The girl tossed her waist-length hair, looked up at Gensou, and smiled as she spoke:

“My name is Kuroba Hayayuki, but I prefer you to call me Kuroyukihime.”

394 The Past with Kuroyukihime

"Kuroyukihime?"

Yuanxiang glanced at the girl in front of him, nodded, and said softly:

"If you like this name, I don't mind, but don't you think it's a bit cringey?"

"This is a minor issue and there's no need to worry about it."

Kuroyukihime waved her hand, then looked at Genji and beckoned, saying:

"Come on, now that we have the Rider Transformation cartridge, there's no need for us to keep standing here. Let's find a place to sit down and chat, hmm..."

"what happened?"

Noticing the way Kuroyukihime was scrutinizing him, the boy raised an eyebrow and said in a puzzled tone:

You seem troubled.

"It's really troubling."

Kuroyukihime gestured with her hand and said:

“You used to be this tall, but now you’ve suddenly grown so much taller. It’s really hard to get used to.”

"So tall..."

Gensou gestured subtly to himself, blinked, and thought hard before saying with a sarcastic remark:

"How old was I then? Ten years old? That's outrageous."

How old are you now?

"Seventeen."

"Tsk...it's even bigger than me now."

"Hey, hey, hey, what's with that regret in your tone? I think I hear the implication that you can't continue to manipulate Xiaoyuan Township by using your status as the older sister."

"........."

Hearing this, Kuroyukihime stopped in her tracks, her eyes widening as she looked up at Genji. This expression startled Genji, who began to subconsciously wonder if he had been too harsh or had said something inappropriate that offended her. But the next second, Kuroyukihime couldn't help but say:

"Are you sure you haven't lost your memory? You're so accurate."

"........."

This time, it was Genji's turn to fall silent. The boy wanted to distance himself from the girl or simply say goodbye. He felt that if he stayed any longer, he might hear a lot of dark history about her past. But at least she could provide him with some information about the Riders' transition to the Gacha and other related matters. In this completely unknown world, he should try to seize every opportunity he could.

"Alright, let's skip this part."

Genji waved his hand, deciding to steer the conversation directly to what he cared about, but Kuroyukihime pressed down on Genji's hand and said with a half-smile:

"What, you really don't want to know what happened between you and us?"

"To be honest, when I was around ten years old, I was not only a bit stupid, but also a bit dull. I probably made quite a few jokes about myself during that period. If you were me, would you want to hear about them?"

Gengo candidly complained, after all, back then he was the kind of guy who would try to turn peach juice back into peaches just because of a joke from a neighbor. To be honest, when he saw this record in the Earth Library, Gengo wanted to travel back in time and ask himself where his brain was.

"I want to hear it."

Kuroyukihime covered her mouth and chuckled as she said:

"Of course I want to hear it, those are precious memories."

"You wait, I'm going to find your embarrassing childhood history."

Seeing the girl's seemingly eager-to-stir-up attitude, Gengo immediately pretended to go to the Earth Library to look up some information. To his surprise, Kuroyukihime's expression changed drastically. She quickly patted Gengo's arm, trying to interrupt him, and said repeatedly:

"Honestly, your habit of hurting each other is so unchanging, it's not cute at all."

I've never been cute.

Genji instinctively wanted to answer that way, but then he thought of his adorable appearance at around ten years old, and how he charmed both boys and girls at school. So he swallowed the words back and looked at Kuroyukihime softly, saying:

"What? Could I have entered and exited the Earth Library before?"

"Earth Library? You haven't mentioned that term before."

Kuroyukihime shook her head, thought for a moment, and said:

"You only said that you could force open a strange door with brute force, and inside there were books everywhere. As long as you had the patience, you could find anything in the books. But every time you finished looking things up, your body would be in a lot of pain, and you wouldn't be able to sleep for several nights... What's wrong with you?"

As she spoke, Kuroyukihime noticed the boy's expression become quite complicated. Her voice softened slightly as she cautiously probed, saying:

"Is it a physical pain?"

"No, I was just looking, no, recalling what I was doing when I was ten years old..."

Although Kuroyukihime's words were vague, as long as Genji compared them to his own situation, he would understand exactly what his past self had forcibly blasted open with his fists. Regardless of how he found the Earth Library back then, he was only ten years old! Was the Joker's compatibility really that high? Is that reasonable? Is that reasonable?!

I'm probably the most useless Joker holder ever.

Genji tilted his head slightly, looking somewhat dejected, and sighed silently. Kuroyukihime, with a worried expression, gently touched the back of Genji's hand and whispered:

"Although I don't know what you're thinking, don't be sad or disappointed. In my heart, you're the best."

Thank you, but the place that left me feeling lost is the one in your heart.

Genji coughed, urging himself to pull himself together and not look so pathetic. At that moment, Kuroyukihime smiled, opened her arms to Genji, and whispered:

"What, do you want your older sister to hug you like before, to help you relax?"

"........."

Seeing Genji's exasperated expression, Kuroyukihime's smile widened as she said:

"Don't be shy. You used to love doing this. Even though you're a bit older now, as the older sister, you still have to be tolerant of your younger brother."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible."

Yuanxiang waved his hand and said without hesitation:

"I like soft things, especially when I was a child. Even if it's not a cycle, I believe this will never change."

........

Hearing this, Kuroyukihime paused for a moment, then silently looked down at her chest. There was almost no obstruction, and she could easily see her feet.

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Immediately, Yuanxiang saw several bulging veins appear on the child's forehead, and an ominous black aura seemed to emanate from behind the waist-length, smooth hair, forming a terrifying shadow. He had a feeling that if they stayed here any longer, the police would have to put the case of a middle school student committing a crime in the street on their agenda.

Fortunately, Kuroyukihime was relatively restrained, and there was no scene of an older boy being chased around by a girl on the street. However, Genji's expression was somewhat stiff, because at this moment, Kuroyukihime was holding his arm, and the girl's legs seemed to have an engine installed, and she was running forward. If it weren't for his long legs and good physical fitness, he might not have been able to keep up with her pace.

But imagine if it were me at around ten years old, I'd probably be jogging by now.

Yuanxiang immediately understood the origin of this punishment and nodded in deep agreement. Not to mention when he was around ten years old, even now, he speaks quite sincerely with acquaintances.

Taking this opportunity, he took a good look at the girl beside him. She had birch-brown eyes, long, black hair that reached her waist, and a well-proportioned figure. She had two tufts of hair on her head that looked like butterfly antennae. She was wearing a black school uniform, and although the bow at the collar wasn't black, it was still a dark color. It was clear that she had a special fondness for black.

What are you looking at?

To assess whether you still have room for growth.

Although she really wanted to be cheeky like that, Kuroyukihime was still a middle school student after all, and using such a common joke from the real world would be a bit inappropriate, so she just laughed and replied seriously:

"It's nothing, I'm just really curious about what you and I went through in the past. I imagine it was a pretty good friendship."

"I don't deny that."

Hearing Gensou mention this, Kuroyukihime slowed her pace and said with a touch of nostalgia:

"Although we've only spent a little over a month together in the real world, we've been old friends for many, many years in the game world."

"Ok?"

This explanation made Gensou raise an eyebrow with some curiosity, and Kuroyukihime didn't try to hide it, continuing:

"I was originally a beta tester for a game. Yes, you probably guessed it, it was the beta test for Kamen Rider Chronicle. But we didn't know that back then, because we didn't know why we were chosen by the game master. But in this game world, we not only had more power than in reality, but the flow of time in the game was also much faster than in reality. And our physical sensations in the game were not much different. It really felt like we spent a whole day in the game. Gengo, you should understand what that feeling is like."

"Yes, this time difference allows you to do a lot of things."

Genji completely understood, and Kuroyukihime nodded, saying softly:

"Yes, thanks to this game world, some players can not only maintain their high school rankings but also keep up with the timely editing of best-selling books. Others have taken advantage of this time difference to gain more room for development. It has to be said that compared to reality, this game world is really amazing."

"But I don't think things will continue to develop so peacefully."

If nothing had happened, then I wouldn't have come here through the door in the past.

Genjiro mentally added the second half of the sentence, and Kuroyukihime pursed her lips, admitting it:

"That's right, things have indeed changed. No one could have imagined that Gamemaster would suddenly change the game rules, forcibly adding combat equipment to our game characters, forcing all players to fight, and narrowing the scope of the game world we can enter."

At this point, Kuroyukihime stopped and pointed to the school building below, saying:

"Originally, you could use the Knight's Transformation cartridge anywhere in this entire area and freely enter the game world. But in the end, only the school remained. And if someone didn't enter the game world for a certain period of time, the Game Master would disqualify them and erase all their memories related to the game world, just like those defeated players."

"Could it be that I am...?"

Upon hearing this familiar punishment mechanism, Genji raised an eyebrow in surprise and asked Kuroyukihime about it, but the girl shook her head and said softly:

"You didn't lose. Rather, you were simply incapable of defeating anyone. At least, the strongest swordsman in the game at that time was no match for you. But you didn't eliminate any characters either. All the battles were just for the sake of it. You said that GameMaster would definitely come looking for trouble with you. At that time, you could finally see who was controlling this game. And GameMaster really did appear. Then, without our knowledge, you chased him from the game world into reality, and then there was no news of you. We tried to find your whereabouts, but we came to nothing. It's like you vanished into thin air."

I should have gone straight back to Fuuto after dealing with Gamemaster's matter?

After putting himself in Yuanxiang's shoes, he came to a conclusion.

And after that trip back, I should have died in the past, otherwise I would definitely have come to Kuroyukihime and the others to let them know I was safe.

"Then the game was terminated."

Kuroyukihime looked at Genjiro, who seemed lost in thought, and continued softly:

"The Kamen Rider Chronicles we had back then are now completely useless. However, the memories of the remaining players have not been erased, which I suppose is thanks to you. We thought this gaming experience would become the most precious memory of our lives, but after seeing the 'Kamen Rider Chronicles' released by the Phantom Group, we realized that we were really just a batch of test subjects."

"I never imagined that I was actually a gaming expert in the past."

Gensou smiled, looking at the Rider cartridge in his hand as he twirled it, and said softly:

"It's a pity I don't know what I said to Gamemaster back then, otherwise I wouldn't be so confused now. Kuroyukihime, didn't I leave anything behind back then?"

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