The Strange Cat from Fuuto

"Killing Spider!"

The armor attachments on Miku's back quickly transformed, and eventually eight blood-red spears emerged from behind him.

"Come on, this time you won't have another chance to choose!"

"Shut up!"

The old driver, with his right shoulder wheel spinning rapidly, moved horizontally across the ground and charged towards Miku. Four of the eight spider spears on Miku's back supported him on the ground, while the other four stabbed at the old driver with lightning speed.

"Ding, ding, ding..."

With a crisp clang of metal striking metal, several dents instantly appeared on the veteran driver's body.

"Ha, you're too weak!"

Miku, arms crossed, looked down at the veteran driver as four spider spears fell from behind him with lightning speed.

Die, Kamen Rider!

Like a thunderclap tearing through the air, the spider spears fell directly towards the veteran driver's neck, seemingly intent on killing him instantly.

"Watch out, Shinnosuke!"

The belt trembled as it signaled an alarm, and the belt watched anxiously as the spider spears fell rapidly.

"Boom!"

The muffled sound of a large drum resounded, and a beam of light pierced through the space.

The sudden burst of light slammed into Miku's chest, sending him flying like a sledgehammer.

The cat, its body arching backward to its limit, flew out horizontally and crashed heavily into the fountain.

"what?!"

The experienced driver exclaimed in surprise and looked in the direction from which the light had come. He saw a slender figure holding a menacing sniper cannon, with wisps of smoke still rising from the muzzle.

Beside the slender figure were three young men.

"Transform!" *3

The instant the unified shouts rang out, three sirens sounded simultaneously.

"Heart!"

"Brain!"

"Chase!"

Chapter Twenty-Two: The Newbie Protection Period for Four!

"Heart!"

"Brain!"

"Chase!"

Three shots rang out in quick succession, and the slender figure holding the sniper cannon took a step back.

At the same time, the three men moved in unison to insert the core-powered war machine in their hands into the loading slot.

"Thump, thump, thump..."

A heartbeat as powerful as a bull shaking the earth resounded in all directions, as a gigantic heart burst forth from the void.

Inside the slowly beating heart, a light like magma flickered.

"Oh!"

The heart suddenly jolted and then exploded, transforming into armor that enveloped the heart.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss..."

Scalding white heat waves burst forth from the gaps in the armor.

At the same time, a brain with countless tentacles was attached to the buttock brain's body. Tentacles surged from the buttock brain's body, intertwining to form a cloak. An unknown liquid dripped from the tentacles that made up the cloak.

"Awooo!!!"

The desolate howl of wolves, carrying a foul stench, rushed towards Chesa. The giant wolf wearing a skull mask crashed into Chesa, forming armor.

At the same time, the illusory figures of the wolf pack appeared and disappeared around Chesa.

After the three transformed, the previously slender figure walked among them.

"They're Kamen Riders too?!"

The veteran driver stared blankly at the other party, while Belt-san kept scanning the other party's data, especially the drivers on Heart and others' waists, which were the focus of his scan.

"This is incredible! There are even driver systems besides the next-generation driver that Professor Harley researched!"

"A brilliant design!"

"Splash!"

Miku, who had just stood up from the fountain, patted his chest. The four Heart drivers were all custom-made by him, maximizing the abilities of each of them.

However, Miku also left a backup plan, especially the Heart driver, which contained a small Easter egg.

The weapon that hit him earlier was Medic's Healing Tree Owl's exclusive weapon: Athena's Eye. Against an enemy, it is a sniper cannon capable of shattering a building with a single shot; against oneself, it is a medical gun capable of healing injuries.

"The actual combat data looks better than I expected!"

Miku, with eight spider spears retracted behind him, stepped out of the hot spring. The cat, with water droplets dripping from his body, snapped his fingers.

"Snapped!"

With a crisp snap of fingers, four fused evolved Roidmude jumped out and stood in front of Miku, baring their teeth and claws at Heart and his companions.

"Let's do it!"

With a casual wave of its hand, the cat sent four fused, evolved Roidmude creatures to meet Heart and his companions.

He then removed the Killing Spider from the loading slot and took out a virus core vehicle that looked like a centipede.

"Tune!"

Stuff the centipede virus core vehicle inside, and shout, "Maltreat centipede!"

As the biological skin on Miku's lower back surged, six long, segmented whips, each about two palm-widths wide, resembling centipedes, emerged from behind him.

Upon seeing the four fused evolved Roidmude charging towards them, Heart, at the center of the group, shook his neck, and the core reactor in his chest cavity began to overload.

A scorching heatwave erupted, causing the skirt armor on both sides of the thighs to flutter continuously in the heat.

"what!"

Heart, who had sent Fang Roidmude flying with a single punch, ran straight toward Miku, his red figure rushing toward him like a train, accompanied by a massive white heatwave.

Miku lowered his waist and stomped his feet on the ground. "Bang!" The ground suddenly exploded, and Miku's figure disappeared.

When it reappeared, it was directly above Heart. With its legs bent, Miku clenched its fists and made a feinting punch at Heart.

The six centipede-like, segmented whips on either side of his waist slammed down instantly.

"boom!"

Amidst a tremendous roar, a fierce wind whipped up, and dust billowed everywhere.

An invisible shockwave rippled outwards from every angle, and Heart, his body radiating heat, crossed his arms to protect his head. Miku's six centipede whips met his arms.

"Hey, this is interesting!"

With a sudden movement, Miku twisted his waist, his legs whipping out rapidly, leaving afterimages in their wake. Heart, still protecting his head with his hands, withstood Miku's fierce whip kick.

"Lord Heart!"

After Medic exclaimed in surprise, he smashed the bat-winged Roidmude in front of him with the butt of his sniper rifle and fired a shot at Heart.

The gentle beam of light struck Heart, whose body jolted and let out a satisfied groan. The damage from the collision with Miku was erased by Medic's single shot.

"They actually have medical capabilities?!"

Watching Medic fire repeatedly at the bat-winged Roidmude, Belt-san exclaimed in amazement. At this moment, Medic was covered in pure white biological skin, and a light robe like an owl was draped over her body. The white hood and owl-like visor gave her an inexplicable sense of holiness.

"Drink!"

The shout drew the attention of the belt-wearing man, who was covered in azure armor with a pale white shoulder guard on his left shoulder. His faceplate resembled a wolf's head covered with a skull mask, and his chest bore the emblem of the Demon Tracker.

The scimitar in his hand slashed repeatedly, displaying an aura that seemed capable of tearing the claws of Roidmude in front of him to pieces.

Furthermore, with each swing of his sword, an illusory pack of wolves followed, making him appear like a proud wolf king surrounded by wolves.

Anyone who tries to stop him will be cut down by his scimitar and his pack of wolves; anyone who tries to avoid him will not escape the pursuit of his pack of wolves.

With the support of Miku's Knight System, Chesa is now a true hunter!

"Which one was a supportive healer who could both attack and defend? This one is a true offensive warrior!" Belt-san frantically recorded Chesa's data, repeatedly praising, "Whether it's strength or speed, it surpasses the next-generation driver created by Teacher Harley, not to mention the data is so comprehensive!"

Just as Belt-san was marveling, the veteran driver and Butt Brain were dealing with two fused evolved Roidmude.

One was the fang-shaped creature that Heart had previously knocked away, while the other resembled a lion, with claws capable of splitting gold and jade on its hands and a dense mane surrounding its head.

"Hey, can you please pay attention?!"

After kicking away Roidmude, the lion who had ambushed the veteran driver, Butthead patted the veteran driver on the shoulder. The veteran driver looked at Butthead and said, "Thanks!"

"nothing!"

That's what he said, but in his heart he still clicked his tongue in amazement: "Tsk, I never thought I'd be thanked by a Kamen Rider!"

While inwardly marveling, Butthead acted swiftly, leaping backward and wiping his hands across his cloak. As the lion Roidmude roared, Butthead touched his face as if gently caressing a lover's cheek.

"Knight...poisonous hand!!"

The man with the deliberately drawn-out tone rubbed his venom-covered hands all over Roidmude's face. Smoke visibly rose from Roidmude's face, and small, pitted dents quickly appeared on his skin.

"Hey, that's so disgusting!"

After the experienced driver sliced ​​through Roidmude's fangs with his sword, he curled his lip and smugly clicked his tongue, saying, "No, no, no, when facing a vicious and ruthless enemy, we should crush them with thunderous fury!"

"But your methods hardly qualify as thunderous fury!"

In the veteran driver's rant, the lion Roidmude, completely enraged by the knight's poisonous hand, went berserk without hesitation. Before the lion Roidmude, which had sprouted a pair of wings on its back, could even take off into the sky...