Living in Fengdu, starting from being adopted

However, after waiting here for dozens of minutes, Sougo, who had not seen Philip for a long time, suddenly felt something was wrong.

His memories of his past life were somewhat vague, and he had no idea about some of the details unless he looked at them again.

If he remembered correctly, the foolish Philip who mistook the thief for his mother did not seem to go to the Manhattan Hotel, but to another place.

So where did he go?

"Yusuke, what's wrong?"

Because the two of them remained in a two-in-one transformed state, Shi Mo could also feel Sougo's strange emotions very clearly.

"I suddenly feel like we've come to the wrong place."

As he said that, Sougo opened his phone again and watched the video of Katsumi unilaterally beating up the two Kamen Riders, Terui Ryu, Shotarou, and Philip.

The progress bar moved all the way to the end, and the screen of the phone immediately showed a picture of Maria handing a small music box to Philip as she walked past him.

"I knew it. Maria must have hidden the address of the meeting place in the music box so we couldn't find them. Great, I actually let my habitual thinking slip."

"But there is a way."

Just when Sougo was annoyed, Shi Mo suddenly came up with an idea, with a hint of excitement in his tone.

"Since Maria is in some ways Philip's mother, why don't we go find Philip's real mother and ask her?"

"Good idea. But I'm going to modify it a little bit, like calling Philip."

Sougo did what he said and immediately called Philip.

"Philip, where are you now?"

"Sherad must have asked you to persuade me again, right? Never mind. Your life story is indeed pitiful, but I will never recognize that woman as my mother."

Philip's first words almost made Sougo lose his temper, and he quickly shouted:

"Your mother truly loves you, unlike what she says! Don't be fooled by that woman named Maria. The reason she behaved like that to you was just an act, imitating Sherad's old movements and style. She did this because she wanted to dominate you, control you, and use you!"

"That's not domination, that's love!"

Anyway, in Philip's opinion, since the woman on the other side gave him the feeling of a real mother, she would definitely not come to harm him. In any case, she was much better than Sherad, the woman who did not recognize her son's identity.

"grass!"

I love you so much!

These words left Sougo completely silent. He could only curse in his heart, not knowing what to do next.

If Philip wasn't around, Sougo would have to give this ungrateful, unfilial son a good beating no matter what.

"If there's nothing else, I'll hang up."

"Wait! Can you please tell me where you and Maria are going to meet?"

"What?" Philip's voice was filled with a hint of caution. "Are you trying to harm Miss Maria?"

“Beep beep beep beep beep beep…”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of the phone being hung up echoing in the phone. The feeling of frustration made Sougo want to smash the phone in his hand right now.

"This Philip is really something. He looks about the same age as Shotarou, but his behavior and thoughts are like a child."

Feeling the rage coming from the right side of his body, Shi Mo quickly complained, trying to calm Sougo down.

Obviously, she succeeded. The rage in Sougo's heart quickly subsided, replaced by a...

mercy?

"He's a kid indeed."

After calming down a little and thinking for a while, Sougo finally figured out why Philip was so persistent and refused to listen to any advice.

Isn’t Philip just a child now?

After all, he fell into Gaia's memory well when he was a child and turned from a carbon-based creature into a data creature. Then he asked his father to find someone to delete all memories of his family. He has been working diligently for the [Museum] to build Gaia memories.

Before being rescued from the museum by Shokichi Narumi and Shotarou, Philip had never interacted with many people. Isn't he just a giant baby with a huge amount of knowledge?

And he is the kind of super naughty kid who, once he gets naughty, is impossible to stop.

Only in the eyes of children does the world appear to be just black and white, two types of colors, pure diode thinking.

With this thought in mind, Sougo's mood calmed down a little.

"Give Sherad another call."

"it is good."

With Shi Mo's reminder, Sougo also understood that time waits for no one, and the situation is extremely urgent. He must not let his emotions affect his behavior and judgment.

"Sherad, Shotaro didn't stop Philip."

"Humph."

In response, Sherad laughed disdainfully, and it was unclear whether he was mocking Philip's foolish behavior of eating meal replacements, or mocking Shotaro for being a loser who couldn't even take care of his own child.

or......

Both?

"Are you going to continue to hesitate?"

"..."

Facing Sougo's questioning, Sherad could only remain silent. Now, not only Sougo, but even Shi Mo felt a surge of frustration and anger.

"If you continue to remain silent like this, I'm afraid only God knows what Keji and that woman Maria will do to Philip in the end."

"How about you guess what they're going to do with Philip?"

"They went to such great lengths and took such great risks to come here, and their purpose was to target Philip. Their intentions are definitely not small."

"Will they erase all of Philip's memories and turn him into a Gaia memory-making machine like the one in the original [Museum]? Or will they turn him into a super weapon capable of destroying an entire city in one go?"

"Well, it seems that no matter what the outcome is, it's the same for us. The only question is, what will happen to Philip afterwards?"

"Sherad, if you don't want to watch your son die a second time, then come and help us!"

"..."

There was still silence on the other end of the phone, but Sougo could feel that Sherad's breathing became rapid.

"How do you need my help?"

After a moment's silence, perhaps he really figured it out, Sherad's slightly trembling voice came from the other end of the phone, which finally made Sougo and Shi Mo breathe a sigh of relief.

This family that was fucked by XX is in such a fucking trouble!

"Tell me where Philip is now."

Because Philip carries Sherad's specially made mobile phone with him every day, and Sougo doesn't believe that Sherad didn't install a positioning system.

"In the Fengdu Concert Hall."

"Ah."

Shi Mo nodded, and Sougo continued, "I need you to come to Fuuto Concert Hall right now, the sooner the better."

“Beep beep beep beep beep beep…”

As a result, Sherad hung up the phone directly, and it was unknown whether she agreed or disagreed.

"This family is so fucking troublesome!"

Sougo couldn't help but complain, and Shi Mo quickly persuaded him, "But fortunately, Sherad still helped to provide Philip's location. In short, let's hurry over there!"

In the Fondo Concert Hall, a hall where no signal can reach, is where Philip and Maria are.

The entire hall is like a cut gem. The dome is made of hollow golden grids woven into a honeycomb structure. Teardrop-shaped crystals are hung at each node. When light penetrates, thousands of rainbow fragments float on the ground.

The walls are covered with ivory-white embossed marble, with vine patterns spiraling from the base to the tops of the 18-meter-high columns. The lapis lazuli mosaics inlaid on each column glow a faint blue like peacock feathers in the dark.

And right here, Philip walked towards Maria in the dim light, looking uneasy like a country princess who had lived in the countryside for many years and was taken in by her mother who lived in the city for the first time.

"Child, you're here."

At this moment, Maria looked at the old piano in the center of the stage with a nostalgic look, as if she was reminiscing about something in the past.

"Well, because there was a note with this address inside the music box."

At this moment, Philip was like a child who was praised by his mother. He was extremely excited. Even Shotaro had never seen Philip smile so happily.

"This is a place full of my memories, and it's also where my son played his favorite piece. I still can't forget the look of pride on his face."

With mixed emotions, Maria walked up to Philip and took the music box that originally belonged to her from his hand.

"This music box is a gift from my son, who recorded that piece of music."

"Then are you willing to be my mother?" Philip suddenly said what was in his heart without hesitation, with a look of anticipation on his face.

Maria, do you need a son?

It just so happens that I need a mother too, so why don't we...

"OK?"

“It’s a pity.”

A cold and familiar voice sounded, it was the voice of Da Dao Ke Zi.

Under the light, Keji was like a brand new actor about to go on stage. He walked slowly towards the stage and came to Maria's side.

"Because I was the child, and I was the one who played that piece of music. Isn't that right, Mother?"

"..."

Maria didn't even dare to look directly at Philip, but just turned her head away and nodded slightly.

Seeing this situation, Philip felt like he was falling into an ice cave.

All the words he had argued with Sougo on the phone turned into boomerangs, hitting Philip's face one by one, making him feel his face flushed.

It turns out that when Keji was young, about the same age as Philip, he died in a car accident.

In order to save her son, Maria cooperated with the X Foundation and sold her soul to the devil. Through the Never Project, she successfully resurrected her son. In the following years, she used the X Foundation's technology to proliferate cells, allowing Katsumi to continue growing in this state, from the child he once was to his current appearance.

When Maria and Katsuki told the truth, it became even more difficult for Philip to accept the reality.

"For this child, I can do anything. I will give him everything he wants. Whether it's T2 memory, drives, or anything else."

"So from the very beginning, you wanted to dominate me, control me, and use me?"

Philip's voice was trembling, and he felt extremely sad, and even a little jealous that Keji had such a good mother.

"Yes."

At this point, there was no need for Maria to continue acting.

"How could this be?"

"I will not be your mother, and I have only one child. The one I truly love is only my true child, Dadao Kezi."

"It's a lie! It's a lie!"

Philip was about to go up and argue, but Keji stepped forward quickly and was about to knock Philip unconscious with a punch to the stomach when a figure fell from the sky.

"What?" The combat instinct forged from years of fighting on the battlefield saved Keji, causing him to subconsciously step back and narrowly avoid the knight's kick.

"Double Riders?" ×3

After seeing the true identity of the visitor, whether it was Philip, Keji, or Maria, they all went into a state of brain failure.

As we all know, there are two transformers of [Kamen Rider Duo], one is Shotaro Sae and the other is Philip.

But wasn't Philip right in front of me?

So who is the transformer of this double rider?

Is this another partner that Shotaro and Sherad just randomly found after being severely injured by Katsumi, or are they two completely new people?

"Philip, I've tried to persuade you, but you just won't listen."

"Is this voice, Yusuke?"