After the fight, Yaguruma offered Kamishiro a place as his little brother, which Tsurugi happily accepts. Yaguruma and Kageyama later fought and defeated Tsurugi Kamishiro as Punch and Kick Hopper. After being sent flying by Uca Worm, Yaguruma returns to Kageyama and they become partners again. However, Yaguruma and Kageyama's attack caused Rena's personality as the Uca Worm to eventually surface again. His affection for Rena severely strained his bond with Kageyama, who felt it went against their beliefs of abandoning the light. Yaguruma would later defend Rena when she fell under attack by the Subst Worm. Kageyama later asked Yaguruma why he had not killed Rena when he had the chance, to which Yaguruma stated that he had taken a liking to Rena. Their attempt almost works, but Rena is saved by Kamen Rider Drake. Gon then uses a fire extinguisher to distract the Hoppers, giving Drake and Rena a chance to get away. However, when got the chance to finish off Rena, Yaguruma hesitated after seeing in her eyes and seemingly developing empathy with her. Kamen Rider Drake attempted to stop them after developing a crush on rena but the two Hoppers were able to fight him off. KickHopper and PunchHopper later attack Kabuto and Gatack within an abandoned factory, and swiftly defeated them after they were weakened by the "Red Shoes" system.Īfter Rena Mamiya's human memories surfaced, Yaguruma and Kageyama attempted to kill her while she was disconcerted. He convinces Kageyama to join with him after he loses the TheBee Zecter, giving his partner the PunchHopper Zecter. Yaguruma later returns as Kamen Rider KickHopper and defeats Kageyama as TheBee. Yaguruma asked Kageyama to let him rejoin Shadow, but Kageyama refused. The TheBee Zecter later chose Kageyama as its new user, making him the leader of Shadow. Because of Yaguruma's single-minded focus on revenge, the TheBee Zecter eventually rejected him. Bitter over his defeat, Yaguruma attempted to get back at Kabuto, endangering his team in the process. This led to a showdown between the two Riders where Tendou defeated Yaguruma. Sou Yaguruma initially attempted to get Souji Tendou to join ZECT but Tendou refused, sparking an enmity between the two.