The conversation was pleasant enough.
Kagami Roku had his "assistant" settle the bill and left.
Chen Ran took a sip of his coffee.
"As expected, I still can't appreciate this stuff."
He muttered to himself.
Compared to coffee, he preferred tea.
Blindly imitating foreign things was not advisable.
What the ancestors left behind should not be forgotten!
He left the coffee shop directly.
Chen Ran opened the note Kagami Roku had given him, which contained an address.
"I remember, this place is roughly..."
His brow twitched slightly.
He had flipped through maps idly last night. With his near-perfect memory, while he might not recall everything, he had memorized some important locations.
In this era, things were not as convenient as they would be a few years later.
Navigation was not as easy as on a smartphone.
He arrived at a secluded spot.
Chen Ran took out his Driver and a card from his card holder.
The pattern drawn on it was not a Decade transformation card.
Instead, it was a stylish motorcycle.
This was Decade's exclusive motorcycle.
It was said... Kamen Riders looked even better with motorcycles.
And throughout the Heisei era,
Aside from the life-winner, the old driver,
The main riders' 'rides' were mostly motorcycles.
At this moment, a pediatrician rode past a forensic doctor.
Ex-Aid the clever one gave a thumbs up...
He whispered to himself.
Perhaps, he was a beacon of light.
A beacon of hope!
When the Worms and Alien Riders ravaged the world, and darkness descended upon this world, he was the ray of dawn that pierced the darkness and ushered in the new day.
Once Decade entered the scene.
And fully appeared within ZECT's sight.
Negishi probably wouldn't be able to sit still, right?
...
"Shopping mall..."
Chen Ran parked and looked at the building, which served as a department store. His mouth twitched a few times.
This was a ZECT contact point?
Truly, "the wise hide in plain sight."
He walked straight in.
Going down.
The underground parking lot, and then further down.
This building truly had hidden depths.
It seemed ZECT had quite a few such contact bases.
He walked down the stairs and arrived at an office.
The lighting was dim.
Only a few lights were on.
Chen Ran saw a man wearing glasses sitting at a desk, with a desk lamp also lit.
Mishima Masato!
The ruthless man who, next to Kageyama Shun, seized the TheBee Zecter and pulled off a direct NTR.
In a way, having been transformed into the "strongest" Alien Rider, he was also one of the main villains in the Kabuto world.
Currently, he was still Kagami Roku's capable subordinate.
Still on the human side.
"Chen Ran?"
Mishima Masato pushed up his glasses, the lenses glinting eerily.
"Yes."
Chen Ran replied, walking forward.
"I understand."
He picked up a pen and rapidly wrote a sum on a check.
He then handed Chen Ran a mobile phone.
"Please take good care of it. If there's a mission, I will contact you by phone."
Chen Ran nodded.
Bounty hunting was still free.
If he really joined ZECT,
There would be too many restrictions.
Chen Ran glanced at the check in his hand.
Two million Japanese yen.
Two Alien Riders...
They didn't seem to be worth too much.
But it was enough.
Chen Ran turned to leave.
"Wait."
Mishima Masato stopped him.
He took out another check for three million yen.
"One million per Alien Rider. This is the rule Mr. Kagami set for you. There are three Alien Riders. Not long ago, an ant troop from a certain branch was wiped out in this area. Please go and deal with it."
"And incidentally, let me see your capabilities."
"Is this a test?"
"No, it's just my personal curiosity. You don't have to accept this mission; I'll give it to Sasword."
Chen Ran shrugged.
"Alright, I'll take it."
As a bounty hunter, wasn't it all about making money?
Free money, and increased combat experience.
Why not?
At least, in Chen Ran's view, this was a completely win-win situation.
"The address will be sent to that phone."
Mishima Masato added.
Chen Ran nodded.
He walked out of the building.
The phone chimed with a notification.
Chen Ran looked at the address.
"This place..."
"The Alien Riders are quite clever!"