"Uncle, have a glass of hot milk."

Natsuki District, izakaya "Leo's House".

Xia Chuan sat down at the counter with a hint of exhaustion, and greeted the bearded and gray-haired boss who was busy inside.

It's just downstairs from his residence, and he sits here for a while every day when he's fine, and he's become half a friend with his boss in the past few years.

"You like some milk here, stinky boy," the boss saw that it was Xia Chuan, shook his head helplessly and smiled, "I'm not here to sell milk." ”

"I don't like to drink."

Natsukawa turned his gaze to the old TV set in the corner where the news was playing.

The new batch of Kamen Riders has been selected, and it will be broadcast live on the same day, as if a grand award ceremony is being carried out.

The beautiful lady of etiquette in the picture personally handed over the silver lockboxes to each of the chosen ones.

"Congratulations, from today onwards you will be human heroes Kamen Rider......"

"You're unwilling, aren't you?"

The boss pushed out a glass of steaming milk and said with an unhappy look on his face as he glanced at the TV.

"These people don't know what's going on? Scum who has just entered prison can become Kamen Rider, what a thing, this is also called a hero ......"

"What if you are unwilling?"

Xia Chuan drank the milk silently, and his face didn't fluctuate, as if he would always be paralyzed.

He has long been used to it in recent years.

The Kamen Riders who signed contracts with the consortium in the show are actually only a part, and the Kamen Riders on the official side are not expected to be announced, but the number is already considerable.

It may be an exaggeration to say that it is a knight for all people, but it can also be said to be everywhere.

With the passage of time, now Kamen Rider even has the title of a new-age policeman.

Speaking of which, it is true that many police officers have become Kamen Riders, but there are also many people who have committed adultery.

When it was first promoted, the Earth Alliance, represented by country A, introduced new regulations, and as long as you become a Kamen Rider, you will have the opportunity to start over no matter what crimes you have committed in the past.

Humanity seems to be opening the dreaded Pandora's box.

"Okay, dad, let's go back," a middle-aged man's laughter suddenly sounded inside the izakaya, "Is Taro obedient at home these days?" Of course the gift dad remembers, and tomorrow I will go shopping with Taro ......"

Xia Chuan looked at the middle-aged man sitting alone at a table in the corner out of his eyes, wearing glasses and a slightly old-fashioned face, but he was full of happy smiles during the call.

He was a little familiar with this man, he had been here a few times a month ago, and he was even more withdrawn and unsociable than him, and every time he buried his head in drinking and did not say a word.

"Are you coming back from a business trip?" The boss saw the middle-aged man smiling and hung up the phone, and asked curiously.

"Yes," the middle-aged man seemed to be in a good mood, and rarely responded, "I went to stay in Kuroudake in Nagano Prefecture for a few days, and the day after tomorrow was my son's birthday, so I specially asked for leave." ”

"Kurou Yue?" The boss was surprised, "I heard that an ancient ruins were found over there, are you from the archaeological team?" ”

Xia Chuan pricked up his ears silently.

Kurodake, Nagano Prefecture, who remembers that the ruins from Kamen Rider Sora Me are also in this place.

I don't know what's going on in this world.

"Sort of."

The middle-aged man smiled and didn't say much, took his hand luggage and prepared to leave.

By this time, it was already dark outside, and there were hardly any pedestrians on the road.

Seeing this, Xia Chuan subconsciously reminded: "Don't stay outside for too long at this time." ”

"It's okay," the middle-aged man looked at the time on his watch and found that it was indeed a bit late, "It's not far from my house, and besides, there are Kamen Rider patrols outside, so it's going to be fine." ”

The corners of Xia Chuan's eyes twitched, he always felt that this guy was setting up a flag, and opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything more.

It's time for a new batch of Kamen Riders to come out, and it's really much safer outside than before.

"I'll go back too."

Seeing the middle-aged man walk out of the store, Xia Chuan lost interest in continuing to sit down, and after one last glance at the TV, he grabbed his suit jacket and got up to check out.

The izakaya staircase is in the side alley, leading to the second floor, and there is only Natsukawa as a resident, and the owner lives behind the izakaya.

The second floor was originally occupied by the owner's wife and daughter, but I heard that they divorced and moved out a few years ago.

The boss didn't say anything about the specific situation, and he didn't ask.

Like the original Shinji Shinji, he is actually a person who doesn't like to talk to others very much.

"Buzz!"

The key was inserted into the lock hole when suddenly a faint beep sounded, and a frightened scream was heard clearly by keen hearing.

It's a monster!

Someone nearby has encountered a monster!

Xia Chuan's pupils dilated, his neck turned back stiffly, and despite his calm personality, his eyes began to flutter slightly uncontrollably, and he subconsciously reached into the inside of the suit, but grabbed it.

He's no longer Ultraman, and the gun was taken back after the suspension.

Although his combat effectiveness as an elite police officer is stronger than that of ordinary people, it doesn't seem to make much difference in the face of those monsters.

For him, monsters still meant mortal danger.

"Whew!"

Xia Chuan took a deep breath, and his face was still tense and went downstairs.

Follow the street lights to the end of the street.

Ripple-like luminous particles are rising from the ground, vaguely separating the inside and outside into two worlds.

This is a special enchantment barrier developed for Kamen Rider battles.

It's similar to Nexus's domain principle, but it doesn't have much of a function, just a temporary battle space to protect the outer area and trap the monsters that are causing trouble.

"Ah——!h

The barrier barrier had not yet been fully formed, and the middle-aged man from before suddenly screamed and ran into Xia Chuan's field of vision, and was about to rush out of the barrier, but his right leg was suddenly entangled by a green tentacle, and he fell to the ground with a pop.

"Kalekale! Eat you! ”

The figure of the green monster is fully visible under the street lamp.

The green hard-shelled body wrapped in hideous bone spurs, the tentacles that capture prey are connected to the chest, and an unknown corrosive liquid flows out between the opening and closing of the black mouthparts above, and the most striking thing is a pair of red bloody eyes, which make people hairy after looking at it for a while.

It's not the same as the monster image announced by the Alliance.

A new kind of monster?!

Xia Chuan's face changed suddenly.

In the past, the monsters that were active were more inclined to the alien beasts of the Ultra world view, but now this monster is biased towards the strange people in the knight world view.

Could it be a world invasion?

"Help me!"

The middle-aged man crawled away from the green-skinned monster in a hurry, and after seeing Xia Chuan in front of him, his desperate face resurfaced with hope, and he hurriedly reached out through the enchantment light curtain.

As long as he escapes before the barrier is fully formed, he will be saved!

"Hurry up! Pull me out! ”

"Kaminaga!" The boss's shouting came from behind, "Don't mess around! You'll be caught up in it too! ”

How can the battle enchantment come out so well?

The range can be changed at any time before molding, and the farther away you are, the safer it is.

And the middle-aged man has been entangled by monsters, and there is no possibility of survival at all.

"Come back, Shenyong!"

The boss shouted anxiously.

"You're not a Kamen Rider, so you have no responsibility or obligation to save him! Don't be a hero! ”

"I know, boss......"

"Whew! Call! ”

Xia Chuan's breathing accelerated, and he looked at the middle-aged man who was struggling silently, and his heart was touched by the middle-aged man's desperate will to survive.

There is a big gap between the strength of ordinary people and strange people, but the middle-aged man climbed to the edge of the enchantment under the pull of the strange tentacles.

The flesh of the fingers was blurred, and a visible blood mark was dragged out of the ground.