As a weirdo, I like being a Kamen Rider

Kusaka was convinced from the bottom of his heart that all Orphnoches were villains, his mind filled with unfounded suspicions. Even if he offered explanations, they would only use them as excuses. There was no point in arguing further, so he simply stopped trying and waited for the facts to come out before him, at which point he would naturally understand everything.

Meanwhile, Yuji Kiba was deeply troubled and overwhelmed. He had just received an unexpected phone call from Yoshimasa Morishita, the brother of his deceased ex-girlfriend, Chie Morishita. The caller insisted on meeting him, saying he had important questions about Chie.

This matter weighed heavily on Kiba's mind, causing him immense torment. To outsiders, Chie's death appeared to be an accident, but only Kiba knew the truth. Chie's passing was a tragedy he had personally caused.

Just as he was filled with anxiety, Nagata Yuka found him and told him the news Lin Chen had brought. "Yuji, Smart Brain has a new president. The new president has ordered that all Orphnochs are prohibited from attacking humans without cause. We Orphnochs who don't harm people will not be executed by Smart Brain. Can you believe what you're saying?"

After hearing this, Yuji Kiba simply said, "Is that so? I'll find a chance to confirm this." He was still thinking about what to do about Yoshimasa Morishita's situation.

That evening, Kiba met with Yoshimasa Morishita as promised.

Yoshimasa Morishita never believed his sister's death was an accident and had been secretly investigating the truth all this time. After meeting, he looked at Kiba with earnest and sorrowful eyes and slowly took out a bracelet engraved with the name "Yuji".

“This is something Chie always treasured,” Yoshimasa said in a hoarse voice. “I beg you, investigate with me. You should also want to find out the real cause of Chie’s death.”

Looking at the familiar bracelet and at Yoshimasa's expectant expression, Kiba Yuuji was torn. He dared not reveal the truth, dared not let Yoshimasa know that his sister had died at his hands, and dared not expose his Orphnoch identity, thus ruining the human life he had worked so hard to obtain.

Seeing Kiba's silence, Yoshimasa Morishita could only tell Kiba to think it over carefully and contact him when he had a clear idea.

As night deepens, the city lights gradually warm up.

Lin Chen returned to his usual penthouse hotel suite and was surprised to find that there were already guests waiting in the room.

The person who arrived was indeed a flower.

Instead of chatting in the room, the two went to the hotel restaurant together. Hanagata dismissed all the staff, leaving only the two of them in the large restaurant, where the atmosphere was quiet and solemn.

After they sat down, Hanagata didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "What was your purpose in going to find Truth today?"

He was constantly worried about the children, Zhenli and Caojia, fearing that Lin Chen would harm them.

Lin Chen didn't hide anything and revealed his previous plans. This world had inexplicably gained a mysterious priestess and prophecies, making things extremely unpredictable, but according to Earth's memories, Hanagata's true intentions and stance seemed unchanged.

After listening, Hanagata remained silent for a moment, then slowly nodded to indicate that she understood. However, she did not explicitly express her support or opposition.

The next morning, Keitaro was driving his car, with Inui Takumi in to deliver cleaned laundry to a customer. The car was moving smoothly down the street. Just as they turned the corner, Kiba Yuji suddenly rushed out from the side of the road and blocked the front of the car.

Keitaro was so frightened that his heart stopped. He slammed on the brakes, the tires screeching as they rubbed against the pavement. The car barely stopped in front of Kiba, just before crashing into him.

At the same time, on the other side of the city.

Lin Chen got into the blue sports car, driven by Smart Lady, and headed to Smart Brain headquarters. Halfway there, an unexpected incident occurred.

A black sedan in the opposite lane was suddenly stopped.

A man, completely covered up and wearing sunglasses, stood blocking the front of the black sedan.

Lin Chen sensed a subtle yet highly aggressive Orphnoch aura emanating from the other party; the undisguised malice was overwhelming and made him feel extremely oppressed.

"Stop the car," Lin Chen said calmly. Smart Lady immediately slowed down and pulled over.

Without any hesitation, the masked man raised his hand and took off his sunglasses. His body instantly began to twist and deform, his bones cracking and exploding one after another. A special outer armor covered his body, and he transformed into the ferocious flying fish Orphnoch form.

Once transformed, he yanked open the door of the black sedan and reached out to drag the ordinary human inside out to assault him.

Seeing this, Lin Chen subconsciously raised his hand to gather energy.

This is the information provided to him by the Earth's consciousness: In this world, as long as one can master the power within their body, even in human form, one can directly use the abilities of the Orphnoch form.

A condensed white energy ball took shape and exploded out with a roar!

Bang!

The energy blast struck the flying fish Orphnoch in the back, the immense impact sending him flying and crashing heavily into a roadside wall, kicking up clouds of dust.

Lin Chen got out of the car, took a step, and leaped several meters, landing in front of the black sedan. Looking at the ordinary people inside, he slightly unleashed his spiritual power, and the frightened people inside the car went black and fell into a deep sleep, spared the fear of facing the monster.

After doing all this, he turned to look at the flying fish Orphnoch who was struggling to get up: "Yesterday, Smart Brain issued a new rule prohibiting Orphnoch from attacking humans without cause. Don't you understand the rules?"

The flying fish Orphnoch struggled to its feet, its face full of disdain as it roared wildly, "So what if we attack humans? We Orphnochs are superior life forms, born to be above humans. We can do whatever we want! Who are you to tell us what to do?"

"If you don't understand the rules, then die."

Lin Chen's eyes turned cold, and a dimensional barrier opened beside him. He reached in and pulled out the Earth Emperor Sword.

He raised his hand and swung his sword, the sharp blade slashing down! Just as the sword was about to strike, a long, black whip suddenly sprang out from the shadows on the street, wrapped around Flying Fish Orphnoch's waist, and pulled him back into the shadows, narrowly avoiding the attack.

"The new president is quite the big shot." A cold, mocking female voice came from the shadows of a shop on the street, carrying undisguised sarcasm.

Two figures slowly emerged from the darkness. The woman in front wore an elegant long dress and possessed a cold and aloof demeanor. She lightly traced her fingertips across her lips, her gaze fixed on Lin Chen with a mocking expression: "You've just taken the position of president, and you're already in a hurry to help humanity purge its own kind? Are you planning to become a traitor to the Orphnochs?"

Behind her, Zhuo Moyi Lang, dressed in a sharp suit, closed the Yeats poetry collection in his hand, looked up at Lin Chen, and said in a condescendingly arrogant tone: "Hunting humans is the way our clan increases its population. The order set by President Murakami has been overturned by you. You are not taking us, the old members of the Clover, seriously at all."

"Who are you?" Lin Chen's gaze swept over the two people, his eyes lingering slightly on Kageyama Saeko. He recognized her as the waitress from the bar.

Zhuomo Yilang smiled faintly, his tone tinged with sarcasm: "The new president doesn't even know us? That's far too arrogant. We're the Lucky Four-Leaf Clover."

"Lucky four-leaf clover..."

Lin Chen suddenly realized something he had been overlooking. He had so many things to do after taking over Smart Brain that he had completely forgotten about the four strongest Orphnochs.

Hanagata clearly knew the truth, yet he didn't warn anyone, which obviously meant he had other ideas.

The thought vanished in an instant, and Lin Chen raised his eyes: "My rules are none of my business. You should all know who the president of Smart Brain is now!"

Takuma Ichiro stepped forward, his smile icy, carrying a blatant threat: "The president should be thinking of the entire clan. If you side with outsiders and harm the interests of the Orphnochs, then replacing you won't be difficult."

At the tense moment of the standoff, the sound of urgent car horns could be heard in the distance.

A blue minivan sped up and stopped by the roadside. The door opened, and three familiar figures got out one after another.

Takumi Inui, Yuji Kiba, and Keitaro appeared at the edge of the battlefield, looking at the two opposing sides with astonishment.

Chapter 192 Hello, My Other Self

Seeing the solemn expression on Qian Qiao's face, with the Orphnoch in its true form on one side and Lin Chen, the new president of Smart Brain who claimed to be an Orphnoch, on the other, and a man and a woman standing next to the Flying Fish Orphnoch, who were also clearly Orphnoch, he did not rush forward.

Keitaro, standing nearby, peered over the shoulder at the confrontation and couldn't help but mutter under his breath, "Takumi, isn't that the president of the AI ​​company? There are Orphnochs on the other side, and he looks to be in big trouble. But yesterday Kusaka said the president was also an Orphnoch, he doesn't seem like it..."

Inui Takumi didn't reply, his brows furrowed, and instructed Keitaro: "Go back to the car first. No matter what happens later, if you see anything wrong, drive away immediately, don't hesitate."

Yuji Kiba's attention was entirely focused on the man in the suit, Itsuki.

He knew that face and that aura all too well. They were the henchmen from Smart Brain who had been relentlessly pursuing him and Naoya Kaidou. Saeko Kageyama and Itsuki Takuma, who were also present, noticed the three who had suddenly appeared.

Takuma Itarou's gaze immediately fell on Kiba Yuuji, a cold smile curling at the corner of his lips. He spoke directly: "What? Has the new president found outside help in advance? Perfect, Kiba Yuuji, that Orphnoch, is also a traitor. Today, I'll show you the consequences of betraying your own kind."

As soon as he finished speaking, gray energy surged and boiled around Zhuomo Yilang. His body twisted and deformed, a hard insect carapace covered his entire body, and his slender limbs stretched out, transforming him directly into the centipede Orphnoch form.

He charged straight toward Qian Qiao and the other two, his killing intent palpable.

"Another Orphnoch has appeared! Takumi, transform quickly! I'll call Kusaka right now to help!" Keitaro shouted in fright, frantically pulling out his phone.

Yuji Kiba paused slightly upon hearing the word "transformation," momentarily failing to grasp its meaning. But in the blink of an eye, Orpheus's whip was already upon him, the oppressive feeling of death enveloping him.

Without a second thought, Kiba Yuji instinctively stepped to the side, blocking Inui Takumi and Keitaro: "You two run! He's after me, it has nothing to do with you!"

Just then, Inui Takumi suddenly reached out from behind, grabbed Kiba's shoulder and pulled him back, while catching the Faiz belt that Keitaro threw at him in his panic. With a flick of his wrist, he neatly fastened it around his waist.

He turned to Kiba, who looked completely bewildered, and said, "You and Keitaro, run away quickly."

My fingertips flew across the three numbers 555 on my phone.

"Standing By!"

"Transform!"

"Complete!"

Faiz stepped forward to block Kiba, raising his hand to deflect the long whip that Orpheus, the centipede, was lashing out at him. Behind him, Kiba Yuji froze, his face filled with disbelief.

He never dreamed that Takumi Inui was actually Kamen Rider Faiz. The centipede Orphnoch opposite him laughed, "Unexpectedly, there's a surprise here. Perfect timing, let's retrieve Faiz's belt too, killing two birds with one stone!"

Before he finished speaking, Centipede Orphnoch nimbly glided back and forth, constantly changing its position at high speed. Its long whip could extend and retract freely, sometimes lashing at Inui Takumi's limbs from a distance, and sometimes suddenly shortening and wrapping around the driver around his waist.

His fighting style was effortless, always maintaining control of the combat distance and giving Qian Qiao no chance to engage in close combat. Qian Qiao had hastily activated his belt transformation and had no time to adjust his offensive and defensive rhythm, so he could only keep raising his arms and sidestepping to block the continuous whip strikes.

Heavy blows landed on his shoulder armor, forearms, and waist, the continuous impact forcing him to stagger backward, his chest heaving more and more violently. No matter whether Qian Qiao tried to break through from the left or right, the whip always intercepted all his attack routes, completely blocking all his counterattack angles. After several exchanges, Qian Qiao was completely restrained and was in a disadvantageous position of being unilaterally attacked.

Meanwhile, Saeko Kageyama had no intention of interfering in the fight between Takumi Ichiro and Faiz. In her eyes, Takumi Ichiro could easily handle people like Faiz and Kiba on his own.

A faint gray energy surged around her, and her form instantly transformed into a lobster orphnoch. Her cold, hard shell clung to her slender body, her thick forearm claws gleamed with a cold light, and a slender piercing blade materialized in her right hand.

She glanced sideways at Flying Fish Orpheus beside her, her tone flat: "No need to get involved in that fight. Continue what you weren't doing earlier. Take the humans out of the car."

It was obvious that these two were deliberately defying Lin Chen's new rules in public, trying to use human lives to give the newly appointed president a hard time and tell the entire Smart Brain that Clover's position was unshakeable.

"Since they're disobedient, there's no need to keep them around!"

Before he finished speaking, gray-black mutated patterns spread along Lin Chen's skin, and layers of silver-white armor covered his body. He moved swiftly, and the next second he appeared behind Flying Fish Orpheus.

The flying fish had just turned around and was about to pounce on the ordinary person inside the car when, before it could react at all, the Earth Emperor Sword had already pierced through its body.

Before he could even utter a cry of pain, his body rapidly turned to sand, the fine dust scattering in the wind and completely dissipating.

After dealing with this clueless nobody, Lin Chen swung his sword in a backhand motion, the blade carrying a sharp gust of wind, aiming straight for Kageyama Saeko's face.

Saeko Kageyama immediately raised her sword to parry, and the rapier clashed violently with the Earth Emperor Sword, producing a piercing metallic roar.

In an instant, a tremendous force traveled along the blade, causing her wrist to go numb and her body to stagger back two steps before she could barely regain her balance.

Saeko Kageyama's face instantly darkened, her eyes filled with shock. She finally understood that the new president's abilities far exceeded her expectations.

Without a second to think, she immediately launched a counterattack, thrusting her slender rapier at high speed. Within a second, she struck hundreds of times with her sword, and the dense sword shadows instantly sealed off all of Lin Chen's dodging space. Her attack was fast, dense, and extremely cunning.

Faced with the relentless onslaught, Lin Chen neither dodged nor evaded. The armor of the high-level tiger-type Orpheus was far harder than that of ordinary Orpheus; the dense barbs that struck his body only left shallow white marks, unable to penetrate his defenses at all.

Seizing the opportunity when the opponent's offensive stalled, Lin Chen exerted force with his wrist and swept his sword horizontally, the powerful force forcing Kageyama Saeko to jump back and dodge.

Meanwhile, Faiz's situation is dire.

Qian Qiao was forced back to the edge of the wall, with no way to retreat. Sparks flew from his knight armor as he parried several times, exhausting his strength and making his movements somewhat sluggish. Zhuo Mo extended his long whip again, bringing with it a strong wind as it wrapped around Qian Qiao's neck. Once locked in place, the fight would be over.

At the critical moment, Kiba no longer bothered to conceal himself. Gray mist suddenly rose from his body, and the outline of the horse-shaped Orpheus instantly took shape. He bent down and used the momentum to charge forward with all his might.

A heavy crash resounded as the hard body slammed into the side of the centipede, Ophie, losing her balance and sliding uncontrollably backward several meters before finally regaining her footing.

Hearing the sound, Inui Takumi turned his head, staring blankly at the greyish-white Orphnoch figure. He hadn't expected Kiba Yuuji to be an Orphnoch, just like Nagata Yuka. The two exchanged a glance, but with their opponent so close, they had no time to process this shock.

He struggled to regain his balance, his expression darkened, and he raised his long whip again, pressing forward once more.

Almost instinctively, Inui and Kiba stood back to back, forming a temporary offensive and defensive combination. Faiz withstood the whipping blows coming from the front, seizing every opportunity to counterattack during the gaps in his opponent's attack; Maofi used his high speed to constantly maneuver and circumvent the attacks from the sides.

The knight and Orpheus worked together seamlessly, perfectly neutralizing the long whip's advantage in both close and long-range engagements. Zhuomo's winning strategy of maneuvering and controlling the enemy became completely ineffective, and his attacks repeatedly missed their mark. He was both surprised and frustrated, never expecting that two seemingly insignificant creatures could unleash such power. The rhythm of their offense and defense was completely controlled by their opponents, and he was gradually falling into a passive position.

On the other side, Saeko Kageyama coldly surveyed the battlefield. After assessing the situation, she knew she wouldn't gain anything today.