I, Den-O, the Contract Urban Legend

For some reason, Inoue Ueya, who was possessed by Hanako, seemed to gradually begin to feel a series of negative emotions coming from her heart because of the possession state.

Anger, disgust, and...

hatred?

Although Hanako Natsukawa usually behaves like a bad girl and has a bad temper, Inoue Ueya really can't imagine that this girl would be angry to this extent.

[The Hyakumonogatari Group? Hey, Hanako, calm down for a moment!]

Although Inoue Ueya tried to calm down Hanako Natsukawa, Hanako, who was blinded by anger at this time, ignored him and walked up to Aojizo who was standing in the distance.

"You're not dead yet, Hyaku Monogatari Group..."

A red light flashed, and Hanako Natsukawa emerged from Inoue Ueya's body, staring at Aojizo in front of her.

Seeing Hanako's figure, Aojizo seemed to remember the past, the miserable deaths of those monsters derived from different parts of "Yamamoto" and the girl in the red suspender skirt. The fear in his heart was infinitely magnified, and he finally couldn't help but reveal a look of horror on his face.

"You, you are the out-of-control experimental subject back then? Impossible, why can you break out of the restrictions?" Ao Dizang looked incredulous.

Hearing this, Hanako smiled coldly.

"Hmph, do you want to know? You can slowly ponder the answer to this question after you go to hell..."

As she spoke, a red lightning flashed in Natsukawa Hanako's hand and hit Aojizang in front of her with lightning speed. The other party had no time to react and didn't even scream. He turned into ashes in an instant.

Inoue Ueya, who was standing next to Hanako, opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but after seeing Hanako's gloomy look, he hesitated for a moment, and finally gave up the idea of ​​speaking and stayed beside her silently.

After a long time, Hanako Natsukawa finally calmed down, and then she turned to look at Inoue Ueya beside her.

"What happened just now... Inoue, aren't you going to ask anything?"

Inoue Ueya shook his head.

"Didn't we agree on this at the beginning? 'Unless you're willing to speak, Mr. Inoue won't ask you any more questions'..."

Inoue Ueya firmly believed that Hanako was not a person who would kill innocent people.

Moreover, Inoue Ue could barely recognize the identity of the old man with an eyeball on his forehead.

Although Inoue Ue had forgotten the old man's name, he clearly remembered that he should be one of the monsters from the Hyakumonogatari group. The reason why this guy appeared here was probably related to the Nura group or the demon sword "The Devil's Hammer", right?

Chapter 135 Hanako's Past

As a result, after the two met Aojizo, Hanako no longer had any interest in fighting.

According to her, that Aojizo has the ability to hypnotize. I guess the monsters sent out by Kotoko Iwanaga had their memories tampered with by this guy?

Since the culprit had been dealt with and Hanako had given up the idea of ​​running into the Shikoku stronghold to cause trouble, the two had no reason to stay there and had to head home.

On the way home, Hanako Natsukawa seemed to have not fully recovered from her encounter with Aojizo, and her face looked worried.

Inoue Ue also fell into deep thought.

In short, I should say something now to ease the atmosphere and let Hanako relax.

"Well, there are a lot of new games coming out recently. Let's go home and play games together?"

As he said that, Inoue Ueya gritted his teeth and took Natsukawa Hanako's right hand, quickening his pace towards the Inoue family's house.

"..."

Hanako Natsukawa did not respond to Inoue Ueya's words, but just silently held his hand and followed behind him.

For some reason, Inoue Ueya always felt that the atmosphere was getting stranger.

——This is really troublesome. What should Mr. Inoue do in this situation? Should he just take Hanako home?

Although Inoue Ue also said that he would not interfere in Hanako's affairs, he was still a little worried when he saw her like this.

Suddenly, Hanako stopped.

Inoue Ueya then turned around and looked at her, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

"What, what's wrong?"

"Inoue, do you want to hear it? About my past..." Natsukawa Hanako asked directly.

Hearing this, Inoue Ueya was silent for a moment, but finally couldn't help but sigh.

At this point, if Inoue Ueya wants to comfort the girl who is in a bad mood, perhaps letting him listen to her story as a listener would be a good way.

"If you're willing to talk, then I'm willing to listen."

As a result, the two did not go home immediately, but walked to an empty park and sat on a bench.

"The Hyakumonogatari Group is a group of youkai who use rumors and gossip to create strange things. If we were to put it in modern terms, all of those "strange things" they create could be considered "urban legends"..."

Hanako looked up at the pitch-black night sky and continued, "Of course, not all urban legends were created by the Hyakumonogatari Group. For example, the other girls in the family were probably also strange beings born by chance. They were just, as Aojizo just said, 'runaway experimental subjects'..."

Hearing this, Inoue Ue couldn't help but widen his eyes. This was a bit beyond his expectations. Although he had known that the Hyaku Monogatari Group possessed this kind of power, he had never associated Hanako's existence with them.

Because Hanako Natsukawa is so powerful, this ridiculously strong girl doesn't look like those weak weirdos born from the Hyaku Monogatari group.

"My story, or rather, the story of 'Hanako in the Toilet,' is one of the monsters created by the Hyakumonogatari Group. Perhaps they used me as a tool to collect fear, or perhaps as a weapon. Regardless, at that time, I was a monster transformed by them at the cost of an innocent girl's life, a living being."

Inoue Ueya frowned when he heard Hanako call him a monster.

"It was probably an accident, really. They never imagined the tale of 'Hanako in the Toilet' would become so popular. As my power grew stronger and stronger, I gradually developed a complete sense of self, and the monsters in the Hyaku Monogatari Group began to lose control of my power."

Hanako Natsukawa waved her right hand, and Inoue Ueya suddenly felt a sense of oppression. Scarlet lightning flashed continuously in Hanako's palm, but disappeared in an instant.

"Then, due to an accident, I learned the truth about my birth and fell into a long period of confusion. Although I was a monster transformed from a living person, apart from my appearance and name, I had no connection to that innocent girl. I had no memories of her, no past, no family of my own, and I even began to feel a little confused about the meaning of my own existence. I didn't want to hurt any more innocent lives, but at the same time, I had lost the meaning of my own existence."

At this point, Hanako's expression grew a little gloomy.

"When I regained consciousness, I had already personally wiped out more than half of the Hyakumonogatari monsters, and any remaining monsters had vanished without my knowledge. From then on, perhaps because I wanted to forget what happened to the Hyakumonogatari, I began challenging all sorts of powerful monsters, immersing myself in the thrill of battle, hoping to forget the past. Until one day, I was found by a certain god, and then I made a strange contract with an idiot..."

After listening to Hanako's story, Inoue Ue fell silent.

Although Inoue Ueya had guessed some of the content after seeing Aojizo's reaction just now, he still didn't expect that Hanako had such a heavy past.

But...

Now should be a good time for Hanako to get rid of the shadow of the past, right?

Inoue Ueya took a deep breath, then looked at Natsukawa Hanako with disgust.

"Hey, Hanako, who are you calling an idiot? Is this the reason you, a fat woman, had such a serious expression just now?"

Hearing this, Hanako suddenly grabbed Inoue Ueya's collar and said excitedly: "Shut up, I'm not a fat woman! If the Hyaku Monogatari Group really shows up again, there might be more victims like me. Before that, we must kill them all. I, I don't want to see anyone else get hurt..."

This was the first time that Inoue Ueya saw Hanako looking weak. He saw tears in the girl's eyes and the hand holding him was trembling slightly.

"Why do you have to worry about this alone? Can't you just rely on us a little for this kind of thing? The Hanako Natsukawa in the past might have felt confused because she had nothing, but the current Hanako Natsukawa is a member of the Inoue family, isn't she?" Inoue Ueya sighed.

To be honest, Inoue Ueya didn't care about Hanako's past, even if Hanako had any relationship with the Hyaku Monogatari group in the past. To him, the Natsukawa Hanako in front of him was the Hanako he knew, a bad girl who was a little tsundere, a little rude, and a otaku who was gradually getting fatter. That was all.

"Don't forget the contract between us. Although I have been relying on your strength, Mr. Inoue has no intention of turning a blind eye when you encounter difficulties!"

Since Hanako needs help, then I should just go and assist her. That's all.

"No matter what, we are Kamen Riders, right? How can we let this happen? Since we know they exist, we should take the initiative to find them and defeat them!"

Chapter 136 Huh? Sorry

"Contract?"

When Hanako Natsukawa heard Inoue Ueya mention their contract, she couldn't help but blush.

"Really? It's really cunning to say this now..."

"what?"

Seeing that Hanako Natsukawa's solemn mood gradually relaxed, although Inoue Ue didn't quite understand the reason, he felt that this was undoubtedly a good thing.

Hanako just shook her head, trying to get rid of the distracting thoughts in her mind, and put on a serious expression again.

"Can I really trust you?"

"That's hard to say. If I leave Mr. Inoue, a weakling, to fight alone, I might not be able to accomplish anything, but..."

Inoue Ueya scratched his head, stood up from the bench and looked at Natsukawa Hanako's face.

"If you're by my side, I can't imagine losing to the Hyakumonogatari team."

"Den-O is a Kamen Rider who is two in one. When you feel lost and need help, just rely on me."

Inoue Ueya closed his eyes and began to recall the past with Hanako, the bad girl he first met before entering Tenjin Elementary School, the girl who was willing to sacrifice her own memory to help Inoue Ueya change history. She was just an ordinary girl who would cry when watching anime and would be scared by horror games.

"Mr. Inoue doesn't know what kind of person the original Hanako was, but I can be sure that Hanako, you are not an evil spirit, nor a puppet of the Hyaku Monogatari Group..."

Inoue Ueya smiled confidently and extended his hand to Natsukawa Hanako.

"That rough-mannered, fighting-loving bad girl who's recently gained weight due to her addiction to anime and video games..."

"The one before me is the 'Natsukawa Hanako' I know. You are not a fake, but a real person!"

Looking at the boy in front of her, Hanako's uneasiness was instantly swept away.

……

After a long time, the two finally returned home. After getting Hanako's consent, Inoue Ue explained the matter about the Hyaku Monogatari Group to Sadako and Iwanaga Kotoko.

"So that's why you guys are so late getting home?"

The faces of the two girls, Kotoko Iwanaga and Sadako, looked particularly gloomy at this time. They both stared at Inoue Ueya with vicious eyes.

Seeing the expressions of the two girls in front of him suddenly become scary, although Inoue Ueya always felt that they had something else to say, he subconsciously nodded in agreement.

"Uh, sorry, that's it. I made you worry..."

Looking at Hanako beside Inoue Ueya, Iwanaga Kotoko's eyes flashed with suspicion.

"Ueya, you didn't do anything weird to Hanako, did you?"

As if she felt Iwanaga Kotoko's gaze, Natsukawa Hanako smiled coldly and suddenly took Inoue Ueya's hand in front of her.

"Hmph, what does this have to do with you? Inoue doesn't belong to you..."

To be honest, Inoue Ue was a little confused. For some reason, he always felt that something seemed to have changed about Natsukawa Hanako after she returned home?

At least Hanako's mood has finally recovered, so there's no need to worry about her doing anything dangerous for the time being.

"That's enough, stop holding Ueya's hand like a homebody!"

As she said this, Miss Sadako walked forward angrily, separated the two, and then opened her arms to hug Inoue Ueya.

"Zhi is also mine..."

Halfway through her speech, Sadako realized she had said something outrageous, and her cheeks flushed. She continued, "He, he's my partner, my most important partner! In short, I will never give him to you!"

Hanako Natsukawa narrowed her eyes, a hint of amusement flashing in them.

"Oh wow... Interesting. Do you have the strength to fight me, Hanako Natsukawa?"

Hearing this, Sadako looked at Hanako, sized her up and down, with a look of disdain on her face, then shook her head.

"At least my figure won't get out of shape..."

Hearing someone talking about her figure again, Hanako began to doubt herself. Has she really gained a lot of weight compared to before?

"Tsk, a problem of this magnitude can be easily solved with just a little exercise."

Although that's what she said, Hanako gave up after training with Inoue Ueya and Yashakuyuki for several days...

Seeing that things were gradually developing in a strange direction, Inoue Ueya had no choice but to bite the bullet and try to change the subject to calm the girl in front of him down.

"Wait, why did the topic suddenly turn to Mr. Inoue? The focus should be on the Hyaku Monogatari group now, right?"

Hanako and Sadako suddenly turned around and looked at Inoue Ueya, shouting in unison: "Shut up, you idiot, playboy!"

Inoue Ueya was intimidated by the two men's aura for a moment. He was speechless for a moment and subconsciously became timid.

"Ah? S-Sorry..."

[Are you scared of this? Oh, how embarrassing...]

Although Arsen is the personality mask of Inoue Ueya, she still exists as an independent individual. Although she knew Inoue Ueya's past and maintained a close connection with him, she couldn't help but sigh when she saw the scene in front of her.

While Hanako and Sadako were still arguing, Iwanaga Kotoko, who was standing next to them, secretly pulled Inoue Ueya aside.