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Die.

Yukarisu!

Mitsuba! Get away!

What is this?

The female combatant... betrayed us?

Yukarisu!

Run, Mitsuba.

I... I-I...

I'll take you on!

I didn't think it was possible.

You have to fight me!

No, I'll handle it!

No, me!

No! The rest of you should run!

I won't do it!

You should really leave this to me, so the rest of you can—

- Hey. - What are you doing?

In Kamen Rider episode 13...

Rider was defeated by Tokageron initially,

but after training, he faced down an army of revived monsters...

He did it without hesitating for a moment, or ceding any ground...

He rushed in and fought them by himself!

It was from that moment on...

that I decided I wanted to be like Kamen Rider!

Kamen Rider does not retreat!

Rider...

Rider...

Punch!

That crazy bastard!

Wha...

What in the world are you?

What's going on?

Are they filming something?

I can't expose Shocker's existence over this nonsense.

What were they doing?

I have no idea. Let's get going.

Works for me.

Th... Th-That was...

Awesome!

FUTABA'S PUB

Welcome—

Party of five.

Big Bro...

Big Bro?

Yes. She's my older sister, Futaba Shimamura.

Are we not going in?

She's the owner and manager of this pub, and well...

What the hell are you doing here?!

That's some greeting.

I chose this place out of all the options because I haven't seen you in ages.

Where do you get off?!

– They don't get along? – I'm your brother. Would it kill you to greet me with a smile for once?

– You could say that. – I'm your brother. Would it kill you to greet me with a smile for once?

– Sounds like there's some real baggage there. – Are you out of your mind?

– Sounds like there's some real baggage there. – You can be so unpleasant. – Shut your mouth!

– Incidentally, she has absolutely no interest in Kamen Rider. – Look, I'm just here to drink.

– As unfortunate as that is... – Put a sock in it! – I will not!

Get your ass out of here!

I already banned you, or did you forget that?!

What?!

C-Come on now, Futaba.

I'll chaperone him today.

We're also here with friends.

So, please? Just for a while.

Friends?

Oh, hell, where are you people coming from?

Treat your customers better!

Mitsuba, I'll give you a private room, so do your drinking quietly.

If there's any trouble... you know what happens.

Cheers!

I have to say, that was a fine Rider Punch.

Thanks.

Even I have to admit, it was probably the best I've ever thrown.

All the training I've done

has really paid off.

Now, hang on.

Why are you guys throwing them back?

Is there a problem?

I can think of a few!

I'm pretty sure you couldn't find a Kamen Rider who drinks if you tried!

Putting that aside...

Should we begin the wedding ceremony?

For Mitsuba and the female combatant.

W-W-W-Wedding ceremony?!

Here in this pub? Right now?!

Yes, let's get underway.

I want to thank you all for gathering on this auspicious day!

It's an honor to have you here to celebrate my foolish brother's nuptials!

Hey! Keep it down!

What the hell is with the speech? Order some snacks already!

I'm officiating Mitsuba's marriage.

You should be here for this.

Futaba...

This is the woman I'm going to marry!

Welcome!

Mitsuba, why don't you say a few words.

Right!

I want to thank you all for joining us to celebrate this occasion.

And while my... overzealous brother

might have pushed for this to happen sooner than I imagined,

I get the feeling that, by tomorrow, I'll be grateful for what he did.

But if I may, there is one thing I'm concerned about

that needs to be addressed. That is...

The fact that I'm in Shocker.

Not that!

I expressed my earnest feelings to Yukarisu and proposed to her.

Even if you're a part of Shocker...

I still love you!

Let's get married!

Mitsuba!

I love you too!

I confirmed her feelings for me, as well.

But... she never actually accepted my proposal.

That is a major issue!

So, I'll ask again.

Yukarisu...

Will you marry me?

Yes!

Congratulations.

I wish you two all the best.

So... they're married? Now? By doing that?

Indeed.

What is wrong with you people?

Oh, I never mentioned.

My name is Tackle, also known as Yuriko Okada.

I'm a high school teacher.

You're a teacher?!

I'm Tanzaburo Tojima.

I'm Kamen Rider.

And this one?

I'm a female Shocker combatant...

Although I'm not really sure how I ended up that way.

My duty was to keep an eye on people who were aware of Shocker's existence.

Manager!

Go out with me.

- Sure. - R-R-Really?!

- Yeah. - That simple?

The simpler the better, right?

But... you'll probably get fed up with me pretty quickly.

Wh-Why?

Part of the appeal of the V3 series

has to be the presence of Riderman!

He's not like the other upbeat, forthright heroes.

The angst that you can feel from him

really helps develop the melodramatic aspects of the story!

I could tell you about Riderman's appeal,

but that'd take six hours, and by then the sun would be coming up. Do you mind?

– But over time... – but that'd take six hours, and by then the sun would be coming up. Do you mind?

I started to love the way Mitsuba would talk about Kamen Rider so passionately.

So much that...

I'm wondering if that's what reversed the brainwashing.

Yukarisu...

But... because of that...

Shocker could kill me as early as tomorrow...

I'm so sorry!

No! I will protect you!

– What the hell? – Mitsuba!

Mitsuba!

– Yukarisu! – This is nuts. I want no part of it.

This is nuts. I want no part of it.

Hey, Futaba.

As my foolish younger sister, how about a few words of congratulation?

FOOLISH F... Foolish?!

Are you calling me a fool?

All right, you piece of shit!

You can make it clear I'm the younger one...

without insulting me!

My foolish older brother!

So be it.

I'll have to transform.

Transform!

– You shouldn't! Not in here— – Here we go again.

V—

3!

You dead yet?

I finished just in time.

You don't look any different.

You wanted a comment from me? Fine.

I got one for you.

Why me?!

Y'know, I was wrong. I got way more than one.

Is this the day I unleash on you? Huh?

How about it?!

I have no idea what you mean!

It's been a decade since second grade,

and I'm still getting the cold shoulder from people because of your stupid crap!

Right?

Hold it!

Say your prayers, Shocker!

Transform!

V3!

Futaba-chan's big brother is scary!

W-We better keep our distance!

We're not hanging out with you anymore, Futaba-chan!

– I-It wasn't like that! – We're not hanging out with you anymore, Futaba-chan!

I was fighting Shocker!

That's what I mean.

This Rider obsession of yours got me treated like an outcast!

Do you know what that can turn into?

The people doing it start inventing all kinds of made-up justifications,

like their disdain has a life all its own,

and it just keeps getting worse!

At some point, despite you being the freak,

I was the one who got treated like one!

And it stuck with me from elementary all the way to high school graduation!

But you didn't know that, did you?!

My whole life, I've never once had someone I could call a friend!

Because of you!

And then you have the nerve...

To bring your friends to my business?!

Futaba, that's enough!

Mitsuba.

I'm happy for you. I mean it.

Congratulations on your wedding.

Sis...

But this asshole?

Because of him... my life...

V...

3!

No matter what you say, we are still fighting Shocker!

No. I'm done.

Except for this...

What?

How about you...

ORDER SOME SNACKS order some snacks, dammit!

Hey, welcome!

Another order!

Kamen Rider.

Riderman.

Electro-Wave Human Tackle.

And a female combatant.

– Female combatant, are you willing to fight against your old— – Her name is Yukarisu.

Yukarisu, are you willing to fight against Shocker?

I am! As long as I'm with Mitsuba.

Since it's thanks to him and the rest of you that I'm free now.

Good. We'll be counting on you.

And then there's me...

V3!

I'm V3.

And thus, the Riders set to battle Shocker have assembled here.

I say we follow up the wedding with a planning session.

But first...

Can I get a refill?!

I'd say that seals the deal, Matsunoshita-oyabun.

Right.

Just need to have it weighed, and then...

Likewise, we'll just wanna verify the amount.

I have to admit, it's been a while since I've handled a deal that felt so... authentic.

It's a good feeling.

Agreed.

Since we're both feeling good,

how about a bit of entertainment that's also... authentic?

Entertainment? Like what?

Gangsters just don't fight each other the way they used to, y'know?

Well, yes.

How about one of your guys takes on one of our guys...

one-on-one?

You serious?

Of course.

Any of you boys confident in a fight?

Here's your reward if you win.

Are you for real?

That's a million yen!

I'll do it! Let me do it!

That's what I like to see.

Can't be a yakuza without a bit of scrappin', right?

You boys have got bright futures ahead of you.

I assume your guy's a strong one?

Well, I'd say so.

Get Nakao.

Yes, sir.

I'm kinda at a loss with him.

I need a gangster like him like I need an appendix.

We struck out again today.

It's not just the phone scams. Nothing we do ever seems to work out.

Excuse me.

Nakao-san, you're up.

Aniki?

I didn't think he'd actually go through with it.

When I had the monster mask on during the Shocker robberies...

that felt awesome.

Aniki...

You boys...

wanna grab some yakiniku after I finish up?

I say we pig out today.

Yes, Aniki!

There you are.

Yes, sir.

He certainly has the air of a veteran.

How old are you, man?

Forty-four.

Forty-four? That's older than me!

You gonna be okay?

First one to take him down gets a million yen.

If he takes all three down, he gets the million.

Yes, sir.

Let's get started then.

I'll go first.

First to win gets the million, right?

I don't like repeating myself.

You trying to make it clear how dumb you are?

Begging your pardon.

I oughta mention, I did judo in middle and high school.

Had a run at the nationals while I was a senior, too.

My way of saying, that mil is mine.

Sorry about this.

Oh, I should ask, what are the win conditions?

Is it tap out, or choke out, or—

Shut up.

It'll be obvious enough who wins. Get started.

All right! Bring it!

Nakao wins.

Next.

Not bad.

We're technically bodyguards, y'know.

I'm also an ex-boxer.

So what, you're an athlete?

You're gonna be in trouble if you keep those glasses on.

You can have 'em.

You win that one, Nakao?

Yes, sir.

Down to the last contender. Make it quick now.

Right.

Last up is...

A washed-up sumo wrestler.

What's wrong?

And Nakao wins.

See? Pretty entertaining.

Thank you, sir.

Hold up!

Let's see you beat the guy I'm gonna bring in next.

If you win... You get five mil.

Five mil? And you're taking it from what we paid you.

Is that a good idea?

Well, I can't leave things as they stand, right?

Not with a card left to play.

If I had to describe this guy...

I'd say he's invincible.

Invincible? Now that sounds interesting.

You don't mind, do you, Nakao?

No, sir.

There he is.

The name's Kumota.

NEXT TIME

PLEASE

MAKE ME A PART

OF SHOCKER

PLEASE MAKE ME A PART OF SHOCKER

ILLUSTRATION BY: KOJI YOKOI

ILLUSTRATION BY: KOJI YOKOI