Hey, everyone!
Welcome to chapter 14 of My Hero Academia Illegals: Vigilante Dark Drive.
Hope you guys enjoy it!
"Speaking"
'Thinking'
*Sounds*
[Belt-san/Kamen Rider System]
"Super Moves!"
{Television}
On the following morning, the name of the Kamen Riders was mainly blaring all over the news network.
The Nomus were also mentioned, but the front pages were all about Dark Drive's return, and details of his team work with the rookie Tracer, alongside Mashin Chaser's reveal and the purple warrior's actions causing him to be labeled as an antihero.
And lastly, there was Stain's capture, with speculations of what possibly led Chizome to such a role as a villain.
At their little bar, Tomura opened the newspaper, reading through the article before slowly crushing the paper. His plan to have the world forget about Stain utterly failed. Instead, his Nomus were relegated as a side story with a connection to the League of Villains.
To make matters worse, there were several posts online showing how a certain pair of masked vigilantes easily defeated his 'brainless' monsters.
Nobody on the streets was talking much about his Nomus and how much destruction they caused in one night at Hosu City. Instead, they were focused on talking about those damn masked bastards!
Dark Drive this, Tracer that, Chaser whatever!
It infuriated him!
"Calm down, Tomura." intoned his mentor's voice from within the television set, "Though the results were not the one you desired, you can still spin this to your advantage. There is still plenty of time for you to learn, to make mistakes, and to grow."
"Yes sensei," nodded Tomura as he began plotting how to use this.
My Hero Academia Illegals: Vigilante Dark Drive
Drive 14: The gears of intertwined fates
The next morning…
At the Hosu General Hospital
"Good morning, gentleman. I would like to have a word with each of you."
These words were spoken by Yuuki as he and Yuriko entered the hospital room Izuku, Shoto and the Iida brothers were staying to recover from the last battle.
The four of them were taken to the local hospital after the battle for Hosu City, alongside those that were in a more critical situation(such as Endeavor and Gran Torino).
The detectives showed them their police badges, despite it being unnecessary for Tensei's case.
Speaking of it…
"The police?" A curious Izuku wondered from his bed, trying to guess what they might want from him and the others.
"Tomari? Shijima? Talk about a coincidence. I wasn't expecting to meet you two so soon." Tensei greets the detectives with a friendly smile. "Not that I'm complaining or anything of the sort though. So, what can I do for you two?"
"Nii-san? Do you know them?" Tenya questions his brother.
"..." Being quiet, Shoto simply observes Yuuki and Yuriko.
"I have met them during my stay at the other hospital." Tensei tells the U.A. students as he glances at the cops. "In fact, detective Tomari here also happened to be my neighbor."
This piece of information seemed to intrigue Tenya as he suddenly remembers seeing Krim Steinbelt stepping out from the room next to Tensei's back at the other hospital.
Could it be that the patient back then was Yuuki? The Class Representative of 1-A wonders.
"How did you get hospitalized?" The ever-curious Izuku couldn't help but ask Yuuki, soon feeling uncomfortable and becoming nervous as all eyes landed on him. "T-That is if you're comfortable speaking about it, detective."
Before Yuuki could dismiss his time at the hospital as something trivial, Tensei drops the bomb:
"This guy was actually present at Takoba Beach when Dark Drive and Lupin clashed with each other, back then during the Sports Festival. He got caught in the crossfire." The Pro Hero explains, being told about this by the U.A. staff that previously visited him at the other hospital.
"Eh!?" Izuku and Tenya were loud with their surprised reactions while Shoto simply had wide eyes over the reveal.
Yuriko winced at this while Yuuki was inwardly cursing Tensei for casually revealing details about him.
While not exactly a secret, it would be convenient for the least amount of people to know about his presence back at Takoba Beach. After all, one never knows when someone could start getting too suspicious and begin to doubt his 'claim' of simply being part of the collateral damage between the duel of two Kamen Riders.
Noticing the subtle annoyed look that Tomari was giving him, Tensei wondered why the other man was displeased with the way the Pro Hero brought the matter.
Something to probably ask Yuuki later, it seems.
Izuku suddenly gets the urge to ask Yuuki for details about Dark Drive and Lupin's abilities and how much of it the detective has seen back at Takoba Beach.
But before he could try to do so, Tensei wanted to have a word in private with the police detectives first…
"Say, can I have a word with you two? Tomari? Shijima?" Tensei asks the vigilante duo as the three of them decide to later leave the room, leaving the U.A. students behind.
"..."
"What is it that they have to talk about that we aren't allowed to hear?" A distraught Shoto asks aloud, frowning in suspicion, as Tenya and Izuku begin to wonder the same as well.
The trio of U.A. students starts to wonder if it has something to do with how each of their respective internship mentors got badly hurt by the Malware Roidmude.
"Gran Torino…" In Izuku's case.
"Manual-san…" Tensei thinks about Masaki.
"..." And lastly, Shoto begins to slowly reminisce about how vulnerable Enji looked in the aftermath of yesterday's battle.
At a quiet corner in another section of the hospital…
"So, what is it that you want to talk about?" Yuuki questions Tensei once Yuriko finished checking out that nobody nearby would be listening to their talk.
"It's about the Kamen Riders and those Villains that can cause [Slowdown]. I might have discovered something new about the situation." Tensei reveals to them with a serious expression.
Yuriko tensed at this, but she managed to make a good job of hiding it from the Pro Hero while Yuuki simply kept a poker face at the Turbo Hero.
"What did you learn, Ingenium?" The senior detective inquiries.
"Well, considering our previous talk back at the Musutafu Hospital, I have come to the conclusion that the Villains that the Kamen Riders 'killed' so far… Well, I have come to believe that they literally aren't humans."
"W-What!? For real!? What do you mean?" Yuriko asks in fake surprise while Yuuki mirrored her expression.
"No, no. Wait, wait. Look, at least hear me out first." Tensei tries to explain as he begins to bring some points to solidify his newfound theory.
Kamen Rider Dark Drive didn't kill the arsonist with the [Pyrokinesis] Quirk he defeated a while ago. The same applies to Stain's case as he and Kamen Rider Tracer simply handled the restrained Chizome for the authorities to handle.
When Tensei first encountered the Judge Roidmude and Mashin Chaser, the former used to address the latter as a 'human' while using the mysterious term 'Roidmude'.
During the Hosu Incident, when Ingenium saw how Dark Drive and Tracer addressed the Nomus as 'walking corpses', before 'eliminating' them, seemed to further convince the Turbo Hero that the vigilantes would only 'kill' literal non-human beings.
And no, it wasn't anything related to the matter of people with mutant-type Quirks lacking 'human features'. There was more to it than those individuals' unusual appearances.
"Say, does the police know anything about the Nomus from the League of Villains at least?" Tensei questions.
At this, the Kamen Riders revealed and confirmed the hero's suspicions that the brainless beings could certainly no longer be considered human beings given that they were indeed basically moving corpses as the detective duo revealed everything that the police managed to discover about the Nomus to Tensei.
The final nail in the coffin was when Tensei heard the talk between Chaser and Dark Drive, with the former speaking in a way with words that definitely had a lot of hidden meanings, confirming his suspicions that the enemy - These mysterious Roidmudes - was literally not human at all.
Furthermore, the abilities that someone like Malware displayed were way above what Quirks are supposed to allow one to do.
"Just what is going on!?" Tensei wonders grimly as he speaks to the cops, shaking his head in disbelief.
He can't help but also feel that he is coming closer to the bottom of something big and sinister…
As the Turbo Hero finished telling his findings to the police detectives, Yuuki and Yuriko were both impressed and terrified by how close the Pro Hero was to reaching the full truth.
This man could later prove to be a problem for their operations if they let him keep investigating the Roidmudes…!
"Have you told anyone else about this?" Yuriko questions Tensei.
He simply shakes his head in denial.
"No, but I also plan to at least tell Principal Nezu and the rest of the U.A. staff about it since they talked with us the other day." He explains while mentioning Nezu, Yagi and Aizawa, who visited him back then.
"I see. Yeah, I guess it only makes sense that they should also be let inside the loop as well. They probably deserve to know about this as soon as possible." The female Rider plays along as she sends a subtle look to her partner, asking him 'what do we do now?'
"If you want, we can inform the guys at U.A. later for you, Iida-san." Yuuki offered it to the other man.
He didn't really mean it, of course, simply planning to stall for a little more time before actually letting the people of U.A. from learning more…
The more people getting involved would simply make things messier…
If others begin to investigate more, the harder it will be to cover their secret war against the Roidmudes.
Tensei, unaware of the bigger picture, seemed to appreciate Yuuki's offer since he will still spend some more time (again) at a hospital healing his wounds. Especially the one he got on the shoulder, in which Malware's laser pierced him.
"In the meanwhile, we will also warn our superiors about this matter and make the police investigate these 'Roidmudes' as well." Yuriko tells Tensei, further 'reassuring' him.
"Thanks, guys. I'm glad to have two new friends I can rely on." The Turbo Hero says earnestly.
While this compliment flattered Yuriko, Yuuki was taken aback by the friendly man's attitude, being briefly caught off guard by it.
'Friends, huh…?' This made the male Rider feel almost bad for hiding things from Tensei since he could also sense the sincerity in the Pro Hero's words.
Almost…
The concept of bonding and making friends still feels like a struggle for Yuuki…
"I also don't want my brother and his friends to learn about any of this. At least not yet." Tensei says to the cops.
"Why? What do you mean?" Yuriko inquired despite having an idea of what he was about to say next.
"I remember the female Kamen Rider - Tracer - telling me that getting too involved in this will put not only my own life at risk but my family and friends as well. For some reason, my instinct tells me that she was telling the truth about this. Would the Roidmudes target my loved ones the closer I get to the truth?" The Pro Hero wonders.
Yuriko wanted to comfort and reassure him, but a warning look from Yuuki stopped her from doing so.
They can't drag Ingenium to their fight…
After acquiring the rest of the necessary testimonies from everyone else involved in the battle, the police detectives parted ways with Tensei and the others as the Kamen Rider duo now prepared to head back to Musutafu City.
On the way, Yuuki and Yuriko made a quick stop at a doughnut shop(the irony not lost on them) as the pair grabbed something sweet to eat.
And Yuriko would also use this moment to bring up a subject that she now needed to urgently discuss with her senpai…
"We should have told him." She began.
"Yuriko… No. We already talked about this." Yuuki warned, but decided to not use an aggressive approach to reprimand his partner.
"You know why, Tomari-san. Ingenium-san will likely keep investigating the Roidmude activities. He's clearly not the kind that stops so easily. He's getting too curious. And even putting his own life at risk again once he gets released from the hospital."
"He is a Pro Hero. Of course he is expected to place his life on the line several times for the sake of the greater good." Yuuki tries to dismiss her concerns.
Except this seemed to only annoy the female cop.
"This isn't what I meant and you know it. Ingenium-san is literally going to end in a body bag this time if we do nothing." She insisted.
Her partner, however, remained unfazed.
"And why are you so adamant about warning him, Yuriko? There are other ways we can protect him from the Roidmudes. Besides, he is different from us. We can't simply trust him just because he is a Pro Hero. None of them would easily comprehend the gravity behind our way of doing things." Yuuki speaks in his cynical way.
And this made Yuriko upset once she saw her partner briefly rant about his distrust, the pain he got from his Quirkless condition reappearing as she is sadly reminded about how it is still very difficult for Yuuki to try getting along with the 'normal' people that have Quirks.
Sure, he was starting to slowly open himself more to Tsukauchi and the others back at the precinct.
But the Pro Heroes were a whole different matter. It seems that he still wasn't ready to fully open himself to them.
"Tomari-san, Ingenium-san got lucky after facing Stain, Judge and Mashin Chaser. But his luck will run out eventually if he keeps further investigating our war against the Roidmudes." Yuriko says. "Damn it! What is the point in becoming Kamen Riders if we can't even protect people's lives the way we are supposed to do!?"
"I didn't say we're gonna just let Ingenium die. Of course, we'll help and protect him." Yuuki reassures her. "But we need to think carefully. I just can't trust Ingenium now. I'm sorry if this upsets you, Yuriko. But that's just how things work sometimes. I simply can't trust some people so easily just because they are the 'good guys'. I just can't."
While she knew that her partner did not have any ill intentions behind his words, they did little to truly comfort Yuriko. She could tell that Ingenium was someone that could certainly prove to become a great ally for the Drive Team in case they managed to get his aid.
Her brief talks so far with Tensei and seeing him fight valiantly against Malware, despite getting badly injured in the process, seemed to solidify the heroic vision that she had of the Turbo Hero.
He certainly was one of the genuine heroes that she came to admire.
"And what Krim thinks of this?" Yuriko questions.
At this, Shift Next comes into view as it lands on the palm of the woman's hand.
[While I believe that we can't just tell everyone of our mission right away, I do agree with the notion of gathering more potential allies for our cause. As much as possible. Yuriko, if you truly believe that we can trust Iida Tensei then you are free to tell him about everything.] Belt-san says as his voice comes from the Shift Car. [Neither I nor Yuuki will try to stop you if you decide to do so.]
Yuuki simply nods at this, agreeing with him.
He understands that while they mainly work as a team, there will be times each of them will have to rely on their respective individual choices and judgment rather than have a group decision.
"Alright," Yuriko says as she nods back to them. "Then I will try to think about this carefully before deciding if we should truly warn Ingenium-san this or not."
Although a part of her still wanted Yuuki's approval before she decided to contact Tensei about the issue.
[Yes, and there will come a time when the rest of the world will also eventually learn the truth. The trickiest part is about knowing when exactly though. But until then, let's continue on this path as we make our pace to fight against the Roidmudes.]
Meanwhile…
On the rooftop of a building somewhere within Musutafu City
With a focused expression, Terminus, in his human form, could be seen holding a pencil before a white blank canvas.
Behind the item was the full view of Musutafu City, which was within the Executive Roidmude's gaze as he tried to use the scenery as a source of artistic inspiration.
However…
'It's no good. I can't draw at all…' He thinks in defeat as he lowers the pencil. 'It seems that art is truly unique to humanity. Nothing more than an affection that allows them to gloss over their imperfections… Which would be unnecessary for us Roidmudes, given we are superior beings, it seems. And while someone like Paint(Roidmude 010) can claim to be producing art, he is merely trapping women inside of frames.'
Terminus then marks a huge X in the blank canvas with the pencil.
"Terminus."
A female voice calls him from behind.
He turns around to be greeted with the sight of 009, in her human form, standing before him with her arms folded.
"We're being summoned by the master." She tells him before looking at the canvas. "What are you doing?"
"Nothing you should be worried about." Terminus simply tells her in response as he passes by 009, walking away from the used canvas.
Confused, the female Roidmude simply followed after her associate.
'No matter if I can't make 'art' right now. What matters is that I can still envision the fall of the Kamen Riders and of those so-called 'heroes'. I will pull them apart, piece by piece. They will be the architects of their own destruction.' The male Executive thought darkly as a black aura briefly appeared over his hands.
"That pupil of yours is so much trouble, Toshinori!" Gran Torino complained over the payphone. "Thanks to him and his friends, I'm getting a 3 months suspension on my teaching license and half a cut to my pay. What an inconvenience. He's just like you! Always acting, rarely thinking!"
"I am so sorry, Gran Torino!" All Might said over the phone, softly but still filled with fear and respect. "At least you were there to give him permission..."
"It's whatever. In the end, you chose a good kid. Besides, only really got that teaching license to fulfill my promise to your predecessor. Speaking of which, have you not told him more about your past? He called Nana a 'he'."
"Oh... well-"
"Toshinori, Midoriya's going to need to know more about the history he's inheriting. Especially with what we're facing now."
"What are you-!?"
"You know what I'm talking about. Those Nomu beings that appeared on Hosu. The same kind of Villain you faced at the USJ… You said that there were probably cases of people possessing multiple Quirks being involved in it.
Someone's been making plans behind the scenes, someone who's meticulously moving each piece to his needs. The man you thought you killed... he must be behind this."
'All For One…' Toshinori thinks grimly. "... I don't want to believe that he survived what I did to him, but it... it makes too much sense..."
"You're going to need to sit that Midoriya kid down and tell him everything. His admiration for you is no joke. The boy's going to need to know all that he can in order to face off against a monster like that."
"Of course... I'll tell him as soon as I can when he is back from the workplace training."
"Good…. *Sigh* However, All For One might end up being the least of our current problems now." Torino suddenly speaks grimly, confusing the No. 1 Pro Hero.
Huh?
"The ones that easily took care of those Nomus that appeared at Hosu City: The Kamen Riders. And the villains that they target, the ones that cause [Slowdown]. Everyone's talking about them now. It doesn't help either that the media is showing how they fought as they pleased while none of the Pro Heroes could actually do anything to stop them." Torino explains as he winces before touching his broken, telling Toshinori what happened at Hosu according to his own point of view.
"If only we could do something about the [Slowdown] issue. Maybe then we could even the odds against the Kamen Riders and this mysterious group." Toshinori says, clenching his fist in frustration.
While he was surprised to learn how Malware made little work of Gran Torino and the other Pro Heroes there, the Symbol of Peace still believed that he could deal with the Executive once managed to bypass the [Slowdown] issue.
If only Toshinori knew the truth and how far from being right he actually was…
"I suppose so. Speaking of it, it seems that the Ingenium kid also figured out something critical about the Kamen Riders' enemies. Something about a group called Roidmudes." Torino resumes speaking.
"What!? really!?" A startled Toshinori questions Sorahiko.
"Yes. He told me about his personal investigation after talking with some police detectives." The elder continues. "I didn't understand any of it, to be honest. And apparently, you talked with him a while ago about this as well, haven't you?"
"Yes, I did." Yagi replies as he now tells Torino about the talk he had with the others back at the Musutafu Hospital.
"Well, then do you think that you will be able to reach closer to the truth behind this ordeal, Toshinori?"
"I can only hope so after learning about whatever Ingenium has figured out, Gran Torino." Yagi replies as he now sounds mentally exhausted from their talk, especially given the headaches that everything related to the Kamen Riders just gave him. "By the way, who were these police detectives that he talked with?"
A few days later…
"So they just… left right after the battle was over?" Toshinori Yagi raised an eyebrow as Izuku finished his tale.
"Yeah!" Izuku nodded as he shivered upon reminiscing about the tragedy of that night. "Nobody was in condition to go after Dark Drive and Tracer once they finished repelling that other 'Roidmude' Villain… Malware."
The greenentte had just finished recounting his perspective of what happened back at Hosu City to his mentor after class. They were currently in the teacher's lounge, with the two sitting across from each other on the couches.
"Well, it wouldn't be the first time Pro Heroes had a little slip-up." Yagi rubbed his triangular chin.
"Slip up?" Izuku repeated in disbelief.
The Symbol of Peace looked down at his feet in thought, mulling this info over. The more he learned about the Kamen Riders and the Roidmudes, the more questions would pop up.
"Do you have any idea of what could be their Quirks, All Might? Or what about the Kamen Riders' Support Items?" The broccoli head questions the blonde man.
"I have heard talk of new technology being applied for defensive uses; ballistic armor being one of them. Maybe some of these fights with the Kamen Riders were a trial run of sorts." Yagi theorized darkly with an expression of concern.
"Is there any way the Pro Heroes can bypass whatever causes the [Slowdown]?" Izuku questioned.
"Maybe later eventually. But unfortunately, not now." Yagi answered dejectedly, remembering the fiasco of the Sports Festival.
"Oh! Speaking of it, I also heard some names, aliases I believe, when Dark Drive was speaking with either Malware or the Shinigami." Izuku suddenly remembered before cupping his chin in deep thought. "I remember hearing Paradox, Brain, and…"
'Paradox? Brain? Hmm... None of those code names ring a bell.' Toshinori thinks this could be the mention of more troublesome individuals for the heroes to struggle to deal with later.
And knowing their luck, it was not a matter of if…
But of when this will happen…
"And Krim." Izuku finished recalling the names.
Huh?
Wait, what!?
'K-Krim?' The Symbol of Peace repeats in his mind, eyes going wide.
No…
This…
This can't…
This can't possibly be a coincidence, could it?
"All Might, are you alright?" Izuku questions his mentor once he sees how Toshinori's mood seemed to have shifted at the mention of this Krim person.
The Symbol of Peace quickly recovers, trying to play it cool before his disciple.
"In any case, I'll be sure to bring this up with the other Heroes and see if we can find out a little bit more about him. Thanks for letting me know of this, Young Midoriya."
"Right."
As Izuku leaves the room, Yagi simply sighs as he feels exhausted once again. Just like in his talk with Torino.
He would remember to look into this new lead Midoriya gave him later…
But right now, he pulled a card from his shirt pocket that was addressed to him from one Melissa Shield…
Right...
There was one more person he needed to speak with if he wishes to further advance his investigation of the Kamen Riders.
Later that night…
"Hey, David. It's been a while, isn't it?"
Through a video call, using the notebook within his house, Toshinori greets his old friend by using his signature smile.
{Yes, Toshi. It's been a while indeed. How are you doing? Last I heard, you have become a teacher at U.A., haven't you?}
David Shield is a former sidekick for All Might and a scientist who creates support items for heroes. The two of them met back in the United States during their college days.
David is a tall man of an average build, with notable wrinkles on his forehead and defined nasolabial folds and tear troughs. He has small sky-blue eyes and short, unruly honey brown hair with two prominent tufts curving outwards from the top of his forehead, a short goatee on his chin and wide-rimmed square glasses on his face.
He wears a plain dark blue shirt with a single breast pocket, the two top buttons left casually undone and the sleeve-cuffs unbuttoned and rolled up to just below his elbows. He wears a pair of pale gray-blue jeans, a dark belt with a silver buckle and navy blue sneakers with white soles, decorated with a red stripe near the toe.
"Well, I admit that it's not as easy as it seems to prepare the next generation of heroes." Toshinori admits sheepishly, still smiling while scratching the back of his head.
{I see.} The scientist chuckles at this.
David greatly treasures his friendship with All Might, being positively elated to be reunited with him after several years and holds the Number 1 Hero in extremely high regard. Having been his sidekick and costume developer, he was also made aware of All Might's injury following his fight with All For One and had knowledge of his true form, although he was not informed of the truth regarding his Quirk, which All Might withhold from David in fear for his safety.
{So, are you going to be able to come to this year's I-Expo at I-Island?}
"Yes, of course. I would never dream about missing it. Especially after reading the invitation letter that Melissa sent me." Toshinori reassured as he thinks about said letter's contents, which he read before contacting the famous Support Items Designer.
{Good to know.} David seemed content with the answer. But then, the bespectacled man's expression soon changes to a more serious one. {Then I can assume that you must have contacted me because of another matter. It is about him?}
Toshinori sighs before nodding to his old friend.
"Yes, it's indeed about the Kamen Riders, mainly Dark Drive. I would like to hear your opinion in regards to all the information I managed to collect so far on them."
{I see. Well, I just happened to finish analyzing all the data that you sent me the other day, Toshi. And I must say, Dark Drive's arsenal is something amazing! I would almost say that is something unlike anything that our world's technology could ever hope to achieve!} David explains in deep fascination as sparks of curiosity could be seen in his eyes. {It's simply unlike anything I have seen before.}
Still a scientist at heart, David couldn't help but become curious about the mechanics behind the Kamen Rider System wishing to fully understand how it works.
"Then do you think that it's possible that there are no Quirks involved whenever the Kamen Riders act?"
{Yes, there's a high possibility that this might actually happen to be the case. I just can't see what type of Quirk could explain everything that someone like Dark Drive has managed to perform so far. Technology is the most logical answer behind his secrets. And I admit that I still can't fully understand the complex mechanics behind the Support Items that the Kamen Riders make use of.} David confirms with a troubled look.
"I see. So U.A.'s suspicions could indeed prove to be true. That there is a high possibility that the Kamen Riders - Dark Drive at the very least - are Quirkless people." Toshinori says with a grim expression.
Feeling that there was something else making the Symbol of Peace uncomfortable, David doesn't beat the bush and asks right away:
{Toshi… What else did you figure?}
Toshinori sighs again and passes a hand through his forehead before replying:
"David… What if I told you that I might have an idea of who Kamen Rider Dark Drive could be?"
Now David was surprised by this.
{W-What!? Do you know who he is? Just who exactly could be behind this technology!?} The bespectacled scientist questions.
"Think about it, David. I think we both actually knew, deep inside, that there's probably only one person with the knowledge and the funds necessary to pull this off."
The inventor quickly catches on to the real meaning behind Toshinori's cryptic words.
{No… It can't be…! Toshi… Are you really talking about…!}
David trailed off, eyes going wide eyes as he adopted a look of disbelief.
"..." The Pro Hero simply nods to the Support Items Creator with a dreadful look. "I wasn't sure at first… But the more I think about it… The more it starts to slowly make sense that he must be somehow involved in this whole picture. But I'm not sure how exactly yet, David…"
{Professor… Krim Steinbelt…!}
Like Toshinori, David Shield also had a special connection with Krim…
(Elsewhere)
BGM: Kingdom Hearts - Organization XIII Theme
The main members of the Roidmudes - The Executives - have assembled within a white room of their hidden stronghold for another one of their usual meetings. The participants are mainly composed of the Single Numbers'(from 001 to 009) Roidmudes and their mysterious leader.
This room, simply known to their organization members as 'The Round Room', and inaccessible by any means other than by teleportation, is a circular room containing marble throne-like chairs ranging in height, where the Executive-rank Roidmudes can gather and discuss developments and for their currently mysterious Master to give out orders to the rest of them to carry on.
There are ten throne-like chairs that are rather tall in height, each occupied by a member of the organization.
The seats are arranged in a circle, with the 'Master' sitting on the prominent seat.
At Master's left are the odd-numbered members(001, 003, 005, 007 and 009), and to his right are the even-numbered members(002, 004, 006, 008), increasing in numerical value up until number 9, Roidmude 009's seat.
The Roidmudes were all in their respective monster forms, with only 004, 006, 007 and 009 being in their respective Plain forms since they still haven't achieved an Evolution State of their own yet.
As for the others, they have already reached their respective Evolved Forms.
001 is the Freeze Roidmude, who was also already in his golden Over-Evolved State. He still remembers the necessary amounts of emotions linked to the feeling of humiliation, that he got from Tomari Eisuke and Shinnosuke, that he needed to experience in order to achieve his ultimate form.
003 is the Malware Roidmude.
005 is the Revenger Roidmude. With his human form still being that of Nishihori Kōya.
008 is the Tornado Roidmude. His human form also being the same as the one he used in his previous life, the fashion designer George Shirogane.
And lastly, there was the Terminus Roidmude, who would soon clash against Kamen Rider Dark Drive and Belt-san…
As for their mysterious Master, his current attire consists of a full-length black coat. He covered his face with the coat's hood as the attire has a waist-high slit going up the back (similar to a duster). It has a large silver zipper that fastens at the top and zips down to seal the coat. The coat also has silver drawstrings for the hood decorated with a large silver bead hanging from the end and a silver chain ornament adorned with four large cylindrical silver beads that fasten to a loop on either side of the collarbone region.
"Do my eyes and ears deceive me? Are the Quirkless really the only ones to have the power to become Kamen Riders? They are nothing but lesser humans in this new world." Malware says.
"Give 'em a chance. It means they're straight as an arrow. They can be pure of heart. Unlike any of us here." Terminus joked in response.
"They had better be, or else, they're truly worthless." 009 adds in a cold tone.
The 006 Plain Cobra Type plays with cards, making them appear in his hand.
"I truly hope they're enjoying themselves on their little 'adventure'. He he. Maybe they'd like a hand to determine their fate." He says, picking out one of the cards and holding it out in his other hand.
"Hey, as long as it works in our favor. We can let them do what they want for now. Then, we'll all jump in if needed." Revenger adds, chuckling darkly and with malice.
"Those are bold words coming from you. Are you saying you'll volunteer to take care of it if things go wrong? Huh?" Terminus humorously asks the 005 Roidmude.
"What?! Me? No, you have the wrong guy. I'm not that comfortable with that." Revenger quickly replies, waving his arms in denial.
"You act as though you have a conscience. But when was the last time any of us actually felt anything?" 004 speaks, using Krim's voice.
"I could ask the same about you. Why are you allowed to be here when you used to be Banno's lapdog?" Tornado asks the only unevolved Plain Spider Type in the meeting.
"Our master removed Banno's programming from 004 after reviving him alongside the rest of us. There's no way he will act against our lord's wishes. None of us can anyway." 007 tells in response.
"Truer words were never spoken. Well, I suppose the fun will have to wait." 006 says, making one of the cards disappear.
"Do you know what happens to those who lose their true purpose? Inevitably, they destroy themselves." Freeze tells his comrades.
"Gentlemen."
The lead figure, their Master, calls the rest of them.
The nine Roidmudes look toward the lead figure in the high chair above them.
"The Kamen Riders have embarked on a new adventure, once again standing in our way. Let us plant some seeds in their path and make sure this will be one experience they will never forget. Now go." The Master orders.
The Executives teleport away from the meeting, disappearing into the darkness while their mysterious leader remained alone inside the room.
Each of them has their own goals and motivations…
The gears of fate begin to turn as the forces of good and evil clash against one another…
The next day…
Terminus, in his human disguise, can be seen standing in front of the entrance of U.A. High.
"Now, it's showtime!" The Executive announces with an expression full of cruelty as he marches towards the hero school.
"Alright, you sprouts, it's time for a basic hero training exercise!" All Might said to the gathered Hero Course students from classes 1-A and 1-B, who had dressed up in their respective hero costumes. "I know that you all must be exhausted from your workplace training, but that's precisely why we're here! To see how much you've grown from witnessing firsthand how Pro Heroes work! And it'll be an easy one too!"
Considering all the recent incidents involving the Kamen Riders and the Roidmudes, the staff of U.A. thought it would be wise to give extra lessons to the Hero Course students and help the new generation prepare themselves for whatever the future had in store for them.
This time, they also decided to make exercises involving the two new classes working together.
"What is it?" Sero Hanta asked.
"Is it something I can actually do?" Katsuki grumbled, glaring at Izuku and Shoto.
"What's easy about training!?" Mineta Minoru said.
"Let me finish!" All Might said, coughing into his hand. "It'll be a rescue-training race! And yes, Young Bakugo, you can! As long as you remember to keep the damage to a minimum!"
"Of course I can," Katsuki answered, crossing his arms.
"Shouldn't we be at the USJ then?" Tenya asked, with Shishifa Jurota nodding in agreement.
"The USJ is for disaster rescue training. This exercise, like I said, is a race! Which is why we're here at Training Field Gamma! It's a field of factories and pipes that combine together to form a mazelike area! You'll be divided into 10 groups of 4, 2 1A students and 2 1B students each! Each group will take a turn to race to save a hostage. In this case, me! Now come here and pick your lots!" Toshinori explains.
*Boom!*
But before they could begin, a loud explosion nearby was heard!
"What was that!?" Izuku asks as he and the others look towards the noise's source.
There was smoke coming from the main building!
Suddenly, a black portal manifests before everybody as the Terminus Roidmude steps out of it.
"Alright. Let's get done with this and start the show." He speaks in a bored tone, stretching his neck as the humans look at him with mixed reactions.
In response, some of the students were frightened while others simply glared at the mechanical monster. There was something sinister about his presence that made the humans uneasy about him.
"Who are you!? How did you get here!?" All Might demands from the Executive, standing between the students and this new Villain.
The Roidmude merely chuckled as a dark aura soon enveloped his whole body.
"Wouldn't you like to know…?"
Meanwhile…
A powerful energy barrier can be seen suddenly covering the premises of U.A. High School, not allowing anyone to leave or enter the place while trapping all the people inside of it.
At Musutafu City's Police Department…
"What's the situation?" Yuuki questions as he and Yuriko entered the conference room, with several agents already present there.
And all of them were sporting panicked looks.
"You two. Take a look at this." Naomasa gestured to the room's television, everybody gathered in front of it as the Rider duo joined them.
It seems that some urgent news is being broadcasted right now.
"Wait, hold on. Is that U.A. High?" Yuriko questioned as she watched what was on the screen with a confused expression.
{We're live at the scene.} A female news reporter announced. {Just now, word got out that U.A. High School has been occupied by a group of Villains. It is currently unknown if they have any relation to the attack on the USJ previously done by the League of Villains.}
"What!?"
Yuriko cried in disbelief as Yuuki simply adopted a disturbed look upon seeing the news.
Both had a terrible feeling about this…
{The criminals have barricaded themselves inside, making everyone in U.A. hostage. Including the staff. Pro Heroes were called to deal with the situation, but they have yet to deal with a barrier set by the Villains that prevents anyone from entering the building.} The reporter continues.
Nearby U.A. High…
The news station's cameraman begins to film some of the several Pro Heroes that have appeared to deal with the situation. Amongst them were even some that made part of the country's Top 10, such as Edgeshot and Best Jeanist.
But suddenly, several giant metal spikes began to sprout out from the ground nearby, startling everybody.
To make matters worse, those same spikes soon began to release purple lightning energy, blasting away everything that was within reach.
"Ahhhh!"
"Run!"
"Everyone, take cover!"
*Boom!* *Boom!*
The TV began to show several cars, news vans and choppers being hit before they exploded, killing several unfortunate victims in the process. Even the Pro Heroes were not safe from this as some were hit by the purple lightning at point blank, being instantly disintegrated into ashes as a result.
Panic begins to spread across the surrounding area of U.A. as the remaining Heroes try in vain to calm the civilians nearby.
"Ahhh!"
*Bzzt!*
The news feed is then cut off as the cameraman seems to have been hit next…
The message 'Technical Difficulties - Please Stand By' is shown on the TV before someone turns it off.
"Oh my god!"
"What was that!?"
"How are the Pro Heroes going to deal with this!?"
The feeling of panic and helplessness begins to also infect the police of Musutafu City as they were now equally scared to face the Villains behind this new incident.
After all, how are they supposed to accomplish something when even the Pro Heroes were having difficulties?
Except for a certain pair of brave souls, who would not let the ones responsible for this to get away so easily…
Not on their watch!
With the rest of their coworkers too distracted by the grim news, Yuuki and Yuriko exchanged serious looks with each other as they prepared to leave the conference room.
"Tomari. Shijima. Where are you two going?"
Or that would've been the case if Tsukauchi hadn't spotted them leaving, now looking weirdly at the duo.
But before either of them could reply to Naomasa, Chief Tsuragamae joins them with a serious expression.
"You two. Just go. Do what you must." He simply tells the Riders.
…Huh?
Wait, what?
Hold on, does he know about them?
"Sir?" Naomasa questions while the Riders simply blinked in astonishment at the man dog's sudden words of urgency.
But quickly recovering, Yuuki nods to Kenji in appreciation and quickly rushes out of the room.
"C'mon, Yuriko!"
"..."
Yuriko makes a brief salute gesture to their superior officer before following after her partner, an expression of determination soon forming on her face.
"Wait, are they going to U.A.!? What are those two planning!?" A worried Naomasa asks the police chief.
"They are going to save lives. By doing something only people like them can." Kenji solemnly tells the other man as he places a friendly hand on the detective's shoulder. "Come, Tsukauchi. I suppose it's time you know more about Tomari Yuuki and Shijima Yuriko and the important role that only they can perform." Kenji speaks as he also prepares to leave the conference room.
"Role?" Naomasa parroted as he followed after his boss, quietly closing the door behind him while the others were still 'busy' panicking…
On the road to U.A. High…
Having already transformed into their respective Kamen Rider personas, Dark Drive and Tracer were now heading towards U.A. High on their respective Rider Machines.
The two quickly make a mental note to later confront Tsuragamae, suspecting that their superior somehow knew about their secret identities as Kamen Riders.
It was a mystery why he decided to suddenly cover for them this time…
But as for now...
"Are you sure that we will be able to bypass the barrier around U.A., Belt-san?" The black Kamen Rider asks the sentient Drive Driver.
[It's no problem, Yuuki. The NEXTridoron has already been updated to deal with this sort of barrier. The same goes for Yuriko's Ride Tracer.] Belt-san replies as the black Kamen Rider can see his partner driving her bike next to his Mercedes-like car, having also heard what Krim just told him.
"Right." Tracer nods to them in relief.
[The barrier the enemy is using this time is of the same type as the one that Banno used to take over the Japanese Special Defense Center back at my homeworld. I'm familiar with its weak points.]
*Vrooom!*
"Alright, then let's go!" Dark Drive calls as his Rider Machine accelerates even further.
In front of U.A. High…
The heroes were still trying to get inside the No. 1 Hero School, but to no avail.
Nothing they did with their Quirks was working…
And their morale was already down given the earlier trouble with the metal spikes, from which they were currently keeping distance.
"Okay, okay, okay! That's enough sad times!" Someone said loudly, followed by the sound of clapping hands.
It was Slidin' Go, the Slippery Hero.
"When a Villain with a [Magma] Quirk went on a rampage in Esuha City, did we throw in the towel? When a hurricane decimated eastern Japan, did we run home crying? When a bunch of inmates broke out of Tartarus Prison, did we say uncle? Nay! We stuck to our guns, stood our ground and we charged into the fire like real Heroes! We didn't give up then and we certainly aren't going to give up now!"
The Pro Heroes present, sans Edgeshot who thought Slidin' Go was being melodramatic, perked up a little after that rousing speech. A perpetual smiler he may be, the man really knew how to rally a crowd with his boundless optimism.
He was right!
This was not the time to be moping around; this was the time to be Heroes!
"This may look dire but if past experiences have proved anything, we always prevail in the end!" Slidin' Go continued bombastically. "Mark my words, we'll come up with a plan to put an end to this sticky situation and…"
The Slippery Hero trailed off when he noticed something in the distance.
"Say, who's that?"
Ryukyu squinted her eyes at the approaching vehicles, realizing that it was a certain black car and a white motorcycle with a sidecar.
"*Gasp!* That's-!"
She quickly recognized them as the duo of masked Vigilantes that the Hero Public Safety Commission and the Musutafu Police Force had put out an advisory for, as well as the same ones that quickly made it to the top of Japan's most wanted.
The Kamen Riders everyone's talking about!
From Dark Drive's point of view, he was fully aware of the Pro Heroes near their position. But he didn't care.
So long as they stayed out of his and Tracer's way, there wouldn't be any problems.
Belt-san had already analyzed them and informed the Riders of their Quirks; it was nothing they couldn't handle.
"Where are they-?!"
"Stop them!"
"Don't let the Kamen Riders get away!"
The Pro Heroes quickly gave chase after the Vigilantes, with Slidin' Go taking the lead due to his [Friction] Quirk.
The purple costumed Hero skated around the road to U.A. like he was wearing invisible rollerblades until he came into view of the black armor-clad Rider, trying to stay next to the fast NEXTridoron's driver's window.
Slidin' Go closed the distance and leaped up at the Vigilante's car's door, trying to take Dark Drive out of his vehicle.
"Sir! You are interfering in an official Hero operation and endangering hostages!" Slidin' Go yelled at the Vigilante as the Pro Hero tightened his hold on the black Mercedes-like car. "I am demanding that you stop your car immediately or I will be forced to-huh?"
Shift Amazing Circus suddenly came into view as it now stood on Dark Drive's shoulder, 'staring' back at the confused Pro Hero.
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Based on a clown car, Shift Amazing Circus is a sentient Type Technic Shift Car which allows Kamen Rider Drive to gain the Amazing Circus Shift Tire.
By itself, it can spew out various props from its "mouth" that forms into anything it wants it to, like a stage complete with pyrotechnics and fireworks.
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*Snap!*
Without even bothering to look at the Pro Hero, Dark Drive simply snaps his fingers in response.
*Beep!* *Beep!*
This serves as a sign of command for Amazing Circus to obey, firing confetti from its 'mouth' at Slidin' Go, startling the Pro Hero and making him let go of the NEXTridoron's door.
"Ahh!" The hero falls and rolls on the ground for a few seconds before stopping, eating dust as he is left behind.
"The Kamen Riders are going to forcefully try getting inside of U.A.! They'll end up potentially jeopardizing the lives of everybody inside there!" Gang Orca realized, warning the other Heroes.
"So let's stop them in their tracks here and now! The other Heroes are taking alternate routes to cut them off! I'll bind them with my fibers!" Best Jeanist said back.
Kamui Woods, Death Arms and Mt. Lady all tried to halt the Ride Tracer, but its Rider easily passed through the three of them.
"It's no use! They are too fast!" Kamui cried as he failed to trap Tracer with his Quirk while Mt. Lady tried to punch the female Kamen Rider with a giant fist, but she also failed at it and accidentally hit Death Arms instead.
As she kept getting closer to U.A., Tracer took a look at a special slot for Signal Bikes and Shift Cars that Krim installed within the Rider Machine's display.
According to the scientist, the Ride Tracer is fitted with the newest Core Driviar technology, enabling augmentation to certain aspects of its performance with different performance modes whenever a Signal Bike or a Shift Car is inserted into its special slot.
Time to check it out!
"Stop! This is your last warning!"
Ryukyu, in her giant dragon form, could be seen flying above Tracer. She seemed ready to slam her fist down on the female vigilante.
'Perfect!' Tracer thinks.
[Signal Bike! Tomarle!] The Ride Tracer announces as she inserts her yellow Signal Bike into the vehicle's slot.
The Rider Machine conjures a red holographic turret from its side car, taking aim at the Dragoon Heroine before firing a yellow beam at Ryuko.
"Ahh!" Ryukyu cried as the 'STOP' logo appeared around her, paralyzing her in mid-air for some time.
She was unable to avoid the laser shot due to her huge size.
'Sorry!' Tracer apologized inwardly to the heroine, feeling partly bad at having to do this to Ryuko.
"Stop!" Best Jeanist orders as he gets before the NEXTridoron, now being the last person capable of at least trying to stop Dark Drive as the other Heroes were quickly left behind by the fast Rider Machines.
With his [Fiber Master] Quirk, the No. 4 Hero quickly tries to cover the black car with threads in a desperate attempt to restrain the Mercedes-like car.
Only to fail as the vehicle literally gets on fire after Dark Drive taps into the power of Shift Max Flare.
[Max Flare!]
Jeanist is forced to get out of the way as the heat emitted by the car proves to be more than what he and his threads are capable of handling.
'Oh no!' The No. 4 curses as he and the others now could only watch the Rider Machines getting closer to U.A.
"The Kamen Riders are insane! And how are they even planning to pass through the metal spikes in the first place!?" Mr. Brave cried.
As if on cue, several giant metal spikes began to pop out of the ground in an attempt to stop both Dark Drive and Tracer.
And that still wasn't enough to stop the pair of Vigilantes either as their vehicles began to literally bulldoze their way towards U.A., destroying every single one of the spikes that tried to destroy them.
To further aid the Riders, Belt-san summons several Shift Tires that begin to fly around the NEXTridoron and the Ride Tracer, boosting the Rider Machines' powers.
[Tire Fueru(Extension)! Combination!] He announces.
*Boom!* *Boom!* *Crash!* *Crash!*
Eventually, all the spikes are destroyed as the only thing that remains is the barrier around U.A.
"No way… They actually did it…! Now it's only the barrier left!" Pro Hero Fourth Kind said.
"Quick! Follow after the Kamen Riders! This might be our only chance of getting inside of U.A.!" Gang Orca told the rest of the Pro Heroes as they all soon began to chase after the Rider Machines.
Now close enough to the barrier, Dark Drive makes use of the NEXTridoron's ejector seat, which is done by twisting a yellow-and-black striped pull lever, then pulling on it, which will send the black Kamen Rider flying upwards.
As for Tracer, she simply jumps high from her motorcycle before joining her partner above.
The pair of vigilantes are enveloped in blue and red energy respectively before delivering a flying Rider Kick towards the energy barrier.
"Haaaa!" The two Kamen Riders cried as the power behind their combined kicks shattered the barrier, leaving a hole in it.
*Crack!* *Crash!*
They waste no time and quickly enter the premises of U.A. High while their respective Rider Machines follow after them through the use of an auto-pilot system.
*Vrooom!*
"Now's our chance! After them!" Gang Orca cried as everyone else tried to get inside the Hero Academia as well.
But unfortunately, the barrier quickly repaired itself, not allowing anyone else to get inside U.A. High.
"No! Damn it!" The Killer Whale Hero cursed as he tried to slam his fist down in an attempt to break the barrier.
*Pow!* *Blam!*
It didn't work…
As the Pro Heroes ran over to help each other, Ryuko was left to herself as she returned to her human form, staring at the wreckage of the road before her eyes once the effects of Signal Tomarle were no longer restraining her.
"..."
In the span of a few minutes, two vigilantes completely outwitted several Pro Heroes once again. It was still so hard to believe that something like this keeps happening a lot lately.
The Kamen Riders didn't stay and fight, they just bulldozed through the Pro Heroes like they were nothing. Dark Drive and Tracer didn't even stop, the duo just kept on going until they finally left Ryukyu and the others behind.
Turning around to look back at U.A. High School, Ryuko knew that they were likely now on their way to deal with whoever was behind this incident.
And if the Kamen Riders were involved, it was highly likely that another villain that can cause [Slowdown] must be involved.
But what was she going to do? What would happen if the mysterious Villain started executing hostages because of the vigilantes' actions? Ryuko didn't want to know the answers to those questions but there was one thing on her mind: the female Rider.
Why did she look so reluctant? Reluctant towards her specifically?
'What I am supposed to do?' The Dragoon Heroine thinks deeply.
As Slidin' Go looked over Ryukyu, who was still troubled with the outcome of their failure, he turned towards U.A. High as an evil-looking smile spread across his face.
'Interesting...'
The undercover agent of the Meta Liberation Army stroked his chin in thought, sensing that this Vigilante could be a promising new addition to Re-Destro's ranks if they played their cards right…
The Closing Screen of this chapter shows Shift Next, Amazing Circus, Signal Tracer and Signal Tomarle, side by side, with the logo of Kamen Rider Dark Drive behind them.
Roidmude Casualties: 011†, 013†, 015†, Iron(029)†, Liquid(034)†, 042†, 054†, Judge(065)†, 071†, Beast(077)†, 083†, 088†, 093†
Count at the end of the chapter: 95 out of 108
My Hero Academia Illegals: Vigilante Dark Drive
Drive 14: The gears of intertwined fates
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Author Notes:
Thank you for reading!
It took me longer than I hoped to complete this chapter since life has been keeping me busy a lot lately. But I'm glad I finally managed to finish it.
This chapter also raised more questions in relation to the connections that some characters have with each other, but they will be eventually answered in the next chapters.
If you guys have any ideas or suggestions that I could use for this story, you're free/welcome to share!
Question Corner!
(Please answer this in the Reviews if possible):
[What abilities should the Stain Roidmude(059) have to make him an 'upgraded' version of the original one?]
[If Kamen Rider Decade used a Final Form Ride on Kamen Rider Drive, what would it be like?]
[Once again, I require some ideas regarding the creation of some original Roidmudes. Which characters from My Hero Academia would be interesting enough to be copied by them in order to create interesting monsters? And why? What name and abilities would you give to those evolved Roidmudes?]
Review Time!
Guest DCDGojira: Thanks!
Lycrow: Tenya has a Quirk, so he can't become a Kamen Rider. Not sure why Mineta being copied by a Roidmude is a good idea. Ok, maybe those vehicles you mentioned can be useful later for Tracer.
SynchroRegis: Thanks!
Toa Solaric: Thanks!
Dr. Exposition: 1- Yes, of course. Ingenium will bring this fact later to others.
2- Yes, the identity of the Kamen Riders and the fact that only Quirkless can use the Rider System will eventually be revealed to the rest of the world. And the Meta Liberation Army will definitely hate their existence because of this.
silverstudent: Ok, maybe there might be something that I can make use of amongst your suggestions.
Guest: Interesting. Maybe your ideas can be useful later as a setup to bring the original Tridoron into this story.
yogaratw607: Thank you for answering my questions!
And yeah, I agree with some of the things you mentioned about MHA.
Due to the Kamen Riders' actions, some people will lose faith in the current Hero System. Though I'm not sure yet about what I plan to do with the HPSC later in this story.
For'Sleep 3rd: Thank you for answering my questions! It's fine if you couldn't give a solid answer to everything.
sardarhassan503: No, Izuku won't become a Kamen Rider because he has a Quirk now.
Also, I'm currently uninterested in making new Kamen Rider stories.
Guest(2): Ok, I will think about it.
D3lph0xL0v3r: Thanks!
Thank you for also answering my questions!
Tensei/Ingenium will bring this fact later to others. I just didn't think it would be the right moment for him to reveal that the Roidmudes were not human at the end of the battle of Hosu City. I wanted him to first rest and clear his thoughts before sharing his deductions with the others.
Chronos0305: Thanks for sharing your ideas. Maybe I can make use of some of them in the next chapters.
Phantom Thief of Hearts: Thanks!
Yes, Tensei/Ingenium is coming closer to the truth and he will share his discoveries with the others.
I simply didn't see the point in keeping the Judge Roidmude around any longer since he has already fulfilled his purpose in this story.
Yeah, the League of Villains is certainly not going to be happy with the idea of new unknown elements messing with the balance of power in the MHAverse.
Thank you for also answering my questions!
To clarify some things:
Izuku = He went to I-Island because All Might invited him as his +1.
Bakugo = The prize of the Sports Festival was a pair of tickets to I-Island's Expo, with Eijiro being his +1 in the case.
Shoto = Came in his father's place, who received an invitation to I-Island.
Tensei = His family also received an invitation to I-Island.
Momo = She is rich and brought Ochako and Kyoka along as her company.
Minoru and Denki = both are working part-time to cover for their stay at I-Island(or something along those lines, I guess?)
Not sure yet about when I plan to introduce Cathleen/Star and Stripe in this story.
AnimeKamenRider: 1- That sounds like a good idea. Now that you mentioned it, Mirio does sound like a good candidate for the role of Kamen Rider Mach.
2- Yeah, they all sound like possible good suggestions for the Roidmudes to copy.
Thank you for sharing your ideas with me, they can help me later in the future!
Austin: Thanks!
1- I just still don't know what to do in regards to the Quirk Doomsday Theory issue. I mainly hope that the MHA anime/manga presents a solution for this before any drastic measures are taken in order to control the problems that the Quirks' evolution will eventually bring.
2- No, I don't think Roidmudes can reproduce in the same way as humans do. I will reveal later how they are basically created at a 'factory' of sorts with an evil AI managing all of them.
3- Yeah, some of the issues with the Quirkless people that you mentioned will certainly happen once the truth behind the Rider System is revealed to the public.
Fanreader365: Yeah, those codenames all sound nice! Thanks!
#2nd review: Thank you for sharing this idea with me! Maybe I can use it in some of the future chapters!
magna ryunoid: Not really sure if I could make use of your idea, but thanks for sharing it with me.
CrazyHeartAttack: Thanks!
1- Yes, there will be a (Kamen Rider) Gold Drive later in this story.
2- I will put the Another Drive monster in this story, but not as the final antagonist.
PhantomKnightPercival: Everyone's reactions will vary once they learn the truth. Some will support the Kamen Riders while others will be disapproving of their methods.
gpierce885: Ok. But I never watched Psycho-Pass, so this comparison doesn't mean much to me. I will try to check the anime later though.
hafizfaishal1402: Here's chapter 14! Hope you liked it!
zainiamir06: Thanks! Nah, I don't feel currently interested in making use of Go for this story. I will find someone else to fill the role of Kamen Rider Mach in the later chapters.
Obsidian Nova Arc: Thanks! Yeah, the MHA characters will eventually learn the true nature of the Roidmudes.
Thanks for the Shift Car ideas. Maybe they can help me later in the development of the next chapters.
So, what do you guys think? Please give me some reviews if possible.
If you are interested, please go check my other stories.
Also, thanks to everybody that followed, favorited the story and gave reviews.
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