Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

But he did it with ease.

Because of this, Yan Ming, who is superior, can ignore the opponent's spirit form; on the contrary, his own spirit form will be further enhanced.

Ignoring all of Ghost's attacks, his body transformed into countless light particles, arriving before it in one breath.

then.

In front of Kakine Teitoku, Yan Ming tightly gripped the hands of the alien Ghost.

"Now!"

Upon hearing the command, Kakine Teitoku charged forward without hesitation.

Boom! An unparalleled sonic boom was heard.

With that intense speed, the second-ranked superhuman clenched his fist and rapidly vibrated the pure white wings behind him, pouring all his immense power into his attack.

The powerful attack, seemingly designed to destroy the entire research institute, struck the enemy directly.

After losing its ability to de-materialize, the physical and energy attacks struck its chest simultaneously. The alien Ghost attempted to neutralize and reflect all of this energy, but Yan Ming, who was holding its hand, directly negated all the effects.

He pushed his hands away forcefully, which also knocked Ghost's hands away.

Kakine Teitoku attacked from behind the enemy, while Yan Ming raised his right leg in place, transforming his almost infinite emotional energy into a substantial output.

The attacks collided with each other.

The bombardment from the undifferentiated matter coming from behind, combined with the powerful kick from Yan Ming himself, created a huge impact from within the alien Ghost.

It couldn't even open its mouth to roar.

Yan Ming kicked him away, then used the long horn extending from his forehead to observe the other's physical condition.

First, he saw countless resentful spirits imprisoned within the bodies of the alien Ghosts, all of whom were originally people from this research institute.

Among them are adults, the elderly, and children, but the majority are children, and most of the huge resentment comes from the hearts of these children.

One can imagine the appalling experiments these innocent children have endured in this research institute so far, and Swartz must have taken advantage of that to carry out his actions.

But we can't just look at these things.

Yan Ming wanted to delve deeper, using Ghost's abilities to constantly spy on the enemy, ultimately gaining a clearer understanding of the state of their spirit and body at the core.

There was a girl who was imprisoned deep within the Otherworld Knights.

Her body and soul were destroyed; her physical body was dead, but... her soul was forcibly implanted inside her.

Nevertheless, the girl's soul seemed to be sealed away, completely devoid of self-awareness, struggling painfully within it, while the lifeless vessel was the girl's own body.

If all of these were extracted, the Ghost's absolutely immortal bodily functions would completely dissipate.

"listen to me."

Yan Ming took out the Heisei Rider Sword and used it to block the chaotic Otherworldly Knights in front of him, then turned to look at Kakine Teitoku.

"Now, there is only one way for you to free her from this monster-like body yourself: when I free her spirit, you must take the opportunity to free her body as well."

"Rescue the body from this zombie-like body...? How do we do that? By dragging it out?"

"You should be able to do this, right?"

Yan Ming's words caused Kakine Teitoku to fall into deep thought.

Right now, this man is trying to find a way to free the people he wants to protect, so I also need to be clear about what I can do.

…That's right.

Her only ability, the second-ranked superpower in Academy City, is Unreal Matter.

Think carefully about what you can actually do with it.

First of all, I had just witnessed the abilities these two guys displayed.

That's turning the body into a particle-like state, like photonization, but much more complex... Is it quantumization?

Upon closer reflection, is it possible for my own primordial matter to achieve such delicate things?

"That probably won't work." Kakine Teitoku decisively dismissed the idea. If he really intended to transform himself into countless microscopic particles like the other party for instantaneous teleportation, not to mention whether it was even possible, if something went wrong, his physical body would definitely dissipate directly into another dimension.

However, this does not mean it is impossible.

No one understands his own abilities better than him, so…

Kakine Teitoku took a deep breath and nodded to Yan Ming.

"let's go!"

With this call, Yan Ming immediately raised the Heisei Sword in his hand.

The immense golden energy transformed into sword energy.

As he kicked away the enemy in front of him, he instantly unleashed the sword energy.

"Yorokobi Stream!"

A powerful strike representing the emotion of "joy".

After this move instantly struck the enemy, countless red dots of light could be seen flying out of the alien Ghost's body.

First, they saved the souls of a group of people.

Then, Yan Ming took out two guns, aimed them at the enemy who was already somewhat immobilized, and kept pulling the trigger.

"Isama Shoot!"

An energy blast representing the concept of "courage".

Purple and blue formed a spiraling, swirling projectile that blasted towards the enemy's entire body with lightning speed.

Red light spots continued to fly out from the opponent's body, and in that instant, the power of the alien Ghost was weakened even further.

This time, some people's bodies were rescued.

Yan Ming switched from two pistols to two swords, and with his blades wrapped in powerful crimson energy, he swung them down in a two-sword style from the front.

"Ikari Slash!"

A powerful sword technique imbued with the spirit of "anger".

Three consecutive slashes instantly expelled the remaining soul and body from the alien Ghost's body, but—

There is only one spirit and one body left.

Yan Ming thrust his twin swords fiercely into the opponent's body, causing the golden light to materialize from within and be forcibly pulled out into human form.

It's now!

Kakine Teitoku suddenly raised his hand, and the power that only he could control instantly transformed into a white storm that swept in.

That was a powerful storm called Unreal Matter.

Interspersed within it are white particles even smaller than microscopic particles. These particles invade the monster's body, slowly dispersing the imprisoned flesh into equally tiny particles, and then pulling them all out of the alien Ghost's body.

The slightest carelessness could lead to a devastating collision between particles, not only causing Ringo's body to dissipate completely, but also causing an effect similar to a dimensional collision to erupt in the surrounding area.

But so what?

The young man, representing the second-ranked student in Academy City, revealed a confident smile, spreading his arms wide with an expression of absolute mockery.

That was absolute confidence in one's own identity.

"—Don't underestimate me, a Level 5 superpowered individual!"

In good condition.

All the particles were brought out, and they perfectly recombine from mid-air based on the data in Kakine Teitoku's mind, returning to the original form of Ringo.

ended.

The alien Ghost's body twisted and swayed wildly; its interior no longer contained any vessel or soul, it was now just an empty shell.

It is a decaying thing that has the appearance of an infinite soul, but has no heart or soul.

Yan Ming slashed him away with one stroke, then threw the two swords on the ground and pressed the button on the dial.

It's time to bring this all to a complete close.

"Gh·Gh·Gh·Ghost! Final Attack Time Break!"

A huge, iridescent totem emerged from behind.

Yan Ming's body slowly floated up, and colorful energy gathered in his legs like veins, using invisible power to make himself float up.

The alien Ghost struggled, attempting to attack Yan Ming with energy blasts of the same color.

But those attacks didn't even touch Yan Ming before they turned black in mid-air, then decayed and dissipated.

Because it has lost even the most basic driving force that supports the output of these forces—emotion.

In contrast, Yan Ming carries countless beliefs and emotions.

Huge white wings appeared behind him.

With an absolutely pure white body, it completely penetrates that corrupt and hypocritical state.

Countless feathers slowly fell, and a pure white god descended from the sky, elegant yet powerful.

Landing alongside him was a superpowered individual who held a young girl in his arms and had pure white wings on his back.

The two stood facing each other.

In the very center was the monster's body, which vanished instantly in the explosion.

"Go to hell, you inhuman, ghostly, hooded scoundrel!"

"..."

"I'm not insulting you, why are you looking at me like that?"

Seeing Yan Ming suddenly looking at him, Kakine Teitoku awkwardly twitched the corner of his mouth.

"...Okay, you two do look a bit alike."

(The author has to go out today, so this is the only update. I'm really sorry!)

Volume 5 of A Certain Magical Index: Chapter 200: Manipulating History? Manipulating Human Lives?

The battle has finally come to an end.

After Yan Ming and Kakine Teitoku destroyed the Ghost, the soul and body sealed within it returned to their original places.

"What... happened to me?"

"It felt like I had a really long dream, what... what's going on?"

"Waaaaah...! Why did I fall here?!"

The children and researchers in the institute all regained their physical and mental health, and everyone was safe and sound.

Of course, Yan Ming saw everything these so-called researchers had done.

He will not let these young, innocent children be treated like experimental animals and manipulated at will, or have their gentle and warm childhoods destroyed.

But... now is not the time.

Before dealing with these scumbags, he had another thing to do.

Kakine Teitoku held the girl's cold body, sensing her current state.

Unlike the other boys and girls who regained consciousness, the girl named Ringo remained completely still.

This is quite normal... after all, she is no longer a living person.

The dead will never come back to life. Even if their souls are saved, they will only be in a state where they cannot be defiled or used. The bodies that have died cannot be restored.

He knew... he had known all along that this would happen; he had foreseen this outcome the moment he made up his mind to stop it.

He wouldn't regret anything, nor would he blame anyone, because it was unavoidable; once a person dies, they cannot be brought back to life.

Even though incredibly complex emotions were swirling within him, he gritted his teeth and endured it all.

"…Thank you."

Those who know him well would probably find it hard to imagine that the second-ranked person in Academy City would speak to others with such respect.

But for Kakine Teitoku, the man standing in front of him was the one he truly needed to thank.

Without him, she would have been unable to prevent the girl's soul from being desecrated.