, he found no one there. He went to the backyard and saw that the jet glider was still in the same spot.

Onodera has also returned. At this moment, Hikari Natsumi, Kaito Daiki, and Onodera are each holding the corner of a photograph and lifting it up together.

"What are you doing?" Lin Chen stepped forward and asked.

Onodera turned around and saw the person who came, his face instantly lit up with joy: "Lin-san, you're back too! You've come at the right time, come and lend a hand."

Lin Chen, filled with suspicion, slowly walked behind the three. The photo only showed half a blurry figure, making it impossible to discern the features. Urged on by Onodera, he reached out and pinched a corner of the photo, trying to recall Tsukasa Kadoya's appearance in his mind.

As everyone's thoughts solidified, the originally blurry outline of the photograph gradually became concrete, the faded edges of the image slowly filled with color, and finally, Tsukasa Kadoya's complete face was firmly fixed in the photograph.

At the same moment, several shards of dimensional walls appeared one after another in mid-air above the photo studio, with layers of faint light rippling through the space. Tsukasa Kadoya slowly stepped out from the dimensional rift, his outline turning from ethereal to solid, and walked step by step into front of everyone.

The courtyard was instantly filled with joy upon seeing Tsukasa Kadoya return. Hikari Natsumi rushed forward and hugged Tsukasa tightly. Kaito, with an indifferent and arrogant look, handed over the card and camera that Tsukasa had entrusted to him for safekeeping.

Onodera, ever the carefree one, leaped and pounced on Tsukasa Kadoya's back, forcing Tsukasa, who was originally embracing Hikari Natsumi, to separate from him.

“It’s great that everyone can get together,” Onodera said.

Just then, the little white bat Kivala fluttered its wings and landed above everyone's heads, calling out anxiously, "Where's Ei-chan?"

"Oh no! Grandpa!"

A single sentence was like a bucket of cold water poured over her, abruptly jolting Hikari Natsumi, who was immersed in the joy of reunion, to her core. She had been so focused on Tsukasa Kadoya's resurrection that she had completely forgotten about her missing grandfather, Koei Jiro. Her face paled instantly, and she hurriedly let go of his hand.

Chapter 145 Narutaki! Prepare to die!

The group discussed splitting up to search for Koei Jiro's whereabouts, but before setting off, Lin Chen deliberately pulled Kadoya Tsukasa aside to a quiet side street next to the photo studio.

The two talked alone for a long time. Onodera, Kaito, and Mitsukami, who were watching from a distance, could not hear what they were talking about. They only saw that at the end of the conversation, Tsukasa Kadoya suddenly produced a card in his hand. He showed a surprised expression and then handed the card to Lin Chen, who carefully put the card away.