Starting with the Decade Driver, Messing with School Beauty

Qing Mu walked over and picked up the several Skull Rider Cards.

“Although they might not be very useful, I’ll keep them for now. Even a small gain is still a gain. They can serve as part of my collection.”

These Skull Rider Cards didn’t grant any additional base attributes to Qing Mu, indicating that only new Rider Cards could enhance his stats. Rider Cards he had already obtained wouldn’t further boost his attributes.

【Initial task progress: 7/30.】

When this voice sounded, Qing Mu was surprised.

“Killing these people can actually complete the initial task? Does that mean these individuals aren’t human but rather monsters? Can monsters also use Rider Drives to transform? And they have Lost Drives? How deep does this world’s rabbit hole go? Why would my parents be involved with these people?”

For a moment, Qing Mu was filled with numerous thoughts, but what perplexed him the most was why his parents would be associated with these strange individuals, especially when he hadn’t noticed it before.

………

In a dark and ominous underground palace, a middle-aged man with a sinister expression and eccentric attire sat on a high throne.

One of his subordinates entered the palace and reported the situation to the middle-aged man.

“My Lord Hades, all the people sent to find Qing Mu have lost their vital signs and are suspected to have been killed. I speculate that Qing Mu may have already mastered the power of the Decade Drive, which allowed him to defeat them all.”

Although Kamen Rider Skull wasn’t exceptionally powerful, facing five of them at once was not something an ordinary person could handle. Only the terrifying power of the Decade Drive could grant a regular student such immense combat strength to single-handedly eliminate five Kamen Rider Skulls.

“He has already mastered the power of the Decade Drive?” The Lord Hades let out a chilling laugh that echoed throughout the underground palace.

He couldn’t believe that the thing he had fought so hard to obtain would end up in the hands of Qing Mu, that young upstart.

Thinking about this, the Lord Hades grew even angrier.

He raised his hand and released a dark purple energy blast.

“BOOM!”

The energy blast struck a corner of the palace, creating a massive hole in it. His subordinates were so terrified that they immediately knelt down, trembling.

They didn’t dare to look up and meet the Lord Hades’s wrathful gaze.

“Qin Yu! Su He! You two, as a couple, really did a great job! You had to play a trick on me before leaving?”

Su He was Qing Mu’s mother’s name.

His subordinates were afraid that the Lord Hades might go mad and destroy the entire underground palace in his anger, burying them all.

They hurriedly tried to calm him down.

“My Lord Hades, please calm down! Qin Yu and Su He have left this world without a trace. Once we retrieve the Decade Drive, we will have plenty of opportunities to seek revenge. The immediate priority is to find that young man named Qing Mu and reclaim the Decade Drive.”

Hearing his subordinates’ words, Lord Hades reluctantly calmed himself a bit and let out a long sigh.

“Sigh~ I am seriously injured right now, relying on the dark energy here to sustain my life. I can’t move at all. Furthermore, the organization has suffered significant losses due to the actions of Qin Yu and Su He. We don’t have many people we can use. It’s difficult to retrieve the Decade Drive from Qing Mu.”

As he thought about how he had been stymied by Qing Mu, the young upstart, Lord Hades was infuriated.

If he hadn’t been injured and was still at the height of his power, he wouldn’t have allowed Qing Mu to be so audacious. Even if Qing Mu had the Decade Drive, he would have personally beaten Qing Mu and taken the Decade Drive back.

His subordinates glanced nervously at each other, not knowing what to say next.

“Lord Hades, I have a plan, if you would permit me to share it.”

“What is your plan? Speak.”

The Lord of Darkness gazed intently at his subordinate.

The subordinate quickly continued, “Since our current power is temporarily insufficient, perhaps we can leverage the power of others, such as the power of humans.”

This statement piqued the Lord of Darkness’s curiosity.

“Leverage the power of humans? Intriguing. Go on.”

“We can spread the message that Kamen Rider Decade is a demon that will destroy the world. This world will face its demise under the destruction caused by Kamen Rider Decade. Humans, well, I don’t need to say much about them. To ensure the absolute safety of this world, they will surely not let Qing Mu, who possesses the Decade Drive, go free.”

This suggestion had the Lord of Darkness contemplating.

“Good idea! Indeed, it’s a good idea! Let humans deal with Qing Mu. When they weaken each other, it will be our time to act and seize the Decade Drive. A truly excellent plan. Blood Soul, you have become quite capable.”

“Thank you for your praise, Lord Hades! I am merely sharing the burden for Lord Hades!”

“Enough, I’ve noticed your contributions. The Shadow faction seems to have developed something interesting recently, suitable for your use. Go find them, and tell them it’s from me. Consider that item your reward.”

“Thank you, Lord Hades! Thank you, Lord Hades! I am willing to devote everything to serve Lord Hades! Even in death!”

Blood Soul, upon hearing the Lord of Darkness’s reward, was overwhelmed with joy.

Shadow was not an individual but rather a smaller faction within their organization, responsible for developing powerful tools. If the Lord of Darkness regarded their creations as impressive, it meant they had considerable potential. Their strength would undoubtedly experience a significant boost.

In any realm, power reigned supreme. Enhancing one’s strength was the path to earning respect, especially in a place like theirs, where the pursuit of power was exceptionally intense.

…….

Early the next day, Qing Mu left home and headed to Yancheng University for class.

When he returned home yesterday, he found it in a state of disarray.

Just tidying up took half a day.

Qing Mu was so angry that he wished he could bring those people out again and eliminate them once more.

The freshman year is the busiest time in the entire university.

The schedule is packed.

By the time Qing Mu finished his morning classes, it was already past eleven in the morning.

It was almost time for lunch.

To fill his growling stomach, Qing Mu immediately headed towards the cafeteria.

The cafeteria at Yancheng University is famous throughout the entire country.

Qing Mu had only heard of it before.

But as he got closer, he realized just how incredible this cafeteria was.

It shouldn’t even be called a school cafeteria; it was more like a gourmet city.

Five floors in total.

Each floor was spacious.

There was a wide variety of food from all over the world.

As mealtime approached, there were many people coming and going to the cafeteria.

Qing Mu walked into the cafeteria, ready to try something he hadn’t tasted before.

Unfortunately, an unexpected guest interrupted Qing Mu at this moment.

“Hello again, we meet once more.”

Qing Mu turned to look and saw Lin Qianqian, with whom he had some conflicts yesterday, standing not far from the entrance, staring straight at him.

“Yes, we meet again, quite a coincidence.”

Even though Qing Mu had injured Lin Qianqian yesterday, he showed no remorse or guilt.

Instead, he greeted Lin Qianqian as if nothing had happened.

Lin Qianqian smiled inexplicably, suppressing her anger, and walked up to Qing Mu.

“This isn’t a coincidence. I specifically waited for you here at the cafeteria to find you. If you’re a Yancheng University student, you’ll definitely come here to eat. It seems I waited for you for half a day in the right place.”