Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

"It's time for our Show Time... and this guy's Finale."

Volume 9, The Demon King Appears: Chapter 421 The Singularity Youth Who Is No Longer Cowardly

Yan Ming then handed over most of the remaining tasks to Mami Tomoe.

Just as he said before, the reason he was here was to help Mami Tomoe with her current psychological problems.

'This moment is the best opportunity for her to overcome herself…'

Indeed, doing this wouldn't bring Yan Ming much help. So what if Tomoe Mami is the only one who has ever interacted with Yuzuki Hana? Yan Ming can still find Yuzuki Hana's whereabouts on his own.

However, it was precisely because Yan Ming knew about these events that he deliberately came to help Mami Tomoe.

There was no particular reason... it was just because he was willing to do it.

When Yan Ming learned about Mami Tomoe's memories of reincarnation from Homura Akemi and gained a thorough understanding of her behavior in each reincarnation, he had already decided that one day he would definitely solve the girl's physical and mental problems.

Now is the time for her to break through her own limitations.

At this moment, Mami Tomoe, who had landed again, gathered countless guns in her hands, transforming them into an even larger cannon muzzle.

The witch, as large as a skyscraper, writhed unnaturally.

Without hesitation, Mami Tomoe aimed the cannon directly at the monster in front of her.

--boom!!

Under the heavy firepower, like the main cannon of a tank, the platinum beam of light turned into a meteor and shot out in a straight line.

Blackish-red liquid flew everywhere, and things resembling minced meat exploded along with it.

A huge hole was blasted into the chest cavity of the gigantic witch... and fleshy things were slowly wriggling at the edge of the hole.

"That's not enough..."

With that, Mami Tomoe intensified her attack once again.

Countless guns instantly merged with the turret in her hand, further increasing the output of the shells.

"To completely defeat this witch, we need even greater determination!"

In that instant, as if in response to Mami Tomoe's words, golden light particles, like particles, gradually gathered around her.

A magical girl's state of mind affects the level of her power.

As long as she continues to express her emotions, the intensity of her magic will increase accordingly. And for Mami Tomoe now, her state of mind has undergone a huge change compared to before…

What exactly is this change and state of mind like?

Only Mami Tomoe herself knew these things; even Yan Ming, who was standing to the side, couldn't tell the difference.

But she understood that she... no longer needed to be afraid.

Just continue being the magical girl you want to be, and that's enough...

Buzz—! Then, the golden light became even more dazzling.

The power manifested as fluctuations, slowly shaking the street... even the giant witch in front of them seemed to sense it and began to writhe.

We can't let the magical girl in front of us deliver that blow—

The monster, having fully grasped this point, raised its enormous arm once more, and black lines resembling tentacles continued to attack Mami Tomoe!

But just before that.

About four deep red magic circles suddenly formed in mid-air.

And they all aimed at the attacking tentacles.

boom--!!

A torrent of flames erupted from within the magic circle, instantly scorching all the tentacles.

Everything was accomplished by that knight in black and red armor simply by raising his hand.

Yan Ming, standing to the side, would never allow such a thing to happen.

"Now's the time, let's do it."

Upon hearing Yan Ming's call, Mami Tomoe nodded in agreement.

"Haa...!!"

The girl pulled the trigger of the magic cannon.

It unleashed power far exceeding any level that Mami Tomoe had ever used before.

That... was already as swift as a shooting star.

The ultimate golden color, like a shooting star, not only created a sonic boom in the air, but also shattered the ground beneath the girl's feet.

This time, we're really going all out.

Without any suspense, the witch struck by that beam of light was completely engulfed in an instant.

Completely transformed into dust that cannot exist in the rushing current.

boom--!!!

An overwhelming force continued to fly towards the end of the street.

"Waaah...!"

Mami Tomoe seemed to be struggling, with a few drops of sweat on her forehead as she tried her best to lift the magic cannon in front of her.

"Has it started moving?"

With countless ribbons wrapped around the cannon platform, and with Mami Tomoe's own wrist strength pulling, she finally managed to raise the cannon's muzzle towards the sky.

"That's great... I thought if this continued, even the buildings on the other side of the street would be destroyed..."

Relieved, Mami Tomoe didn't notice that in the corners of those beams of light and turrets, several barely visible red magic circles had unfolded, helping to mitigate the impact of the massive shockwave...

Nearly five seconds later, the relentless beam of light gradually dissipated its power and finally disappeared completely into the air.

The onlookers, the rescued, the ones who couldn't escape, and... the TV crew who arrived from nearby.

They all witnessed it.

"Amazing... Absolutely amazing!"

"Wow, you actually managed to destroy such a huge monster?"

"Wow, that's amazing! Absolutely incredible! It's like watching a science fiction movie!"

"So magical girls... are all this powerful?"

Feeling slightly exhausted from overusing magic, Mami Tomoe disintegrated the magic cannon in her hand and sat down on the ground.

but…

"Huh...what...is going on?"

It wasn't the scene I had imagined.

The number of people who used to smear me and secretly film me has decreased significantly.

On the contrary, more and more people are praising themselves, talking about their own strength, and gradually encouraging themselves again.

What's going on? Mami Tomoe blinked, completely bewildered.

The TV station staff were the same; they mostly talked about how they defeated the witch and protected the citizens, completely omitting any mention of the alleged accusations or false charges…

"Hey! Mami!"

I heard a familiar voice.

Mami quickly looked ahead, and in the somewhat dilapidated street ahead, a familiar figure rushed over.

It was Sakura Kyoko, and... the two girls following behind her.

"Huh...? Why are they all here too?!"

Those are the two girls she rescued before… Weren’t they already taken to safety by Kyoko? Why are they here again?

"Ah, these two girls... said they wanted to come and see you no matter what, so I brought them along."

Sakura Kyoko wiped the bruise from the corner of her mouth and couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement.

"Seriously, what just happened? Why didn't you attack? I'm lucky I survived, or I would have really died!"

"...I'm sorry, Kyoko, I..."

"Never mind, I understand the specifics. Just don't make the same mistake again... Compared to that, Mami, you're really amazing."

Changing her tone from before, Sakura Kyoko looked at Tomoe Mami and said in a tone that seemed to impress her.

"You managed to take down such a huge witch all by yourself? You really are the type who keeps a low profile, that's impressive!"

"Alone...? No, that's not it!"

"What? You solved it all by yourself? I almost fainted!"

"Because, besides me, there's someone else—"

Thinking she could explain to Kyoko Sakura as soon as possible, Mami Tomoe turned around—

Huh...?

No, there was no one behind me.

There was nothing left except for those who were still watching and discussing, and the people from the TV station.

Where did that person go? The man in armor...

"Mami...senpai."

At this moment, the voice interrupted Mami Tomoe's surprise and confusion.

The two girls were standing right in front of him.

"what…"

When she looked at them, Mami Tomoe felt a sense of suspense.

Because... yesterday, I had a conflict with these two girls, or rather, I had a one-sided conflict with them.

The thought of these things made Mami Tomoe afraid to face them... she couldn't even look them in the eye—

"Sorry…"

"...Huh?"

The words spoken by the other person actually shocked Mami Tomoe.

I'm sorry... Huh? Is that you talking to me?

Why…?

Immediately bewildered, Mami Tomoe stood frozen in shock, because, because yesterday—

"Yesterday...it was our fault, we shouldn't have said those things to you..."

"That, that is...?"

"We said you weren't human or something... Mami-senpai, but today you selflessly saved both of us... even though we said those things to you...!"

This was a situation that Mami Tomoe had never anticipated.

Originally, she... didn't even dare to face these two girls anymore, thinking they would definitely hate or even fear her now, yet she said such a thing...

Mami Tomoe snapped out of her daze and looked at them, only to find that both of them were looking at her with somewhat uneasy eyes.

It's as if they're very concerned about whether they'll get angry because of them.

"I…"

Thoughts lingered in her mind. Mami Tomoe glanced at Kyoko beside her, but Kyoko was simply gazing at her calmly.

as well as.

The words spoken by that man... that man who seemed to appear in my dream, still lingered in my mind.

"...It's okay."

The current Mami Tomoe no longer dwells on the past.

She put aside the painful feelings that had been lingering in her heart and looked at the two people in front of her with an understanding smile.