Masked Rider, but kindhearted

"Uncle, how is Brother Tiandao?" Zuo Xiangtaro turned his head and asked Ming Hai Shouji from the side.

He had no idea what happened after he fell into a coma, but a man like Tendo Souji would never fall in a place like that.

He guessed that he and his companions should have been packed up and brought back by Brother Tiandao... But after all, he didn't see each other when he woke up, so he was still worried. He could only feel at ease after getting an answer from the uncle.

After learning everything that happened last night from Ming Hai Shouji, Zuo Xiangtaro leaned back on the sofa and murmured: "When can I be as reliable as Tian Dao brother..."

"Brother Tiandao?" The newcomer noticed the element and quickly approached, curiously asking the half-baked detective, "Why does Onisan have such a stupid brother like you?"

"Hey, who are you calling stupid, you rude guy!"

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After arguing for a long time, the visitor probably figured out the difference between the "brother" of family affection and the "brother" of respect for elders.

The visitor had never made a decision of his own until the man said that he would take him out, and that he could experience the beauty of life out there.

Last night at the island base, when that beautiful sister tried to persuade him, he hesitated - there was a person named "Terror" who had implanted deep fear in his heart and ordered him to stay there.

But she mentioned "Mr. Tiandao"... Upon further questioning, he found out that Mr. Tiandao was Onisan!

"Oune-san (sister)"...is that what she's called? The visitor wasn't sure. The relationships between humans were far more complicated than what he'd read in books.

The half-baked detective called her Sister Yuka, and this woman asked him to call her sister-in-law... But Onisan never mentioned this woman to him, and he didn't know if this was right...

Based on the books he had read before, the visitor decided to call her Onesan first.

"Where is Oni-san? Where is he?" He looked up and asked Ming Hai Shouji.

Before the detective could answer, he looked up and saw a man and a woman pushing the door open.

"Ouni-san!" The man came forward happily. For some reason, he felt very happy to see his brother again.

Ozawa Yuka frowned in pain, looking at the silly child with a lost tone: "You didn't even say hello to your sister-in-law... Stupid Ou Doudou~"

“???” Tendō Souji lowered his head in surprise and looked at the woman in his arms.

"......sister in law?"

"What kind of nonsense is this evil woman instilling in the child?!"

"Ms. Yuka, should you explain what's going on with your sister-in-law?" Tendou Souji gradually became kind-hearted. He felt that he should find an opportunity to deal with this woman and suppress her arrogance.

It doesn't matter if you play tricks on yourself, but the person who comes is still an ignorant child.

"Hey~" Yuka Ozawa hugged his neck and smiled, pretending to be stupid. Her acting was very poor.

"Oh...Naesan," the man observed his brother's expression and hesitated.

The book says that sister-in-law is the name for brother's wife, but it is easier to call her sister.

Tendo Souji put Miss Yuka on the sofa and then invited everyone to eat together.

The dishes were very rich, but unfortunately Ming Hai Shouji was in such a state that he couldn't enjoy them. He could only watch the two young men devour them.

"What is this? It tastes great!" The visitor wanted to look up some books, but couldn't help but continue eating.

Seeing him like this, Tendo Souji smiled with satisfaction and patiently taught him, "This is 'food', and the blissful feeling of eating it is 'delicious'."

"'Delicious'? 'Happiness'?" The visitor only had a vague idea of ​​what it meant. As his brother explained, his questions only grew...

"Why have you prepared so much?" Ming Hai Shouji was a little confused - Tiandao and Guanyou didn't pick up their chopsticks, and it seemed that they had eaten before coming. Why did Shotarou and the other two prepare so much food?

"There's still some for Sherad," Tendo Souji said regretfully after looking around and not seeing the masked woman. "Looks like I miscalculated. Let's reheat the rest for dinner... It's a bit of a waste of fresh ingredients though."

"She'll be back later. After all, she has nowhere else to go."

"......return?"

"I'm sorry I kept this from you before, Tendō." Ming Hai Shouji pointed to the room in the office that led to the base. "Sherad had been hiding here with me. Because of her request, I didn't tell you yet."

"No wonder that woman suddenly appeared in the base... I thought she only came here occasionally to do research." Tendo Souji thought about it. He thought the masked woman used the base as a laboratory, but now it seems that it is also her nest.

"After rescuing the child, she completely trusted you and allowed me to reveal it."

Ming Hai Zhuangji suddenly remembered what Sherad said to him before he left, and said to the newcomer: "From now on, you are no longer the "child of destiny". I will call you "Philip".

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Chapter 63: Not Frank and Proud Mother and Daughter (Seventh Update)

"Philip?" The boy asked, somewhat puzzled, facing the detective. "Why?"

"Philip Marlowe, the name of my favorite man among men. He is a man who solves everything with his own decision." Ming Hai Shouji turned his head and looked at Philip.

"Decision..." Philip put down his chopsticks unconsciously, "Decide what you want to do... Decision... Decide for yourself..." the boy muttered to himself, repeating this sentence.

"I want to experience a normal life, just like Oni-san said..." Philip slowly raised his head, his eyes shining, and then looked at Shotaro who was eating and chewing beside him, "Also... figure out the sins I have committed and find a way to make up for it."

"Your doll-like eyes have finally become like a man's." Ming Hai Shouji felt a little relieved. Just imagine how the child's mother would feel if she saw this scene.

After dinner, Philip immersed himself in the Earth Library, frantically looking up corresponding knowledge based on words such as "tough guy" and "Philip Marlowe".

After a long time, his body on the sofa woke up and his consciousness returned to his body.

"I found out that in Raymond Chandler's The Long Goodbye, there's a character called Philip Marlowe, who's the epitome of the tough private detective..." Philip glanced at Shotaro Zuo, a little puzzled. "Other books also say that the elegance displayed under pressure: a man's perseverance, dignity... these are the so-called 'manly demeanor' - Shotaro, you have nothing to do with 'manliness'..."

"If Narumi-kun is a 'hard-boiled' guy, then you're just a 'half-boiled' guy at best."

"Iteime (You bastard), do you want to be beaten?!" Zuo Xiangtaro hardened his fists, clenched them tightly.

It would be fine if the uncle or Brother Tiandao said he was a half-baked person, but this guy... he couldn't stand it!

"Philip, people grow, including you," Tendo Souji interrupted the two teenagers' argument. "Shotarou may not be mature enough yet, but he has many shining points that you can learn from—whether it's his persistence in doing something well or his gentleness towards everyone...you two should get along well."

"Brother Tiandao...So I have so many advantages in your heart?" Zuo Xiangtaro's anger disappeared all of a sudden, and he looked at Philip with a smug look on his face.

After confirming that Miss Yuka was fine, Tendo Souji turned to look at Narumi Shokichi and said, "Uncle Narumi, go to the base for treatment. I'll leave the work at the office to Shotarou and the others."

"It's difficult to work and live normally in the current situation. If the office is closed for a long time, the residents of Fuuto will be unable to help if they encounter any problems."

"W... Shotarou, let me see how you perform." After weighing the pros and cons for a while, Shokichi Narumi agreed to Tiandao's proposal.

Tendo Souji gently picked up Ozawa Yuka, and the three of them walked towards the base together.

After they left, Shotaro Zuo stared at the white top hat in a daze with a conflicted look on his face, but he finally hung it back on the shelf.

"That hat is very important to you..." Philip was puzzled. It was obvious that both the master and the apprentice seemed to cherish the hat very much. "Why did you put it away?"

"Uncle said that a hat is to hide the coldness and tenderness in a man's eyes."

"I used to secretly wear the hat that Yuka-san gave me...but..." Shotaro said with a carefree smile, "As expected, I'm not qualified enough now...I'll wear it when I become a man worthy of it!"

"AiBo (partner), let's protect this city together," Philip said, his tone steady, as if reciting a line. After a pause, he asked doubtfully, "Is that the right way to put it?"

"How should I know?!" Shotaro Sae said unhappily, "Although I still seem very unhappy..." He walked up to Philip and held out his hand, looking the boy in the face seriously, "Since W is a two-in-one Kamen Rider, please give me more advice in the future... Ai... AiBo."

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In the secret base inside the office, four people gathered together, three standing and one lying down.

The masked woman did not go through the main gate. Like a ghost, she appeared in the base silently at some point.

Under the care of Tendo Souji and Sherad, Ozawa Yuka treated the transformed Narumi Shokichi again - the result was that she fainted from the pain again, and was now half-lying on the chair, with her pair of slender and soft eyebrows almost twisted into knots.

"Let's leave it at that for now. There's no need to force Miss Yuka anymore." Ming Hai Shouji moved tremblingly to the chair and sat down.

After this treatment, he no longer needs to rely on the "Skull" memory to maintain his life, but his overall condition is similar to that of someone who has just recovered from a serious illness... It is unknown how long it will take for him to fully recover.

"I didn't force it. It was Miss Yuka who asked for it. She has always wanted to help everyone." Tendo Souji corrected the other party.

After a moment of silence, the masked woman patiently invited him again: "Become the strongest W together with that child, Tiandao."

"Za Shotaro is too weak and will limit Philip's performance." Her tone was cold, and her eyes were full of hatred under the mask. "Shoji is a suitable candidate, and you are also very good - anyway... I need to defeat Ryuhei. I can't waste my life's scientific research on that half-baked person!"

However, to Sherad's surprise, both men were against her...

It was fine if it was just fate, after all, he had rejected her many times before. What she didn't expect was that Shokichi also had high hopes for Shotarou.

"Shotarou is a kid with a heart that is far stronger than that of an ordinary person... He is my proud disciple!" - This is what Shokichi Narumi said.

One of these two people is his childhood sweetheart who almost died to help him; the other is a new knight who protects Fuuto and is more powerful than the skull of Shouji's incarnation.

Since they were all like this, she didn't continue to refute, but only said coldly: "I will also look for backup candidates... If Shotarou performs too poorly, he will have to be replaced - in the W combination, only Philip is irreplaceable."

"One more thing," Sherad turned to leave, looking back at the two men before leaving. "To defeat Ryuhei, you must overcome the darkest and deepest fear. Not to mention that half-baked guy, even you, Tiandao... I'm worried if you can do it."

"I chose Uncle Ming Hai because he's compatible with the Skull memory... The dead have no fear?" Tendo Souji pondered, then suddenly looked up and called to her, "Sherad, there's food prepared for you outside."

"Mind your own business..." The masked woman pushed the door open and left without hesitation.

However, when Tendou Souji took Miss Yuka home, he found that the meal had disappeared.

"This kind of dishonesty... seems familiar... where have I seen it before?"

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Chapter 64 Don’t Question Me! (Eighth Update)

That night, the museum's research base was destroyed and the police rescued many surviving scientists.

Ming Hai Shouji was seriously injured and retreated to the second line, and Philip was reborn.

"A lot happened this night, countless people were killed and injured..."

"But Tiandao-san believes this isn't a nightmare or a night of destruction... It's a day that simultaneously brings life's most painful separation and its most beautiful encounter."

"Finally... we call it the Night of Beginning"

After finishing the record, Zuo Xiangtaro lightly clicked print, then stretched out and lay down on the chair.

Imitating the behavior of the person he had been chasing, he sat in his chair and clumsily typed out the events, with his favorite hat hanging next to him...

This feeling is hard to describe.

Shotaro Sae got the recognition from his uncle, and just as he had always pursued, he became a master... But now he feels that all this came too early, too early.

"Shotaro, are you pretending to be profound?" Philip came over and handed over a cup of coffee. "Try it. This is how Oni-san taught me to brew it."

"What do you mean by 'pretending to be profound'?!" Shotaro Sae kicked his foot in frustration and turned his chair around to face Philip. "Don't keep applying every new word you learn to me!"

"Because Onai-san said Shotarou is very reserved, so these words are definitely right for you," Philip said as a matter of course.

"Sister Yuka... is that what you said?!" For some reason, Zuo Xiangtaro suddenly became depressed. He took the coffee and took a big gulp. The bitter coffee made his throat ache!

"Hey, it tastes pretty good, better than the one brewed by uncle—" He was interrupted by the sound of a door being pushed open before he could finish his words. A tall man with a weak face but still standing straight, who looked strong at first glance, was standing by the door.

"What did you say?" Narumi Shokichi smiled amiably. He was wondering if he'd been too nice to Shotarou recently... This wasn't good for the young man's growth...

"Poof!" Shotaro couldn't help but spit out the coffee and hurriedly explained, "I mean... I mean, Philip's coffee is pretty good, almost as good as Master's!"

However, Narumi Shokichi was just bluffing. He knew his cooking skills weren't up to par. He stared at the bag of coffee beans next to him and muttered, "Even though I always fail, I want to practice and improve."

"Uncle..." Shotaro Sae couldn't help but laugh along with Shokichi Narumi.

Anyway, a week after the starting night, it was roughly like this - the uncle didn't want Sister Yuhua to continue hurting her body, so he chose to recover slowly on her own.

After the former director of the detective agency entered the recuperation stage, Philip and I took over the responsibilities and cooperated with a clear division of labor. He was responsible for searching indoors in the Earth Library, while I used my familiarity with Fuuto to search outside. While solving the commissions of the people of Fuuto, I transformed into Kamen Rider W and fought.

At the beginning, Brother Tiandao would watch from afar and protect them as a senior, but recently he began to feel at ease and let W fight alone.

There is also a big news: the uncle’s daughter will be coming to Fengdu soon!

But for some reason, the uncle didn't seem very happy about it, and he didn't explain the specific reason...

Zuo Xiangtaro glanced at the time on the clock. Sister Youhua should be off work, so he asked Philip: "Speaking of which, Brother Tiandao and the others should be back soon, right?"

"This guy looks like a devil when his hair is disheveled, but when he tidies up his hair and puts on his clothes, he looks quite decent..." He silently commented on his partner's outfit today in his mind.

But he didn’t quite understand why Yuka insisted on giving Philip a pink hairpin, saying that Philip was cute because of it???