Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

As for the ending... let's just call it a happy ending?

"Waaaaah! I can't accept this! I'm supposed to be a magical beast and a mount, but I'm completely useless! My lord won't want me anymore!!"

At the warehouse entrance, the Forest King was making such a racket, while Woz, standing to the side, sighed helplessly.

"Why would a hamster speak Japanese? Even this book doesn't mention it..."

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Military Affairs Department of the Kingdom of Riestij.

Here, the kingdom's strongest warrior, Gazef, takes over all sorts of information about the previous battle of Karn Village.

"...This Slane Theocracy's force initially only consisted of magic casters?"

"Yes, according to the information obtained from the interrogation, the knights' melee unit was added to them later for some reason."

After hearing his subordinate's words, Gerdov couldn't help but frown.

"Then...what was their reason for adding this knightly unit?"

"Regarding this reason..."

The subordinate quickly flipped through the recorded intelligence information.

"According to Negan Gurid Luin, captain of the Slane Theocracy's 'Sunlight Codex,' besides attacking various villages to lure you out, they have another objective."

"what?"

"In order to investigate the recent disappearances of Slane Theocracy soldiers in the vicinity... and to gather information on sightings of the giant monster."

A gigantic...monster?

"What kind of monster is it?"

"According to the other party's description... it seems to be a toad-like monster that is not a demon."

This sudden change left Gerdoff speechless and stunned.

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grunt.

Glug glug glug—

The sound, like bubbles, drifted slowly through the deserted, dark forest.

There are no other magical beasts here, because their instincts tell them that there are beings here that they must never provoke.

Countless small figures gathered here.

Those... they are all demons.

They coalesce inside the forest and slowly take shape.

From a small beginning... to merge into a much larger one.

"My strength...is not...recovered..."

A very viscous sound.

The demons merged together, forming a white and blue shape.

When it descended upon this world, the ground within a 30-meter radius turned into pure ice.

Its entire body slowly exuded an icy aura.

At first glance, it looks like... a toad-like creature.

However, it simply cannot maintain its complete shape.

His seal had only just been broken, so he couldn't unleash his full power at his peak.

Therefore... it is necessary to absorb the most primal spiritual energy, as well as negative energy, to recover oneself.

That's why the demons attacked the children of Karn village.

“I hate…to be devoured…I hate…powerlessness! Without power, one is controlled; without power, one becomes a slave to that all-knowing ‘King’!”

"That 'King' sealed us away...the king who ruled us...I still can't forget that fear...that...stench!"

"Absolutely...must not...be sealed again..."

The slowly forming demon looked up at the distant sky.

"The lives in this world... will become... the appetizer... for my restoration of power...!"

"Let resentment arise...let fear take hold..."

"...Hehehehe—"

A deeper darkness awaits in the shadows, ready to bare its fangs.

(Thank you all so much for your support! The book will be available for purchase tomorrow, and I hope you will continue to support me. I will also be updating with a few more chapters tomorrow! Please support me! Book club: 834255994)

Volume 3, OVERLORD: Author's Note on Release

After nearly a month of updates, the book is finally ready to be released.

Thank you all so much for your support so far!

Some people may not like this book, while others may think it's okay. In any case, I am very grateful for everyone's opinions. As long as the comments are not bothersome, the author will definitely listen to them.

Then, let's talk a little about this book.

The theme of this book is that the protagonist, who possesses the power of Zi-O, fights in different worlds, saves people in need, and gradually becomes the strongest.

As you can probably see, there is definitely a main storyline, and its development will basically proceed in parallel with the events in other worlds.

Why does Tokiwa Sougo disappear in all worlds?

Why would Woz choose someone like Shilun Yanming as the successor to the Demon King?

And, who exactly is Shilun Yanming?

I've thought a lot about the content of this book, but the author can't guarantee that the plot will satisfy everyone.

But at least I will try my best to write well and make it as acceptable as possible to everyone.

Then there's the question of what world we'll go to next... Since the author won't give away any spoilers, I won't tell you which world we'll go to, but at least any world is possible, as long as it's not one that can't be written.

Other Kamen Riders will also make appearances.

I believe that most people are reading this book because the plot of Zi-O is somewhat... hard to accept, or even unacceptable, so they want to see how good fan fiction can be written.

I feel the same way. There are so many things that could have been written, whether it's the setting, the world view, or the character design, but unfortunately, due to various reasons, it turned into the kind of thing that TV shows are about.

So... the author may not be able to perfectly fill in the plot holes for Zi-O, but at least he should make the protagonist demonstrate the identity of Kamen Rider Zi-O as perfectly as possible in various other worlds.

Then there's the question about the female lead. Since this book focuses on the exhilarating battles between Zi-O and various powerful beings, romance won't be emphasized (most people probably come to read this book for the cool fighting scenes of Kamen Rider, not for romance...).

However, the fact that it won't focus on the female lead doesn't mean that the book has no content about her at all. If you're interested, please look forward to it.

As for offering a reward, forget it, because the author... wouldn't dare, afraid of not being able to repay it, so I won't do it.

Actually, there's no point in saying too much. As for the plot, I'll just present it to everyone in the form of text in the book.

Finally, thank you again to all the readers who have supported this book! If you are not satisfied with the book, that's fine too; your willingness to read it is already a great support to me. Thank you all very much!

I hope you will continue to support this book. It will be available for purchase tomorrow, and I will try my best to update it with more chapters!

Those who are interested can join the book club: 834255994

—Speaking of which, has anyone considered whether the name "Shilun Yanming" actually has any meaning?

Is it really just a random, cringeworthy name?

Volume 3, OVERLORD: Chapter 51 Sebastian

Several days have passed.

During this period, Yan Ming and Woz slightly increased the adventurer's level, eventually reaching the strongest level, the Steel Grade.

However, that was just a hierarchy within this world, and it was useless once they left, so it didn't mean much to them.

“This is certainly something to celebrate, my Demon King.”

"What is it now?"

Right now, the two of them are walking together on the streets of the city.

It was a little after seven in the morning, so they planned to have breakfast first before doing anything else.

In the past few days, Yan Ming and Woz have been taking on a series of commissions and then dealing with them, and their reputation has already risen to a very high level.

If we include their previous victories over Clementine and Cagit, the figure would likely be even higher, but they haven't disclosed it to avoid any appearance of impropriety.

Currently, the reputation of the two of them, along with Ainz Ooal Gown and Narberal, is among the highest in the entire Adventurers' Guild.

However, Wozniak was certainly not happy about such things.

"According to this book, most of the history of this world has been embedded in it."

"So fast this time?"

Yan Ming couldn't help but look at the various contents of Woz's books.

Not only information about this world, but even... information about YGGDRASIL, which Ainz Ooal Gown mentioned earlier, was recorded.

"It's probably because this world isn't very big. In any case, the records aren't complete, but I believe it won't be long before we can record everything about this world in books."

"...Is that so?"

Although Woz said that, Yan Ming seemed somewhat distracted.

Woz was puzzled.

"What is troubling you, my Demon King? Could it be that something I said has upset you?"

"No, I was just thinking about something else."

As they walked, Yan Ming shared his ideas.

"In the past few days, although we have completed many adventurers' guild missions, we haven't seen Ainz and Narberal at all."

To be precise, this happened not long after I helped save the "Black Sword".

These two people have vanished without a trace. Yan Ming and Woz have inquired about them during many of their adventure missions, but they still haven't found any information about them.

"Ainz Ooal Gown?"

Woz closed the book and then looked at Yan Ming.

"My Demon King, you don't need to care so much about their affairs."

"...What do you mean by that?"

"The reason is simple."

Wozniak presented his explanation with a calm expression.

"Whether it's them or anyone else, these people are all simply natives of this 'worldview,' even if they've traveled from another era."

"And we... are truly beings who do not belong to this world. We are not limited to one or two tiny universes, but exist outside the entire 'worldview.'"

"In other words, we are observers of history and travelers of the world."

"Ultimately, we will all leave this world. Everything here is like a moving storybook to us..."

So-called God's-eye view...?

"Therefore, you don't need to care about anything here. Just treat this place as a tool world for collecting history and power."

Wozniak seems to genuinely believe this.

However... Yan Ming's expression did not change because of this.

"We are just like them, living in this world."

Faced with Wozniak's theory, Yan Ming offered his own conclusions.

“If we view the world with the superior mindset that we are ‘historical observers’ or ‘world travelers,’ we will not achieve good results.”

"Rather than that... I never imagined myself to be in this position."

After saying that, Yan Ming continued walking forward without turning his head.

Woz sighed softly, unsure of what to say.