Chapter 114: What I promised should be treated as if I had never promised it

Chapter 114: What I promised should be treated as if I had never promised it

Chapter 114: What I promised should be treated as if I had never promised it

Kaoru Ichijo felt like something was wrong.

The main reason he came here this time was to find out what Gurongi would do next.

After all, the brutal massacre that Daguba carried out in Nagano Prefecture last week and the act of transforming a human into a Gurongi the day before yesterday did indeed frighten the Metropolitan Police Department.

They had no idea what this madman would do next.

After all, the other party even slaughtered their "companions".

Just at this critical moment when people were in panic, Kawahara, who had been missing for a long time, came back.

It must be said that although most people had a bad impression of what "Black No. 2" had done, hearing the news that he had returned at this time was like a shot in the arm, and the Metropolitan Police Department breathed a sigh of relief.

But Kaoru Ichijo is only beginning to understand a few words now.

He felt that things were gradually becoming unrelated to "Gurongi".

It seems to be getting more complicated.

"Sorry, if I understand you correctly, is that the "angel" you just mentioned?"

Ichijo Xun pointed to the sky in disbelief.

Kawahara stroked his chin: "Emm... If you want to say it's that, it doesn't seem to be it, but if you say it's not, it seems to be almost the same..."

Xun Ichijo rubbed his temples with a slight headache.

Kawahara smiled and said, "Actually, you don't need to worry about the Angel issue at this stage. I just discovered that the source of Gurongi's power might be related to that, so I mentioned it to you. Of course, I went to find B1 because of this."

"The power of Gurongi?!"

Kaoru Ichijo became more excited when Gurongi was mentioned.

Kawahara also pointed to the sky: "It was a meteorite that fell from the universe that changed the genes of the Gurongi clan, and that meteorite may be related to the 'Angel'."

"Wait, are there really angels in the world?"

"...You better stop dwelling on this issue."

Kawahara mainly didn't want to lie or be perfunctory to Kaoru Ichijo and the others, but for now, the Metropolitan Police Department's biggest enemy is still Gurongi.

As for the group of "angels", their only target is humans who have awakened the "power of light". There is really no need to devote energy to studying angels at this stage.

Seeing that Kawahara didn't seem to want to continue discussing this topic, Kaoru Ichijo nodded and didn't ask any more questions. He wrote down key words such as "angel, meteorite, Gurongi" in the memo he carried with him.

Kawahara inexplicably felt as if he was being scrutinized.

"Then, when we came into contact with B1 before, we heard something like 'White and Dark Game' from him..." Ichijo Kaoru said again.

"There's nothing special about the 'White and Dark Game'. It just means the game has entered the finals. Now there are only two Gurongis left in the Go Group. After they finish the game, they will have the final battle with Daguba." Kawahara said.

"The person who wins will become the new King of Gurongi, and he will bring about the Ultimate Darkness and turn all humans into new Gurongi?" Kaoru Ichijo said in a heavy voice.

"You have also learned to draw inferences from one example. Maybe it wasn't like this before, but Daguba probably plans to do so now."

Kawahara thought of the threat Daguba had made to him before. This guy might really be planning to use the ability of the wolf Gurongi to turn some humans into Gurongi.

The reason why he only transformed part of it was because he guessed that Daguba would continue with a new killing game after his victory.

That's a madman who only wants to fight and kill.

"What was it like before?"

Ichijo Kaoru seemed to have grasped the point again: "So what exactly did they want to do by causing the "Ultimate Darkness" before? Was it just to kill everyone and destroy the world?"

Kawahara thought again after hearing this: "Emm..."

His previous thoughts were the same as Kaoru Ichijo's.

But since he learned that the source of the power that caused the Gurongi clan to mutate might be related to "angels", he felt that those things might not have any ultimate goal, and they were just purely fanatical and sensed the "power of darkness" from the power.

Therefore, "incurring ultimate darkness" became a purpose that they didn't even know what it was for.

So Kawahara thought for a while and said, "The thoughts of wild animals are too hard to understand. Just assume that they want to destroy the world. There is no need to understand them anyway. They will all be killed in the end."

Ichijo Kaoru: “…”

Therefore, it is said that Black No. 2's murderous intent towards Gurongi is even more intense than No. 0's massacre.

The former has not had the opportunity to be put into action yet (but in fact a group of people have already done it in ancient times), while the latter seems to be doing it in order to get the pleasure of killing as much as they want, so they have already put it into action.

Kaoru Ichijo looked at the few words on the memo and sighed again.

Kawahara, looking at the clipping booklet provided by the store manager, asked suddenly, "Was Godai okay when he was fighting No. 42?"

Unidentified Lifeform No. 42——Porcupine Gurongi.

The Gurongi who first ignited the fire of anger and revenge in Yusuke Godai.

Ichijo Kaoru was slightly stunned when he heard this, as if he didn't quite understand why he suddenly asked this, but thinking of the battle that day, Ichijo Kaoru shook his head decisively.

"not good."

"..."

Kawahara looked down at the newspaper again: "I have mentioned this information to you, the Joint Investigation Department. What you are really worried about is whether the Five Dais will also become a Gurongi, right?"

After hearing this, Xun Ichijo fell silent for a moment, and then said, "I don't know either."

He really didn't understand what he was worried about.

B1 showed up that day, and in addition to searching for information about Kawahara, he also revealed another piece of information to them.

The empty self is also capable of causing the ultimate darkness.

Kaoru Ichijo knew that the "Kuga" she was talking about was No. 4, Yusuke Godai.

So he wanted to know more information about Gurongi, no matter what, so that he could provide timely help to these warriors when they needed it.

But now that Kawahara brought it up, Kaoru Ichijo remembered the G1 pilot who was transformed into a Gurongi and whom he saw in the hospital yesterday, the man who had once been a police officer. He suddenly realized that he was indeed panicking about this matter.

A normal human being can become a Gurongi overnight.

So what will happen to Yusuke Godai in the future, since his evolution direction is exactly the same as Gurongi's?

The more he transforms into a kaiju and fights monsters, the more Yusuke Godai becomes different from when they first met.

He was becoming more and more familiar with the battle.

"He hasn't changed and has always been doing what he wants to do. So, Officer Ichijo, no matter what the future holds, you just need to try your best to help him do what he wants to do." Kawahara said as he closed the clipping booklet.

"how about you?"

At this moment, Kaoru Ichijo suddenly asked, "I have been looking for you since No. 0 showed up. What do you want to do next?"

Kawahara glanced at him and said, "Same as No. 0."

"Godai won't let you fight alone, but your idea that day seemed to be that you didn't want him to get involved in this matter, and now you want me to help him 'do what he wants to do'?" Ichijo Kaoru said again.

"…What was my thought on that day?" Kawahara suddenly wondered.

"Yesterday." said Kaoru Ichijo.

"..."

Kawahara rubbed his forehead. What did he say yesterday? The only thing he said yesterday that seemed to be indicative was that he would solve this matter...

So it was noticed at that time?

He really didn't want Yusuke Godai to participate in the battle between Kawahara and Daguba, even though he had promised him so.

Perhaps deep down in his heart he was also longing for a certain kind of battle, or perhaps in order to defeat Daguba, Yusuke Godai must become the "Ultimate Darkness" to have this power, and he thought that the other party did not need to do this now.

That's why Kawahara mentioned number 42.

Porcupine Gurongi's killing method can be described as sadistic, and the targets he chose were all teenagers at their prime age. This caused Yusuke Godai to be stimulated by this incident, and when he angrily retaliated against Porcupine Gurongi, his mentality was also affected.

——But Kawahara wasn’t here at that time.

Once a crack appears in the warrior's character, the darkness of loss of control and violence will follow like a shadow.

But now that he exists in this world, and Daguba and he happen to be targeting each other, then Godai Yusuke's battle will probably only have to stop here.

"I will tell this to Five Generations."

Kaoru Ichijo suddenly said as if he had made up his mind.

Kawahara: "..."

Ichijo Kaoru said again: "I want to participate in your battle as well. The research and development of neuron-disrupting bombs has been completely mature. They have also worked on No. 42 and the mutated No. 3. I want to help you."

After hearing the first half of the conversation, Kawahara looked at him in astonishment: "Did you go there to let us rescue you?"

After finishing speaking, Xun Ichijo said: “…”

When the two people who were hurting each other looked at each other in silence, the person who had only existed in their topic before suddenly ran in from outside the store.

"I am back!"

Yusuke Godai appeared at the door with a cheerful smile.

Then he turned his gaze and saw Kawahara and Kaoru Ichijo sitting in the corner of the cafe, ready for action.

Godai Yusuke's eyes suddenly lit up: "Huh? It's rare for a police officer to come to the store!"

After all, Kaoru Ichijo is not good at dealing with the enthusiasm and awkward jokes of the jewelry store manager, so he often refuses to enter the cafe as a guest.

At this moment, Kaoru Ichijo, who saw Godai Yusuke, also stood up and said, "Godai, you're back just in time. I have something to do - um!"

Kawahara covered his mouth with a slap from behind!

There was no way that Kaoru Ichijo could break free from his shackles, and Yusuke Godai on the opposite side looked at them in confusion and surprise.

Kawahara said in a low voice a little embarrassedly: "Officer Ichijo, I know you will still tell him about No. 0, but I wanted to hide this from him before, so don't tell him..."

He had promised Yusuke Godai a long time ago that he would let him join him in dealing with Daguba. Now he suddenly went back on his word and was exposed on the spot. Kawahara felt really embarrassed.

Ichijo Xun looked helpless: "..."

But that wasn't actually what he wanted to say.

And Godai Yusuke had come over and asked curiously, "What's wrong? Mr. Ichijo, Mr. Kawahara, what are you doing here? Did something happen?"

Kawahara sat back down, pretending nothing had happened.

After being released, Kaoru Ichijo sighed, "We are discussing how to deal with No. 0, because the game over Gurongi is almost over, and the Joint Investigation Department plans to invite you to the Metropolitan Police Department to hold a meeting to make the final response."

Kawahara paused when he heard this.

I didn't expect that Xun Ichijo would come to me for this matter.

So the Metropolitan Police Department now dares to cooperate with him openly again, and is no longer worried about media condemnation?

Kawahara was pondering the attitude of the Metropolitan Police Department when suddenly, he was startled as if hit by a heavy hammer and a familiar tingling sensation came from his mind.

It was like a sharp cone piercing into his brain without warning. Kawahara was caught off guard and groaned, holding his head and lying on the table.

A blurry, mosaic-like image emerged, and Kawahara quickly realized what it was. He immediately forced himself to focus on the image.

"Kawahara?"

"Kawahara-senpai? What's wrong with you?!"

There were different faint voices coming from beside him, but they did not interfere with the images in his mind, and even helped Kawahara regain his hazy will faster.

He saw clearly that it was an underground shopping mall, surrounded by trucks blocking the exit. Trapped inside were terrified humans, and opposite them stood a monster with a pair of horns.

——Gurongi has begun to take action!

Kawahara suddenly overturned the chair he was sitting on, turned around and walked towards the backyard where the motorcycle was parked, but he bumped directly into Yusuke Godai who was supporting him.

"Senior Kawahara, what's wrong with you?" Yusuke Godai asked nervously.

"Grongi has begun to act..."

Kawahara shook his head which was gradually relaxing, but at this moment his emotions were already boiling as if they had been aroused. He pushed Godai Yusuke away and ran out.

Godai Yusuke looked at his behavior in astonishment: "Gurongi? Wait - Kawahara-senpai?!"

After he realized what was happening, he quickly chased after him, but when he arrived at the backyard, Kawahara, who acted decisively, had already disappeared on his Ultimate Tracker.

"Eh?" Yusuke Godai was suddenly confused.

"Godai, this seems a bit like how he looked yesterday, let's hurry up and catch up!" Xun Ichijo said quickly from behind.

"I see!"

Yusuke Godai nodded and immediately went to ride his bike. He had just come back from outside and the engine of his motorcycle was still warm, so he simply left the busy police car behind and sped away at 200 miles per hour.

However, even so, he was unable to catch up with Kawahara, and this time there was not even a trace of him on the ground.

Just when Yusuke Godai was confused and worried, the motorcycle's communication channel beeped and then the voice of Xun was heard.

[“Godai, it’s heading to Toshima Ward… Wait, it’s confirmed, it’s Ikebukuro Station!”]
"Ah? Is that Kawahara-senpai?"

[“Yes! Although it’s incredible…”]
"..."

Yusuke Godai was stunned.

He checked the time on the communication panel and confirmed that it only took Kawahara two minutes to get from Bunkyo Ward to Ikebukuro Station!

But how is this done? And how does the Ultimate Pursuer accelerate without pressing the road?
Could it be that he used Golem?
When he was thinking about Golem, Golem, who was hanging up in the Science and Technology Police Research Institute, lit up his spirit stone, quickly took off and rushed out of the laboratory, heading towards Yusuke Godai.

Yusuke Godai: ...Well, it's not a golem.

……

　……

　　Broken thoughts:
　　I don't have a belt on my piece of clothing.

　　I feel that with the belt, Kaoru Ichijo is no longer like Kaoru Ichijo. I think he represents the "essence of humanity". Even if he does not have the power of Kamen Rider, he can fight monsters in the "human form" and protect humans in the human form.

　　The reason why many of us like Ichijo-san so much is probably because he has always insisted on fighting monsters in a "powerless manner", so if Ichijo Kaoru really has the belt and becomes a Kamen Rider, I will feel that he has lost something (I will be very sad)...

　　So in my opinion, Kaoru Ichijo will never transform, he will always be himself.

　　……

　　
　
(End of this chapter)