It was eight o'clock in the evening in Tokyo City.
On a deserted alleyway, Tanzaburo Tojima was hidden around a corner, watching the scene in the narrow passage ahead, his face filled with surprise.
"Why are Shocker Combatmen killing each other!?"
Tanzaburo Tojima was completely baffled because he had just witnessed a bulky female Shocker Organization Combatman instantly kill a male Shocker Organization Combatman with a single punch. The disparity in strength was obvious.
But what he didn't understand was why Shocker Combatmen, being of the same organization, would fight, and even try to kill each other.
"Now that you've finished watching, you should come out."
The bulky female Shocker Organization Combatman turned and looked in the direction where Tanzaburo Tojima was hiding.
Tanzaburo Tojima was startled internally that he had been discovered, but he had planned to come out even if the other party hadn't called him out.
The female Shocker Organization Combatman, Thunder Raiko, said in surprise, "You certainly have guts. You saw that and didn't run, and you can still stand calmly in front of me."
(Image Thunder Raiko)
Tanzaburo Tojima clenched his fists. As long as it wasn't a Shocker Organization Monster, he was confident. "Why are you Shocker Combatmen killing each other? Has there been an internal split?"
Thunder Raiko said with interest, "Oh? You even know we are Shocker Combatmen. It seems you're not an ordinary person. It doesn't hurt to tell you: I'm dealing with traitors. These Shocker Combatmen are usually controlled by the Shocker Organization, but for some unknown reason, they broke free of control, so they must be eliminated. Now that I've finished talking, please die!"
Although she was somewhat interested in the uncle in front of her who knew about Shocker Combatmen, she obviously couldn't let him go.
Seeing Thunder Raiko charge straight at him without a word, Tanzaburo Tojima quickly put on his mask and immediately used a hand chop to strike the thigh that Thunder Raiko kicked at him.
Then, a punch landed with a "Pa!" sound like a shotgun blast, hitting Thunder Raiko directly in the face and sending her flying two and a half meters before she crashed onto the ground on her back.
"How is that possible? A mere human was able to hit me this hard!"
Thunder Raiko, lying on the ground, struggled to prop up her upper body in disbelief. She wiped the corner of her mouth; blood was faintly seeping out. She angrily demanded, "Who exactly are you!"
"I am Kamen Rider, Shocker Organization Combatman, let's continue the fight!"
Tanzaburo Tojima roared and rushed forward. If it were an ordinary Shocker Organization Combatman, he could have disabled them with one punch, but this female Shocker Organization Combatman was indeed stronger than the average Shocker Organization Combatman.
If one punch wasn't enough, then two, then three!
"Pa!" "Pa!" "Pa!"
Every punch that landed on Thunder Raiko sounded like a heavy crash. Thunder Raiko couldn't believe that she, a dignified Shocker Organization Combatman who was stronger than the average Shocker Organization Combatman, would be beaten by a human without any ability to fight back.
This was simply a nightmare!
"Wait!"
Thunder Raiko held out her palm to block Tanzaburo Tojima's next attack.
Tanzaburo Tojima actually stopped his attack and said, "What? Do you have something else to say?"
"A powerful human like you could become even stronger. Do you want to become a Shocker Organization Combatman like me and gain even greater power?"
Thunder Raiko began to recruit Tanzaburo Tojima. She had never seen such a fierce person; if he became a Shocker Organization Combatman, his strength could advance even further.
"Nani! Me? Can I be modified?"
For that instant, Tanzaburo Tojima was truly tempted.
Shocker Organization.
Modification.
These two words were the ones that affected him the most after watching Kamen Rider. He had always wanted to encounter Shocker Organization and have himself modified into a Kamen Rider.
"Modification? Not exactly. It's by obtaining the blood of Lord Bat Man to become a Shocker Organization Combatman like me. I was human before, a Wrestler. After obtaining Lord Bat Man's blood on one occasion, I gained stronger power and could Henshin into a Shocker Organization Combatman!"
After speaking, Thunder Raiko's face showed fanaticism; she greatly admired Bat Man, who allowed her to become a Shocker Organization Combatman.
"Blood? Shocker Organization Combatman?"
After hearing this, Tanzaburo Tojima's excitement and enthusiasm faded. He realized he had been too naive; how could the Shocker Organization possibly modify humans into Kamen Riders?
He wanted to be a Kamen Rider, not a Shocker Grunt. He jumped up, extended his right foot, and shouted, "Enough nonsense! Take this, Rider Kick, Hah!"
Tanzaburo Tojima finished with a final kick, sending Thunder Raiko rolling her eyes and lying motionless on the ground.
"Boom!!"
Just as Tanzaburo Tojima was preparing to leave, the sound of an explosion and a flash of fire suddenly erupted in the distance.
"An explosion?"
His face was full of shock, and he immediately ran toward the direction of the explosion... "Kamen Rider?"
At the site of the explosion, Shotaro Hidari arrived on his HardBoilder. As a Detective, Shotaro Hidari had connections outside. The call he just received was from his informant.
At this moment, Shotaro Hidari looked at the firelight from the explosion ahead, where a figure was standing.
He initially thought it would be some Monster, but the figure's appearance made him momentarily stunned. The figure had the look of a Kamen Rider, predominantly purple, and the driver on its waist was somewhat similar to the shape of his Double Driver, both being W-shaped.
(Image Kamen Rider MetsubouJinrai)
His name was Kamen Rider MetsubouJinrai!
"Did he already defeat the Monster that caused the destruction?
Shotaro Hidari couldn't help but think this way because, seeing that the figure was a Kamen Rider, he subconsciously assumed the destruction in front of him wasn't caused by the figure.
However, the next second he knew he was wrong, because the mysterious Kamen Rider extended his index finger, condensed a sphere the size of a basketball on his fingertip, and threw it towards a building more than ten meters high.
The building was instantly detonated into ruins.
"Philip!"
Seeing this, Shotaro Hidari's eyes widened. He quickly ran forward, pulled out his driver, activated the Memory, and inserted it into the driver.
Meanwhile, Philip, inside the Narumi Detective Agency, also realized the urgency of the situation when the driver appeared on his waist.
[Cyclone! Joker!]
"Henshin!"
While running, Shotaro Hidari inserted the Memory into the w driver, then crossed his arms and pushed the Double Driver on his waist into a W shape. Amidst the whistling wind, green and black fragments quickly covered him from foot to head.
The effect of the Henshin was essentially the same as Eternal's, as both were Kamen Riders from the same series.
"Stop right there!"
After Henshin into Kamen Rider W, Shotaro Hidari threw a punch at Kamen Rider MetsubouJinrai.
MetsubouJinrai instantly shifted his body to the side to dodge, then used a knee strike to hit Shotaro Hidari's abdomen, sending him flying three meters high and tumbling backwards.
"This power!"
Philip felt the power of that recent knee strike; it was ridiculously strong.
"Bang!"
Shotaro Hidari's body crashed heavily onto the ground, and he was in so much pain that he couldn't get up for several seconds.