Bad luck plagues him, he refuses to become a Kamen Rider.

Waving to Hikawa Makoto and the other two, Sonozaki Kirihiko quickly followed Yuuki.

Watching the two figures walk away, Bingchuan Cheng shook his head: "Let them go. Let's go over there and see. Those two are probably locked in a fierce battle and might need our help right now."

Kagami shrugged: "Perhaps even if we went, we wouldn't be of much help."

He sat on the ground, pointing to the G5 armored vehicle next to him.

"Your armor is blown up, and mine is about the same. Wouldn't going over there just be causing trouble?"

"I have faith in the reinforcements that Yuuki brought. None of them are weak."

Hikawa Makoto realized that without his belt, he would only cause trouble if he went there.

So he sat cross-legged next to Kagami, and the two of them stared blankly at the surging purple river.

On the other side, Sonozaki Kirihiko followed Yuuki across the river to the Sonozaki Manor.

"Yuyuki, Saeko, she..."

Walking beside Yuuki, Sonozaki Kirihiko tried to explain, but Yuuki interrupted her.

"What are you thinking? I have no interest in chasing after someone and killing them all the time. Besides, I don't think she can cause much trouble."

Ever since Saeko Sonozaki was punched to pieces by Yuuki, he has not regarded this woman as an enemy.

She's too weak, so weak that Yuuki has no interest in bullying her.

"So you're here because..."

Sonozaki Kirihiko was taken aback; he couldn't think of any other reason why Yuuki could come here.

Until Yuuki pointed downwards and said, "The reason I came here is simply to visit the Earth Library."

Without Ryubei Sonozaki stirring up trouble, the Sonozaki family's plan had already failed, and other obstacles were easily overcome in Yuuki's eyes.

"Ah, hahaha!"

After Yuuki finished explaining, Sonozaki Kirihiko awkwardly scratched his head and chuckled dryly.

Youxing glanced at him, sighed softly, and warned, "I advise you to stay away from that woman. She's no pushover; you can't outmaneuver her!"

Yu Xing couldn't say much, so he only touched on the surface and continued forward, searching for a way to the underground level.

Sonozaki Kirihiko stood there for a moment, then gave a wry smile before taking a step to catch up with Yuuki.

"I know how to get to the underground. As for my affairs, you don't need to worry about them."

Sonozaki Kirihiko looked at Yuuki with a very serious expression.

“I know how she treats me, but I can’t get over her sincerity and honesty.”

No matter what, Sonozaki Kirihiko was determined to go up and get to the bottom of things.

"Figure it out yourself."

Yu Xing didn't turn around, but simply said calmly.

With those words, Sonozaki Kirihiko smiled and strode forward, leading Yuuki to the elevator on the underground floor.

"You can go now, I won't stay with you."

Kirihiko Sonozaki had sensed Saeko Sonozaki's location long ago, and he followed Yuuki here, intending to find out more.

"it is good."

Yu Xing nodded and stepped into the elevator.

With anticipation for the Earth Library in mind, the elevator doors slowly closed, and in the silence, Yuuki headed towards the underground level.

After seeing Yuuki off, Sonozaki Kirihiko wiped the sweat from his face and turned to look at the corridor he had passed through countless times.

After pausing for a moment, he resolutely walked deeper into the corridor.

At the end of the corridor was a spiral staircase. Following the staircase upwards, Sonozaki Kirihiko quickly arrived at the rooftop terrace of the building.

It's filled with all sorts of flowers and plants, making it look just like a small garden.

Beyond the flowers and plants at the front, Sonozaki Kirihiko saw Sonozaki Saeko dressed in all black.

At this moment, Saeko Sonozaki is holding a red rose in her hand, standing there quietly, smelling it.

"Zezi..."

He jogged a few steps forward and came to Saeko's side, looking somewhat reserved.

This was the first time in so many days that the man had such an expression on his face.

Upon hearing Sonozaki Kirihiko's words, Sonozaki Saeko threw away the rose in her hand, looked at Sonozaki Kirihiko with an icy expression.

"What are you here for?"

"Saeko, I think we can still turn back."

Sonozaki Kirihiko's first words immediately enraged Sonozaki Saeko: "Turn back? Turn back to what? Go back to where?!"

The three questions in a row made Sonozaki Kirihiko clench his fists, but he was not discouraged at all.

He said in a deep voice, "The Sonozaki family is gone. We can go to a place where no one knows us and live there."

"Are you kidding me?!"

Saeko Sonozaki snorted and pointed to her clothes: "These clothes of mine are custom-made. A set costs at least tens of thousands of dollars, and this is the one I wear most often."

Do you think you'll be able to support me in the future?

Having lost his identity as an eccentric, what is Sonozaki Kirihiko?

He's just a salesman. How much money can a salesman make?

"You can't even guarantee my livelihood, what are you talking about?"

Sonozaki Saeko's words left Sonozaki Kirihiko speechless. Indeed, it was true; he, Sonozaki Kirihiko, was nothing more than a son-in-law.

“But the Sonozaki family is gone, and I don’t think we can live such a luxurious life.”

After a moment's thought, he gave a dry answer.

"As long as I can survive, it doesn't matter if life is a little tough..."

"I don't want to!"

Sonozaki Saeko screamed, interrupting Sonozaki Kirihiko.

"I'd rather die than live like that!"

Amidst Saeko Sonozaki's screams, Kirihiko Sonozaki fell silent.

He felt extremely heavy-hearted and didn't know what to do for a moment.

In silence, Sonozaki Saeko quickly composed herself and went to Sonozaki Kirihiko's side.

"I want to keep the Sonozaki family from collapsing, can you help me?"

Upon hearing this, Kirihiko Sonozaki trembled slightly and looked up at Saeko Sonozaki. He saw burning ambition in Saeko Sonozaki's eyes.

"Saeko, that's impossible, you know that."

"It's very calm," said Sonozaki Kirihiko.

With Yuuki around, the Sonozaki family will surely be buried in history and disappear.

The only thing he can do now is to get Yuuki to spare Saeko's life and never appear in Yuuki's sight again.

"You piece of trash!"

Saeko Sonozaki didn't want to listen to what Kirihiko Sonozaki was explaining to her; all she heard was "no."

Then, a look of resentment appeared on her face, an expression that Sonozaki Kirihiko had never seen before.

At that moment, all explanations became pale and powerless. Just as Sonozaki Kirihiko was about to say something more, an arm slithered out like a venomous snake and plunged straight into his abdomen.

"Since you're such a piece of trash, then just die! The Sonozaki family doesn't need trash!"

The cruel words pierced Sonozaki Kirihiko's heart. He did not move, despondent and waiting for death.

However, someone did not want Sonozaki Kirihiko to have his way. The moment Sonozaki Saeko's hand touched Sonozaki Kirihiko, black flames suddenly ignited, instantly burning Sonozaki Saeko's entire arm into charcoal.

Then, amidst Sonozaki Saeko's screams, the black flames did not pause for a moment, continuing to burn Sonozaki Saeko's body.

"help me!"

Seeing that even becoming a hybrid couldn't stop the flames, Sonozaki Saeko realized her death was imminent. She looked at Sonozaki Kirihiko with a panicked expression.

At that moment, Sonozaki Kirihiko stood there, in immense pain.

He wanted to save Sonosaki Saeko more than anyone else, but was this Saeko still the Saeko in his heart?

He didn't know, but he still instinctively reached out his hand, wanting to pull the person struggling on the ground up.

However, Kirihiko Sonozaki did not realize that he had pushed Saeko Sonozaki into an even deeper abyss.

As Sonozaki Saeko came into contact with Sonozaki Kirihiko, even fiercer flames rose from Sonozaki Saeko's body, engulfing most of her body in the blink of an eye.

"Ahhhh!!!"

An even more piercing scream came from Sonozaki Saeko's mouth, and in a short moment, she turned into ashes in the eyes of Sonozaki Kirihiko.

Looking at his empty palm, Sonozaki Kirihiko slowly withdrew his hand, his face blank, his heart filled with complex emotions.

Is this a relief?

As Sonozaki Kirihiko was thinking this, a gust of wind blew in from nowhere, scattering all the ashes and erasing the last trace of Sonozaki Saeko from this world.

Sonozaki Kirihiko tried to reach out to stop her, but in the end, he only managed to grab a handful of air.

Looking at his hand, Sonozaki Kirihiko remained silent.

…………

地下

As Yuuki walked into the core area, a thought struck him, and he realized that the backup plan he had left on Sonozaki Kirihiko had been triggered.

He let out a long sigh.

In fact, he had given Sonozaki Saeko many opportunities to survive, but she failed to seize any of them.

If Sonozaki Saeko and Sonozaki Kirihiko simply disappeared without a trace, he wouldn't pursue the matter.