As a weirdo, I like being a Kamen Rider

However, to his disappointment, the surroundings remained calm from daytime until dusk and nightfall.

Apart from the initial group of insectoid monsters and four ant minions, he sensed no other strange presences. This made him feel somewhat regretful.

He returned to the Guangzhao Photo Studio.

As soon as I entered, I sensed that the atmosphere was a bit strange.

The museum was much quieter now, with the daytime laughter and merriment gone.

Yusuke Onodera, carrying a simple canvas backpack, stood in the center of the living room, his expression calm and resolute, bidding farewell to Natsumi Mitsunari and Jiro Mitsunari.

Lin Chen did not interrupt, but stood quietly at the door, listening to their conversation.

He heard the fragmented words and quickly understood the reason.

Yusuke Onodera decides to stay.

In this world, he found someone who looked exactly like his sister. Although he knew that she was not his real relative, his obsession and longing made him make a choice—to stay in this world, to stay by the side of that "sister," and no longer travel the world with the Decade team.

After hearing all this, Lin Chen showed no surprise, but rather a greater sense of understanding.

He understands this feeling all too well.

Fifteen years have passed, and he has struggled alone in a world without a hometown or family. What has kept him alive has never been any powerful force, but rather the yearning for home embodied in that five-cent coin—a longing for his family and homeland. If one day he learns that his family from his original world is long gone, perhaps he will make the same choice as Onodera.

Find a peaceful world and live out your life quietly.

That is also a kind of happiness.

Onodera quickly slung his backpack over his shoulder, bowed deeply to everyone, and then turned and left.

The museum has returned to quiet.

Hikari sighed softly, her mood somewhat downcast: "Onodera... in the end, he still chose to stay."

“Everyone has their own choices, there’s no need to be sad,” Koeijiro gently comforted him.

Chapter 33 Gills

Walking down the street, Lin Chen, hands in his pockets and with his senses fully activated, followed beside Tsukasa Kadoya and Natsumi Hikari.

Last night, everyone briefly recounted their daytime experiences, which made Lin Chen realize that wherever Tsukasa Kadoya went, there were conflicts, monsters, and Rider battles, ensuring a constant stream of evolution points. Meanwhile, he had been wandering around aimlessly, only managing to get 4 evolution points in a whole day – a complete waste of time.

So he decided to start following Tsukasa Kadoya from today onwards.

We entered a tunnel.

The tunnel wasn't very long, and the walls on both sides were covered with water stains and cracks. The air was filled with the smell of mud and rust. After walking a few meters, the light ahead brightened a little, and a figure leaning against the wall came into clear view of the three of them.

He was a middle-aged man who looked to be around forty years old. He had a stubble beard and at first glance looked like a homeless person living on the streets, but he was unusually clean.

Tsukasa Kadoya stopped, put his hands in his pockets, and casually called out the other person's name: "Shoichi Ashikawa".

The man called Ashikawa Shoichi slowly raised his head, revealing a slightly weathered face. His eyes were devoid of any emotion, instead exuding a deep disgust. He looked at Kadoya Tsukasa as if he were looking at some troublesome foreign object: "It's you again... I don't want to see you. Get lost."

The expulsion was straightforward and made no attempt to conceal it.

Tsukasa Kadoya, however, remained unperturbed, his nonchalant smile still on his face. He took a step forward and said to himself, "I will protect you."

Hikari Natsumi couldn't help but mutter a disapproving comment under her breath, her tone full of doubt: "A warrior would actually protect others?"

At first, Lu Hexiang was taken aback, then he burst into laughter as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"Hahahaha—protect me?"

The laughter stopped abruptly, and Ashikaga Shoichi's expression changed, his slightly tired look instantly replaced by violence and madness.

The moment the roar subsided, a thick tentacle, covered in layers of joints and dark green in color, suddenly shot out from his sleeve. The tentacle was covered with fine scales, and its tip gleamed with a cold light. It shot straight toward the three of them with a whistling wind!

Tsukasa Kadoya reacted extremely quickly; almost the instant the tentacles extended, he ducked and rolled to the side.

The tentacles did not stop their attack; they immediately changed direction, like nimble venomous snakes, and coiled directly towards the standing Guangxia Hai!

Guang Xia Hai turned pale with fright and froze on the spot, unable to dodge in time. She watched as the hideous tentacle was about to wrap around her.

At this critical moment, Lin Chen made his move.

With superhuman reaction speed and physical strength, he directly grabbed the attacking tentacle with his right hand!

"Ok?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Lu Hexiang's eyes, clearly not expecting that this seemingly ordinary young man could catch his attack with his bare hands.

The immense power contained within the tentacles erupted instantly, attempting to break free from Lin Chen's control. However, Lin Chen's physique had now reached 53 points, his arm muscles were taut, and he firmly gripped the tentacles. The two were locked in a stalemate, their strengths evenly matched.

But the next second, something unexpected happened.

A peculiar energy, carrying an intense burning sensation, suddenly surged from within the tentacle, rushing wildly into his body through his palm! This energy was extremely strange, seemingly naturally restraining the Orphnoch factor. Wherever it passed, the tiger-type Orphnoch essence hidden within his body was directly ignited, sending a sharp burning pain through him.

"hiss--"

Lin Chen gasped, feeling an intense heat emanating from his right palm, as a significant amount of the Orphino factor within his body was burned away.

He was greatly alarmed and immediately let go and stepped back.

When I opened my palm, I saw that my once fair palm now had a large area of ​​yellowish burn marks.

"This is the power of light?... It can actually directly burn the Orphnoch factor?"

Lin Chen stared at his palm, slightly lost in thought, his eyes filled with surprise.

In that moment of distraction, Ashikawa Shoichi had already transformed.

Dark green skin covered his entire body, his head became ferocious and terrifying, sharp bone spurs grew from his back, his arms transformed into thick claws, and his whole body exuded a violent and out-of-control aura. Lin Chen recognized Ashikaga Shoichi's appearance at a glance—the incomplete form of Kamen Rider Agito, Kamen Rider Gills, whose power of light had not fully evolved!

Unlike the sacred and orderly Agito, Gills' form is full of wildness and violence. It is a product of uncontrolled light power, with formidable strength and a manic temperament. It attacks anyone it sees, friend or foe.

Once transformed, Gills let out a ferocious roar. Without the slightest hesitation, he pushed off the ground with all four limbs and charged towards the three like a wild beast, his sharp claws gleaming coldly, determined to tear everything in his path to shreds.

"careful!"

A gasp of surprise rang out from Hikari Natsumi.

Lin Chen snapped back to his senses and took out the Earth Emperor's phone to transform, but a crimson figure rushed forward before him.

"Kamen Ride! Decade!"

A high-pitched electronic sound exploded as Tsukasa Kadoya completed his transformation, his entire body covered in magenta Decade armor. Holding the Card Sword, he met Gills's charge head-on.

"clang!"

A sharp, metallic clang rang out as the Card Box Sword clashed violently with Gills's claws, sparks flying. Tsukasa Kadoya was jolted back two steps, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes: "Not bad."

Gills roared and pounced again, his claws flashing relentlessly, each strike carrying devastating force. His attacks were wild and chaotic, yet incredibly powerful. Tsukasa Kadoya, wielding his Cardcaptor Shojin, skillfully dodged and parried, relying on his superb combat techniques and Decade's balanced attributes to engage Gills in a fierce battle.

The two exchanged blows for several rounds, their fists and feet clashing, their energy clashing. The walls of the tunnel were riddled with holes, and rubble and energy fragments flew everywhere. Lin Chen protected Guang Xia Hai as they retreated to a safe area, his eyes fixed on the battlefield. He secretly assessed Gills' strength—in terms of raw power, he was even on par with the Earth Emperor form, but he lacked a disciplined fighting style and relied entirely on instinct to kill.

Just as the battle reached its climax, Gills suddenly stopped, his furious roar abruptly ceased, and as if he had sensed some kind of summons, he abruptly turned his head to look at the other exit of the tunnel, a hint of urgency flashing in his crimson eyes.

It stopped fighting with Tsukasa Kadoya, let out a deafening roar, turned around and sprinted toward the tunnel entrance at an astonishing speed, disappearing into the distance in an instant.

"Want to run?"

Tsukasa Kadoya raised an eyebrow, clearly not intending to let it go so easily. He immediately sheathed his card-pack sword, turned, and ran towards where the motorcycle was parked: "I'll follow them and see!"

A glint flashed in Lin Chen's eyes, and he thought to himself: Sure enough, a big scene is about to happen!

Gills' hasty departure must mean there's an even bigger conflict ahead, with strange characters and knights—the perfect opportunity to harvest evolution points! He absolutely cannot miss it.

"Xia Hai, you go back to Guangzhao Photo Studio first. It's too dangerous here. I'll go check it out." Lin Chen immediately turned to Guang Xia Hai and instructed him, his tone firm and leaving no room for refusal.

The battle had already broken out in the square.

A figure clad in blue armor was engaged in a fierce battle with two strangely shaped monsters. It was none other than Kamen Rider G3-X, which Lin Chen had seen on television before—a man-made rider armor developed by humans using technology.

At this moment, G3-X was wielding a heavy firearm, and dense energy bullets were fired at the two monsters opposite him like a rainstorm. But strangely, when the bullets hit the monsters, it was like scraping a scalp, only producing a few sparks, and they could not even break through the monsters' defenses.

The two strange figures were dark brown all over, with rough skin covering their bodies. Their heads resembled mutated insects, exuding a ferocious aura. They were the strange people of this world—the Gurongi.

They stood still, too lazy to even dodge, letting the bullets pelt their bodies, their eyes full of disdain and mockery.

The person inside the G3-X armor was clearly bewildered, staring at the useless gun in their hand with disbelief... How could its power be so weak?

Before he could react, the two Gurongi had already launched a counterattack, their figures flashing as they rushed in front of G3-X, their punches and kicks simple and brutal, yet incredibly powerful.

"Oh!"

With a loud bang, the G3-X armor was knocked to the ground.

G3-X, which was knocked to the ground, did not get up to fight back, but instead reached out and took off its helmet.

A handsome face, yet with a touch of cynicism, was revealed—it was none other than Hai Dong Daiki!

With a look of disgust, Kaito Daiki took off the bulky G3-X armor piece by piece, tossed it aside, stretched his body, and loosened his neck.

Then he pulled his signature Diend gun from his pocket and gripped it: "Transform!"

"Kamen Ride! Diend!"

A pale blue electronic sound rang out, and Daiki Kaito transformed, his entire body covered in azure Diend armor with smooth and sharp lines.

He raised his hand to look at it and said, "This is still the way I like it."

Without hesitation, Kaito Daiki, having completed his transformation, took out two Rider Cards from his card box and inserted them into the Diend Gun.

At this moment, the two Gurongi charged again, their claws aimed straight for the head of the Haidong Tree.

Hai Dong Da Shu nimbly dodged the attack while simultaneously pulling the trigger.

"Kamen Ride! Duake!"

"Kamen Ride! Delta!"

Two beams of light exploded, and the two knights appeared instantly.

One is Kamen Rider Delta, whose body is entirely black with shimmering silver-white patterns; the other is Kamen Rider Raidou, who wears purple armor.

The two knights immediately went into battle as soon as they appeared.

Hai Dong Daiki held a Diend gun, Delta and Lei Ting each gripped their weapons, and the three stood in a row without pausing for a moment before simultaneously raising their guns and firing!

One of the Gurongi reacted a little slower and was unable to dodge. He was hit in the chest by three energy beams, and the violent energy exploded instantly, blasting the Gurongi's body to pieces.

Just then, a figure rushed to the scene; it was Yusuke Onodera.

He saw the G3-X armor lying on the ground, and his face instantly darkened. At that moment, Yashiro Touko's voice came from inside the G3-X helmet, asking what had happened and why the G3-X armor's facial monitoring couldn't see anything. Kaito, having just finished fighting the monster, saw Onodera arrive and heard Yashiro Touko's question. He gave a perfunctory answer that he was fighting the Grongi and then hung up the communication.