I am Kamen Rider who reverses dimensions

089 Trigger! Maximum Drive!

Just like Kanae Butterfly did back then, the moment Gensou accepted the commission, time began to flow backward rapidly. However, this time it seemed that too much time needed to be rewound. When it was halfway back, the flow began to slow down. Finally, the scene outside the door stopped at the young old man with a sad face, clumsily making the headband.

Clearly, this was not the right time. Yuanxiang rubbed his forehead with a headache. He had assumed he could take the job after seeing the door flashing, but now it seemed he had overestimated the door's capabilities.

'biu~~~~'

But just as Yuanxiang was pondering how to explain things to the old man, a strange sound suddenly came from outside the door.

At the same time, Chen Huijie, who was about to come to the living room to check the situation, suddenly felt a heat in her palm. Then, the door next to her opened by itself, and a force sent her back to Longmen. Immediately afterwards, the light that allowed her to come and go freely from the agency flew out of her palm. Then, with a gust of wind, the light disappeared without a trace.

The light spot naturally returned to the source area, and there was more than one. It seems that the one from Kanae's side was also retrieved. With these two light spots, the area outside the door was like a car filled with oil, and time began to flow backward again.

Then, when the scene stopped again, it was set in a dark inn, where two exceptionally burly men, with the aesthetic beauty of Greek sculptures, were facing each other. One of them was wearing the same headband as the old man, and it seemed that this was Caesar André Zeppeli.

"Take this, Vamuu!"

"Humph!"

'Squeak...'

"Huh?!" X2

After a brief standoff, Caesar's gaze sharpened, and with a clasp and a pull, dense bubbles appeared between his hands. At the same time, a warm, golden aura, like the sun, burst forth from his body and was channeled into the bubbles. In response, Wamuu assumed a defensive stance, preparing to meet Caesar's attack.

But just as the battle was about to break out, the door next to them suddenly opened, the rusty hinges making a grating sound. Caesar and Wamuu instantly stopped what they were doing, wary of the movement on the other side of the door.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Caesar André Zeppeli?"

The newcomer was none other than Genji. He waved his hand to brush away the dust he had stirred up, but still couldn't help coughing a few times. His thin figure looked as small as a chick next to the physiques of Caesar and Wamuu.

Wamuu, still nervous, took a small step back. Among the Pillar Men, he was the strongest combat genius in terms of pure fighting ability. He could sense that this seemingly weak newcomer was also a veteran of countless battles, and even had a terrifying sense of oppression as if he had emerged from a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

"Ah, it's me. Who are you?"

When called upon, Caesar responded in a low voice, but at the same time, he couldn't help but clench his fists nervously. Although he was full of confidence in eliminating Wamuu, if another strong enemy appeared, his situation would be very dangerous.

"Don't be nervous, I'm here to help you."

As Gensato spoke, he shook the headband in his hand. Looking at the familiar object, Caesar paused, subconsciously touching his own headband. After all, the two did look exactly the same. But a headband alone couldn't prove anything; who knew...

'Joker!'

Huh?! X2

Caesar and Wamuu stared in astonishment at Gensou, who transformed into a black knight amidst rousing sound effects. They then instinctively glanced at each other to gauge their opponent's reaction. Having never witnessed a knight transformation before, neither of them suspected that this strange newcomer was of the same race as them.

"You are the Pillar Man, aren't you? I'll be your opponent."

Yuanxiang ignored their reactions, pointed at Wamuu, and issued a challenge. Upon hearing this, Xisa immediately shouted, "Don't even think about it, he's my opponent."

However, as he shouted, Genji charged forward at lightning speed, startling the two men. Knowing that this was a formidable foe, Vamu waved his hands repeatedly, unleashing miniature tornadoes from his palms—his fighting style, Wind Flow Technique. At the same time, tubes sprouted from his chest, spewing air outwards. Instantly, dust filled the dilapidated inn, obscuring the view and causing Genji's vicious punch to miss its mark.

"Romantic Technique: Divine Sandstorm!"

Almost simultaneously, a raging wind arose with Wamuu's voice as he created a spinning, powerful wind pressure from his hands, blasting towards Gengo's chest. Only then did Gengo realize that Wamuu's body had bent at a ninety-degree angle to dodge his attack and launch a counterattack.

However, at such a close distance, even the wind cannot keep up with Yuanxiang!

Before the wind pressure hit, a purple light flashed in the dust, and Wamuu's raised hands split in two, along with his body, falling to the ground. At the same time, Gengo, who was hit by the wind pressure, was also sent flying high off the platform. Caesar hurriedly reached out to catch him, but saw Gengo grab the roof beam to adjust his body and land steadily on the ground.

Are you alright?

Caesar had witnessed firsthand the terrifying destructive power of the 'Wind-Flowing Technique: Divine Sandstorm,' so even though Genji stole his opponent, he still...

"I wasn't injured. I just felt a bit of tightness in my chest when I was hit, but that's gone now."

"........."

Caesar stared speechlessly at Gengo, feeling like this guy was a Superman who had wandered onto the wrong set. Just then, a slight sound from the platform caught the attention of the two of them. Caesar was about to grab his special bubble when Gengo grabbed his scarf and pulled him back, shielding him from behind, leaving Caesar speechless.

"Hey! Do you think I'm a child?!"

In this situation, Caesar couldn't afford to argue with Gengo, but while remaining vigilant, he still protested to Gengo with considerable dissatisfaction. Gengo didn't respond to him, but instead asked in a low voice:

"I've already cut him in half, surely that won't kill him?"

"Don't you know about the Pillar Men?"

Caesar looked at Genji in surprise and said:

"Don't you know that only ripples and sunlight can kill the Pillar Men?"

Hmm... this kind of setting sounds so familiar.

Yuanxiang blinked silently. If he had known it would turn out like this, he would have just brought a few sun lamps and that would have been enough.

At this moment, the howling wind filled the inn, but looking around, there was no sign of the enemy. Seeing this, Caesar immediately turned back to back with Genji, keeping a close watch on their surroundings, and whispered:

"This is another application of the 'wind-flow technique,' using jets of air to refract sunlight and thus achieve invisibility..."

'Trigger'

Before Caesar could finish speaking, Genji, having switched memories, raised the trigger of his Magnum and fired three quick shots, instantly exposing the invisible Vaum.

“I have dealt with similar enemies before, so I have a lot of experience.”

While chatting with the frozen Caesar, Gensho used his Magnum to blast open the roof, letting in the sunlight. Wamuu, seeing the danger, scrambled and barely managed to hide in the shadows.

Even so, his feet were exposed to the sunlight, and the flesh was completely corroded and began to spread upwards. Wamu gritted his teeth and tore off his lower leg to save himself. However, in doing so, he completely lost the ability to escape from Gensou.

"I love fighting; to me, the strongest warrior is the only true champion."

Knowing his fate was sealed, Wamuu raised his head, his bright eyes fixed on Gensou. At the same time, several tubes emerged from his chest, and a horn sprouted from his head. As he absorbed air through the tubes, he said:

"My name is Wamuu, powerful figure of unknown origin. May I know your name?"

“Yuanxiang”.

Gengo answered Wamuu and inserted the 'Joker' memory into the trigger magnum.

"Genji, is that it? Very well, take this, Genji, the Ultimate Style: Hunxie Sa!"

"Joker! Maximum Drive!"

With a roar, Wamuu unleashed the airflow he had absorbed into his body at extremely high pressure, shooting it out from the tiny slit at the tip of his head. The airflow was as sharp as a razor, aimed directly at Gensou. However, the energy impact fired from the Magnum easily dispersed the sharp airflow and blew off Wamuu's head.

Gengo transformed back into the 'Joker' and walked to Wamuu's side. Seeing the headless body still stubbornly trying to regenerate, he kicked down the wall next to him, letting the sunlight shine in and turning it to ashes. The Pillar Man who used the Wind Flow Technique then completely disappeared in the wind.

So strong... terrifyingly strong...

Looking at the knight standing in the sunlight, Caesar couldn't help but swallow hard. Were the Pillar Men weak? Of course not, otherwise he wouldn't have entered this place with the determination to die. But in front of this Gengoku, he had almost no chance to fight back.

Thinking about this, Caesar touched his headband. He couldn't help but start to have wild thoughts, wondering if the object on his head was a token of some terrible force that they wanted to take back, which was why such a powerful guy had come to him.

"Aren't there any other Pillar Men?"

Gensou picked up the lip ring left behind by Wamuu. If there were no problems, the antidote for the old man's poison should be kept here. He waved it in front of the dazed Caesar, then put it in his hand and whispered:

"Since I'm already here, I don't mind moving around a bit more."

"Of course there is also Kars. Once we eliminate him, there will be no more Pillar Men in the world. He is right here, deep within this inn!"

Although Caesar desperately wanted to personally eliminate those disgusting creatures he hated, he couldn't let them go with such powerful assistance. His ultimate goal was to destroy the Pillar Men, and as long as he could achieve that goal, it wouldn't be unreasonable to compromise his feelings a little.

But after saying that, Caesar saw Genji pull him towards the hotel exit, which he couldn't accept. He struggled to break free from Genji's grasp, shouting angrily:

"Let me go! I don't want to leave here. My enemy is right in front of me. I can't let this opportunity slip by. If you don't want to fight, then let me go. I'm not afraid to die!"

"Ha... I never said I would let the Pillar Men go, I just wanted to use a more efficient method."

Yuanxiang patted Xisa on the shoulder to calm him down, then pointed to the roof and said:

"Since the Pillar Men are afraid of sunlight, why don't I just blow up the inn? Wouldn't that solve the problem?"

"...No, this might not be enough to kill Kars."

Gensou's statement stunned Caesar for a moment. This was a method he had never considered before, and he instinctively wanted to agree. However, remembering something, Caesar quickly retorted:

"With his abilities, digging his way out of an explosion wouldn't be difficult. Once he escapes, it will be extremely difficult to find him again."

Then I can use the 'wind' to lift the hotel into the air, and then... never mind.

Gengo wanted to come up with a new plan, but he saw the lingering resentment in Caesar's eyes. Although reason prevented Caesar from going in alone, his emotions still made him subconsciously want to get to the bottom of his enemy. Therefore, Gengo decided to go along with it. Even if he couldn't guarantee that he could kill the Pillar Man himself, he would at least let his enemy die in front of him.

As for Caesar's safety, Gengo was quite confident that he could protect him. To be honest, even if Kars' strength was several times that of Wamuu, Gengo was confident that he could eliminate him without activating 'Cyclone'.

"Then let's move forward together. By the way, what exactly are Pillar Men?"

Gengo invited Caesar to venture deeper into the inn, while also asking him a question out of curiosity. Caesar looked at Gengo with a puzzled expression, then replied:

"Those are ancient, highly intelligent beings that lived tens of thousands of years ago. They were worshipped as gods or demons by later primitive people. Their physical condition is similar to that of humans, but they possess unique organ deformation abilities, combat abilities (flow techniques), and extremely high intelligence. However, their weakness is that they cannot be exposed to sunlight."

As for the name Pillar Men, it's because...

Furthermore, this clan created the Stone Mask, a mask that can transform people into vampires. Vampires are not only subordinates of the Pillar Men, but also their food. No, to be more precise, almost any living being is their food.

To combat vampires and eliminate the Pillar Men, our human predecessors created 'Ripple,' which, simply put, involves using a special breathing technique to generate ripples like sunlight within the body, thus producing immense power... Um, Mr. Gengo, didn't you know any of this?"

As Caesar spoke, he realized that his explanations were becoming increasingly basic, so he stopped talking and tentatively asked Gensou a question. Gensou, however, frankly shook his head, since the drunken old man hadn't said much.

“Mr. Caesar, if possible, after you have defeated the Pillar Men, could you please copy down the training method of Ripple and give it to me? I am very curious about this training method.”

Gengo was genuinely curious. This Ripple Breathing Technique sounded just like the Demon Slayer Corps' breathing method. If the Demon Slayer Corps knew this, the Demon King would probably be long gone.

"I'd have to ask my teacher about that, sorry... By the way, could I take a look at that headband? I still..."

Although Caesar really wanted to agree immediately, he ultimately held back. After all, they were complete strangers he was meeting for the first time, and he couldn't be sure whether they were good or evil, so he decided to let his teacher make the decision.

Gengo didn't pay much attention to this, and after giving a few casual replies, he took out the headband and handed it to Caesar.

The moment Caesar received the headband, it glowed faintly, and Caesar immediately seemed to fall into a dreamlike state. He saw his friend Joseph Joestar weaving the headband by hand. Then the scene abruptly changed, and he saw an old man who looked remarkably like Joseph, drunkenly clutching the headband, walking down an empty street...

"what!!!"

what? !

Caesar, immersed in the illusion, was suddenly awakened by a scream, breaking free and releasing a rippled bubble. He then looked closely and saw a vampire engulfed in purple lightning and flames, reduced to ashes. Genji casually flicked his hand and said:

"It's nothing. This thing was hiding behind the door trying to ambush someone, but I took care of it. So, what do you think of this headband?"

Faced with Gengo's question, Caesar hesitated for a moment before telling him about the scene in the illusion. Gengo nodded. According to this explanation, Kanae Kocho probably saw a similar illusion back then. I knew her expression was a bit off.

"You don't need to worry about so much, just know that I'm here to help you."

As Gensou spoke, he took the headband back. His intuition told him that this kind of entrusted item might have other uses. Seeing that Caesar still looked somewhat unwilling, he smiled slightly, patted him on the shoulder, and said:

"This is my trade secret, my friend. You can't steal my job! Alright, cheer up, we've probably arrived at our destination."