My youth story cannot be a knight war

[When he heard this familiar voice, his eyes widened immediately, and he dragged his tired body over. As the girls around him covered their mouths in surprise, he stretched out his hands to hold Hirasawa Yui's helmeted head and pulled her over.]

[“Wow!? Onii-sama, what are you going to do to me?”]

[“Just bear with it, it will be fine soon!”]

[Ignoring the panicked struggle of the girl in front of him, Zaimokuza, who was stunned by this funny guy, stared at the pair of lit mechanical compound eyes and asked hurriedly.]

[“Hina? Is it you, Himena!?”]

[“It’s me, Yoshiki. The concubine who is talking to you is Himena Ebina, your ex-girlfriend?”]

[Hina Ebina, who was far away in the research institute, looked at the high-definition handsome face of Zai Mokuza in full screen mode on the screen in front of her, her eyes narrowed into crescents and she smiled and said. ]

"Hina, what the hell is going on? Why did Mr. Kousaka suddenly fall unconscious? Is it because of this armor called Gulkiller?"

[But Zaimokuza didn't care about her jokes, nor did he have the energy to deny the title of ex-girlfriend, which he usually felt ashamed of when others mentioned it. His mind was completely occupied by the worry about the safety of Kousaka Kyousuke, and he immediately spoke directly. ]

[“Okay, okay, don’t be so anxious. Aren’t we explaining it through remote control now?”]

[“Little sister, please bear with it for a while. Don’t be afraid. Yihui is very gentle. He will pull it out for you when he is done.”]

【"Oh well?"】

[With her head stuffed into the helmet, Hirasawa Yui looked at Zaimokuza's face, and then listened to Ebina Hime's voice. She instinctively felt that these two people would not hurt her, so she blinked her big eyes and agreed in a daze.]

[But she suddenly noticed that the handsome white-haired man on the screen, who was the most handsome man she had ever seen, had a small line of text in the lower left corner of her vision, and she couldn't help but remember it carefully.]

[“It feels a bit weird, this scene…”]

[The girls in the light music club looked at Hirasawa Yui who had stopped struggling and Zaimokuza who was holding her head and looking at her seriously. But the voice that sounded in the helmet was a strange woman's voice with helplessness and doting. They all felt that this scene was a bit indescribably strange and weird, like the plot in zombie movies where the living and the dead use magic to ignore the dialogue between yin and yang.]

[And when they heard what Ebina Hime said, several girls' fair cheeks suddenly turned red and they turned around, which made Kotobuki standing next to them look confused, wondering what happened to her friends? ]

"Kousaka-kun's coma is simply due to the side effects of this GO. After all, it's an experiment that hasn't been safety tested, so there are definitely some issues."

【"side effect?"】

[This sentence made Zaimokuza's heart tighten. After all, putting the words "experimental product" and "side effects" together always makes people think of nothing good. ]

[“Yes, that’s right.”]

[Hina Ebina called up the status monitoring diagram of the dresser on the screen and frowned as she looked at the various physical values ​​of Kousaka Kyousuke displayed on it.]

[“Three ribs on the left side are fractured, the sternum is dislocated, and the muscles all over the body are strained, especially the right hand that uses the shield guardian. The entire arm bone is cracked, the arm muscles are strained, and the fist bones are cracked... Tsk, isn’t this a bit too desperate, Kosaka-kun?”]

[“This… Is Mr. Kosaka okay?”]

[After hearing this series of injury reports, even though Zaimokuza didn't know much about medicine, he still felt a little terrified.]

[“Don’t worry, considering Kosaka-kun’s physical condition and condition, he only needs to be sent to the hospital for recuperation for a while. But it’s you, Yoshiteru.”]

[Looking at the burned face of Zai Mokuza on the surveillance camera, and the faint blood seeping from the collar below, Ebina Hime couldn't help but sigh, and said with a tone of heartache and helplessness. ]

[“Your current injuries are not much better than Kousaka-kun’s. Even if you have strong recovery abilities, you can’t waste your body like this.”]

[“Don’t always care about others and ignore yourself. If you get hurt, there will be people who will feel sorry for you. Don’t think that no one will worry about you…”]

【"Fool."】

……

[“Interesting. I didn’t expect Lin Duo to be able to make something like this?”]

On a high-rise building somewhere in Tokyo, Baruba, wearing a white gauze dress, stood at the very top. The strong wind from the building blew her clothes, causing them to cling to her body, revealing her graceful curves like distant spring mountains.

[She looked at the endless high-rise buildings in her field of vision, and her eyes became excited as if she saw something interesting.]

"...What should we do with the weapon that Rindo created? Should it be counted as a special objective in the game like the KUUGA?"

A deep, hoarse voice came from behind her. A man dressed in thick black silk, with a white scarf around his neck and a black abacus in his arms, slowly approached Baruba. His brown eyes, hidden by his hair, stared in the same direction as hers.

[“That’s pretty good, isn’t it? After all, the Lindo of this era can use their own civilization to create their own ‘warriors’. According to the rules of ‘Kikiru’, the Lindo warrior who uses this weapon will also be eligible to participate in the game.”]

"What do you think? Ra-Dorudo-Gu."

[“…I have no objection.”]

Baruba spoke to the man beside her without turning around, and the man she called Dorudo was silent for a moment before giving his answer in a cold voice.

"Ra-Dorudo-Gu? Gurongi with the second prefix being 'Ra'?"

The name Baruba said attracted the attention of many people in reality. When they noticed that the prefix of this newly appeared Gurongi was "Ra" like hers, they couldn't help but take a second look at the seemingly ordinary man in the light curtain.

After all, among all the Gurongi that have appeared so far, the one with the prefix "Ra" is preceded by Ra-Baruba-De. Based on her seemingly transcendent status among the unidentified life forms and her role of preparing for the game without ever participating in it, everyone speculates that she is a referee-like figure.

Needless to say, her strength was beyond words. Whether it was her single-handed defeat of Zaimokuza in single-handedly inflicting heavy damage to Number Six, who had once defeated Zaimokuza, or her record of brutally torturing the leader of the "ZU" Group, even the even more powerful "ME" Group was in awe of her. The bloodthirsty Number Twenty-Three didn't dare to overstep the line in front of her.

All of this demonstrates just how terrifying and powerful the Gurongi, prefixed with "Ra," truly are. According to many people's analysis and inferences based on the footage of Baruba's attack, their strength far surpasses all the unconfirmed life forms that have appeared so far. It's estimated that only the "GO" group, whose existence has been known since the beginning of the story but remains shrouded in mystery, can rival them.

Kyoto, Kitauji High School.

"Mr. Zaimokuza and Mr. Kousaka, it's already difficult enough for the two of them to deal with the current unconfirmed life forms. Do they have to fight such an unfathomable enemy in the end? It's really hard work."

As Nozomi Usagi looked at the new enemy that appeared on the light screen, she couldn't help but mourn and pray for "Yoshiki Zaimokuza" and "Kousaka Kyosuke", who were the main fighting forces of the human side.

"…Although I am a useless person and cannot help you in any way, I will at least cheer for you."

She glanced at the golden flute mouthpiece that was stuffed into her backpack and exposed through the unzipped rip, and a hint of sadness flashed across her eyes.

[“…Since we have decided to include this Lindo warrior in the game rules, do we need to change the rules?”]

"After all, based on the strength he demonstrated in this game, most MEs, aside from those few, are no match for him. And with KUUGA, should we switch to teams of two in future games? That way, we can better match the numbers."

【"unnecessary."】

[Faced with Dorudo's proposal, Baruba dismissed it lightly.]

"After all, according to the process, there are only a few ME games left, and then it's GO's turn. There's no need to change the rules."

“While the combination of Kuuga and Go is undoubtedly an unmatched and formidable opponent for ‘ME’, if their strength is limited to what they’ve shown so far, then it’s merely adequate for ‘GO’ players… No, perhaps the difficulty is still too low.”

"So, we'll continue with 'Kikiru' according to the current rules. However, we've changed the previous rules regarding Kuuga's game score. Now, Kuuga and Go share the same score. Only by defeating them together can we achieve the game's special target score. If we only defeat one of them individually, it will be considered a failure."

"Remember, Dorudo."

Baruba shifted his gaze to look at Dorudo beside him. His rose-red eyes were like a well sealed in dust for years, devoid of any emotion.

[“This ‘Kikiru’ is to select players who are capable of advancing to the ‘Game of White and Darkness’, and what ‘He’ expects is an opponent who can reach the ‘ultimate’ realm on his own, rather than a fake selected by teaming up.”]

"In 'Him's' view, even among those 'GO' players, only a few have the potential to advance to the next level. The rest are merely nutrients provided to KUUGA and the winners. However, if a player emerges who exceeds expectations, 'Him' will be delighted."

"So the game doesn't need to be lowered in difficulty. Even now, I believe that once GO players start playing, they're completely powerless with just KUUGA. Advancing would be too easy, and the players selected would be too weak. So, I'm considering how to solve this problem."

[“And now, Lin Duo has given us the answer.”]

[She turned back to look at the tall buildings in the distance again, and the irises of her brown eyes suddenly turned golden.]

At this moment, Baruba's sight transcended the endless high-rise buildings and the countless crowds of people blocking his way, and he saw everything happening on the river bank.

[Looking at the unconscious Kousaka Kyosuke and Zaimokuza beside him, her eyes narrowed slightly, and the light in her eyes faded back to its original color under the cover of her eyelashes.]

"KUUGA and GO, a pair of 'Warriors', will be the 'GO' group's' finest whetstones. They may even defeat all 'GOs' and ultimately stand before 'Him', becoming His strongest adversaries."

[“As for the remaining guys who failed to advance?”]

"The last 'Be' was already cleaned out the day before Biran started the game... Do you think 'He' would care about a piece of trash whose strength has no future?"

【"……learn."】

[Dorudo remained silent for a moment before responding to Baruba's response.]

[It turned and walked back, and as a gust of wind carrying sand and dust passed by, its figure disappeared above the building.]

……

【Tokyo City, near a tributary of Tokyo Bay. 】

【“…”】

[Looking through the telescope at GO's helmet being removed, revealing Kousaka Kyosuke's handsome features, which, even unconscious, still exuded a sense of determination and unyielding spirit, the girl lowered the telescope with a numb expression.]

【Snapped! 】

[She suddenly slapped herself without holding back, leaving a small red slap mark on her pretty face that was only the size of a palm.]

[“Hmm, it doesn’t hurt? Hey, hey, hey?”]

[The girl who was covering her cheek while talking on the phone suddenly laughed foolishly, with a sense of extreme collapse and despair in her voice.]

[“Sure enough, I must be dreaming, otherwise how could I see Kousaka Kyousuke as the one wearing armor? Yes! This must be the case.”]

[The girl was smiling as she spoke, but this smile somehow gave people the feeling that she was crying.]

[She raised her right hand with the instrument in a shaky motion, and spoke to the instrument on her arm with a smile on her face.]

[“Then, let’s check again.”]

[“S-level authorization verification, searching for information, all information on Kamen Rider Kuuga.”]

[——"S-level authorization verification passed, query begins."]

[——"Keyword: 'Kamen Rider Kuuga'."]

[——"Start query——Query ends, screen projection."]

【Di-】

[After the instrument on the arm lights up red, a screen is projected in the air in front of the girl, showing all the information about Kuuga that she had searched for last time.]

[The smiling girl read the whole thing from top to bottom at a glance. When she saw the last line of words, the smile on her face was still there, but it was strangely frozen and empty.]

[She looked up again at the photo with a resolute expression on her face at the top, and then looked at the line of words at the bottom. Tears gradually seeped out of the corners of her eyes that were narrowed into crescents.]

【“…Oh, so I’m not dreaming.”】

[After the words fell, the atmosphere in this corner suddenly became dead silent, which made people feel creepy for no apparent reason.]

[“——Uwaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!”]

【"Meow!?"】

[After an unknown amount of time, a loud wailing sound came from the corner, scaring a black cat passing by on the eaves so much that it missed a step and fell down.]

[“Wuwuwuwu! What the hell is going on? Where on earth have I come to?!”]

[“I want to go home! Uwaa ...

[In a dark corner, a girl curled up against the wall, rubbing her eyes and crying. The sincerity of her cry was enough to make the listeners cry. The grief and despair in it made the listeners empathize with her and couldn't help crying. Then they wondered what happened to the owner of this cry that made her so sad.]

[On the interface projected in front of the girl, three lines of text were displayed at the bottom. Each stroke of the text was neat and powerful, as sharp as a knife.]

[Code name: Kamen Rider Kuuga.]

【Human body gender: male.】

【Name: Kyosuke Kosaka.】

30. Who actually started the story? (Two in one)

Chiba Prefecture, Sobu High School, health room.

"……what?"

At this moment, everyone's pupils were reflecting the last line of "Name: Kousaka Kyosuke" on the interface on the light screen. They all felt that the line of white font was so dazzling, absurd, and even funny.

In the next moment, everyone shifted their gaze to Zaimokuza in the front. All kinds of colors appeared in his eyes, flashing and disappearing into the depths of his pupils.

At this moment, Zaimokuza's expression as he was watching the light curtain was also very interesting. He looked at the line of text with a dazed look in his eyes, feeling as if he had not woken up from a dream.

It was not a sweet dream, nor was it a nightmare. It was just a weird dream that was so absurd that it made people neither laugh nor cry.

"What exactly is going on?"

His murmurs represented the doubts rising in the hearts of everyone here, and they also eagerly hoped to get the answer to this scene.

According to the information revealed by the light curtain before, the girl's origin is known to be from a future more distant than the future of "Zaimokuza Yoshiteru" and "Kousaka Kyosuke" and others. In theory, it makes sense that she has information about a major event that is about to happen in that future. After all, the scene in the light curtain is the "future" for them now, but for that girl, it is the distant "past" before she was born.

Therefore, many people have prepared themselves in their hearts that they would not be surprised even if they heard some shocking information from this girl later. After all, it is an "established fact" that has been confirmed in the distant future. For observers outside the light curtain, it is like listening to the director holding the script telling them spoilers.

But now the information revealed by this "director" still far exceeded everyone's expectations.