A trace of fear surfaced on the Wild Boar Orphnoch’s face.
It hastily shifted its body to dodge, but that deep red cone seemed locked onto it, fixed onto its body, leaving it completely unable to budge!
“What is that thing?!”
Amidst the Wild Boar Orphnoch’s desperate, enraged roar.
A figure clad primarily in black, covered all over with red lines and silver armor, was rapidly plummeting down from midair!
“Hah—!”
The next second, before the Wild Boar Orphnoch could react, Minoru’s right foot followed the trajectory of the deep red cone, kicking the Wild Boar Orphnoch’s chest with extreme violence!
*BOOM—!!!*
Then, in an instant, it pierced straight through the Wild Boar Orphnoch’s torso!
Under the intensely shocked gazes of the Izumi mother and daughter, the Wild Boar Orphnoch let out a agonizing scream as a red “Ø” symbol slowly surfaced on its body.
Immediately after, a cluster of eerie, pale blue flames ignited on its body.
“How…
how is this possible…”
“Isn’t I…
higher-evolved than humans…
why…”
Though obviously, no one was going to answer its question.
Accompanied by one final, unwilling roar, the Wild Boar Orphnoch’s massive body instantly collapsed amidst the blue flames, turning into a pile of grey-white sand-like ashes that blew away in the wind.
*Clap clap.*
Minoru clapped his hands, holstering the Faiz Shot he had prepared.
After blabbering for so long, he had thought this Orphnoch was going to unlock a second form.
You bastard, just stay obediently underground picking cotton!
The Auto Vajin arrived from not far away, issuing a soft “vroom,” coming to a quiet halt by the roadside.
“The…
the monster died?”
Mrs.
Izumi stared blankly at the scene before her.
Just a moment ago, their mother-daughter duo faced the desperate plight of being attacked by a monster.
In the very next second, this person wearing armor had descended like a deity from the heavens, kicking the monster into dust with a single blow.
“Mom?”
Sagiri, hiding in Ms.
Izumi’s arms, looked with some curiosity at Faiz, whom Minoru had transformed into, then looked at her mother, asking in confusion.
Mrs.
Izumi swallowed her saliva, plucking up the courage to speak up and ask, “Um…”
“May I ask, who are you…”
Hearing Mrs.
If he canceled his transformation here and was caught on surveillance, the trouble later would likely be endless.
He didn’t want to experience a round of photon skin rejuvenation!
*Better safe than sorry.*
Minoru made a quiet decision in his heart.
From now on, when dealing with non-human monsters like this, he would universally appear in the identity of Kamen Rider Faiz.
As for punishing ordinary scum, he would use the identity of “Minoru Kuroe.”
Either way, the system’s judgment core was “Stopping Evil”—as long as he performed acts that aligned with justice, even if he didn’t leave his real name, Justice Points would still be distributed all the same.
Having figured this out, Minoru put down his hand that was preparing to pull out his phone, slightly turning his body to leave a cool side profile.
“I’m just a passing Kamen Rider.”
“If you’re in danger in the future, call for me and I’ll appear.”
With that said, ignoring the dumbfounded Izumi mother and daughter, he walked straight to the Auto Vajin and mounted the bike.
*ROAR—!*
The Auto Vajin issued a low roar, then transformed into a streak of silver light, speeding down the street and quickly disappearing into the night.
“Kamen…
Rider?”
Mrs.
Izumi murmured this somewhat unfamiliar term, looking at that departing red taillight as a deep, profound sense of gratitude slowly surfaced in the depths of her eyes.
“Mom, what’s a Kamen Rider?”
Sagiri Izumi rubbed her eyes, having already forgotten her fear from earlier, and was instead deeply captivated by that cool departing back, asking aloud.
“Mm…
probably like Action Kamen on TV, I suppose?”
Ms.
Izumi crouched down and rubbed Sagiri’s little head, thinking for a moment before speaking.
“Oh, oh…” Sagiri nodded thoughtfully.
Action Kamen had Mimiko beside him; could she become Sagirisagiri beside Mr.
Kamen Rider?
“Sagiri, what are you thinking about?
To celebrate, let’s leave the air conditioner on all night tonight.”
“Yay!”
…
On the other side.
The Auto Vajin sped through the night until it drove two or three blocks away, confirming that no one was following behind and avoiding surveillance cameras on the main roads, before Minoru brought it to a stop in a remote, deserted alley.
“Phew—”
He pulled out the Transformation Phone from his belt.
Accompanied by a burst of red light as the Photon Streams receded, the heavy armor instantly dissipated into thin air, revealing Minoru’s original appearance.
With a thought, the Auto Vajin, along with the full set of armaments like the belt, was once again properly retrieved into the system space.
Congratulations to the Host for successfully eliminating a non-human lifeform (Wild Boar Orphnoch)!]
[Successfully saved innocent citizens: Ms.
Izumi, Sagiri Izumi!]
[Event Rating: Grade S!]
[Reward settlement in progress…]
[Obtained Justice Points: 1,000 points.]
[Current Total Justice Points: 1,800 points.]
“1,000 points!
Awesome!”
Adding the 800 points left over from before, he had a whopping 1,800 Justice Points in hand now—just a few more points and it would be enough for two “Premium Draws”!
Though obviously now wasn’t the time to draw.
He had to hurry back and smooth over his lie, otherwise if the person suddenly vanished halfway through a phone call, Mrs.
Izumi would definitely grow suspicious.
Minoru glanced at the time; roughly ten-plus minutes had passed since he hung up the phone.
Then, he began taking large strides along the street, sprinting wildly in the direction of the Izumi Residence.
Relying on his powerful physical attributes, Minoru ran practically like the wind.
In just a few minutes, he appeared in front of the street outside his house and the Izumi Residence, huffing heavily and drenched in sweat.
“Hah…
hah…” Minoru rested his hands on his knees, pretending to be utterly exhausted, stumbling over to the front of the Izumi yard.
At this moment, Mrs.
Izumi was cleaning up the ashes left behind by the Wild Boar Orphnoch in the yard.
Seeing Minoru, she was first taken aback for a moment, then her eyes instantly turned red.
“Mr.
Kuroe!”
Mrs.
Izumi hurried over to greet him.
“Why did you run like this…”
“Hah…
Mrs.
Izumi, are you two okay?”
Minoru asked eagerly while huffing heavily, his tone filled with anxious concern.
“Thanks to your phone call, we’re fine…”
Mrs.
Izumi thought for a moment, ultimately choosing not to mention the matter about the Kamen Rider.
It wasn’t that she didn’t trust Minoru, but rather because the Kamen Rider was also her benefactor, and judging by his words, he probably didn’t want too many people knowing his identity.
“As long as you’re fine.”
Minoru acted as if he breathed a sigh of relief, wiping a handful of sweat from his forehead.