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Armored Rider Zangetsu

Hideyuki was struggling to get to back his feet when one of the former onlookers rushed to his aid, helping him get to a vertical position.

He was surprised that someone had come to help him, but didn't really mind the company especially when he realized that it was an attractive looking girl that had come to his aid.

"Tha…Thank you," he exhaustedly panted, "I'll be okay, don't worry."

He took a moment to look past the young woman to observe that the brown armored rider had already left the battlefield with the now dispersing crowd. "That guy was strong," he thought, only realizing afterward that he had accidentally said it out loud.

Lockseeds
Melon
Suika



Armored Rider Gridon

Ryou had already made himself scarce by the time the young onlooker had come to Hideyuki's aid.

A few minutes later while on his way back to Yggdrassil Tower he became aware of the fact that he was being followed. Ryou thought at first about losing the tailgater, but quickly decided against it. He lead his peruser to a secluded spot before as the man stopped close behind him.

Looking over his shoulder, Ryou recognized his follower immediately as one of the beat riders that he had seen from the test subject files. His face remained completely devoid of emotion or surprise as he was asked about Sengoku Drivers and completed on the fight he had been in with Zangetsu.

"Oh, You must be…" Ryou stared to say before he realized he had forgotten Baron's name, he racked his brain before finally asking, "who again?"

He had planned to meet Baron's user as well eventually so it was just as convenient for Ryou that Kumon tracked him down.

In the meantime, he reprimanded himself for in the heat of the moment with the battle with Zangetsu that he had even momentarily forgotten one of the test subject's names, despite his best efforts earlier not too.

To Baron and even to Ryou himself however, it would be hard to tell if Yggdrassil R&D Overseer was been genuine or just messing with the hot-headed armored rider.

Lockseeds
Donguri
Pine

Armored Rider Gridon

"Kumon Sasuke?" Ryou repeated to himself as the file on Baron that he glanced over started to come back to him in a flash, "that's right. Now I remember."

"So what if I possibly am? Or I'm not. What of it?" He asked cooly as his entire demeanor started to change as he silently sized up the young rider and his response.

Despite Kumon putting his arms into his pockets, Ryou's experience and keen powers of observation told him that the other rider's fists had clenched to some stimuli, though he couldn't quite tell yet what stimuli it was. Based on the question however, Ryou guessed that Kumon had something possibly against Yddgrassil, but he couldn't be completely sure.

Ryou potentially readied himself mentally for what might come, but he was in no mood to needlessly fight for a second time that day. He leaned himself easily onto a side of a building as he patiently waited for Kumon's response.

Lockseeds
Donguri
Pine

Armored Rider Gridon

Ryou remained motionless and unaffected when he guessed correctly that Kumon might do something reckless by possibly attacking him. "Wow, wow, easy there," he said causally as he raised his hands harmlessly up, "I have no intention of fighting you today…"

Ryou knew that he could easily beat Baron at the latter's current level of skill, but there was no need to fight recklessly without any reason at this stage. His gaze on Kumon remained un-wavered as he paused for a moment to think.

"But let me ask you question," he said as he causally got up from his leaning position and calmly walked towards Kumon before eventually passing him, "What is it you're trying to prove with your power? What is it that you seek?"

His tone remained unchanged as he waited for Kumon to consider his answer before adding, "Not everything is what it seems. Evil? Good? Such childish ways of thinking cannot prepare you for what is to come."

Lockseeds
Donguri
Pine

Armored Rider Gridon

"Power? Vengence? I see," Ryou said turned his head to face Kumon eye-to-eye, "Such shallow pursuits will only get you so far."

"Think what you will, but the Sengoku Drivers are for a much different purpose than what you assume they are. Be warned." He cautioned as Baron was about to start walking away.

With that, Ryou walked back into the crowd without giving the already leaving Kumon a chance to respond. Things would get very dangerous indeed if that man continued on his current path of destruction.

Ryou knew that he would have to deal with unstable Baron eventually he thought darkly as he made his way back to the tower that dominated the rest of the city. He had much to think about before his next encounter with the armored riders before he solemnly commented to himself, "Only one more rider to visit…"

Lockseeds
Donguri
Pine

Armored Rider Zangetsu

Hideyuki gratefully allowed himself to be helped by his unknown savior to the nearby bench. "Thank you," he said as he took a drink from the offered water bottle. "I'm alright now."

"I don't know," he finally managed to stammer out in response to the girl's questions, "but whatever it was about it was probably meant to send me about these drivers."

He had a suspension about the acorn rider's true motive, but he decided to muddle it over with himself for now.

For the moment, he took a moment to glance down at his now closed Melon Lockseed and Sengoku Driver that was still attached around his waist. 'He's right, these things are dangerous,' he thought, 'but what am I fighting for?'

He knew that he would have to contemplate on Gridon's warning more before the sudden comedic outburst to suddenly "start meowing" interrupted his thoughts.

"Wha…?" He barely managed to utter in surprise. He didn't think he'd had ever met a girl quite as, unique, as this one was.

Lockseeds
Melon
Suika

"Henshin!"
"Matsubokkuri!"
"Lock On!"
~Soiya~
"Matsubokkuri Arms! Ichigeki in the Shadow!"

Takeya quickly saw that wild Inves were set upon Team Raid Wild during one of their performances at one of the river stage as they enjoyed the sight of the light waves crashing against the railing walls, he soon transformed within the chaos of the audience that were running away in order to avoid contact with them, and became Kurokage once more while brandishing his Kagematsu in mid jump. Armored Rider Kurokage slashed & stabbed the group of multi-colored type Elementary Inves while protecting the civilians and his former teammates who knew nothing of his role at this time, Kurokage then punished the Inves into a pile as they could barely get themselves up as they stumbled around, and allowed time to set up for the finisher.

~Soiya~
"Matsubbokuri Squash!"

Leaping into the air with Kagematsu on hand while having it centered as the head, Kurokage was surrounded by an aura that shaped a pinecone as he pierces the Inves with one strike of his empowered attack, and all remaining bystanders watched him destroyed them in a small brief explosion that left burning flames that subsides a few seconds after. Takeya as Armored Rider Kurokage stood facing the crowds as they gawk in amazement that there was another Armored rider after all due to DJ Sagara's rumor online, fans of Raid Wild were soon flooded with fans that were saved by Takeya's intention as both Armored Rider & team were grouped together in photo shots by any and all, Takeya then soon managed to pull away from the people to hide his retransformation back to himself as he rushed to return working as his break was over for now.

Sengoku Driver
Lockseeds:
- Matsubokkuri
- Durian

Kizoku Kodomo
~Lock Dealer~
Kamen Rider Knuckle

"Tch..." Kizoku pouted, sitting on the edge of the stage. "I was hoping it would last longer than that..." He sighed

"At least one showed up. Kinda wish it wasn't Koichi though. Need to show off the newer suits.."


Kizoku stood up and brushed himself off. "Oh well...where to strike next?"

Armored Rider Zangetsu

"Randomly? I'm not sure, this attack felt different from the last time I was attached somehow.." Hideyuki said after the the girl had already changed the subject back to what it was.

Suddenly, Hideyuki was surprised to see the DJ that he heard speaking the day he first got his Sengoku Driver pop up on the girl's computer. "Those are the ones that attacked you? There must be someway that they're getting here unnoticed."

"A forest?" Hideyuki piped up again at what she had said. He looked at the screen that displayed her hero. The Armored Rider looked similar to the one that had originally attacked him after he had saved that woman on his first transformation, but this one's amor was a bit different. 'Another one, huh? Just how many of these riders there are?'

Hideyuki's mind raced with even more questions of their shared situation as he continued to watch the energetic DJ's broadcast of the events that had just unfolded.

Lockseeds
Melon
Sukia