Shimamura Ichiyo slapped his thigh and said,
"Very well, since no one is backing out, we'll cultivate for a few days and gather again this Saturday!"
Tanzaburo Tojima tilted his head and asked,
"Why wait until Saturday?"
Shimamura Ichiyo rolled his eyes at him and said,
"Idiot, don't you need to work? How will you live without working? Besides, you can intensify your training during these few days. It's settled then."
"That's true."
Tanzaburo Tojima rubbed the back of his head and smiled as it dawned on him.
He also needed to work part-time, like moving bricks.
"Thanks, Junior Shiraishi, you've given me a lot of inspiration."
---
At noon the next day on the rooftop, Kasumigaoka Utaha, wearing sexy black stockings, sat beside Shiraishi Shin, using a pen and notebook to record words about love and romance.
Mainly, since Kasumigaoka Utaha was a romance novelist who had never been in a relationship, she sought out Shiraishi Shin, who had a girlfriend, to tell her the details.
Because Kasumigaoka Utaha had no friends at school—the title of "Unattainable Flower of the Campus" wasn't for nothing—but now she had one, and that was Shiraishi Shin.
Shiraishi Shin smiled and said,
"Just talking about it still has many shortcomings. Actually, entering the fray yourself, experiencing it firsthand, and getting a boyfriend would provide much more inspiration."
"That may be so, but other than you, I don't have any other male friends. How about you be my boyfriend?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at Shiraishi Shin with a teasing tone, wanting to see how he would react.
Shiraishi Shin simply shrugged indifferently and said,
"If Senior wants to be my girlfriend, I naturally won't refuse. I'm just afraid Senior is just talking big to have some fun at my expense."
Kasumigaoka Utaha was suddenly silenced.
She had previously imagined several scenarios: either he'd refuse because he already had a girlfriend, or he'd blush with embarrassment because of her words.
She didn't expect him to be unexpectedly experienced, open to anyone, and even call her a big talker.
However, regarding that point, Kasumigaoka Utaha was indeed just talking big.
She didn't want to be with just anyone; she had only known Shiraishi Shin for a few days, and their total time together didn't exceed two hours.
Moreover, he already had a girlfriend, so this time she could only remain silent.
Just as Kasumigaoka Utaha was about to speak, she suddenly noticed a blurry, mist-like wall appearing behind Shiraishi Shin.
She cried out,
"What is that!"
"Hmm?"
Seeing Kasumigaoka Utaha's shocked expression, Shiraishi Shin quickly turned his head.
The next second, the mist-like wall surged forward, instantly covering both Shiraishi Shin and Kasumigaoka Utaha right behind him.
Then, the mist wall vanished, and both Shiraishi Shin and the girl disappeared along with it.
---
A second later, Shiraishi Shin and Kasumigaoka Utaha were teleported, motionless, into a massive sports stadium.
"What's going on?"
Being suddenly transferred from the rooftop where they just were to this unfamiliar stadium, not only was Kasumigaoka Utaha in a dazed state of confusion, but even Shiraishi Shin was very surprised.
"Could it be the Aurora Curtain?"
From the mist-like wall that had just transported them, the first thing Shiraishi Shin thought of was the dimension-crossing skill used by Kadoya Tsukasa.
"Junior Shiraishi, are we in a stadium?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha looked around with a face full of doubt.
Had a supernatural event occurred in broad daylight?
To be suddenly transferred from the school rooftop to this unfamiliar sports hall.
Although she didn't show much on her face, her heart was actually quite panicked.
If Shiraishi Shin hadn't been with her, she definitely would have been terrified being alone.
"Who knows."
Glancing at the empty spectator stands, he saw only one spot where four people—three men and one woman—were gathered.
He seemed to have some guess as to where this was.
---
In the stands, Onodera Yusuke looked at the two people appearing below and asked in confusion,
"Tsukasa, is he Kamen Rider Delta? Why didn't he transform when he arrived, and why is there an unrelated female student?"
Kadoya Tsukasa, who had a peculiar hairstyle and a magenta camera hanging from his chest, shook his head and said,
"I'm not sure either. Logically, the Rider War has already been announced to all worlds, and everyone is waiting for the match in their respective worlds."
Immediately after, another Aurora Curtain appeared, and a predominantly white Kamen Rider appeared dozens of meters across from Shiraishi Shin.
A very distinctive narration announced,
"Next is the sixth match of the Rider War: Kamen Rider Delta versus Kamen Rider Rey!"
"Kamen Rider?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha was somewhat stunned as she listened to the voice broadcasting in the arena and saw the Kamen Rider appearing ahead.
"Kamen Rider Delta?"
A strange expression appeared on Shiraishi Shin's face.
If it were before yesterday, he did indeed have the Delta Driver, and calling him Kamen Rider Delta wouldn't be wrong.
But he had given it to Okada Yuriko yesterday at noon.
Now he only had two Kamen Rider identities:
Kamen Rider Eternal and Kamen Rider Cronus.
This stadium, along with the scene before his eyes, reminded Shiraishi Shin of a Decade movie—the first Rider crossover war.
Could it be because he previously possessed the Kamen Rider Delta belt and the "version" hadn't updated yet, which was why he was transported from his own world to another parallel world via the Aurora Curtain?
---
Kamen Rider Rey pointed at Shiraishi Shin and said,
"Those who don't fight won't survive. Kamen Rider Delta, transform. If you don't transform, then leave the stage obediently on your own."
"Kamen Rider... Delta?"
Standing beside Shiraishi Shin, Kasumigaoka Utaha was filled with shock.
The junior who had been chatting with her about romantic experiences was actually a Kamen Rider!
She was not at all unfamiliar with the term Kamen Rider.
After all, in Seirei Academy, Kamen Riders had actually appeared before.
At that time, she had seen one while standing by the window in her classroom.
"True, those who don't fight won't survive."
"In that case, please leave the stage."
Shiraishi Shin walked forward a few steps, buckled the Buggle Driver II to his waist with one hand, and pressed the Chronicle Gashat button with the other.
[Kamen Rider Chronicle!]
Shiraishi Shin released his right hand, and the Gashat floated in mid-air, automatically inserting itself into the Driver.
Finally, his left hand pressed the red button on top of the Driver.
"Henshin!"
[Guardian of the Heavens, Engraving the Chronicle, Now is the Ultimate Moment!]
As the cool, golden clock phantom slowly dissipated, the oppressive aura of Kamen Rider Cronus swept across the entire venue.
"Nani!"
"Who is he? Isn't he Kamen Rider Delta? What kind of Rider is this?"
"Could the wrong Rider have been summoned?"
Kadoya Tsukasa, Onodera Yusuke, and Hikari Natsumi were all dumbfounded.
They had seen Kamen Rider Delta, and he was completely different from this black-and-green Rider.
"This..."
Tsukikage Nobuhiko, who looked like a butler, was also quite surprised.
Who was this Kamen Rider?
Logically, as of 2009, he knew the names and appearances of all Kamen Riders, but how did he not know about this one?