Love Live and Kamen Rider 33

[Who exactly are you? Why are you ruining my plans!]

The Black Cat Mlortha saw someone suddenly interfering with its business, so it angrily questioned the Divine standing before it.

"Me? I'm just a Kamen Rider who specializes in hunting your kind, Divine."

[Hmph, what year do you think it is? A Kamen Rider? Don't make me laugh. But whether you're a Kamen Rider or a Super Sentai, whoever dares to stop me from killing that girl, I'll kill them!]

The Black Cat Mlortha pointed at Sonoda Umi, who was sitting on the ground, and glared at Divine with a ferocious expression, its eyes revealing a hint of murderous intent.

"Oh? Is that so? I'd like to see you try."

Then, Divine gripped the Flame Feather Blade and charged at the Black Cat Mlortha, while simultaneously shouting to Silver Phantom.

"Phantom! Get her out of here!"

〖Understood, master.〗

Upon receiving Divine's order, Silver Phantom picked up Sonoda Umi and headed toward the distance. Seeing that Silver Phantom intended to take Sonoda Umi away, the Black Cat Mlortha prepared to rush over.

[You think you can just leave? It's not that easy!]

"I'm returning those exact words to you!"

Divine suddenly appeared in front of the Black Cat Mlortha, raised the Flame Feather Blade, and slashed down at it.

"Slash."

[Ugh, damn it! You forced my hand! I'll kill you!]

"Come on then, I'd like to see who dies—you or me!"

The next moment, the two sides began to clash.

In a park far from where Divine and the Black Cat Mlortha were fighting, Silver Phantom set Sonoda Umi down.

Seeing that Silver Phantom had put her down, Sonoda Umi asked.

"Um, Mr. Robot, isn't it a bit dangerous to leave Mr. Divine alone to deal with that monster?"

Just a moment ago, she had felt a sense of impending death just from being stared at by that monster, so she was worried that Divine might not be able to defeat it.

〖Rest assured, master is very resilient, so he certainly won't fall. Besides.〗

"BOOM!!!"

Before Silver Phantom could finish its sentence, a violent explosion rang out in the distance, causing Umi's heart to leap into her throat. Silver Phantom also looked toward the direction of the explosion with slight unease, as that was exactly where Divine and the Black Cat Mlortha were.

〖Master... young lady, you should go home quickly. Don't let your parents worry about you.〗

"But, Mr. Divine..."

As she spoke, Umi looked worriedly into the distance.

〖Don't worry! I'll handle things on master's side. You just need to get back safely. After all, master only had me take you away because he was afraid you'd get hurt, so please, just go back.〗

"I understand. I wish Mr. Robot and Mr. Divine the best of luck."

Umi bit her lip and said to Silver Phantom.

Afterward, Silver Phantom transformed back into its motorcycle form and spoke.

〖Rest assured, master and I will definitely return safely.〗

Then, it sped off toward the direction of the explosion.

Fenrir's Power

〖Master!〗

When Silver Phantom arrived, it found Senba Gari, who had already been forced out of his Divine armor and was lying on the ground, injured and unconscious. But how did it come to this? Let us rewind time by a few minutes.

--Time Divider--

After Silver Phantom took Sonoda Umi away, Divine stood in front of the Black Cat Mlortha to prevent it from chasing them, and the two began to fight.

"Clang."

As the Black Cat Mlortha lunged rapidly at Divine, just as its sharp claws were about to touch him, Divine blocked them with the Flame Feather Blade in his hand.

Violent sparks flew between the claws and the blade, and the two sides remained locked in a stalemate. At that moment, Divine said.

"Honestly, I'm curious why you want to kill that girl, and the other women from before."

The Black Cat Mlortha let out a wicked laugh.

[Heh heh, they deserved it! None of those women are any good! Especially that girl from just now—she actually dared to reject me in public! She made me lose face in front of everyone, so I have to kill her!]

"Just for that reason?!"

[That's right.]

"Damn it, I've been running around for this pathetic reason of yours! You bastard! I'm absolutely furious now!"

Following this, Divine kicked the Black Cat Mlortha away, channeled a portion of his spiritual power into the Flame Feather Blade, and charged straight at the Black Cat Mlortha.

[Heh heh, let me show you what real speed is!]

"Slash~"

Suddenly, Divine felt a blur before his eyes as the Black Cat Mlortha appeared right in front of him, immediately swiping a claw at Divine's chest before he could react, sending sparks flying instantly.

"Ugh, damn it! I actually forgot that this guy's familiar-type Mlortha is a speed-type. That means this guy is definitely a speed-type too, and several times faster than them at that."

Divine clutched his armor-covered chest, which now bore three claw marks, and glared grimly at the Black Cat Mlortha before him, thinking to himself.

What on earth am I supposed to do? Wait! It looks like this is my only option.

But the next second, the Black Cat Mlortha charged again. This time, however, Divine was prepared. He closed his eyes once more, cleared his mind of all distractions, poured all his spiritual power into the Flame Feather Blade, and inserted the Finisher Card into the blade's hilt.

〖Kill weapon〗

〖Energy storage〗

〖Yu Huang strong explosion〗

Then, Divine held up the blade woven from flaming feathers, quietly waiting for the right moment.

"Swish~" Three seconds. The Black Cat Mlortha had already reached Divine.

"Hoo~" Two seconds. The Black Cat Mlortha raised its sharp claws, which were covered in an ominous black aura, while Divine swung his Flame Feather Blade, now coated in flaming feathers, down toward the Black Cat Mlortha.

"BOOM!!!" One second. The Black Cat Mlortha's black-aura-covered claws collided with Divine's Exploding Phoenix Flame Feather.

The collision between the two different powers triggered a massive explosion at the spot where Divine and the Black Cat Mlortha stood, engulfing them both.

[Damn it! Fine, you win this time, but I won't let you off!]

A moment later, the Black Cat Mlortha jumped out from the center of the explosion, clutching its injured right hand, and fled.

〖Master!〗

Not long after, the Silver Phantom appeared nearby and ran over to Senba Gari, who had already reverted from his transformation and lay unconscious from his injuries.

〖Phew~ Thank goodness, it's just spiritual exhaustion.〗

Data flashed across its eyes, and the Silver Phantom picked up Senba Gari, heading toward a more populated area.

[Hey, kid, kid!]

"Ugh, hmm, wh-where am I? And who are you?! How did I end up here?!"

When Senba Gari opened his eyes, he looked around in confusion. As he regained his senses, he was startled by the sight of a giant silver-gray wolf before him.

[Me? Heh, I am Fenrir, and this is my world. As for why you're here, I suppose you must have stumbled into this place while you were unconscious.]

Fenrir bared his fangs in a grin.

After listening to Fenrir, Senba Gari looked at his surroundings. It was a grassland, and he and Fenrir were sitting on a giant boulder under a full moon that hung perpetually above them. Senba Gari suddenly remembered that Fenrir was one of Divine's locked forms, so how could this be?

Just as Senba Gari was deep in thought, Fenrir's voice suddenly reached his ears.

[Stop thinking. You guessed right; I am one of the forms of the Beast Soul Driver, the Shadow Moon Soul, Fenrir.]

"Beast Soul Driver? What is that?"

Senba Gari asked, looking completely bewildered.

[Damn, kid, you mean you still don't know the name of the Transformation Belt you've been using all this time?]

Fenrir's mouth twitched as he looked at the boy.

"Uh, ah, haha, well, nobody ever told me." Senba Gari laughed awkwardly.

[Forget it, kid. Tell me, do you want to obtain my power?]

As soon as Fenrir finished speaking, Senba Gari looked at him with excitement.

"I do! Of course I do! I need to have a lot of power if I want to defeat Mlortha!"

[Oh, is that so? Even if it means you will turn into a Mlortha yourself!]

Fenrir's next words left Senba Gari stunned.

"Of course—wait, a Mlortha?!"

[That's right! The monsters. Do you know why the first-generation Divine sacrificed himself to seal the Mlortha? It was because he knew he would turn into a Mlortha. So, knowing that, do you still want it?]

Having said that, Fenrir watched Senba Gari quietly.

"...Fenrir, lend me your power!"

[Hmph! I knew it—wait, what?!]

Fenrir had expected Senba Gari to give up, but the boy's words caught him completely off guard.

"I said, lend me your power!!!"

[Kid, are you really sure? Once you turn into a Mlortha...]

"Then I will fight as a Mlortha!"

Before Fenrir could finish, Senba Gari interrupted him. Fenrir looked at the determined gaze in Senba Gari's eyes, the corner of his mouth curled up, and he burst into laughter.

[Hahahaha! Garuda really didn't misjudge you. You truly are a kid with guts! Fine! Kid, you'd better make good use of my power.]

[Awoooo~]

After saying this, Fenrir howled at the full moon and then transformed into a card featuring a silver-gray wolf pattern.

Senba Gari felt his vision darken, and he lost consciousness once again.

When Senba Gari opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was the ceiling of his own room, and he realized he had returned to reality.

"Phantom! Phantom, are you there?"

Senba Gari shouted toward the door, and then the sound of machinery clattering against the floor grew closer until the voice of Silver Phantom reached him.

〖Master! Are you awake!〗

"Yeah. By the way, Phantom, let's start our operation tonight."

〖But Master, the opponent's speed is not something you or I can catch up to.〗

"Don't worry. Now that I have this, why would I have anything to fear?"

Looking at the card in his hand, Senba Gari said with a confident expression.

Lone Wolf Under the Moon, Shadow of Swift Movement!

That night, on the roof of a tall building in Kanda Town, Senba Gari sat on the ground, looking down at the electronic map on his laptop screen and the shared vision from With birds (Flame Sparrow), when the voice of Silver Phantom came through his Bluetooth headset.

〖Master, are you really sure the opponent will come back to kill that girl?〗

"Of course. That guy must think I'm seriously injured and still lying in bed, and since it only suffered a dislocated arm, plus the fact that it hates her so much, it will definitely try to kill her while I'm 'gravely wounded'."

Senba Gari narrowed his eyes, his lips curling into a confident smirk.

〖Oh, as expected of Master, your analysis is truly impressive. However, is it useful just to monitor from up here? Will you make it in time?〗

"Heh, you really underestimate me, Phantom. Back when I was fighting it, I secretly placed a Tracking Talisman on it. It's just that the Tracking Talisman only becomes effective once it transforms into Mlortha, which is why I had you and With birds (Flame Sparrow) keep an eye on her, even if the behavior is a bit rude."

〖Oh~ I see. But Master, I'm afraid we might have to protect a few more people when the time comes.〗

"Huh? Why is that?"

Hearing Silver Phantom's words, Senba Gari asked in confusion.