Masked Rider, but kindhearted

Chapter 20 Ruolai × Private × Contrast

In the center of Fengdu, near Fengyu Dessert Shop.

Due to the commotion caused by the [Violence Dopant] violent dopant, the surrounding traffic was severely congested.

Countless vehicles were stuck on the streets, unable to move, and many people who knew the inside story abandoned their cars and fled, filling the gaps between the vehicles.

There were also police cars whizzing past in the emergency lane.

In a white business car.

A girl with twin ponytails and an elegant black dress, her sweet face now looking particularly irritable: "Tsk, what happened again? Why are there so many traffic jams lately?"

The driver turned to the back seat and apologized profusely, "Miss Wakana, there must have been some sort of accident like a natural gas explosion... I'm sorry to ask for your patience!"

"I'll take a nap. Call me when you get there."

"Yes!"

Sonosaki Wakana usually works at Fuuto Radio. Her energetic and sweet style when hosting the show is loved by fans and she is called Princess Wakana.

In fact, it was all pretense - the women in the Sonosaki family were more difficult to deal with than the other.

As the first noble in Fuuto and a core member of the Sonosaki family, Sonosaki Wakana has two faces in front of and behind people.

Of course, compared to her sister Sonosaki-chan, who is in charge of the Gaia Memory Project, Wakana, as the little princess of the Sonosaki family, thinks that she is a perfect woman with a gentle personality.

As for those employees who spread false information such as "Miss Wakana" being extremely willful, bad-tempered, arrogant, etc. in private, of course... they will all be fired!

After all, people who spread rumors and slander others without authorization will definitely not be able to do their job well!

Sonosaki Wakana felt that her behavior could be described as selfless...if you ignore the fact that she was not the other person's boss.

Normally, she tried not to get involved in family affairs. After much persuasion, her father, Sonosaki Ryubei, agreed: if she could live well with her own abilities, she wouldn't have to get involved in the sale and research of memories.

Didn't they just hold a family meeting last month? Why did they suddenly call her back?

Filled with dissatisfaction and doubt, Sonosaki Wakana, who hadn't slept well in the past two days, closed her eyes and gradually stopped thinking.

After a while, traffic resumed. The driver used his lifelong driving skills to quickly and smoothly pass through the noisy main road and turned into a relatively quiet side road, for fear of waking up the young lady and getting scolded.

Without waiting for the driver to wake her up, Sonosaki Wakana woke up on her own when she heard the familiar sound of the door opening and closing.

"I'm so sorry! Miss Wakana, did I disturb you?" the driver quickly apologized, sweat dripping from his forehead. "Originally... I was going to wake you up at the villa door!"

Sonosaki Wakana rubbed her sleepy eyes and waved her hand nonchalantly, indicating that she didn't care - she really couldn't understand why these people were so afraid of her.

"What a terrifying power... Is this gesture telling me to get out of here right now?" The driver was sweating profusely and didn't dare to say a word.

He would occasionally observe Miss Wakana's expression through the rearview mirror—completely expressionless! Was his glorious career as a veteran driver coming to an end?

The Sonosaki family's manor house can only be described as "spectacular", and even "luxurious" seems a bit cliché.

When the white stretched limousine drove into the gate with the plaque of 'Yuan Saki' and rolled over the cobblestone road of the manor to the main villa, more than ten servants in black uniforms were already waiting in line at the entrance.

After the driver got out and opened the door, Sonosaki Wakana slapped his hand away and got out on her own. He had no choice but to close the door awkwardly and get back in the car: "Miss Wakana, I'll go park the car first."

"Tsk——"

'Is this guy new here? He doesn't know any rules.' Sonosaki Wakana thought to herself. She didn't bother to pay attention to him and stormed towards the entrance.

"Greetings, Miss Wakana." The welcoming servants greeted in unison.

After Sonosaki Wakana left.

The head maid quietly followed the driver and reminded him, "New chauffeur, if you want to keep this job long-term, you must remember Miss Wakana's preferences: she absolutely hates men approaching her, absolutely hates gossip, and absolutely hates compliments on Miss Yazi. Remember these three 'absolutely dislikes' and be available at all times, and you'll pass."

"Yes... yes!" The driver nodded heavily. Even the head maid said so... The rumors were indeed credible. He was even more in awe of Miss Wakana.

The moment Sonosaki Wakana stepped into the hall in her red-soled high heels, the crystal chandelier suddenly lit up. She walked through the hall and down a long corridor and arrived at the back hall of the villa.

This is where they hold regular family meetings.

"You don't seem to be planning to return home without your father's notice. Are you enjoying the fans' attention? ...Radio idol~"

A mature, graceful, yet sarcastic voice of a queen sounded from the side.

Sonosaki Wakana turned around and said, "Ah, sister, you look quite haggard from all the work. It's been so long since we've met. Is your body holding up?"

"Don't worry, in order to fulfill my responsibilities as a sister, I will live long enough to celebrate the Obon Festival (roughly equivalent to Qingming Festival, a tomb-sweeping celebration) with you, my silly sister."

A lady wearing a V-neck blue halter dress and a white coat, looking like a wealthy lady, with a beautiful face and a dangerous hairstyle, looked at Sonosaki Wakana jokingly and said.

Sonosaki Kazuko is the complete opposite of Sonosaki Wakana, a sexy and dangerous femme fatale.

Although they were sisters who grew up together, they only agreed on one thing: they disliked each other. They fought when they were young and verbally attacked each other when they grew up.

This situation became more and more serious as the Sonosaki family's great cause progressed.

"Has father arrived yet?" Sonosaki Wakana was too lazy to argue with this woman. She just wanted to finish the meeting as soon as possible and go back to her own cabin to catch up on some sleep.

Sonosaki-chan said nothing, opened the door without looking back, and walked in.

"Tsk--" The corners of Sonosaki Wakana's mouth twitched in dissatisfaction, and she followed with a frown.

On a huge luxurious round table.

An old man wearing a dark red Zhongshan suit, glasses and gray hair was already sitting in the main seat.

He was holding a fat and lazy British shorthair cat in his arms. Beneath the appearance of a kind old man, he exuded an invisible imperial aura of oppression that made people feel scared.

He is the father of the two sisters and the patriarch of the Sonosaki family, Sonosaki Ryubei!

In just over a decade, under his leadership, the Sonosaki family ascended to the position of the first noble family in Fuuto.

If we put aside the funding from the international conglomerate X, then Sonosaki Ryubei can be said to be the chief contributor.

As for the darkness lurking beneath the surface of this family's glory, there is no way of knowing.

The two sisters, who had been competing with each other, became respectful after seeing their father. After bowing, they sat aside - the table was very big, and they both wanted to be as far away from each other as possible.

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Cavalier Terrier Encyclopedia:

[Two Sisters at odds]: Yazi has worked with their father since childhood, while Wakana has been free to play. She is jealous of her sister and has bullied her since childhood. With their mother gone, their father obsessed with memories, and their younger brother dead, the conflict between Wakana and her sister becomes increasingly irreconcilable as they grow older.

Chapter 21 Sister, you don’t want to...

"It seems a guy calling himself Kamen Rider Brand has appeared in Fuuto recently," Sonosaki Ryubei said slowly, smoothing the fur of the cat she was carrying. "Alright, Mick, go back to sleep."

Sonosaki Wakana looked at the cat Mick with some nostalgia - this was the kitten her brother Sonosaki Raito bought when he was three years old, and he named it "Mick"

"Someone..."

Thinking of her dead brother, Sonosaki Wakana's already bad mood became even more depressed.

"Is it the man dressed in retro clothes and transformed into gold and white armor?" Sonosaki added, having prepared information in advance, "After investigation, he calls himself 'Tendo Souji'. There's no record of his identity in the Fuuto resident database, and his accent sounds like someone from Shibuya."

"Tendo Souji?!" Sonosaki Wakana noticed it and looked up in surprise.

Sonosaki continued, "It seems the Fuuto Police Department has teamed up with Brand to form a special unit, the Frequent Crime Investigation Division, which patrols Fuuto around the clock. This has caused recent experiments to go a bit awry... Optimization of the Violence Memory is still a little off."

"In that case, you can arrange it yourself." Sonosaki Ryubei wiped his hands and started eating his favorite dessert on the table, his tone as calm as a still well.

Seeing his father like this, Sonosaki was shocked. He knew he had said the wrong thing and quickly replied, "Yes, father, the evolution of mankind is unstoppable!"

"Damn it... it's all that damn Kamen Rider's fault! At this point... if we want to expedite the experiment - we have to use that demon."

She thought of the boy known as the 'Child of Destiny', who looked like her younger brother, Sonosaki Kurito, but was actually just a demon without emotions but possessing great power.

"Tendou, Souji...what kind of person is that?" Sonosaki Wakana asked hesitantly.

"Sister Wakana, are you having sexual thoughts and starting to inquire about our family's mortal enemy? Or, do you want to find a Kamen Rider to marry so that you can ignore the family business and play your radio idol role-playing game in peace? Humph, you have been so willful and reckless since childhood, relying on the love of those around you!" Sonosaki sneered, ready to wait for the other party to refute before continuing to be sarcastic.

"Oh, it seems that sister is under too much pressure at work and has become a little mentally ill." Sonosaki Wakana did not rush to refute. Instead, she took a sip of black tea and retorted, "I am obviously concerned about this for the sake of the family business. I didn't expect to be misunderstood by sister..."

"This recent experiment seems to have consumed a lot of memory... Could it be that this Kamen Rider solved all of this?"

"Sister... memories are very precious. You don't want to disappoint father, do you?"

"You!" Sonosaki almost lost her composure, but quickly suppressed her anger and chuckled disdainfully, "Gaia's memory technology has long since achieved a breakthrough. It can be used to determine the compatibility of genetic testing with the memory. Those losses are simply the product of collecting data."

"Oh, by the way—I have a very good memory salesman here. He seems to have found a very perfect host."

"[Thorn Memory], a high-end silver item. Its owner must be someone who hides deep pain."

"Furthermore, this memory is very special. It can transform pain into thorns, and then multiply it thousands of times over to inflict damage on the enemy through these thorns. The deeper the pain, the greater the power it unleashes. There's currently no limit in sight!"

"Kamen Rider, huh, it's just part of the plan! If he dares to show up again and try to defeat the Thorn Dopant—just wait for him to die in endless agony."

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"Hahaha~ You two are still so energetic..." Sonosaki Ryubei was holding a lazy cat, looking noble. No one would have thought that he was the King of Terror in Fuuto, the developer of Gaia Memory, and the real controller behind the museum.

Although it was clearly a kind smile like that of an elderly person, the two Sonosaki sisters could sense a great sense of pressure in it. Waves of fear arose in their hearts and they were forced to stop bickering.

"Brand has new powers. Bring it back to me, boy."

"Yes, Father!"

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At this time, in the Fuuto Police Station, the Frequent Case Investigation Division.

"Mr. Tendao, thank you very much for your help!" The old police officer Shibata Takeshi closed the record book of this incident, bowed deeply, and held Tendao Souji's hands tightly with both hands.

"It's just my duty." Tendo Souji was in a low mood and responded casually.

The culprit in the Wind Whisper Dessert Shop incident has been identified. It is Naoio Omura, a former subordinate of the survivor Ms. Junko Imamura and a long-time employee of the advertising planning company "Kusou Rengou". He suddenly resigned before the incident and is now confirmed dead.

The recent frequency of adulteration cases has caused panic in Fengdu and the police are facing unprecedented pressure from public opinion.

Tendo Souji and Uncle Ming Hai were also a little overwhelmed. They ran around like firefighters every day, but they really couldn't save all the people.

Plus, Tendou Souji didn't deliberately hide his true appearance...

As a result, the two parties, each with their own goals, hit it off. Tendo Souji, on behalf of the Narumi Detective Agency, officially cooperated with the police and established a special department to investigate the Gaia Memory and Dopant incidents [Frequent Case Investigation Section].

Although... this department is still an empty shell for the time being: the old police officer Shibata Takeya, who is about to retire, takes up the banner first; his subordinates include the easy-to-be-cheated good-natured detective Chio Hanano and the impatient and careless young detective Shun Makura.

It looks very simple, but it has helped Tiandao Zongsi a lot - such as collecting the first intelligence about the chaos caused by the impure body, evacuating and rescuing the surrounding people after the incident, and providing medical treatment, compensation and comforting people afterwards.

Uncle Ming Hai, on the surface, shares information with the police as a detective and is responsible for reasoning and finding the true identity of the culprit of the doped body.

"Well, Mr. Tandō - Kamen Rider [Skull] is really not a monster...it looks exactly like a hybrid?!" Detective Makura Shun used respectful language in the first half of the sentence, but his true nature was immediately revealed in the second half.

"It's 'he', not 'it'. Kamen Rider [Skull] and I are like-minded comrades." Tendo Souji glared at him and corrected him with some dissatisfaction.

Veteran police officer Shibata Takeshi also quickly stepped in to smooth things over: "Makura, don't be so nosy. Actually, Mr. Skull and Mr. Tendo have saved quite a few residents of Fuuto together!"

Ming Hai Shouji pressed down the brim of his hat to hide his cold eyes, and said calmly: "If it commits a sin, I will not forgive it."

'Uncle Minghai...' Tendo Souji turned his head but couldn't see the man's expression under his hat.

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Chapter 22 Tactical Meeting

Shotaro Sae looked at Narumi Shokichi with stars in his eyes, pumping his fist in the air excitedly, "So handsome, worthy of being called an uncle!" He suddenly realized that he was used to calling him 'uncle', and corrected himself, muttering, "...Ah, it's Master."

"Third-rate detective, no no no, third-rate detective assistant, why are you here too!" Detective Makura Shun saw Shotaro Sae and remembered how his impatience had nearly messed up several cases. He was furious. "This is a very serious and high-standard department. It's not for a half-baked person like you to participate!"

"Huh? Who are you calling a half-baked person? Want to fight?" Shotaro Zuo retorted loudly while rolling up his sleeves. You know, he hated being called a 'half-baked' the most.

"Let's go, Shotaro. If you never learn to be patient, you will only be a half-baked person." Ming Hai Shouji had no intention of favoring his own disciple. He glanced at Zuo Shotaro and walked out the door without looking back.

"Mr. Narumi, aren't you staying for the follow-up meeting?" Veteran police officer Shibata Takeshi looked at Narumi Shokichi's back, a little puzzled. "Based on the current clues, we suspect the frequent memory crimes may indicate the mastermind is about to make a major move."