As a weirdo, I like being a Kamen Rider

Kurosawa waved his hand, and the man in black stepped forward and unlocked the alloy handcuffs on Lin Chen's wrists.

As soon as the cold restraints disappeared, Lin Chen instantly felt a long-lost power flow back, but he was still weak, and the numbness in his back lingered. He moved his wrists, and the scales and tiger ears slowly disappeared, transforming him back into a human, though his face remained pale.

"Follow me," a man in black said coldly.

Lin Chen did not resist and silently followed behind, crossing the main road of the campus.

Along the way, he saw many students in uniforms walking by in twos and threes, chatting and laughing, no different from ordinary human high school students. But he could clearly distinguish that some of them carried a faint Orpheus aura, but they were hidden very well, their aura almost completely concealed.

Their gazes toward Lin Chen were filled with curiosity, distance, and even a hint of barely perceptible fear.

Clearly, they all knew that the person Kurosawa personally brought back was no ordinary person.

The man in black led him to a secluded dormitory building behind the teaching building and opened a secluded single room: "You will stay here for the time being. You are not allowed to leave this building without permission, and you are not allowed to contact other students privately. Meals will be delivered to you, and someone will give you a briefing on the basic rules."

"Also, let me remind you. Don't even think about running away. The campus is surrounded by a special security net made by the Orphnochs. Once you touch it, you'll be suppressed instantly. The people from Lucky Clover will arrive within ten minutes."

The door closed and was locked.

Chapter 7 World

Lin Chen was left alone in the small room.

He walked to the window, lifted a corner of the curtain, and looked out at the campus.

The sun was still shining brightly, and students were running and playing on the playground, a peaceful scene. But Lin Chen knew that beneath this peace lay deadly danger.

He slowly raised his hand, looking at his fingertips.

The claw-like blades that had appeared during the outburst had vanished, but the tiger's instinct within him still stirred. The thought of the threat to his lifespan filled him with a deep unease.

Sixteen years is a short lifespan for humans, and even more so for the Orphnoch, which faces the constant threat of desertification.

If they are kept here indefinitely, they will eventually be abandoned during a mission or their desertification will be accelerated during a battle, eventually turning into ashes without a trace.

No.

He couldn't just accept his fate.

Lin Chen walked to the bedside, sat down, closed his eyes, and began to sort through the information he had.

First, this academy is ostensibly a high school, but in reality it is an Orphnoch gathering point, with Lucky Clover as the highest-ranking administrator and Kurosawa as the external person in charge of capturing and managing them.

Secondly, the academy has strict rules. Its core objective is to hunt down Faiz while maintaining a facade of humanity and prohibiting the exposure of their identities.

Third, the Academy possesses a large number of weapons and equipment specifically designed to attack the Orphnochs; attempting to escape would be certain death.

Fourth, there are a large number of ordinary human students on campus, who are likely being kept in captivity as reserves for the new Orphnochs.

To survive and find his way home, he could neither resist nor completely submit.

He needs to lie low.

Needs to be observed.

We need to find loopholes in the academy, track down Faiz, find clues about the King, and even find someone we can exploit.

The Lucky Clover may seem powerful, but internal conflicts are not uncommon; Kurosawa is calm and rational, and must have his own agenda; and those Orphnochs hidden among the students may not all be willing to submit to management.

Wait, the academy, the lucky four-leaf clover, humans kept in captivity, Faiz. He pieced together the clues. He seemed to know what world this was.

Keywords collided and pieced together in my mind, and images from the depths of my memory suddenly exploded.

Brain High School, Parallel World, Kamen Rider Decade, The World I Passed By, The Faiz Chapter of the Old Ten Years... Scattered fragments of memory quickly pieced together, and Lin Chen suddenly opened his eyes, his amber pupils surging with turbulent waves.

He found out.

This is not the original Faiz world, but the Faiz parallel academy world from Kamen Rider Decade TV.

There is no massive Smart Brain corporation, only this closed high school; there are no roaming Orphnochs, all of their kind are confined to the campus; the lucky four-leaf clover is the absolute ruler, and the human students are the disguise to maintain order; and Faiz is the only knight who secretly protects humanity and fights against the four-leaf clover.

More importantly—Tsukasa Kadoya and Taiki Kaito will arrive in this world. One is Decade, who travels through worlds, and the other is Diend, who steals Rider Systems from all over the place. Once they arrive, the school's original order will inevitably collapse.

Having figured this out, Lin Chen's tense body suddenly relaxed, only to be replaced by an even stronger sense of calm and calculation.

What seemed like a hopeless imprisonment suddenly found a way out.

In this world, charging forward or fleeing headlong will only lead to death, but he can take advantage of the situation.

By leveraging Decade's disruptive power, the conflict between Faiz and Clover, and the chaos caused by Haidong's covetousness of equipment, he manages to carve out a path to survival amidst the chaos of these three forces, and even find a way to leave this parallel world.

He immediately replanned his route in his mind, clarifying his previously vague goals one by one:

Step 1: Feign compliance and ascertain the academy's defenses and armory situation.

He would no longer easily unleash his wild side, outwardly completely obeying the rules, accepting lectures on time, avoiding trouble, not contacting humans, and not engaging in private fights, thus lowering the guard of Clover and Kurosawa.

He must silently remember:

The location of special attack weapons, weak points in the campus security network, the true purpose of the restricted area behind the mountain, the individual abilities and conflicts of the Clover members, and whether there are conflicts of interest between Kurosawa and the Clover.

Only by mastering these skills can he break free from control in the event of chaos.

Step 2: Define Faiz and establish a vague stance

Before Decade's arrival, Faiz was the only force on campus capable of directly confronting Clover. Lin Chen would neither actively side with Faiz nor genuinely pursue and kill them.

He would deliberately let the enemy down during night patrols, create blind spots, and leave clues, so as not to offend Clover nor completely antagonize Faiz.

He needs Faiz to stay alive to keep Clover's forces and attention occupied, buying himself time to lie low.

Step 3: Wait for Decade and Diend to arrive, and seize the opportunities presented by global fluctuations.

He knew very well that once Tsukasa Kadoya arrived, the stability of this world would be shattered. Clover would see Decade as a formidable enemy, Faiz's identity would be exposed, Kaito would seize the opportunity to steal the belt, and the entire school would descend into chaos.

That was his best chance.

When security is relaxed, weapons are diverted, and high-ranking officials are preoccupied with their own problems, he can take advantage of the situation:

Remove the suppression devices from your body, seize special attack weapons, counterattack your pursuers, and take advantage of the instability of the world's barrier to find an opportunity to travel through time.

Step 4: Use high-level combat power as leverage, avoid taking sides, and only seize opportunities.

He was a high-level wild tiger-type, and after his earlier resistance, if it weren't for the gun Kurosawa was holding, he felt confident he could overpower the strongest tiger-type Orphnoch in a one-on-one fight—that was his greatest asset.

Decade needs combat power, Faiz needs helpers, Clover needs ace, and Haidong needs trading partners.

He pledged allegiance to no one and offended no one, moving between various factions, using power to exchange for intelligence, freedom, and the opportunity to leave the world.

As for lifespan and the King of the Orphnoch, there is no solution in this parallel world. Rather than being trapped here, it is better to escape first and return to the Faiz main storyline world, which is closer to the origin, to find the answer.

Having figured everything out, the anxiety in Lin Chen's eyes completely faded, leaving only a dormant calm.

He no longer hated the cell; instead, he used it as the safest observation post.

Footsteps sounded outside the door, and the students explaining the rules were already standing at the entrance.

Lin Chen took a deep breath, suppressing all the wildness within him, and put on a submissive and numb expression before slowly getting up and opening the door.

"Next, we will explain the restricted areas and disciplinary regulations on campus. Please memorize them carefully."

Lin Chen lowered his head slightly, seemingly listening attentively, and every rule he heard was transformed into deployment information.

He stood quietly, like a tamed beast.

Only he himself knew that deep within his amber pupils, he was watching the impending storm brewing in the world.

The lucky four-leaf clover thought it had locked up a wild beast.

Unbeknownst to them, they had locked away a bystander who knew the entire plot, held the trump card of power, and was waiting for the world to collapse.

As the sunlight slowly slanted westward, it cast long shadows across the window frame.

Lin Chen stood at the boundary between light and darkness, silently calculating the time.

How long until Tsukasa Kadoya arrives?

Will Faiz show up tonight?

When will the crack inside the four-leaf clover widen?

He's not in a hurry.

Chapter 8 Evolution System

After the students who were giving the presentation left, Lin Chen locked the door behind him.

Since waking up last night, I've been in a state of high tension these past two days. I haven't fully explored the cheat system I got yet, I've only gotten a general understanding of it.

A light blue system panel immediately appeared before my eyes.

Ultimate Evolution System

[Host: Lin Chen]

[Race: Tiger-type Orphnoch (Primary Form)]

Core Attributes:

Constitution 16/80 (Human Form/Orphnoch Form): Physical Strength, Physical Defense, Wound Recovery Speed

Agility 19/83 (Human Form/Orphnoch Form): Movement Speed, Neural Reaction, and Dexterity

Spirit 21/58 (Human Form/Orphnoch Form): Sensory Range, Body Control, Mental Defense

Note: The average human being is 5

*The three attributes complement each other; a weakness in any attribute will limit overall strength. Maxing out all three attributes unlocks the conditions for form evolution.

Lifespan: 13 years

Evolution Points: 20

System Functions:

Evolution points can be used to enhance core attributes (every 10 evolution points can increase a single attribute by 1 point). Defeating monsters will grant evolution points, and absorbing special energy sources will allow you to evolve into a special form.

[New player tip: Enjoy a 8% discount on your first attribute upgrade (8 evolution points increase 1 point of a single attribute)]

His gaze swept over the attribute panel, and his breath suddenly stopped—[Lifespan: 13 years].

The stark red numbers, like an icy knife, pierced deep into his eyes. In just two days, three years of his sixteen-year lifespan had vanished into thin air, and the shackles of lifespan tightened even more instantly.

He staggered against the door, his mind racing as he reviewed all his actions from the past two days: awakening and transforming at the alley entrance to kill the leopard-type Orphnoch, transforming again in the abandoned warehouse to resist, and forcibly activating his Orphic factor to break free from his handcuffs during his confrontation with Lucky Four-Leaf Clover at the school gate. Apart from that, he had been under house arrest and suppressed the entire time, unable to even easily mobilize his Orphic power, let alone engage in any other way that would consume his lifespan.