I'm really just human

"Ugh—!"

The ultimate power descended, and a circle of invisible storm energy spread in all directions.

However, before the red eyes turned completely black, Kuga's belt suddenly emitted a soft white light.

The black core turned red again, and the white armor instantly turned red.

All-round shape forming.

"Hoohoo!"

Kuga's eyes finally stopped turning black, and as the darkness receded, he gasped heavily and looked at Natsukawa outside the field.

"Teacher Kaminaga..."

Murai Ryodai trembled and looked down at his Kuuga form.

His guess turned out to be correct. As long as the mentor was present, the black power would not get completely out of control.

"I succeeded!"

"boom!"

Before Murai Ryodai could be happy for long, he suddenly fell to the ground due to the huge consumption of physical strength, revealing his human form again.

“It hasn’t quite worked out yet.”

Natsukawa walked closer and looked at Ryodai Murai, who was sweating and unconscious but still smiling, and smiled calmly.

Although he was somewhat afraid of spirit stones, he had to admit that the power of spirit stones was indeed magical.

If we only look at Kamen Rider, the fusion of spirit stones is undoubtedly a rare path of evolution.

"Keep up the good work."

"Just now……"

In the comprehensive training hall, Kondo Isami, who was supervising the fight of the trainees, came back to his senses from the shock, staggered and fell to the ground, with sweat pouring down his forehead.

It was the same feeling as when I met Hei Kongwo, as if someone was strangling my neck and I couldn’t breathe. I almost thought I was going to die.

Looking at the students who seemed to be completely unaffected, Kondo Isami had a bitter expression on his face.

This damn place is so dangerous.

Is it these students who have problems or is it him who has problems?

Including the time at the Hokkaido base, this terrifying feeling has occurred three times.

If it happened a few more times, he suspected he would be scared to death.

……

"A few days ago, a large number of bodies were found in Nagano Prefecture. All of them had special tattoos somewhere on their bodies. I heard that they were all from the Gurongi clan..."

"According to the information provided by the witnesses, the perpetrator was not Kuuga, but another mysterious Gurongi."

"Gurongi killing each other?"

Nagano Prefecture.

A police car drove along a forest road in the drizzle. After stopping at an abandoned factory, two policemen got out of the car with flashlights. They smelled a strong stench before they even got close to the factory.

"Is this right here?"

The two policemen looked at each other, opened the safety of their guns in advance and went in.

There are a lot of debris in the factory, and it is obvious that many people once lived here.

But at this moment, the ground was covered with blood, with corpses lying in the middle, the smell was disgusting, and there were even flies flying around.

"Oh my God."

The flashlight illuminated dark areas, and there was nothing but blood. Even the walls and ceiling were covered with spurted bloodstains.

The bodies of the victims were also twisted irregularly, with their eyes wide open, as if they had seen some horrible existence and were killed while trying to escape.

It looks quite scary.

"Are these... also Gurongi?" A policeman stepped over the pool of blood, enduring the disgusting sticky feeling under his feet. He used the flashlight to explore the way and found that several bodies had obvious Gurongi tattoos.

"Hey, this way!"

A colleague hurriedly greeted me.

The two met at the innermost wall, and the flashlight illuminated a super-ancient text written in blood. Just one glance at it was enough to make one feel a chill running down one's spine.

"Let's take a picture of it first and hand it over to the Alliance for processing."

"vomit--!"

Tokyo.

Hiroko Asami, who had just called out Natsukawa, began to dry heave again, and her whole body was pressed against the coastal guardrail, almost diving into the water.

"Are you okay?" Natsukawa looked helplessly at Hiroko Asami whose face was pale.

"I'm fine... ugh!"

Hiroko Asami waved her hands, but still couldn't control her vomiting reaction.

The root of everything came from a video of a murder scene that Hiroko Asami just received.

Dozens of Gurongi in human form were brutally slaughtered. The scene was extremely bloody. Even Natsukawa felt uncomfortable watching it, but his reaction was not as strong as Asami Hiroko.

"Tell me, what do these Gurongis want?"

After Hiroko Asami finally recovered, she asked Natsukawa weakly.

"Is it really just a game?"

"Gulang has no humanity at all, so don't think too much about it." Xia Chuan comforted softly.

Of all the Gurongiri I've encountered so far, the most special one is undoubtedly the Rose Girl.

This woman was as wise as a wizard among the barbarians, good at thinking and learning, and even began to develop human emotions.

No matter how much other Gurongi learn from humans, they cannot get rid of the shadow of the beast, nor the influence of the stone in their bodies. The greatest meaning of their existence is to complete the ritual and bring about the ultimate darkness.

Daguba might be a special case as he seems to have no interest in incurring the Ultimate Darkness, but that guy himself is a killing demon and a total battle maniac.

"Kaminaga," Asami Hiroko suddenly turned around and asked seriously, "Is it too late for me to become a Kamen Rider now? I want to participate in the league's expansion."

"You can try if you have the chance," Xiachuan paused and said, "But while Kamen Rider has power, he is also far more dangerous than ordinary people. You have to be prepared."

"I think it's very dangerous now. I might die someday."

Hiroko Asami rubbed her face with both hands and forced herself to cheer up.

"What about you? Shen Yong, aren't you going to participate in the expansion?"

"No," Xia Chuan shook his head, "I still prefer my current life. Becoming an official knight has too many restrictions."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 35: Rookies Joining the Battle

2023-04-30

After seeing Hiroko Asami off, Natsukawa strolled alone on the streets of Tokyo.

The reason he came to meet Hiroko Asami this time was actually to see if there were any other clues about Gurongi. As a result, he did find clues, but they were all information about Gurongi's death.

Others didn't know, but he knew it when he saw the bloody "signature" left at the crime scene.

This incident was not simply a fight among the Gurongi, but a cleansing operation by Daguba against low-level Gurongi.

Xia Chuan's thoughts were racing.

Daguba is already extremely close to the ultimate, which can be seen from the fact that he began to slaughter his own kind without restraint.

When all the Ge-level Gurongi participating in the game are destroyed, Daguba will completely enter the end.

But he also needs to eliminate these Gurongi to become stronger.

Moreover, Daguba's massacre of his own people has added a lot of difficulties to his life. Now it seems that his only way to promotion is to rely on the remaining Ge-level Gurongi.

It depends on whether he can improve his physical fitness to level 3.

……

training base.

After a training match with Class B, the students' condition improved significantly.

Especially Fujiwara Saiji, who didn't participate in the competition but was more motivated than anyone else.

On this day, all the students gathered in Xiachuan Villa before participating in the city patrol.

As a commemoration, Xia Chuan decided to cook and prepare a sumptuous lunch himself to show his appreciation.

After spending so many days together, we have more or less developed feelings for each other.

However, for these students, the next step is the real test.

One day someone might completely disappear from the news.

"I didn't expect that the instructor could cook for himself." Sakurai Keikazu said in surprise.

He had never seen Xia Chuan cooking before, but now, wearing an apron, he looked like an all-rounder.

The elite are the elite.

"I'm just starting to learn too," Xia Chuan said as he beat the eggs, "and today is my first time in the kitchen."

"what?"

Several students looked at Xia Chuan busy in the kitchen in confusion.

The villa was fully equipped with everything except food. But Xia Chuan didn't have to buy those himself. He could just tell the canteen and fresh food would be delivered.

"First time?"

Fujiwara Saiji stared at Natsukawa's skillful handling of the ingredients, and the image of Fujiwara No. 1 suddenly appeared in his eyes.

My brother always strives to be the best in everything, and cooking is no exception.

Although he didn't put much effort into it later, he was indeed number one in terms of talent, and he was as skilled as Xia Chuan when he entered the kitchen for the first time.

It's as if he was born with all the skills.

He could vaguely see the shadow of his brother in Xia Chuan, especially the calmness and confidence that emanated from his bones.

But compared to his outspoken brother, Xia Chuan is more calm and reserved, like a mature version of his brother.

And there is a huge difference in identity.

After all, this is no longer Xiachuan's era.

The former strategic planning officer of the Ford Team, the current instructor of the Knight School, the captain of the special forces, and the brother of the 4th-level Kamen Rider.

One retreated behind the scenes, while the other worked bravely and diligently on the front line.

Although I don't want to admit it, my brother's condition is undoubtedly more in line with this era, and he will be even stronger in the future.

Even he had to learn from his elder brother.

"The instructor is also helpless, right?"

Fujiwara Saiji thought silently in his heart.

Even Murai Ryodai knew about Xiachuan's past, so of course he couldn't be unaware of it.

"I will fulfill my mentor's dream as a Kamen Rider..."

"finished!"

Xiachuan brought the first dish to the table.

"Would you like to try the special dry pot shredded chicken?"

The aroma mixed with the hot steam made everyone's saliva salivate.

No matter where you are, Chinese food always makes people hungry.

"looks very tasty."