Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

The demon in front of him paused, and its gaze toward Swartz became strange.

What exactly do you mean?

"This world isn't just about a few of us. The feeling I get right now is that everyone else in this world is just invisible to us."

Looking at Swartz's expression, the being before him immediately realized what he was talking about.

"You mean the forces that exist in this world..."

"That's right. What do you think they exist for? Just to look good?"

This idea had actually been in Swartz's mind for a long time; he had been thinking about it for a long time.

"We don't need to rely solely on what we're familiar with to fight. Instead, since we've come to this world, even though we're unfamiliar with it, wouldn't it be more helpful for us to use the local inhabitants to achieve our plans?"

"Use it? What's so useful about using it?"

"There are plenty."

Swartz grinned wickedly and looked out the window.

"For example... the magical and scientific aspects of this world?"

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Today is the second day of the Daihasei Festival.

After resolving the issues with Swartz and Another Agito yesterday, things seem to have calmed down a bit today.

...Is there?

Standing on the street, Yan Ming looked towards the distance.

A massive tornado swept up in the distance.

I don't know how that was done, but... no matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem to have formed naturally.

Something bad is about to happen.

He casually took out his phone, ready to call Gates.

But then they saw another figure rushing towards that direction at high speed.

"That is...?"

Touma Kamijou, a high school student with spiky hair.

The other person was running across the bridge in the distance, heading straight for the area in front of them.

So Yan Ming sent a message to Gates explaining the current situation, and then used the Aurora Veil's ability to get there first.

And so he witnessed this scene.

boom--!!!

It was a massive shadow situated in the heart of the city.

Countless steel bars and iron blocks were rolled up, floating in the air like a tornado, and then transformed into a huge steel vortex by rotating at high speed.

Its power is so great that it can change the climate of the entire Academy City.

As Yan Ming walked through the aurora curtain to the distant sky bridge, she saw that someone had already stopped her.

"Drink it—!!"

It was a boy.

The boy, wearing a ribbon on his head, used his brute force to deliver an invisible punch, which blew away all the metal blocks flying in front of him.

I don't know who he is, but judging from his appearance, he's probably fighting something.

Yan Ming looked down and discovered that there seemed to be another figure hidden beneath the vortex of steel.

"what?"

When Yan Ming saw the figure's true form, even he was startled.

Wearing the sportswear of the Daihasei Festival, his whole body was filled with eerie electric light, and even his head had turned into something that didn't look like a normal human.

Although he had been transformed into this inhuman form, Yan Ming was still able to recognize the other party's identity.

She is Misaka Mikoto.

"How did it turn out like this?"

Moreover, judging from that state, she seemed to be in a state of unconsciousness, completely distracted during the battle.

Even so, she was able to easily suppress the boy in front of her without even moving a finger.

The Misaka Mikoto before my eyes was completely different from her usual self.

Not long after, Touma Kamijou arrived. Upon seeing Misaka Mikoto's condition, he immediately rushed towards her.

I think I understand the specifics now.

Yan Ming narrowed his eyes slightly and slowly jumped down from one side.

He knew what he needed to do next.

(Sorry, the author was a little busy today, so the update is a bit late!)

Volume 5 of A Certain Magical Index: Chapter 186 I got up, time reversal instantly...

Not far from the second school district of Academy City, an elderly man was casually walking among the facilities.

"Um…"

The elderly man has a unique ability to easily see everything happening outside the building.

He saw Misaka Mikoto, who was forced into a berserk state, her power wreaking havoc on her surroundings, while two boys came to stop her.

"While the appearance of the seventh and Touma-kun was quite unexpected, I wonder... can the power of just the two of them really stop Misaka-kun's forced evolution?"

In the past, Academy City had a plan called the Absolute Level 5 Project, which aimed to upgrade Level 5 espers to Level 6... Although it ultimately failed and was rejected, the old man has now brought the plan back up again.

This time, however, the experimental target was replaced by Misaka Mikoto.

"By using the Misaka Network, the external brain, and Kiyama-kun's Imagine Control technology, Misaka-kun can gradually increase his power and eventually glimpse the realm of gods (Level 6)."

"Well, although you can only see it for a moment shorter than the blink of an eye, and when you reach that realm, Misaka-kun herself will instantly self-destruct because she cannot withstand the required qualifications and power, and the entire Academy City will perish with her... but that's okay."

"For me, it's enough to be able to confirm that this is something that can actually happen."

The old man's name is Kihara Gensei. In short, he is a researcher who is willing to risk the destruction of Misaka Mikoto and the entire Academy City in order to complete his own plan.

For these researchers, the research they have devoted their entire lives to is the so-called Absolute Ability Project.

However, because the plan was shut down by the authorities, all of Kihara Gensei's efforts were in vain.

He didn't want his hard work to go to waste, even if restarting it meant plunging the entire Academy City and Misaka Mikoto into death.

He just wanted to personally prove the existence of absolute power users.

Therefore, it doesn't matter whether Misaka Mikoto dies or the entire Academy City is destroyed.

"…oh?"

Suddenly, Kihara Gensei stopped in his tracks.

A look of surprise appeared on his aged face.

"Who...is this person?"

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"what…"

Kamijou Touma and the seventh-ranked member of Academy City, the Slasher Army.

The two of them tried their best to stop Misaka Mikoto, but...

"This guy's strength seems to be getting... stronger and stronger?"

At first, the power of the shoddy board alone was enough to suppress most of Misaka Mikoto's output.

But then things started to change.

As time went on, Misaka Mikoto's output became stronger and stronger, and her attack speed even reached a point where it was impossible for the Blademaster to catch it with his eyes.

If this continues, the two of them will be completely on the verge of their limit.

"Tch, strength doesn't matter! As long as I suppress it with my own backbone, that's enough!"

"Hey—sharpening board!"

Seeing that Junha was charging forward recklessly, Touma Kamijou quickly tried to stop him.

But then he felt a chilling wind coming from behind him.

"Whoa?!"

Startled, Touma Kamijou quickly turned around and saw who had suddenly appeared behind him.

"Mr. Yan Ming?! Whoa, how did you suddenly appear behind someone like that?! That's so sudden, it could easily scare someone to death!!"

Yan Ming glanced at Kamijou Touma, who was terrified by his silent approach, and then looked at the distant Shogi Gunha, who was fighting Misaka Mikoto.

"Is that person your friend?"

"Ah... kind of? I'd say comrade-in-arms. I'd never actually met him before, but..."

"But now, in order to stop the rampaging Misaka Mikoto, we have to join forces in the fight, right?"

"That's right...wait, why do you know these things, Mr. Yan Ming?"

"It's obvious at a glance. If it were the normal Misaka Mikoto, she would never do something like this."

Yan Ming slowly walked forward and looked at the girl who had gradually transformed into some kind of other-dimensional being.

It was obvious that Misaka Mikoto was being controlled, which caused her to go berserk. The power she possessed was far beyond what she could normally achieve. In Yan Ming's eyes, she was now more like a living machine, only knowing how to destroy everything around her.

"Do you have any way to save her?"

"...Maybe I could get rid of her condition with my right hand, but I just tried and it's not enough to just touch her. I need to completely remove this condition from her entire body."

"Do you think you'll still have a chance to touch her whole body? If that happens, Misaka Mikoto, out of self-defense, will just kill you all without mercy."

"Okay, that seems to be correct..."

However, Touma Kamijou couldn't think of any other solutions.

unless…

"You don't need to say anything more."

"what?"

"Step back, and make those guys over there step back too."

Kamijou Touma blinked, looking surprised.

Although I don't know what Yan Ming is planning to do, it seems best to just do as he says...

"This is utterly absurd."

Meanwhile, Kihara Gensei, who was still inside the building, burst into laughter.

"Although I don't know who that new young man is, do you really think you can stop Misaka-kun in his current state with your strength?"

"Whether it's the rampage of the Misaka Network or the power of the external brain, those are not problems that you people can easily solve."

In Kihara Gensei's opinion, the young man who appeared out of nowhere talking about solving Misaka Mikoto's problem was just utter nonsense.

"Hey, slicer! We have a helper here! He says you need to step back!!"

"What did you say, Toujo! You want me to step back?"

Boom!! The slicing board warrior swung his fists, sending countless enormous bolts of lightning flying, and shouted excitedly.

"That won't do! I'm really into the action right now, and I'm about to rescue this girl. How can I back down like this?"

"...See! It really didn't work!"

Kamijou Touma had an "I knew it" look on his face, but Yan Ming wasn't particularly surprised.

Since they won't listen to advice, let's just take action.

"Take this! Super-Ascending Turbulent Fist—"