Academy Kamen Rider: Term 2.
Chapter 12: Werewolf of Hongo Island.
"Get a load of this, guys... Jessie Elias and his brother Anakin are coming to teach special classes at the Academy next week." Christina said, showing the group her PDA.
"Damn... Shadowmoon and Decade. Both were formidable during the tournament." Phil recalled.
Amanda took the PDA and read the article: "Jessie was in the finals against Nero Samson. He's practically a legend."
"Knowing the student body, they'll probably be itching for a fight with those two, just to show what they can do." Dax pointed out.
Toby smirked: "Good luck with that, huh. Nobody on this island is a match for either of them. They'd get torn apart."
"Ain't going to stop most of the student body, though. Most of them are going to pay for it." Rito chimed in, picking up his rucksack.
"Where you going? We got the Rider History 101 assignment, man." Eddie reminded Rito.
Rito shrugged his shoulders: "Got to have a training sesh down in the forest. And remember, with the Trial Memory, I could be back here within mere seconds."
Rito snapped his fingers at the last word, annoying Eddie, who tossed his hat on the table: "No need to be a cocky bastard, dude."
"Blade dorm student, you are fined one credit for a violation of the Academy's Verbal Morality Code."
Rito smirked and left just as Erik arrived with his drink, high-fiving as they passed one another. Erik kissed Christina on the cheek and sat down, taking a glance at Amanda's Rider PDA.
"Talk about awesome. Rider Legends coming to teach at the Academy? Sweet." He commented, taking a sip.
"Hey..." Toby wondered. "Anybody know where Raz is? He's usually at lunch like a bad habit."
Erik piped in: "Working a case. Says its the best one he's been handed. You know when to leave a guy alone whose committed to his work."
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It was a deserted and relatively barren area located just outside of the Saagen City Hydroport on a breezy night. The one road leading into and out from the city was completely empty. A gentle breeze blew through the few trees that surrounded the gas station, but apart from that, total silence. Then the winds picked up. A lot. The gale force had arrived so quickly and abruptly that its arrival would not have really been noticed even if anybody had been there to notice it. The trees now swayed violently, trying their best to resist against the air's harsh onslaught. And then, in amidst all of this, it appeared… It could be best described as a comet. Relatively small in size but a blinding white in colour, it came hurtling down from the sky above, descending with impressive speed. Its glow began to stretch across the surface as it drew nearer. The comet rapidly approached the ground - and slammed straight into the gas station. The resulting explosion was deafening. Fire burst out in all directions, countless fragments of the building thrown up into the air and crashing back down with force. A brightness that illuminated the darkest shadows under the rocks. A noise that must have reached into the city's edge. A fire that engulfed all the surrounding trees and took them with it. Things died down. Where the trees had once stood, there were now just charred stumps. Pieces of the gas station resting on scorched earth. What remained of the gas station was now billowing choking black smoke, fuelled by a blazing inferno… And a wolf-like creature walked out from the flames.
Raz Hybrid, the wannabe-detective of the Blade dorm and Kamen Rider Double, amused himself reading the outrageous eyewitness account of the so-called "Werewolf of Hongo Island", knowing it was probably made up by a student to make it sound like a romantic idea for a fiction novel. But as farfetched as the account was, it was another lead in his latest case. He remembered the traumatized accounts from injured students who were admitted to their respective dorms' medical wings with bite and scratch marks, consistent with canine-like teeth and claws.
But the way the students described the culprit, it was far from the regular four-legged creature.
And even though it had been two months since the Wolf Orphenoch had been killed, Raz remained on his guard. New reports had been filed everyday since Raz had been handed the case, but no concrete leads so far. Frustrated, Raz took off his glasses and placed them on the table before his Stag Phone suddenly rang.
"Hello?"
"Detective Raz Hybrid. I was given this number by Chris Triton-James. He said you were the best to go to for suspicious activity."
"Indeed I am. Is this to do with the werewolf case?"
"Yes. Another student has been discovered, unconscious. Her jacket is pretty torn up."
"I'll be right there."
Raz disconnected the call and grabbed his motorcycle helmet off the wall before he grabbed his backpack, heading to the Hardboilder outside.
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"So... do you have any idea how the so-called 'werewolf' attacked the victim?" Raz asked the Agito dormer after he parked the HardBoilder, leaving his helmet on the bike.
"Ayumi's a Vent Deck user... and the first thing she told the medical staff taking a statement was that she was attacked while training at midnight." The Agito dormer replied.
"So, the attacker operates in the Mirror World... if so, this is going to be even more difficult than I thought." Raz sighed to himself, knowing that without a Vent Deck, getting inside the Mirror World was hopeless. He allowed the BatShot to take a few photographs of the scene before taking leave.
"But he also operates during the night... so I know what time to strike. And I'm the bait." Raz realised.
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"Girl problems, Inukaze?" Puppy asked, stabbing the Slash Buster in the ground beside him. Rito mockingly did the same with his heavy Engine Blade, on his toes after female admirers had tested his comfort level before the former thief managed to slip away.
"What's it to you, dog-boy? I thought your only concern was being the top dog on this island, no pun intended." Rito responded.
Puppy smirked: "You're right: I don't care about your girl troubles. Only the top Rider's position. Which reminds me; there's a Blacklist armband in my pocket for you if you ever feel like going back to your devious ways. You could be the top thief on the island if you invest the time."
Rito began to laugh incredulously: "Heh! You mustn't of got the memo... the stealing thing don't fly with me no more. I found the friends thing is far more interesting."
"Naive." Puppy groaned, shaking his head. Suddenly, he pulled up the Slash Buster and tossed it like a javelin aiming straight for Rito's head. The ex-thief reacted swiftly, bringing up the Engine Blade and boomeranging the Slash Buster back to Puppy's grip.
Rito rested his weapon on his shoulder: "Suppose you're now looking for a fight? Bet you really fancy takin' my head off."
"For being one of the most annoying entities on this island? Yes." Puppy replied in sarcasm, wrapping the Yaibuckle around his waist. Rito strapped the Accel Driver to his own waist in response.
"Henshin!"
Yaiva Mark-Three, Activate!
"Hen... shin!"
Accel!
Both transformed into their Rider alter egos and clashed weapons.
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Amanda decided to venture alone into the forest and tend to the animal inhabitants of Hongo Island, as per her daily rituals. She seemed at peace when she was with the non-human creatures, their loving nature being a cushion for the many tribulations she would face at the Academy. Time flew by as she cleaned some of them and also tended to their wounds. Amanda was not used to a stress-free visit to the forest, but it was going fine so far.
And then the status quo was restored.
All of a sudden, Amanda found herself besieged by Kamen Rider Yu-Ki Hijack Form, armed with the Savage Gasher. No time to wonder whether Shiro had gone insane, as Shiro swung the Savage Gasher's blade for Amanda's head, forcing her to duck through and load up the Asuka Buckle with her Change Ace.
"Henshin!" She cried, flipping the buckle's lever.
Turn Up!
A golden projection of a lion emanated from the Asuka Buckle. Amanda took a run-up and charged through the projection, changing into Kamen Rider Asuka. She reached to her side holsters and pulled out the Asuka Rousers. Shiro charged, causing Amanda to lift the Asuka Rousers and defend against the Savage Gasher.
Amanda batted the Savage Gasher away and booted her ex-boyfriend in the gut. Shiro charged wildly at Amanda, with Amanda only just managing to bring up her hands to block a kick before it struck home. Desperately lashing out with a kick, she sent Shiro staggering back, following it up with a quick jump punch that managed to force Shiro to falter once more.
Showing he was all business, Shiro struck back at his ex-girlfriend with a slash from the Savage Gasher, slashing Amanda again. The strike sent Amanda staggering back slightly, but she managed to recover in time to strike back at Shiro with a big flying sidekick, once again sending Shiro backwards.
Instantly, the two of them had lunged for each other once more, with Shiro neglecting his weapon-powered assault and changing to merciless hand-to-hand beatings. Amanda aimed a crescent kick, but faked it and smashed Shiro in the gut with a double slash from her Rousers. Shiro just responded with another powerful swipe of the Savage Gasher.
Amanda went flying backwards, clutching at her smouldering armor. She stared at Shiro before she opened her deck holder on the side of her belt. She took out two cards, combined her Rousers again and placed the cards one after another into the weapon's Rouse Slot.
Slash! Roar! Pride Slash!
The Asuka Rouser charged with energy and Amanda prepared to strike again with the Pride Slash. Shiro on the other hand, just took out his Rider Pass.
Full Charge!
As Amanda charged, Shiro stabbed the Savage Gasher into the ground.
"HELL'S FIRE END!"
Shiro initiated the Hell's Fire End. It seemed Amanda had been overcome with the force and Shiro was satisfied with his victory, but he then realised that Amanda had yet survived.
Absorb King! Evolution Queen!
Amanda had switched to Queen Form, now armed with the superior Asuka Queen Rouser broadsword. She loaded it up with five cards, initiating the Royal Straight Flush and slicing through Shiro like a knife through butter. And just as soon as the fight had started, it was over. Amanda stood over Shiro, with the Queen Rouser pointed in his direction.
"What do you want, Shiro?" Amanda wondered.
Shiro groaned: "To see if you still had it. Well done for passing."
Amanda rolled her eyes and then extended her hand to help Shiro up. They both detransformed and then heard clapping.
"Oh, young ex-lovers. Quite an entertaining piece of my short history here at Academy Kamen Rider. In all seriousness, though, you two look like genuine competition." Aaron Hiroshi commented, as he & Kivatas made their way through Joji Forest.
"And who the bloody hell are you?" Amanda wondered with a scolding tone.
"Aaron Hiroshi, also known as Kamen Rider Archfiend, an exchange student from a Japanese academy. Thinks he's something." Shiro answered, not too happy to see Hiroshi. Hiroshi just smirked and knelt down beside the pond, washing his face.
"Good to see you too, Ryozaki. Hope you and your brother are doing well. Wait, no, actually. I don't. I just really care about beating you and taking my place at the top of the food chain." Hiroshi responded, not taking his eyes off of the pond. Amanda & Shiro noticed he was focusing hard.
"What are you looking at?" Amanda inquired. Hiroshi didn't answer; instead he just frontflipped to the other side of the pool and just in time too as a hellish inferno erupted from the pond. Amanda & Shiro were alarmed as Lucifer made his arrival with his contract beast Burnseid at his side through water's reflection from the Mirror World.
Shiro groaned: "Not this goof again."
Amanda noticed the 'B' armband on Lucifer's arm: "That's a Blacklist emblem! Tell me he's not one of the Blacklist..."
"Um, darling ex-girlfriend... they should answer your question." Shiro replied, pointing to other members of the Blacklist, Kiba Orochi & Sekai Shirokaze, who brought up the rear behind Lucifer. All soon transformed and a 3-on-3 fight was on.
"You're good." Lucifer commented as his blazing sword attack was blocked by Aaron's incoming heel kick.
Aaron chuckled at the comment: "I'm better."
With that brief moment of cockiness, Aaron sideflipped over, using both his ankles to hook Lucifer's head and drive him on it. Aaron kipped up and returned to his fighting stance. Lucifer's response was somewhat amused at Aaron's offense. Lucifer charged in again and this time hit the mark with the Devil Saber, following the slash up with a well-placed sidekick to the shoulder.
Strike Vent!
Lucifer then traded the Devil Saber for the twisted Devil Drag Claw, trying to use its flamethrowing powers to incinerate Hiroshi, who dove and rolled all over the forest to dodge the inferno that the Satanic member of the Blacklist set upon him.
Once Awakened!
Hiroshi cut through the flames with the Final Genocide, continuing to do so simply to defend himself.
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Engine! Maximum Drive!
Rito loaded up the Engine Blade and squeezed the trigger. He went after Puppy with the A-Slasher, but Puppy went into Stealth Mode and appeared behind his opponent, hitting the button on the Vangarder that was attached to the Slash Buster.
Final Program, Active: Vanguard Tornado, Ascend!
With a charged-up Slash Buster, Puppy stabbed Rito in the gut and then jumped into the air with the former thief still on the end of his blade.
"This fight's over." Puppy calmly declared before suddenly kicking Rito off the blade and sending him flying to the ground below, where the Accel Memory ejected from the Accel Driver and Rito reverted to human form. Puppy hit the ground and cancelled his transformation.
"I see on this instance, you were right..." Puppy began before he approached the downed Rito and dropped a black rose next to him. "You're not Blacklist material. Stay out of my way from now on and there won't be a repeat of this humiliation."
Puppy then left, giving Rito room to regain his bearings and tend to his wounds.
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Amanda & Sekai Shirokaze mixed it up between close-combat and ranged combat. Amanda got in close with the Asuka Rousers while Sekai used her VelGasher with frightening precision as if it were Kuuga's Pegasus Bowgun.
Full Charge!
Roar!
Sekai went for her Talon Burst finisher, but the stream of fire was cancelled out by the sound waves roaring from the Asuka Rousers when they were slashed downwards. Sekai leapt at Amanda but Amanda fell on her back and extended her feet to catch Sekai and send her flying in the other direction.
Flipping back to her feet, Amanda was surprised to see that Sekai had already recovered and was coming with another attack. Without warning, Sekai got on all fours and crawled under Amanda, making her drop her Asuka Rousers. Sekai then made a bit of distance and shot Amanda again.
Amanda stumbled back when she saw Sekai send an energy blast in her direction. She jumped, tried to flip over and avoid the attack, but the blast hit her legs. Amanda fell to the ground in pain. Sekai rushed over to finish Amanda off.
Big mistake.
Amanda gripped both of her Asuka Rousers again and cross-slashed Sekai right in the chest. Amanda then jumped to her feet and executed a machine gun-like dropkick to Sekai before taking out a pair of cards.
Slash! Roar! Pride Slash!
The now-combined Asuka Rouser charged with energy and Amanda prepared to strike one more time. Amanda rushed in headstrong and sliced through Sekai's side with ferociousness that caused the Vel Buckle to cancel the transformation.
Kiba Orochi saw Shiro charging in, the sand of the battlefield being kicked up behind him as he ran. Kiba braced himself for the elder Ryozaki brother, but even he seemed to admit to himself that it would do little to help him. Once Shiro was close enough he leapt up into an impressive forward somersault, spinning really fast like a buzzsaw in the air before thrusting out his boots and dropping with a swift Rider Kick to Kiba's chest.
Kiba fell backwards with a devastating thud and Shiro landed on his back, but both promptly leapt back up to their feet. Again the two began to battle, but Kiba had the advantage of his Arc Trident. Shiro was able to block the first few blows with his arms and ankles, but finally Kiba managed to get through, executing no more than three destructive double blows to Shiro's chest.
Shiro crashed to the ground, weakened from the hits. Steadying himself with his Trident, Kiba was quick to twist his weapon into position, thrusting it forward and driving the end into Shiro's chest. Then, Kiba stuck the Trident into the ground at his side, and hoisted himself up. He reached for the Key Fuestle.
Wake Up!
Light turned to darkness as ArcKivat's command thrust Kiba into the air, smashing into Shiro with the Ultima Dead Crash punch attack. Shiro gingerly got to his feet and reached for his Rider Pass. With it in hand, Shiro narrowly sidestepped Kiba's lunge before passing over the Yu-Ki Belt's SetTouch.
Full Charge!
Shiro stabbed the SavageGasher into the ground and ripped the ground up for the Hell's Fire Break that hit the mark right on Kiba's chest. Bringing out the Rider Pass again, Shiro found it was time to end his fight.
Full Charge!
Shiro blasted Kiba out of the battle with another Hell's Fire Break/Terminate Flash combination.
Lucifer scoffed at his teammates' failure: "This was useless. I am weighed down by these useless souls."
Much to Hiroshi's surprise, Lucifer abandoned their battle and disappeared with his fellow Blacklist members behind a veil of fire.
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"That's it... come to papa!" Raz thought to himself as he found himself running, luring the werewolf out of the Mirror World to go chasing after another piece of prey. He got on the awaiting Hardboilder and hoped the werewolf would give chase.
Bingo, the beast did. Raz drove until he and the creature were in a wide-open space, away from academy buildings. He took off his helmet and attached the Double Driver to his waist.
"So, you're the one whose been ripping students' jackets to shreds and making midnight a misery? Well, the path stops here, pal..." Raz proclaimed, taking out his Gaia Memories.
Cyclone!
Joker!
"Henshin!"
Cyclone! Joker!
Raz transformed into Double CycloneJoker and engaged the werewolf in combat. The werewolf made a beeline for Raz in a blind rage, digging his claws into the wannabe detective's chest. The werewolf went for the same move again, but Raz jumped into the air and used a spinning Rider Kick to smash the beast in the right temple of its head. Raz prepared to take advantage of this rare moment of weakness, but the werewolf was too fast for him, clawing at his chest and sending him tumbling over.
Luna! Trigger!
Moving to LunaTrigger, Raz found himself with use of the Trigger Magnum. He shot off a few blasts to keep the werewolf at bay and then plugged in the Trigger Memory.
Trigger! Maximum Drive!
Raz shot the Trigger Full Burst off at the bloodthirsty beast, who madly rushed towards Raz with no fear, totally braving the attack with no ill-effects. He lifted Raz off the ground by his throat.
"Well... that rules out a Dopant then... the Maximum Drive would've executed a Memory Break..." Raz thought to himself as he struggled to break free of the werewolf's grip.
Heat! Trigger!
Once in HeatTrigger, the Trigger Magnum's inferno blasts broke the werewolf's grip and kept the beast at bay.
Cyclone! Joker!
Once transformed into CycloneJoker, Raz found the heat turned up by the moon-powered beast, who kept getting stronger every time its claw came into contact with Raz's armor, forcing the wannabe-detective to go on the defensive more than usual. He ducked under a claw and sideflipped over the other, smashing the werewolf with a sidekick on the way over that had absolutely no effect. Raz was surprised by this but had no time to rest on his laurels, as the monster was coming for him again. He quickly replaced the Cyclone Memory with the Luna Memory.
Luna! Joker!
Now LunaJoker, Raz used his illusion ability to jump to a tree branch above him and the werewolf. Enraged by Raz's escape to higher ground, the werewolf scratched at the tree with fury, causing large pieces of branch to splinter from the tree's neck.
"Looks like he's desperate for this fight... better turn up the heat!" Raz quipped, swapping the Luna & Joker Memories for the Heat & Metal Memories.
Heat! Metal!
Now HeatMetal and with the MetalShaft in hand, Raz jumped down while the werewolf was preoccupied with the tree and smashed the Shaft off of the werewolf's cranium. This just appeared to make the werewolf's furious rage even worse and the onslaught of the beast even more swift. The MetalShaft was knocked from Raz's grip and the detective was overwhelmed. The werewolf closed in for the deathblow and raised its claw to strike, but Raz sneaked the Metal Memory into the Maximum Slot.
Metal! Maximum Drive!
The werewolf's claw came down, but the beast ended up recoiling in pain: Raz's armor was completely metal and indestructible. Raz then jumped in with a flame-powered punch that sent the werewolf flying, finishing off the tree from earlier.
"Told you, wolfie... I wasn't going to rest until this case was solved. Who are you?" Raz asked again. The werewolf just shook off the debris and snarled at Raz.
Raz sighed: "I thought you'd say that. I might not be able to execute a Memory Break, but I can damn sure hurt you."
Cyclone! Joker!
Joker! Maximum Drive!
Raz leapt upwards for the Joker Extreme and attempted to finish his opponent off, but the werewolf's claw attack struck the Double Driver upon impact and Raz found himself on the floor untransformed. The werewolf recovered and closed in for another attempt at killing Raz, who found himself scrambling to move to safety.
The werewolf was faster than Raz was, but Raz had help on the way: a familiar screech was heard and the volatile Xtreme Memory flew in, bashing past the werewolf at every opportunity, and even sending it flying back. The Cyclone & Joker Memories reacted to this and became two streams of light in the sky. The Xtreme Memory flew towards them and rode down the streams into the Double Driver. Raz, while perplexed by the Memory's interference, knew he had some serious backup now.
"So, wolfie... it's time to count your sins!" Raz called, parting the Double Driver's terminals and splitting the Xtreme Memory in half.
Xtreme!
Raz was now Kamen Rider Double CycloneJoker Xtreme, armed with the Prism Sword and Bicker Shield.
"Shiny." Raz commented, taking out a light-green Gaia Memory.
Prism!
He inserted it into the handle of the Prism Sword, which he quickly unsheathed from the Bicker Shield. The werewolf went for him again, but Raz just cut into the beast's chest with the illuminated sword. Raz then turned his attention to the Bicker Shield.
"Four Memory Slots? Should be an overkill of a Maximum Drive then." Raz commented, resheathing the sword and taking out four Gaia Memories. One by one, he inserted them into each of the slots on the Bicker Shield.
Cyclone! Maximum Drive!
Heat! Maximum Drive!
Luna! Maximum Drive!
Joker! Maximum Drive!
Raz flicked the panel on the shield and pulled the Prism Sword out again, its prismatic blade absorbing the energies of the four Gaia Memories.
"Bicker Charge Break!" Raz called out, slicing through the beast's chest, causing an explosion. The werewolf was out. Raz put his weaponry away, blown away by the power of CycloneJoker Xtreme. He then noticed what appeared to be a Vent Deck on the ground and picked it up. It had a wolf's insignia on it.
"To think one year ago... you two and Erik were here, doing this." Phil reminisced. Dax nodded as he watched a Rider by the name of Drake Adams a.k.a Kamen Rider Fenris defeat an examiner with a brutal Final Vent attack. It was announced that Adams had passed, causing the new student to pull the Fenris Deck from his V-Buckle and revert to human form. Dax was somewhat intrigued by the fact Adams had red eyes. He looked very violent, even while standing next to his Contract Beast.
"So that's who you are. Was always wondering what Dax was focused on that day..." Raz trailed off. Soon, he realised the werewolf had disappeared and the Vent Deck was gone from his hands.
"So it's probably not the last time I'll bump into you..." Raz thought to himself, letting the Xtreme Memory fly from the Double Driver.
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A/N: Chapter over! A filler chapter here. Next chapter is where the real party begins!
Next time on Academy Kamen Rider, Term 2: Dax & Phil challenge Lucifer to put up or shut up once and for all, Joseph Harbinger, sceptical about his future in the rebellious Blacklist, seeks out Dori Nobuya, who is preparing to evolve to combat any future threats with the help and advice from Tournament veteran Anakin Gates Elias/Kamen Rider Decade and Erik & Toby befriend a Rider with malicious intentions, the Elias Brothers head to Hongo Island to be guest professors for the day, but find themselves transforming among old friends to combat the island's latest threat, someone who makes Professor Tanaka spring into action! Exile Maximum Drive!
This is a presentation of DJ Diddy Dog FangJoker.
Sa, jigoku o tanoshimina!
Coming soon...
Augen-kun,
In this package is your new dorm uniform. I will see you at the entrance examinations. Your opinion on potential new members of the IXA dorm would be greatly appreciated.
Professor Russell Liger.
"Looks like the Academy's going to be under the spotlight..."
Placed in the public's eye...
"Augen Shinoda? Hi, I'm Darren Eckman from Pepsi. I'd like to talk to you about a sponsorship deal."
With new freshmen...
"Blazer-sempai, nice job... but let me show you what I can do!" Zane requested, slamming the Hunter Knuckle into his free hand.
"You can call me Puppy. Don't be fooled... I may be a dog-lover and all but I'm still not gentle when it comes to competition!"
"Your skills are incredible, Dori Nobuya. You shouldn't have been placed in such a lowly dorm as the Agito dorm..."
"Care to rectify that mistake then, Professor Frantz?"
"Christina Hearts, Kamen Rider Seraph. You'll have to defeat her if you want to advance in this heat. She's the Ichigo dorm's most-powerful Rider."
"Augen, I'm not trying to say I want to replace your old friends... I just want to be a friend."
"Raz Hybrid. Hongo Island's personal private investigator!"
And new adversaries...
"After all that nonsense about not wanting friends and shit, you pull this on me? You're an interesting guy, Kagemarou... I'll give you that, but you're not interesting enough for me to want to keep alive."
"Augen, thanks for everything. I came here and you took me under your wing, even with your emotional baggage. I'll always be grateful to you for that, and I'll also always be grateful to you for having more friends. I'm proud to say you're my adopted older brother. Time to pay your bills and count up your sins!"
A whole new year in the saga of Kamen Rider Kagemarou...
"There's a lot to learn, Eddie... stick with me and I'll make sure the fate of the fallen will not befall you. Only leave enemies behind."
KAGEMAROU TRILOGY! GEKIJOBAN ACADEMY KAMEN RIDER: THE PRICE OF SUCCESS!
COMING SOON!
