area51novel Chapter 69 If admitting mistakes was enough, then what would be the point of having Kamen Rider?
Chapter 69 If admitting mistakes was enough, then what would be the point of having Kamen Rider?
Shengzhen was forced to take a step back, her lips moving but unable to utter a word.
Perhaps Shen Yi is right; it's time to find Shengzhen a school to study properly.
Xingguo suddenly realized that Shengzhen had always lived in the world of sugar people, and perhaps his self-perception was actually that of a sugar person, which is why he felt that the lives of humans were not that important—as long as the sugar people knew they were wrong, things could be put on hold.
Although this thought is somewhat cynical, it's hard for Xingguo not to suspect after seeing Shengzhen's performance today: Will this guy let those sugar man temporary workers off easily just because they beg for mercy a few times?
"Yes, perhaps you have truly realized your mistake."
Finally, Bandou spoke again. He raised his hand and placed the metal bracelet that Shen Yi had given him on his waist. The belt instantly teleported to him: "But I am not qualified to forgive you on behalf of those who have died."
"What are you trying to do!"
A childish voice suddenly rang out, and a little boy rushed out from the corner, ran in front of Saito Kenji, spread his arms to block him from the trip, his face full of anger: "Why are you bullying Uncle Saito! He's a good person!"
In his eyes, this group of people appeared out of nowhere and forced his Uncle Saito to kneel down; they were bad people!
"Young Master!"
Kenji Saito suddenly stood up and reached out to pull Hiroto Ando back, but his outstretched hand was punched first—not by tripping, but by Shen Yi.
Shen Yi rushed in front of Saito Kenji and landed a precise punch on Saito Kenji's abdomen. The force wasn't heavy, but the angle was extremely tricky. The mimic key in his abdomen was impacted, and Saito's human form instantly collapsed. His skin turned from normal flesh color to black, and his facial features twisted and elongated, transforming him into a monster covered in long thorns with a dog's head.
"Ahhhhh—"
Ando Hiroto, who was originally struggling in Shen Yi's arms, screamed in fright when he saw this scene and clung tightly to Shen Yi, refusing to let go.
Rena Ando was also startled by Kenji Saito's true colors and screamed. She instinctively rushed forward to hug her son back. Shen Yi did not stop her, handed the child back to Rena Ando, and said to Kogo in a deep voice, "Take them out."
Fortunately, Guo understood and quickly escorted the still-shaken mother and son out of the pastry shop.
"You...you bastard..."
Sensing the child's initial trust and closeness shatter into fear in an instant, the kobold's voice changed. It was no longer the gentle, calm middle-aged man from before, but a low growl mixed with bestiality: "I told you I would pay the price! Why did you let them see it! They—"
"They should have seen it."
Shen Yi's voice was unhurried, as if dissecting a specimen: "You think keeping this from them is for their own good? Cooking for them every day, chatting with them, being their family—you think that's a white lie?"
"You helped the Ando family run the confectionery shop and took care of them, not because you felt you had done something wrong, but because you found a place where you could live a stable life."
In Shen Yi's view, this guy has never truly repented.
Would someone who truly cares about them live with them as if nothing had happened, knowing that they are wanted by the Stormmark family?
If the people chasing him come knocking on his door one day, what will happen to Ando and his mother?
In the original storyline, if Grotta Stormmark hadn't arrived at night and Ando and his mother hadn't been out of the shop, Grotta would have either killed them to silence them or taken them back to be used as raw materials for Dark Snacks.
As for exposing his identity to save Hiroto Ando?
That was simply because he had completely forgotten that he had kidnapped Bandou's mother back then. With Sugar Man's physique, being hit by a few pebbles wouldn't have caused him any harm. If he really cared about Ando Hiroto, he wouldn't have maintained his human form in front of Bandou's gun—what he should have done was immediately beg Bandou to take the child to the hospital first.
If he truly cared about the child's life or death, he wouldn't have gambled on whether Banteay Srei would lower his gun because of his good deed.
What he truly wanted from beginning to end was that once-closed pastry shop, and a life where he could live a stable life.
The kobold's pupils suddenly contracted, and his lips trembled.
He wanted to refute, but couldn't find any words.
After all, just as humans cannot truly empathize with animals, how could a sugar man—a sugar man who had once eaten dark snacks—possess a position of equality with humans?
Perhaps, as the other party said, he simply regarded the Ando family as the anchor point he once longed for, as that long-destroyed confectionery shop, which is why he has been lingering in this place and refusing to leave.
"Transformation."
New Valen armor covered Tripod's entire body. His heavy footsteps pounded on the wooden floor as he stood before the kobold, flames suddenly erupting from his right fist: "If you truly know you were wrong—then atone with your death."
The kobold didn't move; instead, he calmly closed his eyes.
I really should pay the price.
Flame Fist!
The blazing flames instantly engulfed the kobold's entire body. The sugar man's body exploded under Valen's terrifying punch, sending sparks flying and charring most of the Japanese confectionery shop.
Ah this...
Shen Yi blinked. This scene was nothing like the Kamen Rider Show. In the Kamen Rider Show, the Kamen Riders fight with sparks flying everywhere, but the surrounding buildings remain completely undamaged.
Oh—this armor is essentially an origami suit, not a Kamen Rider suit.
Shen Yi pursed his lips. Sure enough, he still had to put his plan on the agenda. Otherwise, even if he proclaimed himself a Kamen Rider, the Kamen Rider Club wouldn't accept it.
The pastry shop quieted down again, with only a few scattered sparks drifting slowly in the afternoon sun.
Tripto remained in his punching stance, his emotions a mix of feelings. Logically, he had finally avenged his mother. But the kobold's heroic death made him realize—perhaps, the other man truly knew he was wrong.
"Did you know? Before I transmigrated, there was this incident. A quack doctor, after being diagnosed with cancer, realized that he had been harming people more than saving them all these years. So, he decided to do one good deed before he died, and he handed his medical records to Chen Guilin..."
Seeing that Bandou was somewhat dazed and confused, as if he didn't know if what he was doing was right, Shen Yi simply told Bandou the story of the movie "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" as if it were a story from his own world—maybe Shen Yi had also traveled to the world of "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils," so it wouldn't be considered lying.
"When Chen Guilin finally learned the truth, he was not angry. Instead, he faced death calmly because he felt he had been reborn!"
Everyone has to pay the price for what they've done, regardless of whether they genuinely know they're wrong.
As the old saying goes, if admitting mistakes was enough, what would be the point of having police?
No, the police in this world are practically blind. They don't care about the disappearance of hundreds of thousands of people. It should be changed to: If admitting mistakes is useful, then what's the point of having Kamen Rider?