I am Kamen Rider who reverses dimensions

"Huh? Mr. Gensou? What are you doing here?"

Just as construction began in Gensou, a gentle voice came from behind him. The boy turned around and saw Daidouji Tomoyo. The girl was wearing a light blue dress, and her long, dark hair was loose on her back. She looked exceptionally quiet and elegant. At this moment, the girl was carrying a small bag. Although the zipper was closed, judging from the protruding rectangular edges, it should contain books or something similar.

"Did you come here with Nanoha?"

"No, no, no, it's just me. You should ask Sakura for the specific reason. I'm just here to help this child with her craft homework."

While answering Daidouji Tomoyo's questions, Gengo continued with his work. Daidouji Tomoyo, noticing the pale white USB drive in Gengo's hand—a simple connector that seemed to effortlessly slice through the wooden board like a sharp blade—cursed down curiously and looked at Gengo, saying:

"Mr. Gensho, how did you do that? That's amazing!"

"'Fang', one of my reliable partners."

Gengo smiled and waved the memory in his hand, introducing it to the child. After listening to the introduction, Daidouji Tomoyo looked at 'Fang' in surprise. Now that she thought about it, back in Mondstadt, Gengo-sensei used this memory to save her and Sakura. However, Mondstadt was in chaos at that time, and she didn't have time to observe 'Fang' properly, so she didn't recognize it just now.

"Wow, that's amazing! I never imagined that such a small memory could unleash such power."

As Daidouji Tomoyo spoke, she curiously reached out to touch 'Fang'. Gengo initially wanted to stop her, but when he sensed that 'Fang', though somewhat agitated, didn't seem to reject the child, he refrained from further action. Watching the child's fingers slowly land on 'Fang' and gently touch it, Gengo, connected to it, even felt 'Fang' make a satisfied 'purring' sound.

"This child seems to like you quite a bit."

Seeing this, Gengo couldn't help but laugh, gently tossing 'Fang' to Daidouji Tomoyo, and while picking up the plank and nails, he said softly:

“'Fang' is rarely this affectionate. You might not hear it, but the child is purring.”

"Ah, this is truly a pleasant surprise, Mr. Gengo."

To this answer, Daidouji Tomoyo's eyes widened slightly in surprise. She smiled and stroked 'Fang' as if she were stroking a cat's fur. However, compared to coaxing a pet, Daidouji Tomoyo looked more like she was coaxing a child. At this moment, she suddenly heard a strange 'thump thump' sound. She shifted her gaze from 'Fang' and saw that Gengo was holding a nail. After positioning it, he slapped the nail directly into the wood with a loud 'thud'. The force was so great that the nail was deeply embedded in the wood.

"Mr. Gensho, doesn't your hand hurt?"

"what?"

Gengo looked up at Daidoji Tomoyo, then casually hammered another nail in, looked at his hand, shook it, and said:

"It's alright, it's nothing serious, it's just hammering a nail, you can do it with a little practice."

"No way!"

Daidoji Tomoyo playfully replied to Gengo:

"She's a girl, what if she develops a lot of muscles and looks like a strongman?"

After saying that, Daidouji Tomoyo still curiously took Gengo's hand and gently stroked his palm. She was surprised to find that although there were calluses on his hand, there weren't as many as she had imagined.

"I'm a detective, so I can be considered an office worker too."

Yuanxiang knew what the child was thinking, so he withdrew his hand and said:

"If I hadn't trained regularly, I wouldn't have these calluses."

"Hmm...right, Mr. Gengo is a detective."

Daidouji Tomoyo tapped her chin with her finger and murmured softly, then smiled slightly, nudged Gengo, and said:

"Mr. Gensou, how much would it cost to hire you as a permanent bodyguard?"

"Hmph, that's quite a thought-provoking question."

Yuanxiang rubbed her fingers under her chin, intending to rub her beard, but this person clearly hadn't, so her action looked a bit strange, but that didn't stop the boy from thinking.

"How about this... this is the lowest you can get, right?"

Gengo casually gestured a number, then looked at the somewhat surprised Daidouji Tomoyo with a smile, adjusted his hat, and said softly:

"No matter what, I am a famous detective in Fuuto, so my price must be quite high."

Watching Gengo deliberately trying to look cool, Daidouji Tomoyo silently handed the 'Fang' back, then stood up with her bag and whispered:

"...Mr. Gensho, wait a moment, I'll go get my New Year's money right away."

"Hey... wait a minute."

Seeing Daidouji Tomoyo actually turn to run away, Gengo paused for a moment, then quickly pulled the child back. Daidouji Tomoyo looked at Gengo, who was full of question marks, and covered her mouth with a smile, saying:

“Mr. Gensho, you’re so cheap! My current allowance could buy you for at least two lifetimes.”

"Ah, this... no, I thought you were just a child..."

Genji stammered, his face full of black lines. He had only meant to joke with Daidouji Tomoyo, which was why he had casually mentioned a price that he thought was astronomical for an ordinary child, but... but... how come this child is a rich girl?!

"Mr. Gensho, when we settle the bill, I'll double the price for you?"

"Okay, thank you... Wait a minute, I'm not really selling myself, you know!!"

Hearing Daidouji Tomoyo's words, Gengo, still somewhat unable to accept them, subconsciously replied, but halfway through, he suddenly realized something was wrong, quickly changed his words, and sighed, saying:

"Tomoyo, wait a minute, I'm a little confused. Let's just pretend this never happened."

"Eh~~~ How could this happen~~~"

Daidouji Tomoyo, however, rejected Gengo's suggestion with great interest, saying with a smile:

"Although it's called being a bodyguard, they won't actually make Mr. Gensou stand guard. They'll give you good food, let you stay in a big room, and give you money if you need it. All you have to do is play with me and Sakura."

"I feel like you have some misunderstanding about the word 'bodyguard'."

Gengo rubbed his forehead, unable to resist making a complaint, while Daidouji Tomoyo, while checking her phone, continued with a smile:

"It's okay, as long as everyone has fun, right? Hmm... let me check the terms... sugar daddy/sugar baby? Hmm... that term doesn't seem quite right..."

Daidouji Tomoyo said this, but her gaze subtly fell on Gengo, the implication of which made the two black lines on Gengo's forehead immediately entangle. Then, the boy said expressionlessly:

"Rich woman, food, I'm hungry... Do you think I would say that?"

"I've already recorded it."

???

As soon as Gengo finished speaking, Daidouji Tomoyo took out a video camera from her bag, looked at Gengo with a smile, and said:

"We successfully recorded what Mr. Gengo just said, and it proves that Mr. Gengo said those words."

"...Are you really a primary school student?"

Yuanxiang covered his face and said with mixed feelings, "The fact that a dignified detective from Futo has been repeatedly defeated by a child makes me question my life."

"I'm sorry, I meant to make fun of you, please let this go."

Looking at the young lady in front of him, who resembled a Yamato Nadeshiko, Gengo could only smile wryly and gave in. It was quite a strange feeling to be outmaneuvered by an elementary school student for the first time.

"They were very serious about entrusting Mr. Gengo with this project at first... But since they've said that, they'll just do as Mr. Gengo says."

Tomoyo Daidouji regretfully pressed the button on the video recorder, as if deleting the recording. This relieved Gengo. You know, coming out to help out only to have your past exposed – what kind of situation is that? And… it doesn't seem like I'm the one who…

“Um…Mr. Gengo…”

Just then, Tomoyo Daidouji's voice came from the side. Gensou, who was painting the small wooden house, turned his head with a "Hmm?" and saw Tomoyo Daidouji nervously clutching her backpack strap, looking at him and saying:

"I was just trying to joke with Mr. Gensou, but if..."

"It's alright, it's alright, it's not that serious."

Yuanxiang understood what she meant, reached out and ruffled her hair, saying:

"It's all just for fun, I understand, so don't take it to heart."

"OK, all right."

Daidouji Tomoyo nodded happily, then thought for a moment and whispered:

"But I really do have a lot of money, oh my."

Gengo withdrew his hand from the forehead, of course without using force. Daidouji Tomoyo also cooperated by covering her forehead, pretending to be in pain, and then smiled happily at Gengo, which made Gengo unable to help but laugh along.

The laughter seemed to attract someone else's attention. With a 'thump thump thump' of footsteps, Kinomoto Sakura, who had run downstairs, peeked out and looked curiously in their direction. Gengo, taking the opportunity, lifted the small wooden house and waved it at her, saying:

"It's finished, Ms. Kinomoto Sakura, please come over and wrap up your work."

"Wow, so fast... I've only done a few questions, Yuanxiang-nii is amazing!"

Sakura Kinomoto looked at Gengo in surprise as he praised her. Gengo coughed twice to remind himself not to get too cocky, then stretched his body and said:

"Now that it's finished, I'll head back first. You two little ones can play."

"Wait, no!"

Sakura Kinomoto stopped Genji, who was about to leave, and said very seriously:

“Brother Yuanxiang has helped me so much, I should at least thank him. At the very least, I should come inside and sit down. It’s so rude of me to not even let a guest in.”

"Hmm, you make a good point."

Yuanxiang thought about it and realized that was indeed the case, so he wagged his finger and said seriously:

"Then I won't stand on ceremony. Please forgive my abrupt visit."

"Hehe, welcome, welcome."

Sakura Kinomoto smiled and welcomed Gengo into the house. She then busied herself serving Gengo several plates of delicious food. Tomoyo Daidouji also poured water for Gengo and sat down with Sakura Kinomoto to chat with him.

In fact, Gengo had heard about Sakura Kinomoto's family situation from Nanoha Takamachi. She had an older brother named Touya Kinomoto, who was seven years older than her. Her father's name was Fujitaka Kinomoto, and her mother, Nadeshiko Kinomoto, passed away when she was three years old. Tomoyo Daidouji's mother and Sakura's mother were cousins, so the two little ones were both friends and relatives.

"It's such a pity that Dad and my brother aren't coming home for lunch today. Otherwise, they would definitely be happy to meet Brother Yuanxiang."

Holding her cup, Sakura Kinomoto said regretfully, then looked at Gengo and said:

"I'm sorry, Brother Yuanxiang, we didn't have any peaches at home today..."

"It's alright, it's alright. Although I love peaches, it's not like I can't eat without them. Look, isn't this pancake delicious?"

"Really? Gensou-nii?!"

"Ok?"

Seeing Kinomoto Sakura's eyes light up, Gengo licked his lips and asked in return:

"You did it?"

"Uh-huh!!"

"The craftsmanship is quite good."

Yuanxiang picked up another piece, put it in his mouth, and praised it:

"It's one of the best I've ever eaten here. Little guy, you have the potential to be a great chef someday."

"No, no, hehehe..."