Chapter 2: Super Ancient Warrior Rick
Chapter 2: Super Ancient Warrior - Rick
The village chief kept talking for half the night, and Kawahara couldn't remember when he left.
It was only when the night outside fell into its darkest moment before dawn that Kawahara came to his senses from his dazed state and climbed into bed, feeling somewhat exhausted both physically and mentally.
He originally thought that he would not be able to fall asleep, but unexpectedly, he soon fell into a state of confusion.
Kawahara seemed to have a dream.
The dream was pitch black.
And he was trapped in a swamp that was emitting a foul smell.
He immediately struggled hard, but the darkness around him entangled him like seaweed, only to drag him into a deeper quagmire to witness even deeper darkness and despair.
After sinking deep into the swamp, those dark objects seemed to flow from his mouth and nose into his throat. A feeling of suffocation surged up, and darkness gradually filled his whole body, trying to transform him into another posture that was "not himself".
No...we can't do this!
Kawahara suddenly felt a great panic in his heart, and he struggled again like a madman.
The swamp beneath him also shook violently along with his mood, until the darkness suddenly turned into a twisted dump truck and rushed towards him!
"Wow—"
Kawahara woke up suddenly and sat up from the bed.
He gasped like a drowning man and subconsciously touched his throat to make sure nothing strange had drowned there.
It seemed like a nightmare.
But I don’t remember what I dreamed about specifically, I just remember that I seemed to be hit by a dump truck again.
Sure enough, the shadow cast by the dump truck was too big.
But he rarely dreams. As expected, the shadow of Gurongi brought by the village chief last night was too great...
After traveling to the primitive tribe, Kawahara spent a week thinking about how to build infrastructure here.
After all, he had already traveled through time. At least when he woke up, he didn't become a piece of meat hit by a dump truck. Now that he has a new life, he naturally has to find a way to improve his life.
But now he thought, why not try to improve the way he died first...
Kawahara rubbed his temples with a headache. When he lowered his head, he saw his waist and remembered what the village chief said last night. He suddenly felt something in his heart.
He raised his hand and touched his abdomen, then as if possessed by a ghost, he stood up and locked the door from the inside.
After doing all this with a guilty conscience, Kawahara stood still with a slightly nervous mood. With a thought, a belt with a red gem inlaid in the middle appeared out of thin air.
It actually appeared!
Kawahara suddenly became excited, and then he immediately raised one hand, imitating Kuuga's transformation posture.
"Henshin!"
The Yamadam Spirit Stone responded to his will.
Kawahara's body changed rapidly. Black reinforced skin replaced his original body surface, and his flesh, blood, and bones were also transformed to be stronger. The armor-like white and gold reinforced skin covered his upper body and limb joints.
His head also took on beetle-like features, with a pair of red compound eyes occupying almost half of his face, and a pair of small golden horns extending from his forehead above the compound eyes.
This is——the newborn Kuga (prototype)!
Feeling the powerful force surging in his body, Kawahara clenched his fists and touched his body and head up and down.
"Really... transformed!"
He immediately looked around, feeling the urge to find something to punch.
However, the room was filled with his simple furniture.
Kawahara walked to the stone bench where the village chief had been sitting, clenched his fist and punched it hard—"Bang!"
The half-meter-high stone bench was smashed into pieces by his punch!
Even the ground was cracked.
"Amazing!"
Kawahara was delighted, but he felt that he could exert even more powerful power, and he couldn't wait to release this power.
Just as he continued to look for targets around him that could be used as targets for attack, there was a sudden series of knocks on the door outside.
"Brother Kawahara, Brother Kawahara, are you awake?"
"...!"
These voices suddenly brought Kawahara back to his senses.
He looked at the door, then at his fist, then reacted and quickly patted the Yaguru belt around his waist.
"Hey, hey, change back!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the power in his body instantly retreated back into his body, the reinforced skin and biological armor on his body disappeared without a trace, and the Agur belt also merged back into his abdomen.
Kawahara felt himself calming down again.
He calmed his breathing, picked up the bodies on the stone bench and piled them in the corner, then went over and opened the door.
"Sichuan--"
Xiaoren, who was standing outside the door, missed the target as soon as he raised his hand. He looked up and saw him standing at the door in high spirits. Xiaoren was stunned for a moment and then his eyes widened in surprise.
"Brother Kawahara, are you feeling better now?"
"Hmm... almost there."
Kawahara looked at the rice bowl in his hand.
Xiaoren came over at this time basically to bring him breakfast.
"When I came here this morning, you didn't open the door. I thought your injury had worsened. I wanted to ask Grandma the sorcerer to come over for help, but Grandpa and the others stayed in the meeting room the whole morning and didn't come out."
Xiaoren walked in while muttering these words.
Kawahara looked at the sun outside: "..."
It turned out that he slept until noon.
Watching Xiaoren put out the food in the bamboo basket, Kawahara walked over and sat at the table, and asked casually: "What are they doing in the meeting room?"
"It seems like they are talking about a sacrifice. They should be praying again tonight!"
"Sacrifice?" Kawahara was slightly stunned.
He remembered what the village chief said last night.
In order to deal with the threat of Gurongi, the village decided to select a new warrior who uses the "Yamadam" spirit stone.
That is - kuuga!
Although he seemed to have an Agur belt in his body, it was a broken version.
Kawahara looked at his hands and clenched his fists.
The power of the "Spirit Stone"...
He could clearly feel that at that moment his body and chest were filled with explosive power that could easily shatter rocks and crack the ground, and it might even be more than that!
This power might be enough to fight against Gurongi.
But the only drawback is -
If he used this power to fight, he would seem to fall into a violent mood. He had already felt this very clearly just now.
Thinking back on it now, I even shudder.
So can he deal with Gurongi?
After thinking about it with some melancholy, Kawahara noticed the child next to him and said earnestly: "Xiao Ren..."
"Ok?"
Xiaoren, who was sitting down and eating his meal, looked up at him in confusion.
"Are you afraid of Gurongi?" Kawahara asked.
"Of course I'm scared!"
Xiao Ren immediately widened his eyes and shouted, "The Gurongi tribe is a nomadic people who live by hunting. They have been hunting other tribes for a long time. Now that they have come here, they will definitely eat us as prey!"
Kawahara: "..."
But Gurongi should just enjoy the thrill of killing, not to enjoy the delicious taste of Linduo?
However, Kawahara didn't know much about the ancient times. He only watched the drama "Kamen Rider Kuuga" more than ten years ago. Although he still paid attention to the information about Kamen Rider after becoming a social animal, he couldn't remember much of the plot, not to mention that it was a long-running drama.
The plots he remembered most clearly were all set in modern times.
There are some impressive plots like the first punch of the Heisei era, killing a spider to sacrifice to the heavens at the beginning, burning down the church, and a kiss that took away Kuga's first blood... etc.
For most people who watch dramas, the beginning and the ending are basically the most memorable parts of the plot.
As for the rest…
For example, the impression of the ancient times...
He only remembered one part of the plot - the first Kuuga sealed all the Gurongi in the ancient times.
Then it was gone.
Kawahara rubbed his forehead helplessly.
But thinking about it carefully, he didn't seem to know where he had heard of it. The name of that super ancient warrior should be -
Rick.
Kawahara suddenly woke up when he thought of the name.
Yes! It's Rick!
This guy can defeat all Gurongi!
Thinking of this, Kawahara immediately asked the guide in front of him: "Xiao Ren, do you know this person called 'Rick'?"
"Rick?"
Xiao Ren was stunned for a moment and nodded: "Yes, I know. I often hear people mention this name. They say he is a very strange person. But I have met him a few times and I don't think he is strange."
Kawahara paused when he heard this.
weirdo?
How strange?
The kind with well-developed muscles that can kill Gurongi with one punch?
"Can you take me to see him?"
Kawahara was a little impatient and wanted to see if the other party was the legendary warrior.
Xiao Ren looked at the food on the table and said, "Of course, but Brother Kawahara, can we finish our meal before going?"
Kawahara: "..."
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After lunch, Xiaoren led the way in front with full of energy. It was the afternoon, the best time for work, and there were not many pedestrians wandering in the village.
But Xiaoren, who ran out, accidentally bumped into a passerby at a corner.
"Ouch!"
Xiao Ren sat down on the ground and looked up with some grievance, but when he saw who was standing in front of him, the expression on his face changed instantly.
This is an old woman wrapped in a gray cloak. Her face is covered with wrinkles and her expression is cold. There is a strange cold light flashing in her turbid eyes. She looks like the old witch in the fable who specializes in eating naughty children.
When Kawahara, who was following Xiaoren, saw her, his attention was immediately focused on her.
This person seemed to exude a strange aura, which made him feel inexplicably attracted.
At this time, the old woman who had been looking down at Xiaoren also looked at him. When she turned her head, she revealed the strange tattoo on the other half of her face.
Kawahara suddenly felt a chill in his heart.
The hairs on my body began to tremble almost instinctively.
Until Xiaoren, who had fallen to the ground, got up, then ran over quickly and hid beside his legs, then stuck his head out and spoke timidly to the old woman.
"I'm sorry, Grandma Sorcerer, I bumped into you by accident..."
The child who was jumping around and throwing tantrums just now, instantly turned into a well-behaved and pitiful little boy.
Hearing this, Kawahara suddenly came back to his senses, looked at Xiaoren in a daze, and then looked at the old woman who was standing there.
He was in a trance for a moment.
——Are they actually from the Linduo tribe?
He thought...
At this time, the originally expressionless old woman also forced a smile at him, but the smile looked a little weird and hideous on her wrinkled old face.
"It's Lord Kawahara. I heard that you had recovered, but I haven't had the chance to visit you recently." The sorcerer's voice was a little hoarse.
"Uh...it's okay. Thank you for your concern."
Kawahara stared at the old woman in front of him and chose his words to respond according to what she said.
"However, you are lucky to wake up again after suffering such injuries." The sorcerer said ambiguously.
Kawahara paused slightly when he heard this.
Xiao Ren hugged his legs and whispered, "When you were brought back, the sorcerer said you would definitely not survive that night, and everyone was about to give up. But unexpectedly, you woke up on your own the next day."
Kawahara: “…” Then she’s quite right.
The sorcerer had a strange smile on his face: "Now that I see that you are okay, I will also go to prepare for tonight's sacrifice. I hope that the grace of the gods can be bestowed upon the village."
After she finished speaking, she turned and left, her figure looking a little hunched under her cloak as she walked past Kawahara.
"...Take care."
Kawahara watched her disappear at the end of the road.
Xiao Ren then came out from his legs and breathed a sigh of relief in an exaggerated manner.
"You seem very afraid of her?" Kawahara asked.
"The sorcerer grandma has a very bad temper. I just hid in her house when playing hide-and-seek, but she caught me and beat me up! I think she wants to throw me out to feed the wild beasts. It's so scary!" Xiao Ren held his head and trembled.
“……” Kawahara was speechless.
He thought for a moment and asked again, "What does a sorcerer usually do? Is she the one in charge of the sacrifice this time?"
"Of course!"
Xiao Ren said seriously, "The sorcerer granny can communicate with the gods and use very powerful spells to make it rain, so that the crops can grow well! If we offend her, the gods may not bless our village anymore!"
So Xiao Ren both respects and fears the sorcerer who once beat him.
Kawahara nodded thoughtfully.
It sounds like the sorcerer should be the "great witch" in the primitive tribe who is generally responsible for praying for rain and performing sacrifices. Such an identity is mostly highly respected.
But don't know why.
Kawahara always felt that something was not right.
Maybe it's because the sorcerer's behavior is too weird...
And this time.
Xiao Ren suddenly asked in confusion: "Brother Kawahara, why do I feel like you've become so strange since you woke up that you don't even recognize the sorcerer?"
"I was injured too badly before and hit my head, so I can't remember things clearly. But don't tell anyone about this. I don't want anyone to worry." Kawahara started to lie.
"Oh~"
Xiao Ren immediately promised solemnly: "I understand. Don't worry, I will never tell anyone about this!"
Kawahara patted his righteous little head and said, "Let's go and find Rick."
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Reference materials: "Kamen Rider Kuuga sic novel", there is also the plot of the Kuuga TV epilogue, the protagonist's Aguru belt appears in the novel's epilogue.
(End of this chapter)