At the same time.
The reaction of the yin-yang masters and yokai who were familiar with Kamen Riders was one of utter confusion for those yokai and yin-yang masters who were not:
"Is Kamen Rider Kuuga that powerful?"
"Although I don't know Kamen Rider Kuuga, aren't they saying he's the first Kamen Rider of the Heisei era? Just by that qualification, he should be very formidable."
"I think so too. Look, he can actually block an attack from a top-tier Oni King."
"I suddenly regret it. Why didn't I watch Kamen Rider? I used to think watching it was childish."
As the last sentence was spoken.
Many yin-yang masters looked over:
"Childish? Look how strong Kuuga is. If we didn't watch, how could Kuuga be materialized and become so strong? Let me watch!"
"Oh, if you put it that way, I suddenly feel proud. The strength of these Kamen Riders has a part of my viewership in it."
"Yes, the credit belongs to everyone, to all of us Kamen Rider fans! Hahaha."
Just now.
While everyone was shocked by the appearance of Kamen Riders, Grand Yin-Yang Master Abe, seeing that the matter could no longer be concealed, told everyone the truth. The appearance of these Kamen Riders might be similar to the urban legend of Sadako appearing.
And for this reason.
Upon learning of this situation, all the yin-yang masters who had watched Kamen Rider were excited... it turned out that Kamen Riders were 'created' by them.
At the same time.
Those yin-yang masters who hadn't watched Kamen Rider murmured with complex expressions upon hearing this:
"So watching anime can also promote the prosperity of the ghost-exorcising world in Sakura Country? Damn."
"I always thought my son watching anime was a waste of his ambition. It seems I have to tell my son to watch more anime when I go back. No, I'll watch with him!"
"I'll watch Kamen Rider when I get back, I'll watch Kamen Rider J to enhance Kamen Rider J's strength!"
As the last sentence was uttered.
It could be seen.
The middle-aged yin-yang master gave him a look of approval.
At this moment.
The yin-yang masters were engrossed in conversation, their attention focused on "Kamen Riders vs. Hyakki Yagyō." They didn't notice that in the crowd, Fūwa Miko's pretty face held a strange expression. Especially when she heard the discussions of the yin-yang masters, and particularly when Grand Yin-Yang Master Abe explained, her gaze fell upon Kamen Rider Faiz.
She saw it.
On Kamen Rider Faiz's shoulder armor, there was a fingernail-like scratch. It would be difficult to notice without careful attention, but she had been paying close attention and noticed this detail.
Involuntarily.
She suddenly recalled that at noon today, she had arrived in Hokkaido. Upon learning that her boyfriend Yu Xiaoqi had brought Zhang Wei to Hokkaido, she waited for them at the Hokkaido Shinkansen station. Then she saw Zhang Wei and Yu Xiaoqi carrying bags of figurines.
At that time, she had asked what they bought. Yu Xiaoqi and Zhang Wei smiled and showed her the figurines. Her nephew, Fūwa Masato, also took out a figurine and showed it to Fūwa Miko, which was a Kamen Rider Faiz figurine.
Fūwa Masato told her:
"Miko-neechan, look quickly. This Kamen Rider toy is the Henshin belt that Brother Zhang Wei borrowed from me. They're related. My Henshin belt is used to transform into Kamen Rider Faiz."
She remembered.
Fūwa Masato, too excited to introduce, especially took the Kamen Rider Faiz figurine to her. As a result, he accidentally dropped Faiz on the ground. She quickly caught it, but accidentally scraped it against the corner of a nearby wooden chair, scratching Kamen Rider Faiz's arm.
The appearance of the scratch was too similar to the scratch on Kamen Rider Faiz's arm in the distance, almost identical. She wouldn't forget it, because she had even thought of compensating Zhang Wei with a new one. If Zhang Wei hadn't said it was okay and didn't care, she would have definitely bought a new one.
Thinking of this.
Fūwa Miko couldn't help but feel strange, and murmured softly:
"Is it really caused by something similar to an urban legend..."
In her words.
She looked again at Kamen Rider Faiz's arm. It looked so similar! That scratch... could it be a coincidence? But if it were a coincidence, why didn't the other Kamen Riders have it?
"Miko, what are you saying?"
Just as she was lost in thought, Risa beside her noticed Miko's strangeness and asked with concern.
"It's nothing."
"Are you sure? You look like you're spacing out. Haha, are you surprised by the appearance of Kamen Riders? I am too. Although the elders have told me about that urban legend project, I didn't expect it to actually be realized."
Risa exclaimed, as if recalling something, and said:
"Speaking of Mr. Zhang Wei, I seem to like Kamen Riders too. Didn't he buy a lot of Kamen Rider figurines today? Haha, if he were here, he would be overjoyed."
Speaking of which.
Risa inexplicably showed a hint of pride and said:
"If that Mr. Zhang Wei saw this, he wouldn't just be happy, he'd surely be impressed. My Sakura Country is blessed with talented people and beautiful scenery, no less than his Great Xia. To be able to nurture urban legends, Miko, don't you think I'm right? Haha, why don't we take a picture of this and send it to Mr. Zhang Wei to show off?"
Fūwa Miko was amused and exasperated:
"Don't do that. Didn't the Onmyōji Agency say they wanted to keep the plan secret? It wouldn't be good to send it to him."
While saying this.
In her heart, Fūwa Miko had a different thought. After confirming the scratch on Kamen Rider Faiz's arm, she had an unbelievable idea... Could these Kamen Riders have been created by Mr. Zhang Wei?
This wasn't her baseless speculation. She remembered that when she received the Henshin belt, her boyfriend Yu Xiaoqi had told her the method of using it, and that method was the transformation move of Kamen Rider Faiz.
With this thought.
Fūwa Miko couldn't help but stare at Kamen Rider Faiz in the distance again, thinking:
"Could that be Mr. Zhang Wei? Then who are the other Kamen Riders? Sigh, Risa, you think we're showing off to Mr. Zhang Wei, but actually, Mr. Zhang Wei and his Great Xia have long mastered the creation of urban legends. They don't even need to materialize them; they can transform into Kamen Riders themselves. Is this the origin of yin-yang masters, Great Xia."
On the other side.
At this moment.
While the Hyakki Yagyō was clashing with the Kamen Riders, and the top-tier Oni King was fighting Kuuga.
On the rooftop of a distant skyscraper.
Zhang Wei was eating an ice cream, watching the battle below, listening to the system prompts that occasionally sounded in his mind. He looked at Grand Yin-Yang Master Abe and the others, licked his ice cream, and said:
"They want to snatch monsters from me. Good thing I bought all the Kamen Riders."
"But I don't have many system points. I still can't rely on dispersed system points for figurines to fight the top-tier Oni King. I'll do it myself."
In his words.
Zhang Wei took out a Ryuki belt:
"I wonder if the yin-yang masters recognize Ryuki, hehe."
...