Kamen Rider Date A Live

boom!!!!!!!

A massive explosion resounded!

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"Ugh!!!"

On the ground, Waver felt a sudden, intense pain emanating from the Command Seal in his hand. Simultaneously, his magical energy began to be forcibly drained. Waver groaned in agony, nearly collapsing to the ground. At the same time, the Command Seal began to flicker and fade, as if it were about to vanish.

"Ugh! We can't wait any longer! Conqueror King! Quickly use the Divine Chariot to take us up there!"

Saber and Jeanne could no longer wait, because the flashing Command Seals showed just how dangerous Shido was at that moment, and that he could disappear at any time. In fact, not only Saber and Jeanne, but everyone else had the same expression, except for one person.

"Don't panic, King of Knights. Trust Shido, he's not the type to fall here, because his wishes and his questions are still unanswered..."

Rider's calm words drew everyone's attention. Looking at the incredibly composed Rider, a sense of trust inexplicably arose among them. However, given the extent of the attack, at least on a city-level scale, everyone felt a sliver of doubt about the possibility of Agitω surviving.

But the Command Seals of agitω, which stopped flashing, gave everyone a boost of confidence—because agitω's Command Seals were still present, and the attack of the finishing sword had also stopped!

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"I didn't expect it to actually come down..."

Even though the area is now completely shrouded in smoke from the explosion, Archer, who is hiding under the now even larger golden shield, can clearly feel that the aura of the raging flames still exists!

Huh? You're asking why Archer was hiding behind his shield? Don't forget, the epicenter of the explosion was quite close to Archer. The shockwave alone would have been enough to give Archer a run for his money if he hadn't taken any defensive measures!

However, on the other hand, you have to understand that under an incredibly powerful attack like the Ending Sword, it would be strange if a fully healthy Agitω couldn't withstand Archer's attack. But before that, Agitω, with almost no magic left, was clearly at a disadvantage, yet she still survived—that's not magic!

"Ahem... Hehe, Archer, are you wondering why I survived when my magic was almost completely depleted? Use your brain and think carefully, what is the most significant characteristic of my current form..."

His voice was incredibly weak, like a candle flickering in the wind, coming from the epicenter of an explosion. But beneath this weakness, his forced smile and mocking tone were still on full display, which greatly displeased Archer.

Just then, a strong wind blew in, dispersing the smoke and revealing the true form of Kuangyan agitω to everyone. Even Archer, who had weathered countless storms, was startled by Kuangyan agitω's appearance and took a step back in fright.

The reason is simply because, if Kuangyan agitω's appearance at this moment weren't censored, even horror movie fans would probably be terrified!

There were no intestines, hearts, or anything like that hanging on Kuangyan agitω's body, not even a trace of blood—which was to be expected, as such an attack would have caused them to disappear immediately.

However, at this moment, a large chunk of Kuangyan agitω's face was missing; its once bright red compound eye was now only half-formed, and the remaining half was incomplete! Half of its mouth was also broken, its teeth almost completely exposed, and its brainstem and brain cells were gone, replaced by raging flames burning through the holes in Kuangyan agitω's entire body. It's simply unknown how Kuangyan agitω could speak or think in this state!

As for the lower body, it was even more gruesome. The entire body of Kuangyan agitω was like a tattered rag, full of holes, with no intact parts at all—the only exception was that it had shrunk considerably, but was still burning fiercely, carrying Kuangyan agitω's wings of flames as it flew.

As for the scorching demon, it was currently turning into fragments and falling to the ground.

Looking at the terrifying-looking agitω, Archer gasped as he fell to the ground. While marveling at agitω's tenacious vitality, he couldn't help but feel a pang of regret.

"What a pity, what a pity, you lackey. You are strong, you are really strong, to be able to make me say such a thing, you have enough to be proud of for the rest of your life..."

He first praised Kuangyan agitω thoroughly, then paused strangely before saying with a tone of infinite regret and victory, "But, the attack of my Ending Sword is far from over."

As if in response to Archer's words, a huge magic circle appeared in the sky, and even more astonishing magic power gathered in the magic circle. Clearly, the real killing move, the strongest attack, had not yet arrived!

At this moment, Kuangyan agitω, whose body had recovered most of its strength, looked at the sky in silence. Thinking of what Archer had said earlier, he roughly understood what was going on. He couldn't help but reveal a terrifyingly bitter smile and said in an "I see" tone.

"So, what we just witnessed was merely a calamity fire falling from the heavens, and what's coming now is the raging tide of Napishtim..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Kuangyan agitω's tone suddenly changed, and she declared in her usual confident tone.

"That was a terrifying attack, but now it's my turn!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a black and red rhomboid crystal floated out from the Philosopher's Stone on the chest of the madman agitω and appeared in the sky!

Chapter 197: Joseph vs. Archer (12)

Chapter 197 vs. Cher (12)

"Answer me, Shido-kun. Depending on the answer, I'll make different choices—yes, just like in a galgame! But be careful not to get a bedend—oh right, Shido-kun, your answer must be from the heart, because that answer is very important to me."

At this moment, Kurumi, who was squinting as she spoke, exuded a silent aura. The madman, who was being held by Kurumi, had no doubt that if he answered incorrectly or was not sincere, Kurumi would attack him without hesitation in the next moment!

But why would Kurumi ask me this question...? No, perhaps I already knew why Kurumi would ask me this question.

Before he was assassinated by Shadow Moon, he said to Kurumi, "Go ahead and do whatever you want...everything."

At that time, I faced the impending death with a smile, sincerely hoping that my death could help Kurumi and save all the spirits.

However, before this could be achieved, the appearance of Shadowmoon shattered all peace, as she herself came to this world in order to be resurrected.

Kurumi's true meaning hidden in this question, just as the words she just said implied, is to ask herself whether she still wants to be killed by Kurumi.

But the answer to this question... wasn't it already decided long ago?

A slight smile appeared on her lips. She didn't care at all that she couldn't even maintain her transformation due to the problem with her own magic power. As she gradually reverted to her transformation, she gave the same unwavering look and smile as before, and said her answer that she would never change.

"Kurumi, didn't you already know the answer to this question? It won't change, it absolutely won't change. My answer to you, Kurumi, will always be the same—if you want it, you can take my resurrected life as you please. Because you will definitely use my life to save Tohka and the others, to save your comrades. Isn't that right?"

"..."

She bit her lip and closed her eyes. She wasn't surprised at all by Shido's answer. Although they hadn't known each other for very long, Kurumi understood one thing deeply—Shido, no matter what power he possessed, was just a pushover!

You've practically died once already, and you can't even be sure you can be resurrected, yet you recklessly entrusted your life to me again... What an incurable idiot! Baka!

"But... this kind of idiot... isn't so bad after all..."

Her tightly clenched lips revealed a breathtakingly beautiful smile that was so subtle that even Kurumi herself didn't notice it.

Even Shido, who was in direct contact with Kurumi (who had already deactivated his transformation and was being held by Kurumi while suspended in the sky), couldn't hear Kurumi's murmurs—but Kurumi would never have been able to honestly express her true feelings before fulfilling her tragic wish.

and so……

Tweet!

Kurumi's lips and Shido's lips touched intimately.

Shido's pupils dilated instantly. He couldn't believe Kurumi would do something like this—Kurumi clearly knew that if she kissed him, her spiritual power would be sealed...

...Strange? They had already kissed lightly, but there was no feeling of fullness in their bodies as usual, and nothing seemed to flow into them. The only change was that Shido could clearly feel that there seemed to be an invisible path connecting him and Kurumi.

Boo!

The kiss with Kurumi felt like an eternity, yet also like an instantaneous end. With a soft "pop," Shido snapped back to reality, staring at Kurumi in a daze.

Knowing that Shido had made her blush, and recalling the measures those incredibly powerful people had taken against her before she arrived, Kurumi, who had answered Shido's questions with her kiss, blushed like any other young girl, even though she was usually incredibly bold. Of course, she was not an ordinary young girl, because Kurumi's next move was not something an ordinary young girl would do.

The gun in his hand was pressed against Shido's heart without him even realizing it, and Kurumi's words rang out quietly the next moment.

"Shido-kun, that was my reply to your answer. By the way, this was my first kiss, so take it very seriously—don't die here, because everything about you, Shido-kun, is mine."

The domineering man decided Shido's fate, giving Shido no chance to object. He then forcefully kissed Shido's lips again, revealing an incredibly charming and captivating smile before finally speaking.

"So—it's alright to lend my power to Shido-kun now."

The instant after she finished speaking, Kurumi's body began to emit light, turning into tiny particles of light that merged into Shido's body. Shido also felt an incredibly subtle warmth flowing into his body, so subtle that using this power in his spirit form even once would exhaust all the spiritual energy of that warmth.

"—Ah Ricardo, Kurumi."

Without saying anything more, Shido revealed a faint smile, turning the thousand words he wanted to say into a single, heartfelt thank you that was worth more than a thousand words.

Kurumi, who was turning into points of light and merging into Shido's body, seemed to have heard these words and revealed a genuine smile that Shido had never seen before.

"No need to thank me, Shido-kun! As long as you win the next battle, that's all that matters!"

After saying that, Kurumi completely turned into specks of light and merged into Shido's body. As if in response to Kurumi's disappearance, all of Kurumi's clones also turned into black and red fragments and disappeared at the same time. On the other hand, without Kurumi's help, Shido was undoubtedly falling from the sky at this moment!

However, Shido did not panic. Instead, he remained extremely calm, sensing the magical power transformed from Kurumi's spiritual power within his body. Although it was not much, it was still about 40 to 50% of his own magical power, and that was enough!

"Come! Altar Ring!"

A flash of white light streaked across the sky, dazzlingly bright. This light caused Archer, who had been planning to rest a bit and watch Shido fall to his death, to change his expression and rush down with his sword!

(Note: Because Archer was blocked by Kurumi's clone and did not see the interaction between Kurumi and Shido, he initially simply thought that Shido had run out of magic power and could not maintain Kurumi's existence.)

However, Shido, falling according to the law of universal gravitation, was falling much faster than Archer, who was running down—so at this moment, Shido could no longer stop him!

"Transform!"

With his hands on his belt, the light once again relentlessly enveloped Kazudo's entire body. At the same time, within this light, black and red colors swirled around the white light, forming a ring that rotated outside the beam of light…

Chapter 198: Joseph vs. Archer (Thirteen)

Chapter 198 vs. Cher (13)

The dazzling light was like a beacon in the darkness, attracting the attention of everyone present.

Within this light, the form appeared in a state identical to the Earth form, except that the enhanced rubber skin was white and the armor was also completely white. Of course, this was not just the end of the new form, but only the beginning.

Pure white and flawless—it might sound strange to describe a grown man like that, but this adjective is certainly not used to describe Shido, but rather to describe Agitω's appearance at this moment.

Of course, that's not the only reason. At this moment, behind agitω, a pair of angel wings made entirely of light also appeared!

With each flap of the angel wings, countless points of light scattered and drifted away, creating a beautiful scene, almost like a painting. However, this was not the end, because the black and red intersecting ring still surrounded agitω at this moment.

While everyone was captivated by the pure white, the change... began to continue.

The black and red ring suddenly disintegrated, turning into endless black and red threads that began to wrap around agitω's body, as if trying to cover up the pure white.

Helmet, breastplate, gauntlets, leg armor... every part of agitω's body is invariably woven with black and red threads.

Soon, the interwoven black and red threads formed a symmetrical and incredibly cool black and red trench coat, which was then worn by agitω.

The black-dominated style completely envelops the original pure white beneath the armor. Within the black, a blood-red hue, like the veins of leaves, appears on this trench coat, adding a touch of ferocity and bloodlust to what was initially just a cool trench coat, instilling a sense of fear in those who wear it.

The originally pure white helmet has now been completely stained black, and the red lines that appear perfectly in the helmet have transformed the helmet, which was originally quite cool even in black, into a mask that looks like a malevolent demon ready to devour people at any moment!

Originally pure white compound eyes, the right eye was stained with blood red, and the left eye was stained with dazzling gold. The two horns opened and became six-pointed!

Finally, the originally pure white wings behind agitω, permeated by black and red threads, transformed into one black and one red wing. Its red right wing was as red as blood, and its black left wing was as black as ink. At first glance, the first impression it gave was that of a fallen blood angel.

Clad in a black and red 'unknown chaos calamity' trench coat, with black and red energy wings on his back, and at this moment, agitω's call—

"Come on, Zafkiel!!"

The call transcended time and space, and all things. With agitω's call, a giant clock appeared behind agitω, suspended in the air, its size at least slightly smaller than two agitωs combined!

After the appearance of the Zafkiel, the minute and hour hands that were originally on the Zafkiel suddenly 'clicked' and jumped off the Zafkiel into agitω's hand!

Bathed in the hazy moonlight, a figure with black and red wings on his back and crossed hands gripping two guns spoke with an absolutely confident and invincible smile.

"Time-shadow-form, transcending life, here I come! Let the second round of battle begin, Archer! I'll settle all the scores you owe me!"

(No, that's not right, Shido-kun.)

Just as Shikigami Agitω finished her declaration, since it was the first time that the main body and Shido had transformed into spirit form together, Kurumi, who was inside Shikigami Agitω's body, naturally spoke with a slight smile.

(Shouldn't it be "we"?)

"Ah...yes, Kurumi." Upon hearing Kurumi's words, Shiying agitω paused slightly, then smiled and agreed with Kurumi. He then hummed softly in a nostalgic tone and said.