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One of the simple joys in Mitsuki's life was watching the Kamen Rider series. Now those were some good memories. Unlike most kids who rooted for the traditionally heroic main character, Mitsuki was more of a fan of the anti-heroes that were part of the main cast of each show (except for traitors who betrayed their allies. They were nothing but trash). They were his role models and his current favorite was Kaito Kumon. Now he was a total badass. He was a fictional character, sure, but he represented an ideal that Mitsuki wanted to follow and live up to. He was the strongest of the strong and someone who took no shit from nobody. Was there any other reason for Mitsuki to admire and idolize him?

Mitsuki agreed with Kaito's perception of true strength. It meant to face all challenges head-on and without cowardice. It meant to work hard and fight for what you want. It meant not following orders from those weaker than yourself.

People confused wealth for power. The rich people Mitsuki saw, they didn't deserve their wealth. The ones who worked hard for it, of course, they deserved it since they earned it with their own blood, sweat, and tears. What about their children who inherited their wealth? They believed they were powerful because their parents were rich while they had never worked a day in their life to earn that wealth themselves.

He just wished the world was fairer.

He had lost everything, yet he survived, and yet he wanted his life back the way it was.

He hated this world for taking his family from him.

He hated God for taking them from him.

He hated the rich people who screwed his parents over.

The world was an unfair and unforgiving place, but that did not mean Mitsuki had to accept things the way they were.

He wished he could leave this world and start anew somewhere else, somewhere where rank, wealth, and power were given to those who earned them.

What he didn't know was that his wish would be granted and all because he went to the museum one day.

Sangokuden Armored War Gods Saga: End of the Armored War Gods

Co-Written By: Kamen Rider Chrome & Ten-Faced Paladin

Beta Reader/Editor: Busterleader92

Baron-Hen Prelude Part 3: Arrival

Mitsuki released a groan as he regained consciousness. He had a headache and he felt dizzy as if he had been spun around and around like a top. Feeling the floor ground around him, he found the texture had changed. Instead of a marble floor, it was grass.

"Grass? We were indoors..." Mitsuki mumbled, wondering what had happened.

His headache gradually faded as he picked himself up. He got his bearings and studied his surroundings. He was in a clearing in the middle of a bamboo forest. That was strange. As far as he could tell, there were no bamboo forests in Tokyo.

"Where the hell am I?" Mitsuki asked himself, not knowing how he got here. Where was the museum? Where was everybody else?

He dug into his pocket for his phone, and that was when he noticed that he was wearing his SengokuDriver. He bought the toy, but he did not remember putting it on. Also, when he touched it, it felt like it was made of metal instead of high-quality plastic. He also noticed that the Banana Lockseed that was included in the SengokuDriver set had been loaded inside as well.

"How...?" Mitsuki shook his head. Never mind why he was wearing the SengokuDriver. He needed to call Chitoge. He looked at his phone and scowled. "No bars..." He checked the GPS and it was not working either.

He put his phone back in his pocket and decided to take a look around. No use standing around in the middle of nowhere and waiting for help that might never come. Maybe he'd find someone who could help him out.

He picked a random direction and went on his way. Hopefully, he could find a phone and find out where the hell he was and what had happened.

Mitsuki had been walking for a couple of hours and had not seen anyone nor any signs of civilization. Had he been going around in circles? He was getting tired, thirsty, and his stomach was growling.

"Please, you don't need to do this! I'll get you your money!"

Suddenly, Mitsuki heard a woman crying out. She sounded like she was in trouble.

"You borrowed money from us, and now it's time to pay us back!"

Mitsuki scowled. That sounded like a loan shark. He hated those two-faced lowlives. They seem friendly at first when they lend you their money, but then become violent as they threaten you to pay them back (with interest) if you're way past due. It surprised him how people could still go to them to borrow money even though they were aware of the risks, but it was easier than getting a bank loan.

Honestly, for Mitsuki, it was not worth the trouble for some easy money. Having a pig's head hung in front of his door was not something he desired.

"Please, just give me more time!"

"No can do, but maybe we could come to an arrangement."

"An arrangement?"

"You can give us some of your kids as collateral-"

"There's no way I can do that!"

"Or you can come with us and show us and our friends a good time. We might give you an extension if you make us happy."

OK, that was it. That sounded like the loan sharks were trying to force her into prostitution. There was no way Mitsuki was not going to intervene now.

Mitsuki stepped out of the bamboo forest and saw a girl being harassed by a couple of men. He took note of their clothing. They were not wearing contemporary clothing. Rather, they seem to be dressed for a movie set in Ancient China. Had he walked in on a movie set? No, there were no signs of a film crew and the girl's distress appeared genuine. The girl was slender, dressed in a red and green Chinese shirt with matching pants and black sandals. Her hair was auburn and braided into a pair of pigtails.

Mitsuki did not see a film crew, but he did see a house with kids inside. They were watching what was going on and they looked scared.

Mitsuki clenched his fists in anger. He drew the line at harassing innocent girls and scaring kids.

"Hey!" Mitsuki shouted, getting all of their attention. "Let the girl go!"

The girl gasped when she saw Mitsuki. She did not want anybody to get hurt trying to help her.

"Looks like we got ourselves a hero here," the loan shark said with a sneer. He was a thin man with a mustache. "Take care of him."

His goon cracked his knuckles. From his large and muscular appearance, the loan shark had brought him to intimidate the girl. Too bad for him, Mitsuki was not so easily intimidated.

He was more scared of Chitoge when she was in a bad mood. He dared not to mess with the gorilla girl whenever she was mad and he learned that the hard way.

The goon threw a punch at Mitsuki but he caught it. Remembering what Chitoge had taught him about takedowns, he pivoted on his heel and then used a Judo throw to toss the guy over his shoulder and to the ground.

*It's Super Effective!*

The goon picked himself up and started throwing more punches at Mitsuki. The displaced teenager parried the blows before he drove a fist into the man's stomach. While he was doubled over, Mitsuki slammed his knee into his face. Finally, he delivered a right hook, then a left, before he finished him off with an uppercut, knocking him out.

Mitsuki flicked his wrist. He had felt a bone break under his knuckle. Either he dislocated the goon's jaw or broke his nose, but he did not care to check. Mitsuki turned to see the other thug holding the girl with a dagger to her throat.

"Stay back or I'll cut her!" the loan shark threatened and the girl paled. She looked frightened and Mitsuki grimaced as he put his hands in his pockets.

"Let the girl go," Mitsuki demanded.

"She owes us money!" the loan shark yelled.

"Don't care. Let her go, now."

"Or what? You do anything and I'll cut her! I swear!" He was desperate now and using the girl as a human shield like a coward. Mitsuki hated cowards and would usually dismiss their threats, but a coward with a knife was still dangerous.

Mitsuki had to do something quick. Suddenly, he whipped his hands out of his pockets and hurled a chess piece at the man. It hit him right in the forehead, stunning him as he jerked back. Then, Mitsuki swiftly darted forward, pulling the girl to safety before landing a right cross in the thug's face.

The goon was getting back up as the loan shark scampered toward him. They gulped as Mitsuki glared at them and fled into the bamboo forest.

"YOU'LL BE SORRY! WE'LL BE BACK!" the loan shark screamed, but Mitsuki paid him no mind. Just the whimpers of a gutless coward determined to have the last word.

Mitsuki picked up the chess piece which was connected to his keys via a keychain. It was a Queen piece, which was versatile and the strongest piece in the game.

"Are you alright?" Mitsuki asked the girl. She did not appear hurt, but he needed to make sure.

"Yes, thank you," she said gratefully, relieved that the loan shark and his goon had run away.

"So, do you have a phone I could use?" Mitsuki asked.

"What is a 'phone'?" she asked, confused.

"Like this." Mitsuki showed her his smartphone and she looked at it in confusion.

"Oh, you mean a mirror."

Mitsuki blinked. OK, she did not know what a phone was and she was dressed like she was from Ancient China. It sounded crazy, but that could only mean he was somehow thrown into the past.

"What's your name?" Mitsuki asked the girl.

"I'm Mei."

"My name is Mitsuki."

"Thank you, Mitsuki-san."

"You already thanked me," he reminded.

Mei blushed.

"...Yes, I did. How silly of me."

Mitsuki heard the kids from the house come running out and they soon had him surrounded. He was surprised as they seemed excited to see him.

Of course, they would be excited. He had saved their caretaker.

"That was so cool, Onii-chan!"

"You're so strong and brave!"

"You saved Mei-neechan!"

"The children seem to like you," Mei observed. "We'll be having dinner shortly. Would you join us?"

"Yeah, sure. I got nowhere else to be," Mitsuki answered. Since he was apparently stranded in the past, any cash he had would be worthless so he might as well accept a free meal. Plus, he could learn more about his current situation from Mei.

Mitsuki joined Mei and the kids for dinner. They were having rice porridge. As he ate with them, he learned from Mei that this was an orphanage and she was running it herself. The previous caretaker had died and since Mei was the oldest of the children, she decided to take over to look after the younger kids. She believed it was her responsibility.

Mitsuki also learned that the kids' parents had died from various reasons, either killed by bandits, disease or on the battlefield. Without parents, they did not have anywhere else to go and so Mei took them in.

Mitsuki was an orphan like them so he knew how painful it was to lose family and knew how bad it could get. Some kids resorted to joining gangs or ending up homeless, becoming pickpockets just to get by. It was places like this, with kind-hearted caretakers, that could provide a good home and influence.

"So, where are you from, Mitsuki-san?" Mei asked her guest.

"Pretty far from here and I seem to be lost. Could you tell me where I am?" Mitsuki asked. He knew he was in the past, in Ancient China, but he needed to know exactly where he was so he could plan his next move.

"Oh, you're within Sou Gi's territory," Mei informed him.

Mitsuki recognized that name. Sou Gi was the Japanese name for Cao Cao's kingdom, Wei. That meant Cao Cao could be here, but he needed to be sure.

"And who's the ruler?" he asked.

"Oh, that would be Sousou-sama," Mei answered. Everyone knew that, but since Mitsuki claimed to be from a land far away, then he probably did not know.

Sousou, the Japanese name for the Chinese ruler Cao Cao. Now that he realized it, this was China but Mei was speaking Japanese, or maybe her speech was translated into Japanese so he could understand. He had seen some stories like that, of a protagonist instantly understanding the language of the foreign world he ended up in, either through divine intervention, magical influence or convenience.

Whatever the reason, Mitsuki was glad there was no language barrier. He did not want to waste time learning another language if he did not have to.

"Onii-chan, what's that?" a boy asked, pointing at Mitsuki's SengokuDriver. Funny, he nearly forgot that he was still wearing it.

"Just something I brought," Mitsuki admitted. He remembered how real it felt. Should he test if it worked like the real thing? It could just be embarrassing. But, a childish part of him felt that it would look so cool if he transformed. "So, Mei. Who were those guys?"

"They came to demand I pay them back the money I borrowed from them," Mei confessed.

"You went to a loan shark," Mitsuki concluded.

"I was desperate. We did not have enough money for food, so I went to borrow a lot of money. Now they've come, demanding I pay them back. The problem is we don't have enough to pay them with. If I don't pay, then they'll take the children," Mei explained.

Now Mitsuki drew the line when it came to child abuse and exploitation. Those guys would likely sell the kids as slaves or playthings and still demand Mei to pay them back, with interest.

"Don't worry. I promise I'll help you take care of this," said Mitsuki.

Mei smiled.

"Thank you, Mitsuki-san, but really you don't have to worry about me. This is my problem."

So brave in the face of adversity. Mitsuki respected that, but he could not turn his back on her. She showed him kindness and he owed her. Chitoge had taught him that.

"Well, I'm going to help you fix it, to pay you back for the meal," he insisted with a smile that made Mei blush. He looked so dashing and confident, causing her heart to flutter.

"Um...Mitsuki-san, do you have anywhere to go?" Mei asked. "Because, if you don't, you could stay with us."

"Are you sure?" Mitsuki asked. She was asking a stranger to stay with her. That was pretty risky. He could have ulterior motives, but he could see that she trusted him.

"Please," Mei pleaded, insisting on it. She won't take no for an answer. She even used the kids to give him the sad puppy-dog look to get him to stay.

*It's Super Effective!*

Mitsuki was helpless to resist.

Later that night, while everyone was asleep, Mitsuki snuck outside of the house. In his hands were his SengokuDriver and Banana Lockseed. When he searched his pockets, he also found that he had the Mango Lockseed.

Mitsuki came out to test his SengokuDriver. When he removed it to take a bath, the belt strap had magically vanished. That was another sign that indicated that it was no mere toy. Taking a deep breath, he placed the SengokuDriver against his waist. In a flash of yellow which looped around his waist, the belt form, securing the Driver to his body.

"Alright," Mitsuki affirmed, resisting the urge to cheer like a little boy who just got his birthday presents early or a geeky fanboy who just had his wish come true. He held up the Banana Lockseed. "Now, it's your turn."

[BANANA!]

A circular portal zipped open above Mitsuki's head and his eyes widened as he witnessed the Banana Armor Part descending from the other world known as Helheim Forest. Taking a moment to admire it, he looked away so he could focus on what to do next. With his face set in determination, he executed the next phase of the transformation sequence.

[LOCK ON!]

He attached the Banana Lockseed to the SengokuDriver, slotting it in the Drive Bay. He locked it in and the sound of war trumpets sounded off from the belt. It was like it was summoning a cavalry.

"Alright, here we go," Mitsuki said as he prepared to say the word he always wanted to say before this. "Henshin."

He gripped the Cutting Blade and pushed it down. The front of the Banana Lockseed was sliced open and the lid hung off the Banana Lockseed, revealing the core image of a lance.

[COME ON! BANANA ARMS!]

The Armor Part landed on his head, and for a moment Mitsuki pictured how ridiculous he looked right now with a metal banana on his head. Suddenly, he felt a surge of energy running down his body. His clothes tightened on his body and he knew this was the moment when his Ride Wear suit materialized.

At least the suit's appearance did not involve him being stripped naked first like Mahou Shoujo when they usually transformed.

[KNIGHT OF SPEAR!]

Mitsuki's head became covered in a helmet seconds before the headpiece attached and his visor flashed. The Armor Part then disassembled, the front and back folding down to cover his body in armor as the sides became shoulder pads.

In a splash of yellow banana juice, the Banaspear materialized in Mitsuki's right hand. He gave it a good grip as he examined his arms. They were clad in red leather-like fabric with silver armor. Looking down his body, he saw the red fabric and silver armor covering the rest of his body. He reached up to touch his helmet and he also touched the banana-shaped horns.

This was no dream. This was really happening.

He had transformed into Armored Rider Baron.

Mitsuki did not yell or cheer in excitement. Instead, he only smirked under his helmet, approving of this situation.

"I could get used to this."

He liked it a lot.

Now, time to see what he was capable of in this form.

The following morning, Mitsuki found Mei looking distressed.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"Last night there was some noise coming from the woods," she told him.

"Last night?" Mitsuki responded, recalling the previous night. "Nothing you need to worry about."

"Really?"

"Don't worry about it."

It was several days later when the loan shark and his goon returned and they did not come alone. The lowlives came back with some extra muscle in tow. Eleven new guys now stood with the two assholes that had come before. Mitsuki didn't like the look of them. The kids stayed inside the orphanage while Mei stood up front with Mitsuki to 'greet' them.

"You again?" Mitsuki asked as he saw the loan shark and his goon among the group. Altogether, they were a dirty baker's dozen.

"She owes me money and this time you won't be able to stop us!" the loan shark shouted. He remembered how Mitsuki beat him and his partner up before and he was back for some payback. He wanted to see the terrified look on Mitsuki's face when he realized his mistake. "But I might forgive you if you got on your knees, kissed my feet and beg for my forgiveness." As strong as Mitsuki was, he could not take on all of them by himself. However, the look of fear he expected did not appear, Mitsuki instead just smirked and chuckled. "What's so damn funny!?"

"It's just that you didn't bring enough guys with you," Mitsuki told him. Mei was stunned by this. She was worried too. He was being too overconfident.

"Not enough guys!?" The loan shark had brought a dozen thugs with him to make sure that Mitsuki would be taught a lesson this time. These guys were going to beat the cocky young man into a bloody pulp, and yet he had the nerve to laugh!?

Mitsuki glared at the loan shark and his gang of hired thugs. He might be good in a fight, but he knew the odds were not in his favor and not even he could take on so many by himself. They would just beat him to death then do whatever they wanted with Mei and the orphans once there was nobody around to stop them.

Fortunately, Mitsuki had an advantage that put the odds in his favor.

"Mei, get inside with the kids," Mitsuki told her.

"Mitsuki-san, please don't do this," Mei pleaded with him. "You'll get hurt."

"Don't worry. I'll be fine," he insisted. "Now go and don't come out until I've taken care of this."

Mei wanted to argue, but the look of resolve on his face completely shut down whatever argument she had. She had to trust him and trust that he would be fine. Doing as he said, she went back inside and shut the door.

She prayed for his safety.

Once Mei was inside the house, Mitsuki casually strapped on his SengokuDriver and brought out his Banana Lockseed.

"You must have a death wish," the loan shark sneered. Mitsuki was going to fight them all, and he even put on some belt just to give him confidence. Well, it's not going to work.

"You guys should consider yourselves lucky. You're just perfect for me to make my proper debut." Mitsuki unlocked the Banana Lockseed. "Now, watch closely."

[BANANA!]

A portal, revealing a misty otherworldly forest, opened up above Mitsuki, shocking the assembled thugs and the loan shark. Mei and the orphans also gaped at the sight of the open portal. They all watched as the Banana Armor Part descended, hovering over Mitsuki.

"Wha-wha-what is this!?" the loan shark yelled, his voice quaking. This stranger knew magic!

Mitsuki glared at the loan shark and his thugs and said only one word.

"Henshin."

Mitsuki loaded the Banana Lockseed into his SengokuDriver and locked it in.

[LOCK ON!]

Mitsuki hit the Cutting Blade, slicing open the Lockseed.

[COME ON!]

The Banana Armor Part landed on Mitsuki, covering his head as it materialized the Ride Wear suit on his body. He approached the loan shark and his gang as the armor began to fold onto his body, revealing his helmet to them.

[BANANA ARMS! KNIGHT OF SPEAR!]

"Banana-Bana-BANANA!?" the loan shark yelled in shock.

"It's BARON!" Mitsuki declared boldly.

"GET HIM! GET HIM! GET HIM!" the loan shark shouted frantically. All twelve of his men, wielding numerous weapons, charged at Baron who was ready for them. He did not summon his Banaspear, deciding he would fight barehanded instead.

The battle was fierce as they tried to overwhelm Baron with superior numbers. However, they were no match for him while he was clad in his armor. The suit protected him while enhancing his strength so their blows did nothing to him. He punched a thug in the face and felt his nose got crunched under his knuckles before elbowing another, breaking his jaw in the process. One thug was taken down by a kick to the stomach before Baron focused on the rest.

The loan shark hung back, biting his nails in both panic and frustration as he witnessed the strange armored man taking down his men. The fight - if you could call it that - was completely one-sided as Baron easily took them all down.

The children watched from the windows with Mei. While she was speechless, the children were incredibly excited as they cheered on Baron as he beat up the bad guys for them. To them, it was like seeing a hero in action.

Inside the armor, Mitsuki grinned excitedly. His strength, augmented by the suit, allowed him to take each of them down with a single blow. He still held back, though, putting enough strength behind his hits to incapacitate and not kill. Soon, he had beaten them all as they lay on the ground in pain from the punishment he had given them. It had only taken him a few short minutes to defeat them all.

"Well, had enough? Or would you like some more?" Baron challenged the thugs who lay around him in pain. "Now get the Hell off this property!"

The thugs soon realized he was too strong for them and so they picked themselves up and fled into the bamboo forest. The ones who were hurt the least were helping the wounded to escape. The loan shark followed, but not before throwing one last curse at Baron.

"WE'LL BE BACK, YOU BASTARD! AND WE'LL COME BACK WITH EVEN MORE MEN!"

Baron's eyes narrowed when he heard that. He knew that they would come back again. Scum like this just did not know when to quit. They would just slink away, licking their wounds, and waiting for their chance. Maybe they would wait until Mitsuki was away. He could not stay here to protect the orphanage forever and once he was gone they would come back and do whatever they want, like kidnap the kids and burn down the orphanage. They would even attack Mei. Mitsuki could already imagine what they would do to her as soon as they got their hands on her and he could not allow that to happen.

Chitoge would make sure these men were punished. She would make sure they could not cause any more trouble.

He made his decision as he summoned his Banaspear and headed inside the bamboo forest.

What happened next was something children should never see. Ever.

The Banaspear smashed into the man's head like a bludgeon and he collapsed with his skull cracked open. Chasing after another, Baron swung his lance with enough force to snap his spine in half. The force of the blow sent him flying and he crashed to the ground like a broken ragdoll. Baron was not skilled at using a lance, but he was good at swinging a baseball bat and so he used the Banaspear the same way, striking his opponents down with swift and brutal swings.

Baron had gone and tracked down the thugs into the forest. They had tried to lose him in the bamboo forest, but their injuries from earlier hampered them, slowing them down. Once he found them, he took them out one-by-one. There was zero hesitation as he pursued them, like a killer in a slasher flick, picking them off one at a time. None of them stood a chance. And none of them are safe. Right now, he was the predator and they were his prey.

Their fate was already sealed.

Baron, however, was after a particular prey and seeing as he had killed half of them already. It was time to finish off the rest with a single blow. He'd been eager to use his finisher on something and now he had his chance.

He pushed the Cutting Blade twice over his Banana Lockseed, activating the second level of his finisher system.

[COME ON! BANANA AU LAIT!]

A large projection of a banana extended from his Banaspear like a massive blade, towering over him. Putting all his might behind it, as he gripped the Banaspear in both hands, he executed a horizontal swing which cut down many of the bamboo plants along with the rest of the fleeing thugs. The energy sliced through their flesh and bisected them with ease.

After taking care of all the thugs, Baron found the loan shark. By now his armor and Banaspear were soaked in blood, with bits of flesh clinging to the weapon.

The loan shark was on his back, completely terrified. His eyes were as large as saucers as the blood drained from his face, making him appear as pale as a ghost. His legs were useless now, seemingly paralyzed from terror. He would not be getting away now.

To the terrified loan shark, Baron was a horrifying sight to behold. The red skin, the sharp horns, and the blood-soaked weapon made him look like a crimson demon that had ascended from the burning pits of Hell and had come to drag the man back with him.

Baron pointed his weapon at the loan shark, the tip of the Banaspear hovering right in front of his face.

"Please! Please don't kill me! I promise I'll be good! I'll repent! I'll repent! Mercy! Mercy!" the loan shark pleaded.

"You promise you won't harass Mei and the orphans again?" Baron questioned as he withdrew his weapon.

"Yes! Of course! I repent! I won't bother her ever again! I'll be good from now on! I'll give all my money to charity! I'll help the poor and needy! I swear I won't hurt anyone ever again!" the loan shark swore. He had witnessed what Baron had done to his men and he did not want to share their fate.

Baron watched him beg for his life, he could see the fear in his eyes and sense how terrified he was. He could just let the loan shark go. After today, he would be too scared to try and threaten Mei ever again. However, Mitsuki was not convinced. He did not plan to stick around with Mei at the orphanage forever. He wanted to explore this place and find a way to repay her kindness. That meant he would have to leave her and the loan shark might return with an even bigger crew once he found out Mitsuki was no longer around to protect the orphanage. Even if he swore to never bother Mei and the orphans again, what would stop him from victimizing others?

Glaring at the seemingly remorseful loan shark, the blood-stained knight made his decision. He had crossed the line already. He might as well see it through until the end.

"You're right. You won't," Baron coldly concluded before he drove his Banaspear into the man's chest. The man let out a bloodcurdling scream when he saw the weapon coming at him before he was silenced once it was buried in his chest. He let out a whimper and a gurgle as his life faded while his blood soaked into the grass.

Baron withdrew his weapon and gazed at the body with the large hole in its chest. He then looked around at the bodies that lay sprawled all around him in the bamboo forest. He had just murdered several men in cold blood, and yet he did not feel so guilty about it. After the first kill, the realization had not caused him to freeze in shock. Instead, he just kept going as he mowed the rest of them down. Was it his adrenaline that made him get carried away or was there something wrong with him? He should at least feel some remorse for killing these men, right? But, considering their intentions, he finally concluded that they were just trash and all he did was getting rid of some garbage. Deep down, he had prepared himself to cross that line if necessary.

Chitoge once defended him, claiming he was not capable of murder, but what would she say now if she saw this? She would definitely not approve of him playing judge, jury, and executioner but she was not here right now to tell him off or to arrest him. What he did was justified and even a moment regretting killing them was just a waste of time.

He had crossed the line so there was no turning back for him now. All he could do now was move forward.

After dismissing his blood-stained suit, leaving him in his clean clothes, he turned back to tell Mei that she would no longer be bothered by the loan shark ever again.

When he returned to the orphanage, he was immediately swarmed by the children who asked about his armor. They spoke at the same time, clearly impressed by what they had seen. They wanted to see him transform again. Perhaps he could entertain that request.

He saw Mei approach, looking worried.

"Mitsuki-san, what did you do?" Mei asked.

"I took care of the problem."

KRC: I decided to end this chapter here. Originally, this chapter also included Mitsuki's first meeting with Sousou, but I decided to move that into another prelude, which would conclude this flashback mini-arc. So far, this chapter reveals his first transformation and the use of his powers on people, which a Kamen Rider should not do, but it happens here because Mitsuki was just one guy against over a dozen guys. He needed the advantage so he could survive and protect Mei and the orphans. Should he have killed them? Would Chitoge have approved? Perhaps not, but this was a different time and he was trying to protect people. It was justified.