START YOUR ENGINE!
The rain stops, there's a break in the clouds
The blue sky's calling out to you
Alright, it's almost time to head out
I don't need anyone else's advice
I've gotta trust my own instincts
It's high time I found my own way
Fire Up, Ignition
The heavy pressure's on
Slam the accelerator and power through
Surprise, the whole world's got drive! (It's faster than ever)
Feeling high like you're finally awake (Show me your Drivin')
Once you're on the road to destiny (Keep chasin' forever)
There's no way to go in reverse...
All we need is Drive!
Jotoku Museum of Modern Art
I'm telling the truth, officer!
The four of us were there...
The girls were taken during the Slowdown.
You sure they didn't just run off—
No! I saw it...
That monster took them!
Slowdown... a monster...
I guess the Special Crimes Unit is getting involved again...
Episode 3 Who took her smile?
Man, I feel burnt out today...
I thought you were finally taking action. Has your engine stalled again?
Don't look at me like that, Kiriko.
I'm like a spring. If I'm wound too tight, I'll be less effective.
Every now and then I gotta streeeetch out...
and loosen up.
Interesting. You almost sound convincing.
Please don't encourage him!
I'm tired of these excuses for your laziness. How can you call yourself a Kamen Rider?
There it is again... What is a Kamen Rider, anyway?
Test, test, test, mic test...
Ladies and gentlemen of the Kuruma Driving School, sorry to interrupt...
Special Crimes Unit, we've got a case.
Please head over to the department ASAP.
I didn't know he could do that...
- Okay!
Let's go.
Huh... never seen that Shift Car before.
Vegas...
It can't be...
Density Shift Effect... commonly called Slowdown. A phenomenon that distorts time.
And whenever it happens, a monster attack is sure to follow.
The Special Crimes Unit is an elite team assembled to handle these paranormal incidents.
...Which sounds kind of cool when you explain it like that.
But usually we just end up doing stuff like this...
Welcome back! How'd it go?
It was as embarrassing as usual, Captain.
There were traces of Density Shift particles.
Along with the witness statement, we're certain this is a monster incident.
Come on little lady, this is a simple missing persons case!
Actually, it isn't...
Allow me to enlighten you, Lt. Otta.
This should explain it!
A Haunted Studio? Mysterious Occurrences At Midnight
A case involving a haunted art studio from last week.
A witness calling herself a beautiful housewife claims to have seen a monster devouring ghosts.
And all of the ghosts happened to be young women!
The M.O. is similar... This must be our monster!
More spooky crap?
Why don't you go post your crappy theories on your beloved internet?
Kyu makes it sound a little sketchy, but his intel does make sense.
True...
Everyone's getting along so poorly today...
Let's try shuffling teams for better harmony.
Okay!
Today's Best Teams based on compatibility
A Team
B Team
Compatibility 82%
Compatibility 75%
Tomari x Kiriko x Saijou
Rinna x Lt. Otta
Today's Best Teams based on compatibility
A Team
B Team
Compatibility 82%
Compatibility 75%
Tomari x Kiriko x Saijou
Rinna x Lt. Otta
Okay, okay, okay, okay... You'll be splitting into teams.
Little Tomari, Kiriko, and Saijou, you check out the studio.
Rinna will explain the Density Shift Effect particle data to Lt. Otta.
Well well, working with the lady scientist...
Wait a minute, she's not even here today!
Oh my, you're right. She has the day off.
Let's go.
Huh? You're going?
I'll show him...
We can do this, Kiriko!
You really are quiet, huh?
Hey, Mr. Belt...
Kiriko reacted kinda weird to that sparkly Shift Car.
The Shift Cars are all involved in their own separate cases.
Dream Vegas was searching for an enemy that Kiriko once had a troubling encounter with...
The Special Affairs Division Crime Scene Unit?
Avant Garde Atelier
There certainly are some strange things in this world...
An encounter with such a unique clique...
How avant-garde!
Artist Asaya Kazuhiro
Asaya Kazuhiro. The owner of this studio.
Well known for his avant-garde portraits of women.
Hey...
Oh, dear...
My apologies.
I was just taken by your beauty...
Would you like to model for me?
I assure you, it's nothing unscrupulous.
As you can see, my subject matter is mostly portraiture.
Please, do me the honor. If I could just paint you, it might stir my memory...
with all this... well, ghost business. Shall we?
Come, now...
Sir, it's rude to approach someone you've just met like this...
Asaya's Apprentice Fujimiya Hajime
You're bothering—
- This is what makes your art so trite, Fujimiya!
You have no passion, no desire to draw inspiration from!
Forgive me. This is my untalented apprentice.
That painter, Asaya, is pretty suspicious...
It feels like we just got four spots in a row on our bingo card...
Huh? Where's Kyu?
He said he was going to check out the haunted studio for himself.
You know, our coworkers are pretty suspicious too...
It's Slowdown...!
Kiriko!
You okay?
Shinnosuke, over here!
Alright, let's do this Mr. Belt!
OKAY! START YOUR ENGINE!
Transform!
DRIVE: TYPE SPEED!
That's the one from before...!
Be careful, this one has already evolved. There's no telling what power it wields.
Yeah, I saw earlier... he turns people into some kind of glowing string.
You must be the new Kamen Rider I heard about.
New...?
SP-SP-SPEED!
There we go.
Quickly, change tires!
Alright new guy, you're up!
TIRE CHANGE!
DREAM VEGAS!
Very good, now finish it!
THE FINISHER!
FULL THROTTLE: VEGAS!
What is this?
I bet this is gonna be awesome!
It appears that was a bust.
What kind of finishing move goes bust?!
It got away...
There must be some trick to using Vegas.
You could have mentioned that sooner...
Don't run. We're friends, right?
What's the problem? All I did was rob a stupid bank.
Your methodology is the problem.
You were too violent, too loud, and too careless.
The reaper?!
GUN!
BRAKE UP!
You're gonna judge me?! What about that psycho painter?!
BRAKE!
You'll be starting over.
051 had a point. You should probably keep an eye on him.
You mean Paint?
You're looking productive.
I love your gizmo. How avant-garde!
Pardon me!
He doesn't seem too worried.
Roidmudes are covered in a membrane similar to the cerebral cortex.
They use it to generate disguises that are difficult to distinguish from real humans.
And if we can't detect Density Shift particles from them,
we'll just have to wait for them to make a mistake...
And how many women will go missing in the meantime?
Kiriko...
Aren't you the only one who can save them? You can't just wait for something to happen!
This guy's a tough one, though.
And they all seem to realize it's safer to stay in disguise...
I understand your logic, but...
But knowing the risks and still trying to save lives...
That's what a Kamen Rider would do?
You're getting on my case, too?
Kiriko experienced something six months ago that may explain her reaction.
Six months?
During the Global Freeze?
You weren't the only one traumatized during that incident.
When the Roidmudes began their insurrection,
and you were chasing your armed perpetrator...
Traffic is stopped this way, please take the detour—
Kiriko was attacked by an enemy that could convert humans into data.
Kiriko must suspect that this Roidmude is the evolution of the one she encountered.
Proto-Drive saved her back then...
And the enemies were the ones who called him Kamen Rider.
That is what the Roidmudes refer to their nemesis as.
Kamen Rider, huh...?
So this guy was kind of like her knight in shining armor.
I didn't know there was a Drive before me, either.
Yes... unfortunately, despite having fought them off, he lost his life.
Unlike you, Proto-Drive lacked the means to destroy enemy Cores.
Pardon me!
That boy must have...
"Ms. Shijima."
"I'd like to discuss something regarding the incident."
"I've left the rear entrance to the studio open. Please tell no one else."
Mr. Fujimiya... are you around?
Mr. Fujimiya...?
Man, I'm feeling sluggish...
Strings of light... What would he do with a woman once he turns them into string?
Behold the power of my information network!
What are you doing, Kyu?
Putting together a list of women who've gone missing near the art studio.
Women Missing Near Avant Garde Atelier
Hang on... go back two.
That's it...
My brain's in top gear now.
I've got it, Kiriko!
Kiriko stepped out earlier.
What, what is it? What have you got?
Help me...
Help...!
Please... get me out of here...
Save me...
That's it... they can turn humans into data!
He took those women and turned them into paintings!
This way!
Thank you, Mr. Fujimiya.
You tried to warn me about Asaya Kazuhiro's crimes...
Mr. Fujimiya?!
You're too good for him.
If I use you as a model, I know I can create an amazing piece!
Please, sacrifice yourself for my inspiration!
Looks like I made it, Kiriko.
Tomari...
Here, take this.
My engine's running again.
I noticed that one of the faces in his sketchbook matched a missing woman.
The ghosts were just women trying to escape from their framed prisons,
and you forcing them back in!
A man named Fujimiya who studies under the artist Asaya doesn't really exist.
I figured you were in trouble when I couldn't reach you.
You took too long getting into gear, Tomari.
Well, I'm moving faster now. Right, Mr. Belt?
Let's take care of this at top speed.
START YOUR ENGINE!
Transform!
DRIVE: TYPE SPEED!
Get to safety!
Refreshing, isn't it?
What's the matter, off your game today?
Change tires!
Nah, I think I'll pass on Vegas this time...
I've called for backup from the Pit.
Oh, these guys.
Let's do it!
TIRE CHANGE!
SPIN MIXER!
Pretty heavy...
THE FINISHER!
FULL THROTTLE: MIXER!
Spin Mixer's concrete shots are powerful.
Now take a bite out of him with Massive Monster!
TIRE CHANGE!
MASSIVE MONSTER!
This really is a beast...
THE FINISHER!
FULL THROTTLE: MONSTER!
Okay, the victims should turn back to normal now.
The painting is still here...
Oh, right. I guess this isn't Fujimiya's...
And the evolved one had rainbow colored strings, but his were gray...
That explains why the number was different.
That wasn't the Roidmude that attacked me six months ago!
So there are two monsters that turn their victims into art...
Then the other one must be... Asaya Kazuhiro!
Look out!
A Kamen Rider?
You killed one of my kind...
That man... it can't be!
BRAKE UP!
You're...!
I'm Machine Chaser, a Roidmude hitman.
For you... I am the grim reaper.
GUN!
Kamen Rider and Machine Chaser...
How delightfully avant-garde!
Kamen Rider Drive!
This guy's... tough!
Missing paintings—
No way? The paintings are missing!
The truth behind the case—
I'm a victim too, you know.
Remember this, I'm going to punish you!
I'm sorry, Tomari...
Episode 4 What does the proud hunter want?