I am Kamen Rider who reverses dimensions

However, a flash of red light appeared, and the ground in front of them suddenly caved in. Players nearby were thrown into the air and stunned, while those a little further away were knocked to the ground. The powerful force traveled along the ground to their legs, leaving them unable to stand. They could only watch in astonishment as the Rider-Player, the target of the attack, calmly hooked his arm around the boss's shoulder. As the boss launched his fierce attack, the boy floated to the side like a weightless strip of cloth, perfectly avoiding the fatal blow.

"You... how could you possibly keep up with my movements?"

The fighter boss looked at the player beside him with a bitter tone and said incredulously:

"Your level is so low, and you haven't even used any energy items, your stats can't possibly be this high..."

Fool, haven't you realized that I predicted your intentions long ago?

Gengo smirked and muttered to himself, "Indeed, this boss is a bit higher level than Gengo, creating a level advantage. But since it's a physical character entering the game, and 'Kamen Rider Chronicle' emphasizes realism, Gengo's combat experience naturally comes into play. Although the boss's programming is decent, it's still far inferior to a real person. Only the 'Tolerance Mode' for the final kill is somewhat interesting."

But there's no need to talk to this boss about that anymore. Genji threw the final punch, emptying the fighter boss's health bar and completing the raid.

Congratulations! Pi!

When the game completion record cartridge, signifying the successful completion of the strategy, landed in Genji's hands, poppypipopapo jumped out again, holding a large latte art. With a 'bang,' it unleashed countless ribbons and petals at Genji, shouting:

"Congratulations to this rider-player for completing another strategy and successfully defeating the saltybugster. We hope you will continue your efforts... Wow!?"

Before poppypipopapo could finish celebrating, a bullet interrupted her. She looked up in surprise and saw a deadly glint flash before her eyes. It was Gensou wielding a knight's armor, slashing down at her head!

"You're a bugster too, right?"

Gensou, watching Poppypipopapo dodge his attack with teleportation-like movements, said in a low voice:

"Since that's the case, let's just go for it. It's only a matter of time anyway."

"........."

poppypipopapo didn't say anything, but vanished in a flash. Yuanxiang realized her intention, but it was too late to stop her.

Tsk.

Gensho clicked his tongue, looked at the game completion record cartridge in his hand, pressed it down, and the sound effect of 'mightyactionx' rang out. The familiar feeling of erosion came, but the degree of erosion was not much different from before, so the boy did not pay attention to it. Now he vaguely realized that if he activated all these game completion record cartridges, there might be unexpected surprises.

Has it disappeared?

Before Yuanxiang left, he noticed that the player with the strange pixelation on his body had returned to normal, which was probably related to the saltybugster. However, since he was already fine, there was no need to pay attention to it anymore.

"Hey, our rider-player has finally appeared!"

"Okay, I still have two minutes until our agreed time, so let's stop here."

Genji rushed as fast as he could, arriving right in front of Kuroyukihime. He then sat down, waving the game completion record cartridge in his hand, and said:

"What do you know about Bugster?"

"Take a look yourself. If you don't understand anything, just ask me."

Kuroyukihime, having anticipated this, tossed a folder to Genji. It was described as just a small folder, but judging by its thickness, it was more than it seemed.

In this world, there exists a special disease called 'Game Disease', which is a miniature computer virus that infects humans and parasitizes and grows in their brains.

Bugsters are the monstrous form of the Collapse Source Virus that parasitizes infected individuals. After taking over the infected person's body and materializing, the infected person can then separate and transform into a life-sized monster.

However, when parasitizing, it can be detected by holographic images to resemble the monster form. When it grows to a certain extent, it triggers the Game Disease and can only move after it materializes.

When the stress of an infected person reaches its peak, it can eliminate the infected person's existence and materialize into a "complete form".

These guys' appearances are basically obtained by acquiring game data and transforming them into similar monster forms to the game's bosses, just like the Solti Collapse Entity just now acquired data from "Extraordinary Action X".

"Why did it end there?"

Gensou turned the page, looked at the blank paper, and then, still somewhat unsatisfied, asked Kuroyukihime a question. The girl shook her head helplessly and answered softly:

"There's no way around it. This is a highly confidential matter. We can't just barge into a government building and steal these documents, can we?"

"It's a real shame, but at least we're certain of one thing now."

Yuanxiang closed the file with a solemn expression and said in a low voice:

"Kamen Rider Chronicles is a murder game."

398 Sorry, I won't let you.

Although Kuroyukihime didn't provide much information, combined with her own experiences, it was enough to deduce a lot. Whether it was transforming into a Rider-Player or activating the playthrough record cartridge after defeating the Bugster boss, that strange feeling of being invaded represented repeated infections of Game Disease. It's just that her physique was good, and she had too many miscellaneous things in her body, so Game Disease was far from being a troublesome thing.

To be honest, I feel like I'm raising a treacherous insect.

Genji made a casual self-criticism in his mind, then looked at Kuroyukihime and said in a deep voice:

"Don't use the Knight Transformation cartridge, it's dangerous and could very likely cause game-related infections."

"I think you're overthinking it."

Kuroyukihime put down her teacup, shook the knight cartridge in her hand, and said:

"Although the game we played back then wasn't 'Kamen Rider Chronicle,' there's no doubt that we were exposed to the Bugster virus at that time. Looking back now, we were already filtered out back then, so there were no troublesome consequences for me using Kamen Rider Chronicle to play the cartridges, and..."

Kuroyukihime smiled, looked at Genji, placed her finger on the start button of the Rider Spin cartridge, and said softly:

"Want to take a look?"

"Then let's go."

Yuanxiang paused for a moment, then looked at the girl in front of him and said:

"Anyway, I don't think you're the type to listen to me."

"You got it right. It seems you're as understanding as ever."

Kuroyukihime spoke to the boy with a slightly cheerful tone, while pressing the button in her hand. With the sound effect "enter the game! riding the end!", she transformed into a ride-palyer. However, compared to ordinary players, the main color of the game character Kuroyukihime transformed into was black, somewhat like an obsidian shell. Her knight's armor consisted of two long, detachable arm blades, but at the cost of losing her ranged attack ability.

"This seems to be a reward for us as beta testers."

Although her expression was not visible, judging from her tone, Kuroyukihime was quite satisfied with her current appearance. She casually swung her twin blades, and black streaks of light flashed across the room, leaving behind beautiful yet dangerous trails.

"Yuanxiang, do you know what this means?"

"Yes, the guy who controlled that beta test game is still keeping an eye on you."

Gensou nodded, instantly understanding Kuroyukihime's words, but this brought a new problem to his attention.

"Then why did you appear as a regular game character?"

Kuroyukihime's question was exactly what Genji was wondering about. If even beta testers like Kuroyukihime received certain game rewards, then he could be considered a top player who had ended the beta test... Could it be that the gamemaster held a grudge and deleted his beta test data?

this....

It's not impossible. After all, based on my current understanding of "Kamen Rider Chronicles," its identification methods are nothing more than data. And since I'm in a cycle of reincarnation, although each "self" might look different, the genetic material doesn't change. Even if we take a more mystical approach and consider it a soul binding, that shouldn't be a major problem...

and many more.

At that moment, Gengo suddenly remembered something. In a sense, the body he was using now was a form reshaped by the Moon King Stone. Perhaps that was why, even if the Game Master didn't hold a grudge, he couldn't trigger the rewards for beta testers in "Kamen Rider Chronicle".

ha.....

That's such a shame.

Genji sighed helplessly, then looked at Kuroyukihime and said softly:

"You probably saw that doctor shouting at the sales point, right? Do you want to go to that hospital together to get a checkup?"

"Since you've extended the invitation, I certainly won't refuse."

Kuroyukihime reverted to her original form and smiled at Genji, saying:

"After all, as an older sister, I have to consider my younger brother's feelings..."

"Let's change this wording."

Gensou looked helplessly at Kuroyukihime, who was clearly teasing him, and said softly:

"It's fine to say this when it's just the two of us, but if we say it like this in public, does it mean I'm growing too fast, or that your development has stopped altogether?"

"...There are clearly many situations where the status quo can be changed, so why do you always use such unlikable statements to make things more difficult for yourself?"

Kuroyukihime's expression stiffened slightly, and she sighed, rubbing her forehead, and said:

"You're already over seven years old, but your emotional intelligence hasn't improved much. I really don't know what to say to you. But since you've said that, I won't force you. Just change how you address me."

"Thank you so much."

Gensou breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what, the matter was over. But just as he got up to leave, Kuroyukihime suddenly leaned on his shoulder and whispered in his ear:

"But when it's just the two of us, I won't change my tune."

"Naughty."

Gengo tapped Kuroyukihime on the head to end the conversation; otherwise, his intuition told him that this matter would go on and on.

Gengo remembered the name of Seito University Hospital very clearly. The road was not hard to find, and there were always kind people who could point out the exact directions. Although Kuroyukihime was a local, she seemed to be very keen to let Gengo solve the problem, while she enjoyed the convenience brought by this big brother like a little follower.

However, Kuroyukihime was not idle on the way. She scrolled through her phone, looking at the information on it, and whispered to Gengo, using her network of connections to get more information about "Kamen Rider Chronicles" and the Bugster virus.

One of them is about a disaster day known as Zero Day, which occurred in 2011. A terrible epidemic broke out locally in the island. The government claimed it was some kind of foreign virus, similar to SARS. But in reality, it was the Bugster virus outbreak, which originated from the same group that developed Kamen Rider Chronicles—Genmu Corporation. The virus leak incident led to the imprisonment of Genmu's president at the time.

The place they were heading to, Seito University Hospital, housed a secret organization called the Cyberbrainroom, commonly known as CR. Established five years ago in the hospital's underground with the assistance of the Ministry of Health, it was headed by the hospital's director, Kagami Kaima. It housed isolation wards for patients infected with the Bugster virus.

"Where...where did you get all this information?"

Genjiro looked at Kuroyukihime beside him with a subtle expression and said:

"Could it be that you actually hacked into the government's system?"

"It shouldn't be. We agreed not to get involved with government matters and risk getting into trouble."

Kuroyukihime's expression was also quite strange. The source of this information was clearly beyond her imagination. After the passersby had walked away, she spoke again:

"Everyone knows this is a tacit understanding, and it shouldn't be broken. But... let's go to the Seito University Hospital first. We can talk about other things once we get there. Although it's a bit shocking, I don't think we need to worry about the authenticity of this information."

"Your friend is truly resourceful."

Gengo muttered a quiet joke before hurrying towards the hospital. However, just as they were about to reach their destination, they heard a commotion nearby. Undoubtedly, another ride-player was attacking the bugster boss. Kuroyukihime glanced at Gengo, while the boy silently took out his Rider Rush+ cartridge, spun it, and rushed over.

"No... I don't want to die!!!"

? !

Just as Gensou arrived at the scene in the shortest possible time, he saw the player, who had been defeated by the bugster boss and collapsed to the ground, clutching his chest and screaming in agony at the sky. Pixel blocks were rapidly changing on his body. Just as Gensou had awakened 'ccylone' and was trying to maintain his body data, the defeated player vanished into nothingness. Then, a bright red 'gameover' appeared above where the player had been lying.

And this wasn't just one. As Genji looked around, one after another glaring 'gameover' message floated in the air, their afterglow still lingering. They represented the deaths of countless vibrant lives caused by this game. The bugster boss that caused this massacre was slowly lowering its twin swords. The samurai-designed monster, still unsatisfied, was searching for new killings. Therefore, its gaze naturally fell upon Genji and Kuroyukihime.

"Wait, stop right there! I had my eye on this one first!"

"please."