Is there Kamen Rider 01 in Date Away?

Chapter 4 Flower of Hope

The battlefield is a stage prepared for soldiers. It is a place where the symphony of gunfire and explosions is played, where life and death are played out all the time, and where a thousand changes can happen if you relax for just a second.

Snipers are an indispensable part of a team. They use the environment as their protective color and take the enemy's heads silently.

And now, she, Gokawa Kotori, is playing such a role. She holds a sniper rifle, staring at the world in the sniper scope, looking for her prey in it. To do this, she must concentrate, and no noise can affect her concentration, even the chewing sound next to her ear.

[Wait, chewing sound?]

Kotori looked up at Tohka who was standing beside her speechlessly.

She was now stuffing soybean flour bread into her mouth, and even the bayonet of the AK47 in her hand was strung with a piece of bread.

"Private Yatogami, I know you're hungry, but this is a battlefield. Could you please not eat lunch here?"

"Reporting to Lieutenant Gokawa, I'm hungry. I need to eat a full meal to have the strength to charge." Tohka held half a piece of bread in her mouth and reported to Kotori like a primary school student raising her hand to answer a question.

Kotori sighed helplessly, but there was nothing she could do. After all, as the commander of Fraxinus, she had to prioritize the wishes of the elves. She could only put the plan of blowing up Shinren's locust head on hold and let Tohka eat her fill first.

Besides, Tohka is a suicide squad member who lures the enemy to expose themselves, so in a sense, it is also a way to let her eat her fill before going on her journey.

——The perspective cuts to the opposite side——

Shizhi leaned against the bunker vigilantly, and now she knew that the enemy sniper was looking for her. Now she didn't know where Zhenlian ran to. At this moment, the situation was two to one. Now Shizhi, who only had a pistol, would only have one outcome if she went out, and that was to be eliminated.

"Why am I doing this kind of thing here..." Shiori sighed helplessly.

A few hours ago, Tohka had come across a shooting game and suggested that everyone play it together. As an organization that fulfills the wishes of elves, Ratatosk naturally immediately used the display device to simulate the current battlefield and started a super-realistic real-life CS.

However, Yoshino doesn't like guns, so she didn't participate, and it's not realistic to ask her to use guns while wearing Yoshino.

Shiori was not very willing at first, but seeing that Marie and Tohka were so excited, he felt embarrassed to refuse.

As a result, no one knows where Manren ran off to, leaving Shizhi here alone!

"Hey! Shiori!"

The sound came without any warning, and Shizhi was so scared that he almost shot the owner of the sound.

"Don't shoot, it's me, it's me!" Zhenlian, who was pointed at by a gun, immediately raised his hands to show surrender. After all, this was a super-realistic real-person CS. Although he would not be hurt, the feeling of being hit by virtual bullets was not pleasant.

"Ming-Ren-kun!" Seeing Ming-Ren's appearance, Shizhi was so angry that he shouted her name.

"Why are you angry? I don't have a weapon, I won't hurt you. And if you shout so loudly, Kotori will find you. And don't call me Shinrei-kun, call me Captain Hiden. Do you understand, Corporal Gokawa?"

"It's precisely because the captain has no weapons that I'm angry!"

Although Shizhi is now lightly equipped, he has all the necessary supplies such as bulletproof vests, firearms, grenades, military daggers, etc.

And Manren was wearing a sweatshirt and sweatpants, carrying a backpack, looking like he was having a picnic. I had no idea what the point of him playing live CS in this outfit was.

"What's that around your neck?"

“MP3.”

"What about the one in your pocket?"

“MP4.”

"What about the bag?"

As if Zhenlian was waiting for these words, he pulled out a machine gun from his backpack: "MP5!"

However, Shizhi was not surprised, but rather speechless: "Um... Captain, you didn't bring these things just for this joke, did you?"

"Yes, I made this pot of dumplings just for this dish of vinegar!"

Looking at Zhenlian's unruly appearance, Shizhi now has the urge to shoot him or himself.

Sure enough, when something happens, Zhenlian is the most reliable, and when nothing happens, Zhenlian is the most outrageous.

"Okay, no more laughing and joking. Let's start tactical planning, Corporal Gokawa." Manren said as he put on a bulletproof vest and helmet and replaced the magazine for the machine gun.

Although I really want to complain that it was only Manre who was not serious at the beginning, but now it is more important to do business. After all, the loser has to accept the punishment of the winner. What if Kotori posted Shiori's girl's diary on the Internet?

"The following tactics are very simple. I will charge forward, and you will be responsible for using your pistol to deal with the sneaking enemies. OK, go into battle!"

"Wait! The other side..."

Before Shiori had time to tell Manren that there was a sniper on the opposite side, Manren rushed out of the cover.

However, as soon as Shinren rushed out of the shelter, Tohka, who was serving as bait, jumped out from the nearest shelter!

"Great! Look at me blowing your head off, Fei Dian Zhen Lian!"

When Kotori saw Shinren appear in the sniper scope, she immediately aimed at his head.

"Oh no! The leader is in danger!"

There is no time to take care of so many things now. Shiori must rescue Manren as soon as possible. Even though he feels a little sorry for Tohka, this is a battlefield.

boom!

A gunshot rang out, and the entire battlefield suddenly fell silent. No one moved, and everyone froze in place.

Smoke was coming out of the muzzle of the pistol in Shiori's hand - she was the one who fired the shot.

Looking in the direction of the muzzle, there was a bullet hole with blood oozing out - it looked like she had hit the target!

But this bullet hole is on Zhenlian's back...

"Shit..."

Zhenlian was shot in the back and fell straight down.

"Captain!" Shiori immediately shot at Tohka to prevent her from finishing her off.

Then, while Kotori was still unable to understand the situation and Tohka was fleeing in panic, he dragged Manre back.

"Mine-kun! Mine-kun!" Shiori hugged the dead body of Mine and started crying.

"I'm not dead yet... and you still call me captain..." Zhenlian struggled to get up from the ground. Although it was very painful, it was simulated by the display device after all, so Zhenlian was not going to die.

"Captain, I'll be in charge of the charge this time. It would be better if you could provide assistance."

Facing Shiori's proposal, Zhenlian shook her head and said, "Forget it. I'm injured now, so I'm most suitable to be a suicide squad. Next, you and I will work together to get rid of Tohka, and then the sniper will be handed over to you, Corporal Gokawa."

After saying that, Shinren stuffed a smoke bomb into Shiori's hand.

"This battle is very important! After this battle, I will confess my love to the girl I like!"

"Hey, hey, hey!"

"I'm going back home to get married!"

"Eh? Wait a minute, Captain..."

"The life on the other side is like a candle in the wind."

"No, no, we are the ones at a disadvantage, right?"

"This is a photo of my family. Keep it safe."

“Wait, this is your selfie, right?”

"There's nothing to be afraid of anymore."

"Please stop talking!"

Zhen Lian still didn't stop, still talking to herself: "Now our efforts are not all in vain..."

Now Shiori still couldn't listen to what Manren said. She felt that Manren was not like a soldier going to the battlefield, but more like an actor performing a play.

Without further ado, the battle began. Zhenlian bent forward again.

However, Shiori soon discovered Tohka who was lying in ambush nearby, and he shot her without hesitation.

This shot was very accurate...

Hit Zhenlian's lower back...

——The boy lies dead, the girl drags the body——

Zhenlian was lying face down with her right index finger pointing forward for some unknown reason, and the blood was flowing strangely in the direction of her index finger.

"Captain... I will avenge you. Even if I'm alone, I will win!" Shiori picked up Zhenlian's machine gun and prepared to go to the battlefield.

boom!

A gunshot rang out, and Shizhi was shot in the back and couldn't get up again.

Zhen Lian, who was lying dead, got up at some point, holding a pistol with smoke coming out of the muzzle. "You keep your word. Congratulations on getting my revenge. Also, remember to give me 60% of what you collected from the other side."

——He faced the enemy, but was shot in the back. by Alexandre Dumas——

"It hurts..."

"Pain Pain!"

The ultra-realistic live-action CS was won by Kotori and Tohka without any suspense, and the two also got the right to decide dinner for a week. However, Shin and Shiori were both lying in the infirmary because of the pain caused by the display device.

Winning or losing today.

The defeat of Manre and Shiori.

Chapter 5: Cat

"The latest chapter of X-Man is still as good as ever."

Zhenlian closed the latest Shonen Weekly Blast with satisfaction. After quickly browsing the latest Shonen Weekly Blast at the Magic Bookstore Kamiyama and confirming that its quality was worth collecting, Zhenlian took the book to the store manager Touma to pay.

Normally, this kind of behavior of reading a book that is not authorized by the bookstore owner would be kicked out by the store manager in a normal bookstore. Even if you meet a good store manager, you cannot avoid being stared at by the store manager with resentful eyes, which greatly affects the reading experience.

However, the Magic Bookstore Kamiyama is different. The store manager Kamiyama Hiyujin is very nice and basically won't disturb Shinren from reading. According to him, disturbing others from reading is a very rude behavior. In addition, new models are displayed here every once in a while. Shinren is also a fan of Hiyujin's books, so this has become a bookstore that Shinren must visit every three days.

When walking out of the bookstore, Zhenlian received a call from Shiori.

"Mackerel tonight?"

"Yes. We're going to have mackerel miso stew tonight. So please go buy some mackerel, Manrei-kun."

Hearing Shiori's voice on the phone, Manrei recalled that she had never eaten mackerel cooked with miso. The only impression of mackerel in her memory was the man who ordered mackerel dishes in AgitΩ.

"I remember his name... Tendōji Sojiro (the pseudonym used by Tendōji when he infiltrated ZECT)?"

That man had a cold aura and kept repeating his "grandma's quotes". In short, Zhenlian felt that this person must not be compatible with her.

Fortunately, there is a fish shop specializing in selling fish on the commercial street, so Zhenlian doesn’t have to go to the supermarket to compete with those BBAs for the evening specials.

"Where's the store manager? Check the business license!"

Zhen Lian rushed into the fish shop with such a fierce momentum that people who didn't know him would think he was a robber who had gone to the wrong place.

"Eh? Wait, it will be here soon... Turns out it's Zhenlian, I was scared to death. You're still the same as before, you act recklessly without Shizhi to suppress you." The manager ran out of the store in a panic, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Zhenlian.

Shiori is a frequent customer of this fish shop, so he is familiar with the shop manager. After Shinrei moved to Shiori's house, Shinrei often went out to buy groceries with Shiori, and over time Shinrei became familiar with the uncles and aunties who opened shops on this street.

When Shinrei and Shiori came to this fish shop for the first time, the manager asked about their relationship. Shinrei immediately lost his temper and said that he was Shiori's new lover, which shocked the manager. It was at that time that the manager realized the dark side of this guy.

Although he was severely scolded by Shiori afterwards.

"I'll take all the mackerel here and there."

"Are you buying so much? Do you have guests at home?"

"more or less."

"It's 15,000 yen in total. I'll give you 20% off."

"Hey... Manager, I've bought so much, how about giving me a 30% discount?" Zhenlian touched her shriveled wallet and begged.

But the store manager didn't seem to like this. After all, Manren was a boy, not a beautiful girl, so her bargaining skills were naturally not as pleasing to the eye as Shiori's. Manren had no choice but to pay the money, and then squatted at the door of the store with two large bags of fish.

"Um... what are you doing, Zhenlian?"

"When someone comes to buy mackerel from you, I will sell it to him at a 10% discount."

"You little bastard! I get it. I'll give you a 30% discount. Take the money! Go away now. How did Shizhi end up with such a stingy man like you..."

Seeing Zhenlian resorting to such a cruel trick, the store manager could no longer sit still and could only pay some money to get rid of Zhenlian, the plague god.

"You are canned mackerel, right? (In the first episode of Kenzaki, the slippery tongue of 貴様がkisamaga was said as 鯖がsabaga, which means canned mackerel. Here, Shinrei is playing with this slippery tongue.) I'm just kidding."

"Meow~"