As a weirdo, I like being a Kamen Rider

The smoke of battle has gradually dissipated.

The ground was riddled with deep pits and cracks; the Golden Bull Venerable had vanished without a trace, not even a speck of ashes remained. Clearly, the battle was completely over.

There were three people standing in the middle of the field.

Tsukasa Kadoya leaned against the motorcycle, casually brushing the dust off his clothes, with the Decade Driver hanging loosely at his waist, clearly having finished his mission.

Yusuke Onodera was wearing the G3-X armor, except that his helmet had a large hole near his right eye.

Shoichi Ashikaga stood in the center, no longer clad in Gills's menacing green armor, but in a divine armor woven with silver and gold—Kamen Rider Agito, Earth Mode. He had finally gained complete control of the power of light, achieving perfect evolution.

The three stood facing each other, their breathing steady.

The boss is gone.

The evolution point has been lost.

Sitting in the jet ski, Lin Chen felt an inexplicable anger rising from the bottom of his heart to the top of his head, making his fingertips tremble with rage.

Narutaki!

It's all that bastard's fault!

If he hadn't been forcibly thrown into the dimensional rift to be surrounded and killed, how could he have missed this decisive battle? How could he have just watched Taurus Venerable, this big fat sheep, be slaughtered by others, without even getting a sip of soup?

That's a cadre-level Unknown!

Just like that, it's gone!

Lin Chen took a deep breath, then inhaled again, barely suppressing the urge to smash the car.

Tsukasa Kadoya looked up and saw him, raised an eyebrow, and waved his hand with an smug look on his face: "Yo, what brings you here? It was quite a fight just now, too bad you missed it."

"..." Lin Chen stared at him without saying a word.

Yusuke Onodera noticed his expression and quickly smoothed things over: "Lin-kun, you arrived just in time the last few times, why are you so late this time? Unknown has been eliminated, and Gills has successfully evolved into Agito. It's all over."

Lin Chen closed his eyes briefly, and when he opened them again, he had forcibly suppressed the feeling of frustration deep inside.

What's missed is missed, getting angry won't help.

He jumped off the jet ski, casually put the vehicle away, and his expression was still not good: "Nothing, just got caught up in a little trouble."

Tsukasa Kadoya immediately saw through his secret, but didn't point it out. He simply whistled, "Now that everything's settled, let's go back to the photo studio. Natsumi will definitely have something delicious waiting for us."

Yusuke Onodera paused for a moment, then looked at the two of them: "I still have some things to take care of."

He looked at Ashikawa Shoichi, who had already deactivated his transformation, and Ashikawa Shoichi understood what he meant. The two of them rode off together on the G3-X vehicle.

Seeing this, Tsukasa Kadoya tried to follow: "Hey, do you want to come along?"

Lin Chen shook his head, turned, and walked towards the jet glider. He figured he should take this opportunity to hunt some more monsters. He hadn't gotten many evolution points from the Agito world this time.

Seeing Lin Chen shake his head, Kadoya Tsukasa ignored him and chased after the direction Onodera and the other two had left.

...

Onodera rode the standard G3-X motorcycle, with Ashikawa Shoichi sitting on the back, the wind ruffling their hair. When the motorcycle came to a smooth stop downstairs at the G3-X armored squad command center, he led Ashikawa Shoichi to the command room, where Yashiro Tōko was inside. Onodera turned to the side, revealing Ashikawa Shoichi behind him.

“I did it, I brought him back.” Onodera said to Yashiro Tōko with a solemn tone.

Looking at Ashikaga Shoichi, Yashiro Toko covered her mouth and couldn't help but shed tears.

Yashiro then said to Onodera, "Thank you, Onodera."

Seeing Yashiro Tōko's smile after seeing Ashikaga Shōichi, Onodera prepared to leave. The older sister in this world already possessed her own precious treasure.

Tsukasa Kadoya leaned against a wall not far away, hands in his pockets, a gentle smile on his lips. He silently took out the camera from his chest, adjusted the angle, and gently pressed the shutter. With a click, he captured Onodera's relieved smile and the warm farewell at the command center entrance, forever frozen in time on film. There was no battle of knights, no carnage of monsters; in this moment, there was only the ordinary yet precious warmth of humanity—a perfect harmony for this world, and the gentlest scenery in Tsukasa Kadoya's lens.

As the sun set, its golden rays bathed the city streets, casting long shadows of the buildings. Lin Chen rode his jet ski home, the engine's roar gradually subsiding as he stopped in front of the Guangzhao Photo Studio. He dismounted, maneuvered the vehicle to a secluded spot, and rubbed his temples. Today's wilderness adventure had finally paid off.

After spending most of the day wandering the city, he hunted down two low-level Gurongi and cleared out six Ant Soldier Angels. His evolution points on the system panel finally increased from 4 before arriving in this world to 40. However, this gain was a drop in the ocean compared to his original expectation of a cadre-level Unknown. Thinking of this, Lin Chen couldn't help but curse Minglong inwardly. If that guy hadn't suddenly ambushed him and thrown him into the dimensional rift, he would never have missed the generous wave of evolution points from Venerable Taurus. He would settle this score sooner or later.

Pushing open the door of the Hikari Photo Studio, warm light rushed in, dispelling the evening chill. Koei Jiro and Hikari Natsumi were gathered around the table, looking down at the photos Tsukasa Kadoya had just developed, discussing them quietly.

“Look at this picture, he’s really matured a lot.” Hikari Natsumi pointed to Onodera in the photo, her tone full of satisfaction.

Wearing his reading glasses, Koei Jiro carefully examined the photo, nodding with a smile: "Yes, after going through so much, the child has grown up."

Tsukasa Kadoya, sitting nearby, immediately straightened his back upon hearing their praise, a smug look on his face. He then tossed his hair with a self-satisfied air: "Of course, I can grow too..."

Before he could finish speaking, Kōeijirō ruthlessly exposed him: "We were saying that Onodera has matured, not that we were praising you."

Tsukasa Kadoya's smug expression froze instantly. His lips twitched, and he shut his mouth in an embarrassed manner, causing Natsumi Hikari to burst out laughing.

Lin Chen leaned against the door frame, looking at the heartwarming scene before him. His tense expression softened considerably, and he greeted her softly, "I'm back."

When Guang Xiahai looked up and saw him, she immediately smiled and waved: "Lin Jun, you're back."

Lin Chen responded with a smile, walked to the table and sat down, picked up the tea that had long since gone cold and took a sip, then sat down in a chair to rest.

Not long after he returned, the door to the building was pushed open again, and Onodera walked in carrying a simple canvas bag, a relaxed smile on his face.

“I’m back,” Onodera said with a smile. “The older sister in this world has her own precious treasure, and it’s time for me to continue with everyone and embark on a new journey.”

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces lit up with happy smiles. Hikari clapped her hands excitedly, "Great! Onodera, welcome back!"

A small, pure white bat named Kiva-la flapped its wings and flew quickly to Onodera's shoulder, nuzzling his cheek affectionately, clearly delighted by his return.

Tsukasa Kadoya stood up, walked up to Onodera, and extended his hand: "Welcome back to the team."

Onodera smiled and raised his hand, giving Tsukasa Kadoya a big high five. The moment their palms touched, all the unspoken understanding and companionship were conveyed.

Just then, a faint glow suddenly appeared on the walls of the studio, and an old painting slowly descended, depicting an endless desert of time, with yellow sand stretching to the horizon. Immediately afterward, a clear and distant tram whistle, as if piercing through the barrier of time, came from the painting and echoed clearly in every corner of the Guangzhao Photo Studio.

In the scene, the outline of the tram gradually becomes clear, traversing the endless desert as if it were about to break through the barriers of time and space and speed towards them.

Chapter 38 The Four Idiots on the Tram

The wooden door of the photo studio closed gently behind him. As soon as Lin Chen lifted his foot, the sensation under his feet changed from the familiar wooden steps to the cool asphalt pavement.

He subconsciously looked up—the familiar streets and alleys of Tokyo had completely vanished, replaced by a wide and clean European-style street, lined with low buildings with red-tiled roofs and pointed eaves. The street signs were written in unfamiliar Japanese, and the air was filled with the faint aroma of coffee and bread. A breeze brushed his cheeks, and even the temperature seemed a few degrees warmer than before.

"...The world has changed again."

Looking at the new world, Lin Chen was somewhat amazed by the wonder of the photo studio.

His gaze casually swept across the street before settling on the intersection not far away.

A familiar yet unfamiliar figure was roughly grabbing another person's collar and slamming them against a lamppost.

It's Tsukasa Kadoya.

But it doesn't quite look like it.

His signature magenta coat was gone, replaced by a dark brown casual jacket. His hair stood on end in a messy, spiky mess, making him look like a hedgehog with its fur standing on end. Most bizarrely, his eyes had turned a vivid crimson, and his tone was rude, completely transforming him into a different person.

"Hey! Kid, come out here right now, I know you're hiding here!"

The man he was grabbing by the collar was a young man in a green messenger uniform. He was pale, trembling all over, and unable to say a word. He could only shake his head in terror.

Lin Chen raised an eyebrow, stopped, and stood there with his arms crossed, observing.

He knew Tsukasa Kadoya's personality all too well: lazy, easygoing, stubborn but soft-hearted, and even if he were to take action, he would never be so violent and rude. The fierce and menacing appearance before him was clearly not his true will.

Just then, something unexpected happened.

The messenger, pinned against the streetlight, shuddered violently. His once-normal skin tone quickly turned ashen, and it felt as if quicksand was surging beneath his skin. Fine grains of sand kept falling from his pores, collar, and cuffs, making a soft rustling sound.

In just two seconds, a strange creature with mole-like features appeared in front of the messenger. Its body was twisted and swollen, its head protruded with a sharp, long snout, its limbs became short and thick and sharp, and its back was covered with grayish-brown armor.

The Mole Demon God.

Lin Chen recognized the other party's identity at a glance.

Imagin is a monster from the Kamen Rider Den-O world. Imagin is a life form of thought that comes from a time rift and gains physical form by making a wish contract with a human.

They will escape to the past and tamper with history after the contract is completed, and can only be completely destroyed by destroying their core.

Upon seeing the monster appear, the possessed Tsukasa Kadoya erupted with a violent fighting spirit, abruptly releasing his grip and flicking his right hand, revealing a train ticket with a train image on it at his fingertips.

"I'll teach you a lesson!"

He shouted gruffly and swiped the ticket at the Den-O Driver that appeared out of thin air at his waist.

"Transform!"

A burst of red light erupted, and blazing flame-like armor covered the entire body, with sharp and flamboyant red and gold lines, and the single horn on the head burned like flames!

"Kamen Rider Den-O!"

"Holy Sword Form!"

Momotaros's furious voice emanated from his armor, full of imposing presence. His right hand was already gripping the Electric Slicer at his waist, ready to strike a stylish pose and deliver a satisfying slash to the mole-like Otherworldly being.

He even thought of his lines.

But just then—

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The sudden burst of intense photon gunfire shattered the tranquility of the street.

Lin Chen didn't even bother to transform. He simply pulled out his dark gold Earth Emperor phone from his pocket, quickly pressed the 106-round burst command, and condensed dark gold photon energy gathered at the muzzle. Without the slightest hesitation, he pulled the trigger on the newly appeared mole-like alien god.

They're just mass-produced grunts; not worth wasting time transforming into.

Dark golden light bullets rained down like a storm, precisely covering the Mole Demon God. Before it could even scream, its body exploded inch by inch in the violent photon energy, turning into countless grains of sand and specks of light, completely dissipating into the air.

The entire process takes no more than three seconds.

[Ding! Defeat the mass-produced monster (Mole Demon God), gain 1 evolution point.]

The system notification sounded coldly in his mind. Lin Chen put away his Earth Emperor phone and expressionlessly patted the dust off the corner of his clothes.

A little evolutionary progress is better than nothing.

On the other side...

Den-O's sword form maintained its cool sword-wielding pose, frozen in place, its eyes wide open, its red compound eyes almost bulging out. The domineering line that was on the tip of its tongue got stuck in its throat, and it couldn't utter a sound for a long time.

The air was deathly silent.

A gentle breeze blew by, stirring up a few fallen leaves from the ground.

Den-Wang slowly lowered his head, looked at his empty space in front of him, and then at Lin Chen, who was calmly standing in the distance. His brain immediately went blank.