I, Den-O, the Contract Urban Legend

"Really? Were we just talking about a car race? Why did it suddenly turn into a driving lesson?"

"Don't even think about it. You don't even know basic common sense..."

Inoue Ueya sighed and muttered, "What? Isn't the sidewalk spacious enough?"

[Ha, there's no traffic jam here. If you could stop the time, we wouldn't have to work so hard.]

In the following period of time, Inoue Ueya continued to teach Hanako Natsukawa the things she needed to pay attention to when driving.

After a long time, Hanako gradually mastered how to use the motorcycle under the guidance of Inoue Ueya, and can now barely drive it like a normal person.

If we ignore the eye-catching outfit in the transformed state.

「Huh, it finally looks like it’s working properly, I guess...」

Watching Hanako skillfully driving the Den-Bird, Inoue Ueya couldn't help but feel a little touched.

"We've finally left the city. Hanako, are you feeling satisfied? Next up is the mission. Isn't it time to return control of your body to your master?"

Hearing this, Inoue Ueya instantly perked up and shouted, "Yoshi, let's just go for a lap with this momentum!"

[After saying so much, do you still want to race in the end? ]

……

"Wuhu——"

"Inoue Ueya" turned the accelerator, gradually increasing the speed of the motorcycle, and galloped on the road.

[Wait, did we just brush past a figure? ]

The speed continued to increase, 200, 300, 400 kilometers per hour...

[Hey, stop, it's too dangerous!]

Unlike when he was playing around normally, Inoue Ueya's voice at this moment rarely contained a hint of genuine fear.

Although his body was possessed by Hanako Natsukawa, Inoue Ueya still had feelings. The current high-speed driving state evoked the psychological shadows of his past experiences.

The feeling of being only one step away from death is the most terrifying thing for Inoue Ueya.

Hanako Natsukawa didn't seem to have any intention of slowing down. Instead, she continued to increase her speed, and the surrounding environment gradually became blurred.

"Listen, I don't know what you're afraid of, but Inoue, you're not the type to back down from the slightest challenge, are you? Help me overcome your fear!"

【…】

Inoue Ueya fell silent.

Indeed, the past is history after all. Is it really okay to continue to be entangled in this psychological shadow?

No matter what, if you become a Kamen Rider, you can't be afraid of riding a motorcycle, right?

【I understand! 】

Yasen's voice suddenly rang out, and the parts of the Holy Sword form began to disintegrate, replaced by the Holy Wing form.

【Wing Form】

"Hey, why?"

Hanako Natsukawa was confused and was suddenly driven out of Inoue Ueya's body. After turning back into human form, she appeared on the back seat of the motorcycle. Under the influence of the strong speed, she subconsciously grabbed Inoue Ueya who was sitting in front.

At this time, the offense and defense switch.

After coming out of the transformed state, Hanako Natsukawa's face gradually became ugly. At this moment, she finally understood what Inoue Ueya was afraid of.

"Even until the last moment, I will not stop. The time has come to face the demons within!"

"Inoue Ueya", who was led by Yashin, became extremely calm. He reached out and turned the accelerator without hesitation, increasing the speed to the maximum in one breath.

"Stop it for me now, ahhhhhhh——"

Chapter 168 Don’t worry, the defensive performance of the transformed state is still very strong

[Ahh, what Yasin said is right...]

At this time, Hanako Natsukawa had lost all her momentum, and her appearance with her mouth open and eyes closed was completely different from when she possessed Inoue Ueya.

Now that she has lost the protection of her transformed state, she finally understands Inoue Ueya's feelings.

"That's enough! That's enough, calm down!"

The motorcycle was speeding at full speed, and the air currents kept hitting Hanako Natsukawa's face, making it difficult for her to open her eyes. She had to hold on tightly to "Inoue Ueya" in front of her to prevent herself from falling off the motorcycle due to the recoil.

[Go! In order to continue moving forward, I must overcome the fears of the past!]

Upon hearing this, Arsen nodded and seemed very satisfied with Inoue Ueya's decision.

"That's right, we won't stop here, we must keep moving forward!"

In the Zero-Liner hovering in the sky, Kato Megumi and Yukinoshita Yukino took in the scene before them and felt a little confused for a moment.

I don’t know what Inoue Ueya was thinking, but I saw Hanako’s possession was suddenly lifted, and then "Inoue Ueya" increased the speed of the car again.

"This speed is too exaggerated. Is it really okay for them to do this?" Yukinoshita Yukino frowned.

"Don't worry, the defense capabilities of the transformed state are still very strong. At most, the injuries will be minor ones like broken hands and feet..."

"???"

Kato Megumi said the terrible thing calmly, leaving Yukinoshita Yukino speechless.

No, these days even broken hands and feet are considered minor injuries, right?

"Compared to that, it seems Inoue-san and the others have successfully lured out their target."

Kato Megumi turned her gaze to the blurry black shadow following closely behind Den-Bird. There was no doubt that this operation seemed to have successfully caught a big fish, although Inoue Ueya and the others did not seem to notice it.

That’s right, the person following behind Inoue Ueya was the silver-haired girl who had just passed by him.

Looking at the motorcycle in front of her, which was obviously moving at a speed beyond common sense, the girl gradually frowned.

This speed is no longer something a motorcycle can reach, and the girl in red who suddenly appeared behind the human in the leather suit exudes a sense of "fear"!

Because the car was going too fast, the girl could not hear Natsukawa Hanako's voice clearly, but she did notice the strange aura emanating from Hanako. In addition, it was getting darker and she could not see Hanako's expression clearly. She subconsciously thought that the girl in red with her mouth open and eyes closed was a weird person who was driving Inoue Ueya dangerously and grinning at the same time.

"Interesting! It seems she's another freak of the same type as me... I don't know how long she can maintain this speed, but she's definitely passing the test in terms of speed."

In fact, there are not many monsters with extremely fast movement speeds, and this is the first time the girl has encountered a creature that can compete with her in speed.

"There's a bend not far ahead. If she doesn't slow down now, the human on the motorcycle might be in trouble."

The girl had originally intended to compete with Hanako in speed, but considering the current situation, she decided it would be better to let her stop first.

If that monster is willing to take action, the human might still have a chance of survival, otherwise...

The girl, not knowing the relationship between the two, couldn't possibly hope for such a thing to happen, so she decided to take action.

"Well, it's nice to run seriously once in a while."

As she spoke, the girl's entire body was instantly enveloped by a ball of faint white light.

This is the power that belongs to her, the "High-Speed ​​Grandma", which allows "fear" to wrap around her body to achieve physical and speed enhancement. Depending on the amount of "fear", she can obtain a movement speed several times higher than the normal state in a short period of time.

In less than a few seconds, the girl caught up with the motorcycle that had already faded from sight.

"Hey, can you hear me in front? Stop quickly, there's a bend ahead!"

In fact, there is no need for the girl to remind him, because "Inoue Ueya" in his transformed state has good eyesight and can see clearly even at a relatively far distance.

"Bend, bend position?"

Upon hearing this, Hanako Natsukawa finally remembered that she could use "fear" to resist the airflow. She then opened her eyes and looked forward, and what came into her sight was a narrow bend.

"I'm about to hit the guardrail, stop for me now!" said Hanako Natsukawa with a look of horror.

"It's okay. Sadako used some drifting techniques on this motorcycle before, and I, as a Persona, also have this memory. As long as I can repeat the drifting method according to my memory, this corner will be easy to turn!"

"Idiot, there's no way something like this could happen again so easily—"

In this critical situation, Hanako Natsukawa had no choice but to release "fear" again, as if she wanted to stop the motorcycle directly.

A huge amount of "fear" gushed out of Hanako. Although the speed of Den-Bird quickly slowed down, at the current speed, it might not be able to stop the motorcycle before it overturned.

"Well, we shouldn't need to brake at this speed. Hanako, hold on tight!"

While Hanako was slowing down the Den-Bird, Inoue Ueya tilted the handlebars slightly and let the car body tilt down toward the bend. At the last moment, he finally succeeded in drifting and turned toward the bend.

Not long after, the motorcycle finally stopped completely due to the influence of Natsukawa Hanako's "fear", and the satisfied "Inoue Ueya" also canceled the transformation.

Inoue Ueya, who had returned to his original state, nodded in satisfaction. He did not expect that this club activity would allow him to completely get rid of the psychological trauma of the past.

Although he suffered a lot of shocks during the process, he did grow up a little, maybe?

"You guy-"

After coming to her senses, Hanako Natsukawa looked angry and reached out to grab Inoue Ueya's collar.

"Why are you ignoring what I said? Didn't I just tell you to stop?"

Inoue Ueya scratched his head and responded with a smile, "Hahaha, sorry, but Mr. Inoue did indeed successfully overcome his psychological trauma just as you said."

"Tsk, this is another matter, don't change the subject for me!"

It seems that because she was frightened, Hanako is still very angry. Although after thinking about it carefully, she found that even if she and Inoue Ueya really overturned, their lives would not be in any danger. However, she was still frightened by the sudden cancellation of the transformation. She was even so scared that she subconsciously forgot that she could use "fear". It was natural for her to be angry.

"Don't be angry, Mr. Inoue will treat you to some fat otaku happy water later."

Inoue Ueya turned to look at the silver-haired girl who had followed them from behind and continued, "Before that, we have other things to take care of."

Chapter 169: Putting the preface aside, I think it is still acceptable

Inside the Zero-Liner, everyone sat around in the carriage, looking at the silver-haired girl in confusion.

The girl's eyes were filled with curiosity as she looked around the carriage. "A locomotive that can reach speeds of over a thousand kilometers per hour, a train that can fly through the air, this is clearly beyond the level of modern human technology, it's truly incredible."

Although the girl thought that she was a special existence called "weird" and it was amazing enough, but it seemed that there were still a lot of unknown things in this world...

"So, are you people from the future? Your purpose is to come back from the future to find someone to help you change some bad things?" The girl said with shining eyes.

There can't be any mistake. She has seen a lot of this kind of plot in comics. Could it be that the first battle of "High Speed ​​Granny" is a battle beyond time and space?

"Well, that's not right. Although I can run fast, I don't have much fighting ability, right?"

"that……"

Kato Megumi hesitated for a moment, interrupted the girl's fantasy, and asked, "Excuse me, are you really the "High Speed ​​Granny"?

No matter how you look at it, the person in front of you is obviously a young girl. Apart from her silver hair, she has nothing to do with the identity of an old woman, right?

And the girl's silver hair was also shiny, completely unlike the dull silver hair of the old man...

Hearing this, the silver-haired girl smiled shyly and said a little embarrassedly, "Hahaha, 'High-Speed ​​Granny' is just an empty title given by humans."

Seeing the girl's reaction, the others looked at each other in confusion and began to doubt the authenticity of the urban legend of "High-speed Granny".

The girl glanced towards Hanako and shrugged, "Well, I'm just an unknown weirdo after all. You don't need to care too much about that title!"

"...I'm just asking directly, what exactly is the reason behind your attacks on humans and the resulting traffic accidents?"

Yukinoshita Yukino frowned. She had not forgotten the purpose of this operation. She had already prepared herself mentally for the possibility of gaining nothing. After all, Chiba was so big, and it was hard to say whether they could encounter a highway mother-in-law. This operation was almost like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Although she didn't know why she, as a woman, would call herself old, if the girl in front of her was the "High-speed Granny", Yukinoshita wanted to know why she attacked humans.

"Attacking humans? No, did you misunderstand something?" the silver-haired girl asked in confusion.

"Let me state in advance that I have never attacked humans. Speeding is inherently dangerous, whether for others or the driver himself. My actions were merely to stop their dangerous behavior..."

"But someone still got hurt because of this. To put it bluntly, you just contributed to the accident!"

The corners of the girl's mouth rose unconsciously, and she looked at Yukinoshita Yukino with interest.

"Oh wow, even after knowing that I'm a 'high-speed grandma', you still dare to talk to me in this tone?"