In the blink of an eye, Chen Ran vanished from his spot. When he reappeared...
The world around him had changed.
This was not a simple spatial transition.
It was a temporal and spatial shift!
He was no longer in the same world.
The Kabuto World.
Still the neon-lit Tokyo.
Chen Ran appeared quietly.
Arriving silently.
Departing silently.
With a flick of his sleeve.
Not taking a single cloud with him!
He surveyed his surroundings.
This time, Chen Ran appeared in the suburbs.
There was no one around.
Each time.
Except for his return, when he would appear at the specific location he left from, his 'whereabouts' at other times were essentially random.
"Since that's the case, I should go home and check first."
Chen Ran muttered to himself, simultaneously summoning the Decade's motorcycle.
Previously, Chen Ran had rented an apartment in the Kabuto World.
That was his home in this world.
Food, clothing, housing, and transportation...
These were intrinsically linked to oneself, even when traveling to other worlds.
He needed to resolve this first before discussing anything else.
Chen Ran, like Kazuma Kaito.
Was also Decade!
However, he and Kaito also had their differences. When Tsukasa Kadoya traversed worlds, different worlds would grant him an identity and certain responsibilities, and most of the time, the Photo Studio would accompany him. He ate and slept at the Photo Studio, so it wasn't as troublesome.
Chen Ran was different.
He traveled from the Kamen Rider era to this world where many Kamen Riders converged, relying on the time-space travel ability carried by the Rider Evolution System.
During his travels, Chen Ran was not assigned any special missions.
All he needed to do... was to complete his own evolution!
Riding Decade's exclusive motorcycle, the Machine Decader.
He sped down the road.
He was home soon.
He picked up the newspapers that had piled up in the mailbox over the past ten days, and coincidentally, took them back to check what had happened during this period.
Ten days had passed since his last return!
Chen Ran had specifically subscribed to the newspaper before he left.
It was mainly to understand the news developments during this time.
Ten days was both long and short.
Nothing major had happened.
ZECT had not yet publicly revealed the existence of the Worms, only that they were spread by word of mouth. Those who had encountered them were terrified, while those fortunate enough not to have, were somewhat disbelieving, treating it as a form of urban legend, much like 'Kuchisake-onna.'
The news reported some unexplained abnormal deaths.
These were mostly due to the appearance of Worms.
However, Chen Ran had a very deep impression of the Kamen Rider plotlines he had watched before. Based on the events reported in the newspapers, Chen Ran could roughly guess which stage the plot had reached.
He opened the phone that Masato Mishima had given him.
After coming from another world.
The signal had also been restored.
Just then...
A number labeled 'Masato Mishima' made a call.
Chen Ran's eyebrows twitched slightly.
Was this a job?
Last time, he had mentioned he would be gone for ten days.
He didn't expect Masato Mishima to be so prompt.
It seemed he was calculating the time to find him.
He answered the call.
Masato Mishima's voice slowly came through, as cold and calm as ever: "Go deal with a certain Worm. The payment is the same. The address and some useful information have already been sent to you via text message."
"Ok."
Chen Ran replied indifferently.
After the brief exchange, the call was hung up.
There was no need for further conversation between them.
Apart from their employer-employee relationship, they actually had little in common.
However, Sasword was always 'working.'
With The Bee and Kabuto present.
Coupled with the ant soldiers from various branches.
ZECT's combat strength was not actually weak.
But the Worms were like a persistent affliction in this world.
They erupted everywhere, silently and without notice.
ZECT's response was already swift.
But sometimes, they would miss their target.
In short, there were four words for it:
Overwhelmed!
As soon as he returned, Masato Mishima immediately arranged work for him.
"Well then, let's get busy."
Chen Ran rubbed his temples.
His mood was quite good.
The work arranged by ZECT was often an action with multiple benefits...
For the sake of the hope particles alone, Chen Ran would not refuse.
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