As a weirdo, I like being a Kamen Rider

Ryūbei cut to the chase: "The matter I asked you to handle, was that insect dealt with properly?"

Kirihiko lowered his head even further, his voice muffled: "I failed."

Ryūbei gave a faint "hmm": "Even Nazca couldn't defeat it, so it seems this bug is much more powerful than expected."

After asking just two short questions, Ryūbei, holding Mick in his arms, didn't scold him any further and turned to leave on his own.

As soon as the old man left, Saeko took out the Forbidden Memory from her pocket and held it in her hand, her eyes filled with a dangerous light as she looked at Kirihiko.

The banquet lasted until late into the night. In the bathroom, Wu Yan was washing his body. Large, dark bruises on his body were particularly conspicuous, and even touching them was excruciatingly painful. These were Saeko's handiwork, but he didn't care about his injuries at all. His mind was filled with the scene of chatting with Lin Chen on the rooftop of the Fuuto Tower during the day.

Lin Chen clearly stated his final fate, saying that he would die at the hands of the woman he loved. At first, Wu Yan didn't believe such an absurd statement at all, thinking that the other party was just making things up to sow discord between them. However, Lin Chen explained the whole story, including all the details, in a clear and logical manner, which did not seem like a lie made up out of thin air.

The more he thought about it, the more panicked he became. Unable to contain his anger, he immediately transformed into the Nazca Dopant and attacked. He was initially very confident; Nazca's speed and power were undeniable, and there was no way he could lose to an ordinary person who hadn't transformed.

Who could have imagined that the actual battle would turn out completely differently? Lin Chen, even without his transformation, possessed a monstrous physical strength, able to fight Nazca to a standstill with his bare hands. He was forced to reveal his final trump card, and even now, recalling that scene, he still finds it hard to believe.

The wind and snow swirled wildly on the rooftop of the Wind Tower, the fine snowflakes being swept around by the biting wind and quickly freezing into thin ice on the snow-covered railings.

Nazca stared at Lin Chen in disbelief. Was this still human? But how could he easily admit defeat? Ever since he was defeated by that saber-toothed tiger hybrid, he had been secretly practicing constantly, and finally reached the second level of the Nazca Memory that his father-in-law had mentioned, awakening his super-speed ability.

He suppressed his shock, his whole body tensed, and all the confidence he had been building up surged up. He was determined to use his newfound power to completely crush Lin Chen in front of him.

Looking at the Nazca moving at high speed in front of him, Lin Chen was somewhat surprised, not expecting Nazca's super-speed capabilities to awaken so early. However, he no longer let his guard down and directly took out the Earth Emperor Driver.

Upon seeing the driver and memory that Lin Chen pulled out, Nazca, who was sprinting at high speed, suddenly stopped, his face filled with horror, and his pupils suddenly contracted: That's it!

Lin Chen completely ignored the stopped Nazca. He inserted the Earth Emperor phone into the card slot on the left side of the driver.

"Standby!"

"Smilodon!"

A cold, electronic sound effect suddenly rang out, and dark gold armor rapidly spread upwards from the waist and abdomen.

Kamen Rider Orga!

"Sabertooth Memory! Who exactly are you? And this appearance is quite similar to Kamen Rider!" Kirihiko exclaimed, looking at the Orga that appeared before him. But Lin Chen wasn't going to waste any more words with him. He beckoned to him with his finger, signaling him to attack.

Seeing Lin Chen's provocation, blue afterimages began to flash across the rooftop. The Nazca Blade, with a sharp sound of tearing through the air, slashed towards Orga from all directions. Each strike aimed at a vital point, so fast that only a series of afterimages could be seen.

Lin Chen remained calmly standing in place, without even raising his hand to block. The golden light also began to flash, and all the slashes landed on empty air. Wu Yan's high speed was still no match for him.

"Is this your trump card? Superspeed? Still too slow!"

Lin Chen's voice was calm and even, yet it pierced Wu Yan's heart like a sharp knife. He abruptly stopped, staring in disbelief at the unharmed Lin Chen. He was certain that every single one of those dozen or so stabs had landed.

All his consecutive slashes missed their mark, and disbelief filled Wu Yan's heart. His proud LV2 super speed was like child's play in front of Lin Chen.

Before Wu Yan could react, Lin Chen's figure suddenly transformed into an extreme golden stream of light, instantly closing in on his face. Before Nazca could react in the slightest, a clean and decisive knee strike slammed into his chest and abdomen.

"Oh!"

A heavy thud resounded, and Wu Yan was jolted violently by the force, flying through the air and crashing heavily onto the snow-covered rooftop railing, instantly deforming the cold railing.

He endured the excruciating pain, rolled to the ground, gritted his teeth, gripped the Nazca Blade tightly, and once again activated his super-speed. Countless cyan-blue blade lights once again enveloped the entire arena as he launched a fierce attack with all his might, trying to break the crushing situation before him.

No matter how fast he increased his speed or how he slashed, he couldn't even touch the edge of Orga. With the extreme speed of the saber-toothed tiger memory, Lin Chen easily dodged all attacks, golden afterimages flashing all around him.

After several futile attacks, Kirihiko's breathing suddenly became disordered.

Knowing the reason, Lin Chen no longer held back. He instantly closed in, grabbed Wu Yan's wrist, and took the Nazca Blade. He then delivered a heavy blow to Wu Yan's chest.

Struck by this attack, Wu Yan was sent flying backward, immediately deactivating his transformation and crashing awkwardly into the swirling snow.

"It seems that, as I said, your body has started to have problems. You won't live much longer. Think about it carefully, is it really worth it!" After saying that, Lin Chen deactivated his transformation and walked off the rooftop.

Chapter 148 The Boy Who Traveled Through Time

A few days ago, after listening to Wakana Sonozaki's radio broadcast about boxers, Philip suddenly felt a competitive spirit and decided to work on getting in shape and losing weight.

He plunged into the cockpit of the Tough Guy, and in the cramped space, he began a hellish training regimen, mimicking that of a professional boxer. He was constantly jumping in place, throwing rapid punches, and alternating steps; the high-intensity physical training never stopped. His body, which usually spent years hunched over researching Earth's library and rarely exercised, simply couldn't withstand this kind of exertion.

Before long, Philip felt dizzy and weak in his limbs. All his strength was instantly drained, and he collapsed heavily onto the cockpit floor.

Shotaro, who happened to be returning, saw this and immediately rushed over to help him up. While brushing the dust off him, he couldn't help but complain: "Are you out of your mind, you idiot? Instead of looking up the information, you had to mess around in the car. Now you've exhausted yourself."

Just as Philip was about to speak in his defense, he caught a glimpse of a white blur flashing past the window out of the corner of his eye. A small, exquisite white dinosaur robot had sprung past him.

"Wait! I just saw something! It's a small white dinosaur robot!" Philip quickly called out to warn him.

Upon hearing this, Shotaro immediately turned to look around, but the place was completely empty. There wasn't a single robot in sight, nor even the slightest trace of anything unusual. He simply assumed that Philip was hallucinating due to overtraining and exhaustion.

But Philip was absolutely certain that it wasn't a misperception. And he was very familiar with that little dinosaur. A strange memory surged back, and Philip's face filled with fear.

Shotaro helped the limp Philip to the living room sofa to rest. A short while later, Akiko and Lin Chen also entered the detective agency. Just as they were about to ask Philip how badly he had fallen, the doorbell rang.

Shotaro quickly went to open the door. Standing outside was a woman with a flustered expression. Her name was Fuyumi Aso, a bank employee who had come specifically to entrust the case to her.

As soon as everyone was seated, Asou Fuyumi's opening remarks stunned everyone present. She had come to ask for their help in finding a Kamen Rider.

The absurd thing is that this Kamen Rider isn't a hero protecting Fuuto at all; instead, he's a villain who commits evil deeds. Recently, Fuuto has seen a series of bank robberies, with several armored trucks being intercepted and robbed. All eyewitnesses have confirmed that the perpetrator's appearance is that of a Kamen Rider.

Upon hearing this, everyone was filled with disbelief. In everyone's mind, Kamen Riders were always heroes who protected Fuuto and punished evil; how could they possibly go and commit robbery and other crimes?

Shotaro took it seriously immediately after hearing this. He cared most about the reputation of Kamen Rider and absolutely could not tolerate anyone using the identity of a Kamen Rider to commit evil and tarnish the Kamen Rider's reputation.

In order to find out the truth and protect the reputation of Kamen Rider, he accepted this bizarre request without hesitation.

Philip, who had been exhausted, instantly perked up and decided to immediately retrieve all the clues from the bank robberies in Fuuto. Akiko looked on incredulously, repeatedly complaining that this was too outrageous.

Shotaro arrived at the scene of the latest armored truck robbery immediately. The entire street was cordoned off, and the police were busy collecting evidence and taking statements. The ground was covered with skid marks of varying depths, and there was still a faint smell of gunpowder in the air. Clearly, the imposter Kamen Rider had just left.

Shotaro wasted no time, immediately pulling out his Bat Shot camera and carefully scanning the surrounding area. The camera's blue light flashed continuously, quickly capturing any remaining traces in the air, and following the trail, successfully pinpointed the imposter's route.

Based on the tracking results, it's clear this guy has no intention of stopping and will most likely target armored trucks again.

Having figured out the other party's pattern of movement, Shotaro quietly waited on the main road that the armored truck was bound to take, riding his motorcycle. Sure enough, not long after, an armored truck loaded with cash slowly drove into the street. The next second, a strange figure appeared on a motorcycle and rushed straight towards the armored truck.

Seeing the smugglers who had forced the armored truck to stop under the overpass, Shotaro called Philip.

"Are you alright, Philip? Are you feeling alright now?"

"Of course, after all, the body used for combat isn't mine."

"Alright, let's go, partner!"

Shotaro and Philip activate their transformation devices simultaneously.

"Cyclone! Joker!"

The classic transformation sound effect rang out, and Kamen Rider W Cyclone Joker form instantly appeared. W charged forward without hesitation, blocking the fake rider's path, and a fierce battle erupted instantly. The muffled thuds of fists colliding and the booming of energy explosions rose and fell, causing the entire street to tremble slightly. The two sides fought fiercely, and the battle was extremely intense.

Meanwhile, the Narumi Detective Agency was unusually quiet on the other side.

Akiko was out on business and not in the store. Philip, who had transformed into W with Shotaro's consciousness synchronized, was fast asleep on the sofa in the inner room. Lin Chen was the only one left in the entire agency.

Having lost his undercover work and now completely idle, Lin Chen slumped on the sofa, holding the mysterious white memory in his hand, repeatedly rubbing its cool surface.

Just as he was deep in thought, the doorbell suddenly rang, breaking the silence inside the house.

With no one inside to help greet him, Lin Chen could only put away the memory device, get up, walk to the door, and open it. Standing outside were two very young-looking teenagers; the boy had neat short hair, and the girl wore a clean white dress.

Upon seeing the two people's faces, Lin Chen felt they were very familiar, but he couldn't recall their names for a moment.

Lin Chen stepped aside to make way for the two and invited them into the house.

The boy completely relaxed as soon as he entered the room, his eyes full of curiosity. He looked around and examined all the posters, files, and decorations in the office, exclaiming in surprise as if he had never seen anything like it before.

The girl standing nearby couldn't stand his reckless behavior any longer and reached out to grab his ear: "Sougo, really! Behave yourself!"

The boy winced in pain, immediately stood up straight, and stopped his noisy behavior.

Lin Chen poured tea and invited the two to sit down. He originally planned to ask about their request first, make a simple note of it, and then deal with it when Shotaro returned.

Before he could even ask a question, the boy who had just sat down eagerly leaned forward, grabbed Lin Chen's wrist, and asked with an unusually serious look in his eyes: "Excuse me, are you Kamen Rider W?"

Lin Chen was stunned, completely unaware that the two were not there to request a case at all, and that their target from the beginning was Kamen Rider W.

Before he could respond, Sougo introduced himself: "My name is Tokiwa Sougo, and she is Tsukuyomi! We came here specifically to find Kamen Rider W!"

Upon hearing the name "Tokiwa Sougo," Lin Chen felt a surge of emotion. He finally understood the source of that familiar feeling.

Kamen Rider Zi-O, the time king who failed in his business venture, sacrificed his best friend, and was constantly stopped in time, is ultimately forced to inherit his future family business and become the benevolent and virtuous demon king.

Who would have thought that after finally getting rid of the world destroyer Tsukasa Kadoya and finding some peace, Fuuto would be greeted by the big troublemaker, Zi-O?

"That's right, it's big trouble," Lin Chen thought to himself, cursing his bad luck. The arrival of the Time King from another dimension was definitely not a small matter; nine times out of ten, he was bringing trouble, not good news.

He suppressed all his emotions, calmly withdrew his wrist, and said indifferently, "I am not Kamen Rider W."

He looked at the two of them and continued, "What do you need W for? You can say so now, he's not at the firm."

But Zhuangwu and Tsukuyomi exchanged a glance, tacitly not revealing their purpose, but persistently asked, "Where is W now? We have something very important to discuss with him."

Seeing that the two were unwilling to say more, Lin Chen didn't press them. He simply took out his phone and dialed Shotaro's number. As soon as the call connected, the ear-piercing roar of fighting filled the receiver. Explosions, collisions, and the sounds of fists and feet clashing were mixed together, creating an unbearable cacophony.

Shotaro's hurried, panting voice came through: "Lin Chen? What's wrong? I'm locked in a fierce battle with the fake knight, busy with the case, I don't have time to chat!"

"Someone is looking for you." Lin Chen didn't waste any words and asked directly, "Send me your battle location."

Shotaro casually gave the street location, then quickly hung up the phone and went back to the battle.

Lin Chen told Zhuang Wu and Yue Du the address. The two immediately got up, thanked him, and rushed out of the office, heading straight for the battlefield.

Watching the two figures hurriedly depart, Lin Chen's gaze darkened completely. He knew all too well that Tokiwa Sougo's appearance would definitely cause some trouble. Being able to travel through time and space at will and traverse various worlds, he would never come to Fuuto for no reason.

It's highly likely that the Time Jackers have also come to this world. To prevent these guys from causing trouble or doing anything that could affect this world, we must keep an eye on them.

In addition, it is hoped that the ability of the dimensional barrier is reliable and can resist the bizarre ability of time stop.

With this thought in mind, Lin Chen immediately followed. Just as he ran out of the agency's door, a deep, heavy mechanical roar suddenly came from the distant sky. He looked up and saw the massive Time Demon Machine slowly rising into the air.

The enormous demon machine hovered in the sky above Fengdu, standing out conspicuously.

Without further hesitation, Lin Chen input the summoning command, and the jet glider hurtled through the air, stopping in front of him. He leaped into the cockpit, controlling the glider to ascend, keeping a low profile and following closely behind the Time Demon Machine, locking onto its trail. At the same time, he opened the system panel to view his new third ability.

Ability 3: Aurora Curtain

Congratulations! You have finally gained the ability to control your own destiny. You can now travel to any place—past and future—which are no longer out of reach. But please remember, those who manipulate time will ultimately be manipulated by time.

Chapter 149 Zi-O Intervenes in the Battle

Lin Chen piloted the jet glider, closely following the Time Demon Machine to the battlefield. The streets were already a mess, the ground riddled with explosion cracks, and the streetlights and guardrails along the roadside were all shattered. The battle on the field had completely entered a white-hot stage.