"Hey, Chitoge, wake up!"
Seeing that she was responding, Shiraishi Shin did not stop his movements and continued calling out to awaken her consciousness.
Thirty seconds later, Chitoge Kirisaki rolled onto her side, coughed up a large amount of water, and after hacking a few more times, finally opened her eyes.
"Shin?"
After blinking a few times, Chitoge Kirisaki's consciousness cleared.
Upon seeing Shiraishi Shin, she couldn't help but throw her arms around him and cry.
"I just encountered a Kappa. It was so scary! It threw me into the water; I was really terrified."
Shiraishi Shin gently patted her back to comfort her.
"It's alright now. I've already taken care of that Kappa. However, it wasn't a real Kappa from legend, but rather a Monster."
Shiraishi Shin had been wondering how a real Kappa could possibly exist; the creature just now must have been a Makamou Monster from Kamen Rider Hibiki.
This type of Monster is a mysterious creature similar to the yokai of ancient Japanese legend. Their origin and reason for appearing are unknown.
They feed on humans and attack them, which is also the reason why the Oni exist.
Depending on the environment, the Makamou that grow there differ as well.
It must have also come here from the world of Hibiki through a spatial wormhole.
"It wasn't a real yokai, but a Monster?"
Chitoge Kirisaki let go of Shiraishi Shin and blinked a couple of times.
The fear in her heart dissipated slightly. It was good that it wasn't a real yokai; as expected, there are no yokai in this world.
"By the way, right before I lost consciousness, I vaguely saw a white Kamen Rider. Was that you?"
Chitoge Kirisaki asked, feeling a bit confused.
She remembered that Shiraishi Shin was Kamen Rider Cronus, but a white Kamen Rider had saved her just now. Since there were only the two of them here, it shouldn't have been anyone else.
Shiraishi Shin admitted, "You're right, that was also me—Kamen Rider Eternal."
"Eternal?"
Chitoge Kirisaki understood now.
So Shiraishi Shin could transform into more than one Kamen Rider; that was so cool.
"By the way, how did you save me just now?"
Mentioning this, Chitoge Kirisaki's face began to flush.
She had never drowned before, but she had seen it on TV. There were only two ways to save a drowning person: mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and CPR.
Shiraishi Shin answered honestly, "Well... I performed CPR on you. I'm sorry, but it was the only option in that emergency."
Hearing this, Chitoge Kirisaki lowered her head even further.
She shook her head and said meekly, "I... it's fine. You did it to save my life, so I won't blame you."
"Ahem, well, Chitoge, your clothes are wet."
"Huh?"
Chitoge Kirisaki naturally knew her clothes were wet since she had just fallen into the water.
However, the fact that Shiraishi Shin mentioned it made her subconsciously look at herself, and immediately after, her entire face turned red down to her earlobes.
Because she was only wearing a single layer of pure white clothing, now that it was soaked through and clinging to her body, the color of her undergarments was clearly visible.
Her undergarments were not swimwear.
Swimwear is specially thickened and made of special material, so it doesn't reveal anything when wet.
But her undergarments were thin and soft, making them somewhat transparent when soaked.
Just as Shiraishi Shin was about to say something, multiple Monster signals appeared in his mind.
He frowned and said, "More?"
He looked toward the lake and saw four more Makamou Kappa Monsters, just like the previous one, surfacing and crawling out of the water.
Chitoge Kirisaki hurriedly stood up and hid behind Shiraishi Shin, saying fearfully, "Why are there so many more!"
"Don't be afraid, they're just small fry. Henshin!"
Shiraishi Shin shouted the transformation call.
The driver, which he hadn't removed from his waist, once again manifested white fragments that armored his body.
The eternal robe automatically maneuvered away from Chitoge Kirisaki, who was clinging to him, floating to the other side before settling down.
[Weather!]
The four Kappas stood in front of Shiraishi Shin.
In reality, there had only been one Kappa at the start, but it could split into independent individuals that were identical in both strength and body.
The four Kappas looked at Shiraishi Shin and simultaneously spat white liquid from their sharp mouths.
Shiraishi Shin waved his right hand, and a four-meter-high tornado swept out.
It not only dispersed the white liquid but also sucked the four Makamou Kappas inside, spinning them around continuously.
Then, Shiraishi Shin snapped his fingers with his right hand.
Suddenly, black storm clouds appeared above the tornado.
Red lightning struck down from the clouds into the tornado, and the four Makamou Kappas were blown to pieces on the spot.
The Weather Memory can control cold, wind, lightning, heat, rain, fog, mirages, and all other elements.
Furthermore, any single one of its abilities is not inferior to elemental Memories like Cyclone, Heat, or Luna; when stacked, the power is even greater!
"This... was that a one-shot?"
Standing behind Shiraishi Shin, Chitoge Kirisaki gripped his shoulders.
She had expected a great battle, but he had eliminated those Kappas so easily.
Shiraishi Shin turned around and said, "Indeed, it was easy. By the way, you're soaked. Let me dry you off."
Chitoge Kirisaki hurriedly used her hands to cover her private areas, blushing as she said, "Dry off? How are you going to do that in the middle of nowhere?"
"It's simple."
Shiraishi Shin raised his hand and grasped her clothing, channeling the heat energy of the Weather Memory.
He controlled the temperature to a level the human body could withstand, and a visible red glow instantly passed over her entire outfit.
At the same time, the residual heat quickly evaporated the moisture from Chitoge Kirisaki's body, even drying her damp, long hair.
"It's already dry?"
A look of pleasant surprise appeared on Chitoge Kirisaki's face.
She had only felt a hint of warmth, yet her entire body was completely dry. It was truly magical.
She looked at the rider armor with a cape that Shiraishi Shin was wearing.
In her view, Kamen Rider Cronus was a power type, while Kamen Rider Eternal was a magic type.
After all, there had been tornadoes and lightning, and now heat energy to dry clothes instantly; to others, such things would seem like superpowers or magic.
Shiraishi Shin deactivated his Henshin and said, "Alright, we can go back now. Everyone is worried about you."
"Mm."
Chitoge Kirisaki nodded.
She didn't want to stay in this dark, terrifying place any longer.
However, after taking just two steps, she felt pain in her right leg and began to limp.
"What's wrong?"
"Earlier, when I first encountered the Kappa, I tried to run away, but my legs went weak and I didn't have the strength, so I fell down. I must have hurt myself."
Chitoge Kirisaki crouched down and lifted her white one-piece dress, revealing that the skin on her knee was broken, with blood faintly seeping out.
"In that case, let me carry you."
"Then I'll trouble you."
Chitoge Kirisaki did not refuse, because walking by herself was indeed very inconvenient and a waste of time.
So, she climbed onto Shiraishi Shin's back.
Feeling his warm hands supporting her thighs, she suppressed the fluttering in her heart and rested her chin on Shiraishi Shin's shoulder.