Starting with Firefly, Speedrun the World

"Get out of my way!"

Azuma Michinaga swept a glance at the man on the ground, not caring in the slightest.

From start to finish, Azuma Michinaga had never needed any teammates, much less regarded other Riders as his comrades.

He had only one comrade, and that comrade was already dead.

All of this was because of the DGP, because of the Kamen Riders!

The reason he joined the DGP was to destroy every single Rider!

After obtaining this buckle, Azuma Michinaga immediately loaded it into the other side of the Desire Driver at his waist.

[Armed Drill!]

The next moment, the right arm of Kamen Rider Buffa upgraded, transforming into a drill, while the power of the Zombie Buckle shifted to his lower body, to his feet.

At this point, he charged at Sam once more.

He used the "BerserClaw" on his foot to stomp claw-shaped toxins into the ground, solidifying them into stacked, elongated platforms that propelled him straight toward Sam, launching a drill attack directly at him.

Facing Buffa's charge, Sam simply threw a single punch to meet it, striking the drill head-on, which instead left Buffa feeling a stifling pressure in his chest.

Hastily flipping in midair, he manipulated the Desire Driver at his waist.

[REVOLVE ON]

With the rotation sound effect, he swapped the drill buckle on his upper body and the Zombie Buckle on his lower body, the Zombie Breaker and the drill appearing in his hands at the same time as he once again charged in recklessly, risking his life.

Sam raised his hand to block, catching the chainsaw with one hand and bracing against the drill with the other.

He let the chainsaw and drill keep cutting into him—both produced sparks and flashes—but in reality, Sam's hands showed no effect at all.

"I told you, you're too weak."

"It can't bring you any chance of winning."

"This ends now!"

Faced with Azuma Michinaga's repeated attacks, Sam's tone remained flat, as if he had never taken it seriously at all.

Like a human facing the provocation of an ant!

But sometimes, when an ant gets too offensive, one doesn't mind stepping on it.

The moment he spoke, Sam wasted no more time. He threw a devastating punch straight at the Buffa before him, landing it squarely on his chest.

Boom!!

A violent, muffled sound echoed out instantly, and a shockwave-like blast of air swept out from behind Buffa's back.

"Aahh!!"

At this point, Azuma Michinaga could no longer hold back, and a pained cry uncontrollably escaped him.

With that single blow, he was completely crippled.

Buffa was slammed heavily into the ground over a hundred meters away, rolling an unknown number of times.

Then, with a flash of purple light, he could no longer maintain his transformation, and the Kamen Rider form dissipated, leaving him unconscious.

"No way!"

"Even Buffa..."

"This Stellaron Hunter is this strong? He beat Buffa without breaking a sweat."

Watching Buffa's fate, the scene truly terrified everyone. Having experienced the previous games, they were well aware of the strength of Azuma Michinaga as Kamen Rider Buffa.

He and Ace Ukiyo were veterans of the DGP Grand Prix, arguably two of the strongest among them.

And yet, while possessing both the Zombie Buckle and another buckle, he was taken down so easily.

At this moment, many were already thinking of retreating. Going up against someone this absurd left them with no confidence, not a shred of fighting spirit.

Even Keiwa Sakurai, who had originally held goodwill toward Sam, was now filled with terror, unable to meet his gaze. Perhaps Nene Arakawa was a little better off, but even she hesitated slightly.

She didn't know much about him; maybe he wasn't what she had imagined.

"Stellaron Hunter Sam, who exactly are you?"

In the midst of the silence, Ace Ukiyo stepped forward and spoke, addressing the Sam before him.

"You're not a participant in the DGP Grand Prix, so why do you keep showing up? What is your goal?"

Though the Stellaron Hunter before him had cost him his last Desire God title, Ace Ukiyo showed no trace of hatred at this moment.

He was merely puzzled by his motives, asking out loud!

Since the Stellaron Hunter before him wasn't a Rider belonging to the DGP Grand Prix, naturally there was no competitive relationship between them, and he wasn't after the final wish opportunity.

But then why did he keep appearing at the DGP Grand Prix venue?

What was his goal?

And who was he, really?

Did he truly have no connection to the DGP organizers?

He didn't even have a Rider belt on him—was he really a Rider? Or were there other kinds of Kamen Riders besides the ones in the DGP?

He wanted to figure all of this out, since it might be connected to clues about his mother.

"You don't need to know my goal."

Chapter 26: Command Twin Buckle

After saying this, Sam glanced at Nene Arakawa beside him, then withdrew his gaze without lingering.

He then continued his point-farming spree.

There was no rush to deal with these Riders' achievements. Aside from a few individuals who had annoyed her while watching the show, the others... if they didn't provoke her, Firefly felt a bit reluctant to go after them.

So she chose to take out the Jyamato first, while also rescuing the survivors—effectively sabotaging the tasks of the participating Riders.

Then she'd wait and see whether the Riders would jump out first, or the operators running this Rider reality show.

At the early stage, the biggest boss... the original founder of the DGP Grand Prix, Suel, probably wouldn't rush to show up.

So there was no need to worry too much about him.

Even if he did appear, Firefly wouldn't be too concerned—it wasn't like she had no chance.

"Damn it!"

"What does this guy think the DGP is?!"

"We can't let him sabotage the DGP Grand Prix."

Inside a data-dimensional space, Game Master Guelorey stared grimly at the screen in front of him.

Though he had initially thought the appearance of this Stellaron Hunter would boost the show's ratings, his current behavior was something he could no longer tolerate.

This was seriously disrupting the reality show.

If this Stellaron Hunter Sam kept this up, could the game even continue?

If the audience became dissatisfied, the blame would fall on him.

With that thought, Guelorey couldn't help but pull out his own Game Master Transformation Device—the Vision Launcher, one of the two core starters governing the DGP Grand Prix.

But just as he was about to step in personally, he paused, watching the scene on the screen.

If he could avoid going down, it was best for the Game Master not to intervene.

Even if he had to, he'd need to report to his superiors first.

But that Hair Washer guy was always obsessed with his "truth" and rarely handled matters. The main person managing the DGP Grand Prix was still him.

Even the producer didn't pay constant attention—as long as he was careful when stepping in, it would be fine.

"...Let me just watch for now!"

"With the supporter's help, will Geats once again display his undefeated legend, or will he be defeated by him?"

Noticing the situation around Ace Ukiyo, Guelorey held back from acting immediately. He wanted to see the true strength of this Stellaron Hunter Sam first.

After all, so far, this Stellaron Hunter hadn't shown his real power.

Back to the Kamen Riders' perspective.

All the participants watched as the Stellaron Hunter ignored them entirely, directly cleaning up the Zombie Jyamato.

Occasionally, he even rescued survivors.

He was completely stealing their objectives and tasks. As participants, they could only stand there and watch, exchanging awkward glances.

What were they supposed to do now?

Just wait like this—wait for him to take out all the Zombies?

Even Ace Ukiyo didn't stop him, watching Sam's series of actions in silence, trying to figure out his real goal. Was it just to eliminate the Jyamato and save people?

That was too... strange.

Just here to rescue people?

Meanwhile, Keiwa Sakurai couldn't help but smile, feeling that his idol and savior truly lived up to expectations. He couldn't resist rushing over to help rescue the survivors.

"Huh?!"

Noticing Keiwa Sakurai's move, Nene Arakawa couldn't help but follow along.

Her fear of Sam's power faded, replaced by even greater admiration. Her destined one was truly a kind-hearted Rider!

Strong in power, pure in heart.

Striking down evil mercilessly, reaching out to the weak—he was the perfect model of the ideal Rider in her mind.

Though in reality, Firefly was just saving people she happened to encounter while farming points—it didn't cost her any extra effort!

"What's this..."

Just as Ace Ukiyo was at a loss—since he didn't have a good buckle on hand—a box appeared before him.

This startled Ace Ukiyo. This was clearly a buckle case—why had it suddenly appeared here?

Still, he grabbed it on instinct, then noticed a note on top saying not to give up, that they would always support him.

They hoped to see Geats' undefeated legend once more.

That gave Ace Ukiyo something to think about, but he didn't dwell on it. He immediately opened the box in his hand.

Then a buckle he had never seen before appeared before his eyes.

It looked incredibly powerful, far from ordinary.

But at this point, Ace Ukiyo couldn't afford to worry about that. Standing there doing nothing wasn't in his nature.

Even if he had failed once before, that was no reason to be afraid.

So Ace Ukiyo decisively inserted the new buckle into the driver.

With his action, a flashy Rider sound effect rang out.

[GREAT! Ready Fight]

Yet when he transformed, he found his form looked almost identical to his Entry form—just with an extra visor and antenna added to the mask.

Before he could think further, a streak of light appeared beside him, materializing into a magnificent greatsword.

This was the buckle's exclusive weapon, the "Rising Sword."

A buckle was also slotted into the sword. Ace Ukiyo tried to pull it out but found it completely stuck, as if it needed charging.

Considering that possibility, Ace Ukiyo didn't rush to deal with the Stellaron Hunter. Instead, he charged toward a group of Zombie Jyamato in another direction.

As he closed in on those Zombie Jyamato, a single swing of his sword unleashed a terrifying wave of sword energy that instantly cut down the surrounding enemies.

"So strong!"

Feeling the power of the weapon in his hands, Ace Ukiyo was instantly exhilarated, his former confidence rapidly returning.