Back at the shop, after closing the door, Yuka curiously asked Raven: "Raven-san, how did you know Kazuraba-kun has an older sister at home?"
"Oh, that... he told me when he signed the contract," Raven said guiltily. In his mind, he was constantly recalling the promotional photos of Kouta's sister, Akira Kazuraba's actress. His old face couldn't help but blush. He glanced at Yuka and Saya's chests and immediately felt that the difference was quite significant. He couldn't help but sigh, Is this the difference between a mature woman and a girl?
"Raven-san, what are you looking at..." Yuka asked, puzzled.
"Cough, cough, nothing. You two should rest up soon after finishing your work. We have to wake up early tomorrow," Raven quickly said.
....
At the Kazuraba Household.
"Oneechan, I'm home!"
"Dinner will be ready soon."
Akira had just gotten off work but immediately started cooking without taking a break.
"Oneechan, the manager gave me a bonus today!" Kouta placed the envelope containing the money on the table.
"This much?" Akira, who was setting the dishes, looked at the envelope. After picking it up and feeling the weight, she was surprised. She counted it carefully and found there were 50,000 Yen.
"You haven't been doing anything bad, have you, Kouta?" Akira sat down, her expression a little serious.
"Of course not! What are you thinking, neechan? I've just been handing out flyers around the neighborhood; everyone knows that," Kouta said, sounding offended.
"Just kidding, of course." Akira would naturally not believe that the brother she raised would do such a thing.
Her beautiful eyes then looked at the packaged dessert on the table. "What is this..."
"It's a dessert the manager sent you." Kouta placed the dessert in front of Akira.
"It looks delicious." Akira was instantly drawn to the delicate dessert inside. This kind of dessert looked expensive just by sight.
"Your manager is so kind. We must invite him over for dinner one day to properly thank him." Akira couldn't wait and took a bite.
"Mmm~"
Immediately, a look of blissful happiness spread across her face. "This is too delicious!"
In an instant, the dessert-loving Akira fell in love with the taste. She also grew more curious: How could the manager of my brother's new part-time job be so good at making desserts on his first attempt? This was too impressive. She truly wanted to meet him in person.
A few days later, after having firmly established their footing in Zawame City, Raven took a moment to return to the Faiz world with Yuka and Saya. After all, they couldn't leave the main shop completely unattended.
Raven's primary goal was to have an Amazon café branch in every Rider world. After much thought, he decided to let Saya manage the original shop alone for now. Once his branch in the Gaim world was stable, he would have Yuka go back to help her. Since the two worlds could be traversed freely and at will, they could simply be separated during the day and gather again at night. After discussing it, they happily made their decision.
In Zawame City, Kouta Kazuraba, who was still handing out flyers on the street, was found by a few friends wearing Team Gaim uniforms.
"We found you, Kouta-aniki!"
"What's wrong?" Kouta asked curiously, seeing the worried look on their faces.
"It's bad! Team Baron is challenging us, and we can't handle them alone. Can you please come with us?" one of them urgently called out to Kouta.
"But I still have to hand out flyers..." Kouta looked conflicted. He had just made up his mind to work diligently.
"We'll help you finish handing them out. You hurry and go see what's happening." Two Team Gaim members forcibly took the stack of flyers from Kouta.
"A-alright, I'll go take a look then." Kouta reluctantly rushed to the scene.
However, he no longer wanted to use the Sengoku Driver. The white Rider he had encountered in the strange forest that day had left a strong psychological shadow on him. It made him deeply understand that the Driver was not a toy. The so-called Inves Game they were playing, along with these mysterious Lockseeds, carried serious danger.
Meanwhile, at the café, Raven received the first mission issued by the System in the Gaim world.
Ding!
[Mission Issued: Defeat the first gigantic A-Class Inves.]
[Reward: Exclusive Sengoku Driver, Forbidden Apple Lockseed.]
"This sounds like fun," Raven murmured, a smirk playing on his lips.
He said to Yuka: "I have to go out for a bit."
....
After rushing to the scene, Kouta saw that his team's Mitsuzane, transformed as Kamen Rider Ryugen, was being brutally beaten by Kaito and a few B-Class Inves grunts.
"Kouta, why are you here?" A sweet-looking girl called out to the arriving Kouta. This was Mai Takatsukasa, the heroine of the Gaim world.
"..."
Seeing his comrade being beaten, Kouta couldn't help but clench his fists, even though he had just said he didn't want to fight anymore.
"Forget it. I can't worry about that now. Mai, please go and get the Driver for me." Kouta couldn't bear to see Mitsuzane get hurt and finally decided to fight.
"Okay!" Mai was also happy, not expecting Kouta to finally pull himself together.
But just moments after she left, a figure on a black-and-white motorcycle sped toward Baron and the Inves grunts in the distance. It was Raven, who had transformed into Kamen Rider Delta. The Junglaider had changed its appearance according to his will, perfectly matching Delta's colors.
Bang!
The collision instantly killed one of the B-Class Inves.
"Who are you?" Baron narrowly avoided the attack and angrily yelled at Raven.
Skrrt!
The Junglaider's tires screeched as it made a circle on the pavement before coming to a stop. Raven looked at the group.
"Hey, kid, lend me your Lockseed." Raven dismounted and spoke directly to Kaito, who was currently using the Mango Lockseed.
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