Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

But even though what the other person said made a lot of sense, why am I so upset?!

At this moment, the goddess of the underworld was completely unaware of the expression on her face.

The way she puffed out her cheeks in anger completely ruined her goddess aura... she looked more like a girl next door.

"...What's your name?"

"Shilun Yanming, there's no need to say more about your name."

"Even though I've already said it once, I really... have never seen a human as strange as you before! Are you really a human from this world?"

"Perhaps."

"What's that? That's such a perfunctory way of speaking."

The initially somewhat somber atmosphere has gradually shifted into a casual, conversational one between the two.

Ereshkigal pulled his legs up and put his hands in front of his knees to rest, while looking at the young man beside him with some curiosity.

"Tell me, who exactly are you? Why are you wearing armor like that, and why do you look so strong?"

"Just someone passing by."

"Ugh, talking to you is so tiring! Can you please not be so dismissive?"

He fell silent again... Seeing that Yan Ming could remain so calm in this underworld environment, Ereshkigal even doubted whether he was really human.

"Actually, you don't need to worry about me at all. After I've rested, defeating those rampaging souls won't be a problem for me!"

"With your current physical strength, you can barely stand up, let alone fight."

"At least let them have their say! Don't be so heartless as to expose them!"

Ereshkigal sighed again.

"...Ah, I really want to go out and see the world."

"As the goddess of the underworld, don't you even have the right to leave?"

"Well... for various reasons, I can't leave here."

Yan Ming glanced over out of the corner of his eye; the girl's expression seemed to have become somewhat serious.

Are you looking forward to the outside world?

"It's not exactly anticipation. I can use some special methods to go out and see the world. I'm just... a little curious about what the outside world is like now."

After a moment of anticipation, only dejection remained on Ereshkigal's face.

After thinking it over, Yan Ming made a decision.

He took out a modern product that he hadn't used in a long time.

"What...what are you trying to do?"

Blinking, Ereshkigal looked curiously at what Yan Ming was holding.

It was a cell phone, a perfectly normal prop in modern society, but in the eyes of this goddess, it was something of incomprehensible significance.

Yan Ming opened his phone, and after a series of exclamations from the other party, several previously saved and photographed landscape pictures appeared on the screen.

He showed his phone to Ereshkigal, showing her several pictures of the outside world.

"Wow, so beautiful...!"

Most of the photos that flashed by were of beautiful scenery.

There is a boundless sea, an endless blue sky stretching across the grasslands, towering snow-capped mountains, and scenic photos of various world-famous landmarks.

Upon seeing these photos, Ereshkigal immediately became as happy as a child.

One of the photos in particular caught her attention.

"Ah, this!"

She stretched out her hand slightly, and her small fingers touched a beautiful landscape photo.

This is a photo of a sea of ​​flowers and grass that Yan Ming downloaded from the internet a while ago.

"I've only seen something like this under very special circumstances before..."

The longing and joy in the girl's eyes could not be concealed.

After noticing this, Yan Ming showed her several more pictures he had saved related to flowers.

Do you enjoy looking at flowers?

"Because there is no such thing in the underworld."

The girl patted the ground and said with a hint of helplessness.

"Look, right here on this land, all you can see is gray earth, not even a single flower."

"If only the underworld could be filled with flowers... Hehe, I guess I still love flowers the most~"

She herself probably didn't even notice that this very girlish scene was presented to Yan Ming without reservation.

After realizing what had happened...

The goddess of the underworld's cheeks immediately turned bright red.

"Ah...! I, I, I didn't mean to..."

What should I do? Am I acting too strange...?

It's not like this usually in the underworld. Is it because you finally met someone you can communicate with that you're like this...?

When Ereshkigal saw Yan Ming put away his phone and walk slowly a short distance away, he assumed that Yan Ming was disgusted by what he had just done.

…but Yan Ming's actions were soon observed.

He put the belt-like garment back on his waist and looked calmly into the distance.

"What's wrong…?"

Ereshkigal immediately realized the situation.

She quickly got up, and after regaining some strength, she jogged over to the other person's side.

"Get ready."

Yan Ming took out the watch face and said calmly.

"Something big is coming."

"Eh—?!"

At the edge of the underworld... an extremely eerie aura is constantly expanding.

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boom--!!

An overwhelming power surged forth directly from the deepest part of the underworld.

"Waaaaah—!"

A strong gust of wind suddenly swept towards this side.

Ereshkigal even instinctively shielded her face with her hands, but the fierce wind still gently blew her and Yan Ming's clothes around.

Yan Ming stood still, remaining calm while simultaneously gripping the watch face tightly in his hand.

Then, the power slowly took shape.

It directly formed a shadow larger than the two people's bodies, a gigantic spirit exceeding two meters in height.

"What?! There's actually such a powerful soul?!"

Standing nearly five meters tall, its entire body shimmered with blue-purple flames, resembling a spirit monster draped in a wedding gown.

That was a berserk soul after being infected, but... its enormous size and aura were definitely far stronger than those of an ordinary soul.

Comparing it to those previous souls is like comparing a pebble to a volcano in terms of sheer energy.

This was completely beyond Ereshkigal's expectations.

"Such terrifying energy! I have never seen a spirit with such immense power in the underworld before! Where did this thing come from?"

Yan Ming thought it was probably formed by merging.

At the same time, within this enormous spirit body, Ereshkigal also sensed a very familiar aura.

That was the power inherent in this underworld itself…

"All the underworld authority I possess is contained within this guy...?!"

That means fighting it is equivalent to confronting nearly half of the underworld.

With Ereshkigal's current power, he would probably be smashed to pieces in an instant.

The enormous spirit slowly moved its massive arm.

The entire structure moved as a skeleton draped in a transparent wedding dress, with its transparent skeletal arms outstretched to the left and right, staring directly at them through its hollow skull eye sockets.

To be precise… he was looking at Ereshkigal.

Then, immense spiritual pressure erupted from the ghost's body in an instant.

"Roar--!!!!"

The immense power manifested as pure fluctuations, likely affecting not only the underworld but also the surface world.

"Ugh...! Even with the power of the underworld added, this aura is still way too overwhelming! And it seems to be getting stronger all the time...!"

The enormous spirit was still howling and roaring at them.

Ereshkigal was terrified, while Yan Ming, though facing the same enemy, ...

However, he could vaguely sense that something was amiss.

Indeed, it's impossible to reach this level of power so easily with just the Netherworld access obtained from Ereshkigal and the combined power of countless spirits. It's as if the core has been replaced.

There were indeed other things hidden within the enormous spirit before them.

It's an emotion... a temperament and nature called "arrogance".

"These spirits..."

"what?"

"They refuse to acknowledge their own death, refuse to accept the reality of being dead. This 'arrogance' fuels their boundless rebelliousness, a desire to forcibly alter this reality through their own power... in other words, a yearning for more power that can make them deny reality."

After Yan Ming finished speaking, he turned to Ereshkigal behind him without turning his head.

"Leave quickly. These guys' goal... is to devour your last bit of Netherworld authority and gain ultimate power."

"You want to take on an ridiculously powerful monster all by yourself...?"

And it was just one person? Ereshkigal was immediately startled.

"No, this is too reckless! That guy possesses true power from the underworld. If you lose to him here, you could be in mortal danger!"

Boom! Before Ereshkigal could finish speaking, the enormous spirit body began to shake violently.

One of the arms, like a sharp spike, came hurtling towards them.

Yan Ming stepped back without hesitation and grabbed Ereshkigal behind him.

The two leaped away suddenly, and the ground where they had been standing was immediately smashed into a crater.

"...Step back."

Ereshkigal realized that there was no other way.

If she doesn't fight, she will die—and she has no ability to fight at all, nor does she have any say in Yan Ming's choices.

The girl swallowed all the words she wanted to say and could only stand at a distance with a worried look in her eyes.

The ghost and Yan Ming faced off against each other.

In contrast, Yan Ming had already prepared the corresponding items at his waist.

"Transformation."

Boom! The flashing golden light also drew the attention of the enormous ghost.

Suddenly, he raised his two skeletal arms, which were wreathed in blue-purple soul flames, and slammed them down at Yan Ming again.