Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

Although there are many human maids in the Great Tomb of Nazarick, not many of them can cook. Even those who can cook can only make edible food.

If you're talking about making a grand meal or something, then it really doesn't quite qualify.

therefore.

"Where is the cooking wine?"

"Cooking wine...? What's that?"

"Never mind, I'll find it myself. Please move aside a bit."

All the chefs from Nazarick were watching in astonishment as Yan Ming performed his cooking.

No, to be precise, it's not even a person.

Using the power of the Build dial, Yan Ming manipulated the Ninja Full Bottle power within it, granting him the ability to create clones for a short period of time.

Using his clone, Yan Ming single-handedly prepared dinner for almost all the human maids in the Great Tomb of Nazarick.

There are many clones of Yan Ming. Some Yan Ming are making fast food, some are making Chinese food, some are making Western food, and some are making Japanese food or even more international cuisines.

Yan Ming even used the extra fruit to make many beverages, and he completed all the engineering and processing techniques himself.

The last extra clone wrote a very thick book.

"Keep this in your kitchen from now on. It would be even better if you could make copies and give one to each chef."

"Excuse me... what is this?"

"Cookbook".

It contains recipes for many home-style dishes and business meals, as well as methods for making and processing desserts, wines, beverages, spices, and even various high-end ingredients.

Of course, there was a lot of content, and it was impossible to finish writing it in a short time, so Yan Ming also used the power of the Knight Watch to complete it.

At least this way, the humans in this great tomb will be able to enjoy decent meals from now on.

As for Yan Ming himself?

With so many dishes prepared, just a little bit on a plate is enough for today's dinner.

"Speaking of which, where do the ingredients for these dishes come from?"

"Well, the Great Tomb of Nazarick itself has a large reserve of food ingredients..."

“This won’t do. We’ll run out of ingredients sooner or later. Remember to talk to your manager… Never mind, I’ll talk to Ainz myself and have him handle the future procurement of ingredients.”

"Okay, okay! Thank you so much!"

For those human maids, today must have been the most delicious meal they had ever eaten.

Of course, even non-human members of Nazarick can enjoy these dishes; there is no rule that only humans can eat them.

Yan Ming selected several dishes, had the two maids pack them up, and then returned directly to the dining room prepared by Ainz Ooal Gown.

"You're so slow... What were you doing just now?"

"It's just a trivial matter."

Yan Ming had just sat down when the two maids pushed the food cart in.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, these are today's dishes."

"..."

Ainz Ooal Gown stared intently at the large pile of food on the table, his blood-red, glowing eyes fixed on it.

"...This is food made by people from Nazarick?"

"No, this is a dish that Mr. Yan Ming just made in the cafeteria, Lord Ainz..."

"Look, it looks delicious!!"

For Ainz Ooal Gown, who hadn't had a proper meal in a while, this Manchu Han Imperial Feast was even more appealing than a royal banquet.

However... I don't have taste buds, so if I eat it, it will just flow out of my bones.

Thinking about this, he could only sigh helplessly.

The two maids left the restaurant after putting down the food.

You look depressed.

"Don't worry about it. There's nothing you can do about being upset. You'll just have to get used to it eventually..."

Ainz Ooal Gown shook his head and unconsciously took a sip of the juice beside him—which then leaked out of his body.

"...I hope I'll get used to it someday."

Although they felt sorry for him, Yan Ming and Woz couldn't do anything about it and could only eat properly for the time being.

After the meal, Ainz Ooal Gown finally had a chance to have a proper chat with them.

"By the way, where did you get all those things from?"

Ainz Ooal Gown asked about the dial and the Time Drive.

"Those things... were given to me by Woz. The reason he gave them to me was rather absurd, so just think of it as me being in the same situation as you."

"Something feels off. And Kamen Rider? That does look a lot like the tokusatsu shows I watched in my world..."

"It's normal. The concept of Kamen Rider is reflected in different forms in different worlds... However, what Mr. Ainz Ooal Gown sees is completely different from the Rider power possessed by my Demon Lord. It's probably just some crude and obscure images. Please don't confuse them."

"I see..."

"No, no, I don't understand at all! What is that? It sounds like some kind of profound jargon about parallel universes!!"

Ainz Ooal Gown put those topics out of his mind and began to recall the events of the past few days.

"Thank you for everything these past few days."

What do you mean?

“Various kinds of things… well, but what I’m most grateful for is that you were willing to be my friend.”

Although he couldn't see the other person's expression, Yan Ming could still sense their feelings.

This caused the young man who inherited the history of the Demon King to also show a somewhat sentimental expression.

"This is a completely new experience for me."

"...Huh?"

"What's wrong? You seem rather unbelievable."

"No... it's just that you actually said making friends is... a new experience?"

In Ainz Ooal Gown's opinion, someone as eloquent, capable of everything, and very understanding of others as Yan Ming should have no trouble making friends.

"Have you never made any friends before?"

"...It's not that there isn't any."

Reflecting on my experiences in that world.

The first person Yan Ming thought of was Suwa Aoi, who was his friend.

And...some people I knew before.

"As for being friends, I suppose we used to be."

"once…?"

"For some reason, they either can't get close to me or have to leave me. That's about it, and I don't blame them."

Yan Ming's expression was very calm when he said these words.

Come to think of it... the man I've always seen seems to maintain an extremely calm attitude at all times.

Whether it's fighting, doing something else, or in daily life.

The only emotion Yan Ming displayed seemed to be calm.

Despite what sounded like a sad thing, he still acted indifferent.

Ainz Ooal Gown sensed all of this and wanted to say something, but ultimately couldn't utter a word.

Because the expression on Yan Ming's face seemed to say... "Don't interfere."

"Then, how about we stay in the Great Tomb of Nazarick tonight?"

Ainz Ooal Gown trusted his friends.

That's why he was able to say such things.

"Anyway, there are plenty of empty rooms. How about we go and pick out a suitable room together, and then I'll show you around?"

"That's fine, anyway, staying outside just means staying at the inn across from the Adventurers' Guild."

"Exactly! What's so great about staying in a place like that? The first time I stayed there, I even felt like the bed was made of iron!"

The two began to discuss the matter together, and a relatively peaceful atmosphere ensued.

However, one person was missing from the dining table.

Before anyone knew it, Woz had arrived directly at the entrance to the Great Tomb of Nazarick.

"And so, my Demon King went on to record the history of this world in the Omaguchi Advent Calendar KT, further accelerating the completion of this book."

Woz opened the book, and countless words were recorded inside.

"…However."

Look at the last part recorded in the book.

Woz couldn't help but frown.

"It seems that many challenges still lie ahead for him."

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Darkness gathered together.

In the deserted forest, countless small demons slowly coalesced onto that enormous body.

Swah——

The ice froze almost the entire forest.

Emerging from the icy realm was a giant toad.

"It's eased up a bit..."

demon.

However, it was completely different from the demons Yan Ming had seen so far. That demon was, in essence, superior to them.

Most importantly, it possesses its own consciousness.

"This current appearance... is merely a temporary borrowed form from a demon with the same name as me in some other world. But a toad, huh? It really does suit my name..."

This current appearance is not the original true form of this demon.

The reason for borrowing this style is simply because of the same name.

…and its true power has not yet been restored.

"Although we've escaped the seal, the matter of the 'Inner World' isn't over yet... We need to find the other guys first."

Judging from its words, it seems that there are other demons as intelligent as it.

"But first, I need to restore my strength."

The demon moved its enormous white-blue body and then looked into the distance.

—The Kingdom of Rijestie.

"Perfect... let's use this world as an appetizer first."

A dangerous smile crept across the devil's lips.

"And in this world, there seems to be that pesky aura... But the person in question can no longer be alive. Is it a connected being? Or a descendant?"

"Whatever, it doesn't matter who's trying to stop me..."

The demon leaped into the air.

With overwhelming leaping power, it directly approached the kingdom.