Self-cultivation of Kamen Rider ZIO

"——Not going well...?"

"Well, so, you all should be careful and bring enough ammunition. I feel that you are likely to encounter multiple Amazons in this apartment building... In the worst case, the whole building may become your battlefield."

Having said that, Tokiwa Sougo turned around and gave Shito Shin a look that told him to be mentally prepared.

"Don't worry, my premonition is always accurate."

——Damn it, is this something I can be assured of?
Shito really can't be relieved at all!
His face looked ugly, he was anxious, and his brows were furrowed even tighter.

Tokiwa Sougo's words put a lot of pressure on him.

This made him unable to help but observe the surrounding environment again, and then he looked forward, and saw under the dim sky, among a group of small houses with no more than two floors, on an open space separated by a wall, there stood a dark high-rise apartment building alone.

The surrounding area was overgrown with weeds. Although we were in the middle of a residential area, there was no sign of human activity.

Before he realized it, Shito Makoto thought the environment here was pretty good, remote, sparsely populated and quiet. This way, even if they made a little noise when fighting with the experimental subjects later, it would be easy to clean up.

Because this mission was different from previous ones, they could neither determine the number of experimental subjects from the beginning nor their levels in advance.

This made it difficult for him to estimate the size of the battlefield... Or rather, in his estimation, in the worst case scenario, the battlefield would only expand to a certain floor, but now Tokiwa Sougo said it would be the entire building...

—Huh? The whole building! !?

To be honest, it was the same environment and Tokiwa Sougo was just making a guess, but Shito Makoto was really starting to feel a little scared.

——This building is really a little too quiet.

Shito Shin gritted his teeth, but in the end he did not refuse the mission. Instead, he turned around and shouted, "Hey, did you hear me? Now, go to the car and take all the ammunition you can carry. Be prepared to drive away the insect swarm. Cheer up!"

As the extermination squad prepared, Tokiwa Sougo turned his attention back to the apartment building in front of him.

【OOO! 】

Tokiwa Sougo manifested the OOO Knight watch in his left hand, rotated the dial, and started it up.

The image of the OOO Knight's watch emerged in his eyes, and the color of desire became clearly visible in his vision.

The only pure desire that Tokiwa Sougo saw in the apartment before him was——

appetite!

He couldn't help but sigh.

It's too late.

There are no humans left in this apartment building.

It was precisely because the experimental subjects had eaten up the "grass around them" and started ordering "takeout" from outside that these home-based experimental subjects showed signs of being exposed.

This is already an Amazon nest.

So……

Is this really appropriate as the first battle of the new Extermination Squad?

Tokiwa Sougo pondered for a moment, then nodded slowly:

Yeah, I think it works.

He was ready to test the extermination squad's combat capabilities at close range.

However, in the end, Sougo Tokiwa was persuaded to leave the team by the expulsion squad.

Because no matter how they looked at Tokiwa Sougo, they were all fully armed and felt that Tokiwa Sougo, a leader who came from the sky with empty hands and wearing "cloth armor", was incompatible with them.

Tokiwa Shougo: "..."

Well...okay.

Since the Extermination Squad wants so much freedom to play, it is not impossible for Tokiwa Sougo to give it to them.

The extermination squad's standard helmets have cameras, and he can watch remotely in the same way.

After watching the Extermination Squad enter the apartment door, Tokiwa Sougo, who had an Extermination Squad headset and a tablet in his hands, half-raised his right hand quite casually.

The next moment, a respectful voice sounded from behind Tokiwa Sougo.

"——Please give your orders, my Lord Demon King."

Wozniacki, wearing a brown windbreaker and a gray scarf, leaned slightly toward Tokiwa Sougo's back and asked in a low voice.

"Check who the actual owner of this apartment is."

Tokiwa Sougo ordered.

"As you command, my Lord Demon."

Wozniacki's reply was lost in the wind.

At this time, Tokiwa Sougo turned around, and Woz was no longer behind him.

Just like when Wozniacki came, there was no beginning or end.

But Sougo Tokiwa did not look away, because not far away on the road, there was a man in work clothes walking towards him quickly.

When the other party approached, Tokiwa Sougo raised his hand to stop him, showed his police ID, and asked politely:
"Hello, are you called here by the residents of this apartment building?"

This certificate is real, but it is not real.

Because it is not a certificate from this world, but one that Tokiwa Sougo obtained in his own world through his own connections at the Metropolitan Police Department and is registered in the Special Investigation Division.

Not to mention, although it is cross-world law enforcement, since it is targeting incidents under special circumstances such as Amazon, it can be considered a professional match, isn’t it?

The maintenance master did not doubt Sougo Tokiwa's identity, but he was indeed a little surprised at his youth.

"Yes, and the customer has urged us several times, saying that the refrigerator is broken and cannot cool."

The maintenance man replied.

"Is that so? Haha, you're quite smart. You found a different reason to call for help."

"Huh? What?"

"It's nothing, it's just that this apartment has been blocked off. There is a murderer hiding in it and we are carrying out a capture operation. In order to avoid alerting the criminal, please tell me which room your client lives in. I will help you explain it later." Hearing that the criminal police were catching the murderer, the maintenance master immediately cooperated.

Then, as he watched the maintenance engineer leave in an even more hurried pace than when he came, Tokiwa Sougo's eyes were filled with joy.

He put on the headset and called the extermination team: "Captain Shito, can you hear me? First of all, I want to congratulate us. Just now, we did save an innocent person who would have been preyed upon by the experimental subject..."

……

Inside the apartment building, Shito Makoto, who was walking upstairs, paused when he heard this and murmured, "So... it really can be saved..."

The others who also heard these words in the communication channel couldn't help but show excitement on their faces.

They looked at their captain with shining eyes.

Shito Shinya couldn't help but look back and stare quietly at his teammates.

Then, Shito Shin took a deep breath and asked, "So, which room does this bug, who can't wait for 'takeout', live in?"

Tokiwa Sougo's answer came through the communication channel and was heard by everyone in the Extermination Squad.

"501, Jiumuyuan."

"Roger that!"

After saying that, Shito Makoto no longer stayed on the second floor. He led his team members back to the stairs and went straight up to the fifth floor.

……

In front of room 501.

Shito Mamoru cautiously asked Xiaoshou for confirmation: "Xiaoshou, feel it, is it here?"

Xiao Shou carefully sensed it and nodded, "It's here."

Although he felt that the surroundings were a bit strange, in comparison, only 501 could clearly sense the Amazon's pheromones.

"Okay! Everyone get ready!"

Hearing Mamoru's confirmation, Shito Shin nodded, then looked around and saw that everyone was ready, so he raised his hand and knocked on the door of room 501.

dong dong dong——!
……

dong dong dong——!
Mizusawa Yu stood at the end of the crowd, holding the Amazon driver in his left hand, looking at Shito Makoto who was knocking on the door in front of him. He knew that his first battle was about to begin.

Except for Kazuya Misaki who was still wearing protective clothing and standing outside, everyone else hid behind the door with loaded guns.

Click!

The chained door was opened a crack, and a woman's face peeked out from the dark room, her eyes fixed on Kazuya Misaki who was standing in front of the crack in the door.

Because he had received accurate information from Tokiwa Sougo, Misaki Hajime said naturally, "I'm very sorry, I'm late. I came to repair your refrigerator."

The woman didn't doubt it.

She opened the door with joy.

Then, she saw other members of the extermination squad holding guns and pointing their cold muzzles at her.

The woman was stunned for a moment and quickly stepped back, with hot steam coming out of her body.

"Mamoru!!"

As the gunshots rang out, Xiao Shou, who was called by his teammates, skillfully tore off his uniform, and hot steam gushed out of his body, and he began to transform.

In contrast, Ryusuke Otaki, whose Amazon identity had been exposed, did not choose to transform, but continued to maintain his previous fighting habits.

After all, this is the way of fighting they are most familiar with.

The expelled class blocked the experimental subject into the room tacitly.

Now, the only one still standing outside the door was Mizusawa Yu.

Perhaps it was because he was the young master of his former boss's family, or perhaps it was because the expulsion squad had momentarily forgotten that there was a newcomer like him, or perhaps it was some other reason...

In short, he was the only one who had not been given clear instructions.

What he held in his hand was not a weapon that could be used for direct attack, but a belt that looked a little strange.

It was quiet all around.

No one forced him to fight, no one urged him to step onto the battlefield and face danger.

But there was a lot of noise in the headset.

The noise told him that the battlefield was just ahead.

Do you choose peace or do you choose battle?

Although he had prepared himself mentally in advance, Mizusawa Yu couldn't help but think a lot until this moment.

He thought of his two years of life, which was like an aquarium, narrow but peaceful;

He recalled the feeling that rose in his heart when his sister pulled him by the hand and ran out of the "aquarium";

He remembered his confusion and anger when he was told the truth;
He remembered the relief he felt when he was acknowledged by his seniors;
He recalled the longing he had felt when he witnessed his predecessors fighting...

[You, in your heart, there is an Amazon version of you, but it is not the real you, it is just your wildness. The real you is nothing else but the you who is thinking rationally right now, with emotions and humanity.]

[You, if you need to admit it, then no matter how many people ask me, no matter how many times I ask me, I will say that you are undoubtedly a human being! ]

[You, there is no need to be afraid of the wildness in your heart. Defeat it, control it, and let it fight for your humanity. In this way, you can also call yourself——]

【Masked Rider! 】

Mizusawa Yuu fastened the belt and turned the handle.

What should he shout at this time?

Amazon?

No, he declared: "Henshin!" (End of this chapter)