Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

"Let us explain it, village chief."

Yan Ming looked directly at the Kingdom Warrior Captain in front of him.

"It was me and the person next to me who protected this village."

"They protected the village...?"

"Just as you said, the village was attacked by a group of guys dressed as soldiers. This guy and I fought back and defeated them all to protect the villagers."

The man who identified himself as Gerdov seemed somewhat surprised by this.

"May I ask who you are...?"

"Just call me Yan Ming."

"May I ask who you are...?"

"I don't have any special identity. I was just passing by and happened to protect everyone."

Gerdov nodded, then looked at the other person.

“My name is Ainz Ooal Gown… Just think of me as a magic caster. Nice to meet you, Lord Warrior Captain of the Kingdom.”

A magic caster... and someone whose identity is unknown?

Regardless, after learning the situation, Gerdov immediately jumped off his horse.

"We are so grateful to both of you for helping to save this village."

The sergeant nodded, but quickly looked troubled.

Is there something wrong?

"…No."

He shook his head.

"However, while I am very grateful to the two of you for helping this village, in reality..."

Seeing this, Yan Ming and Ainz Ooal Gown exchanged a glance.

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"Is there anyone else trying to attack this village?"

The group has now reunited.

The main characters are: Warrior Captain Gazef, Ainz Ooal Gown, and Shirin Enmei.

Albedo, acting as a guard, and Woz, acting as a retainer, stood in the corner of the room.

The village chief then deflected the map-like object and, together with Gazef, shared various pieces of information with the two from another world.

"I see... So, a country called the Slane Theocracy is sending troops to attack you?"

The intelligence, when compiled, can be summarized as follows.

Gazef is the warrior captain of the Kingdom of Riestij, and the strongest warrior in the country.

A nation called the Slane Theocracy wanted to assassinate him, so they sent a group of knights disguised as soldiers from other countries to attack the village and spread intelligence.

Upon receiving the intelligence, Gerdov immediately led his team here, but this was actually just a trap to lure him here.

Now, Gazef has arrived at the village, and is surrounded by the Slane Theocracy's magic chanters who are lying in ambush in the distance.

They planned to kill Gerdoff along with the entire village.

"What a heartless bastard."

For the sake of just one person, they were willing to sacrifice an entire innocent village.

This alone is enough for Yan Ming to take action personally.

However, he was not one to act impulsively, and he wouldn't immediately rush out and wipe out all the enemies like a madman after learning about it.

He needs to discuss the situation further with these people.

What are your plans?

"...Break through the encirclement, use our troops as bait to lure the enemy away, and take this opportunity to give the villagers a chance to escape."

"Using yourself as bait... what if you can't escape?"

Yan Ming's words made Gerdov laugh.

"What are you talking about, Your Excellency... I've already prepared myself for this level of awareness."

"..."

"As long as it's to protect innocent people, even if I can't escape and have to pay with my life, I will do it without hesitation."

After hearing his words, Yan Ming couldn't help but change his expression slightly.

"Then, village chief, please make sure everyone is prepared to escape when the time comes."

Gerdoff took a sip of the tea the village chief had poured for him.

"...I'll lead the soldiers to lure those guys away."

"No, wait a moment before that."

Yan Ming blocked Ge Jiefu's path.

"While you are indeed the strongest warrior in this country, the opponent's overall strength is still superior to yours, isn't it?"

"That's...indeed."

"If you and your army are killed, then they will have no reason to spare the villagers here. No one will escape death."

After imagining that scene, the village chief couldn't help but show a look of lingering fear on his face.

"I will go with you."

"…Your Mightiness!"

"Don't worry, I believe I still have some fighting ability."

Yan Ming made his decision and then looked at Ainz Ooal Gown beside him.

What are you planning to do?

After being questioned by Yan Ming, Ainz Ooal Gown remained silent for a moment.

But in reality—

"If I refuse now, he will definitely be disgusted... Besides, if the villagers I finally saved are killed like this, even I will be very angry."

After considering various interests, Ainz Ooal Gown finally made his decision.

In this respect, he is very different from Yan Ming.

"Just as you think, I will take responsibility for protecting the residents of this village."

"That's good. In that case, I'll leave my companion here to ensure the safety of the villagers."

Ainz Ooal Gown nodded, and Woz didn't seem to have much of an opinion either.

It seems he was quite confident of Yan Ming's victory.

"Please be careful, my Demon King."

Woz approached, holding the book.

"No matter what kind of enemy you are, you must not be careless... Please keep this in mind no matter which world you are in."

"I understand."

No matter which world...?

Ainz Ooal Gown overheard their conversation and immediately noticed the key point in it.

"It seems they really aren't from this world, but... he doesn't seem to understand anything about YGGDRASIL either, so what exactly is this...?"

While Ainz Ooal Gown was filled with countless questions, Yan Ming had secretly noticed all of these subtle details.

He didn't say much more.

"Then, Lord Ainz, Lord Yanming and I will be right back..."

"Please wait a moment."

Just as Gazef was about to leave, Ainz Ooal Gown handed him a plaque.

"This is a gift I'm giving to the Kingdom's Warrior Captain as a token of our greeting. Please accept it."

“If this is a gift from Lord Ainz, then I will certainly keep it safe.”

And so, everyone's situation was settled.

Yan Ming and Gazef will meet with the enemy knights, while Ainz Ooal Gown, Albedo, and Woz will stay in the village to protect the people there.

It was already close to afternoon.

Yan Ming looked in the direction of the crowd and then caught up with them on the journey.

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"Lord Yan Ming, do you need horses?"

It was still some distance from where the Slane Theocracy's magic chanters were located.

Walking there like this would be too slow.

Therefore, Gerdov planned to give Yan Ming a horse first, so that he could at least keep up with the main group.

However, Yan Ming didn't say anything more.

He took a watch face out of his pocket, pressed a button, and threw it directly into the air.

bang-

That was a motorcycle.

The small dial, after being transformed, directly became the motorcycle in mid-air.

The knights were stunned by this incredible scene.

"RideStriker".

This is also one of the items obtained after transforming into a Kamen Rider; it is a device that allows one to miniaturize into a watch face or transform into a normal motorcycle at any time.

With his vast knowledge and skills, Yan Ming had naturally already mastered the technique of driving a motorcycle.

Yan Ming got on the motorcycle and put on the black and white helmet that came with the motorcycle system.

"let's go."

A whoosh—! The roar of the engine exploded in the air.

The knights were startled, while Yan Ming turned the handle and sped off towards the target location.

"...We'll follow too!"

Gerdoff quickly called out to everyone, and they all rode off together at full speed.

Ainz Ooal Gown, who had hidden in a thatched hut some distance away, was watching Yan Ming and the others from the shadows.

Kalachakra Yama...?

Based solely on the current surface appearances, the other party seems to be a person with a strong sense of justice.

When faced with such a person, it's best to maintain an image that also leans towards protecting the weak.

However... then again.

What truly concerned Ainz Ooal Gown was not just the other person's personality.

"What's wrong, Lord Ainz?"

Albedo noticed her situation and rushed over to ask her what was wrong.

"...No, it's nothing."

Ainz Ooal Gown shook his head.

Actually, what really bothered him wasn't Yan Ming's personality.

Rather, it was what he had said earlier.