In Fuuto: Starting as a Kamen Rider 01

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That deliberately maintained composure and scrutiny of those in positions of power has vanished without a trace.

Instead, there was an almost tragic determination.

Like a sharp blade drawn from its sheath, carrying a cold, all-or-nothing edge.

This resolute determination added a chilling madness to her oppressive aura.

"My factory was completely ransacked last night by a mysterious Kamen Rider."

Sonozaki Saeko still didn't turn around.

Her voice, as if tempered with ice, carried a chill in every word, striking the silent office.

"None of the Gaia Memory units stored there survived."

She paused, seemingly savoring the chain reaction her words had.

"My fiancé, Kirihiko, was also seriously injured by that knight and is now lying in a hospital bed, his life hanging in the balance."

Her tone was eerily calm.

It was as if he were stating something that had nothing to do with him.

"Mr. Su Chen, do you have any particular clues about this matter?"

This question is less of an inquiry and more of a confirmation.

Su Chen walked to the sofa diagonally opposite her and sat down.

He calmly took a new wine glass from the wine cabinet.

She poured herself a glass of the same red wine that Saeko was holding.

The wine swirls gently in the glass.

His face was expressionless, as calm as a still lake.

"It seems there's more than one Kamen Rider in Fuuto."

Su Chen's voice was indifferent.

"Perhaps it's the Narumi Detective Agency, acting out of a sense of justice, who knows?"

He picked up his glass, but did not drink it immediately.

My gaze calmly met the deep night outside the window.

"Ha ha……"

A low, complex laugh escaped from Saeko Sonozaki's throat.

The laughter carried a hint of self-mockery that was hard to conceal.

There's also a hint of helplessness regarding the current situation.

She finally turned around slowly.

The office lighting was insufficient to illuminate her full face.

Su Chen could clearly see her sharp eyes.

At that moment, a complex emotion burned in those eyes.

"Stop acting, Su Chen."

Her voice was not loud.

Yet it carried an undeniable certainty.

“Narumi Shokichi is long dead. I know his disciple, that half-baked detective, had some skills.”

"Beneath the surface of Fuuto's waters lies a power that no one knows better than I, Sono Saki Saeko."

"but."

Her tone suddenly became sharp.

"They were able to break through our Sonozaki family's factory's defense system so easily."

"He was able to beat Kirihiko, who possessed the Nazca Memory, a guy who, no matter how incompetent, was still a high-level hybrid, to the point that he was completely powerless."

"An entity capable of manipulating our family's security forces with ease..."

She took a step forward.

The sound of high heels clicking on the ground was exceptionally clear in the silence.

"Besides you, Su Chen, is there anyone else like you in Fengdu?"

She slammed her wine glass heavily onto the gleaming obsidian table.

"boom!"

The dark red liquid sloshed violently due to the sudden force.

A few drops even splashed out of the cup, leaving glaring marks on the table.

Just like the feelings she could no longer suppress at this moment.

“I’m not here today to hold you accountable for that factory.”

Sonozaki Saeko's gaze was like the sharpest icicle, fixed firmly on Su Chen.

She completely dropped all pretense.

She shed that queen-like, proud, and reserved exterior.

It revealed the disgust that had been suppressed for too long, almost bursting forth.

And there was that uncontrollable anger.

"I've had enough!"

Her voice suddenly rose.

It carried a hint of hysterical sharpness.

"I've had enough of the Sonozaki family, which looks glamorous on the outside but is rotten inside!"

"Day after day of hypocritical socializing, meaningless power struggles, everyone wearing a thick mask, saying things they don't mean!"

"I've had enough of my stubborn, self-centered father who lives in his own world!"

When Sonozaki Ryubei was mentioned, the hatred in Saeko's eyes almost solidified.

"He will only dwell on his pitiful past glories and use his outdated standards to measure all people and things!"

"He simply cannot see what a rigid and bloated monster the 'museum' has become!"

"He only cares about his authority, his control, the future of Fengdu, and the future of his family. In his eyes, nothing is as important as his personal will!"

"He used his so-called fatherly love and so-called family honor to weave a huge cage, trapping us all inside!"

"I've had enough of that good-for-nothing Kirihiko!"

Her tone was full of undisguised contempt.

And deep contempt.

"A man who is good for nothing except spouting empty, pretty words and flattering his father!"

"He thinks he can change everything with his so-called 'love for the city'? Naïve! Foolish!"

"He can't even do his own job properly, he can't even keep a factory running, all he does is wag his tail and beg for his father's approval!"

"A man like that doesn't deserve to possess the Nazca Memory, much less to be my fiancé, Saki Saki!"

Her chest heaved violently with excitement.

Her meticulously applied makeup appeared somewhat disheveled due to her loss of emotional control.

But this disarray, ironically, adds a broken and dangerous beauty to her.

"'museum'!"

She spat out the name through gritted teeth.

"This organization, which once represented the glory and power of Fengdu, should have been swept into the dustbin of history long ago!"

"What is it now? It's just a heavy shackle binding the future development of Fengdu!"

"It was my father's private tool to satisfy his pathetic, morbid need for control!"

"He uses the Gaia Memory to control the dark side of this city, thinking himself the emperor of Wind City, but little does he know that times have already changed!"

Su Chen listened quietly.

He didn't interrupt.

No comment was made.

Let Saeko Sonozaki unleash the resentment that had been building up in her heart for years, like a flood bursting its banks.

His deep eyes remained calm.

He is very clear.

This accusation, filled with intense emotion, was merely a necessary prelude to her true purpose.

It was an emotional release she had to make before she could make a certain decision.

really.

After experiencing an extreme emotional outburst.

Saeko Sonozaki's violently heaving chest gradually calmed down.

She took a deep breath.

Then, it was slowly expelled.

It was as if they wanted to dispel even the last trace of weakness and hesitation in their hearts.

When she raised her eyes again.

The flush of excitement that had risen within had faded.

She regained the all-seeing sharpness that belonged to the Fang Queen.