The Qualifications of a Kamen Rider (Part 2)

Hey, why did you initially want to become Kamen Rider?

What's so great about the stuff the Japanese make? Why do you try to imitate their postures and shout those embarrassing lines in Japanese, and even spend money on toys like those belts and transformation devices?

Isn't this too childish for a high school student?

"Why? I... I'm also looking for the reason."

Faced with the mysterious boy's question, Sachi lowered her head and, to be honest, she couldn't remember why she had initially fallen for Kamen Rider.

All she knew was that she really liked and admired those heroes.

As for becoming a hero, she had never considered it. Because "with great power comes great responsibility," she didn't think she could face those difficulties like the protagonist in Kamen Rider.

The mysterious boy removed the Build Driver from her body, and fortunately, she did not resist and let him do as he pleased.

"My name is Aixie Kaslana, a secondary Order Emissary, and strictly speaking, your subordinate," Aixie said, looking at the driver in her hand.

"The only ones who can guess that can intervene in world collision events are the divine messengers, so—" Sachi raised her head and looked at him with hopeful eyes, "You will help me, right?"

"My colleagues and I are happy to help you, but the problem is—" Aixie handed the driver back to her and turned away awkwardly. "Shh, let me tell you something secretly. Last time you seemed to have accidentally angered Yue. Without her permission, none of the secondary gods in the Honkai Branch World dared to take action."

"Huh?" Xing was taken aback. Was Yue referring to the little girl from the last gathering? She hadn't expected Yue to have so much power.

"Yue is our former boss's daughter, you know what I mean." Aixie gave her a knowing look. "Good luck, my dear new boss."

"Why do I feel that your appearance is seriously inconsistent with your actual age?"

"Aren't you the same? This isn't my true self," Aixie said with a snap of her fingers, seemingly intrigued.

"Since no one can act without Yue's permission," the girl said, her two heterochromatic red and blue eyes looking at him slyly, "Yue sent you to save me, right? That means the actual situation isn't as bad as I thought."

"Hmm, not bad, you were able to quickly grasp the key points." Aixie clapped her hands approvingly. "Big Sister Yue asked me to take you to her place. I don't know exactly what you're going to do there, so good luck to you~"

Hearing Aixie's teasing words, Xing scratched her head, feeling wronged. She really couldn't remember how she had offended the girl named Yue. Could it be because of that time when Yue was talking to her? Such a small thing shouldn't be worth it...

No, sometimes, a small thing can really cause a misunderstanding.

"Well, thank you for your help, Mr. Aixie ...?" Xing said tentatively.

"You can call me whatever you like, but when it comes to Sister Yue... how you address her depends on her mood. Is there anything else you want to ask?"

After thinking about it seriously for a while, Xing asked, "Does 'former boss' refer to my predecessor? Do the Native Order Emissary need to be rotated periodically?"

"Um, the boss is a special case... but it's not your time to know yet, let's ask another question." Aixie's face stiffened, not expecting Xing to ask such a direct question.

"The Kiana who came to help me when Zack invaded the Honkai World last time—or rather, the Kiana from another timeline—was also your colleague?" Yu recalled the firefly he had summoned last time.

"KK, don't misunderstand, she just happens to have the same alias as you. She holds a very high position here, but if you want to know more about her, I suggest you ask Miss You Hui..."

Before Aixie could finish speaking, a spatial rift suddenly appeared beside him, and a black dragon emerged from it, roaring at him. The powerful pressure instantly turned him into a black and white figure.

"I'm so sorry, Senior You Hui!" Aixie bowed deeply at a lightning speed, leaving Sachi, who was standing next to her, completely stunned. If she wasn't mistaken, was this the Mirror Beast Ryuki Dark from Ryuki? Did You Hui go to the Knight World to kidnap the Mirror Beast after kidnapping Artoria's Holy Sword?

(Another name for it is Dark Musou Dragon)

Inside Sougo's palace, the blonde girl snorted coldly, then patted the long, Ryuki Dark a few times as a reward. The dragon hummed comfortably, looking extremely satisfied.

"You two are still so close." Sougo used the Ryuki Watch to summon the Ryuki Crimson and started playing with it in a competitive manner. The poor Mirror Beast wanted to resist, but its opponent was too strong.

"After all, he's my first real partner, right, Kuro?" You Hui put him back into the Ryuki Fang Card Box, picked up Paimon (Q version) whom she had grabbed to use as a pillow, and then continued to engage in card battles with Sougo.

"My turn, draw a card!" Sougo solemnly drew a card from the deck. "The card I drew is... the sealed one..."

You Hui angrily threw a pillow at his face. "Hey, we're playing Hearthstone! Even if we're cheating, can't we at least be serious?"

—This dividing line is sponsored by a certain Time King who was misled by You Hui—

Unknown location——

Aixie led Xing to an empty doorway, her tone becoming cautious, "Big Sister Yue is behind this door, you better be prepared... What's going on with you like this?"

Aixie was in the form of a young boy, looked at Sachi, who had somehow switched back to the form of a young girl. Sachi did not explain, took a deep breath, and then pushed open the door and stepped into this unknown space.

The last time we met, she was also like a little girl. Would it be better to meet her with the same body type? She probably hates being looked down upon.

She didn't feel grounded. The moment she entered that door, a blurry state filled her mind. When she regained her senses, she found herself in a room with a girlish style.

Noticing the commotion, the little girl in her bathrobe peeked out from the mountain of snack bags and drink bottles. Her golden pupils met the heterochromatic red and blue eyes of the girl named Yue, and her eyes widened.

"Who allowed you in? Get out of here, Yue!!!"

A pillow was slapped on Xing's face. The innocent-looking little girl said, "Go find that guy named Aixie. I was sent here by him. What crime have I committed?"

Outside, Aixie suddenly remembered something and slapped her forehead. "Oh no, I've gotten into the habit of using Senior You Hui's portal, and I subconsciously teleported directly into the bedroom!"

Ten minutes later—

The white-haired, Armed Doll miserably carried the pile of garbage out. Yue, dressed in an elegant and noble outfit like a princess, sat gracefully and handed a high-tech-looking controller to Xing. "Want to play Yugi with Yue? Please Bronya to make it with the power of the Herrscher of Truth."

Noticing her cross-shaped pupils, and considering her appearance, Sachi vaguely guessed her prototype, but was still somewhat speechless. "The power of the Herrscher of Reason isn't used for this kind of thing. Wait, what is the Herrscher of Truth?"

"You'll find out later. Okay, come play Yugi with Yue. KK and the others are all out lately, so Yue has to play by herself, which is boring. By the way, play seriously, Yue is very strong."

This is what the perpetual homebody said.

She breathed a sigh of relief; the other party's attitude was much better than she had expected. All she had to do was find time to explain, right? By the way, is it really a good idea to play Yugi during a world collision?

Mr. Tsukasa Kadoya, who lit up his purple light and beat up the Another Ohma Zi-O, said, "You guys play a little longer, let me have some fun too. Damn it, in the original timeline, that guy sent me to accompany Gash, and I couldn't beat the real one. Now I can't even take my anger out on this imposter?"

Leo was also venting his anger on counterfeit goods, gave it a thumbs up.

"Damn it, how can this guy be so strong? I got the strongest power!" Pandir couldn't believe that he was actually fighting Decade to a standstill. Wasn't this guy the kind who was Ohma Zi-O- O when he was observing? Could it be that I've encountered an enhanced version?

"We need to use Zi-O's power to defeat Zi-O, right?" Wang Xiaoming, feeling a surge of satisfaction, pulled a card from the card case, tapped it in front of Pandir, then pulled out the driver, flung it into the slot, and violently slammed the thruster shut with one hand. A sound effect rang out.

"Kame Rider——"

Ohma Zi-O!

The ground suddenly cracked open, and scalding magma gushed out, forming a scarlet clock shape beneath Decade's feet.

"Be proud, you're the first test subject I've had since I got this card from that guy."

The man, whose real name was Tsukasa Kadoya but was often referred to as Wang Xiaoming, said this casually.

Hmph, after all that pleading and cajoling, that guy still wouldn't lend it to me. It was better to just You Hui... cough, snatch it. Just find some other being from another dimension and snatch it. By the time that guy comes looking for me, I'll already have the card.

Wang Xiaoming thought smugly, but just then, the transformation effect of the Demon Slayer abruptly stopped, a blank card popped out of the driver, and a line of light appeared in the air:

"Surprised? Unexpected? You didn't expect that, did you? I predicted your prediction!"

Wang Xiaoming was silent for a few seconds, then angrily burst out cursing. "Damn it, Sougo, don't screw me over at this crucial moment!"

A Time King, engrossed in a card Yugi, slapped his forehead. "Oh no, I forgot to give him a genuine card! Oh well, he probably won't die. With the bottle I gave him, defeating that nobody will be a piece of cake. Let's continue the duel."

—Come become my card or his watch, choose one—

Bang!

The moon broke the fourth handle.

Why, why was this guy able to remain unscathed the entire time? He slowly whittled her down by using a kite to kill her. Yue felt like cursing.

Noticing Yue's increasingly obvious resentment, Xing weakly said, "How about we switch to another Yugi? I'm quite good at fighting Yugi."

The game switched to a racing Yugi, and then—

"Forty-four consecutive wins, great!" Yue happily crushed the fifth controller.

Surprisingly, it was very easy to handle.

Xing wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and pondered her next move. Yue seemed to be in a good mood, which was a good opportunity to apologize, but reminding her of bad memories while she was in a good mood might backfire. What should she do?

"Are you in a hurry?" Yue asked her abruptly.

"To be honest, I'm in a hurry because I'm going to save the world. It sounds casual, but I have to go."

"Do you want to go and die? With your current strength?" Yue pinched the soft flesh on her waist.

"So, can you help me?" Xing pleaded earnestly. "I'm so sorry I did something to upset you before, but the situation is urgent now, so please help me out."

"No." Yue refused decisively. "You are not qualified to order me around right now. Leaving this incident alone will not cause too much damage to this Branch World, so Yue does not want to help you."

"However, if you want to fight, Yue would be happy to send you back. As for whether you will die there, Yue doesn't know. But please rest assured, if you unfortunately die, Yue will ask Sister You Hui to find a suitable new divine messenger for this Branch World."

Yue's tone was icy cold as a familiar portal opened beside her. "Tell Yue your decision."

"I want to fight."

Yu took out her Build Phone and pulled out a group photo of herself with St. Freya and the others, as if she had made a decision she had made long ago.

"Can I ask you for a favor, Yue?"

"What?"

"If I die, could you please send the soul residing in my body back to its source, and also erase all memories of me from everyone on my worldline? I don't want to hurt them."

As her petite body slowly grew taller, Sachi, now back to her teenage form, took out the Build Driver and the Bubble Rabbit Tank Bottle and stepped towards the portal.

Xing's figure disappeared into the portal. After she left, Yue lowered her head deeply, and endless sorrow welled up from her.

"Even if the moon doesn't shine, they won't remember you, because no one will remember the vanished Native Order Emissary..."

Additional information on the divine messenger: The Native Order Emissary cannot die.

——Are You Ready?! ——

The dilapidated city came into view. She gritted her teeth and walked past the mutilated corpses of the citizens, forcing herself not to grieve for the innocent dead.

Influenced by Kallen, she was constantly influenced by a sense of responsibility to save everyone and a compassionate morality. She opposed the former because she could not save everyone, and she also disliked the latter because not everyone deserved her kindness.

"But I am Kaslana, Valkyrie, and it is my duty to protect the innocent... What nonsense am I spouting?!"

Realizing something was wrong, Sachi clutched her aching head and kept telling herself that she wasn't Kallen in an attempt to escape her state of personality disorder.

"Strange, I haven't felt this way in a long time. Ever since the Polymerization with Kallen's personality fragments deepened, I thought I wouldn't experience these cognitive dissonance symptoms anymore. Is it because I was suddenly subjected to too much stimulation? Damn it..."

The girl, with a splitting headache, desperately pounded her head in an attempt to alleviate the pain. Unlike physical pain, mental trauma is hard to bear no matter how many times you experience it.

Just then, Build Phone rang.

Fortunately, she didn't have time to think about who was calling her at this time; after all, the only person who could call her at this time was him.

"Hey, Mr. Sento?"

"Phew, great, we finally got through! Little Sister Luming, has anything unusual happened on your end? A large number of unknown monsters suddenly appeared here a while ago. Fortunately, the organization called Schicksal sent Valkyrie for emergency rescue in time, and Anti-Entropy also sent a lot of mechs, which minimized casualties. Little Sister Luming? Why aren't you saying anything? Is something wrong?"

"I'm so sorry, Mr. Sento..." A girl's voice, trembling with sobs, came from Build Phone. "I'm so useless. I couldn't defeat the enemy, and I caused so many casualties among the civilians. I probably don't even deserve to call myself Kamen Rider Build. I've let you down. I'm sorry, Mr. Sento, I've tarnished your reputation..."

"This isn't your fault, Luming." Sento's genius brain immediately understood everything and quickly comforted her. "You don't need to put all that on your shoulders. Relax. I'm already researching a way back, and I'll be able to support you soon. By the way, I couldn't contact you before, but I managed to get in touch with Banjo and the others. You did a great job, successfully leading Banjo and the others to retreat when faced with a terrible situation, protecting my comrades. I want to thank you for that."

"I haven't actually done anything that deserves your gratitude..."

"Why not?" Sento asked in return. "I've heard a lot about your deeds from your friends. You did a great job, didn't you? You need to have more confidence."

"But perhaps I am not qualified to be a knight."

"Ha, who was that from the beginning?"

"Huh?"

Recalling those days, Sento's eyes revealed a hint of reminiscence, "I wasn't a hero at first. I was a demon scientist, a genius physicist, a guy with an excessive sense of self-awareness, and all of those were me."

"But I met many people, some who were originally my enemies, and some who were originally my family. Together they shaped me and created Kamen Rider Build, a hero of justice, transforming me from a virtual hero into a true savior. Even if no one remembers these things."

"But Mr. Sento has always been a righteous partner who finds joy in helping others. I may never become someone like you..."

Sento sighed upon hearing this and said seriously, "Listen carefully, Chen Xilumeng, you don't need to become me, because you and Kiryu Sento are two completely different people. There's nothing wrong with aiming to be an idol, but living out your own characteristics is the most important thing."

"You could have been called a hero long ago, even if those things were done out of personal motives. Be more proud of yourself; excessive humility is not a good thing."

"Chen Xilumeng, or rather, Xing Kaslana, whatever your identity, please tell me, when you put on that belt, are you ready?"

"Huh? What do you need to prepare?" Sachi was taken aback by this sudden question.

At the time, he really only wore the Tesla- made Build Driver with a playful attitude.

"Answer me, are you ready?!" Sento asked sternly.

"I..." Before she could answer, a whooshing sound reached her ears. She instinctively turned to the side, and a beam of light almost grazed her ear. Fortunately, she was not injured, but her Build Phone was unfortunately damaged.

The Another Build tore aside a large chunk of rubble and charged menacingly toward her.

"Get out of the way!" Ryuga appeared from the other side, shoving aside the Another Build, then hurriedly ran to her side and looked her up and down. "Finally found you! Where have you been all this time?"

"Hey, Banjo, don't scare that little girl." Kaito and Gento appeared just in time, and after physically repelling the Another Build, they quickly stood with them.

The four exchanged glances, their meaning clear.

"Everyone, I cannot replace Mr. Sento, but at this moment—" Sachi pulled the tab on the Bubble Rabbit Tank jar, "Please allow me to fight alongside you!"

All four donned Build at the same time, taking out the strongest transformation items they could use at that moment.

Rabbit Tank Sparking!

Cross-Z Magma!

Grease Bizard!

Prime Rouge!

With their unique transformation platforms completed, the four drivers simultaneously emitted that sound effect that has been present throughout the entire Build series—

Are you ready?

"Transform!"

—We cannot ignore the future of our planet.—

In a coffee shop, the Manager Ishidou, looked up, his eyes flashing red.

"Oh? This irresistible force feels like someone is forcibly summoning me. How interesting. This trip back to Earth is going to be very interesting."

The shopkeeper, or rather Evolut, detached from the host and, mimicking a black hole, entered the portal created by Pandir using the Otherworld Oma's abilities.

Meanwhile, in various timelines of the Knight World, each Kamen Rider's final enemy is summoned by Pandir and forcibly drawn to his side to fight alongside the ridiculously powerful Decade.

—Don't neglect tomorrow's underwear—

Eiji forcefully shoved a stick with Flower Underpants hanging from it into the ground. He then moved the left hand that Ankh possessed. "That was Miss K just now, right? Although she looked a little different, I could tell."

"Then, Ankh, let's go!"

The man's hair was tinged with red, and a large number of grayish-white coins poured out of his left hand, forming a strange hand covered in red armor. "Seriously, you've already repaid her one favor, right? Well then I'll reluctantly help you out one more time. Don't forget the popsicle today."

"Yes, no problem, as long as it's not Zhong Xuegao!"

"Who wants to eat that stuff? I want to eat Cornetto!"

"Fine, fine, whatever you want."

Eiji helplessly patted his left hand, which trembled slightly, causing the three Core Medal— red, yellow, and green—to fall out. Eiji caught them with lightning speed.

"Transform!"

"Taka (Falcon)!" Tora (Tiger)! Batta (locust)! TaToBa! TakaToraBatta TaToBa~!"

In a dazzling burst of light, Kamen Rider OOO Eagle Tiger Hopper form makes a brilliant appearance!