Knight Asylum

Kiryu Sento wanted to correct Red's prejudice against the ability of Diamond Category 10, but Kiryu Sento himself compared it horizontally with the ability of Spade Category 10 Time Stop.

These two things are actually on the same level?

"Ahem - that's not the point. The important thing is that the activity frequency of Diamond Q is increasing. I think... it's probably because U has monopolized all the Golden Fruits of the Spade suit," Kiryuu Battle Rabbit coughed. "Of course, the low-level Undead Beasts have completely disappeared, and she has no other choice. Now that she no longer uses the ability of Diamond 10 to cover her tracks, it's probably to attract the attention of other Golden Fruit holders."

"And her target is most likely the Queen of Clubs, Cheng Guang."

"In fact, looking at the movement rules over the past two days, Chengguang is clearly tracking Block Category Q."

Wanzhang Longwo held his chin in thought for a while and then murmured, "So, is it time for the final battle?"

Kiryuu thought for a while with a frown on his face and nodded. "Although I don't know who has the Heart Q, the Diamond Q and Club Q are the only two Golden Fruits that have not been taken away. Those organizations that covet the last real Golden Fruit will definitely try every means to snatch them."

Kiryuu Sento hesitated for a moment and looked at Reid.

"I don't think U's actions were decided on the spur of the moment. From his death to taking away the golden fruits of all the spades, it's clear that he had decided on this from the beginning. Just like he said, no one can be sure whether this is a trump card or a joker."

"The positions of Diamond Type K and Heart Type K are unknown. We cannot be sure, and we absolutely cannot put all our hopes on where U will use these two crucial cards."

Red let out a long breath. "So we must strive for the Q of Clubs and hold this one quarter of reality in our hands."

Kiryuu Sento scratched his face, looking apologetic, "Sorry——"

"Really? What's there to apologize for? Didn't we decide to do that in the beginning?" Red pressed his shoulders and shook them up and down. "Besides - I made Chengguang wait for so long, it's time to settle the score with her."

[You will become a monster greater than me, a hateful monster, and then, one day, you will stand here and be defeated by your companions]

Red's fingers on his shoulders tightened slightly.

Chapter 1194 You Shouldn’t Be Trapped Here

In [S·L], the construction industry is particularly developed. Repair work that may take more than half a month in other places may only take half a day in [S·L].

Of course, there are some little tricks that only the construction industry knows. If the work efficiency is too high, people will feel that it is not worth the wages, and the work will be completed sooner or later.

But it was different in [S·L]. Houses were destroyed every day, and there was endless work to be done. From the government to various chaebols and private enterprises, they were all willing to invest money in the construction industry to keep [S·L] running normally. With good treatment, the workers were naturally motivated. In addition, there was endless work to be done, so the workers naturally would not slack off to delay the work.

The Jacaranda tree was almost razed to the ground. It was more of a reconstruction than a restoration. It would definitely take more than two or three months to repair it outside of [S·L]. However, with the help of [S·L]'s many high-tech technologies, a new Jacaranda tree appeared in less than a day and was able to operate normally the next day.

Kurihara Tianyin held her chin, gently shook her calves, stared at Aikawa Hajime who was wiping the table for a long time, and suddenly asked, "Hajime, have you ever thought about the future?"

Aikawa Hajime was stunned for a moment, then after thinking for a while, he smiled at Kurihara Tenon and said, "What's wrong?"

“Hmm—no, I feel like you, Brother Hajime, don’t have any worries at all,” Kurihara Tianyin sighed.

Kurihara Tenon's reaction made Aikawa Hajime very confused.

Isn't it a good thing to have no worries?

“Ah——I’m not saying that you have to worry all day long, Hajime. Although that’s cool, I hope you can be happier.” Kurihara Tianyin stuck out her tongue, “But Hajime, is this okay for you?”

"That's good, I mean..."

Before Aikawa Hajime could finish his words, Kurihara Tenon took out the camera and placed it on the table, and Aikawa Hajime fell silent.

“Brother Hajime, you’re not going to take pictures, right?” Kurihara Tenon raised her voice.

Ever since the Jacaranda was destroyed by the lava Dopant, Hajime Aikawa has never left the area of ​​the Jacaranda and has never picked up a camera again.

Although it was less than two days, Kurihara Tenon's intuition told her that Aikawa Hajime would never leave the range of the jacaranda trees and would never touch the camera again.

Apart from protecting Jacaranda and the mother and daughter, Aikawa Hajime no longer considered anything else.

"Jacaranda has just reopened, so it will be very busy these few days—"

“Hajime, you’re not going to take pictures, right?”

Seeing that Aikawa Hajime did not give a direct answer, Kurihara Tenon realized that her premonition was correct and asked again.

Aikawa Hajime subconsciously clenched the rag in his hand. Under the gaze of Kurihara Amane, Aikawa Hajime let out a long breath, bent down and continued to wipe the table. "【S·L】 is too dangerous. I don't know when an accident will happen, so——"

“Brother Hajime, have you ever thought about protecting others?” Kurihara Tianyin held up her chin and tilted her head to look out the window. “Brother Hajime, you… are Kamen Rider, right? It was you, Brother Hajime, who defeated that scary guy, right?”

Aikawa Hajime was startled, and looked up in astonishment, "Amane, how did you…"

"I guessed, but it looks real."

Kurihara Tenon blinked at Aikawa Hajime and proudly made a scissors hand gesture, which made Aikawa Hajime both surprised and helpless.

"Amane, I... am not the Kamen Rider you mentioned," Aikawa Hajime smiled bitterly.

Chalice does look a lot like the armor worn by Red and the others, but Hajime Aikawa knows better than anyone that it is an undead beast, a monster.

Instead of putting on a mask to fight, he turned into a monster and fought monsters as a monster.

“Eh? Isn’t it? But, didn’t you protect us, Brother Hajime?” Kurihara Tianyin blinked in confusion, “Isn’t this Kamen Rider?”

"This……"

Aikawa Hajime didn't know how to answer Kurihara Amane. After hesitating for a long time, he avoided Kurihara Amane's eyes and lowered his head to continue wiping the table.

"It doesn't matter if I'm Kamen Rider or not, but I will protect you."

“Eh? Why?” Kurihara Tianyin tilted her head, “Why do you have to protect me and mom, brother Hajime?”

Kurihara Tenon's question successfully confused Aikawa Hajime.

Why should we protect Kurihara mother and daughter?

He had never thought about this issue. To him, protecting Kurihara mother and daughter was just a matter of course.

"Is it because of that time when I spoke to you that my mother took you in?"

Seeing Aikawa Hajime standing there at a loss, Kurihara Tenon asked.

Aikawa Hajime thought for a while and nodded, then added, "You are very gentle people, I don't want you to get hurt."

“Hey - Hajime, is this how you see me and mom? I’m so happy.” Kurihara Tianyin held her face and shook it happily from side to side before putting her hands down and looking at Aikawa Hajime seriously, “That is to say, Hajime, you don’t want those gentle people to get hurt, right?”

Aikawa Hajime vaguely realized the question that Kurihara Tenon would ask next, but he nodded anyway.

“Brother Hajime, you are also a gentle person. However, it’s not just me and mom who would talk to you and take you in under that situation. It’s just that we happened to be there just now, that’s all,” Kurihara Tianyin lay on the table, stretching like a lazy kitten. “There are many, many gentle people in this world. Brother Hajime, don’t you want to protect them?”

Aikawa Hajime was a little surprised.

People who have been hurt by the darkness of society will always speculate about everyone outside this world with the greatest malice.

Kurihara Tenon is still young, which is the age when she is most likely to get stuck in a rut and go to extremes. And just two days ago, Kurihara Tenon witnessed the dark side of society.

Aikawa Hajime never expected that Kurihara Amane would actually believe that there are still many gentle people in this world.

“Brother Hajime, you see, those chaebols are really bad and bastards, but not everything in this world is bad. Just like Lawyer Kitaoka, although he looks arrogant and snobbish, he has his own bottom line and conscience, and he respects mom very much. And Shinji—he is a good person who won’t hate anyone even if he is hurt by others.”

Seeing Aikawa Hajime's surprised look, Kurihara Tenon explained somewhat embarrassedly.

Aikawa Hajime fell into silence. Kurihara Tenon was very annoyed by the dull look that he was not willing to face. She simply stood up from the chair, put her hands on her hips and started shouting.

“Really? That is to say, if Brother Hajime hadn’t met me and my mother at that time, would you still be willing to protect me and my mother when we were in danger?”

Aikawa Hajime opened his mouth and answered subconsciously, "I will protect you, but the premise of this answer is that I know you. I don't know if I—"

"so--"

Kurihara Tenon picked up the camera and handed it to Aikawa Hajime.

"Hajime, you should get to know more people and understand yourself instead of being stuck here."

Chapter 1195 Simple Things

No matter who the other person is, the one who can reach out to help and save them... is a hero, is a Kamen Rider.

So Aikawa Hajime doesn't think he will be a hero or a Kamen Rider.

Of course, the most important thing is that Kamen Rider must have a human heart.

Hajime Aikawa's body has become a human, but only his body has become a human. Hajime Aikawa cannot be sure whether his heart is a human or a monster.

Will I...become a monster like those members of Meteoric Academy without realizing it?

Will he, who was once a monster, become a beast at a faster speed?

Aikawa Hajime stood in the shadow with a camera in his hand, looking at the busy streets under the sun. He picked up the camera several times but didn't feel like putting it down. He wanted to go back, but when he thought of Kurihara Tenon's words, he lowered his head helplessly.

「Hajime-nii-san——if you don’t take some pictures, I’ll kick you out.」

Although there was an element of joking in it, Aikawa Hajime could sense it.

Kurihara Tianyin is very serious.

"To know more people?"

Aikawa Hajime pointed his camera at the pedestrians on the road, and Kurihara Tenon's words kept echoing in his mind.

Ever since he used Chalice's card with his own will and became Chalice, in his eyes, the world except the jacaranda has been dyed black. He must be vigilant to guard against the malice that may rush out at any time, and he cannot imagine what will happen in the future.

He was indeed trapped, but not by the Jacaranda, but by himself.

"Ah—you're the one from Jacaranda—"

Aikawa Hajime was startled and turned his head to look. Shinji Shirodo, who was wearing a blue jacket and had his press card hanging on his chest, was looking at him with surprise on his face.

Aikawa Hajime remembered the name of Shinji Shirodo, and also remembered Kurihara Tenon's evaluation of Shinji Shirodo.

A good person who will never hurt anyone even if he is hurt.

After hesitating for a moment, Hajime Aikawa nodded towards Shinji Shirodo as a greeting. He was very grateful to Shinji Shirodo for helping Kurihara mother and daughter, but his personality was still rather indifferent after all, and nodding and greeting was the limit of what he could do.

Shinji Shirodo scratched the back of his head, his expression wrinkled, as if he wanted to say something, but seemed to be hesitant about something. Aikawa Hajime thought that it was his cold reaction that made Shinji Shirodo a little concerned. After thinking for a while and just about to speak, Shinji Shirodo put down his hand and asked curiously.

"Why don't you take the camera cap off?"

Aikawa Hajime was stunned, and followed Shirodo Shinji's gaze to look at his camera.

He never took off the camera cover, so no matter where he looked, it was pitch black and he couldn't see anything, which made him think for a moment that his camera was broken.

Aikawa Hajime moved his mouth and said slowly, "I'm worried that the lens will be damaged."

Shiroto Shinji blinked his eyes, thought for a while, then suddenly realized something. He raised his right fist and gently knocked on the palm of his left hand. "Indeed, if the lens is broken, the camera will not be able to take pictures normally. If the cover is kept on, there is no need to worry about the lens being damaged."

"But ah..."

Shinji Shirodo picked up his camera, took off the camera cover, and pointed it at Hajime Aikawa.

"If you don't take it off, you won't be able to see anything."

"Besides, there are many landscapes in this world that need to be preserved even at the risk of being damaged—"

"Click——"

Shinji Shirodo confidently took a photo of Aikawa Hajime, but when he opened the photo, he found that Aikawa Hajime had just closed his eyes. This made Shinji Shirodo, who wanted to show off his photography skills as a reporter, extremely embarrassed.

"Ahem—you closed your eyes..."

Aikawa Hajime was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look at the street shrouded in sunlight, then looked down at the camera cap on his camera. After a brief pause, he let out a long breath, took off the camera cap, aimed it at Shirodo Shinji, and pressed the shutter.

"Ahhh - I lost - It's okay, it's okay, I'm just a trainee reporter after all, ah... why haven't you made me a full-time employee yet -"

The moment he saw the photo, Shinji Shirodo, a professional journalist, covered his forehead and wailed, but immediately patted his chest to comfort himself. However, while comforting himself, Shinji Shirodo discovered something embarrassing and immediately held his head and wailed.

Looking at Shinji Shirodo who suddenly became depressed in front of him, Hajime Aikawa felt a little envious.

This is what a human being should look like. Compared to Shinji Kido, he is like an alien in human body.

"But, I really envy you——"

Shinji Shirodo muttered quietly.

"Are you jealous...of me?" Aikawa Hajime was a little surprised.

"I always feel that you are mature and reliable, and you seem to be trusted by everyone. Ah - I don't mean your appearance, but your inner self." Shiroto Shinji raised his hand and gestured to Aikawa Hajime, then lowered his head dejectedly, "As for me... whether it's my senior, Ren, or Kitaoka, I always feel that there is an excessive tacit understanding in some strange places, such as... when discussing whether I am an idiot."

"Stupid Shinji! Are you doing something stupid again?!"

At this time, a voice came from a distance. Aikawa Hajime looked up and saw a man wearing a black leather jacket and looking very cool, with his hands in his pockets, walking towards them slowly.

"Ah-Len! That's why I told you not to put "idiot" before my name!"

Shinji Shirodo shuddered, then immediately turned around and raised his finger.

"Idiot—" Akiyama Lian stretched out her voice.

“…Gu—you fellow—”

Aikawa Hajime looked at Akiyama Ren, then at Shiroto Shinji, "You guys are... friends?"

"Ah - friends who fought together!" Shirodo Shinji gave a thumbs up, and Akiyama Ren, who looked aloof, just snorted and did not deny it.

Aikawa Hajime hesitated for a moment and then said slowly, "That's your illusion."