The sound of rain seemed to have disappeared.

The white light was flashing, and all the perceptions were occupied by a figure. The young man in white appeared with a smile from the heart...

"Leo also died in your hands!"

"However, the final game only requires the strongest people to participate. And only one of you needs to survive."

"I'm about to start the game, come and stop me..."

…

Heavy rain turns the world into a hazy place.

Black and white fists were waved out at the same time, scattering the rain, but they stopped in the hands of the same person.

"What's wrong? Is it still at this level..."

"It's not enough, I have to become stronger... At least, it's enough to make me feel happy when I kill you!"

…

The raging sea of ​​​​fire surrounded the urban streets, and the heavy rain could not extinguish the fire.

There were burning cars everywhere, and ordinary citizens in the rain suddenly caught fire out of thin air. They had no ability to resist and screamed and were swallowed up by the flames.

He clenched his fists and attacked desperately, but it had no effect in front of the white shadow...

"It's not enough to fall down now."

"Come on, master stronger power and show me a brighter smile!"

…

"Huh-huh-"

His ears were surrounded by heavy breathing, and his body was so heavy that it didn't feel like his own.

"No, Fifth Generation..."

In the blurred vision, the black surprised Kuuga fell down again, and golden cracks appeared on his belt.

Higashino Ryusuke's consciousness fell into darkness due to strong unwillingness, and his body lost control.

Still can't win... Is their long-term determination to fight actually vulnerable?

The rain hasn't stopped yet...

…

"Urgent notice, on Christmas night, unconfirmed life form No. 49 appeared in the headquarters of the Democratic Liberal Party and was confirmed to be killed. And then, No. 0 appeared in Akishima City and started a massacre. Kamen Rider No. 1 and No. 4 have already gone

Stop it and ask nearby residents to evacuate quickly..."

"On December 30, Hachioji City was attacked by the unidentified life form Zero. More than 8,000 people were confirmed dead. The Kamen Riders' actions were not successful..."

"On January 7, 10,000 people were confirmed dead in Ome City. Please don't go out..."

"January 14th...the number of deaths..."

"On January 20, there was an unconfirmed incident related to life forms. The movements of Zero were not yet known, and the number of victims exceeded 30,000... In this battle, Kamen Rider No. 4 suffered heavy losses, and Kamen Rider No. 1 went berserk.

Comatose, No. 0 disappeared again..."

On January 29, 2001, heavy rain enveloped the entire Tokyo for more than a month.

During this period, the successive massacres of Massacre No. 0 gradually broke people's hearts, and despair gradually filled the city.

Joint search headquarters, conference room.

"...Thanks to the full assistance of the Meteorological Agency, the No. 0 detection radar will be completed at approximately 7 o'clock tonight, two hours earlier than expected."

The head of the department nodded solemnly, "But we don't know if No. 0 will appear again before now. You must not relax yet. All police officers must be dispatched to search for information about No. 0 at all times."

"Yes!" The meeting ended with everyone's powerful response, but there was still an atmosphere of silence in the conference room.

"No problem, everyone, I believe we can defeat Zero." Godai smiled and gave a thumbs up, speaking to everyone in an encouraging tone.

But Ryusuke Higashino saw a heavy burden in Godai, which was heavier than everyone else...

After leaving the search headquarters, he and Godai tacitly parted ways and did what they wanted to do at this time.

Ryusuke Higashino put on his raincoat and rode back to Hakusan Town in the heavy rain. When he returned to Asama's house, he saw Wang Shen for the first time in a long time.

Since Wang Shen was busy studying medicine, Dong Ye rarely saw him. But this time, he was sitting on the sofa in the living room on the second floor, a little decadent.

"What's wrong?"

"It's you, Dong Ye." Wang Shen scratched his hair in distress and said: "Yesterday, dozens of patients died in the hospital, and there were also several Asians who were there during the Zero Attack.

Those who survived in the fringe area. But... I have learned how to save people for so long, but when it comes to actually saving lives, there is nothing I can do..."

Dongye found a piece of clothing from the depths of the closet, dug out the torn newspaper he had hidden here, carefully folded it and put it in his breast pocket.

Seeing Wang Shen's current appearance, he knew that the root of all this was Daguaba.

He turned around and went out again. Before leaving, he said: "The incident at Zero won't last long, I promise."

…

"Crash-"

The heavy rain washed away the motorcycle helmet, and the people hiding inside the helmet could only hear the sound of rain as dense as a drum.

Wu Dai first went to Fengzao Primary School in Limu County. The list of victims so far was played on the classroom TV.

"Asakura Rie, 15 years old; Kazama Tetsu, 28 years old; Misawa Junichi, 31 years old; Takahashi Takafumi, 24 years old; Yuzuki Yusuke, 51 years old; Soka..."

Every time a name was announced, Godai's fists clenched a little tighter. However, when a calm call came from behind, his fists completely relaxed.

No matter how angry you are, you can't face the person you want to protect with your fists clenched.

He turned around and faced his childhood teacher Kanzaki Shoji with a smile...

…

Kanto Medicine, Ryusuke Higashino rode his bike in the rain, and this is where he came.

It is not just for another physical examination, but also for other purposes that must be understood.

In Tsubaki's office, Ryusuke Higashino listened carefully to Tsubaki Shuichi's analysis of his latest CT photos. The general meaning was: the nerves extending from the belt have completely entered the brain, and what are the possible consequences.

of……

"Well, how is the situation of the fifth generation?"

"The belt hasn't fully recovered yet! However, your condition is not much better than him..."

But Chun's first answer made Dongye's thoughts freeze, and then he couldn't help but disperse.

"...So you still have to pay attention...Hey, you don't care at all after what I said? Pay attention to me, you bastard!" Seeing the dazed expression on Ryusuke's face, Chun's tone couldn't help but become more serious.

"Ah, I'm sorry." Dongye finally came to his senses. He no longer knew how much time had passed, "Well, actually I want to know another thing now... Mr. Ichijo, what kind of person is he?"

"You're thinking about this kind of thing?"

"Yes." Ryusuke Higashino didn't know why he wanted to know, but he had been thinking this way since before he came to the hospital.

I always feel that when the decisive battle is approaching, it would be a great pity if I still don't fully understand the person I have been fighting with for so long.

Chun looked him up and down, suddenly smiled, threw the CT photos behind his head, put his head on his hands and talked to himself.

"As for that guy, I met him when we were in high school... The school atmosphere at that time was very liberal. It was common to dye your hair, wear earrings, and dress up like a gangster. But it was such an environment.

, the first time I met Ichijo, this guy actually wore a neat school uniform, and he had worn it for three years. Humph, such a guy is definitely not as attractive to girls as me.

But the most unbearable thing is that I, who had been number one in grades since elementary school, ranked second for the first time when I entered high school, and he took the first place away from me. Look at that guy looking so cold all day long.

It seems that I worked hard to surpass him in autumn.

Then we became secret rivals, competing with each other, but no one could get rid of the other.

In the spring of the next year, we were actually put into the same class. At first, I thought I would not get along with such a cold and stern person. Until something happened later:

The English teacher at that time recommended to us in class a set of English and Japanese dictionaries from a certain publishing house because of his family’s relatives’ industrial connections. The quality was mediocre at first sight, and he said, “I will not recommend anything other than this one.”

Throw away all the dictionaries'. But he didn't expect that I really did that——

I threw a valuable dictionary into the trash can in front of him. The teacher's face turned ugly at that time, and he accused me with unpleasant words. But to my surprise, Ichijou also stood up and said,

Throw away your dictionary in front of the teacher.

Can you imagine that someone who always seemed serious and followed the rules could do such a willful thing, which made the teacher feel wronged and admitted that he had gone too far.

At that time, I became interested in making friends with Ichijou. After getting in touch with each other, I discovered that we had a lot in common: for example, I once liked collecting stamps, I was moved by the same picture book, I cried when reading shoujo comics, etc. I can’t say this.

...Anyway, we became good friends and even went to Tokyo to go to university together.

To be honest, I didn’t even expect that our personalities were completely opposite, but we became rare friends. Although we later headed towards the road of police and doctor respectively, overcoming various difficulties and reaching our current position,

Just looking at this, it turns out to be surprisingly similar.

Even though we have different upbringing environments and different personalities, our headings may be very similar..."

Chun finished telling the story between him and Ichijo in one breath, and finally said with some pride: "Well, this is the Kaori Ichijo I know. I didn't disappoint you!"

For no apparent reason, Ryusuke Higashino flashed into his mind a man who likes to beg for abuse, and blurted out involuntarily: "People who walk the same road are just fellow travelers; people who walk different roads can share joys and sorrows and move forward together."

They are friends."

Chun Xiuyi was stunned, with a look of surprise in his eyes, "It makes sense, I didn't expect you to say such a thing."

"I didn't say that." Dongye smiled and shook his head slightly, "But this is the wisdom of the Kamen Rider."
Chapter completed!