As a weirdo, I like being a Kamen Rider

Lifespan: 12 years

Evolution Points: 648

[The Origin of the King of Orphnoch (To be used)]

Ability 1: Echo Guardian? Life Anchor

Ability 2: Tiger Hunting Domain? Critical Prediction

Ability 3: Aurora Curtain

His evolution points were still the same 648 he had when he left the Faiz world. Killing these monsters and Shocker minions hadn't given him a single evolution point. This made him frown.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" Tsukasa Kadoya asked, seemingly noticing the change in Lin Chen's expression.

"Nothing," Lin Chen replied, casually adding 20 points to each attribute. The panel changed to:

[Body Constitution 125/238]

Agility 120/234

[Mental state: 130/223]

Lifespan: 52 years

Evolution Points: 48

"It's nothing, let's go then, let's familiarize ourselves with the situation first!" Tsukasa Kadoya said after hearing Lin Chen's reply.

Lin Chen followed Tsukasa Kadoya across two streets. The chaos continued to spread, sirens and screams forming the background noise, but the closer they got to the World Tree Tower in the city center, the more strangely the riot subsided, like a brief calm in the eye of a storm.

A shop with a colorful neon sign appeared on the street corner. Sliced ​​cantaloupe and strawberry parfaits were displayed in the window, and warm yellow light flowed out, standing out starkly among the broken glass and twisted railings.

Lin Chen paused slightly.

Drupers. He glanced at the flashy English letters on the sign, and his memory automatically clicked. The Gaim Team, the Baron Team—these small street dance clubs used this place as their usual base for exchanging information.

"Do you know where this is?" Lin Chen asked. He turned to look at Tsukasa Kadoya. "Do you have a plan?"

Tsukasa Kadoya, who was brushing a strand of his wind-blown, permed blond hair behind his ear, grinned upon hearing this and pushed open the glass door. The wind chimes tinkled, and a sweet, fruity aroma wafted out.

He turned back and raised an eyebrow at Lin Chen, his nonchalant demeanor looking particularly irritating in the warm light. "Of course, we're waiting for someone here now."

Stepping into the store, I familiarly leaned against the high bar by the window and gently tapped my fingers on the counter.

“Gaim.” Tsukasa Kadoya uttered the name, his tone unusually serious for a moment before reverting to his usual nonchalant demeanor. “This is his main stage. The mastermind behind all these worlds has turned so many worlds into a mess, there’s no reason for them to let the center of this world go.”

He rested his chin on his hand and looked out the window at the World Tree Tower that pierced the clouds.

“So,” he turned to Lin Chen, “before we get any news from that detective, let’s greet the ‘protagonist’ of this world. After all, how could the host escape such a chaotic battle? Everything must be connected to him.”

Chapter 236 Narutaki? ? ?

When Tsukasa Kadoya returned with that "cup," Lin Chen's lips twitched involuntarily.

That couldn't even be called a cup anymore; it was bigger than Tsukasa Kadoya's head. Layers of colorful fruit were piled up, with strawberry, cantaloupe, and mango chunks almost overflowing the edges. And this guy even managed to spell out Decade's image on top of it all.

"Aren't you afraid of getting diabetes from eating so many sweets?"

Lin Chen spoke, shifting his gaze from the mountain of desserts to Tsukasa Kadoya, who had already started using a spoon across from him.

Tsukasa Kadoya scooped up a spoonful and put it in his mouth, the sweetness of the ice cream melting on his tongue. He looked up at Lin Chen, as if he had heard an extremely funny joke.

"Diabetes?" He shook the spoon in his hand, his permed blond hair trembling slightly with the movement. "Natsumi and that idiot Onodera can't tell, and I don't believe you can't either."

He scooped up another large chunk of cream, his movements casual, a kind of all-knowing nonchalance hidden in his eyes.

"I am no longer human."

Lin Chen fell silent.

Lin Chen understood the moment Tsukasa Kadoya was resurrected.

This physical body is already something more illusory and more essential.

It is the past experiences, the journeys across the world, the moments of standing shoulder to shoulder or opposing with companions, the smiles and tears captured in those photos—like invisible anchor chains, nailing the name "Tsukasa Kadoya" to the surface of reality.

Without these anchors, all that would remain in the world is "Decade, the destroyer of the world".

A purely empty concept that only destroys and resets itself.

Instead of the blond man sitting across from him now, squinting his eyes as he takes a bite of ice cream.

“So,” Tsukasa Kadoya said, ignoring Lin Chen’s silence, he raised his spoon and pointed to the sky outside the window, “I’m going to enjoy everything I haven’t had before?”

Just as the two of them fell silent, the shop door was suddenly pushed open.

The wind chimes shook violently, emitting a series of chaotic, clattering sounds. Kouta Kuzuha rushed in, carrying an unconscious boy on his back, sweat beading on his forehead. Mai Takashi followed closely behind, her expression panicked.

Upon seeing this, the store manager, Seijiro Bando, quickly came out from behind the counter and reached out to support Kota Kazuha's arm: "Over here! Put it on the sofa first! What happened!"

Tsukasa Kadoya sat by the window, scooping with a spoon toward the Decade head atop the ice cream mountain.

He glanced at the doorway, then, without pausing, scooped up a full spoonful and put it in his mouth, speaking indistinctly, directly interrupting the flustered crowd:

"We've been waiting for you for a long time."

Kouta had just put the boy down from his back when he heard this and looked up abruptly. He stared at the boy's permed blond hair, his pupils contracted, a look of surprise flashed across his face, and his lips moved, but he couldn't finish his sentence.

"I remember you were that..."

"Tsukasa Kadoya," Tsukasa Kadoya reminded him, scooping out another spoonful of cream.

Kouta Kazuha's gaze then shifted to Lin Chen, who was sitting opposite Tsukasa Kadoya.

"he is?"

"I'm just a passerby," Lin Chen said calmly. "Don't worry about me."

Tsukasa Kadoya stood up, carrying the enormous ice cream cup, and slowly walked towards Kouta Kazuha and the others. The dessert swayed slightly with his steps, and half of the Decade's image on top was missing. He stopped beside the unconscious boy and looked down at his pale face.

"This boy must be Hiiragi."

Kouta Kazuha was taken aback, then pressed, "You know Hiiragi? What's the deal with this child? And those monsters outside..."

"I'm investigating what happened too." Tsukasa Kadoya took another bite of ice cream, his tone relaxed, but the nonchalance in his eyes lessened. "However, this whole series of events must be related to this child."

Lin Chen remained seated, listening quietly without interrupting.

Tsukasa Kadoya turned around, leaned against the armrest of the sofa, and looked at Kouta Kazuha: "I came here today to resolve this matter."

The voice just fell.

A sound suddenly came from inside the round fruit tower, which was as tall as a person, in the center of the store.

"Ono-lei Decade!" A near-roaring voice rang out, drawing everyone's attention.

Upon hearing this voice, Lin Chen's face suddenly darkened. He stood up, his gaze sharp as a knife, fixed on the colorful fruit tower.

A small figure appeared on the fruit tart. He was wearing a fisherman's hat and a brown trench coat.

Tsukasa Kadoya blinked, then turned to look at Lin Chen beside him, whose face was gloomy, before finally turning his gaze back to the small figure.

“Narutaki?” His tone was full of surprise. “You’re still alive.”

As he spoke, he actually thrust the spoon forward, as if trying to poke it to see if it was real. Naruto frowned, raised his hand and slapped the spoon away, the sweetness of the cream drawing a comical arc in the air.

"How could I die before your journey ends? Batan, who inherited Shocker's consciousness, has already extended his demonic reach into this world." Narutaki ignored Kadoya Tsukasa's surprise, his voice low and rapid, as if suppressing some immense anxiety.

Then, Narutaki recounted the whole story. Finally, the small figure disappeared, and Narutaki, with normal-sized proportions, appeared.

"If you don't want this world to be taken away, then gather the power of 15 Heisei Riders."

"15 Heisei Riders?" Tsukasa Kadoya frowned. "Why only gather the Heisei Riders? What about the Showa Riders?"

"It's quite sad to think about. The Showa and Heisei eras can't possibly join forces this time." Narutaki shook his head. "As for the reason..."

He slowly raised his hand and pointed to his heart.

Ask your hearts.

As he finished speaking, a gray dimensional barrier silently unfolded behind him, like a curtain about to close. Narutaki turned to step into it.

But he couldn't take that step.

A hand reached out from the side and firmly pressed down on his shoulder. The force wasn't strong, but it held him in place like an iron clamp.

"Mr. Narutaki, why are you in such a hurry?"

Lin Chen stood beside him, his voice calm, but his eyes held a thin layer of ice. He turned his head slightly, his tone devoid of any surprise at their long-awaited reunion, only a cold scrutiny.

"I didn't expect to meet you again. I have some questions that I need you to answer in person."

Minglong's face turned extremely ugly. He tried to activate his ability, but found that the dimensional barrier behind him that belonged to him had completely disappeared, while Lin Chen simply stretched out his hand, and another gray barrier surged in from all directions, enveloping and swallowing the two figures.

"Uh..." Kouta Kazuha stared blankly at the spot where the two had disappeared. "How did they disappear?"

"Oh, them," Tsukasa Kadoya shrugged nonchalantly. "They have some personal grudges to settle."

Kota Kuzuba nodded. Remembering Narutaki's words before he left, he couldn't help but raise his hand and touch his heart.

"Don't you understand anything..." he muttered to himself, his eyes filled with doubt.

“I understand now,” Tsukasa Kadoya said, with an air of all-knowing confidence.

"What do you understand?" Kouta Kuzuha was taken aback, and Mai Takashi and Seijiro Bando also looked at him.

Despite hearing everyone's questions, Tsukasa Kadoya did not provide an answer.

"Let's wait for Lin Chen to come back," he said calmly. "Once he's finished dealing with things over there... we can start working on this matter."

A gray dimensional barrier silently tore apart on the gray-blue sea, and Lin Chen and Minglong stepped onto the beach one after the other. Waves crashed against the shore, and the salty sea breeze stirred up fine sand, causing Minglong's brown trench coat to flutter loudly.

Lin Chen released his hand from Minglong's shoulder, took two steps forward, and crushed a wet, slippery seashell with a crisp cracking sound as his boot sole shattered it. He didn't speak immediately, but the oppressive aura emanating from him made the air behind him seem to freeze slightly.

Minglong steadied himself, his face grim as he stared at the retreating figure: "What do you want with me, bringing me here?"

Lin Chen turned around, the sea breeze ruffling the bangs on his forehead, a thin layer of ice in his eyes: "In the W world, I clearly killed you, so how did you reappear!"

Suddenly, Narutaki threw his head back and burst into laughter. The laughter was sharp and wild, echoing across the empty beach and startling several seagulls.

"Lin Chen, you underestimate Shocker's skills!" He spread his arms, his brown trench coat billowing like wings in the gale, his eyes burning with an almost manic obsession. "Back in the W world, you did 'kill' me... but so what? Shocker's greatness lies in—"

He abruptly pulled his arms together, pointed to his chest, and said, slowly and deliberately:

"There are millions of me!"