Stepping onto the train, he saw the strange gazes of the people around him.
"Mom, look! It's Kamen Rider, he's not tired!"
"Mei, don't look, that's a strange uncle!"
"Wow! Your cosplay is so good! Can I take a picture with you?"
"Although Kamen Rider is very popular recently, there isn't a comic convention nearby, right? Why are you cosplaying today?"
'Sigh, as expected, Kamen Rider on a train is too strange… This Anomaly just happens to appear on the train.'
Rikuo looked around, recalling the information conveyed in the news.
"The news said that a song came from the compartment, so it's most likely near the toilet."
Because it was a Central Express train, it had toilet compartments. Rikuo walked towards the toilet area.
"Holy crap! Faker!"
Standing in front of Rikuo now was: the five-time champion of the Bang Dream solo singing competition! Even five consecutive championships! The Lead Vocalist of the popular idol group Sumimi! The destroyer of donuts! Sumita Mana, who was only called by her name 3 times by her group members in two seasons of anime!
'Could the singing in the compartment refer to the five-time champion? Impossible, impossible. Ms. Donut hasn't been abandoned by Uika yet. It hasn't reached the point where she needs to come to the train toilet every day to sing sadly alone, right?'
"Kamen Rider? Is there something I can help you with?"
Sumita Mana was startled to see "someone" looking at her and calling out. She adjusted her sun hat and sunglasses, and replied in a low voice.
'Mana has disguised herself like this, why can she still be recognized? Are the fans that amazing?'
Rikuo looked at himself, who was already attracting attention, and because of that call, almost everyone in the carriage looked over.
"Sorry, it's nothing, I mistook you for someone else. I thought you were Faker, his mid-lane is very strong, I can only go even with him."
"Is that so? It's alright."
Rikuo could only change the subject. Revealing an idol's identity in public would only make things more chaotic. Sumita Mana just silently left the compartment and walked to a more spacious area in the carriage.
'Mana was scared to death, she thought she was recognized by a fan. But, cosplaying Kamen Rider on the train? There isn't a comic convention recently? What a unique person.'
Rikuo saw that the toilet showed it was unoccupied and was about to press the toilet door button when a song suddenly came. The song was only a clear hum, without lyrics, but it was very penetrating, and Rikuo could feel a slight dizziness.
"Has it arrived? It's still a wide-range mental attack, even with my Rider armor, I'm affected. So…"
Rikuo looked around, many passengers had fainted on the ground, and the train lights began to flicker. It was as if they had been pulled into a strange space.
Sumita Mana, because she was hiding in a more distant space, although her mind was not very clear, she had not completely fainted.
"Is what the news said true? But, didn't they say only a few people fainted and lost their memory? Mana is really unlucky, I knew I shouldn't have taken this train."
Rikuo looked at the entire carriage of people and calculated the plan.
"Is it this kind of situation again where I have to be mindful of my surroundings? I also have to prevent the Anomaly in the sky from forming. In short, I need to finish this quickly."
Rikuo no longer hesitated and opened the toilet compartment. Inside, a cloud of smoke swirled, revealing countless human faces. At this moment, gray mist seeped from the air conditioning outlet on the ceiling, instantly enveloping the entire carriage.
"Dude, I haven't even started yet, and you're already in phase two?"
Rikuo retreated, dodging the entanglement of the smoke.
[Warning! Warning! The train has a serious malfunction. Passengers, please evacuate immediately! Repeat, passengers, please evacuate immediately!]
The good news was that the smoke had already triggered the train's emergency stop procedure. The train doors opened, and the train's announcement sounded. In nearby carriages, most of the people who were not under control had already evacuated.
Rikuo took out 2 of Hearts, grabbed the passengers to dispel the control effect, and threw them out. At this point, don't worry about those falls. However, when Rikuo had thrown out about half the number of people, a voice came from the source of the smoke again.
"Joker, do you think I'll be like previous opponents and give you a chance to save people?"
The smoke no longer dissipated and began to purposefully gather towards the train doors. Rikuo looked at this stance, clearly, it was impossible to pass directly through this cloud of smoke.
"I'm really famous, every Anomaly knows my identity."
Rikuo threw the passersby in his hand aside, quickly purified the nearby unconscious crowd, pulled Sumita Mana, who was hiding in the corner, to remove her control effect, and summoned his Blay Rouzer.
"Sumita Mana, please guide the awakened people around you, lead those who are still unconscious to safety, and absolutely do not touch the smoke at the entrance. Next, I need to start fighting, and I probably won't be able to look after them."
"Okay, okay, okay."
'So, he really is Kamen Rider? Also, he recognized me after all. Was he just trying to avoid causing chaos earlier, so he brushed it off? Then, what does Faker mean?'
The moment Mana was purified by the powerful effect of 2 of Hearts, her mind quickly analyzed the information. But her actions did not stop, she had already walked towards the unconscious crowd.
"Everyone, I am Sumita Mana of Sumimi. Kamen Rider is about to begin fighting, we need to protect the unconscious crowd and not hinder him. I hope everyone can help together, if we hinder Kamen Rider, we also…"
Although Rikuo had tried his best to lift the control on some people, the number of unconscious people was still greater than the number of awakened people. If no one guided them, most people would probably choose to flee for their lives, and it would be impossible to fight amidst the chaos.
"Then, can we finally begin officially? There are many smoke-type Anomalies, but if you rely solely on confusion, you are most likely Enenra, right?"
"As expected of Joker, you recognized my true form at a glance?"
"It's alright, it's all the fault of Onmyoji, Onmyoji has harmed many people!"
"Onmyoji? What is that?"
"You're right, Onmyoji is a…"
Rikuo was, of course, not chatting with the other party, but merely diverting Enenra's attention and stalling for time. At this moment, he had already taken out 6 of Clubs - Blizzard Polar (Ability: Supplements the next attack with ice; AP: 1200) from his storage box. He swiped it into his Blay Rouzer behind his back.
[Blizzard!]
A prompt sound rang out, and the phantom of the polar bear merged into his back armor. Rikuo charged towards the Enenra main body in the toilet.
"It would be better without this prompt sound, although it's quite cool."
Rikuo's actions were still discovered by Enenra, because of the prompt sound when he swiped 6 of Clubs. The smoke gathered and extended around Rikuo, and the corner of Rikuo's mouth under his mask curved upwards.
"I've been waiting for you to gather the smoke!"
Waves carrying ice attribute familiar patterns spread from around Rikuo. The surrounding condensed smoke instantly froze, and Rikuo swung his body, cutting them all apart.
"Didn't you know? Ice attributes don't necessarily have to be applied with a weapon! It seems there is indeed information exchange between you Anomalies."
Rikuo watched the gradually dissipating Enenra, preparing to take out a blank card. But the opponent did not become ethereal, instead, it re-solidified.
"There's a third phase? Am I playing a Souls-like game?"
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