Chapter 540
What a pity, he died.
The seawater was undoubtedly cold at night.
Moreover, it was late autumn.
Minato Miharu really couldn't swim, so the moment he fell into the water, he instinctively and frantically thrashed about, which naturally made him sink even faster.
The bright lighthouse light was gradually scattered by the churning seawater. The more Minako sank, the more panicked she became, and she opened her mouth and gulped down a mouthful of seawater.
It's not exactly delicious.
What made him even more panicked and desperate was that he felt he was on the verge of drowning, yet he saw no sign of the person trying to save him.
Even as the surrounding seawater grew colder and heavier, his mind became increasingly dizzy, and the lighthouse's reflection on the sea was about to be completely swallowed up, he still felt no sense of being saved.
No way?
If this continues, I'll really die!
Minato Miharu certainly didn't want to die; he wanted to save himself, but he really couldn't swim!
"Gurgle (help)..."
At that critical moment, Minato Miharu seemed to unleash a burst of strength—he learned to struggle upwards.
However, the lighthouse was located in an area with many reefs and strong currents. Minato Miharu, who had already sunk to the depths, had just managed to swim a little upstream when she was quickly pushed to even greater depths by an irresistible force of nature.
The struggle between humanity and nature is a relentless torment of the mind, causing one to oscillate between hope and despair.
Minato Miharu felt like his chest was about to burst, and a surge of anger, as if he had been tricked, rose up. Suddenly, his swinging arm lashed out at his waist. He remembered something, quickly pulled out the Aqua Driver and put it on, then gritted his teeth and struck a transformation pose underwater.
"Gulu...(Henshin)!"
The surrounding seawater gradually converged into a whirlpool and surged towards him. Water elemental energy condensed on his body to form the Aqua Armor. Then he transformed into a streak of light and rushed towards the sea!
"boom!"
Kamen Rider Aqua emerges from the water under the moonlight!
The stirred seawater, propelled by his power, formed a waterspout that shot towards the sky before scattering with a splash. Kamen Rider Aqua, stepping on the water, leaped back onto the lighthouse.
He immediately stormed around the lighthouse in a rage, only to find it deserted.
That guy is gone!
Minato Miharu, who was filled with anger, was stunned.
So after throwing him into the sea, that guy really just left without a care in the world, not caring at all whether he could climb back up on his own.
Is this really Kamen Rider?!
Minato Miharu deactivated his transformation. The moonlight illuminated his inscrutable expression as he stood silently in the lighthouse corridor, soaking wet.
"That's too much..."
After a while, he took a deep breath to suppress the anger in his heart. The fear of escaping death also calmed him down. Then, he sat down against the tower with a depressed look on his face.
With a complicated expression, Minato Miharu took out the Aqua Driver and held it up to the moonlight to look at its swirling blue hue.
Although that guy's actions were extreme, he did manage to escape using his own strength. The dark and dangerous sea, which was like an abyss, turned out to be so insignificant in the face of Aqua's power.
It is even the source of his power.
Perhaps what he lacked was not strength, but the courage to fight.
Thinking about all this, Minami lowered his head in frustration and sighed. He couldn't easily resent someone, so he could only consider this experience as his bad luck.
After resting for a while, he stood up to leave, but as soon as he took a step, Cou Weiqing froze again.
wrong……
Surrounded by the sea on all sides, and in the dead of night, with no fishing boats passing by, how was he going to get back?
slam-la-
The damp, salty sea breeze lapped against the lighthouse, and the surging waves splashed on his face. Helpless and isolated, Cou Weiqing stared blankly at the dark sea for a long time.
"That's outrageous!!!"
…… ……
"The future thirty years from now?"
After confirming that Minato Miharu had successfully transformed, Kawahara left the sea and returned to land to check the time in this world.
However, although it is a future world, it may not be the future timeline of other Kamen Riders. It could be a newly born Kamen Rider world, only the story takes place in the future.
Therefore, the main rider who serves as the anchor in this world is very likely "Kamen Rider Aqua".
only……
He felt that Kamen Rider Aqua looked familiar, but he couldn't quite place where he had seen him before.
Has he ever really seen such a magical knight?
As Kawahara was searching through his memories, a swaying figure suddenly appeared under a streetlamp not far away, moving in a manner that resembled that of some kind of monster. After all, a battle between monsters had indeed taken place here before.
Logically speaking, no passersby should approach this place.
Kawahara turned his head and confirmed that the staggering figure was human. As he stepped out of the light, his figure became clearer under the illumination.
He was an old man wearing a blue suit, which was very well tailored. His sparse hair was snow-white, but his eyes were bright and piercing.
Uh……
This person seems to be...
Happy Birthday!!
The old man shouted at him passionately.
Kawahara: "..."
The old man then picked up a driver with three coins embedded in it and approached him, his smile almost perverse, his eyes fixed intently on him.
"That's truly exhilarating! You single-handedly wiped out those monsters! Now, accept this: this is the Knight that our Kougami Foundation is so proud of, transforming using the coin system!"
"Um……"
Kawahara raised an eyebrow and said, "Um, are you looking for Wei Qing?"
Upon hearing this, the old man paused, then leaned closer to examine him closely: "Ah, so it seems you are not Minato-kun."
“No, I just threw him into the sea,” Kawahara said.
"What a pity!" the old man sighed.
Even though he had mistaken the person, he wasn't embarrassed at all. He even continued smoothly, "It's okay, it's the same if you inherit this knight system! — Happy Birthday!"
Kawahara remained silent for a moment, then looked at the three Core Medals on the driver and asked calmly, "Is this the world of Kamen Rider OOO?"
The old man smiled knowingly: "Visitors from another world, huh? That's quite rare!"
Although he did not receive a direct answer, Kawahara was certain that this was the future timeline of the "Kamen Rider OOO" world.
"Where's Eiji?" he pressed directly.
"What a pity, he sacrificed his life thirty years ago!"
"..."
Kawahara's expression didn't change much. He just stared calmly at the old man for a while, then looked away and gazed into the darkness beyond the streetlights. He even chuckled softly.
"I see."
That's why the Wheel of Time responds to the summons.
...(End of this chapter)