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In terms of appearance alone, it is almost identical to that bootleg Kamen Rider, or Kamen Rider.
According to information that Sano learned by chance, really just by chance, the Kamen Rider in this world is not wearing the "knight outfit" he remembered.
Instead, he wore a white, blue, and yellow motorcycle helmet, a white, blue, and yellow shirt, blue-black arms, and gloves that were predominantly white but also had some blue patterns. He wore blue-black pants and white knee-high boots.
Overall, it's similar to the battle suit Sano saw in his previous life, like the one in Dragon Ball... It has two shells covering the shoulders, plus a helmet, and something around the neck that looks like a scarf or a tie.
Of course, Sano's current appearance is not entirely different from that of "Kamen Rider".
That is, Sano's entire outfit is black, mixed with some gray.
...Just like the keychain doll in Sano's hand.
That's right, the keychain in Sano's hand is actually a counterfeit.
Or is it that because the pendant is pirated, what is produced is also pirated?
To put it bluntly, Sano is now a pirated version of Kamen Rider, a pirated version that couldn't be more pirated.
"That's absolutely outrageous."
Sano twitched the corner of his mouth, looked at himself in the mirror, and then turned around—so the purpose of this masked form is just to put on a piece of clothing?
So, relying on a variety of disguises would have worked too, right? This is a huge loss.
Well, at least this bootleg outfit looks better than the original Kamen Rider costume.
Suddenly, the phrase "Big brother, your armor isn't as good-looking as mine" popped into Sano's mind, and he unconsciously shuddered. With a thought, he withdrew from his masked form.
Of course, what Sano just said about it being good-looking is only relative.
Perhaps it's a stereotype, but this thing is vastly different from the knight's armor that Sano is familiar with.
Piracy is indeed piracy.
...In terms of motorcycles, my own electric scooter might be a substitute, but it lacks all other iconic features.
For example, a knight's belt.
For example, it doesn't have horns on its head.
For example, they don't have large eyelids.
However, it does have some distinctive features, namely the patterns on the chest and helmet face, which subtly form a "Y" shape.
...Although it's still so ugly.
Even an X looks better than a Y, right?
Moreover, even disregarding its appearance, judging solely from its effect, this enhancement item seems rather useless.
The Knight Kick is pretty good; it multiplies the force of a kick by ten. If someone wearing a special attack suit were to use it, they could probably smash someone's head in.
The problem is that these two things can't be used together.
A maximum of two A-rank or higher enhancement items can be active at the same time. Sano thought this restriction would hardly affect him in the short term, but he didn't expect to face this problem now.
...I don't know whether to call it good luck or bad luck.
While Sano could choose to temporarily forgo using the Transformation Suit, revert to his true form, and then simultaneously use the Special Attack Suit and Kamen Rider accessory, having worn the Resurrection Armor for so long and suddenly having him remove it is simply...
I feel insecure.
Never mind, we'll see how things go in the future.
After shaking his head, Sano was about to put away the Kamen Rider keychain when he heard a buzzing sound.
fly?
Or is it a mosquito?
Sano turned his head and his gaze settled on a flying insect in the corner.
Then something happened that shocked Sano immensely.
The flying insect wasn't a mosquito, but a smaller insect with constantly flapping wings on its back, making a buzzing sound.
Don't ask Sano why he knows so clearly, because he sees it clearly.
That's right, even from several meters away, you can see the wings of the flying insect as thin as a hair, hear the almost inaudible flapping sound, and see each flap of its wings.
This is dynamic vision and hearing that are even more abnormal than Sano's own abnormal vision!
Sano's breath hitched, and he immediately realized what was the source of this unusual change.
The Superman effect adds 100 to the agility attribute...
Is it really that terrifying??
It should be noted that even with the agility boost from the special attack suit, Sano's dynamic vision remained unchanged. Yet this time it actually improved, and by such a large margin?
Sano originally thought that even compared to the special attack suit's enhancements, the Kamen Rider accessory's effect was rather weak, but now it seems that something is not right.
A 100 attribute bonus? Is that really that strong?
That makes sense. After all, this is an A-grade enhancement item. It's normal for it to be more powerful than the Explosive Gloves and the Killer's Dual Pistols.
...So the thing that's not right is actually the special attack uniform?
Sano had felt it earlier: compared to his most useful B-grade enhancement item, the explosive glove, the A-grade special attack suit seemed rather weak. Now, looking at it again, it seemed even weaker.
Take a close look at the effects of the special attack suit and the Kamen Rider keychain.
The negative effect of adding 100 to the Constitution attribute corresponds to the Superman effect of adding 100 to the Agility attribute. The extremely evil effect with a slight boost to the Momentum attribute might correspond to the Mask effect. The remaining Knight Kick and the strongest invincible effect are evenly matched.
So, the reason why the special attack uniform looks so bad is because of its poor performance.
Sano frowned, suddenly recalling the time when he was hit by that brat from the Kagee Gang and thrown more than ten meters, but then got up and seemed to be unharmed.
...Perhaps the negative effect of this +100 to physical attributes is stronger than I imagined, and much stronger, but I just didn't realize it?
Sano took a deep breath, so what he originally thought was the most powerful aspect of the special attack suit, which was the boost to burst agility, was actually not as good as the boost to constitution.
...It seems that physical attributes are indeed difficult to show any particularly outstanding performance.
If I had to say something...
lasting?
Can take a beating?
Durable?
Shaking his head, Sano turned his attention back to the Kamen Rider keychain.
This is what Sano should be focusing on most right now.
After all, compared to the conspicuous special attack suit, this accessory can be attached anywhere on your body and will work.
In other words, this thing can be considered a standard enhancement item.
Aside from the Black Death disguise, Sano's original disguise and the Rye disguise will undoubtedly receive a significant boost in close combat ability.
That was a Teou!
Sano couldn't help but smile, and he happily tested how obvious the effect of the 100 Agility attribute bonus was. He was busy until 3 a.m. before going to bed.
……
The next day, Gin called Sano.
However, instead of issuing a task, he talked about what happened yesterday.
...Probably because Sano did two missions yesterday, we're going to let him rest for a day.
Gin seemed a little curious about how Sano found those bombs, and also asked Sano if he knew anything about the ghost electric motorcycle on the Toto Loop Line.
The former was fooled by Sano's excuse that "the clues were obtained from his own detective identity," while the latter was simply ignored by Sano, who pretended to know nothing.
Gin, of course, would not choose to investigate further, since he wouldn't find anything out anyway.
Then Gin brought up another important matter with Sano.
While Sano was busy defusing bombs all over Tokyo, Akemi Miyano took action. She and two accomplices she had recruited successfully stole one billion yen.
During this period, there was no sign whatsoever of the so-called Shuichi Akai appearing.
Just when Sano thought the matter was about to end and he was about to take the money and silence the witnesses, a turning point came.
Akemi Miyano was betrayed by her good teammate, who ran off with all the money.
...Good grief, so not only did I not catch any fish, but I also lost all my money??
According to Gin, he has already had a conversation with Akemi Miyano, and Akemi Miyano will go to find the teammate who ran away with the money and get the 1 billion yen back.
Then the "transaction" continued, and so did the plan.
Although Shuichi Akai has not shown any signs of resurrection yet, Akemi Miyano is not yet facing death, and Shuichi Akai could appear at any time before that happens.
So everything continued as usual, until Miyano Akemi was killed.
This is Gin's version of events.
It seems like there's no difference from before. The only difference is that Sano and the others are no longer keeping watch between the bank and Miyano Akemi's house... Well, actually there really isn't much difference. They still have to keep watch, and it might even be more tiring.
After all, you have to follow behind the other party.
So the next day, Sano and Amuro Tooru followed Miyano Akemi and wandered around Tokyo.
Akemi Miyano was clearly well aware of how difficult it was to find her teammate in the vast sea of people, and even more aware that with her abilities, it would be very difficult to do such a thing.
So Akemi Miyano chose to seek help from others and cast a wide net to catch as many fish as possible—she and her teammates split up and searched all the detective agencies in Tokyo.
Sano didn't know what Miyano Akemi's teammates did, but Miyano Akemi, by pretending to be a weak high school girl, tearfully asked the detectives to help her find her "father".
...This even includes the Mori Detective Agency and Amuro Tooru's detective agency, although the latter is currently closed.
Tsk, getting involved with the Mouri Detective Agency is equivalent to getting involved with Conan, that plague god. Looking at it this way, I feel that Miyano Akemi's mission is probably not going to be peaceful.
A peaceful day passed by, leisurely and carefree.
...Although Amuro Tooru, who had been driving all day while his teammates were eating, drinking, and having fun in the passenger seat, probably wouldn't think that way.
……
"Mommy, Mommy, there seems to be a Kamen Rider show at the department store today. Can you take me there?"
"Hana, Mommy has to go to work, I really don't have time to take you there. Next time, next time Mommy will definitely take you there, and I'll buy you a Kamen Rider collaboration burger tonight, okay?"