I, Den-O, the Contract Urban Legend

After a moment, people seemed to be discussing something, and then put the dying Kuin down.

Inoue Ueya walked forward and tried to catch Kuin, but just like before, he passed through her and missed.

The crowd dragged Kuin for a distance, then tied her to a wooden stake in the distance and held out torches...

The dream ended with Kuin's screams as she was engulfed by flames and the laughter of the crowd, and Inoue Ue also woke up from his bed.

"Those guys..."

In an instant, Inoue Ueya's heart was filled with anger.

This time in the dream, he witnessed the entire experience before Kuin's death. He was first nailed to the cross until he was dying, and then he was tied to a wooden stake and burned at the stake.

No, now is not the time to think about the past. I suddenly dreamed of Kuin’s past. Could it be that Kuin encountered something strange in the dream in the woods?

——But I probably won’t be able to enter the dream world for a while.

Inoue Ueya sighed. Based on previous experience, the forest dream would only pull him in once a day.

"Anyway, there's still some time, so let's go back to sleep."

Chapter 98: Am I right in my guess?

Kamen Rider Club.

Inoue Ueya sat on the chair, looking at the blackboard expressionlessly, but his mind was constantly thinking about Kuin.

In the end, Inoue Ueya still failed to enter the dream again. He was a little confused now. Although he knew about Kuin's situation, he had no idea how to solve the problem. His heart was gradually filled with uneasiness.

For some reason, he had a bad feeling, as if Kuin's existence was about to disappear.

Sitting on the other side, Yukinoshita Yukino frowned and couldn't help asking, "Hey, what's wrong? Is there something on your mind?"

Hearing Yukinoshita's voice, Inoue Ueya finally came to his senses, shook his head, and replied: "No, nothing..."

"Anyone can see that you are worried about something." The second lady sighed.

"Well, is that really the case?" Inoue Ueya looked surprised.

"So? What happened?"

Looking at Yukinoshita Yukino in front of him, Inoue Ueya hesitated slightly, then asked: "Yukinoshita-san, if there is someone in front of you that you want to save, but you don't have the ability to save that person, what would you do?"

"what?"

"Don't think too much, just answer me."

Yukinoshita Yukino sighed and didn't directly answer Inoue Ueya's question. Instead, she looked up at the setting sun outside the window and said slowly, "Come to think of it, in the past two weeks, besides exercising, I stayed at home and watched a lot of Kamen Rider works."

"what?"

"Each Kamen Rider has a different personality and reason for fighting. Some might fight to protect other people's smiles or dreams, while others might fight for money or ambition..."

As she spoke, Yukinoshita Yukino turned and looked at Inoue Ueya.

"So, Inoue-san, why did you choose to become a Kamen Rider?"

"me?"

Inoue Ueya scratched his head. This question really stumped him. He had gained the power of Kamen Rider because he was bound to the system. As for the reason for fighting -

"To be honest, I've never thought about this question. Strength is something that will be used when it is needed..."

Then, Inoue Ue also fell into deep thought.

"Well, since you haven't thought about it, then don't think too much about it. Follow your heart and face things. I think this is the best way."

Looking at the girl in front of him, Inoue Ueya felt a little unbelievable.

It's really surprising that Yukinoshita would say such gentle words?

Ever since the old rat incident, Inoue Ueya felt that Yukinoshita Yukino had gradually become a little different.

In Inoue Ueya's impression, her characteristics should be sharp-tongued, black and straight, right?

"You're not in great shape anyway, so let's stop here for today."

Yukinoshita Yukino shrugged, began to pack her things with her head down, and then walked out of the classroom. For some reason, this second young lady seemed to be very busy recently and often left the classroom early.

Well, this should be a good thing?

At least she didn't have time to look for weirdness for the time being.

……

After saying goodbye to Yukinoshita Yukino, Inoue Ueya walked silently on the street.

“Follow your heart?”

Although this is what I said, is it enough?

At this time, Inoue Ueya saw Kato Megumi standing right in front of him, looking at him silently.

"Kato? What's the matter with you coming to Chiba so suddenly?"

Suddenly, he found that Kato Megumi in front of him was a little strange. When he met her a few days ago, she had short hair, but today her hair had become long. Isn’t the growth rate of her hair a bit too exaggerated?

"Ueya-kun, are you confused? Because of the witch in the Book of Shadows?" asked Kato Megumi.

Hearing this, Inoue Ueya showed a puzzled expression.

"Ueya-kun"?

My relationship with her shouldn't be that good, right?

"Wait, why do you know about the Book of Shadows?"

Looking closely, Kato Megumi seems to have become more mature.

"I understand, you are from the future..." Inoue Ueya said with sudden realization.

Kato Megumi stretched out her right index finger and pressed it against Inoue Ueya's lips, forcing him to stop.

"It seems you have guessed my identity. Anyway, how much do you know about the Nirvana Witch, Ueya-kun?"

Nirvana Witch, is she talking about Kuin?

Although Inoue Ueya had heard during the Tenjin Elementary School incident that the Book of Shadows sealed an existence called "Nirvana", he had never imagined that this was a title belonging to a witch.

Seeing Inoue Ueya's puzzled look, Kato Megumi shook her head.

"It seems you only have a vague understanding of that witch. Listen carefully, then. It's said that the Nirvana Witch died during a witch hunt, an innocent death from execution. Therefore, she has always resented humans. She was also the one who wrote the Book of Shadows, and after her death, she sealed her soul in the book..."

"Ah?" Inoue Ueya looked confused.

The future Kato Megumi looked at Inoue Ueya seriously, not at all as if she was joking.

"Well, in reality, so-called witches are people with special abilities in ancient times, similar in nature to modern Onmyoji. However, the Nirvana Witch is considered an extremely powerful being among them, even more powerful than the previous heads of the Hanakaiyuan family. In fact, she hasn't done anything bad, but you know what happened at that time..."

Inoue Ueya nodded and responded, "I roughly understand the situation, but—"

But this information didn't seem to be of much help to him. Even if he knew Kuin's past, he still couldn't make her stay, right?

"Listen carefully, what I'm saying now is the key point! Ueya-kun, you don't intend to watch her disappear, am I right?"

"Guess?"

Inoue Ueya frowned. Since the Kato Megumi in front of him came from the future, why did he need to "guess"?

Well, although he thought that even in the future, he would not tell her about Xiangzi's situation, then it seems that what Kato Megumi knows now is not complete?

Or perhaps her acquisition of the Book of Shadows has already affected the future she wants to change, so she cannot clearly understand the current situation?

Kato Megumi ignored Inoue Ueya's doubts and asked again: "Anyway, am I right?"

"Yes, that's exactly what I said..."

"Then tell me the details of your encounter with the witch."

"I see……"

After hesitating for a while, Inoue Ueya told everything he knew.

No matter what, continuing to worry will not solve the problem, and I can't think of any way to save Kuin now.

If it was Kato Megumi from the future, maybe she would have some suggestions?

After a long time, Inoue Ueya finally told Kato Megumi the whole story about the dream in the forest.

"The connection with the Demon Gods has been blocked, and the means to transform them into Demon Gods are unusable. Is the only person who can enter that dream world the weak Ueya-kun?"

"Hey, it's redundant to talk about lack of combat power!" Inoue Ueya retorted.

"Come to think of it, even though Ueya-kun has contracted many demonic gods, he hasn't awakened yet..."

Kato Megumi seemed to remember something and suddenly looked at Inoue Ueya with strange eyes.

"Ueya-kun, have you ever heard of a Persona?"

Chapter 99: Dream Changes

After parting with Inoue Ueya, the future Kato Megumi walks alone on the street.

The situation was even better than expected. After hearing about the dream from Inoue Ueya, Kato Megumi was no longer worried that he would inadvertently mess up the plan.

As she walked, a girl with long straight black hair came up to her and walked side by side with her.

"You finally met the current Ueya-kun. How did it feel?" asked Kato Megumi.

"Yeah, very energetic, even more energetic than I remembered..."

"After all, the degree of change at this point in time has almost reached its limit. Our existence has become unstable, Yukinoshita-san."

As they spoke, the figures of the two gradually became illusory, but returned to normal after a while.

"You've told them so much. They're not idiots. They should be able to guess something, right?"

Kato Megumi shrugged. "Whatever you say, the most important thing is to make the plan a success, isn't it?"

"That's true. When we decided to execute the plan, we were already prepared for the possibility of disappearing. This was also within our calculations..."

……

At night, Inoue Ueya once again entered the dreamland of the woods.

Although he got some useful information from Kato Megumi, she did not tell Inoue Ueya how to save Kun.

"Until I left, Kato Megumi only told me that I must follow my heart. What exactly does that mean..."

Is it "follow your heart" again?

What came into view was no longer the usual relaxing dream, but a gloomy and terrifying forest. Inoue Ueya looked up and saw the dark night sky, just like the second dream he had last night.

Inoue Ueya frowned, thinking to himself that something was wrong. This dream had changed, and it was obvious that something was wrong...

"Hey! Kuin! Where are you?" Inoue Ueya shouted loudly.

Under normal circumstances, when Kuin heard Inoue Ueya calling her, she would always appear by his side immediately, but now there was no response.

Suddenly, Inoue Ueya remembered the memory of witnessing Kuin's execution yesterday, and a hint of worry flashed in his eyes.

Could she be in some danger?

rustling --

At this time, a faint sound came from nearby. Inoue Ueya looked around carefully and finally saw a familiar figure squatting in the grass nearby, shivering.

"Wow, is that Jingye?"

"Yeah, it's me, Kuin, are you okay?"

"I was so scared. The sky gradually began to darken, and then suddenly a group of strangers holding torches appeared nearby. They seemed to be looking for me..."

Inoue Ue probably guessed who Kuin was talking about. She should be talking about the group of people who watched her being executed, right?