Kamen Rider Date A Live

2. It's a sense of helplessness towards Nanoha and the others becoming like this. How can they demonstrate their strength to their juniors in this state?

3. Kotori and the others' expressions could be described as somewhat wicked. Meanwhile, Evangeline, who had lived for hundreds of years, had long since seen through Kotori's true identity. Although Nanoha and the others sensed something amiss, they rarely encountered such situations and had less experience than Evangeline, so it was normal that they didn't know.

Thinking of this, Yiwen couldn't help but sigh softly, a sigh filled with many indescribable emotions...

"Kotori, if you want to stay by my side, you need to become stronger! You've regained your power, so why are you afraid to fight? Are you still afraid of power? If you do that, you'll only become a burden to me in the future. Think about it carefully. What was your original intention in obtaining this power? Once you've figured it out, you can come to me anytime when I'm not around, and I'll train you."

These words were transmitted from Evian to Kotori via telepathy. Upon hearing them, Kotori's expression instantly became quite strange, even more complex than Evian's earlier expression, revealing the complexity of Kotori's inner feelings...

Although this message was sent unilaterally by Evian to Kotori, and Nanoha and the others were unaware of it, it doesn't mean that Evian's contractor, or even Hoshino who had a marital relationship with Evian, was unaware of it. However, precisely because she understood Evian so well, she was even more puzzled by Evian's actions. Although she had a general idea of ​​what it meant, only Evian herself knew exactly what it meant.

“Yiv, why did you do this? You're not usually like this, could it be because…”

Although Xingye's expression remained unchanged, the voice in the telepathic communication, while filled with doubt, also held a hint of understanding.

"Hmm...seeing a child like this...it reminds me a little of myself from the past...but I'm much luckier than her...because I met you...from the very beginning...Starry Night..."

"Hehe...yes...but meeting Yiwen...is also my luck...at least...that's what I've always thought...but the luckiest ones are us..."

"You both ran into each other! Right, Evan? (Starry Night!)" x2

Although it was just a small exchange in telepathy, even so, they could feel a happiness unique to Xingye and Yiwen...

Alright, let's get back to the main topic. Although we're a little reluctant to interrupt, let's see how Shido is doing now. Time to change the channel!

—Shido-do-do—

"Wa ...

"Light Combo Slash!!" Shido shouted loudly, and his sword struck towards the key at lightning speed!

At this point, Shido could no longer even maintain his transformation. The bloodstains on his body were terrifying to look at, and not a single part of his clothes was intact!

But relying on the power of the 'Source of Life,' Shido has been locked in a fierce battle with Ken! At this point, Shido no longer has any thought of winning; only one obsession sustains him!

Even if I can't win, I don't want to lose to him without even touching him! If I give up like this, then what has all my efforts been for?!

In contrast, Ken was still wearing an extremely simple white lab coat, but what was truly terrifying was that Ken didn't have a single wound on his body! His clothes weren't even a speck of dust on them! Keep in mind that the weapons Ken and Shido used for sparring were a wide variety of things!

There are sticks, guns (like pistols), spears, swords, knives, portable heavy artillery, dual swords, double crutches, axes, whips, magic swords, crossbows, scythes, and even magic wands! Let Shido cosplay as a magical boy! Of course, there are many more weapons, too many to list (there aren't that many! Only about 20...).

Despite Shido's swift attack, Ken's expression remained unchanged, and a line of text appeared on the blank notebook, mocking Shido!

"Naive!! I've already told you! Without your own combat techniques, you can forget about attacking me!"

The word count hadn't ended; new words began to appear.

"So-called martial arts techniques are skills born from weapons! So-called combat skills are techniques best suited to oneself, born from a complete understanding of one's weapon, treating oneself as the weapon, and the weapon as oneself, in order to fight better!"

The look in Ken's eyes, though expressed differently in his words, conveyed a sense of relief; because Shido hadn't given up. There was also a hope; a hope that Shido would master a combat technique unique to him!

Despite thinking and saying so much, Shido's sword continued its relentless attack on Key!

Ken saw the sword that was coming at him menacingly, and with a light flick of his own sword, he easily deflected Shido's attack. But what happened next surprised Ken!

"Wa ...

Shido let out a shout that was different from before! Everyone present, except Kotori and Reine, felt the evolution of the light power within Shido!

Visible light began to emanate from Shido's body, illuminating the entire research lab! Then, apart from Key, no one saw what happened; to everyone else, there was only one slash!

As the light slowly faded, all that could be seen was that Ken's once complete white lab coat had one sleeve that had drifted to the side, lying quietly on the ground, proving that Shido had successfully achieved his goal!

"Key...?" Nanoha and the other two asked in surprise when they saw Key laughing.

"It's nothing, in fact, I'm very happy right now! Although it's just an incomplete combat technique, it's already quite good! Next time, I plan to call that guy from the world over too, he's even better at it."

Jian remained unchanged, his face expressionless and silent, but his excitement was evident in every word he uttered!

"That guy from the world... she and her maid have been fighting against those guys, haven't they? It's been a long time since I've seen him, so I don't really care."

Xingye also spoke, his voice carrying a hint of nostalgia. Of course, only he knew which one he was nostalgic for.

"Send Shido back. Get some rest and don't go to school tomorrow. Don't stay here. We need to talk about something. I've returned the weapon to him. When he transforms next time, he'll know what changes I made."

Jian resumed his expressionless face and gave them the order to leave.

"...Ah! Okay, Reine, carry Shido back, we're leaving." Kotori paused for a moment, then called to Reine and prepared to leave.

“…Understood.” Reine quickly carried the unconscious Shido on her back and came to Nanoha’s side.

Nanoha immediately activated the ring, sending Shido and the others away.

"Teleport (instantaneous movement) ~~please!"

———One day has passed———

Shido, who was idling at home, noticed that it was already noon, and Tohka, who had been watching TV, also started to feel hungry.

"Shido! I'm hungry!"

"Hey hey! Coming right away..."

Unfortunately, it seems that fate doesn't want Shido and the others to eat, because the spacequake alarm has started to sound!

Waaaaaaahh ...

Eyes' Tip

So much free time... Tea! Ah! Work's here? Immediately!

Congratulations to Shido on completing the 'New Weapon' event! The reward is a 'New Weapon with Unknown Power'!

The Thirtieth Encounter (The End)

The Thirtieth Encounter (The End)

—Fraxinus—

"Kotori, has AST arrived at the new Spirit's location?" Shido, who had just been teleported to Fraxinus, saw Kotori still sitting calmly in her chair, a lollipop dangling from her lips, just like before.

However, if Shido had arrived a little earlier, he would have noticed that Kotori's expression betrayed an undeniable weariness. Upon closer inspection, Kotori's lollipop also looked completely different from before.

"Yes, Shido. The new Spirit has 'manifested'. But we were really lucky this time! The eruption only reached a few dozen meters in size~! After all, it's a Hermit, which is quite docile among Spirits." Kotori explained to Shido while licking her lollipop.

"<hermit>... If the melody of light within me is correct, and this rain... Kotori, can you zoom in on the image?"

After feeling the melody of light within his body, Shido thought about the girl he saw yesterday and felt that his guess was correct. After thinking about it again, he carefully sensed the rain outside and found that it was strikingly similar to the rain yesterday. To be more accurate, he asked Kotori and the others to zoom in on the scene so they could see it clearly.

"Oh, photography team! Zoom in!" Qinli instructed the crew below the bridge.

Soon, the image was magnified, zooming in on the large pothole in the street, and then, correspondingly, changes appeared in the image.

Just as Shido had expected, a girl whom Shido could recognize stood at the center of the spacequake.

Her hair, a deep ocean blue, was covered by a hood adorned with rabbit ears. She appeared to be about thirteen or fourteen years old. Underneath her oversized coat, she wore underwear of an unusual material. On her left hand, she wore a comically designed rabbit doll.

All of this indicates that the spirit that has "appeared" this time is a peculiar spirit with two consciousnesses residing within its body, which Shido has already encountered twice.

"As expected, it's that child. I didn't expect the time to fulfill the promise to be so fast..." Shido exclaimed, but Kotori found it strange when she heard Shido's words.

"As expected...? Shido, have you met this spirit before? If so, tell me what happened, in detail."

"Just yesterday... on my way back from school, it suddenly started raining—" Shido sorted out his memories and briefly recounted what had happened yesterday.

"Transmit the spirit wave values ​​from 4 PM to 5 PM yesterday to my terminal. It's extremely urgent!" After listening to Shido's words for a while, Kotori gave the instructions to the crew below the bridge.

"...I don't think it's a problem with the main numbers. Is it the same as what happened with Tohka?...Shido, why didn't you say that yesterday?"

"You have the nerve to say that! If it weren't for that awful training that got me swatted away by Tohka's sword, would I have kept quiet?!"

Shido's voice at this moment was filled with anger and resentment. Kotori, the culprit, felt immense pressure and cried out, "Don't look at me like that!"

"Uh, well... Anyway! Shido, you transform and fight AST first! We'll talk about these things later! Quickly get Shido to the teleportation point!"

Kotori's voice was also a little embarrassed, but Kotori, who was in her sadistic state at the moment, would not pay attention to Shido's complaints even if she was embarrassed. She directly called two muscular men, each of whom grabbed one of Shido's arms and dragged Shido to the teleportation point.

However, just as Shido left, Kotori suddenly slumped into her chair, her face filled with exhaustion.

"Commander! Are you alright?!"

The crew members present all expressed their concerns. After all, when Kotori first arrived, the situation was not much better than it was now.

"No, it's nothing. I'm just exhausted. I'll be fine after a short rest. Don't worry." Kotori forced herself to cheer up and responded to the crew, but in her heart, she was thinking something completely different.

(What an idiot! This training has gone on for so long! And he still greets me like nothing's wrong every day! What an idiot!! Idiot!!...)

--outside world--

"Damn it, Kotori just threw me out like that! What happened to my dignity as the older brother?! (It's long gone, isn't it?)"

Shido had already completed his transformation and was riding on the Soul Tornado, flying rapidly towards AST, while also starting to mutter to himself.

In less than a minute, agitω had already flown to in front of ast, transformed into Storm Form, wielded the Storm Halberd, and confronted ast!

(Damn! What kind of changes did Mr. Key make?! Although the ability to 'get stronger as I get stronger' is good, the other ability... it just feels a bit useless?!)

Putting aside agitω's frustration, when ast saw agitω, apart from origami, all the other asts were immediately frustrated, and their thoughts were surprisingly unanimous.

Why is this big shot here again?!

That's right! For ast, agitω is already a god! Ever since the boss asked me to learn more about agitω's capabilities, I've discovered a fact.

That's too strong!! Are you sure this creature isn't a weakened version of a Pokémon?! ?? Missiles can hit it, and while they can inflict damage, they can only break its armor, which then automatically repairs itself! It's impossible to hurt it.

That's not all! The golden one was alright! The blue one, while its defense was a bit weaker, its weapon was just too sharp! Even though the Shadow Domain couldn't be destroyed, it could be easily sliced ​​through!

And that red one, even though we haven't actually fought it, anyone could see how strong it was from the last recording! And that red and blue one, needless to say! It combines two abilities—how can you fight it?!

Okay, okay, the previous forms weren't necessarily unbeatable, but that purple one that appeared last time—wasn't that the power of the <Princess>?! It was practically on par with an elf! (No, far from it. It's mainly because you guys aren't very strong, so you can't tell.)

"Everyone retreat! Origami, you too!" Ryoko was fully aware of the disparity between the two sides and decisively gave the order to retreat, while also telling Origami not to stay there.

Huh? You're asking why we didn't fight first before leaving? Just kidding! Ryoko and the others aren't that strong (hey!), but they've still trained, so they can naturally see the difference between agitω and before!

Before, he was at most a combat newbie with super equipment, but he could make good use of it. Although he became more skilled in combat as he fought more, his technique was still much more immature compared to AST. But after only two weeks, he suddenly became a master with rich combat experience! Holy crap! Did you go to the Time Chamber in Dragon O?! (In a sense, I wasn't wrong... my intuition was pretty good~)

"They're not fighting anymore... Fine, I don't like unnecessary battles anyway." Shido sighed as he watched the AST members walk away and asked Kotori.

"Kotori, where are the fairies now?"

"........."

"Kotori? Hey! Kotori, you..." Seeing that no one answered, Shido became anxious, but the next moment, an unexpected voice appeared.

"Shido-kun, Hermit has entered the floor. You can go in now. It's alright, the Commander just went to the restroom and will be back soon."

"Kannazuki?! You're back?"