Is there Kamen Rider 01 in Date Away?

As Shiori and Tohka were explaining what the Ten'ou Festival was, two familiar voices were heard from behind her.

Turning around - on one side is a slender girl with her hair tied up and a proud expression; on the other side is a plump girl with her hair tied into three braids and half-closed eyes. The most important thing is that the facial features of these two girls are almost exactly the same. Without looking at their hairstyles and figures, it is really difficult to tell who is who.

They are the twin elves, Yamai Yakuya and Yamai Yuzuru, who were sealed by Shiori during the school trip. They are now studying in the second and third class of the high school next door as transfer students.

"When we, the Yamai sisters, unite, we are absolutely invincible!"

"I agree. After all, Yui and Yakuya have the best cooperation."

"After all, Xixian can handle everything perfectly."

"Of course. Yakuya is stronger than Yui, so there's no way we can lose."

"Hehe... Actually it's not that good. I feel a little embarrassed now. Xixian, poke."

"Smile. Yakushiya too. Poke."

Looking at the two sisters with their lilies blooming, Shiori showed a helpless yet relieved smile. It was really hard to imagine that they had a fight two months ago that almost blew up the entire island.

"Oh, by the way. Where is the pitiful man? I didn't see him today."

"Question. Did Zhenlian ask for leave?"

It was not until the two of them calmed down that the two sisters discovered that a boy who had always been with them was missing, the boy who could transform into Kamen Rider 01, Hiden Shinrei.

"Well, Manre...he went to...somewhere?" Tohka tilted her head, unable to remember the name of the new city that Manre told her this morning.

"It's Fuuto. Today is Mane-kun's friend's birthday, and he invited Mane-kun."

Fengdu is some distance away from Tiangong City. Although Zhenlian left in the morning, if she wants to come back, it will be at least evening at best.

"Question. Do you know Yui Miku?" Xi Xian suddenly mentioned, "That mysterious female high school idol, she is studying at Rindouji Girls' College."

Although the Yamai sisters look alike, their personalities and hobbies are somewhat different. Yakuya prefers boyish hot-blooded comics and games, while Yui is more interested in romance comics, fashion magazines, and idols.

"Eh? Really?" Shiori had heard of the idol Yui Miku, the mysterious superstar who never showed up in public. It was a bit magical to think that she might show up at the Tianyang Festival.

At this time, Ai informed everyone that President Kirisaki had fallen ill due to overwork and was in urgent need of new volunteers to become executive committee members. In an instant, the noisy gymnasium became quiet as if the homeroom teacher had entered the classroom.

"Executive members have many opportunities to gain valuable work experience, so everyone should actively strive for it."

……

Still, there was silence. The so-called "gaining valuable work experience" was just a high-EQ statement that sounded like a scam by a black business. The low-EQ statement that was also true was "you have to do everything."

The saying that an executive committee member is like a brick that can be moved wherever it is needed is the most appropriate description of this position.

"I recommend Hiden Manrei-san to serve as the executive committee member of the Ten'ou Festival."

I don't know who shouted, and then the boys became excited.

"Good idea, leave it to Feidian!"

"I agree. This is a great opportunity. We should definitely give it to Hiden."

"I agree. Let him die of exhaustion at the Tianyang Festival!"

Although there was a sincere word in the middle, no one cared anymore. Compared with the male voices that were boiling with public discontent, the protesting voices of the girls were nothing but a drop in the ocean.

Although she was not present, given that the majority voted unanimously and the organizers wanted to find a scapegoat as soon as possible, Hiden Manre became an executive committee member without her knowing it.

When the noise was a little quieter, Shiori finally shouted out, "Mare-kun, please take a day off today--!"

"This is a headache." Ai pretended to think, and then said as if she had come up with a good idea, "Then how about Shiori-chan and Hiden Manrei serving as executive committee members together?"

"Eh? This one... okay..."

After hearing Shiori's agreement, the boys rioted again. But all the words could only be summed up in one sentence.

“How could this happen——!?”

--split line--

In the presidential suite of the Imperial Hotel in Tiangong City, DEM's chairman, Westcott, sat leisurely on the sofa, looking at the documents in his hands.

"The Princess, an elf with an overall danger level of AAA, the girl Gokawa Shiori who can use the power of elves, and the boy Hiden Manrei who is a quasi-elf who can transform into a Kamen Rider? It's really interesting."

"Yes."

Standing next to him was Westcott's secretary and the most powerful magician, Allen Mira Mathers.

And the most noticeable thing is that an airship belonging to Ratatosk, an organization whose main purpose is to protect elves, appeared in the sky above Ormi Island.

"It seems that the Princess is inevitably related to Elliot and Karen's company." Westcott gently tasted the red wine in the goblet, "But my dear Alan. I always feel that there are some changes in your trip to the island of Michi."

"Of course, I was insulted. Very insulted. I must defeat Hiden Shinren as the strongest magician!" Alan said gritting his teeth - not only was he knocked to the ground, he was even described as a complete loser by the opponent.

If Alan's self-esteem as the strongest magician is a piece of clean white cloth, then Zhenlian's behavior is like throwing this piece of cloth into the sewer, then fishing it out and squeezing it dry, and finally being stepped on twice by feet wearing dirty shoes full of mud.

However, seeing Allen's expression, Westcott showed a meaningful smile. Allen was indeed very angry now, but beneath this anger, there was a joy that she herself might not be aware of.

It would be great if this joy could be put to good use.

"It's really a headache. Elliot and Karen, two idealists." Westcott stroked his gray-blond bangs. "It turns out that it is necessary to say hello to them. A hello that will make them feel painful."

--split line--

In the headquarters of the Destruction Thunder at the ruins of Dawn City, Xun, the third-generation Ark spokesperson, began to operate the instrument that contained Ark.

Under the manipulation of countless mechanical arms, Ark produced two keys.

One key is completely white, with no animal etchings or names, and is a completely blank key; the other key is silver-gray, shining with the unique color of metal under the light, and the animal etched on it is a locust, and "Metal Cluster Hopper" is etched above the locust in standard English. Unlike ordinary key structure, the Metal Cluster Locust Key has a foldable baffle in the shape of a locust's body on the left side.

This special shape is enough to prove that the metal cluster locust key is different from ordinary keys.

"It's time to eat, Xun." Lei, who was in charge of cooking, brought out two plates of hot fried rice and placed them on the shabby and simple dining table.

"Got it, Sister Lei." Xun came to the dining table obediently. They had been eating fast food almost every day in the past two years, and the food was finally improved after Lei came back.

Lei poured half a bottle of chili sauce into his fried rice and said, "It's been a long time since we last met. I really miss Wang. That kid was always so silly. And Mie, I wonder how that crybaby and stubborn guy is doing now."

Xun knew that Wang had not changed, but when he heard Lei mention Mie, Xun fell silent, then said with a wry smile: "Mie...she has changed a lot. She has become very strong and doesn't smile as much. However, Mie must still care about us! I believe it!"

Xun placed the blank key on the table: "A new stage of Ark's awakening has begun. We need to collect some spiritual power from the reversed elves."

"Reversed spirit?" Lei paused for a moment. She still had the memories of the Fraxinus crew, so she naturally knew what a spirit reversal was. It was a beast that only knew how to destroy. If she really encountered a reversed body, perhaps the Burning Falcon would not be its opponent.

"I will go ..."

"Let me do it." Lei took the blank key. "After all, I don't want my lovely sister to fight those irrational monsters. I'm more curious about when we can rescue them."

"No. Not now."

"why?"

"That's what Ark meant."

"What does Ark mean?" Lei frowned, then held Xun's head so that she could look directly into his eyes, "Xun, what I want to know is what you think."

"What I mean is... following Ark's instructions should help us rescue them more effectively." Xun broke free from Lei's hand with a guilty conscience.

Looking at Xun, who always had a childlike smile on his face, and then looking at the red spiritual power aggregation not far away, Lei sighed: "But if you want to see Mie, I can fight inside Fraxinus now and carry Mie back."

"No need. But thank you anyway, Sister Lei."

--split line--

Shiori stretched lazily, looked at the time frame frozen at 19:30 and sighed. Now that he thought about it carefully, it seemed that there was no need for him to clean up Manren's mess.

[It seems necessary to replace some meat desserts on Zhenlian-kun's menu with vegetables. 】

The girl walked towards her home angrily while planning low-fat, low-calorie, low-sugar vegetable meals for Zhenlian in her mind for the next few days.

When he arrived at the door of his house, Shizhi saw a little loli with blue hair and a straw hat standing at the door.

"Eh? Yoshino, why are you standing here? It's late at night, it's very dangerous."

"Um... Is Shiori angry?"

"Oh my, don't be angry, Shiori. Yoshino wants to welcome you home."

Shiori smiled and patted Yoshino's head: "I'm not angry, I'm just worried about Yoshino. I'm very happy that Yoshino came to greet me."

It must be said that Shiori hasn't seen Yoshino for a while. It is said that she has been staying in Fraxinus's temporary residence watching TV series.

I think I just finished watching the 24th episode of "The Devil's Stepmother" recently. Before that, I also finished watching the 40th episode of "Where is My Real Mother", the 80th episode of "Don't Cry When You Divorce", and the 160th episode of "When a Wife Becomes a Mother-in-law". In a sense, Shion has already experienced a woman's life when she was a little loli.

I don't know why, but after returning from the meeting at Ratatosk, Kotori inexplicably became particularly concerned about Shiori, and would ask from time to time, "Sister, are you feeling unwell?" and "If you feel unwell, please tell me immediately."

Although Shiori thought that he had a very good relationship with Kotori, he was still more or less caring too much about her.

Shiori tied an apron and asked Kotori, "Are Yakuya and Yui okay? There shouldn't be any sequelae from the Raider transformation, right?"

After Yakuya and Yui were sealed, they underwent a month-long physical examination in Fraxinus. It was really hard for Shiori not to be worried.

Kotori said while holding the Chupa Pearls in her mouth: "No, it's very similar to Magia, but compared to its almost complete rampage, Raider is relatively gentle."

At this time, Yakuya, who was playing video games with Xixian in the living room, turned his head and said, "By the way, the person who attacked the sublimator for us before seemed to have called himself dead. Ah, Xixian, you actually took the opportunity to attack!"

"Additional information. Although Wang is wearing a black robe, you can still tell from her voice that she is a girl. Ah, counterattack!" Xixian also turned her head to provide additional information.

"Is it really the work of Destruction Thunder? And we can't get anything out of Destruction..." Kotori bit the pearls tightly, "Looks like we have to be alert, DEM, Destruction Thunder, and Phantom."

"Phantom?" Upon hearing this new term, Shiori tilted his head in confusion.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you. It's the guy who turned me into an elf five years ago. It seems to be creating elves with a purpose, and the quasi-elves and the Thunder of Destruction seem to be related to it."

At this moment, a "woooooo" space earthquake alarm suddenly sounded.

Everyone knew what this meant—a new elf had arrived.

"Sister, it looks like there's a new mission. Then, let's start our operation (date)."

Chapter 2 Diva

Lilang Station is located in the western part of Tiangong City. This small station is famous for the nearby square and one of the landmark buildings of Tiangong City - the multi-purpose event venue Tiangong Arena.

At around seven in the evening, the train roared into the station and Zhenlian walked out of the crowded carriage.

Zhen Lian bit off the last bunch of octopus balls and swallowed them, saying with satisfaction: "The director's octopus balls are still so delicious."

Today, in order to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Tokiya joining the Minghai Office, Akiko made a lot of delicious octopus balls. The taste is so delicious that even before leaving, Shinren asked for several boxes to take back to Tiangong City.

[It's really delicious. 】

Just as Manren was thinking this, the spacequake alarm suddenly sounded, and people began to rush to the underground shelter. In an instant, only Hiden Manren was left at Tatenami Station.

Then, accompanied by a loud noise, the top of the Tiangong Dome seemed to be dug out by an invisible big spoon, leaving a circular gap.

"Wow, it looks like the Tiangong Dome has turned into the Tiangong Broken Egg." Zhenlian looked at the new landmark building of Tiangong City while accurately throwing the bamboo stick into the trash can on the side.

Zhenlian stretched lazily. After two months of vacation, what was coming had to come. It was time to confirm whether the new elf was a troublesome character.

Ever since the experience with Kurumi, Shinren has become a little more proactive when it comes to elves. After all, she is a little worried about letting Shiori face those elves called humanoid disasters alone.

With such thoughts and purposes, Zhenlian walked towards Tiangong Xiaopodan.

When Zhenlian opened the door, what she saw were the audience chairs that were knocked all over the place by the aftermath of the space shock, and the stage in the center.

On the stage, a girl with long blue-silver hair stood in the middle. She was wearing a brilliant spiritual outfit and she was singing, her beautiful voice echoing throughout the venue.

The sound was so beautiful that even someone like Zhenlian, who knew almost nothing about music, felt a little shocked.

But now is not the time to appreciate the singing. Shinren must talk to her before she is Lost, get a general understanding of her situation, and provide Fraxinus with sufficient information so that they can customize a complete strategy plan for Shiori.

I don’t know if it was because Zhenlian’s footsteps were particularly obvious in the silent venue, or if the elf girl had particularly good hearing.

In short, she noticed Zhenlian's existence.

"Oh, there are listeners. I feel quite bored, can you come over and chat with me?"

[Unexpectedly kind? But with the precedent of Kurumi, we can't let our guard down.]

To be on the safe side, Zhenlian did not respond, but silently put on the 01 driver and then walked onto the stage.

When the elf turned around, her expression froze.

"Hello, um..."

Although she noticed that the other person's expression was not right, Zhenlian still tried to communicate with him.

"Don't come over here!" The girl screamed, and in response a violent shock wave attacked Zhenlian.

【! ! ! 】

Zhenlian subconsciously jumped back, which was beyond the expectations of the elf girl and even Zhenlian herself - Zhenlian actually jumped nearly twenty meters and landed directly from the stage into the audience seats.