Chapter 197: The Society Is Everywhere (3)

Chapter 197: The Society Is Everywhere (3)

At that time, at the Hero Associations Osaka branch in Japan.

No, what do you mean by that, Hayabusa?

It means exactly what I said.

The woman with short black hair didnt even glance away from her smartphone, let alone look at the branch chief of the Hero Association as she responded.

Who is the true Rider? We must compete to find out.

Why?

Because, thats what being a Rider entails.

Nod.

Hayabusa nodded emphatically as if stating the obvious, causing the Osaka branch chief to beat his chest in frustration.

Hayabusa! Nadeshiko! Please say something! Not just Nadeshiko, but there was no need for Hayabusa to go! Originally, it was supposed to be Hayabusa alone!

I cannot say anything.

Kneeling as if about to perform seppuku, Susanoo simply bowed his head, saying nothing.

The sin of causing harm to the whole due to ones personal, short-sighted thoughts, I can only bow and apologize to everyone! For the harm caused, I will personally go to Korea and perform a dogeza of apology.

Theres no need for that! Why should Susanoo bow his head in Korea! Ah, Nadeshiko has already bowed her head that day!

Please stop that, branch chief.

Nadeshiko, with her sly smile, turned her head towards the branch chief, pressuring him with her calm voice.

Speaking any further is pressure on these two S-class heroes. They want to resolve the matter with a dogeza for what they believe is their responsibility, why keep adding pressure?

But that matter of making amends, like cutting off a finger in apology, is not something!

Because of Susanoos rampage, Korea was unable to quickly respond to the Sephiroth Knight Orders attack.

Thats none of our business!

But its undeniable that due to Susanoo, NerveStrike had to fight, and attention was diverted elsewhere. Are you still planning to let this slide?

Ugh!

As Nadeshikos voice grew firmer, the branch chief felt the subtle pressure from the S-class heroes and slumped back into his seat.

This will damage our prestige

Prestige doesnt matter. Whats important is to avoid conflict and discord. It seems, branch chief, you actually desire a conflict with Korea?

That, that cant be possible! Why would I ever want such a thing!

Then thats good to hear. Theres no reason to stop a young man from apologizing and villains from competing over whos real.

Then why is Nadeshiko trying to enter Sejong Island?

The branch chief played his last card.

Theres nothing on Sejong Island. Why? I understand Hayabusa searching for the fake Rider for a month. But theres no reason for Nadeshiko to go to Korea. The Ministry of Education is also puzzled about this.

Do I need to explain my reasons?

If an S-class moves without reason, its a grave national issue.

Oh? Is that so? Cant an S-class act as they please?

Ugh!

No reason could be given.

But they would do as they wished.

What nationality is Nadeshiko?

Who knows? Perhaps a citizen of Earth?

Youll regret those words.

Do as you like. Heh, maybe youre planning some cyberbullying.

Despite the branch chiefs veiled threat, Nadeshiko nonchalantly made her bold statement, countering his words.

I wont forget todays events.

The branch chief left with a flushed face, leaving only the three S-class heroes in the lounge.

Sis.

While watching a video of the battle between the Goblin and Snow White on her smartphone, Hayabusa turned with a worried expression.

Arent you overdoing it?

Not at all.

Theres no point in antagonizing them. No matter how friendly you appear to other countries, in the end, they see us as Japanese.

Right. Thats probably true.

Will Japan rise again?



Yes. Shes currently adopting a self-deprecating concept, claiming she got NTRd by the Goblin.

I NTRd the rider?

Yes. With the alt account, shes embracing a self-deprecating concept, while in reality, shes trying to reclaim the rider concept by defeating the Goblin.

Unbelievable.

As she was one of the original heroines, I tried to remain unbiased, but unexpected information could really throw you off mentally.

Shes not even a rider.

Hayabusa was an ability user with physical enhancement.

Shes an S-class ability user capable of exerting the strength of three tanks, all while wearing a school uniform.

Shes the type who could walk out of a kendo dojo with just a bamboo sword and clear the streets of zombies.

Her costume choices are limited to a school uniform or a kendo outfit, not a rider-style outfit.

What are you going to do? If you come to Sejong Island, are you really going to fight?

I have nothing to say for now. She came all the way from Japan to talk about the essence of being a rider.

Someone posted that on the internet.

The concept of a Rider originally comes from Japan.

It felt like something I should vehemently deny, but this was an undeniable issue. There were tokusatsu productions in Korea too, but those were heavily influenced by various productions from before the Showa era and the great upheaval of 2000.

I couldnt deny that the transformation of Dodjirider, the character I became, was heavily influenced by the Rider series from my world, and I created the costume by gathering the essence of Millennium Riders.

However,

Its different from the Post-Upheaval Riders of this world.

Brewer. Did you know? The first Rider was actually a monster. A human, but one who was kidnapped and modified by an evil organization.

Thats a gloomy setting.

Most of what followed were modified humans, monsters.

Because thats how the tradition and the beginning were.

Heres where a problem arose.

After the upheaval,

From the moment children began to sit in front of TVs to teach courage and justice to young ability users, the culture of this world started to be censored.

In other words,

As much as the content after the upheaval completely changed, so did the world of Riders.

Stories of Riders battling each other, Riders turned monsters attacking and trying to kill allies, or transforming into Riders from a monster family to create a morning drama-like melodrama, all these narratives changed quite significantly from the original.

To put it extremely, it became a world where Super Rangers became more popular than Riders.

Friendship! Passion! Victory!

-Eh? Rider? Isnt that completely an artifact of the past?

To the extent that such comments would arise.

In the midst of this, what should we call coming to Korea to determine who the real Rider is? Seriously.

Why? It seems like a good event-style competition. Especially since this is also happening.

Brewer pointed to the academic calendar of the Academy.

A month would fit perfectly into this period, wouldnt it?

Its been postponed to May 14th.

The day before Teachers Day.

Sports festival.

The main episode of the original story, and this time, an athletic event taking place on Sejong Island.

A battle royale under the guise of a sports festival.

Well, what could possibly happen if Hayabusa comes.

Exactly. Oh, breaking news.

What is it?

Nadeshiko is coming too?

?

!

Brewer.

I rubbed my neck, which had suddenly gone cold.

Could we possibly gather information on that Southeast Asian operation a bit earlier?