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"It's quite faithful to the original work."
Kenji looked at the belt in the mirror and muttered to himself. In the world of Kamen Rider Ryuki, the V-Buckle and the Advent Deck are the tickets to the Mirror World. However, in this reality, a literal Mirror World likely doesn't exist. Instead, the gear seemed to be carving out a temporary pocket dimension within the glass—a final act of defiance from the belt's own logic.
But there was more. Kenji felt a slight, persistent ringing in his ears—the signature frequency of a Mirror Monster. He walked over to the windows of his apartment. There, behind the translucent glass, a deep crimson giant was gazing back at him. It was his Contract Beast: the A-Spec predator, Dragredder.
When Kenji used to watch the show, he'd thought Dragredder was enormous, but in the flesh, its full length was a little over six meters. Still, compared to other monsters, it was a titan. It looked more than capable of swallowing an Ethereal whole without breaking a sweat.
"Let's fight together, partner."
Kenji reached out and touched the glass. He hadn't technically signed a contract in blood, but since he had purchased the deck and the belt with his own savings, Dragredder was his property. In the mind of a hardcore Toku fan, the beast was as much a part of his collection as the figurines and the motorcycle-form upgrades he'd bought back on Earth.
"Roar!"
Dragredder's yellow eyes lit up like high-intensity headlights, responding to his call. Much like the Zecter, it was a sentient partner. Prompted by its low growl, Kenji fanned out his deck and drew a card at random.
"No way... this is actually in here?"
Kenji's expression shifted to one of pure shock. He had pulled a gold card. The face of the card depicted a golden wing engulfed in burning flames that flickered as if they were real. It was SURVIVE REKKI—one of the rarest and most broken cards in the franchise. It didn't just enhance the Rider; it evolved the Contract Beast into a specialized combat form.
Kenji remembered a debate on an Earth forum where fans analyzed the "Survive" nomenclature. When Dragredder enters Survive Form, its secondary function is to transform into a high-speed motorcycle. It was the ultimate "fight or flight" mechanic. After all, if you can't win the battle, what better way to "survive" than on a bike that hits 760 kilometers per hour and can drive up walls?
No time to explain, get in the car!
Dragredder seemed to pick up on Kenji's mental image. The red dragon let out a dissatisfied roar, clearly offended by the idea of being used as an escape vehicle. Dragredder was a creature of slaughter. Before the contract, it had dominated the Mirror World through raw violence. For this beast, as long as there was something to kill, life was good.
'Give me some live prey to grind my teeth on,' the dragon's growl seemed to imply. 'There's nothing I can't defeat. And if there is... then we use SURVIVE.'
"I know you're in a hurry, but take it easy," Kenji soothed. "There are plenty of monsters in this world, as long as I can get into the Hollows for missions."
Dragredder gave a sharp nod, twisted its serpentine body, and swam upward into the sky—or rather, the reflection of the sky. When the time came, Kenji could use an Advent Card to tear open a passage and release the beast.
Kenji headed to the PSB in a surprisingly good mood. Outside, the sun was bright, and it looked like a peaceful day in New Eridu.
When there were no Hollow missions, the members of the Criminal Investigation Special Task Force were usually idle. Or so Kenji thought, until he saw three separate telephone lines ringing on Zhu Yuan's desk.
He remembered her reputation: the PSB's "King of Overtime." She could spend all night fighting Ethereals and all morning chasing down petty hoodlums on Sixth Street. Even minor traffic accidents ended up in her inbox. Kenji was genuinely confused: was Zhu Yuan the robot, or was Qingyi? Qingyi always looked like she was on her last five percent of battery, while Zhu Yuan was a perpetual motion machine.
While Kenji was willing to save the world, he was firmly against "internal competition." No office worker who over-performed ever ended up happy, so he joined Qingyi in idling near the water cooler. He'd considered helping, but Zhu Yuan's efficiency was so high that a normal human literally couldn't keep up.
"Something bad has happened," Qingyi said, drifting over to Kenji's side.
"Is there a Hollow crisis?" Kenji asked, his hand instinctively checking his waist for the deck.
"No. Zhu Yuan is going out to catch a cat."
"The cat you're talking about... is it a Thierren?"
"Of course not. It's just a house cat."
Kenji stared at Qingyi with a deadpan expression. "Are you telling me that the ace of the Special Task Force, Captain Zhu Yuan—the woman who has neutralized thousands of Ethereals, rescued a hundred civilians, and survived a Durahan—is going to catch a cat?"
Qingyi nodded back with equal gravity. "Yes. Our elite captain, the survivor of the Kritt Hollow, is going to catch a cat."
"Are you two doing a comedy routine? Get in the car," Zhu Yuan interrupted, her head throbbing. She ushered them toward the exit, ignoring their theatrics.
"This really feels beneath our pay grade," Kenji muttered as he climbed into the back of the patrol car.
"When citizens encounter difficulties, it is our duty to resolve them," Zhu Yuan replied, pulling into traffic with focused intensity. "No matter the rank, this is the job of the Public Security Bureau."
Kenji sighed inwardly. He had heard of people with Zhu Yuan's personality in textbooks, but meeting one in the flesh was different. She was a breath of fresh air in a cynical city—she didn't care about fame or the "Legendary" titles. She just wanted to help.
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