After club activities ended, Shiraishi Shin originally intended to go home with Shiina Mahiru, but before leaving campus, he received a text message from Okada Yuriko.
[Can you come to the sports equipment warehouse? I just defeated a Shocker Combatman.]
"A Shocker Combatman?"
Shiraishi Shin hadn't expected Okada Yuriko to actually defeat a Shocker Combatman. That was truly impressive, as a Shocker Combatman is several times stronger than an average human.
But why would there be a real Shocker Combatman at school?
Shiraishi Shin said to Shiina Mahiru beside him, "Sorry Mahiru, I have some things to handle at school. You go on ahead."
"Eh?"
Though confused, Shiina Mahiru nodded and didn't ask further. She said, "Alright, I'll go back and start cooking. I'll wait for you to come home so we can eat together."
Watching Shiina Mahiru's departing figure, he felt he shouldn't hide his identity from her. After all, she was already his girlfriend, and he knew her background well. He'd find an opportunity to explain it to her later.
Leaving whenever something came up without explaining the reason might eventually create a rift. Besides, his identity as a Rider didn't need to be kept secret like Ultraman's.
Moreover, Alya, Chitoge Kirisaki, and Okada Yuriko all knew his identity; there was no reason his first official girlfriend shouldn't know.
After parting with Shiina Mahiru, Shiraishi Shin arrived at the sports warehouse in the gymnasium.
The sight that met him was a messy warehouse. Inside were two people: one was Okada Yuriko carrying a black bag, and on the floor lay a woman with twin tails wearing a black bodysuit. Her skin was a greenish hue.
"This is a Shocker Combatman?"
This was the first time Shiraishi Shin had seen a Shocker Combatman in person. The outfit was indeed a bodysuit, and the belt around the waist bore an eagle emblem.
While Shocker Combatmen are stronger than humans, they are far inferior to Monsters, so his ability to sense Monsters didn't detect her.
Okada Yuriko pushed up her black-rimmed glasses and said, "Yes. Her name is Yukarisu, and she's actually a student at our school. She's stronger than the male Shocker Combatman we saw last night. I had to rely on technique to knock her unconscious."
(Image Yukarisu)
"Alright, then I'll finish her off."
As he spoke, Shiraishi Shin took out the lost driver and placed it on his waist. The driver automatically extended a belt to secure itself, and then a white eternal memory appeared in his right hand.
[Eternal!]
"Wait!"
Seeing Shiraishi Shin moving so quickly to Henshin, Okada Yuriko rushed forward and grabbed his right hand as he was about to insert the Memory into the driver.
"What's wrong? Didn't you want me to kill her?"
Shiraishi Shin turned to look at Okada Yuriko, who was only a few centimeters shorter than him. Hadn't she called him here to take out this Shocker Combatman?
He assumed Okada Yuriko couldn't bring herself to kill someone. Even if it was a Shocker Combatman, the opponent still looked human, making it hard to strike. Plus, she lacked weapons, so he thought she'd asked him to do the job.
Okada Yuriko gave a bitter smile and said, "You misunderstood. I don't want to kill her. I want you to help me take her to find the owner of that family restaurant from last night, Shimamura Mitsuba."
She then explained that this female Shocker Combatman was actually Shimamura Mitsuba's girlfriend. It seemed that because Shimamura Mitsuba had spoken a few words to her at the family restaurant yesterday,
the female Shocker Combatman thought Shimamura Mitsuba was interested in Okada Yuriko and decided to attack.
After understanding the situation, Shiraishi Shin didn't say much. He brought Yukarisu and Okada Yuriko to Nanshan Lake Park and notified Shimamura Mitsuba.
He also took a photo of Yukarisu in her Shocker Combatman form and sent it to Tanzaburo Tojima. The tough guy immediately asked for their location, saying he would be right there.
Okada Yuriko asked, puzzled, "Shin, you called that uncle here too?"
Shiraishi Shin smiled. "He'll definitely be interested in seeing this Shocker Combatman. As a middle-aged man obsessed with Kamen Rider for over thirty years, his heart is more passionate than ours. We should indulge him."
"Alright then."
Okada Yuriko thought it made sense. There was no denying that Uncle Tanzaburo's persistence in loving Kamen Rider at forty was even stronger than her love for Denpa Ningen, and his overall combat power was much higher than hers.
Before long, Tanzaburo Tojima arrived at the park on a bicycle with tires that were practically smoking.
"Shocker! Where's the Shocker Combatman?"
He shouted with extreme excitement. He had seen one yesterday, but because they were enemies, he hadn't had time to observe. Now there was an unconscious Shocker Combatman he could examine up close; he'd never even dreamed of such a good thing.
Looking at the overly excited Uncle Tanzaburo, Okada Yuriko crossed her arms and said in a low voice, "Hey, why are you shouting so loud?"
However, Tanzaburo Tojima ignored her completely. He walked over to the bench and looked at Yukarisu as if she were a work of art, saying with the excitement of a creep, "Oh! So this is a Shocker Combatman? This bodysuit, this eagle emblem... Subarashii!"
To prevent Tanzaburo Tojima from groping Yukarisu, Shiraishi Shin warned, "Cough, Uncle Tanzaburo, just a reminder: this Shocker Combatman is a woman, and her boyfriend is coming soon."
"I can see she's a woman. Don't worry, I'm not a pervert. But I didn't expect there to be females among the Shocker Combatmen. Still, you didn't bring her here just for me to see, did you?"
Tanzaburo Tojima looked at Shiraishi Shin and Okada Yuriko with gratitude.
"It wasn't specifically for you. We're not that childish. It's because you also know this female Shocker's boyfriend—it's that blond owner of the family restaurant from yesterday."
Tanzaburo Tojima only understood after Okada Yuriko briefly explained the sequence of events.
The three then waited. A few minutes later, a man dressed in service industry attire walked over looking anxious.
Upon seeing the three of them, he said hurriedly, "You three, you said my girlfriend Yukarisu was injured. Where is she?"
Okada Yuriko pushed up her glasses and said, "The one on the bench is her."
"Eh? This person..."
When Shimamura Mitsuba arrived, he naturally saw the woman lying on the bench, but he didn't pay much attention at first, as she didn't look like his girlfriend at a glance.
Yukarisu was cute; her skin wasn't extremely fair, but it certainly wasn't this greenish-brown color.
But now that Okada Yuriko said the one on the bench was his girlfriend, Shimamura Mitsuba looked closer and realized that besides the skin color, it really was his girlfriend.
Tanzaburo Tojima said bluntly, "Well, your girlfriend is actually a Shocker Combatman."
It was unclear if this shop manager could accept his girlfriend's identity as a Shocker Combatman. After all, from yesterday's conversation, it was clear that this manager and his brother had encountered Shocker Combatmen when they were kids, though who knows if that was true...
(Sorry I only updated 1 chapter today I was too tired)