"Hiss!"
Not far away, Tanzaburo Tojima, who was still in a maiden sit, gasped. This was far too strong; the Monster was subdued in a mere instant, followed by a one-hit kill, leaving the Monster with no power to resist.
Strong, it was terrifyingly strong, outrageously strong.
Shiraishi Shin glanced at the slime on the ground. The system didn't react at all, which meant this Amazon didn't have A-class strength and couldn't be counted as a real Monster. It was truly pathetic.
After indifferently canceling his transformation, Tanzaburo Tojima slid on his knees over to Shiraishi Shin. Looking at him with a face full of devotion, he said, "I truly failed to recognize a great person. I didn't expect young Shin to really be a Kamen Rider. I'm truly moved."
Shiraishi Shin stepped forward to help him up and said, "Get up, why are you kneeling?"
Tanzaburo Tojima's expression was complex as he sighed, "I always thought Kamen Riders didn't exist in this world. Now it seems I was just ignorant. It's not that they don't exist, but that I never had the chance to meet one. A Kamen Rider like you must be fighting Monsters in the shadows. Ordinary people like me wouldn't know. Meeting a real Kamen Rider now, I've fulfilled a wish."
Shiraishi Shin shook his head and said, "It's not that ordinary people like you won't know; it's that the real climax is only just beginning. From now on, the frequency of Monster appearances will increase, and Kamen Riders will move from urban legends to the forefront of reality."
"Is that so? I wonder if I can get involved."
Tanzaburo Tojima punched his palm, both expectant and afraid. He looked forward to a world where Monsters caused chaos and Kamen Riders appeared, but he feared whether the training he'd done for so many years would allow him to help or if he'd just get in the way.
Shiraishi Shin didn't answer his question because he didn't know what to say, but the probability was that he wouldn't be able to get involved. Although Tanzaburo Tojima's stats were indeed off the charts for an ordinary person, a Monster's strength was measured in tons, and their speed was under seven seconds for a hundred meters, far beyond what humans could compare to.
After a few more words, the two parted ways. Shiraishi Shin went deeper into the woods, not forgetting his purpose for coming here today.
After training for most of the day, Shiraishi Shin rode his motorcycle out of the woods and back to the human world. However, he didn't go home; instead, he went to a bathhouse for a nice soak, then went to a large shopping mall to eat hotpot, feeling famished.
As for money, he wasn't lacking at all. Shiraishi Shin's job was content reproduction. In his past life, he had studied music extensively, so he posted several songs online, accumulating 500,000 fans and even selling a few.
He was quite well-off, and his parents back in China Country sent him living expenses every month, so he had no shortage of money.
"Full, I'm full."
Shiraishi Shin walked on the third floor of the mall with his arms behind his head and a toothpick in his mouth. He browsed several men's clothing stores, wanting to buy some clothes, but nothing caught his eye.
Instead, he was almost "caught" by the predatory female shop assistants who asked for his contact information. After all, Shiraishi Shin was even more handsome than the male stars in Japan.
However, Shiraishi Shin wasn't that easy, and those women were still quite plain even with makeup. He was a face-con; if a virgin's looks didn't reach a score of ninety, he certainly wouldn't date her.
At this moment, on the first floor, a young man in a white jacket stood there inconspicuously, a look of hostility in his eyes as he watched the people passing by in the mall.
"I'll make you all realize the price of firing me, Togawa Yousuke!"
[Magma!]
Togawa Yousuke rolled up his left sleeve and inserted something resembling a memory stick into his arm. This thing was called a gaia memory, which could turn a person into a Dopant Monster with special powers.
Immediately after, he transformed from a human into a Monster, with Magma-like decorations around his waist and neck.
"Ahhh!!"
Togawa Yousuke's sudden transformation caused people nearby to scream, and soon the screams rose one after another as people panicked and fled.
"Is this what it feels like to have power? Hahaha, subarashii, subarashii! From now on, I am a superman!"
The Lava Dopant raised his arms and laughed loudly. The swelling power within him caused his evil value to increase rapidly. The gaia memory not only brought him power but also amplified the evil thoughts already present in the user's heart.
The Lava Dopant felt his vanity satisfied as he watched the humans flee from him. He then extended his hands and fired fireballs from his palms at will.
"Boom!!"
The fireballs exploded instantly upon hitting buildings or people.
"My god, what is this? Why is there a Monster?"
"Is this... could it be a Monster from Kamen Rider?"
"Is this still the daily life I know? Help!"
"Run!"
People in the mall fled in all directions in terror.
Shiraishi Shin had just come out of the restroom when he saw that everyone on the third floor had run away. They certainly moved fast.
He then went to the edge of the third floor and looked down, only to see a Monster causing destruction with fireballs flying from its palms.
"A Dopant?"
Shiraishi Shin raised an eyebrow and immediately crouched down because a fireball was flying toward him.
After dodging the fireball, Shiraishi Shin took a few steps back, took out his driver, and shouted softly, "HenShin!"
[Ima koso Toki wa Kiwamareri! (Wow!)]
After the golden Roman numerals appeared in front of him, a green screen instantly descended over his head. Accompanied by flickering deep green electricity, a golden phantom clock bloomed behind him for two seconds.
In the next instant, Shiraishi Shin leaped from the third floor, shattering the floor upon landing.
"Hmm?"
Hearing the noise behind him, the Lava Dopant immediately turned around, only to see someone wearing unknown special armor with their back to him.
Shiraishi Shin didn't speak but slowly turned around. Just by looking, the Lava Dopant felt an overwhelming aura of a powerful figure, making him involuntarily take two steps back.
The Lava Dopant was startled. Why did he feel fear just now? He forced himself to calm down and questioned, "You guy, who are you?"
Shiraishi Shin's tone was light as he said, "A passing judge, Kamen Rider Cronus. Remember it well."
"Kamen Rider?"
The Lava Dopant was shocked. He didn't expect to encounter the urban legend, a Kamen Rider, the very first time he used a gaia memory to transform.
However, he was only momentarily startled by Shiraishi Shin turning around; he wasn't cowardly. He was no longer an ordinary person and possessed unmatched power. Besides, he wasn't alone.
"Humph, so what if you're a Kamen Rider? Do you think you're a Kamen Rider from a tokusatsu show? Die!"
The Lava Dopant folded his hands in front of him, condensing a huge fireball. He then held the fireball high above his head and threw it in a posture similar to throwing a Spirit Bomb or a Gaia Force.