Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

The Ghost, struck head-on, instantly collapsed, its body disintegrating as it was sent flying, rising into the air like countless specks of dust.

Based on that instantaneous state, Yan Ming, relying on Agito's extrasensory perception, saw everything clearly.

He saw who the figure inside the alien Ghost was.

"…child?"

To be precise, it was a little girl.

The little girl had black hair and a listless expression; she didn't seem lively at all.

The moment Yan Ming shattered her with the ultimate attack of the Agito armor, he saw her true form, but in the next instant, he was enveloped by countless fragments again.

She cannot be defeated simply by the power of different knight armors.

The alien Ghost rose from the ground and took out countless blank eye souls from its chest.

Those blank eye souls, their surfaces shimmering with a continuous black glow, all then penetrated into the eye totem on their chests.

--boom!!!

An unprecedented and immense power exploded from its body in an instant.

Yan Ming quickly put his hands in front of him to block, but even so, he was still knocked back by the energy.

"Your appearance has changed?"

The alien Ghost's entire body changed directly from its original black and orange color to dark red.

White sideburns grew between its jaws, its hoodie turned deep red, and its skin turned dark red. The only thing that remained unchanged was its jet-black eyes.

The strength must have increased at least several times.

Just then, Yan Ming heard an even louder sound coming from the other side.

boom--

It's Misaka Mikoto.

Despite her best efforts to defend herself with a wall of iron sand, she was still knocked away head-on by Kakine Teitoku with some unknown force.

Ignoring the girl trapped inside the building, Kakine Teitoku instantly broke free and flew towards Yan Ming at supersonic speed.

Meanwhile, the evolved Ghost also attacked him with even greater power.

"It seems it's time to end this probing."

While dodging the two attacks with lightning speed, Yan Ming pulled out his strongest trump card.

"Zi-OⅡ!"

For an instant.

Before Kakine Teitoku could react, he had already discovered that both he and Another Ghost were covered in countless burst wounds.

Then the brilliance exploded.

Boom!! The second-ranked student in Academy City and Another Ghost were instantly blasted away due to varying degrees of destruction.

"What... happened?"

They had no idea what had happened.

Kakine Teitoku saw that all the wings behind him had been cut open, and it all happened in an instant... no, it was probably even shorter than that instant.

When he looked ahead, he could only see another silver-purple figure standing in front of him.

He wielded a long sword and exuded an imposing aura, like a king.

"Kamen Rider! Rider! Zi-O·Zi-O·Zi-OⅡ!"

An unshakeable kingly authority, the strongest king who reigns supreme over all knights.

Appearing in this world as the second form of Zi-O, Yan Ming slowly raised his head, showing no mercy whatsoever.

The nature of the battle has completely changed.

"What is this...this ominous feeling...!"

Even Kakine Teitoku, who had never seen such a posture before, couldn't help but feel a shiver run down his spine.

However, he had no reason to back down.

Crack! Crack! Crack! In an instant, enormous wings materialized again from behind the second person.

White wings, exceeding one hundred meters in length, flew like spikes, rapidly attacking the armored figure from all directions and angles.

The other party didn't even move.

In an instant, all the wings released by Kakine Teitoku turned into endless dust.

"Varied?!"

They had no idea what was happening.

His eyes widened suddenly, and at that moment Yan Ming had already begun his attack.

A knife.

By concentrating energy into a weapon called the Ultimate Limit Sword, a simple and unadorned strike is delivered in an instant with a wide-range, straight slash.

With just a single, monotonous strike, Kakine Teitoku was forced to no longer stand idly by.

His entire body was enveloped in enormous white wings, yet—

The immense sword energy still sent him and the alien Ghost flying together.

Layer by layer, immense power instantly shattered Kakine Teitoku's defenses, sending him flying in one breath.

Kakine Teitoku gritted his teeth in mid-air, rapidly creating new wings, which barely allowed him to maintain his shape.

"What is that... that monstrous output? That old man never told me that such a thing existed!"

After the first strike, Yan Ming was able to get a general idea of ​​Kakine Teitoku's strength and condition.

His strength is greater than Misaka Mikoto's, greater than Mugino Shizuri whom he had met before, and even greater than most of the people he had met so far.

But that's not enough. Kakine Teitoku alone could never defeat Yan Ming.

but…

On the other hand, the alien Ghost's body instantly changed from a ethereal state back to a solid state.

This surprised Yan Ming greatly.

"You dodged it...?"

Yan Ming had enhanced that attack with energy.

Although it was described as a simple slash, it was actually imbued with the energy output of Zi-O II himself. In theory, even Ghost's spirit form would not be able to dodge it.

However, the current Ghost variant has achieved this.

It roared fiercely, then transformed its body into a flame-like form, instantly closing in on Yan Ming.

Suddenly.

Just as Yan Ming was about to launch his attack, the world seemed to fall into silence.

'This is…?!'

This wasn't a trick by anyone... it was Yan Ming's own abilities that were causing the trouble.

It belongs to the time manipulation ability of Zi-O II.

It allowed him to see the "records" from the past.

Volume 5, A Certain Magical Index: Chapter 191 The Reason for Having to Fight

"I want you to remember... remember... me, Zhiguo..."

New images began to emerge in my mind.

No… that wasn’t just an image projected into the brain, but rather, it was projected directly into Yan Ming’s soul.

He saw the world clearly before him.

There was a little girl, on the verge of death, lying helplessly in the arms of a young man, gently stroking him with her fingertips.

She is dying.

Despite this outcome, she did not show any sign of being unable to accept this reality.

Knowing that she was about to die, she was still smiling.

"Thank you... Kakine..."

"Hey... Ringo! Stop talking nonsense and get up! Ringo!"

"The wings...are so beautiful..."

Under the incredulous gaze of the young man, the girl slowly lowered her hand and left this world forever.

The life signs completely disappeared.

The young man was left standing there, stunned.

Having gained a perspective that completely transcends the world, Yan Ming's view of everything began to change once again.

Let's go back to last night.

On a dark street, Kakine Teitoku, the second-ranked esper in Academy City... and the man standing in front of him, the Time Jacker Swartz.

"Well? If you fulfill my request, I can grant you the wish that has always been in your heart."

"boring."

Kakine Teitoku had no intention of getting involved with Swartz's affairs.

He turned around nonchalantly, took a can of soda from the bag he had bought, opened it, and started drinking.

"Is this what you want me to do? Kill someone I don't even know? And the only condition is this ambiguous sentence?"

As the second-ranked Level 5 Level 5 esper in Academy City, Kakine Teitoku possessed his own dignity.

He doesn't accept favors from just anyone who asks him for help, and he's not the kind of person who easily takes on every request.

"Come back to me when you offer a higher price."

"So... are you satisfied with this offer?"

pat.

As Kakine Teitoku turned around, he heard another set of footsteps behind him.

"What…?"

He turned his head and looked over with some confusion, but his eyes widened in an instant.

A girl had appeared beside Swartz without him noticing.

A girl wearing a dark dress.

She had black hair, pale skin, and lifeless eyes.

But it was this very figure that directly attracted Kakine Teitoku's attention.

"Gong...Ringo?"

For a moment, Kakine Teitoku's first thought was that he was being interfered with by some kind of mental ability.

But that should be impossible.

Even the fifth-ranked Psychic in Academy City couldn't theoretically manipulate his mind, let alone the other mental ability users who were weaker than Psychic.

Moreover… he could sense that this was definitely not an illusion.

The girl he knew was standing right in front of him. She was a girl who should have died, a girl who should have been laid to rest.

But she just stood there, perfectly still.

"How was it, Kakine Teitoku? Did I offer you enough this time?"

"You...you bastard!"

boom!!!

A violent gust of wind erupted directly from behind Kakine Teitoku, and at the same time, some kind of wing-like phantom appeared behind him.