I want to become a Kamen Rider

She buried her face in her knees, her shoulders trembling uncontrollably.

Suppressed, intermittent sobs finally broke out in this undisturbed, silent space, low yet filled with heart-wrenching sorrow and helplessness.

"A world without you...it's so hard..."

The faint whimper, like the mournful cry of a wounded cub, faded into the roar of the engine.

Chapter 102 Minister, you're not dead! (4K)

Afternoon, Tokyo Bay, white ground.

The area that was once scorched by Godzilla's breath and the final battle is simply called "White Land".

Countless people died from Godzilla's breath and advance, but what is hard to imagine is that on that devastating night, a cold light, even more terrifying than Godzilla's breath and beyond the limits of human observation, swept across the entire Kanto Plain, and perhaps even more, yet miraculously, it did not take the lives of anyone.

Death was shut out, leaving only this blank space where things had to start all over again.

Tina Hiiragi stood at the edge of the planned area, watching the bustling scene before her. The roar of heavy machinery replaced the howls of giant beasts, and workers busily moved between the huge foundation pits and steel frames, like an industrious swarm of ants. Concrete mixer trucks and transport trucks came and went, kicking up dust that danced in the afternoon sun. The outline of new roads had been drawn, and the rudiments of the foundations were emerging from the deep pits.

In less than six months, the city began to regain its vitality with the help of various parties.

She suddenly realized that the minister wasn't wrong. Humans don't live off inanimate objects.

"Miss Hiiragi!"

A clear voice with a slightly foreign accent came from behind, and Hiiragi Tina looked in the direction of the voice.

Eleanor Mondebelle, the former president of the European Knights Council, stood there with Miss Konata beside her, waving to her from afar.

He was dressed in white, with a white cloth strip tied around his head.

Despite having no relationship with the minister whatsoever, this guy insisted on remaining a widow for him.

She even went so far as to investigate the customs and traditions of the minister's hometown and put on a set of Chinese mourning clothes, which she called "wearing mourning clothes".

"Is the former speaker inspecting the reconstruction progress?"

"Ah."

Tina Hiiragi couldn't help but glance again at the white headband on Eleanor's head. If the other party dared to engage in political activities and resource integration as the widow of the minister, she could rightfully strike back hard, but she didn't.

Even if she was dissatisfied, she couldn't show it.

It's just the same wishful thinking.

No one has the right to laugh at anyone else.

Eleanor seemed oblivious to Tina Hiiragi's subtle glance. She raised her pale finger and pointed to a large open space reserved in front of the construction site, which was currently empty except for the planning lines.

“We plan to erect a statue of Kuu-Kou there. It will be huge and eye-catching, so that everyone can see it and remember it.”

The former speaker gestured, his tone carrying a serious air of planning for the future.

Hiiragi Tina imagined the scene for a moment and nodded. It made perfect sense.

Then, Eleanor pointed to another piece of land:

"For the pedestal space beneath the statue, let's use bishoujo manga and card games as memorial items."

"While I think you know the minister quite well, isn't it a little too much?"

"I was just kidding. I did think about putting that person's browser history on it to see if I would make him come back to life, but if he really doesn't die, then I'm really out of the game for doing something like that."

"Miss Eleanor, do you think the minister is still alive?"

"The dead cannot be brought back to life; this is the natural order of things. It's just a pity that I couldn't marry a man like that."

Eleanor's smile faded, and her gaze returned to its deep intensity as she looked at the reserved open space and then at the wider, revitalizing city.

"From now on, the responsibility of protecting this blue planet will fall on our shoulders."

"But we're too ordinary."

"Then let us forge extraordinary will and strength."

……

……

After attending a lengthy meeting as "Kuuga" regarding the coordination of funds for the reconstruction of Tokyo Bay, Tina Hiiragi rubbed her throbbing temples and walked out of the makeshift command post.

The noise from the construction site outside hit me.

As she was about to walk toward the car parked not far away, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure in a group of workers in overalls who were working together to move heavy steel components. The figure seemed to stumble and then "pounced" straight toward her.

An attack?!

Even though her current role is more that of a "player," she is still a veteran on the battlefield, and she has worked hard during the six months the minister was away. Even though her opponent's skills were truly exquisite, in the face of such an absolute difference in speed and strength—

Between the electric light and flint.

With a slight shift in her footing, Hiiragi Tina moved sideways like the wind, dodging the attack. At the same time, one hand shot out with lightning speed, precisely grabbing the opponent's wrist joint, while the other hand pressed down on the back of the opponent's neck. The movements were clean and swift.

"Well."

The attacker let out a muffled groan, seemingly not expecting her to retaliate. For some reason, the attacker's movements felt somewhat familiar.

"who?!"

She freed one hand and, without hesitation, ripped off the other person's dirty baseball cap.

Then--

Time seems to have frozen.

What appeared before my eyes was the face I had longed for day and night.

"It hurts, it hurts, what are you doing?"

"...Minister, you're not dead."

My mind went blank. All my guard and composure vanished in an instant. I abruptly released the hand that was gripping the other person as if I had been burned, and my body swayed as if my bones had been removed.

Tears flowed naturally.

"Nonsense, although the experience was more troublesome than dying once, I survived... but I still came back."

The boy pointed around.

"It's not convenient to talk here, let's find another place."

The overwhelming surprise and the shock of finding what she had lost almost made Tina Hiiragi lose her balance. But she quickly recovered, grabbed the captain's wrist with surprising strength, and pulled him into a relatively quiet alleyway without saying a word.

"follow me."

Her voice carried an undeniable urgency.

The boy stumbled as she pulled him, and before he could protest, she dragged him to a small, sleek jet plane with the Blue Island logo parked at the alley entrance.

This is another private plane assigned to her for "official business".

Tina Hiiragi moved as fast as the wind, quickly opened the hatch, stuffed the still bewildered Fan Kang inside, and then followed closely behind.

"boom!"

The hatch was slammed shut.

"Shh!"

She quickly pulled down the blackout curtain on the porthole, shutting out the outside world.

The cabin instantly became quiet and private, with only the two of them breathing rapidly.

After doing all this, she suddenly turned around, leaning against the cold cabin door, her chest heaving violently, her eyes blurry with tears as she greedily looked at the boy standing in the center of the cabin.

Fan Kang was a little confused by the smooth "kidnapping". Even though he took the initiative to suggest changing the location, Hiiragi Tina reacted too quickly, and there was something strange about the way she looked at him.

But even if something's not right, it's not right. No matter how abnormal he is, he can't be any less abnormal than someone with a mental problem like Eleanor Mondebelle. For him, as long as he avoids Eleanor, everything will be fine.

He glanced around the cabin and couldn't help but gasp, once again contributing to global warming—leather sofas, a bar, a wine cabinet, and even a small gaming system.

To be fair, it wasn't that he lacked knowledge; sleeping under the bridge was a choice, not a lack of vision. The main problem was that when he connected the luxury in front of him with the purple-haired dwarf, he couldn't help but think, "How many times could she have been shot if all this stuff were here?"

According to the time flow of this world, he's only been gone for less than half a year, right? It's impossible that some crazy guy actually ruled the world and the contract knights all lived a life of luxury and debauchery because of her...

“You’ve been living a rather decadent life while I was away, Mutina.”

A simple sarcastic remark was met with a perfectly justified response from the other party.

"This is an aircraft provided by the state to the Azure Island Knights Council, in consideration of the knights' contributions."

"So you only realize the importance of something after you die, huh? Why don't we form a knight squad now, and then you can just find some excuse to kick me out of the squad? That way, maybe I can awaken a special ability, get the protagonist's halo, be liked by a lot of girls, and beat up monsters and kick Godzilla."

The purple-haired girl stopped crying and started laughing, feeling a little relieved at the familiar scene.

"The minister is saying strange things again."

Before she could finish speaking, she threw herself into his arms and hugged him tightly.

"Um, Miss Wu Tina, could you let go for a moment? I'm not comfortable with you like this..."

"Don't let it go."

"Are you a koala? Can you let go of me...?"

"Say what you will, I won't let go."

"But this is bothering me..."

"This time, I will not let go no matter what."

The girl raised her head, her purple eyes still misty with tears, but her gaze was firm.

Normally, Fan Kang would have already struck him with a chop, but things are different now. It's not that he's become soft-hearted or gentle; it's just that he's temporarily forced to bow his head under someone else's roof.

"Okay, okay, then you hold my hand for now."

After much persuasion, he finally managed to pull Hiiragi Tina off him, and they only ended up holding hands.

Even now, she still holds one of his hands tightly with both of hers.

This is why they came to find Hiiragi Tina first. Their good apprentice, Mizutani Migen, is the safest, but they don't know where he is. As for Tina, at most she can hug him and cry and hold his hand. If she dares to go to someone like Eleanor, she'll probably be devoured on the spot.

Only at times like this would Fan Kang remember the goodness of his cheap apprentice and temporarily upgrade his title from cheap apprentice to good apprentice.

He gently patted the girl's back, waiting for her to finish crying and recount everything that had happened in the past six months: the panic of losing him, the pressure of playing Kuuga alone, the endless cleanup, the relentless attacks by strange people, the power struggles in the council, and many desperate nights. Only then did the atmosphere begin to calm down a little.

"So, where has the minister been for the past six months?"

Fan Kang's gaze drifted out the porthole, as if piercing through the barriers of time and space. His voice returned to its usual nonchalant tone, as if he were recounting someone else's story, with a deliberate understatement:

"Having lost everything in that battle half a year ago, I fell into another world and was picked up by an uncle who loves to eat raw eggs. I encountered a necrophiliac kid, an evil scientist who wanted to rule the world, and an ancient god who had been resurrected from the beginning of time. All sorts of stories happened, and in the end, I killed them all and returned to my own world."

The boy glanced back casually and forced a perfunctory smile.

“I don’t think you’re interested, so let’s skip this topic.”

"I'm super interested! Don't you dare skip over several theatrical versions and make another 'Kamen Rider Kuuga RX' movie, okay?!"

Even if you're interested, what if I simply refuse to tell you?

The boy hummed, a hint of smugness in his voice.

Very well, as expected of Wu Tina, as oblivious as ever, she completely missed the point.

Unexpectedly, the next second, the girl who had once been bullied by him without daring to fight back pointed her finger at him:

"Minister, if I'm not mistaken, you're definitely hiding something."

"..."

Wait a minute, it's only been half a year, and even Wu Tina has grown from that easily manipulated purple-haired, socially awkward little girl to this level?

"People grow up, don't look down on others. Although I don't know exactly what you're hiding from, if you don't tell me, I'll call people over right now. I'll let the entire Knights Council know that you're back, and that you're acting suspiciously!"

The girl stood with her hands on her hips. At first glance, she looked mature and resentful, but now she exuded the vitality that a girl her age should have.

"...Then I'll tell you, but it will take a very long time and be quite troublesome. I'll just tell you the beginning today."

"It doesn't matter how long it takes."

So, with one hand held by the girl's hands, Fan Kang began to tell his story.

Chapter 103 Fan Kang's Memories - Part 1