Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

His cooking skills are generally reliable, except… for his wife, Joel.

As long as this woman isn't allowed to cook, everything will be fine.

"Then, about the shelter—"

"It's all done."

"So fast!!"

Lloyd looked ahead in disbelief. Wait, a huge shelter had been built just like that?!

Although it doesn't look particularly exquisite, the problems with doors and windows have been solved.

After all, the Build watch contains the full power of Kamen Rider Build, so it should be fine once it's activated.

Unfortunately, while the power within the watch face may remain in this world forever, it cannot permanently preserve the knight items generated by the watch face in different worlds.

With everything finished, it was time for dinner.

"Mr. Yan Ming, Mr. Woz, would you all like to come and grab something to eat?"

Having just cooked a large pot of food using the ingredients Yan Ming had given him, Lloyd began distributing it to the children.

It seemed there was an extra portion, so Yan Ming and Woz took a little and didn't touch it anymore.

"Give some food to the remaining shapeshifters; this amount should be enough for the two of us."

"I understand, but is it really okay? Just this little bit of food..."

Yan Ming and Woz received at most a small bowl of vegetarian soup.

But both of them knew perfectly well that Woz wouldn't be affected much even if he didn't eat, as for Yan Ming—

His long-standing physical fitness and strength have enabled him to maintain a state of low consumption and high output.

Frankly speaking, this situation has nothing to do with simple humans anymore.

"We're fine, go and serve the children their food."

"Hmm...I understand."

Seeing Anya, Joel, and Lloyd all enjoying time interacting with their children, Yan Ming felt relieved.

"You seem to be very happy, my Demon King."

"more or less."

For Yan Ming, seeing these children live a relatively happy life for even one more second makes his work meaningful.

"Stop pretending, you hypocrite."

—?!

What was that sound just now?

"What's wrong... my Demon King?"

Woz looked at Yan Ming with some surprise, while Yan Ming looked around at himself with great vigilance.

There was no one else...

Where did that voice just now come from?

"...No, it must just be my hallucination."

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After they had eaten and drunk their fill, it was almost time for the children to go to bed.

To ensure there are no unexpected situations at night, Lloyd tries to stay up late as much as possible.

But he'll be able to get a good night's sleep tonight.

"We'll take care of the guard duty, so you can go to sleep peacefully."

Is this... okay?

"No problem, go to sleep now."

Although Lloyd didn't really want those who had helped him to continue helping him, as it was too much trouble for them, Yan Ming made it very clear that he wanted to say such things.

Left with no other choice, he had to go into the shelter.

"I see... So you'll be in charge of guarding the gate?"

That's exactly how it is.

"Then let's leave it at that."

After confirming this scene, Kusaka Masato immediately made a choice.

…He went straight into the shelter.

"You guys can guard the gate. I've already put in a lot of effort these past few days. Since you're going to take charge of guarding the gate, I'm going to go to sleep."

"Hey...! Aren't you going a bit too far?!"

Dian Si shouted angrily, but Yan Ming did not let him continue.

"What are you planning to do? If you want to go back to sleep like him, that's fine too. Woz and I will keep watch tonight."

"No, since Mr. Yan Ming wants to stay, I want to stay too!"

"...I told you, I would try my best to confirm your situation."

Gates, who was standing nearby, said the same thing.

"Besides, I'm not that sleepy, so I can stay and watch over you."

Yan Ming didn't say anything more.

“In that case… since you also intend to stay, let’s do a little something.”

"what?"

Then, under the watchful eyes of Gates and Woz, Yan Ming pulled Dian Si aside.

The two then walked to a place that resembled an open space.

"Doing some things...what do you mean?"

"Test your strength."

As he spoke, Yan Ming took a watch face out of his pocket.

"Let me see just how strong you are right now."

"...Huh?"

At that moment, Dian Si was stunned and stood there for a moment.

"Do you want me to...fight with Mr. Yan Ming?!"

Upon hearing this, Wozniak's eyes blazed with fury.

'Could this be... the historic moment when Kamen Rider Zi-O and Kamen Rider Zero-One are determined to be stronger?!'

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Volume 4, Rider Wars: Chapter 80, Zi-O VS Zero-One

"Alright, let's begin."

"Wait a minute! You're kidding! Just kidding! Are you coming now?"

"Otherwise, when will we ever get around to it?"

Dian Si appeared to be in a daze, and at that moment Yan Ming attacked.

First, kick him in this direction.

Surprisingly, the seemingly ordinary kick left an afterimage, and Dian Si almost fell to the ground for a moment.

He quickly reached out and caught the foot.

An immense force suddenly passed through his chest and into his back.

"Puwaa ...

"Who taught you to do this?"

Ignoring his right leg being held, Yan Ming leaped up and kicked at Dian Si again, almost spinning.

Dian Si felt that the other's right leg completely ignored his strength and spun around in his arms.

With this movement, Yan Ming's left foot swung towards Dian Si's face, but in an instant, it landed on his own shoulder.

The hit prince fell to the ground. He was in a daze and couldn't even figure out how the other party had done all those moves.

It looks incredibly unscientific, like something an ordinary person couldn't possibly do, but Yan Ming accomplished it by combining his physical abilities with his technique.

When he stood up again, Yan Ming's driver and dial were fully equipped.

"When did you put on that belt? So fast!"

"Transformation."

"Rider Time!"

"Kamen Rider! Zi-O!"

Everything seemed to happen in the blink of an eye.

From the moment Yan Ming completed his movements to the moment he put on the belt and completed his transformation, the entire process took only a mere two seconds.

The other side had already rushed over at that moment.

Dian Si hurriedly lowered his head to dodge Yan Ming's punch, and then rolled to the other side with a side roll.

"Zero-One Driver!"

He pulled out the gold and black driver from somewhere behind him and pressed it against his waist.

The other party is serious... If I don't take it seriously, I'll just get beaten up!

'Why is Mr. Yan Ming so ruthless?! Wasn't it agreed that he was just testing my strength? Does he really consider this a mere "test"?!'

Dian Si quickly increased the distance between himself and Yan Ming, and immediately took out the yellow key.

"Jump! Authorize!"

By pressing the key containing the locust's data and power onto the edge of the driver, the message was directly received by the satellite Zea in outer space.

A golden stream of light connected to the key in Dian Si's hand.

After that, a very tall shadow appeared beside Dian Si.

That was a giant locust.

Its body structure appeared to be formed from data and strange metal components. The golden and silver locusts made noises and kept jumping around.

Fortunately, Yan Ming had set up the Aurora Curtain beforehand, which would absorb the sounds and shockwaves from the battle. Otherwise, it would have disturbed the children's rest and might have attracted the mass-produced knights and monsters who were still fighting outside.

The golden and silver locusts protected the heir to safety for the time being.

Yan Ming was slightly repelled by the golden and silver locusts, while Dian Si opened the key in his hand, and his eyes became serious.

"Transform!"

"Progrise!"

The key is inserted into the drive.

The golden data and the driver were completely integrated. Upon receiving the command, the golden and silver locusts cried out loudly and jumped directly onto Dian Si's head.

His entire body was covered in a black combat suit, with locusts integrated into his body like a DNA formula, transforming into armor.

The bright red compound eyes shimmered with a faint light.

"Soar into the sky! Rising Hopper!"

"A jump to the sky turns to a Riderkick!"

Yellow armor, and a black undershirt with some red lines.

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After transforming, Dian Si had an extra yellow and black object in his hand, which looked like a briefcase; that must be the weapon he was equipped with.