He was also looking forward to Regina's answer.
"Talking like that right in front of other people, Ash, you really have some nerve."
Just like the CSM belt displayed on the highest shelf in the toy section, the more expensive it was, the more one wanted it. Faced with such self-centeredness, Regina wanted Ash himself more and more.
"I like you. You're no longer a retainer. From today onward, you're my, Lady Regina's, exclusive Rider!"
Rather than flying into a rage over Ash's disrespect, Regina happily promoted him again.
Pointing at Ash's nose with a rather impolite gesture, Regina smugly made her declaration. Ash could only helplessly shrug at her words.
"I've always been a Rider."
How was Kamen Rider not a Rider? Back in the day, Kamen Rider No. 1 had ridden a horse into battle against Shocker.
Still, looking at Regina's smug expression, he felt like he was starting to like this brat too.
After all, who wouldn't like an ATM?
"I've played with just about all the fun toys in the human world, Ash. Is there anything else interesting?"
"If you mean interesting things, then yes."
Having traveled through more worlds than he could remember, Ash had collected an enormous quantity of items. Useful or useless, driven by his hoarder and scavenger instincts, he had accumulated so many things that he had even forgotten about some of them himself.
Because of that, he had once been targeted by a certain Treasure-Stealing Rider. As the saying went, it wasn't thieves stealing from you that was frightening—it was thieves keeping their eyes on you. After being watched for some time, Ash had placed that guy, along with Wang Xiaoming, who had killed him several times, at the very top of his blacklist.
Leaving that aside, at Regina's request, Ash