Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

"Wait a moment…"

Suddenly, the monster began to realize something.

This is a mirror world, a projection of the real world.

That means that what you do in the real world should also be reflected in this mirror world.

Currently, this mirror world exists only because it is attached to the space I originally created. If I were to directly cancel my original space...

The hour twelve has arrived.

When he was forced to step on the number twelve, golden light blades suddenly shot out from beneath his feet.

There was no time left for him to think.

"Close the space!"

then.

The mirror world, which exists in relation to the real world, is like a place riddled with cracks.

It crumbled instantly.

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Bang——! !

Then, Yan Ming, who was still manipulating everything behind the scenes, returned directly to the real world.

It's not some pitch-black space where you can't see your hand in front of your face, but a genuine Academy City.

He returned with Kakine Teitoku, and the two of them landed in what was originally a dock-like spot... but there was no one else around.

"So that's how it is... Were you playing this trick on me?"

Because the mirror world that Yan Ming just connected to was born from the black space created by that demon, once the black space is closed, the mirror world will naturally cease to exist.

So they returned to the real world.

However... there was no sign of the demon anywhere, it seemed to have already escaped.

But even if it escapes, it doesn't matter, because Yan Ming has figured out exactly how to deal with it.

At least from now on, Swartz will no longer be able to use it as a trump card against himself.

"I mean... how did you do that just now?"

Kakine Teitoku, standing beside him, looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"I don't even understand my own primordial matter, yet it can still do that kind of thing..."

"Underworld matter is a great ability. It can continuously bring into this world all otherworldly matter that does not exist in this world, according to your needs. As long as your imagination is good enough, you can shape anything you want."

Because Kakine Teitoku also entered the Mirror World, Yan Ming naturally gained control of his power, and he could freely manipulate the ungenerated matter that originally belonged to Kakine Teitoku.

"Make good use of your abilities in the future; they shouldn't be limited to this level."

These words, which sounded like an education, immediately made Kakine Teitoku feel slightly uncomfortable.

However… he didn’t say much more.

"What are you planning to do next... I've done everything I can, right? There shouldn't be any more issues now."

"Are you sure?"

Yan Ming turned his head to look at the other person.

"The girl who was turned into a Ghost... she's still with Swartz, we haven't rescued her yet."

"...Didn't you say we shouldn't think about the dead...?"

"That's true, but Swartz is still using her, which is also a form of blasphemy against the dead."

After immediately dispelling his transformation, Yan Ming earnestly met his gaze.

"Don't you want to rescue her from Swartz yourself?"

"..."

"No matter what, I'm definitely going to stop that guy from taking advantage of that girl."

With that, Yan Ming turned around and prepared to leave without looking back.

Kakine Teitoku stood there, lost in thought, and then…

"…Wait."

A series of footsteps followed closely behind.

Without even looking, Yan Ming knew who had followed them.

“You’re right, I can’t just let that guy get away with it.”

"so…?"

"Take me with you! I'm going to settle this score with that guy!"

"Humph."

Upon seeing Kakine Teitoku like this, Yan Ming simply chuckled lightly.

Fighting hard for the people you want to protect...

"That's more like it."

Volume 5 of A Certain Magical Index: Chapter 197 Let's get ready to give him a good beating!

Ur and Aura have been inside the house for a whole day.

It wasn't just because Swartz hadn't ordered them to do anything, but also because of what had happened during their previous battle with Yan Ming and the others.

“…I said, Ur.”

Sipping a beverage she'd somehow acquired, Aura glanced at Ur, who was sitting in the living room.

He hadn't said a word all day.

No matter what Aura asked him, he was always in a nervous state.

"You should be back to your senses by now, right? I admit, that... that demon king really—"

"Don't mention him to me...don't mention that guy!"

Bang! As if he couldn't control himself, Ul threw the cup off the table next to him.

His face was filled with terror, and his eyes darted back and forth, seemingly looking in nowhere.

This made Aura even angrier from the bottom of her heart.

"Are you ever going to stop?! What's the point of just sitting here, being so afraid?!"

"you…"

"What are you talking about? Aren't you a man? How can you be so scared over something so small?"

"Don't give me that easy talk! You have no idea how much of a problem that guy is—"

The door to the room was opened while the two time jackers were arguing over something unreasonable.

"Looks like you're having a great time chatting."

"S...Swartz?"

When they saw Swartz return, both Aura and Ur were stunned for a moment.

"Why are you back so soon? Didn't you say you were going to team up with that demon to take down Zi-O?"

"No...that's right, how's your plan going?"

Upon seeing Swartz return, both of them hurriedly asked him questions.

However, Swartz's expression wasn't very good.

"The situation has changed. That demon can no longer contact us."

"what?"

"Can't get in touch? What does that mean?"

"How should I know? I initially thought that guy failed and was killed by Zi-O's group, but if that were the case, I shouldn't still be able to sense its energy signal. It's really strange..."

It's like someone who was supposed to be dead suddenly logging onto a chat app.

Regardless of the outcome, Swartz did not believe that the power of the demons would allow them to continue fighting against Yan Ming.

"That demon king is dangerous, no... I should say everything related to that guy is dangerous."

"What does this mean? Can you please explain yourself clearly?!"

"In short, I'm going to take on another plan now."

After a brief moment of thought, the only power I can currently utilize is the Otherworldly Ghost.

Then the only way to maximize its power is to look at it from the perspective of an alternate Ghost...

And so.

After a brief moment of thought, Swartz came up with some contingency plans.

"Hmph... I've got a good idea."

"What…?"

"It has nothing to do with the two of you. The two of you are in no condition to help me at all right now."

Swartz's words immediately made Aura's eyes widen.

"Do you know what you're saying? What do you take us for? Someone you can use and discard as you please? Who do you think you are?!"

Bang——! !

Before Aura could finish speaking, an invisible force formed a set of shackles.

Ulton was startled because—Aura's body was pressed against the wall not far away.

It was Swartz who accomplished this.

"I have no intention of asking for your opinions. I saved your lives. If you want to live, you'd better obey my orders."

"Ugh... Ah..."

“Say ‘I understand’ to me, or I’ll kill you all right here… Can you even understand human language?”

"Understood…"

Both Ur and Aura quickly said this, and Swartz then casually loosened the shackles around Aura's neck.

Looking at Aura kneeling on the ground, panting heavily in pain, Swartz felt an overwhelming sense of boredom.

These two underlings are really useless... They're already scared by the other side. How can he possibly accomplish his grand plan if they're like this?

To complete his plan, Ul and Aura were indispensable; otherwise, given their incompetence, Swartz would have killed them from the very beginning.

"There's no use in worrying. Forget it, I'll handle the rest myself."

As soon as he finished speaking, Swartz vanished from the spot.

Only a bewildered Ur and a pained Aura remained in the room.

Feel the atmosphere of fear.

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Since we need to deal with Yan Ming, and we need to use the power of Another Ghost, we must first raise the power of this Another Rider to its maximum limit.

But how exactly can the alien Ghost increase its power?

The method is simple.

"I see, I see. So this gentleman intended to use this girl as experimental material?"

This is a research institute located deep within Academy City.

The research institute has a large number of children who are only seven or eight years old. The purpose of these children is to provide the researchers with information on superpowers.

To put it bluntly, to these researchers, these children were all just a bunch of guinea pigs.

They treated these children with exaggerated attitudes, sometimes friendly and sometimes extremely angry, constantly provoking their personalities and causing these otherwise healthy children to suffer severe physical and mental trauma.