Kamen Rider Date A Live

"Because I myself am half a 'Reverse Body'. Using the growth fragment of the 'Reverse Body' within that Chosen One as a disposable item through remote manipulation, I stimulate that growth fragment with special energy to make it strongly connect with its original world. However, in this way, the fragment will be destroyed after the special energy activates the channel to that 'Reverse Body'."

Shadow Moon, looking annoyed, continued,

"But I didn't expect that the 'Inverted Entity' had already developed intelligence, although it was only an intelligence that was almost like an infant's instinct. However, it launched an attack without hesitation against me, who had stolen its power. Moreover, because that passage was only meant to be undetectable to you, forcibly passing through the temporal turbulence of the plane also caused me a lot of injuries. I was also slightly injured when facing that 'Inverted Entity,' which is why you were able to hurt me so easily."

"After I temporarily defeated that 'Inverted Entity,' I immediately went out. That wisp of black energy was me, and the 'Inverted Entity's' aura was also my aura, because at that time, the aura on my body and the aura of that 'Inverted Entity' were temporarily mixed together."

Shadowmoon paused for a moment, then looked at Decade and the others and said,

"You already know the answer to the first question, right? Now, let's move on to the second question."

"What I pierced into that Chosen One was something good, but only good for us."

"That thing is a special kind of energy crystal. The moment I came out, I placed that special energy crystal on the tip of the sword. You all know what happened after that, right? No need to..."

Before Shadowmoon could finish speaking, Decade interrupted her.

“We do know what happened next, but what I want to know is what that thing is made of and why it caused the ‘Inverted Body’ to expel Shido from his body and turn him into this form.”

Decade's words hit the nail on the head, leaving Shadow Moon feeling somewhat powerless, and her wish to get less information out of the way became a pipe dream.

"There's no need to be so sensitive. I was originally going to say less... Okay, I'll talk about it then."

Halfway through her speech, Shadowmoon noticed Decade's threatening gaze, raised her hands in a gesture of surrender.

"That energy crystal is like a stimulant, greatly enhancing the abilities of the 'Inverted Shocker' and allowing it to attach itself to the deepest, opposite side of the Chosen One's heart, enabling the 'Inverted Shocker' to launch continuous attacks. However, all of this occurs at the soul level and does not manifest in the body. If the Chosen One loses the soul battle, it's different from the usual invasion of the Chosen One and the subsequent rampage. Instead, it invades the Chosen One's body and completely inherits everything about the Chosen One. However, the most loyal element in their hearts is still us, the 'Inverted Shocker'."

"At first, I planned to have that 'reverse' person go undercover after winning. If they were discovered, we could just die together. But when I saw the otaku was there too, I knew that neither plan would work. Damn it!"

In the end, as if she wanted to vent her anger, Yingyue stomped her foot hard on the ground, making the already dilapidated ground even more shattered, and causing a lot of gravel and dust to surge up from the ground!

This seemingly venting behavior, however, caused Decade, who had been pondering the words of Shadowmoon, to stop thinking when he saw this scene. He shouted and switched his weapon back to sword mode and slashed down!

"Oh no!! Shadow Moon is trying to escape! He must be hiding something!!!"

Decade guessed correctly. Decade didn't feel the impact of the attack at that moment, and after the dust settled, Shadowmoon was nowhere to be seen. Only Shadowmoon's last words remained at the scene.

"Hmph! See you next time, Decade! Keep agonizing over that energy crystal. It has one last effect, and when the time is right, that effect will surely annihilate that chosen one!"

The 110th dangerous technique and departure

The 110th dangerous technique and its departure

"Hmph! See you next time, Decade! Keep agonizing over that energy crystal. It has one last effect, and when the time is right, that effect will surely annihilate that chosen one!"

After leaving his final harsh words in this world, Shadowmoon vanished without a trace. All that remained were the ravaged ground and numerous shoe prints, testifying to the fierce battle that had raged until just moments before (mysterious voice: that was pure torture, wasn't it?) and the presence of a single person.

At this moment, Decade was standing where Shadowmoon had been standing just moments before. However, because Shadowmoon had escaped, his sword strike missed completely.

"Damn it! They managed to escape... Right, Key! Can you check the entry and exit status of the 'Dimensional Barrier' now?"

Knowing it was pointless anyway, Decade, clinging to a sliver of hope, asked Key, who had set up the 'dimensional barrier,' whether Shadowmoon had broken through this dimension and escaped, or simply slipped away and was still in this world. If it was the latter… Kuku… I don't need to say more, everyone knows.

"I understand, please wait a moment."

"Key... no, it's Kamen Rider Sorcerer replying quickly to Decade, though still using a notebook... Come to think of it, where did he get that from?!"

Okay, let's not complain for now. At this moment, sorcerer took out a ring from the ring buckle on his back and placed it on his driver.

"Connect~please!~~"

With the sound effect of "driver," a special magic circle appeared, centered on a golden circular magic circle with four square magic circles on the four sides. Sorcerer then reached his right hand into the magic circle and took out something that looked like a laptop.

There's no way around it, sorcerer's personal items are all high-tech... cough cough, super high-tech stuff. Who knows if this thing that looks like a laptop is actually a laptop?

After taking it out, sorcerer held the laptop-like device with his left hand while his right hand kept operating it. The sound of keys pressing continuously came from the device. After about a minute, the sound of keys pressing gradually disappeared, and sorcerer finally lifted his head off the laptop-like device.

"World, your hopes may be dashed. According to data from the 'Dimensional Barrier,' a humanoid being recently breached the 'Dimensional Barrier' and left this world; it is no longer here."

Upon hearing Sorcerer's report, Decade clicked his tongue in displeasure.

"Tch! He got away pretty fast! Next time we catch him, we won't let him get away with it! But for now..."

Decade stopped complaining, looked thoughtfully at Shido who was now in ghost form, and asked Sorcerer again,

"By the way, Key. Can you check if the otaku has gone online yet? He didn't come here with Shido, and I wonder what he's thinking."

"Wait a moment."

After decade finished speaking, sorcerer resumed operating the laptop-like device, but the others were far less composed.

"Hey! Seiya, Key! What have you guys done?! How do you know where the otaku is?! This isn't Key's original world!"

Xingye was the first to complain, but her next sentence left everyone except those in the know speechless.

"Ah, about that. On the day the otaku first arrived here, I secretly installed a location tracker that Kenshin had developed on his hair. But there was no other way. If Yuse needed to find the otaku but couldn't, it would be a real problem. As you all know, although the otaku is someone who likes to stay at home, he sometimes disappears at crucial moments."

Upon hearing Decade's words, everyone nodded in agreement, while also recalling the various times they had been tricked by otaku.

As soon as Decade finished speaking, Sorcerer found the otaku's position. However, this time Sorcerer actually spoke the words aloud, which shows that Sorcerer was extremely unsettled at this moment.

"Oh no! According to the data, the otaku is currently in the 'Origin of the Dimension'! And the spiritual waves emanating from there are... The otaku might be trying to activate that spell!"

"What?!"

Everyone was shocked when they heard what sorcerer said!

"Key! Really?! This otaku is currently in the 'Origin of Dimensions'!?"

Yu asked Sorcerer with some skepticism. After all, that spell was no joke! Even he and Shi weren't confident of success! And if it failed, the price to pay…

"I've already spoken! You're going to joke around?!"

"..."

Okay, although it seems like a joke no matter how you look at it, why does it sound so convincing coming from a sorcerer?

Despite the complaints, Decade and the others realized that since Sorcerer wasn't joking, the situation had reached a critical point where it was inevitable to act.

Thinking of this, Decade quickly flew to Shido, who was currently in a ghostly state.

Shido, who was initially puzzled by everyone's panicked appearance, subconsciously asked when he saw Decade suddenly appear in front of him.

"Huh!? Mr. World, what do you need me for?"

"Sorry, Shido. Because that idiot otaku went to do something extremely dangerous without asking us anything, we have to leave for a bit. By the way, did the otaku mention the trial to you?"

Seeing Decade holding his arm, Shido was surprised that Decade could hold him, but he suppressed his questions and answered.

"Trial? Ah, Mr. Otaku did mention this to me, saying he planned to send me to a world that could break my mental block."

"I've already told you, but because of the emergency, I'm planning to send you there right now! But if I send you there now, Shido, the chances of you dying there are pretty high... Oh, right!"

Decade seemed to remember something, walked over to Kurumi who had been just standing around, and said something.

"Ms. Kurumi, if you want to achieve your goal, you must devour Shido. But the prerequisite is that Shido has a physical body before you can devour him."

Kurumi was somewhat afraid of the person in front of her, but since both sides knew about it, there was no point in hiding it.

Thinking of this, Kurumi nodded, and seeing Kurumi nod, Decade continued.

"You heard what Shadow Moon and I said just now, right? In order for Shido to return alive from that world, Shido needs the help of you Spirits. So, can we temporarily lend Shido our power? Just for seven days."

"..."

Kurumi fell silent, but after a long while, for some unknown reason, she slowly nodded.

Thank you.

After Decade finished speaking, he took out four crystal blocks from somewhere, one purple, one azure, one blackish-red, and one deep red. Upon seeing these four crystal blocks, Kurumi's pupils shrank.

After taking it out, Decade pointed the black and red crystal at Kurumi, and Kurumi felt that a part of her power was being quietly drawn away.

"I'll tell Kurumi about where this came from later, for now..."

Decade turned to Shido and placed the four crystals in front of him. Strangely, the four crystals suddenly disappeared from Shido's sight, and he felt something added to his body.

"Shido, you'll see the information about these things later. Now, you can set off!"

Just as Decade finished speaking, Shido suddenly broke free from Shiori, and a magic circle appeared beneath him. At the same time, Shido heard, and only Shido heard, a childish but firm voice.

"Declaration!"

"Your body is beneath me, and my fate rests on your sword!"

"In response to the call of the Holy Grail, if you wish to follow this will and this reasoning, then answer it—"

I hereby swear—

"I wish to accomplish all good deeds in the world, and I wish to eradicate all evil deeds in the world!"

"You are the Seven Heavens, bound by the three great incantations, who have come here from the Wheel of Restraint—"

"Guardian of the Scales!!"

Kurumi Chapter Ending Remarks

Kurumi Chapter Ending Remarks

"Have they left...?"

Shiori, who had been silent since earlier, watched Shido disappear into the distance, heading towards the path of reclaiming her body. She gripped the iron chain binding her 'Millennium Puzzle' tightly without uttering a word, but couldn't help but murmur softly.

Meanwhile, Kurumi had somehow walked up to Shiori's side and was looking at the girl in front of her who looked remarkably like Shido... no, almost exactly the same.

Of course, this doesn't mean Kurumi no longer cares about Shido; on the contrary, she cares about him quite a bit. However, Kurumi also knows that among the large group of people in front of her, apart from this girl who looks remarkably like Shido, the others are all monsters, definitely not beings she can contend with.

Furthermore, now that we've done everything we could to help Shido, all we can do is wait quietly for seven days to unfold. Now… let's take a look at that girl who's been piquing my interest since earlier. If Shido were a girl, she'd probably look just like this.

In short, before Kurumi, who approached Shiori with the above mindset, could even take action, one of the monsters spoke up.

"By the way, Hoshino, why don't you take those two girls back to the 'villa'? You're not really a combatant anyway, and that Shiori girl needs a calm place to heal, both mentally and physically..."

"Monster... cough cough," Evan said to Xingye, then chased after Decade's figure and flew off to some unknown place.

"Aren't they... combatants...?"

Hoshino murmured something to herself, her back to Kurumi and Shiori, so they couldn't hear her, while a bitter smile appeared on her face. However, when she turned to face Kurumi and Shiori, Hoshino's expression returned to normal, a beaming smile.

"Alright, alright, ladies! I know you have a lot to say and a lot to ask. However, this barrier will be lifted soon, so let's go back to the 'villa' before the pedestrians notice us hovering in the sky! Besides, we can also see what Shido is doing right now..."

As Hoshino finished speaking, Kurumi and Shiori's eyes sparkled!

————The Inside Story————

In the midst of endless darkness, there are a pair of eyes and a figure, still chatting happily (?).

"Are you really going to do this? Although it would be very beneficial for us, are you sure those people can still exist as before?"