Tokusatsu: How come this knight drama is different?!

Is it possible that this new character was added through connections? Was he forcibly brought in? I feel like he doesn't seem to fit in with the main cast.

[That's impossible. The screenwriter definitely considered this when writing the script. You can doubt Toei's screenwriting ability, but you can't doubt their casting ability, because Toei has to pay an extra salary for every additional character.]

[Damn! Paying more wages is such an irrefutable reason! You know what, it really makes sense. Toei wants as few people as possible, why would they let people with connections in?]

It seems the boss is from the Stormmark family.

[But now that the villain has appeared, right? Following the typical formula of knight-errant dramas, the Stormmark family should be eliminated around episode 30, right? Then how will they introduce a new boss in the later episodes?]

Who knows? Let's see how the writers come up with it. Besides, it's only episode eight now, the main characters have just been assembled, how could they possibly be fighting the boss so soon?

That's what the audience thought, but the plot didn't drag on at all as they expected...

……

A week later, the ninth episode was released.

The story begins with a recap of the previous episode. The new Black Rider's belt is completely different from the one worn by the real one. The driver looks like a black fox with its nine tails open and its mouth roaring.

The newly appeared knight charged out the moment Seijin asked Sugar Man, an employee of the Stormmark Corporation, whether he should give up Dark Snacks or be killed by him. He kicked Seijin aside, and while Seijin was still in a daze, he pulled out a long black sword and swiftly killed his opponent with a few quick moves...

After the recap of the previous episode, Izanagi is somewhat distracted at Koko's house.

Clearly, the sudden appearance of the new knight made Seima realize that things weren't so simple.

and……

The opponent's strength is clearly far greater than mine...

Sighing, Shengzhen shook his head helplessly, thinking to himself: In any case, whether he is an enemy or not, let's take it one step at a time.

"Hey~ kid~" Xingguo said with a smile to Shengzhen, "A new restaurant just opened downstairs, want to check it out? They're having a grand opening sale today, everything's 20% off!"

Shengzhen was taken aback for a moment, then nodded.

The two went downstairs and entered the restaurant. Xingguo asked in confusion, "Why are there so few people? Isn't today supposed to be a grand opening with discounts?"

Shaking her head, Xingguo pulled Shengzhen down to sit.

"Is the boss home? We have a customer!"

Xingguo called out.

"coming."

A voice that sounded somewhat familiar to Shengzhen rang out.

Looking up, Sheng was dumbfounded.

Then, Yu Che, wearing a Gabu mask, came out of the kitchen.

Koko and Ikuma stared blankly at the masked figure.

Yu Che also noticed the two of them: "Oh, it's you guys~ What would you like to eat? The menu is on the wall."

Koko looked up at the wall, then her face contorted in disgust: "What?! Three thousand yen for a bowl of tanuki soba noodles?! And five thousand yen for dessert, tiramisu?!?!"

Saki turned her head and glanced at Sachiko.

Um... Is this very expensive?

Seemingly noticing Saki's gaze, Koko's lips twitched slightly before she spoke to Saki, "Do you know that gummy candy you like? One serving of tiramisu can buy more than forty packs of gummy candy."

Shengzhen looked at Yuche in surprise: "What?! So expensive?!"

You Che's lips twitched slightly. No, your way of calculating is a little impolite.

Then the OP went live:

[Using a dishcloth to wash dishes...]

……

The main feature begins:

"Wow! This tanuki soba noodles are so delicious!" Koko put down her chopsticks with a satisfied look, then picked up the soup bowl and drank the soup.

"Yes, the soup is indeed very delicious."

Shengzhen doesn't care whether it tastes good or not, but it's a little heartbreaking to eat it.

One bowl of noodles is worth more than twenty packets of gummy candies.

Shengzhen didn't quite understand, because gummy candies can fill you up, so why spend so much money on this kind of noodles?

Well, all I can say is that there's still a lot for Shengzhen to learn, the most important of which is the difference between humans and sugar people.

but……

Shengzhen looked at Youche, who was sitting in the lobby wearing a mask, and after thinking for a moment, he asked, "Um... Boss... why are you wearing this mask?"

While scrolling through his phone, You Che said, "Because I'm his fan."

Shengzhen was taken aback, then scratched the back of his head sheepishly: "Is that so? Haha, haha..."

"Smack!" Xingguo gave Shengzhen a smack on the head, clearly annoyed. "The boss is a fan of that guy who's been really popular lately, not you. What are you so happy about?"

Shengzhen chuckled somewhat sheepishly.

He wasn't going to tell Xingguo his true identity, after all...

This could lead to Xingguo being harmed by his older siblings...

Or it might lead to Sugar Man attacking Hina, something Ichima absolutely doesn't want to see happen.

"Ugh, I'm so conflicted. Should I buy some tiramisu to try? But it's so expensive..."

But with the manager's skills, it should taste really good...

Xingguo was struggling with her decision when a flippant voice came from outside the door: "What's this? A newly opened restaurant? Why are there hardly any people? Could it be that the owner's cooking isn't very good?"

Shengzhen and Xingguo turned their heads and saw a chubby little boy holding a phone, talking and laughing while taking pictures of everything around him.

"Where's the boss? Aren't you going to greet the guests?"

The fat man shouted, and You Che, who was scrolling through his phone, didn't even lift his eyelids: "I'm the boss, order whatever you want."

The fat man was speechless: "What kind of attitude is this... Well, never mind, let me see... Hmm, seafood fried rice, soba noodles, Wellington steak... Hmm? Boss, are you sure Wellington steak can appear on the menu with fried rice and soba noodles?! And boss, isn't this price a bit off? 200,000 yen a steak?!"

"If you're not going to eat, please leave."

Fatty: "..."

He seemed to know why the restaurant was so empty.

However, the fat man soon noticed the mask that You Che was wearing.

"What? Boss, are you a fan of that weirdo who's been around lately?"

You Che, who was scrolling through his phone, paused slightly, then looked up at the fat man.

The fat man chuckled and said smugly to You Che, "Boss, I know who that weirdo is! Since you're a fan of his, how about I ask you to take you to see him?"

You Che remained silent for a moment, then looked at Sheng Zhen.

Isn't Gabe right here? Why should I ask you for help?

but……

Seeing the fat man wearing loose clothes that concealed his belly, You Che laughed.

This is really...

It's been delivered right to my door!

Chapter 381 Kill them all!

The fat man who suddenly appeared didn't fool You Che at all.

However, Shengzhen became interested when he heard this: "Hey? Do you know where the weirdo is?"

The fat man patted his chest proudly: "Not only do I know, I also personally witnessed that strange man who suddenly appeared making a deal with the monsters he defeated."

Both Shengzhen and Youche had question marks on their faces at the same time.

What do you mean? I don't understand what you're saying.

So you mean Gabe made a deal with the Sugar Man?

The fat man ignored everything else and proudly boasted while holding up his phone, claiming that he had seen it with his own eyes: Gabe and the monster were in cahoots, and that Gabe had given the monster a black cube as payment to put on a show for him.

Well, that's probably how reputation gets ruined.

You Che was speechless. Spreading rumors in front of the person in question, you really know how to do it.

And sure enough, Ikuma fell for it... um...

Considering that Ikari's intelligence is normal, and that Ikari himself is Kamen Rider Gabu, this should be a case of him pretending to be fooled.

After Shengzhen pretended to be fooled, the fat man led Shengzhen into an empty alley.

As for Xingguo, Shengzhen said that he would go out with the fat man for a while, not too long. At this time, Youche went to the dessert area in the kitchen and made a tiramisu cake, which he gave to Xingguo for free, mainly to keep Xingguo in line.

Then You Che left the restaurant through the back door of the kitchen and caught up with the two.

Sure enough, Gabe was already fighting with the monster that the fat man had transformed into.

The fat guy was clearly not very strong.

The monster that the fat man transforms into looks like a bloated fat man. Even in his potato chip form, Saki can break through the opponent's defense with a potato chip knife (officially called the Crispy Potato Chip Saw Blade).

Seeing that he was no match for the strange man, he immediately tried to beg for mercy.

Meanwhile, Saki was already in a killing stance.

"So, answer me, do you choose to stay away from those 'dark snacks,' or are you going to be... well, you know...?"

Before Gabu could finish speaking, a familiar sensation came over him, and he immediately dodged to the side.

As expected, the black-clad knight launched another attack on him.

"Who are you?! Why are you attacking me?!" Shengzhen's angry voice rang out.

You Che ignored him and turned to look at the strange man that the fat man had transformed into.

Seeing that there seemed to be infighting on the other side, they immediately turned around and tried to run away.