In this crossover anime, I fight against the supernatural in my everyday world.

and...

It has no head, only an empty neck with a very smooth cross-section.

The moment the monster appeared, it immediately leaned forward and stretched out its two arms, one pale and one pitch black, making an embracing gesture. With a speed almost imperceptible to the naked eye, it pulled the flames that were about to erupt into its embrace.

"boom!!!"

The violent explosion sounded much muffled as it was obscured by the monster's body.

The entire amusement park floor shook for quite a while.

Through the gaps in the monster's body, tourists saw a blinding light, like the sun falling to the ground.

The debris from the truck explosion was completely wrapped up.

However, the flames produced by the ignition of gasoline, like maggots clinging to a bone, entangled the headless monster's body, quickly rising into a sea of ​​fire several meters high.

The intense heat distorted the air itself.

"That is..."

"That little girl..."

"This time... he's probably not going to survive..."

Looking at the sea of ​​fire burning, the tourists in the distance all wore complex expressions.

How could any human possibly survive such an explosion and high temperature?

Just as everyone was thinking this, Kawasaki Saki, inside the Ferris wheel, was also feeling desperate, when she saw a figure dressed in black slowly emerge from the sea of ​​fire.

The intense heat of the flames seemed to have no effect on him whatsoever; even his steps remained unhurried and unhurried.

"Disappear."

As Ye Xing softly uttered these three words, the Pale Ghost Hand... no, the black and white headless creature that has now evolved to the second stage, its enormous body slowly dissipated into the air.

The tourists were stunned to see this mysterious person, dressed in a black coat and wearing a pure black mask, walk straight out of the sea of ​​fire. Not only was he not injured, but his clothes were also completely undamaged.

"Is...is this guy...a monster!?"

"Wait a minute... what was that just now?"

Am I seeing things?

"No...I saw it too! A huge, headless, black-and-white monster has appeared!"

"Wait... this is 'Masked'!"

"'Mask'? Is that the one that's been circulating online?"

"This guy... he actually exists!?"

.......

Although the legend of the mysterious "Masked Man" has spread online after the incidents involving a Kyoto municipal kindergarten, violent gangs, and a train malfunction, only a small number of people have heard of him.

Even fewer people truly believe in the existence of "masks".

After all, there are also urban legends about the Slit-Mouthed Woman and the Eight-Foot Man, with even richer settings, including their past lives and the reasons why they wander the streets.

Could it be that there really are slit-mouthed women and eight-foot-tall men in this world?

how is this possible.

But they didn't know until they saw it with their own eyes.

"Mask" is more than just an urban legend.

At this moment, Ye Xing lifted the hem of her coat.

The petite Kawasaki Kyoka clung to him like a koala, well protected by clothing formed by the power of the evil spirit, without a single burn mark on her body.

"Okay, come out."

"Mmmmm~"

Kawasaki Kyoka nodded obediently, stepped out of Yoru's black coat, and smiled sweetly.

"Thank you, my hero~"

"Okay, let's go wait in a safe place."

Ye Xing patted Kawasaki Kyoka's head, smiled and said something, then suddenly disappeared from the scene.

Saki Kawasaki, who was in a Ferris wheel car, finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that her younger sister was safe and sound.

She just had a very strange feeling.

It was as if, at the moment the sea of ​​fire rose, someone was whispering something in my ear.

But when she came to her senses and saw "Masked"... no, when she saw Ye Xing safely leaving with her younger sister, the faint voice vanished without a trace.

Is it an illusion?

Or was I just so nervous that I was hallucinating?

"It's really dangerous."

Hearing Yoshiki's suddenly cheerful voice, Kawasaki Saki trembled in fright, only to realize that he had somehow returned to the Ferris wheel car.

And then, he closed the door behind him.

"you you..."

Kawasaki Saki looked at Yohoshi's relaxed face, opened her lips, and for a moment seemed to have a thousand words to say, but did not know where to begin.

Ultimately, she had only one question.

"Jinghua... already knew your true identity?"

To Kawasaki Saki's surprise, Yosei simply shook her head when faced with this question.

"Your statement is not very accurate."

Kawasaki Saki was slightly confused.

Where is it not rigorous?

Ye Xing smiled and said softly.

"First of all, I'm not like that sexy double-chinned guy from Gotham City. The code name 'Masked' that the Metropolitan Police Department and those in the know gave me isn't my real identity. It's just... well... a disguise for my job."

"work to earn a living?"

Kawasaki Saki gave a bitter smile upon hearing this.

"You call this working?"

"There's no difference."

Night Star replied nonchalantly.

"Both involve earning money and improving one's skills in the process, and it's done in one's spare time, so it's definitely considered part-time work."

Then he spoke again.

"So, the term 'real identity' you used isn't quite accurate. I'm just an ordinary, slightly handsome high school boy."

Saki Kawasaki sighed and complained.

"Your definition of 'ordinary' is really different from mine. You're anything but ordinary."

To everyone's surprise, as soon as she finished speaking, Ye Xing nodded repeatedly, her tone full of approval.

"As expected of Kawasaki-kun, you actually saw through my feigned ordinariness? It seems you've also noticed that I am the chosen one, selected by heaven, possessing untamed talent, destined to save Kyoto from disaster, turn the tide, and prevent collapse. I am Kyoto's number one eroge player, an undefeated professional exorcist, the nemesis of chaotic battlefields, the destroyer of factional strife and stock market speculation, and the king of the harem..."

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Seeing that Ye Xing's words were becoming increasingly outrageous, Kawasaki Saki quickly raised her hand to interrupt the spell.

"The beginning was fine, but what the heck is Butter Shooter? And what's with the harem king? What on earth is going on?!"

While feeling speechless at the abstraction of Night Star, Saki Kawasaki breathed a sigh of relief.

really.

Ye Xing is still the same Ye Xing, with an abstract personality, and she always says some very outrageous things.

"Mask"....

It was indeed just a disguise for the other party.

Has this changed anything?

not at all.

Ye Xing was still the same person she knew, the one who had helped her, who was always sharp-tongued but actually very gentle.

Thinking about this, Saki Kawasaki suddenly realized the most important question.

"So... what do you mean by 'internal members' every time you hold a meeting...?"

Ye Xing nodded and smiled.

"That's right, those women all know the truth, but the specifics are somewhat complicated."

Saki Kawasaki glanced out the window; the Ferris wheel had stopped running due to the sudden incident.

The tourists above were thus suspended in the sky.

"There's plenty of time now, tell me about it."

"walk slowly."

......

Half an hour later, with the help of the police who arrived at the scene and the assistance of staff, the passengers trapped on the Ferris wheel were finally brought back to the ground.

Upon seeing Kawasaki Saki emerge from the carriage, Kawasaki Kyoka immediately ran up to her, embraced her tightly, and asked with concern.

"Sister, are you okay?"

Kawasaki Saki smiled and shook her head, affectionately patting her younger sister's head.

"You're the one who's not injured, right?"

"I'm alright, the righteous Kamen Rider protected me."