Lord Bishop?!
What was this monster talking about?
Beneath his Kamen Rider helmet, Tosu Hideo's face was filled with bewilderment. He had no idea what this monster was talking about.
The monster that had emerged from the depths of the Aokigahara Sea of Trees was covered in white fur, with elk-like antlers growing on either side of its head and a fist-sized eye split open in the center of its body.
"Lord Bishop, the mask you're wearing today looks rather different from your old one. I don't really understand human culture."
When Tosu Hideo remained silent in contemplation, the white-furred monster turned its round eye toward the black tendrils writhing in the air, a trace of suspicion flashing through it.
"You've arrived a little later than expected, and according to the message from the Gunma Prefecture base, you didn't deliver that batch of monsters as agreed. Did something delay you?"
I can't understand a word this monster is saying, but it seems to have mistaken me for this Lord Bishop?
But I'm not Bishop at all. Saying nothing has already made the monster suspicious, but if I open my mouth, I'll definitely give myself away.
Once I'm exposed, will this monster attack me?
Tosu Hideo swallowed and slowly withdrew the dozens of black tendrils beneath his Kamen Rider suit. His left hand tensed, the black tendrils ready to shoot out at any moment.
"Lord Bishop, you seem a little strange today. Is it because you've changed your mask?"
Sensing that the monster seemed to have grown suspicious, Tosu Hideo gritted his teeth and prepared to strike first, seizing the initiative.
Suddenly, Tosu Hideo felt his body stiffen and a chill run down his back, as though something cold and sinister had entered his body.
Then, to his horror, he discovered