Love Live and Kamen Rider 4

Almost everyone he knew was here, and, happy birthday? Was today his birthday?

--Drip

"Huh?" Feeling the liquid sliding down his face and his vision blurring, Senba Gari hurriedly reached out to wipe away those unbidden tears.

"Why are you crying again? You're a big boy now, you can't keep blubbering like that." Senba Setsune walked forward, reaching out to gently wipe the remaining tears from the corner of Senba Gari's eyes.

"It's just... you guys suddenly doing all this... I don't even know why I'm crying... I just... I just couldn't control my tears when I saw you all here..." For once, Senba Gari's tone carried a hint of childish pouting as he spoke to Senba Setsune.

Only in this moment did he seem like a child who had yet to grow up.

"Is that so? We've always been here, we never left, so don't cry anymore." Senba Setsune stroked Senba Gari's head and said softly.

"Mm."

"That's right, that's my son. Today is your eighteenth birthday, and your old man has prepared a gift that will surely satisfy you." Senba Ryo said mysteriously.

"A gift?"

"Yes, right here." Senba Ryo patted the silver-white motorcycle behind him.

"This is..." With a dazed expression, Senba Gari reached out to gently stroke the motorcycle's dashboard. An indescribable emotion surged in his heart, and, as if possessed, he suddenly blurted out.

"Welcome home..."

Rider and Monster Grand Quiz

The following is purely for parody and fun. Happy Lunar New Year to everyone.

Weather: Once upon a time, there was a big mountain, in the mountain there was a temple, and in the temple there was... cough, off-topic.

Weather: Hello everyone, I am the single author who has discarded all integrity, leaving only my chastity, Weather is the name!

Weather: Eh eh!? Where is everyone?! Didn't I remember inviting a lot of people? Where are they? Why aren't they... Puff (?.?ω?)σ)′Д`)

Senba Gari: Cough, sorry, I just went to change my clothes, but I ended up being ambushed by a certain shameless author. Phantom! Come over and clean this up!

Phantom: Understood, Master. (???)

A certain fainted, shameless author is silently dragged away~

Senba Gari: Cough, let's restart. Welcome to the Love Live and Kamen Rider New Year's Eve Special—Rider and Monster Grand Quiz!

The entire cast of Shocker Combatmen who are always background extras: Ee~!

Senba Gari: Cough, due to a lack of budget, we could only afford these cheap audience members, ha... haha... (awkward).

Alright, without further ado, let's welcome our special guests!

First, from the Rider Faction, the senior Kamen Rider Number One!

Number One: Hello everyone!

A burst of cheers from the audience!

Senba Gari: Next is our senior Kamen Rider Kong!

Kong: Hello everyone!

A burst of cheers from the audience!

Senba Gari: Finally, our senior Kamen Rider Decade!

Decade: You...

Narutaki: Damn you, Decade! (Grabs a chair)

Decade: Narutaki, are you looking for a fight?! I'll take you on! (Also grabs a chair)

Senba Gari: Hey, hey! Calm down! Calm down! Damn it! Don't hit me, you idiots!

Chaos on stage, cheers in the audience.

Once things finally stabilized on stage.

Senba Gari: Cough, that was just a minor accident, yes, just an accident. As for the instigators, they have already been subdued, no need to worry. Let's continue.

Decade, Narutaki: Mmph mmph mmph mmph!

Senba Gari: Next is the Monster Faction. First, let's welcome the Shocker Leader!

Shocker Leader: (Waves his hand)

Another burst of cheers from the audience.

Senba Gari: Next is Number Zero! Daguva!

Daguva: Kong! Come and fight me! (Lunges at Kong without a word)

Kong: ...Screw you! (Reaches out to choke Number Zero's neck at the same time)

Senba Gari (Darkened): That is quite enough... (Silently picks up two bricks)

Bang! Bang!

Phantom: Dust to dust (Drags them away)

Cangqiong: Earth to earth (Throws confetti)

Two corpses, one white and one red, were silently dragged off the stage by Silver Phantom and Golden Firmament.

Senba Gari (darkened): Don't cause any trouble for me, you two~ (He looked at Decade and Narutaki with a smiling face.)

Decade, Narutaki (nodding desperately): Mmm-mmm-mmm!!!

Senba Gari: Very good. Now, let's invite the next—uh, Narutaki is already subdued, ahem, never mind. Next, let's invite our jury! There are too many people to introduce, though, since everyone is here.

Rider Group: Oh!

Monster Group: Roar!

Staring deeply into each other's eyes~

Senba Gari: Anyway, the rules of the game are as follows: I will pose a question, and whichever side—the Rider side or the Monster side—knows the answer must press the red button in front of them. The first to press the button gets to answer first. A correct answer earns one point, while an incorrect one earns no points and will result in a punishment~ Do you understand?

Everyone: Understood!

Senba Gari: Good. Then, for the first question: How many forms does Kamen Rider OOO have, including his subspecies?

After a brief silence, Kamen Rider Number One was the first to press the red button.

Senba Gari: Good, Senior Number One grabbed it. Now, Number One, you may give your answer.

Number One: 128!

Senba Gari (smiling): Congratulations! The answer is—incorrect!

Number One: What?! How can that be! Isn't it 128? (Flips the table)

Senba Gari: Ahem, as for this answer, we shall have Senior OOO provide it!

As a spotlight shone on a certain spot, OOO's conspicuous traffic-light design appeared before everyone.

OOO: Ahem, sorry about that, Number One. Actually, you were very close, but you missed the Super Tatoba Combo, so the answer is 129.

Senba Gari (smiling): Alright, now that the answer has been revealed, let the punishment begin~ Phantom!

Phantom: Understood! ( ? ?ω?? )? (Pulls the lever beside him)

Click!

Number One (glancing at the giant pit beneath his feet): NO!

Shocker Leader (slapping the table and laughing wildly): Wahahahaha!!!!

Click!

After a long, thrilling, and intense journey, Senior Number One crawled his way back.

Just how morbid was the punishment to make Number One end up in such a miserable state!

Senba Gari: Alright, now that Senior Number One is back—hey! You over there! If you slap that table again, it's going to shatter!

Shocker Leader (in "eager student" mode): ...

Senba Gari: Then let's look at the next question. You should know that Showa Rider was always themed around cyborgs, but by the time we reached Heisei Rider, it was no longer the main focus. So, the question is: what is the greatest characteristic of a Kamen Rider?

Number One, Shocker Leader: Need you ask?! It's obviously being a cyborg!

Number One, Shocker Leader (looked at each other): Hmm? (They left their seats and slowly walked toward one another.)

Number One (tightly gripping Shocker Leader's hand): A kindred spirit!

Shocker Leader (tightly gripping Number One's hand): A soulmate!

Senba Gari felt that the atmosphere was becoming a bit wrong.

Number One: You are absolutely right! A Kamen Rider is only complete after undergoing modification surgery!

Shocker Leader: A soulmate! You are right! Only cyborgs are the true romance of a Kamen Rider!

Number One: Exactly! So, in order to save the Kamen Riders!

Shocker Leader: Let's capture them all and modify them!

Saying this, the two turned their gazes toward Decade.

Decade: Mmm-mmm-mmm!!

Bang! Pow! Boom! Crash! Clang! Rattle! Thud, thud, thud!

Extreme Slash!

DeDeDeDeDecade!

Joker~Extreme!

Watching the stage descend into total chaos, Senba Gari looked on with a deathly pale expression.

Senba Gari (darkened): Heh... hehehe... fight, then, fight... since you all want to fight... (Silently pulls out a card)

Vehicle armour appear

armed

Divine Garuda

Divine: ORA ORA ORA ORA!

Boom! Bang! Pow! Crash!

Phantom: Hahaha... sorry, as you can see, we've had a bit of an accident here... (Decade: DeDeDeDeDecade!) (≧ｗ≦;) (;≧д≦)

Ahem, anyway, Phantom wishes everyone a Happy New Year's Eve! ?(?｀?*)

Divine: Ora ora ora ora!

Number One, Shocker Leader: Modify! Everyone, go get modified!!

Rider vs Monster Battle Royale!

The following is purely for parody and entertainment!

Ding-dong!

Senba Gari: Welcome to the second part of the Love Live and Kamen Rider New Year Special—Rider vs Monster Battle Royale!

All Shocker Combatmen (clapping): Eeee~

Senba Gari: Right, ahem, due to various reasons, our first Q&A session was temporarily interrupted, but that doesn't matter. This time, we're changing things up with what we do best: combat!

All Shocker Combatmen (clapping): Eeee~!!!!

Senba Gari: First, let's welcome the two team leaders from the Rider Faction and the Monster Faction!

Starting with the senior from the Rider Faction, Number One!

Ta-da-da--!

Number One makes a sparkling entrance~