Chapter 216 The other side of JOKER
When JOKER didn't have self-awareness yet.
He has met the ruler.
After all, he had been beaten up by that ordinary white figure ten thousand years ago.
JOKER has had a strong desire for destruction since his birth, and the aura of control emanating from the ruler makes him tremble and attack based on his fighting instinct.
Why are you so scared?
This was probably because the other party was controlling these beings born from the "Sealing Stone" at all times.
So they can be turned into nothing at any time.
This is the fear of "extinction" that every life has since its birth.
Aikawa Hajime recalled this feeling.
……
"What...what?"
Blade, who had fallen not far away, stood up holding his chest in pain. After hearing Aikawa Hajime's frightened voice, he subconsciously expressed confusion.
The kick just now almost caused him to cancel his transformation, fortunately Kenzaki Kazuma’s fusion coefficient with the knight system is very high.
When Kawahara saw Kenzaki Kazuma's condition, he knew that this guy was about to become Undead.
And it is a JOKER-level undead creature.
After all, the Knight System was created based on the characteristics of JOKER. Therefore, when Kamen Rider transforms, it is equivalent to fusing the power of Undead with his body like JOKER, which will cause humans to become Undead as well.
Hearts, spades, diamonds, clubs - when the thirteen Undeads of these four categories are fused together, they are equivalent to the power of a JOKER.
Kenzaki Kazuma is almost done integrating the thirteen Undead of the Spade system.
Spade-Kamen Rider Blade (Sword).
The chosen protagonist in this world.
Kawahara glanced at the spade meaningfully, then retracted his gaze and continued walking towards Calis who had fallen not far away.
Calis subconsciously shrank back.
"Wait! What do you want to do?!"
Tachibana Saku didn't know what the "ruler" in Aikawa Hajime's mouth meant, but it was indeed rare for him to see the other party showing such fear, so he couldn't help but increase his tone and shouted: "Don't go any further!"
Seeing that the other party was unmoved, Ju Shuo immediately pulled the trigger, and several translucent energy bullets rushed towards the white figure!
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The energy bomb suddenly stopped in mid-air, and the next moment it rushed into the sky and disappeared. Ju Shuo also looked up speechlessly.
Kawahara has come to Calis's side.
He turned back into a human form as he squatted down, then smiled at Calis in front of him, and then suddenly reached out and put his hand into the buckle of Calis's belt!
Swah——
Kawahara drew a 2 of Hearts card.
Aikawa Hajime suddenly groaned, and his wild form instantly returned to normal state. Calis fell to the ground in pain.
"give me back!"
He suddenly forgot his fear of the ruler, and panickedly reached for the card in Kawahara's hand, but Kawahara, who was holding the card, raised his hand back and made him miss.
"No...give it back to me!"
Aikawa Hajime said with some pleading.
Although JOKER's status is higher than that of all Undead, some high-level Undead can mimic humans on their own, but JOKER does not have this ability.
He can only transform into a human by using the 2 of Hearts card.
And even so, the appearance he turned into was just the image of Heart 2, because he was just a monster through and through.
Without the Two of Hearts card, he would not be able to become a human and return to those important people.
Kawahara looked at Calis silently, then turned his attention to the 2 of Hearts card in his hand.
The original promise of "human beings" was to lead all species to evolve together and live together in this world.
In a way, he did.
The fact that the Undead can now mimic humans in modern times was also due to the wish of Heart 2, but the other party did not make this wish for JOKER.
Because only a JOKER like this would need him.
That rascal……
The ancestor of mankind is more terrifying than the ruler!
After all, JOKER has been a combat weapon without its own will since its birth. It is just a mechanism and a program for the ruler to clean up the battlefield.
But Hearts 2 wants to give this program a soul and wants to hold this "trump card" that can end the world in its own hands.
And now he has really done it.
Even without the influence of the 2 of Hearts card in his body, JOKER still expressed strong personal emotions and his own personal will. He was no longer a combat weapon that only knew how to destroy and ruin.
——【Are you dissatisfied with this result? 】
This thought came from the 2 of Hearts card.
"You are so blatant because you are relying on the fact that I won't destroy human civilization!"
Kawahara couldn't help but complain about the card, and then didn't want to say anything else, so he directly returned the 2 of Hearts card to Aikawa Hajime.
Aikawa Hajime was stunned after taking back the card. He looked at Kawahara and then slid the 2 of Hearts card off the buckle. "SPIRIT!"
The Ace of Hearts then transformed into the Two of Hearts.
This is how JOKER became human.
Aikawa Hajime stood up, his gentle face became extremely cold, and he just looked at Kawahara with a serious gaze.
Seeing that they did not fight again, Tachibana Saku paused for a moment and turned back into a human. Then he looked back and supported Kenzaki Kazuma who was leaning against the wall.
"How are you?" Ju Shuo also asked in a low voice.
"fine……"
Kenzaki Kazuma grinned and shook his head.
The two of them walked up to Kawahara and Aikawa Hajime who were confronting each other, and then it became a confrontation between three people with a common hatred of the enemy, with Kawahara being the only one confronting.
"beginning?"
Kenzaki Kazuma raised his hand and put it on Aikawa Hajime's shoulder. When the latter turned his head slightly to look at him, he asked with concern and confusion: "What did you mean by what you just said? Is this person... an enemy?!"
Although he hasn't gotten the exact answer yet, based on Kawahara's actions against Aikawa Hajime just now, Kenzaki Kazuma has already looked at Kawahara with hostility.
"he……"
Aikawa Hajime didn't know how to explain.
In the Undead's understanding, the Sealing Stone that dominates the "Ultimate War" is the ruler.
But in fact, the real "ruler" should be the power that created the "Sealing Stone", that is, the power of creation that Kawahara lost in this world.
As a JOKER, Hajime Aikawa naturally knew how he was created and the identity of the person in front of him.
But if he wants to explain this to Kenzaki Kazuma, the inarticulate JOKER feels that he should start from ten thousand years ago...
But he is no longer good at speaking...
Then just don’t say it!
Aikawa Hajime remained silent in depression. Seeing his conflicted look, Kenzaki Kazuma simply turned his criticism towards Kawahara.
"Hey! Who are you? Why are you fighting with Hajime? And you even tried to steal Hajime's card just now!"
Kenzaki Kazuma suddenly became suspicious when he said this: "Are you also Undead?!"
After all, the reason why he and Tachibana Saku rushed here was because the "Undead Detector" discovered the traces of Undead, and when they arrived at the scene, they saw the white monster fighting with Calis.
Then the answer is clear -
"He's not Undead."
Aikawa Hajime still had to explain.
Kawahara looked at the two with interest, and then he said, "I am indeed not an Undead. If you must have an identity, then just treat me as a JOKER as well."
In a way, he is indeed a JOKER.
If the "Sealing Stone" was born from the power of creation that he released unconsciously, then this JOKER, who does not belong to any race and was created simply as a "combat weapon", may be his other side.
It was like the Black God had him created just to manipulate him to destroy Agito.
JOKER also just wants to eliminate other races.
They are exactly the same!
……
Kawahara developed a strange sympathy for the JOKER in front of him.
I somehow felt like someone was looking at me.
But since he hated Kurokami's control over him, Kawahara would put himself in JOKER's shoes and naturally not plan to continue controlling him after confirming that JOKER already had his own will to act.
Otherwise, he would be too embarrassed to confront Heishen later.
"Aikawa Hajime - from now on I will call you by the name you chose yourself. Come with me."
Kawahara decided to talk to him alone.
Although Aikawa Hajime did not respond, he followed behind silently.
Seeing this, Kenzaki Kazuma subconsciously stepped forward and pressed his shoulders, trying to stop him from leaving: "Wait! Hajime, this guy..."
Aikawa Hajime hesitated for a moment before pushing his hand away and nodded gently at him: "It's okay."
Because there is still no reason to refuse.
Even though JOKER already has his own will, he is still a little slow to react in most things, especially when facing the ruler, his brain will subconsciously crash.
After all, he doesn't need to think at all...
Finally, Kenzaki Kazuma and Tachibana Saku, who had made this trip for no apparent reason, looked at each other in bewilderment and could only watch the backs of Aikawa Hajime and the man moving away from them.
……
Kawahara just wanted to stay away from Kenzaki Kazuma, the guy who would often interrupt him in an angry manner. After waiting for the other party to come over, he turned to look at Aikawa Hajime who was following behind him with an expressionless face.
Then he said directly: "Aikawa Hajime, do you want to give up your power as a JOKER?"
Hearing this, Aikawa Hajime was suddenly stunned.
What……?
...(End of chapter)