Unable to pay off my debts, I had no choice but to become a Kamen Rider.

After saying goodbye to Hayami Mitsuki, I left the hospital and checked into a comfortable hotel.

Going home was too far, and besides, this time he had the funds provided by Hayami Mitsuki, so he felt there was no need to make himself suffer.

So I found the most expensive hotel nearby, took the remaining VR glasses that hadn't been broken, and comfortably lay down on the bed.

I went to bed at 11 p.m., but after closing my eyes, I couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

Done!

I slept in once today, so now I can't fall asleep...

Asano Yuu sat up abruptly in bed, searching for a way to fall asleep quickly, since it would be midnight soon and it would be terrible if she didn't make it in time.

When I was in school, I could sleep as much as I wanted, but now I can't. I don't know if my body is becoming picky or if I'm just too sleepy in class.

Asano Yu was getting a little anxious and started thinking about techniques to help herself fall asleep quickly, from memorizing math formulas to memorizing English vocabulary lists. However, because of her body's excellent learning ability, she was not sleepy at all!

Damn it! I've been taken advantage of by being too cultured!

He realized he had just bought a lot of food, intending to save it for tomorrow and the day after, but he had no choice but to eat a lot to make himself faint from carbon monoxide poisoning again!

However, after eating fried bread, Chinese fried noodles, and all sorts of other foods, all I could feel was a churning sensation in my stomach.

As a result, I spent ten minutes squatting in the bathroom before I was finally relieved.

However, the pain made him unable to fall asleep, so he searched online for all sorts of methods, such as putting his legs up on the bed, sleeping on the floor, or doing exercises before bed. He tried everything, but still couldn't fall asleep.

After all that effort, I was exhausted and managed to drift off to sleep.

Closing his eyes, he felt drowsy. When he opened them again, Asano Yu found himself standing in a pile of ruins.

Looking closely, the surrounding scenery seemed to be an all-around crossroads. Asano Yu remembered seeing Eren and Hayami Mitsuki on the large screen in front of her.

However, the screen had been shattered by a shocking crack, the building was riddled with holes, flames were rising and scorching the charred exterior walls, and crumbling bricks were falling from the walls and crashing onto the equally charred ground.

Asano Yu slowly made her way across the burning land when she heard a scream. Turning around, she saw a human fleeing for her life, with a giant monster three meters tall behind her, its twisted shell riddled with bullet holes.

Asano Yu intended to help, but just before he reached out, he saw the person being crushed.

Asano Yu could only defend himself, saying that these were all just accidents in the dream, and that as long as the dream's owner, Hayami Mitsuki, was dealt with, the ruins in front of him would naturally disappear and would not appear again.

Therefore, Asano Yu could only continue forward, towards the place she had agreed to meet with Hayami Mitsuki—

If I could retain some awareness, I would definitely go to the school's club activity room.

This was a promise she made to Asano Yu before parting ways with Hayami Mitsuki.

Although he didn't know if she would actually go there, Asano Yu had no choice but to go there. Otherwise, he would have to spend a considerable amount of time searching for Hayami Mitsuki, which would be a waste of time.

Therefore, he could only choose to believe that Hayami Mitsuki could seize control for a period of time the moment she fell asleep.

However, judging from the devastation around him, he probably failed to seize control.

Along the way, people were constantly fleeing, and people were constantly being trampled underfoot by monsters. At the same time, there were some Kamen Riders whose names Asano Yu couldn't recall who were fighting against tens of thousands of monsters.

Asano Yu saw all of this and could only choose to move faster. Once the dream's owner was dealt with, all the problems would naturally be solved.

He could only emphasize this point again and again.

After some time, Asano Yu was finally able to see the shadows of the school—

The gate of Aoyama Gakuin University was not spared either; not only did the walls collapse, but the teaching buildings were also reduced to ruins.

Asano Yu walked quickly toward the club building. When she stood downstairs, she noticed that there was still some light coming from the window where the drama club was located.

Just in case, he chose to transform into Decade, then crossed the broken staircase to reach the door of the drama club's activity room—

Why are you so late?

As soon as she opened the door, a question came from inside. Asano Yu, who had already transformed into the Crimson Knight, did not rush to answer. Instead, she stared intently and saw Hayami Mitsuki—a Hayami Mitsuki who looked completely unlike herself—sitting in a chair in the center of the room.

A long, fiery red dress clung to her graceful figure, and sharp claws peeked out from the sleeves that covered her hands. She had red lips, red eyes, and fiery red curly hair.

This outfit would look rather dowdy on anyone else, but it looks eerie on her, even possessing a beauty that far surpasses that of the original owner, Hayami Mitsuki.

However, Asano Yu didn't say much or rush to answer. He simply approached the woman who was no longer the Hayami Mitsuki from his memories.

Although she has the exact same appearance and figure as Hayami Mizuki, her tone of voice, the frequency of her trembling eyebrows, and even her breathing are exactly the same.

"I can't fall asleep."

The crimson-clad knight shook his head, pulled over a chair, and sat down in front of her.

"Do you know what happened in the world while you were unable to sleep?"

Hayami Mitsuki leaned back in her chair, pressing against the backrest, and asked in a very flippant manner.

The Imperial Knight shook his head, so Hayami Mitsuki began to recount the story after the last dream—

"After you blew up the Knights Association building and took care of Allen, the monsters and knights all went into chaos."

"The knights, who already disliked monsters, seized the opportunity to create a stir, mistaking the smashed-up headquarters of the Knights Association for a monster attack, and thus launched a mission to eliminate the monster."

"After Allen fell, the monsters were also enraged. They believed that this meant the Knights Association had broken the peace treaty, so they blamed each other and then began to kill one another—"

As Hayami Mitsuki spoke, she slowly stood up, seemingly wanting to show Asano Yu the characteristics of a monster: sharp teeth and claws, red hair and blood-red eyes.

"I became the king of the monsters because I was the one who was supposed to be eliminated, so it makes sense for me to join the monsters' side."

She opened her arms, as if to declare her identity.

"But I've been having the same dream, a dream of a beautiful world that I've had countless times, but for me now, it's just a nightmare—a disgusting nightmare."

She said this with a hint of self-deprecation.

"So come and end my nightmare. I believe you can do it if you're in my shoes."

"But you don't seem to have any intention of surrendering."

Asano Yuya slowly stood up and took out the card belonging to Kamen Rider Zez from the card box.

"KAMEN RIDE"

A loud roar suddenly erupted as Asano Yu opened the card slot and gently pushed the card in.

"I am the king of monsters. Even if this is a nightmare, I will fight to the very end. So come on, let me defeat you in the way you know best!"

"KAMEN RIDE ZZZ IMPACT"

"GOOD MORNING!! RIDE!"

A cloud of black mist enveloped the crimson knight, from which a scarlet light emerged, eventually enveloping his body like a demon. The surrounding air was sucked in, compressed, and instantly silenced.

The freakish Hayami Mitsuki looked at the knight who was nothing like a knight and couldn't help but sigh:

"You look more like the villain than I do..."

Finally, his limbs first expanded and then contracted, his strong muscles were bound by the flowing bands of light, and the light in his mask escaped in all directions before finally converging together.

"Come on, let's end this nightmare."