Kamen Rider Date A Live

In this space, there is a command center full of ultra-high-tech and futuristic features. The other people operating the equipment, each with their own unique characteristics, are all calmly continuing their work—because they are used to this kind of scene and are no longer afraid!

As for the user of that beautiful flying kick, the person whom Kannazuki called Commander, was a petite girl with beautiful crimson twin tails and wearing a military uniform. Judging from her appearance, she was only about fourteen years old. However, this girl had an aura of authority and pressure that a fourteen-year-old child should not have, which only a person in a high position should have!

However, the girl neither deliberately displayed nor concealed this aura and authority; it was simply integrated naturally into her every move—because she didn't need to deliberately elevate herself in front of these people, because to her, every crew member here was family. And perhaps it was precisely because of this attitude towards her crew that all the crew members of this airship—Fracinas—held unwavering loyalty to the girl named Kotori… In a sense, this behavior could be simply called the Kotori Cult!

"...Kotori, is this Shi's telepathic communication?"

Behind Kotori, a silver-haired older woman in a white coat, who looked as if she could fall asleep at any moment, suddenly asked a question.

"Ah... that's right. Seriously, what trouble has happened this time? It's always worrying me... Reine, could you please take charge with Kannazuki while I'm not around?"

"Oh! Leave it to me, Commander!"

There was absolutely no sign that she had just been kicked hard. Full of energy, Kannazuki stood tall and gave a military salute, answering Kotori 'seriously'—unfortunately, Kannazuki's expression was either playful or genuinely serious.

"Yeah, good luck, Kotori. Your expression is pretty good right now. Shi will be very happy to see Kotori's expression when she comes for him."

Her expression remained calm as always, and her voice was as gentle as ever, but for some reason, everyone felt that they could detect a shift in Ling Yin's words.

"Hmm... I hope so... No! It's not specifically for Shido!!"

Upon hearing Reine's words, Kotori instinctively responded, only to realize something was amiss—according to this logic, wouldn't she become a strange woman who would be happy simply because Shido needed her?! I, I refuse to admit it!

"Ah, Commander. Although being tsundere can be cute, in this era where twin tails are all the rage, Commander, you should make better use of your twin tails and be more honest..."

A slightly chubby, bespectacled executive, clearly a typical nerd, turned to Kotori and offered a suggestion—that she be using the computer during work hours without permission, opening a webpage, and letting Kotori understand what the twin-tailed cult, Fraxinus, was all about to explain. Just as he was about to begin, a super-sized lollipop suddenly shot onto the keyboard in front of him, followed by Kotori's slightly tsundere… I mean, annoyed words.

"Who's the tsundere?! And what the heck is this twin-tail cult?! Ugh! I'm off! Reine, Shiizaki! If Kannazuki goes crazy again, please take care of it! -- Responding to the call!"

The moment after she finished speaking, Kotori transformed into a warm, crimson streak of light and disappeared from the command room.

"Huh? Commander! Commander! What happened?! I was planning to hold a Commander Appreciation Party while you were away!!"

"You started joking as soon as the commander left!"

Upon hearing Kannazuki's self-deception, almost everyone present immediately criticized Kannazuki for being completely unreliable most of the time... except for one person.

"...Kotori couldn't possibly be mistaken... So, is it another Shi from the future, or the past, calling out to Kotori and the others..."

Reine Murasame, the analyst for Fraxinus. Looking at Shido Itsuka, lost in thought in his room, on her computer screen, an answer appeared in her mind.

———Fourth and Fifth Positions———

"Huh? Mr. Shido? Miss Nanami, you heard that too?"

"Ah... that must be Shido's voice... really, has he run into some trouble again?"

"Hmm...it seems Shido-kun needs the power of Yoshino and Nanami-chan, but I wonder if it's a combination of both or everyone together...Oh dear! Thinking about it, Shido-kun is really a pervert! He's building a huge harem! He already has the incredibly cute and delicate Yoshino, and then there's Nanami-chan, who can grow up and shrink all the time...he's truly insatiable!"

(Shido of this world: Achoo! Huh? Who's badmouthing me!)

"Waaaah! Yoshino, don't talk nonsense! What if someone else hears this and misunderstands Shido-san?! What we should be worried about now is whether Shido-san is alright!"

In a little-known park in Tiangong City, with the bizarre name of a "Twin Ponytail Cult Park," two... no, to be correct, two and one, a total of three beings, stepped into the park.

One of them is a petite girl with azure blue hair, wearing a cute dress, and with a beautiful appearance like a French doll. She looks about fourteen years old. In her left hand, there is a strangely styled rabbit hand puppet.

Beside the girl was a cute girl with long, flowing, light green twin tails, dressed in a gothic lolita style dress in light purple and orange tones.

The petite girl with azure blue hair is named Yoshino, and the rabbit puppet in Yoshino's hand is named Yoshina. Although it uses Yoshino's ventriloquism to make sounds, it has its own independent personality—a very mysterious puppet (gentleman).

Another cute girl named Nanami lives in the same apartment building as Yoshino and is her good friend.

As for why these two came to this park, the reason was certainly not because they knew about the bizarre Twin Tail Cult Park. Rather, the two of them and I were planning to hold a tea party and wanted to buy some snacks necessary for the event—soybean flour bread was a must! However, just as the two of them were making their way smoothly toward the shop, Shido's voice suddenly entered their minds, causing the two girls to exchange glances and decide to find a quiet place to discuss what was going on, which led to their conversation just now.

However, thanks to Yoshina (the gentleman), the atmosphere suddenly shifted from slightly tense to light and cheerful. But everyone present understood that this was only temporary; since Shido had called for them, it meant that an opponent had appeared and needed their help to defeat.

"However... what Yoshino said isn't wrong. After all, that guy Shido has taken away the first kisses and hearts of many girls. He even dared to touch a cute girl like Yoshino, and included me in that too. He kissed me thoroughly (Nanatsumi refers to kissing), and he's a pervert who saw my whole body naked!"

In response to Yoshino's words, Shido intended to alleviate her excessive worry with a slightly risqué, but genuinely risqué, joke—since he called for their help, it meant Shido was confident that they could win together; otherwise, given Shido's personality, he would never have agreed to let them help—a point that not only Yoshino and Nanami, but also the other girls, understood. However, despite understanding, Yoshino was still very worried about whether Shido would be alright.

—How kind you are, Yoshino.

However, very unfortunately, in this almost deserted twin-tailed cult park, besides Yoshino and Nanami, plus Yoshina (Yoshina: Hey!), there were three other girls who had followed Shido's classmates out of curiosity after seeing two lolis who often came and went from Shido's house suddenly enter the park, and ended up hearing the most unfortunate thing...

Yamabuki Ai, Hazakura Mai, Fujihaka Mii.

Normally, they would often incite Tohka to do some sentimental... I mean, inexplicable things. In addition, all three of them love pranks and gossip, and they are the kind of people who support Shido and Tohka being together... So naturally, the three girls suddenly stood up from the bushes where they were hiding and started shouting to show that they were angry!

Ai: "This is absolutely unforgivable! Call the police! Notify the police! I'm going to ask my dad to curse Itsuka with black magic!"

Mai: "We need to inform the entire school, and let's all mobilize to beat that scumbag Itsuka to a pulp! Then I'll have my mom train Itsuka to the point where he cries and says thank you!!!"

Mii: "I want Uncle to make Itsuka live in constant fear of assassination!!!"

After delivering their brief lines, which hadn't been seen for a long time, the three girls vanished from the park like the wind, leaving behind Yoshino, whose expression was almost tearful, and Nanami and Yoshino, who looked uneasy and were praying for Shido.

(Shido of this world: "Huh!? Why am I suddenly getting goosebumps all over!? What's with this chill and malice!?")

"...Anyway, let's go help Shido first, Yoshino! We can discuss this with Shido and Kotori when we get back!"

"Waaaaah... Shido... Mr.... I'm sorry..."

Yoshino looked like she was about to cry, which startled Nanami and Yoshina. The two quickly joined forces to comfort Yoshino, promising that they would work together to find a solution. This calmed Yoshino down a little. Then, after making sure no one was around, the two girls spoke at the same time.

"Responding to the call." ×2

"Responding to the call, Shido-kun!"

The moment they finished speaking, Yoshino and Yoshina transformed into an incredibly peaceful, azure-blue stream of light, and together with the peculiar stream of light that Nanami had transformed into—a unique blend of night and orange—they vanished from the spot.

———Sixth place———

"Hmm...? That voice is... Shido-kun? But... it's a bit strange."

A girl dressed in a dark gothic outfit with black and blood-red stripes, and with black twin ponytails of varying lengths, gave off a poppy-like feeling—yes, beneath the girl's alluring and noble demeanor lay an indelible, deeply etched presence—a bloody scar—that would never fade from her being.

Collectively known as the most evil spirit, but referred to by Shido as the gentlest spirit, the third spirit, a unique existence among all spirits—the one who attempts to defy time and the world—Tokisaki Kurumi.

Currently, Tokisaki Kurumi is temporarily residing in this building that is deserted and about to be abandoned. Although it is said to be temporary, Kurumi still has her tent and personal survival suit, which does not look like a temporary residence at all. Although Kurumi could pack up in the blink of an eye.

However, because the weather was nice today, Kurumi was in a much better mood than usual. So, just as Kurumi was about to go to the rooftop of the building to wander around and kill some time, she suddenly heard Shido's voice calling in her mind. However, as a spirit of time, Kurumi was different from other spirits, and she immediately sensed something was wrong from the voice.

The voice, the tone, there was nothing wrong with it—yes, it was the voice of the boy named Itsuka Shido, the one they knew well, the one who held the most sincere feelings for these girls.

However, Kurumi could clearly sense that the person calling was indeed Itsuka Shido, but it wasn't Itsuka Shido.

Because that call for communication didn't even originate from the same world, and the timing was different!

"Should I... go or not?"

Kurumi Tokisaki hesitated for a moment—was it really worth answering the call to help for that familiar stranger? After all, the other person was obviously different from Shido on her side—if they were the same, then the one calling out would definitely not be the other world's version of herself, but the version of herself in Shido's timeline.

"I guess... I shouldn't go after all? Origami-san's matter just ended not long ago, she should get some rest..."

Just as Kurumi was about to ignore the response from Shido in the other world and go about her own business—taking a good rest—a new Kurumi suddenly appeared behind her.

"Is this really okay? I am."

"Hmm?" Kurumi didn't need to turn around to know that it was her clone standing behind her, so she simply brushed her bangs aside, feeling the refreshing breeze, and replied casually.

"Oh? It sounds like you have a lot of opinions—though it's me, you're just a clone—watch your position."

In the end, although Kurumi's tone remained unchanged, it carried an air of unyielding authority and chilling killing intent—clearly, Kurumi was not joking.

"Wow~~~ How scary, how scary! But we're offering our suggestions very seriously. Even if it's Shido-kun from a different world, Shido-kun is still Shido-kun, that won't change, right?"

"...It's just a clone, but I didn't expect them to team up and fight against me! Really, no matter which world Shido-kun is from, he still likes to cause trouble for others."

Kurumi sighed softly, and for a fleeting moment, a hint of tenderness appeared on her face, but it quickly vanished, replaced by her usual enigmatic smile.

"Hehehe. Looks like you've made a new decision... Well then, wait for Jiayin! Me."

Without needing to observe with the naked eye, Kurumi knew that her clone was no longer behind her. However, at this moment, Kurumi didn't have the mind to care about the clone, because her mind was completely filled with a scene from the past.

—A wave of nostalgia—

"Kurumi, let's take this as a token of our promise."

As he spoke, Shido placed one by one the size of a palm, a strange golden pocket watch, into Kurumi's hands.

"Make a promise with me—no matter where we are, if either of us is in danger, then no matter if the world separates us, time separates us, or the distance separates us, we must reach the other person and protect her."

"However, although that's what the agreement says... for me, one-sided is enough—Kurumi, I won't stop you from achieving your goal. But what I want to do now, and what I can do, is to protect you until you achieve your goal."

--Finish--

"...Seriously, what idiot would make such a promise..." Kurumi's expression softened as she gently pulled out her treasure—the peculiar pocket watch she had received from Shido—with the care of handling a fragile object. Then, she watched it quietly.

"...The so-called idiot is called that precisely because they are someone you can't let your guard down over—so, this time, I'll keep my promise just this once in a while, okay?"

This time, it's my turn to do the opposite and make a new promise, okay? You don't recognize Shido-kun...

In her heart, the promise she made to Shido of this world echoed. Kurumi gripped her pocket watch tightly and responded softly.

"Responding to the call."

With that, Kurumi's body transformed into a black and red stream of light that gave off a bewitching yet unapproachable aura, and disappeared from this world with a gentle breeze bidding her farewell.

The Truth About the 251st Chosen One (Part 1)

The Truth About the 251st Chosen One (Part 1)

"Hehe, as expected of my sister, you've already thought of it—but it's a little different. I'm not just from a parallel world, the timeline of the world I live in is much earlier than yours."

"...So, based on our timeline, you are another Shido from a parallel world in the past?"

Kotori quickly understood the meaning behind Agitω's words and realized where Agitω came from. Sensing the mysterious black mud below that was beginning to stir, she asked her own question.

"I already know who you are... But if it's the Shido of the past, I don't think the Shido of the past could master the Strike Form. Even the Shido of our world experienced unspeakable despair, never gave up hope, and went through destruction and reconstruction before he could use it—although you can use it too, you don't have that unique aura that Shido had afterward... Also, what is that black thing down there? It disgusts me to the core. Is it the object you summoned us to annihilate?"

Kotori breathed a sigh of relief upon realizing the existence of Strike Agitω, but then immediately became serious and posed a new question.

"If I were to tell this story in detail, it would be a long one... I'll try to keep it brief."

"The biggest difference between the world I live in and the world you live in is my determination and will."

"Even though he understood the price of power and what he might lose after becoming a god, he still moved forward without the slightest hesitation or fear. But I was the opposite; hesitation and fear always existed in my heart. As a result, after meeting Kurumi, I was exploited by Kageki, and my body was corrupted by the Inverted Body. My soul could only escape in a sorry state, fleeing from the sealed body. With the help of Evangelion, Mr. Otaku, and others, I came to this world."

"After arriving in this world, I went through several fierce battles with legendary heroes and made some new friends and partners. I won't go into the details of the process. Today, my companions and I will begin our battle against the final enemy—that black sludge below... whose existence is the source of all the evil in this world."

"If it were just about fighting, I could easily eliminate the evil of this world right now—but as long as there is malice in the world, the evil of this world will not be completely eliminated—and although I am in Strike Mode now, the only form I can truly activate is Shining, which is not enough to fully utilize the purification abilities of these forms—after all, although I have my own will, most of it is imitation, without my own essence, understanding and comprehension. If all else fails, I can only defeat, but not eliminate. So I can only ask Kotori and the others to lend me a hand."

"I see... I understand now. If that's the case, I think we'd be happy to help you... right, everyone?"

Kotori smiled slightly as she asked for everyone's opinions and, as expected, received nods of approval from all of them.

"Heh, as you can see, it seems everyone's willing to help you... You're quite the lucky guy. But putting that aside, I'm a little curious, who exactly is that guy named Yiwen and that otaku? How come they were able to replace that guy [You] to help you drive away Yingyue..."