I'm really just human

"Assimilated into protozoa?"

Another knight who was also wearing the necklace broke out in a cold sweat, and he ripped off the necklace as if it were burning and threw it far away.

"I, I will also become a protozoan?!"

"Mr. Kotaro..."

"It's not too late. If you clear this instance in time, you still have a chance to recover."

Nan Kotaro put down the young knight who was unconscious due to a high fever. His expression was not so solemn, but he was not relaxed either.

Clearing the customs does solve the assimilation problem, even if you don’t clear the customs yourself.

But it is easier said than done.

On the one hand, he still hasn't found the conditions to pass the level, and on the other hand, these knights probably can't wait much longer.

If you really turn into a protozoan, it is equivalent to being completely assimilated into this copy of time and space and becoming a local resident...

"Are you sure you found the protozoan meteorite core?"

Nan Kotaro pondered for a while and turned to Tongdou to ask questions.

"Are you sure ZECT transferred the protozoan meteorite core?"

As a knight of this world, and a rare level 4 knight at that, he is the current main fighting force, so he cannot just leave him alone.

"That's why I sneaked into the protozoan research lab," Tongdou looked at his arm that was also beginning to transform into protozoans. "The core of the protozoan mother nest was not destroyed seven years ago like the Zerg. The power of assimilation should come from that core."

"Can you find the core?"

Nan Kotaro twisted the green necklace fragments between his fingers as he thought about it.

From his experience, becoming the savior of this world would give him the greatest chance of passing the level.

In the information provided by the Alliance, the previous Orphino copy has the concept of saving the world or destroying the world.

"I know where it is."

Tongdou clenched his fingers tightly and turned to look towards the exit of the passage.

As the vice-captain of the Kabuto Team, he always liked to be alone, but he couldn't accept the inexplicable disbandment of the Kabuto Team.

The reason for entering this dungeon was just because I found some information about Fujiwara Daiichi.

The Alliance seemed to be very sure of Fujiwara Daiichi's whereabouts, and made an exception to allow his younger brother to join the exploration team.

Facing everyone's inquiring gazes, Tongdou took a deep breath and explained, "There is actually another knight in this copy, the 11th Kamen Rider."

……

Police hospital.

After treatment, Kagami Riku was not seriously ill and only needed to rest in the hospital for a period of time.

"How is ZECT now?"

After watching the news reports during the break, Kagami Riku was unable to relax at all. He grabbed Fujiwara Saiji who came over to investigate and asked him questions anxiously.

"Ah Xin...where's your captain?"

"The mentor probably wants to find a way to save the world."

Fujiwara Saiji seemed a little absent-minded and took a while to reply.

"Without the detectors, the efficiency of eliminating Zerg has dropped significantly. However, the Zerg don't seem to be very active now. The trouble is still the protozoa. Many ZECT troops have been transformed into protozoa in advance. If we can't convince them..."

"Is that so? It's hard to regain your human heart after becoming a protozoan," Kagami Riku sighed, "ZECT has finally come to this."

The back-up plan that he had prepared after 35 years of enduring humiliation did not work, and in the end he was saved by his "son".

"Are you knights from another world?" Kagami Riku continued to ask.

"Yes, yes... I'm going to provide support as well. If you have anything to say, please talk to the Shadow Team members outside."

Fujiwara Saiji didn't want to say anything else. After seeing that Kagami Riku had recovered, he stopped taking care of her.

But he suddenly stopped halfway, opened his mouth and turned to Kagami Riku again: "Mr. Kagami, actually... I think those who become protozoa may not be hopeless. There are many protozoa that actually live as humans after mimicking. Naturally, the human heart will not disappear just because they become protozoa."

"is it?"

Kagami Riku raised his head in surprise and met Fujiwara Saiji's gaze.

However, the boy who looked like a high school student had a deeper understanding than this old man.

This appearance reminded him of his youth.

At that time, he was also full of energy and seemed to have the same belief.

Compared to Natsukawa, this boy looks more like his son Kagami Arata.

"Your captain is your mentor?" Kagami Riku smiled kindly, "He has a good student."

"Uh."

Fujiwara Saiji avoided his gaze with an unnatural look, closed the door of the ward and left quickly.

What a strange look.

He is still used to facing the original Kagami Riku.

"Is that Mr. Fujiwara?"

A nurse saw Fujiwara Saiji in a hurry and hurriedly called out to him to catch up.

"There's a letter for you!"

"My letter?"

Fujiwara Saiji felt puzzled. He opened the envelope in a daze. When he saw the Fujiwara family crest on the signature, his face suddenly turned cold, his fingers began to tremble uncontrollably, and his breathing quickened.

"It's him……"

"what happened?"

As soon as Natsukawa entered the hospital, he saw Fujiwara Saiji running away with his head down.

This copy was really strange. He took a walk outside and found that both the Zerg and the Protozoa had lost their leaders. The plan to transform the entire population into Protozoa was also destroyed by him, but there was no sign of passing the level.

Although it is okay to quit now, if you don’t pass the level, it is hard to say what the final fate of this world will be.

Maybe they will invade this world like they did in the past, maybe they will eventually perish, or maybe, as the Alliance hopes, they will be transformed into duplicate copies in the future, with all the copy creatures becoming real NPCs, and constantly falling into reincarnation.

Of course, it is also possible to leave this world and return to normal.

In this chaotic era of duplication of the knight world, nothing can be predicted.

The "NPCs" have no control over their own destiny, not even the original main rider of this world, Tendou Souji.

Instead of continuing to go to the ward, Natsukawa directly sensed and followed Fujiwara Saiji.

A boy is a boy, and all his worries are written on his face.

Originally he came here thinking that Kagami Riku might know some hidden information, but now it seems that there is a better route.

Fujiwara Daiichi is the key person who has stayed here since the last copy.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 194 The Strongest Adult

2023-07-29

Shibuya ruins.

Fujiwara Saiji held the envelope in his hand and carefully walked through the barren rubble area.

The letter said that if you wanted to clear the customs, you had to go to this place, but it didn't say anything else.

Looks like a trap.

But he didn't come here to clear a level, that was not something he could do now.

"I'm here, come out!"

Fujiwara Saiji raised his hand to summon the Royal Bee Insect Instrument, which covered him with armor and transformed into combat mode in advance.

If there is any accident, Knight Armor can buy time to exit the copy.

No matter what the situation is, no matter how confident you are, you must ensure a way out and reduce all dangers...

"call!"

The Royal Bee Knight looked around with his eyes, and saw blurry figures flashing by in the sunlight one after another, but he could not lock their positions. They seemed to be very close yet very far away.

"elder brother!"

"I'm no longer your brother."

"what?"

Royal Bee turned around abruptly and looked at a half-collapsed high-rise building, and balls of burning flames that brought death emerged in his mind.

This is……

"Shh!"

The Royal Bee took a step forward and leaped over the rubble, and the next moment his body suddenly froze.

It was as if I had entered an alien battlefield.

The ruins were filled with slowly burning green bodies, with Zerg protozoa on both sides and even quite a few adult insects in the middle.

After molting, the Zerg protozoa seem indistinguishable and can only be identified by their alignment.

"What's going on here?"

The royal bee tensed up again.

Such an intense battle was unaware by the outside world. Logically speaking, the removal of the alien insect camouflage should have caused a detection reaction.

Unless there is an extremely powerful force that can eliminate all the alien insect protozoa in an instant.

"Crack!"

Piles of flames burned peacefully in the deserted ruins, as if the fire of hell was illuminating the body of the royal bee.

The scenes of the Fujiwara family in the past flashed silently in his mind.

That was more than 10 years ago. He was less than 7 years old at the time and was brought back to the Fujiwara family from the countryside. Like many country people, he was ready to explore the new world of the big city, but found that he had just entered an exquisite cage.

No one in the Fujiwara family smiled, and they did things like machines, without a trace of human warmth.

As the second young master, he began to experience a life like hell before he could enjoy the happiness of a wealthy family.

"This child doesn't look like a member of my Fujiwara family at all."

Little Fujiwara Saiji was brought into the study by the housekeeper, where he met the old man with tied-up hair for the first time. He also met the elite young man who was the best in everything around the old man.

"Why don't you wash your hands? What about the etiquette for eating?"

"You are not allowed to play outside."

"Your brother is number one, you have to at least be number two."

First, how difficult it is.

Being number one in a country town is nothing special in the city, and even more so in a metropolis, let alone in the entire country or the entire planet.

Even if Fujiwara Daiichi is very good in school, it is impossible for him to stand at the top of the planet.

Being the best in everything is a fantasy.

So my brother never satisfied my father.

The only good thing was probably that he received much less attention. Maybe his father was completely disappointed in him, or maybe he never placed hope on him from the beginning.

Whenever something happens, my brother always stands in front.

With strict family training since childhood and a cold and boring life, I could only see my brother's back.

For a long time, I learned about the outside world through that figure.

Love and hate.

Sometimes I wonder what it would be like without my brother.