Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

Mami Tomoe had just gotten out of bed this morning when she excitedly turned on her phone.

Since last night, she has been constantly searching for news related to herself, and she gets very excited every time she sees it.

What will life be like after I get to school tomorrow? This is what the girl thought about all night.

She even stayed up until 3 a.m. before falling asleep... Even so, it's perfectly fine for a magical girl to sleep late.

"I'm really curious to see what kind of expressions my classmates will have when they greet me today!"

After a quick breakfast, Mami Tomoe couldn't wait to head out the door.

She had never felt that going to school was such a happy thing.

I couldn't contain myself just walking on the street, oh my...

"Speaking of which, shouldn't I be considered a celebrity in Mitakihara by now?"

As she walked, Mami Tomoe, who had been immersed in her own fantasies and expectations, finally came to realize the problem.

"Oh dear... if I suddenly walk down the street like this, won't it cause a riot or something if people see me? Seriously..."

Having just experienced such a thing, after a moment of joy, she couldn't help but blush as she crossed the intersection—

"...Wasn't that the child who just passed by the other day the one featured on TV yesterday?"

"I remember it was a magical girl."

"A magical girl, huh..."

Has it arrived...?

At that moment, Mami Tomoe heard the chatter of the people around her.

Her already restless heart began to race even faster, and she even felt as if a fire was about to burst out of her heart.

This growing excitement made the girl's steps slightly lighter, and just as she was preparing to face these people with a smile—

"At a time like this, how should I put it, it's probably best to... stay away from magical girls and such."

—Huh?

"Yeah, after what happened last night, well, although I think those magical girls were trying their best to protect us, I still feel like getting involved with them would bring misfortune."

"Didn't that scientist-like man on TV say that it's possible that those monsters called witches are related to magical girls or something... Just hearing that is already terrifying to me."

"I was originally thinking of getting autographs from a few magical girls and showing them off everywhere, but it seems I should put that off for now..."

"Me too. What if... even if it's just a possibility, what if these guys really do pose a danger?"

"I never intended to have any contact with them from the beginning. After all, if they can do that kind of thing, how can they still be considered human?"

"That's exactly what I was saying."

"I think so too. We should really treat them as different species."

"And the government, when will it choose to get involved?"

Strangers and passersby made this comment when they saw the blonde girl walking across the intersection.

Mami Tomoe lowered her head.

She suppressed all the words she wanted to say, and the emotions that had been burning like a volcano in her heart instantly cooled down.

He maintained an almost stunned expression.

She quickened her pace and, under the strange gazes of everyone, gradually walked towards the school.

"...What just happened?"

Is it fake?

After arriving at the school, there wasn't much of a person around... but Mami Tomoe still couldn't forget what she had just experienced.

The words people were saying, regarding themselves... regarding magical girls, were words that sounded like doubt, or even some rejection.

Even now, Mami Tomoe still can't forget it.

"...It's probably just that everyone's a little tense, right?"

It's probably just because these people... were just passersby who happened to see me, so... well, they were just passersby, so it's normal for them to have a somewhat dismissive attitude towards me... well.

Mami Tomoe believed this from the bottom of her heart; she had to believe it.

"As long as we get to the classroom... everyone will be fine, right?"

She quickened her pace and hurried to her classroom.

Splash!

As soon as the classroom door opened, the students who had already started class, as well as the teacher standing in front of the podium, all turned their attention to him.

This feeling.

It felt like being pointed at with dozens of knives.

"what…"

She almost froze on the spot once again.

The scene I had imagined—where my classmates greeted me with the same joy as yesterday—did not happen.

Instead, there were... expressions of fright from the students, and even stranger expressions from the teachers.

"...Mami Tomoe, um...you're late..."

"Teacher? I..."

"If you can, please go back to your seat. Um... I didn't mean to target you! I just hope that you... um, you won't make such basic mistakes again next time. Of course, I know that someone as amazing as Mami Tomoe would only do this because of a small mistake, right, classmates?"

Even if the teacher asked that question, no one was willing to answer him.

Everyone stared at Mami Tomoe with strange looks as she walked back to her seat.

What is this...?

The eerie atmosphere, as if she had stepped into another world, was unlike anything she had ever experienced before, leaving Mami Tomoe's expression completely bloodless.

She could only sit back down in her seat and look around at her classmates, who... seemed to lower their heads after realizing she was staring at them.

It was as if they dared not make eye contact or communicate with themselves at all.

As if possessed, Mami Tomoe turned on her phone with a dazed expression.

"... "

She saw the news report from last night.

And a series of conflicting opinions about magical girls.

And among these opinions emerging from various places—

About 10% of the discussion was about her identity being exposed yesterday.

Before this, she was very willing to browse news related to herself.

But the current Mami Tomoe.

But no matter what, she didn't dare to click on any news about herself anymore.

Volume 9, The Demon King Appears: Chapter 407 - Isn't it already very close?

"Currently, the U.S. Department of Defense area has also suffered damage caused by unexplained phenomena. U.S. officials have stated that they will take the fastest possible measures to deal with the situation and prioritize resolving the unexplained damage in civilian areas."

"According to scientists, the effects of this phenomenon do not seem to conform to the conventional three-dimensional spatial structure. It is speculated that it may be caused by a higher-dimensional phenomenon that has not yet been explored. Further details will be available later."

The people of Mitakihara City also learned about this, or rather, people all over the world learned about it by following the news.

"Seriously... what's wrong with this world?"

Office workers, restaurant staff, students, and people resting at home—almost everyone couldn't help but sigh like this.

"First there were those magical girls, then there was the monster upheaval called witches, and now this has happened?"

"Could it be that in a few days it will be the day when humanity is wiped out?"

"I've really had enough! Because of those witches causing all this destruction yesterday, I can't go to the tourist attractions I was supposed to visit!"

"It's even worse here. Even the vehicles used for work can't get here because the roads are damaged. Seriously... what am I going to do with all that important cargo?"

Various topics were being discussed by people one after another.

"What's with those magical girls? Weren't they supposed to be secretly helping us deal with those witches?"

"After all, they're no longer operating in the shadows, right? Suddenly appearing in front of the whole world has actually made them less efficient. What's wrong with these guys?"

"I never thought they were human from the beginning. Is it really okay for you to believe in them so readily?"

"That's true..."

"I used to think conspiracy theories were nonsense, but now... it's really hard to say."

The employees in those buildings were basically talking about similar topics, and almost everyone in the city was saying the same things to express their dissatisfaction.

The world is becoming increasingly turbulent, and no one knows what will happen next.

People gradually began to feel dissatisfied with the existence of magical girls for various reasons.

“…Hey, I’m talking.”

At one point, an employee suddenly stopped what he was doing.

"What's that over there?"

Influenced by him, the other staff members also stopped working.

It's not just the people in this building...it's the same for everyone else.

People strolling on the street, eating in restaurants, playing basketball or skateboarding nearby, and even students going to school all stopped what they were doing.

"What is that?"

People looked up at the sky.

In the blue sky, a shimmering arc was slowly approaching...

"A meteorite?!"

"What's that? It looks like it's flying this way!"

People gasped and gathered around, while the meteor-like shadow flew off towards a street intersection in an instant.

Then it landed on the ground.

The shockwave that erupted instantly shook the entire area within a radius of one hundred meters.

boom--!!

The impact was like an earthquake; the nearest road surface shattered instantly, and the flying debris further damaged the surrounding area.

The windows of all the buildings within a hundred meters were shattered, and cars, streetlights, utility poles, and all sorts of other things were blown away as a result.

People finally came to their senses.

Surprisingly, despite the enormous impact of the explosion, it didn't affect many people.

This situation was like a violation of the laws of physics; although many people were blown away at close range, most of the onlookers were unharmed.

It was at this very moment.

The object that had landed directly in the center of the pit then revealed its true form.

"Ah... Ahh!!"

Then, people finally recognized its true nature.

It was a monster that resembled a clock.

Its body is twisted and transformed into a mural-like image, brazenly displaying its enormous size to people.

"The monster...it's that monster called the witch!"

People finally reacted.

Countless people screamed, no longer caring about anything else, and simply ran towards the end of the road.

Boom! In that instant, a building was also pierced through.

That was another enormous figure, another witch.