"Father, it's okay."

A moment later, outside a power plant, Bo Yingzhi skillfully connected the wires to the Drive drive and confidently stated:

"With sufficient energy, modifying Krim's destruction program is not a problem at all. On this point, please have complete faith in future technology."

"It's not that I doubt your skills..."

Shinnosuke Tomari sighed, and said with a hint of helplessness:

"It's simply unacceptable that a police officer would bring people here to steal electricity..."

“Father, this is all for changing the future and saving the world. We can’t worry about such things now.”

Eiji excitedly grabbed Shinnosuke's arm and shook it slightly. Then he focused intently on processing the Drive program. Mr. Belt would occasionally chime in, instructing Eiji on how to enable the drive's firewall.

But at that moment, sirens suddenly blared all around, causing the already somewhat guilty-looking Tomari Shinnosuke to tremble violently. He then grabbed Tomari Eiji and said urgently:

"Oh no, we've been discovered! Get out of here right now!"

"Impossible, Father. We didn't reveal anything from beginning to end. The police couldn't possibly be after us."

Hideyuki Tomari's hands flew across the tablet, his eyes glued to the code as he spoke to Shinnosuke Tomari:

"They're probably just police officers passing by. Don't worry. Besides, Father, aren't you a police officer too? If all else fails, just use that identity to fool them."

"Hey, what's your identity as a police officer?!"

Hearing the casual tone of Hōeji's words towards the 'police,' Hōeji Shinnosuke felt a little uncomfortable and wanted to say something to him. However, the increasingly close police sirens forced him to shift his attention to the side. Based on his professional experience over the years, he was more and more certain that the police car was coming in his direction.

"No, we have to leave first..."

"Father, please don't cause trouble!"

Shinnosuke and Eiji stubbornly pulled at each other, but time waits for no one. So when the police car screeched to a halt and surrounded Shinnosuke and Eiji, the two did not retreat at all, and did not even put away their tools.

"Tomari Shinnosuke, put your hands up!"

This time, the team was led by Mitsuhide Hiramura. With his shout, all the police officers drew their pistols and aimed them at Shinnosuke Tomari and Eiji Tomari. At the same time, special police officers quickly formed a defensive line with shields. Shinnosuke Tomari could clearly feel that the eyes of his colleagues were quite hostile.

"Wait, I can explain..."

Tomari Shinnosuke wanted to explain the situation further. Although the scene looked somewhat intimidating, he thought that the guy leading the team had always been at odds with him, so a larger formation wouldn't be a big deal. However, Tomari Shinnosuke had clearly oversimplified the matter. Just as he waved his hand to signal, Nira Mitsuhide raised his hand and fired a shot. If Tomari Eiji hadn't bumped into Tomari Shinnosuke, the policeman's hand would probably have been lost.

"Mitsuhide Nura, do you know what you're doing?!"

Still shaken, Tomari Shinnosuke blinked, glanced at his left hand with lingering fear, and then angrily shouted at Nira Mitsuhide:

"I'm still a police officer. How dare you shoot your own colleague!"

"Pah! Tomari Shinnosuke, how disgusting are you?"

With an arrogant and smug look on his face, Mitsuhide Jinra spoke with an air of righteous indignation. He gestured for the other police officers to quickly disperse and block the escape route of Shinnosuke and Eiji Tomari, while shouting loudly:

"How dare you call yourself a police officer, you bastard Roidmude! What are you trying to do by infiltrating our ranks?!"

"Roidmude... what are you saying?"

A series of question marks popped into Tomari Shinnosuke's head. At this moment, he realized that things might not be so simple. At least in the eyes of his other colleagues, he saw considerable hostility and malice. This meant that it was not just Mitsuhide Jinra's side of the story. At least in the current police station, there was already evidence to prove his so-called 'Roidmude' identity.

"Damn it, it's a trap!"

The moment the police arrived, Tomari Eiji quickly wrapped the Drive Driver in a cloth and held it in his hand. He carefully surveyed the situation before standing next to Tomari Shinnosuke and whispered:

“The police station has been infiltrated by Roidmude. Now those guys are working with Krim to stop our operations. Father, although I haven’t finished modifying the Dirve Driver program, I’ll at least let you fight freely for a while. Now, transform into Kamen Rider and charge out!”

"Don't talk nonsense. Kamen Riders were created to protect others. How can you turn your violence against your own people!"

Without hesitation, Shinnosuke rebuked Eiji, who, upon hearing this, glanced at his father with annoyance and said helplessly:

"So what do we do now? Today is the deadline, we can't just surrender here."

"It's okay, it's okay if we're locked up."

However, what Tomari Eiji never expected was that Tomari Shinnosuke answered with considerable confidence:

“I have companions. As long as we let them know about this, they will definitely handle it properly. But before that, Mr. Belt, please leave. You are not suitable to be in this situation.”

"OK, don't worry, I'll leave while concealing my appearance."

Mr. Belt answered confidently, after all, he could also call for the help of a gear-shifting vehicle, and these policemen were completely unable to stop him.

However, things were far from as simple as Tomari Shinnosuke had imagined. Just as he raised his hand, intending to give up the fight, a sudden, turbid wave spread out, and a rapidly accelerating domain instantly enveloped the area. This was followed by two sharp screechs. Tomari Shinnosuke looked up and saw a large truck and a police car crash into the wall next to them, raising a cloud of dust that obscured their vision. Then, the two vehicles drove side by side toward Tomari Shinnosuke and Tomari Eiji.

"Shinnosuke, watch out!"

Although Shinnosuke and Eiji's eyes were covered in dust and they couldn't open them for a moment, this was no obstacle for Mr. Belt. As he reminded Shinnosuke, the Kamen Rider Drive system was activated and took over control. He grabbed Eiji and quickly hid to the side.

"Cough cough!! Fire! Fire!"

This unexpected event stunned all the police officers present. They never expected that a car accident would happen so coincidentally here. But then, the energy blast that flew out of the dust made everyone realize that it was an attack from Roidmude!

Mitsuhide Hira coughed and hurriedly gave orders, but before he could, an overzealous policeman pulled the trigger. Instantly, gunshots rang out around the power plant. In the very center, Shinnosuke Tomari saw the two unnumbered Roidmude men give him evil smiles before lifting the sewer manhole cover and fleeing the scene, leaving him to clean up the mess.

Shinnosuke Tomari was furious, his eyes practically blazing with rage, wanting to give chase. Although he desperately wanted to finish them off, defeating the two Roidmudes, he couldn't do it now. That bastard Mitsuhide Jinra—didn't he consider the casualties caused by stray bullets from both sides when arranging the interception formation...?

No, he probably already thought of it. Or rather, he might even be hoping that such a thing would happen, so that the charges he would have to bear would be even more difficult to explain.

Thinking this, Tomari Shinnosuke gritted his teeth, grabbed the surrounding bullets, then picked up Tomari Eiji, leaped high into the air, and brazenly fled deeper into the power plant. No matter what, he absolutely couldn't let the situation worsen any further. As for what he would do next...

Ah~~~ I don't want to think about it anymore!

"Damn it, I never thought the so-called Kamen Rider was actually Roidmude! Chase after him! We have to expose the truth today!"

Seeing that familiar red figure, Mitsuhide's lips curled slightly. He pointed at Shinnosuke and ordered the officers to give chase. He immediately picked up his phone to report the situation to his superiors, then put the phone back in his inner pocket with a refreshed expression. He followed the remaining officers toward the power plant. However, he didn't notice that a layer of moonlight shone on the phone inside his jacket. If Mitsuhide were to take the phone out and check the call history at that moment, he would find that all the calls he had made since he led the team out were nonexistent. He had simply been yelling at the phone, which hadn't even had its cover opened.

Meanwhile, Shinnosuke Tomari, with the high mobility of Kamen Rider Drive, easily shook off the pursuing police. He then put down Eiji Tomari, deactivated his transformation, leaned against the wall, rubbed his forehead, and sighed deeply. This matter was getting more and more troublesome, but at least he had to inform the Special Investigations Division so that Kiriko and the others could be prepared.

At this moment, Tomari Eiji sighed helplessly and looked at Tomari Shinnosuke, saying:

“Father, I hope you can understand the current situation. Although I understand your thoughts, if this problem is not resolved, it will not only hurt your colleagues.”

"I know, but there has to be... what sound?"

Tomari Shinnosuke raised an eyebrow and nervously looked around. He heard a strange engine sound, which didn't sound like a police car or an ordinary car. It always had an inexplicable sense of oppression.

"Oh no! Father, run! The enemy is coming!"

But for Hideyuki Tomari, the engine sound was all too familiar. He hurriedly took out the gear-shifting vehicle to help Shinnosuke Tomari complete the transformation, but he was a little too slow. The roof of the abandoned factory where they were temporarily sheltering was smashed open, and a black car with dark green stripes fell down. At the same time, pixelated images appeared on both sides of the car, and then two small vehicle-mounted machine guns formed, firing wild and deadly attacks at Shinnosuke Tomari and Hideyuki Tomari.

"It's Kamen Rider DarkDrive!"

After being pulled behind a pillar by Tomari Shinnosuke, Tomari Eiji hurriedly said in an uneasy tone:

“It seems that guy has tracked me down through the time tunnel and has been following me all the way here. Father, we need to find a way to get out of here as soon as possible. That’s a new model that Krim developed in the future. Its overall power is greater than any of the old models. You are completely unable to fight against it now.”

"I understand that principle, but..."

Just as Shinnosuke Tomari made his move, a barrage of machine gun fire rained down upon him. The relentless barrage made it impossible for him to make any rash moves. Furthermore, during his recent attempt, he discovered something quite alarming: possibly due to Eiji Tomari's recent modification of the Drive driver, Mr. Belt had detected some code conflicts. He had been lucky that no problems arose during the transformation, but now... Mr. Belt stated that he feared the driver would be unusable until its automatic calibration system completed its repairs.

"But Shinnosuke, hurry up and use the Tridoron Key. It contains Kamen Rider Dirve's battle data and can be used to summon 'Tridoron' remotely."

"Mr. Belt, you should have said this sooner. It's a common problem for secretives."

Shinnosuke Tomari hurriedly took out the car key with the rainbow paint scheme and pressed the button as instructed by Mr. Belt. Immediately afterward, the red supercar he usually rode in sped over. The defensive roof covering the top of the Cytrom's body deployed a defensive field covering the entire Cytrom, greatly reducing the damage to the vehicle. At the same time, the built-in machine gun, which fired compressed energy bullets at high speed, suppressed the enemy's machine guns. After connecting with Eiji Tomari and Shinnosuke Tomari, the barrage immediately unfolded, stopping the enemy's pursuit.

"Damn it, I need to call Kiriko and the others right away; this situation is getting more and more complicated..."

"Father, watch out!!"

Almost the instant Setron burst out of the abandoned factory area, a piercing horn blared, drowning out all other sounds. Tobo Shinnosuke turned his head in astonishment and saw the truck that had crashed through the wall and forced him to escape from the police encirclement not long ago coming at him again. There was no time to dodge; this was a deadly move that had been prepared in advance!

"boom!!"

A terrifying impact rang out, and Cetron was thrown out by the truck. Jinjiro Tomari was wearing a seatbelt, so thanks to the vehicle's safety features, he only felt a sharp pain in his chest. However, Eiji Tomari didn't have this habit; as the truck rolled, he was thrown out and crashed heavily to the ground. Jinjiro quickly got out to check on him, but Eiji's condition was extremely poor. His racing suit, made of an unknown material, was completely torn and oozing bright red blood. Furthermore, the moment Jinjiro picked him up, he felt as if all of Eiji's bones were broken, and his limbs were twisted abnormally. Under normal circumstances, he would likely be beyond saving.

"Eiji, you have to hold on, Eiji!"

Even before he realized his voice was trembling slightly, Shinnosuke Tomari was filled with regret for his rash actions. If he had let the child continue lying there, perhaps he could have held on a little longer. But now... what should he do...?

"You've finally called me by my name, Father."

Meanwhile, Tomari Eiji forced a smile and spoke gently to Tomari Shinnosuke:

"I finally heard you call my name..."

"There's no other way, Shinnosuke."

Mr. Belt, watching Roidmude get off the truck and the approaching Kamen Rider DarkDrive race car, said anxiously:

"Destroy me! Once he takes me, the world will fall into Roidmude's hands!"

Upon hearing this, the 3D projection he had seen on the tablet resurfaced in Tomari Shinnosuke's mind. The ominous vision of the future deeply touched him. Mr. Belt, who had been Tomari Shinnosuke's partner for so long, understood his feelings and said in a low voice:

"Destroy me, protect the future!"

"How...how can I possibly do this?!"

"I can't believe it!" Tomari shouted in disbelief. At the same time, Tomari Eiji, in a final burst of energy, grabbed Tomari's tie and whispered:

"Yes, we can't destroy the Drive; we just need to delete it..."

"Eideshi? Eideshi!"

Before he could finish speaking, Tomari Eiji's hands fell limply to his sides. Tomari Shinnosuke called out to him repeatedly, and finally, in pain, slowly lowered his head and embraced Tomari Eiji's lifeless body.

Just then, with the sound of a motorcycle engine, Shijima arrived, along with Roidmude—Heart.

"See, I didn't lie to you. Now, Shinnosuke Tomari is in quite a bit of trouble."

"Ah~~ What happened to Brother Jin?"

Watching the Roidmude approaching Tomari Shinnosuke, Shijima Tsuyoshi sighed. A while ago, a Roidmude disguised as Shinnosuke was causing trouble everywhere, and now he was being surrounded by Roidmude. This whole situation left Shijima somewhat confused; what was Banno trying to achieve? But he couldn't worry about that now. Shijima quickly took out the driver, patted it on his waist, and looked at Heart, saying:

"Never mind where you got this information, but let's just say I owe you a favor for now. Hang in there, Jin-ge, we're coming!"

With the addition of Shijima Go and Heart, the battle immediately broke out. Ignoring Mr. Belt's advice, Tomari Shinnosuke forcibly transformed with the Dark Driver and charged towards Kamen Rider DarkDrive with a roar. Shijima Go faced off against the two Roidmudes driving the truck, while Heart calmly walked to the street corner and watched as the construction vehicle, also controlled by a Roidmude, prepared for battle.

As the battle intensified, the battlefield quietly shifted back to the abandoned factory. After all, this was a fight between gods, and innocent people could easily be caught in the crossfire. But just as everyone left the initial battleground, Bo Yingzhi, who was supposed to be dead, suddenly opened his eyes, stood up, dusted himself off, looked at the place where the battle was taking place with a disdainful smile, took out the half of the Eye Soul Key, nodded in satisfaction, and then turned and left.

But then, he suddenly stopped, weighed the Soul Key in his hand, and said softly:

“Mr. Yuanxiang, I know you’ve been keeping watch around here. Why don’t we come out and have a chat? Trust me, you’ll gain something from it.”

.........

"What, do you think I'm trying to trick you? You're overthinking it. A hero like you, who may not have left much of a mark on history, but who leaves a lasting impression every time he appears, how much courage would I have to deceive you?"

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