Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

She gritted her teeth and gripped the flintlock pistol tightly in her hand.

"I want to continue being the magical girl I've always believed in, someone who can fight to protect people...!"

"I will never give up... I won't give up so easily! I don't want to keep watching others die in front of me!!"

So she pulled the trigger.

The flintlock musket fired a fiery shot from its tip, followed by dozens of identical muskets forming behind Mami Tomoe, which then unleashed a burst of light in a straight-forward attack.

Having confirmed all this and realizing that the other party was no longer so cowardly, Yan Ming slowly retreated to the back.

…and secretly revealed a smile that went unnoticed by anyone.

boom--!!

Time resumed its flow.

Everything that just happened felt like a dream. For a moment, Mami even thought it was just a hallucination that flashed through her mind like a revolving lantern.

But the solid feel in my hand told me that it was real.

I mustered up my courage and made a serious decision to no longer face everything with a dejected attitude.

The unparalleled bombardment exploded directly on the witch's body.

Blood and black chunks of flesh splattered everywhere. It staggered backward in pain, its huge footsteps creating small craters in the ground.

The witch immediately turned her gaze in this direction.

It saw that the worm that it should have crushed along with was now pointing a gun at it.

"pain…"

Sakura Kyoko, who had been slightly dizzy, quickly woke up at this moment.

When she came to her senses, she quickly looked around, only to witness Mami Tomoe in front of her.

"Mami, you...?"

"Xingzi, quickly take those two children and get out of here!"

Mami Tomoe raised her gun again and aimed it at the witch's head.

Sakura Kyoko immediately took action, scattering the spears and quickly leaving with the two unconscious girls.

Meanwhile, the crowd still watching in the distance stared in astonishment at this scene.

However, the current Mami Tomoe... is no longer fooled by them.

She should remember her original purpose.

"I am... a magical girl, a magical girl who exists to protect people."

Countless ribbons, like vines, wrapped directly around the witch's limbs.

Several flintlock muskets were aimed at it again.

"How could we just give in to this kind of world!"

Boom—!! Another golden beam of light pierced through the air.

The witch was struck head-on, followed by a dozen other beams of equal power.

That should end it here.

This is what Mami Tomoe thought the moment she witnessed the witch's head being blown apart.

But from beneath her feet, even more protrusions suddenly flew out.

—Splash!

"Varied--?!"

Completely unaware of anything amiss, Mami Tomoe was struck directly by the attack from the sole of her foot.

More accurately, it should be described as restraint.

They are similar to ribbons, except that they are pure black.

Black lines wrapped around Mami Tomoe's hands and feet, lifting her into the air and restricting her movements.

"This, this guy!"

No matter how much Mami Tomoe struggles, the power of a witch still surpasses that of a single magical girl.

Then, countless needle-like things extended from the witch's front end, rushing straight towards Mami Tomoe.

If this continues, my body will be pierced through, and then... even the Soul Gem will be shattered.

That would mean it's truly over.

And since Kyoko had just left, she couldn't help him immediately.

what to do…?

Right now, at that critical moment, just as Mami Tomoe had closed her eyes, quietly awaiting the onslaught of excruciating pain—

All the spikes that had been thrust out in an instant inexplicably fell to the ground.

Thud! The needle fell, making that eerie sound, and then—

That's even stranger.

"Eh...?"

Under Mami Tomoe's shocked gaze, those needles... actually began to dissolve?

No, that's not it—

Rather than dissolving, it's more accurate to say that it turned into dust and dissipated into the earth.

If you look closely, you can see a detail.

Those needles—they were all corrupted.

Moreover, it belongs to the kind of state where matter naturally decays over time, a state that would normally take at least hundreds or thousands of years to achieve.

"what…!"

When Mami looked ahead again, she was startled.

While I was in this restrained state, the man who had frozen time just now appeared in front of me.

But he looks completely unarmed and defenseless.

"No, no! Get out of there!!"

The witch's gaze immediately shifted to the other person, and she turned her head with a curious expression.

Yan Ming, however, continued to approach without paying any attention.

"A human body alone cannot fight a witch! Get out of the way! Otherwise you will... Ah—!"

Under Mami Tomoe's shocked gaze, the witch's enormous hand slowly rose.

And then, at lightning speed, it suddenly plummeted towards Yan Ming's direction.

Thump—!

The violent impact generated endless vibrations and stirred up a large amount of dust in all directions.

Mami Tomoe's expression froze on the spot.

Then, at the moment she thought the man was doomed.

The enormous arm, which should have collapsed under the weight, began to be lifted up from below by something—

"What?"

She saw a view that once again defied her expectations.

In the spot where the man had been standing, another figure appeared and took his place.

A figure dressed entirely in silver-purple, wielding a long sword.

His helmet, which resembled a mask, was also decorated with compound eyes formed by purple bas-relief lettering.

Huh…

What's that says... "Mask"?

"Kamen Rider! Zi-O!"

Warriors... or rather, demon kings who control the history of countless warriors.

He effortlessly channeled his power into the blade and forcefully lifted it upwards from under the witch's palm.

It instantly sent the witch's enormous body flying away.

Boom—! Yan Ming swung his sword, and the sword energy generated by the aftershock directly severed all the black things binding Mami Tomoe.

"Wh...what? What's that over there?!"

"He's wearing full armor! He looks like he stepped right out of a tokusatsu drama!"

"Could it be... Kamen Rider or something? Or maybe Ultraman or Godzilla?!"

"No, no, at least be rational. The latter two's body types are clearly mismatched with this one..."

"No matter what, this is a huge hot topic, we absolutely have to capture it on camera!"

As a result, the attention of the onlookers shifted from Mami Tomoe and the witch to Yan Ming after his transformation.

"Are you okay?"

Yan Ming walked directly to Mami Tomoe's side and asked her a question.

"I'm fine... No! I'm the one who should be asking that!"

Coming to her senses, the girl looked at Yan Ming from all sides with an expression of utter shock.

"What on earth is going on! Huh? Armor? Or have you turned into a magical girl too...?!"

"If you have even a little common sense, is it possible for a man to become like you?"

Ignoring Mami Tomoe's various doubts, Yan Ming directly raised the tip of his sword, pointing it directly at the witch he had knocked back with a single blow not far away.

Let's solve it.

"...Huh?"

"Nothing to be surprised about. This kind of small fry is far from a worthy opponent. Let's just take it down in one go now."

"Okay... I understand."

Although I'm still a little confused about the situation, but—

Regardless, at least he knew that the person in front of him wearing armor was the one who had just helped him.

Then there's no problem.

Mami Tomoe combined countless flintlock muskets into one, creating a weapon that resembled a giant artillery turret.

Seeing this, Yan Ming also took the new watch face off his arm.

"Let's use something with a more compatible compatibility to deal with it a little."

"Wizard!"

With a large crowd watching him from behind, Yan Ming switched to his armor, leaving even more people dumbfounded.

"Whoa, what's that? It fell from the sky!"

A crimson magic circle unfolded above Yan Ming's head, and then, ribbon-like armor coalesced around Yan Ming's entire body.

"Armor Time! Please! Wizard!"

Kamen Rider Zi-O Wizard Armor.

The time coordinates on his waist are locked at the time point of "2012". The history of warriors who use versatile magic as their main means of combat is once again cast by Yan Ming.

Even Mami Tomoe, who was standing to the side, was so frightened that she didn't know what to say.

"...Can it still change?"

Ignoring these questions, Yan Ming took a step forward on his own.

He raised his left hand decisively, displaying the back of his hand in front of him as if wearing a ring.