"I hope neither of us will waste time, because my time is very valuable."
Kuroto Dan's words were quite overbearing and direct.
Director Kaiser standing before him was even overwhelmed by Kuroto Dan's momentum and unconsciously began to retreat.
"Are you threatening me? Threatening one of the director of Kaiser Corporation?"
Even after saying this, Director Kaiser was no longer as confident as before. Repeating what the other party had done was a sign of insecurity. Kuroto Dan was now threatening both Director Kaiser and the Kaiser Corporation behind him. The man in front of him clearly didn't take the Kaiser Corporation seriously.
"... This is the last warning from Kaiser Corporation to you. If you stop now, we can still pretend that nothing happened."
Director Kaiser felt that his words were deeply frustrating.
So many armored units had been destroyed. If you ask if Kaiser was heartbroken, the answer was definitely yes. For the excavation of the ruins in the Abydos Desert, Director Kaiser had transferred about one-fifth of the entire Kaiser Corporation's troops to the area.
Although Kaiser was constantly expanding its military and had established security companies like Kaiser PMC as a cover to form its own forces, such teams were not infinite. The Kaiser Corporation, which had managed to assemble so many armored units, was already the most powerful company in Kivotos. While the General Student Council did not stop the expansion of the Kaiser Corporation, they certainly wouldn't allow them to grow their military forces without some sort of limit.
Moreover, there was a significant gap between Kuroto Dan's Kamen Rider system and the Kaiser Corporation's armored forces. Supporting an armored force with heavy firepower naturally came with astronomical costs. Only by pooling resources from all the banks, construction companies, and large and small subsidiaries of the Kaiser Corporation could they provide for this armored army under Kaiser PMC.
However, Kuroto Dan only needed to maintain his daily necessities. As a Bugster, he could even go without food or water. His combat power easily surpassed that of a full-strength armored brigade from Kaiser Corporation. He could fight, run, and destroy a Kaiser unit at any time in the most unconventional ways. This didn't even include his electronic warfare capabilities as a Bugster. He was simply the most unreasonable opponent.
"Hmm? I don't know where you got the confidence to say that to me." Kuroto Dan raised his chin, and the gashacon Sparrow in his hand suddenly pointed upward.
A precise arrow shot out, grazing Director Kaiser's head and easily piercing the head of a mechanical soldier guarding him.
"I'm talking to you in a nice way and negotiating terms. If you don't take this opportunity, you won't be able to recover a single nail, tire, or bullet from your army."
Kuroto Dan's threat worked quickly. It was unclear why these intelligent robots which could be resurrected later were so afraid of death. Under the visible threat to their lives, Director Kaiser could only recall where he had taken the two students.
"Hoshino Takanashi... is now in a laboratory in the middle of the desert. Hmph... I hope you can still find her."
Director Kaiser turned his head away, not wanting to face the person who had made him feel embarrassed. "As for Kuromi Serika..."
When the words were about to leave his lips, Director Kaiser suddenly hesitated.
'Hiss... How did we deal with that girl back then?'
Students couldn't be killed, not as long as the halo still existed. Perhaps some people had figured out how to destroy the halo, but Kaiser Corporation clearly didn't have that ability, and their partners wouldn't share such technology with them. Therefore, to perfectly "deal with" a student who wouldn't die, Kaiser Corporation's mechanical soldiers had calculated the most reasonable plan.
"Hmm?" Kuroto Dan looked over. "I don't have much patience to be honest."
Director Kaiser nodded to a nearby mechanical soldier. These machines could share information.
"Tell me."
"Yes... yes, the student is... 150 kilometers from here. She's very conspicuous. You'll recognize her immediately."
The mechanical soldier who was unable to say much was forced to speak as directed. However, he cunningly avoided explaining what he and his team had done, only giving the location. "She was 'detained' there. Here's the map information..."
The mechanical soldier sent a set of coordinates to Kuroto Dan, then stopped speaking. Kuroto Dan uploaded the coordinates to the Ayane drone hovering above.
"Ayane, fly your drone over here to confirm."
"Is that the location of Serika-san? I'll confirm it right away!"
Upon hearing the good news, Ayane's expression became excited. The drone above her head made a turn and sped toward the coordinates.
Seeing the drone take off, Director Kaiser's heart skipped a beat.
'The drone of that student with glasses from Abydos?'
Watching the drone fly off, Director Kaiser snorted. "Can we leave now?"
"Leave all your equipment, heavy weapons, tanks, and planes behind, and you may leave."
Kuroto Dan's words were like the mouth of a lion. He wanted to seize all the armored units he hadn't already destroyed. The gluttonous look in his eyes made Director Kaiser's veins twitch—if he had any.
"This... this is simply blackmail!" Director Kaiser clenched his fists. "Genm! Let me tell you, we are not afraid of death! Destroying my body is just a replacement! I can see you want to stand up for those students in Abydos?"
"I'll tell you this—if you offend the Kaiser Corporation, our revenge will be endless. Can you really leave with all your army intact? Can you still fight against the entire Kaiser Corporation in Kivotos? Now that we're at odds, I promise the Kaiser Corporation will wage endless revenge on you and Abydos until you are completely destroyed!"
Director Kaiser said these words in a stern voice, regaining his confidence.
However, when he looked at Kuroto Dan, he saw that the other party remained completely unfazed.
What... What is he doing?
Why does this weird purple tights guy not afraid at all?
As this thought crossed his mind, Director Kaiser quickly added, "Think about the size of the Kaiser Corporation. We can definitely offer you more than those poor students..."
"Humph~ No one has talked to me like this for years."
"Even that Pediatrician and Coroner didn't speak such nonsense..."
Kuroto Dan smiled as he cracked his neck. Genm's compound eyes bright red. "I've decided. I originally just wanted your tanks and supplies, but now..."
'Is he... really not afraid? Doesn't he care about the exchange of interests?'
Swish!
As Director Kaiser thought about this, a light arrow pierced his head, and his electronic brain was consumed by sparks.
Until he lost consciousness, Director Kaiser couldn't believe that someone would really kill him at this time.
Keeping his arm raised, Kuroto Dan threw out a slow potion he had been holding in his other hand. It exploded above a group of mechanical soldiers' heads.
"——The Kaiser Corporation is also my target."