Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

Soon it will be time for people to go home to rest and sleep.

Although staying up all night wouldn't be a big deal for Yan Ming, if he just wandered around the streets like that, he would most likely be arrested by the police or something similar as a suspicious person.

He didn't want to misuse the knight's abilities and cause trouble everywhere. Of course, simply stopping time and wandering around the city should be fine, but Yan Ming didn't intend to make such a big fuss right away.

and…

Why did I suddenly come into this world?

Just a moment ago I was sitting perfectly fine in the driver's seat of the Time Demon, but in the blink of an eye I was suddenly pulled here.

However, Yan Ming was certain that the force that pulled him over had nothing to do with time.

Otherwise, given his current ability to manipulate time, even a brief moment of time manipulation would be enough to attract his attention, and he wouldn't have been tricked without realizing it.

Or perhaps... is this really the effect of someone activating their ability on themselves?

Thinking about these things is really giving me a headache...

Although Yan Ming is a very intelligent person, he doesn't enjoy doing things like thinking about these incredibly complex problems from scratch.

Moreover, he hasn't had a proper rest since the end of the previous battle.

"Finding temporary accommodation in a world like this... must be quite difficult, right?"

At least it's a modern society, similar to the world I came from, which is not bad.

While pondering various questions, Yan Ming unknowingly walked into a supermarket.

"welcome!"

After hearing the clerk's voice, Yan Ming nodded, then walked to the back shelf and grabbed a bottle of water.

The only cash he carried was some Japanese yen he had brought with him when he left his original world, and some currency he had obtained in the world of the Great Tomb of Nazarick.

"It's definitely not universal..." Yan Ming thought to himself, and took out the cash to show the cashier.

“Um… sir, it seems we can’t use this currency.”

"is that so…?"

"Um, I'm sorry, but this currency of yours was probably brought from abroad, wasn't it?"

The cashier said with a hint of apology and helplessness.

"In this Academy City, we can only use a special currency, I'm so sorry... Um, there's a mini ATM over there that can exchange cash! Would you like to try it out if you'd like?"

Just as the cashier was explaining this to Yan Ming...

A person walked in through the door.

Of course, that was nothing, except that—the moment he walked in, he suddenly and without warning, fell down.

Then his whole body bumped into Yan Ming's side.

"Whoaaaaaah—!!"

A scream rang out. Yan Ming, who was well-trained over the years, looked thin but was actually very strong. He did not fall down immediately after the impact.

But the boy seemed to slip and fall.

"Aaaaaah!! These are eggs bought on sale! They're broken! Even though it's only a few, they were all on sale!!"

"Sir? Are you alright?!"

The cashier looked at the other person as if she was a little startled.

"How could nothing happen... I waited three whole days to snag these discounted eggs! Damn it—what bad luck!!"

The one wailing and crying to the side was a hedgehog-headed boy.

He was wearing a white shirt and black pants, with a spiky hairstyle. He looked quite ordinary, but what he was doing now was anything but ordinary to Yan Ming.

Is it really possible for someone to cry and wail over just a few eggs...?

"Are you OK?"

"Ah—it's nothing, it's nothing! Compared to that, you're the one who's alright, aren't you? I think I bumped into you just now!"

"No, no! I know, that bump really hurt, how could I be okay! Uh... you seem really alright, but I'm still so worried... are you alright?!"

The boy with spiky hair, who looked like a high school student, hurriedly inquired about Yan Ming's situation. The expression on his face... seemed genuinely worried about him.

One second they were lamenting over a few broken eggs, and the next they were seriously considering the safety of others?

Even Yan Ming thought that such a person seemed a bit... strange.

And there didn't seem to be anything unusual on the ground in front of the door. He fell flat on the ground and the eggs broke all over the place... He seems so unlucky.

"Let me help you."

"No, no, it's okay, I can do it myself... Ah, thank you so much!"

This time too, all I did was squat down to help him pick up the eggs that had fallen, and he was already so grateful to me?

However, Yan Ming wasn't too surprised. He had seen far more eccentric people than himself, and he himself was one of them.

With the help of the shop assistants, Yan Ming and his team worked for a while, cleaning up all the eggs and wiping up the spilled egg whites and yolks on the floor.

"Okay...that solves the problem!"

At this moment, the spiky-haired man noticed the money Yan Ming had taken earlier.

"Ah... sir, it seems you weren't carrying cash from Academy City before?"

"…What's wrong?"

"I think you might not be from this city, so... let me treat you to this water, as a way of saying apologies."

"That works too."

Yan Ming didn't say anything polite. Since the other party wanted to invite him, he simply accepted.

The two left the supermarket, found a nearby bench, and sat down together.

"Oh dear~ that was a real crisis. If all the eggs had broken, Mr. Kamijou would have been devastated."

The boy blinked after noticing Yan Ming's gaze.

"Oh right! I haven't introduced myself yet... My name is Touma Kamijou, nice to meet you, and I'm really sorry about what happened earlier!"

"It's nothing... Just call me Shilun Yanming."

"Shilun Yanming...? Uh, may I call you Mr. Yanming?"

Yan Ming nodded, and then the man named Kamijou Touma looked up at the sky.

"It looks like it's going to rain today... Mr. Yan Ming, do you have a place to stay?"

"...Why would you ask that?"

"Because when I saw that you weren't using Academy City cash, I figured you must not be from this city. You must be from outside, right?"

Although she managed to fool Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko, it seems that her identity has been exposed in the eyes of this boy.

Yan Ming could only nod.

"It's going to rain soon today, and you don't have any money to exchange for cash in Academy City. Where do you plan to stay after that?"

"I haven't thought about this issue yet, or rather, it's not a big issue."

"What?! That would mean getting caught in the rain, and if you catch a fever, that would be a big problem!"

No… Although Yan Ming really wanted to say that level of trouble wouldn’t be a problem for him, the boy named Kamijou Touma seemed to be thinking about it on his own.

"Hmm... Mr. Yan Ming doesn't seem to have any usable currency, and even the earliest hotels probably aren't very convenient to go to right now... Um, may I ask..."

"What do you want to do?"

"Um... if you don't mind, would you like to... come to my house?"

...What a carefree person.

Although Yan Ming considered himself a freak, he never expected that this spiky-haired guy would be even more amazing than him.

Is it really possible for someone to take someone home as soon as they see that the person looks a bit down on their luck? Aren't they afraid of being robbed in their home?

"Because, Mr. Yan Ming, even if you continue, you won't find a place to stay, right? It will be troublesome if it rains later. Besides, it's just staying at my house for one day, so it's not a big problem."

"Aren't you...aren't you afraid at all? What if I'm faking it or I'm planning a home invasion robbery?"

"That's possible, but I don't think Mr. Yan Ming is that kind of person!"

I feel like... he's definitely a bit oblivious.

Although this person in front of me reveals some indescribable problems in every way, however—

He genuinely wanted to care for others.

Yan Ming doesn't dislike people who are inherently good.

Moreover, it's really awkward to be alone in the city like a headless fly, since you can't find Wozniak and Gates under these circumstances.

By bringing this boy along, we can also get more information about the city and the world from him.

So Yan Ming made his choice.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Kamijou."

"No need to be so polite, just call me Kamijou!"

Kamijou Touma... he's quite a strange but good-natured boy.

He scratched his head and said with some distress.

"But then we'll have to arrange the rooms properly, since we can't let Index sleep in the bathtub."

"What did you say? There are other people in your family?"

"Uh... to be precise, there was another girl."

Then, because of Touma Kamijou's words, Yan Ming finally felt somewhat at ease.

What the hell is this? It's one thing to have a girl living in the house, but knowing this situation, how could they let someone else come to their house?

"...Um, Mr. Yan Ming? What's wrong...?"

It's nothing, I was just wondering just how incredibly powerful you really are.

The above describes Yan Ming's inner thoughts at this moment.

Five Volumes of A Certain Magical Index: Chapter 131 My Boss Wants to Talk to You?

The girl's name is Index.

She was a Western girl who looked to be only about fourteen years old, with silver hair, wearing a white monastic robe with gold trim, and beautiful bright green eyes.

I've been in Academy City for a while now.

The girl experienced something rather frightening, but it was okay, the boy she lived with helped her solve the problem.

However… the problem that Index experiences most often is actually hunger.

No matter how much she eats, she is never full. This is partly due to the girl's unique ability, but because she has maintained this state for many years, Index now has absolutely no resistance to any food.

"When will Touma come back...?"

It's August now, which means we've entered the height of summer, and the weather is very hot.

Although the girl couldn't stand the summer heat, what tormented her even more was the feeling of hunger.

"Ugh, it's almost nine o'clock! Why isn't Touma back yet?! If he doesn't come back soon, I'm going to starve to death!!"

In fact, she had already eaten all the food that Touma had prepared for her beforehand, but she was still very hungry.

For Index, not eating for even a second is considered not having eaten.

Ding-dong-

Just then, the doorbell finally rang.

"Ah! Touma's back!!"

The girl's eyes lit up with golden light, and she flew from the living room to the door at a speed faster than faster than light, quickly opening the door.

They didn't even bother to check who was outside the door.

"Touma! You're finally back! I'm so hungry! Hurry up and make me some food, okay?! I haven't eaten anything all night, or I'm going to starve to death if I don't eat soon—!!"