I am Kamen Rider who reverses dimensions

Before she could finish speaking, Ishtar saw Gensou vanish in a flash. She angrily withdrew her hand, stomped her foot in frustration, and muttered something under her breath. As she took flight in her celestial vessel, she suddenly realized something, looked in the direction Gensou had disappeared, and gritted her teeth, saying:

"Fine, I just casually mentioned that you like Gilgamesh, and you dare to make up stories about me like this? This isn't over yet!!"

"Kid, what's wrong with you?"

Just as Ishtar recovered her senses, Li Shuwen, having just washed his hands and was drying them with a cloth, looked at Yuanxiang, who was scouting to see if anyone was following them, and said softly:

"First time meeting you... um?"

At this point, Li Shuwen suddenly realized something, sniffed, chuckled, and said softly:

"So you've offended the goddess Ishtar. I understand now. Even I, an old man, have a headache dealing with that goddess. But since you're already here, why not have another spar? This singularity is about to end, and we don't know if we'll ever have the chance to meet again. Let me teach you as much as I can now."

"Thank you."

Yuanxiang and Li Shuwen began their sparring match in an open space in the residential area. They fought for an entire day, until the sun set and only a few rays of sunlight remained. Only then did they stop, and Li Shuwen smiled and nodded, looking at Yuanxiang and saying:

"You've made great progress. Now, whether it's 'Circle Realm,' 'No Two Strikes,' or 'Tiger Climbing the Mountain,' you've entered the basics. Keep it up. Practicing martial arts is about perseverance. I hope that when we meet again, you'll impress me."

"I will, sir."

Yuanxiang bowed respectfully to Li Shuwen. This old man really didn't hold back. Although the principles of boxing were a little difficult to understand, he had really benefited a lot this time. If he were to fight a close-quarters battle with an enemy in the future, he felt that his chances of winning would be much greater.

However, just as Yuanxiang was about to go inside with Li Shuwen to sit down and chat, suddenly, a ray of light rose from the ground, illuminating the soon-to-be-dim sky as if it were daytime. At the same time, on the outer platform of the temple, Yuanxiang saw Gilgamesh standing there with his head held high.

"Proclaim this to all the people who remain in Uruk!"

The king of Uruk shouted loudly, and whether it was his own voice or some kind of magic, even though Yuanxiang and Li Shuwen were in a somewhat remote location, they could hear his voice clearly. As the king's figure appeared, all the soldiers and civilians in Uruk put down their work and came to the streets, rooftops, and any other place where Gilgamesh could be seen.

Under the watchful eyes of all the citizens of Uruk, Gilgamesh smiled and continued in a loud voice:

"I am overjoyed that you have survived to this day. Half a year ago, when the Demonic Beast Front was established, I told you that no matter how you struggle, Uruk would be destroyed. I will not force you to face your end. You may run away, indulge in pleasure, or lament and throw yourself into the underworld, but...!"

Gilgamesh clenched his fists tightly, his voice rising as he shouted at his comrades:

"But you declared you would fight. Knowing this outcome, you still decided to resist. I have always firmly believed that humanity no longer needs the protection of the gods. To prove this, I built a fortress, and you responded to me. I do not believe this is wrong; it is the glory that humanity should have! Your efforts, and the fact that you are still alive and standing here, are the best proof!"

Having said this, Gilgamesh took a breath, his tone slightly lowered, and pointing to the outside of Uruk, he said in a deep voice:

"And the final test has appeared in its most extreme form, but now is also the time to deny the God of Origin and usher in the age of humanity! Listen carefully, my elites! This is a true farewell battle with the gods! Offer your lives to the King! Even if you have only one life left, it will be used to convey the glory of Uruk to future generations!"

"Roar!!!"

As soon as Gilgamesh finished speaking, a deafening battle cry erupted throughout Uruk. Men, women, young, and old—all the native inhabitants of Mesopotamia clenched their fists, raising them back and forth, conveying their faith to their king. Gilgamesh glanced deeply at the city, then turned gracefully and returned to his temple to continue his work. Meanwhile, in the city, Yuanxiang and Li Shuwen exchanged a look and whispered:

"Sir, it seems there's been a problem with the Mother Goddess."

"Okay, let's go, kid."

Li Shuwen straightened his collar, a gesture he often made, but this time it carried a resolute air of facing death. He said softly:

"We must defeat the Mother Goddess Tiamat! We cannot allow the people here to die in vain!"

"Of course! Victory... will definitely be on our side!"

Genji responded with a firm look in his eyes, and then the two Servants hurriedly headed towards the temple. Gilgamesh would not give such a speech that sounded like a declaration of war without reason. The only possibility should be that Merlin had failed, the Mother Goddess Tiamat had awakened, and had begun to move towards Uruk.

"No, Merlin has not been completely defeated yet."

However, as soon as Genji entered the temple, he heard Gilgamesh's reply. Before he and Li Shuwen arrived, Fujimaru Ritsuka, Mash, and Ishtar had already come here to inquire about the situation from the king. Then, after Gilgamesh saw Quetzalcoatl, the leopard-man, and Ereshkigal's avatar arrive, he spoke:

“Although Merlin’s spirit origin is still intact, according to the report from the Southern Observatory, strange fluctuations have begun to appear on the sea level of the Persian Gulf. It seems that the Sea of ​​Life of the Mother Goddess Tiamat has begun to move. This means that Merlin’s soothing magic is not far from losing its effect. We must also prepare for the final battle, Ereshkigal!”

Gilgamesh looked at the mistress of the underworld and said with a solemn expression:

"Time is running out. Tomorrow may be the day of our final battle. Your Gate of the Underworld is crucial in this battle. I command you to prepare the Gate of the Underworld, which can cover the entire Uruk, tonight."

"I know, I know, I know how important this job is."

Ereshkigal, clutching his hair, cried out in exasperation:

"But there's really no time for this. Even if I were the goddess of the underworld, expanding the gates of the underworld to this extent would require me to dig them open little by little. Don't think of this as something so simple!"

"In that case, Gensou, go and help this useless goddess!"

Gilgamesh looked at Genji and said:

"Can't you transform into the dead and enter the underworld? Then hurry up and do it! No matter what, make sure you open the passage as quickly as possible!"

"it is good!"

Gengo looked at Ereshkigal's clone, who nodded and led him quickly away from the temple towards the passage to the underworld. Gengo also transformed into Kamen Rider Skul and hurried towards the area that needed to be explored, following Ereshkigal's guidance. Upon arriving at the location, he saw Ereshkigal's real body working diligently with her monstrous spear. He greeted her and began working according to the instructions of this underworld mistress.

After working for a while, Ereshkigal's eyes shifted slightly, as if hesitating about something, before he finally couldn't help but whisper:

“Yuanxiang”.

"Huh? What's wrong? Am I digging incorrectly here?"

"No, there's nothing wrong with your job."

Ereshkigal shook his head, looking at the area that Yuanxiang had treated, and said:

"I am clearly the goddess of the underworld, but in this matter, you completely crushed me. To be honest, I am really disappointed. No, no, that's not what I wanted to talk about."

Ereshkigal waved his hands repeatedly, looked at Gensou, coughed, and said apologetically:

"It's about the flowers you gave me last time. How did you manage to bring them into the underworld and prevent them from dying immediately? I... um... I tried so many times, but I couldn't succeed..."

"That flower, I created it using the power of my memory. It has magic on it, so it can be placed in the underworld and preserved for a period of time. Do you want it?"

"......"

After Gensou exposed her thoughts, Ereshkigal swayed shyly for a moment, then finally nodded with a slightly flushed face and whispered:

"Actually... I've always thought... if only I had flowers here that could bloom for a long time, then this place wouldn't feel so deserted..."

"I see, that's true. To be honest, even I, who's only been here a few times, am already getting a little tired of the scenery. But you're wrong about one thing."

"Ok?"

Ereshkigal glanced at Genji, who hadn't stopped working even while talking, and waited for him to continue. The boy smiled and said softly:

"There have always been 'flowers' in the underworld, haven't you? A flower that has always bloomed here throughout the long years, beautiful and delicate, strong and kind."

"........"

Clearly taken aback by the answer, Ereshkigal froze on the spot, nearly dropping his spear and crashing to the ground. His cheek splattered red with blood. Meanwhile, Genji, with his back to Ereshkigal, casually took out the 'Luna,' and a moon-like radiance suddenly shone forth, illuminating everything in sight. Then, flowers bloomed on the walls and the ground, while cherry blossom petals fell from the sky, landing like snow on Ereshkigal's shoulders. Looking around, it was as if a real sea of ​​flowers had descended upon the scene.

"Although these aren't exactly real flowers, at this moment, they are undeniably real, so Ereshkigal, enjoy this moment... Hmm?!"

Before Yuanxiang could finish speaking, a fully powered Ereshkigal charged forward with her spear, like a fully charged electric razor, opening the gates of the underworld at full speed. Noticing the boy's gaze, the mistress of the underworld smiled broadly, her joy almost radiating from her body, and happily said:

"Yuanxiang, I'm so happy! I've never been this happy before!"

"is it?"

Beneath the mask, the source couldn't help but reveal a knowing smile, and said softly:

“I’m so glad to make you so happy. Come on, Ereshkigal, let’s see who can finish faster!”

"Hmm!!! Right, right, there's a little thing."

At this moment, Ereshkigal coughed and said awkwardly:

“Well, look, I am Ereshkigal, and my clone is also Ereshkigal. Wouldn’t it be easy to get confused like this? I mean, um… you see, how about we try to give me another name so it’s easier for you to call me? Cough cough cough, yes, that’s it. After all, Ereshkigal is Ereshkigal.”

"Then let's call her Ai Lei."

After a moment's thought, Yuanxiang gave his answer:

"It's the pronunciation of the first part of your name, like a nickname. We're friends now, so it's okay to call you that in a more intimate way, right?"

"Of course, no problem!"

Ereshkigal took the lead without hesitation, then lowered her head and murmured "Ereshkigal" to herself several times. She took a deep breath, straightened her face, not out of dissatisfaction, but because she was afraid that her expression, which was too over-excited, would frighten Genji. At the same time, Ereshkigal stopped talking, and Genji did not respond, but just kept working in silence.

And so, with Gensou's assistance, only a small portion of the Gates of the Underworld remained to be completed before dawn. Gensou stretched and breathed a sigh of relief, but just then, a strange tremor suddenly arose. This tremor didn't originate from anywhere in the Underworld, but rather from an external disturbance that had been transmitted into it. Gensou instinctively looked at Ereshkigal beside him. The goddess nodded understandingly, nudged the boy, and whispered:

"Let's get back up there quickly. I think the situation in Uruk is not optimistic. I can handle the rest myself; it won't take up too much time."

"Alright, Ereshkigal, be careful. I'm off now."

Gensou agreed and hurriedly left the Underworld. Behind him, Ereshkigal quietly took a cherry blossom petal from her pocket. Although this last remaining petal quickly withered and lost its vitality and color under the influence of death energy, its beauty and joy were deeply etched in the goddess's heart. It's a little embarrassing to admit, but when the sea of ​​flowers bloomed and petals rained down, she couldn't resist rolling around in it like a child. That feeling...

Ereshkigal looked in the direction Gensou had left, clasped his hands over his chest, and couldn't help but laugh happily again:

I'm so happy, Yuanxiang!

Hmm? This is...

Upon returning to the real world, Yuanxiang immediately saw a large disc with strange symbols engraved on it. However, he quickly realized that this must be the 'Solar Calendar Stone'. According to legend, it was decorated with the Aztec calendar and pictographic writing and symbols related to cosmology, which represented the Mexican worldview.

In other words, the Aztecs' worldview and cosmology, as a people who believed in the sun, were fully expressed on this circular stone disc. Therefore, this sun disc became a symbol of Aztec culture.

In response to the arrival of Quetzalcoatl, the chief god of South America, this 'Sunstone' also descended as her Noble Phantasm upon the temple she had built. When Fujimaru Ritsuka was explaining the relevant information about Quetzalcoatl to herself, she also mentioned that this was the trump card of that chief god of South America!

It seems the situation is really bad.

Genji's face darkened, and he hurried towards the temple, where all the Servants and Chaldea members were gathered. They stood around Mash's shield, silently watching the projected image. Upon arriving, Genji also witnessed the astonishing scene on the screen—

The black mud I had seen before surged out of the Persian Gulf like a tsunami. At the same time, an incredibly tall humanoid figure stood between heaven and earth, like a monster that would only appear in an Ultraman movie. It was astonishing. The appearance of this figure was similar to what Merlin had shown me before, but I never expected that the lower half of this thing would be so slender.

"Yuanxiang, is it finished?"

"There's only a little bit left, it should only take a few hours to finish, so I came up here to see what happened that has even shocked the underworld."

Gilgamesh nodded in satisfaction at Gensou's answer and continued:

“Very good, saves me the trouble of sending someone to call you. Look, Mother Goddess Tiamat has awakened, and Merlin's spirit origin reaction has disappeared. However, it is certain that the magician was not corrupted by the black mud.”

"Is this what the Mother Goddess looks like?"

At this moment, Ereshkigal also arrived, controlling his clone. Seeing the projected image, he murmured something. Just then, Dr. Romani, in Chaldea, suddenly spoke up:

"To correct myself, from now on, the class of Mother Goddess Tiamat is 'beast'. I hope this will make everyone more aware of her danger and the necessity of eliminating her!"

The beast, the beast of original sin, is known as "human evil," a great calamity rejected by human (primate) history. It is a collective term for seven calamities that harm humanity, totaling seven major human evils. These are definitely not the seven deadly sins that the savior took away from humanity.

Human evil refers to various disasters that threaten human history and destroy humanity.

They were born from human civilization and grew stronger with human development, yet they destroyed civilization from within, like cancer cells.

These are the stains on humanity, referring to the various disasters that destroy humankind. The more humanity develops, the stronger these stains become, like cancer that gnaws at the body from within, or in other words, the silt that settles in human history.

They are not evils that destroy humanity out of hostility, but rather evils that are destroyed by humanity.

Although they are evil, they can never be eradicated. They will exist as long as humanity exists, and humanity must overcome them.