Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

She wore the summer uniform of Tokiwadai Middle School and had short chestnut hair.

However, his eyes seemed a little listless.

"Misaka...Mikoto?"

He still remembered the girl's name; after all, they had only met yesterday.

Yan Ming looked at Misaka Mikoto, who was standing there somewhat blankly, and wondered what she was doing.

"We've met again."

Since you've seen it, it would be impolite not to go up and say hello.

Yan Ming walked over to her as a matter of course and greeted her.

But... Misaka Mikoto looked at her with the same lifeless eyes as before.

“…A stranger I don’t know is trying to chat up Misaka,” Misaka said, somewhat flustered.

Huh? A complete stranger? Didn't we just meet yesterday?

This sentence surprised Yan Ming, but he didn't show any surprise on his face.

Don't you remember me?

"Misaka must have never seen anyone like you before," Misaka thought to herself, wondering if this was a new kind of flirting technique, while also wondering if she should just call the police.

Is it necessary to escalate to this level...?

Yan Ming took a closer look at the girl in front of him.

Her appearance is exactly the same as Misaka Mikoto's, except that her eyes seem a little lifeless.

The clothes were exactly the same as when I saw them yesterday, which means they must be the same person, and there should be no possibility of mistaken identity.

Then why can't you remember yourself?

"Speaking of which, if you want to flirt with Misaka, Misaka suggests that this gentleman should offer Misaka some bribes."

"bribe?"

As they spoke, the other person pointed to the street not far away.

That was an ice cream truck.

Quite a few people went to buy it, but most of them were couples, and it seems that they have even launched a new type of limited-edition couple set meal.

"Misaka wants to eat that. If I can buy it for Misaka, it wouldn't be a problem if you could strike up a conversation with her," Misaka thought to herself, considering how to maximize her benefits by taking advantage of the stranger in front of her.

"Why don't you just say you want me to treat you to ice cream?"

Although the other person looks exactly like Misaka Mikoto, their way of speaking, eyes, and personality seem to be different.

Could it be her twin sister? Or her older sister?

In short, it's not a pleasant feeling to be stared at like that.

Yan Ming walked nonchalantly toward the ice cream truck and approached the shop owner.

"Give me an ice cream cone, vanilla flavor is fine."

"Hey buddy, are you sure you only want one? Or are you sure you only want one ball?"

The shop owner looked at them with a grin.

"Those two outside... are they your girlfriends? I heard their conversation just now, they're sisters! Isn't it a little awkward to only buy one ice cream cone?"

"Or rather—ah, I get it! You want to play the kind of game where three people lick an ice cream cone together, wow, young people these days are really exciting!"

Two people? After hearing the shop owner's words, Yan Ming turned around and saw another person who looked a lot like Misaka Mikoto standing next to her.

No… I should say that both of them are Misaka Mikoto.

One of them had a blank look in her eyes, while the other looked anxious, as if afraid that others would see Misaka Mikoto's blank expression.

Intuitively, Yan Ming felt that the one with the anxious expression was the real person.

"Then give me another strawberry flavor."

"Huh? Don't you want it yourself?"

Although the boss said that at first, he quickly gave an expression that said, "I understand, I understand."

What on earth have you come up with all this nonsense?

With Aleister's help, Yan Ming not only gained a real identity in the city, but also acquired a considerable sum of money. He just exchanged it for cash this morning, so now he can shop normally.

"Here, these are your two ice cream cones—good luck, kid! This sisterly duo thing can easily turn into a chaotic mess!!"

Yan Ming glared at the other person with a calm look, which sent a chill down his spine and made him stop saying anything more.

"So what if you appear in public like this and get spotted by others?!"

"Does what you mean by 'discovery' by Onee-sama is now? Misaka and Onee-sama have been seen by many people, haven't they?" Misaka asked, puzzled.

"No, no, that's not what I meant! Uh..."

Just as Misaka Mikoto was about to say something, she noticed that someone had walked up to her side without her noticing.

Black hair, purple eyes, the other person was someone I had just met yesterday.

He's holding two ice cream cones right now.

One was handed to the person next to him, and the other... was handed to himself.

"You should have one too, I'll pass, I don't have much of an appetite."

"you--"

"...This flavor isn't to your liking?"

"You, you, you—why are you here?!"

Misaka Mikoto screamed in disbelief and utter shock, drawing the attention of almost everyone on the street.

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The three of them then found a quiet little park to sit down, and that's when Yan Ming learned what had happened.

"Oh, so it's your sister."

"Uh... as for the name... well, it's just my sister! Don't think about anything else!"

For some reason, Misaka Mikoto seems to stutter a lot these days, and she also seems very flustered.

It felt like they were trying to hide something... but what exactly were they hiding? With insufficient information, Yan Ming couldn't figure it out for the time being.

On the contrary, it was this so-called younger sister beside her...

Compared to the anxious Misaka Mikoto, she was simply licking the ice cream in her hand, one bite at a time, in a very dull manner.

This scene immediately alarmed Misaka Mikoto.

"Hurry up! You should at least say something to explain yourself!"

"…tasty."

"what?!"

"This vanilla flavor is delicious, very sweet, Misaka loves it," Misaka said happily and contentedly.

"You idiot! I didn't ask you whether you thought it tasted good or not!!"

Misaka Mikoto's face grew increasingly red, whether from anger or embarrassment, it was hard to tell.

"Well, I really didn't expect to see you here, haha! We're really destined to meet!"

"That's right... Your sister doesn't seem to talk much."

"She's always been like this... Well, we have something to talk about between us sisters, so we'll go chat for a bit first!"

*Thud!* Misaka Mikoto suddenly grabbed her sister's hand and walked step by step toward the bushes in the distance.

"Come here right now! I need to get some serious questions out of you about why you ran into that kind of guy!"

"When someone hit on her, Misaka gave this honest response."

"How could I suddenly get hit on like that! Explain yourself right now! And if he finds out, there could be trouble. We can't drag ordinary people into this..."

Situations where the meaning is unclear.

After watching the two leave, Yan Ming looked in another direction not far away.

There seem to be... other people there.

"...Are they spying on us?"

Yan Ming got up and walked towards the direction behind the bushes.

Little did they know that...

After he left... in the distance, even more Misaka Mikoto fans were looking at him.

No… these people are all those so-called “younger sisters” from before.

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Meikoin Gates' experience today was rather tragic.

Because he was dressed like someone from the future and was unfamiliar with the place, he had no idea how to get to know the city.

"Those two, Zi-O and Woz, actually abandoned me and left..."

He twitched the corner of his mouth and glanced around at the people, noticing that everyone was staring at him with strange looks.

Gates could only cross his arms as much as possible, pretending not to care about other people's stares, and continue walking towards the other end of the street.

"Seriously... what's wrong with this city? It looks just like any other city!"

He said he was going to come out and investigate the situation, but Gates had no idea what kind of situation required his investigation.

And to be honest, he didn't understand the underlying principles of Wozniak's book's historical filler and such.

Being assigned so many difficult tasks all at once, even this battle-hardened future warrior was at a loss for what to do.

Compared to these, he preferred pure combat, which was actually more convenient.

"This is really a headache..."

Gates walked out of the nearby supermarket, bought a bottle of water with the money Yan Ming had given him, and then sighed.

Just at this time.

Gates turned his head and looked at the street not far away—

He discovered a person with a peculiar appearance.

"That guy...?"

To be precise, that person... was like a strange priest.

He was dressed in a black overcoat and robe, had red hair, and had tattoo-like markings on his face.

In a street dominated by science, such a person would stand out.

The other person took a drag of their cigarette and then walked towards a street not far away.

Gates squinted and instinctively followed.

Then—what appeared before us was an incredibly huge skyscraper.

"This is!"

If it's just high-rise buildings, then it's fine.

But Gates... personally witnessed such an anomaly in the direction of the entrance.

There was a person wearing silver armor, covered in blood, lying on a roof beam.

The signs of life were extremely faint.

"Hey!"

Gates' eyes widened, and he immediately ran towards the person.

"Hey! Are you alright? Cheer up! Hey!!"

He shook the other person's body immediately, and then Gates checked the breathing slightly... the other person was dead.