I'm in a Kamen Rider group, and I've joined a tokusatsu chat group.

Chapter 3 Another Zi-O Watch
Leaning against the wall, Higashino Rin felt somewhat helpless.

Just as Higashino Rin said in the chat group, in this world, humanity's only fate is extinction.

No, to be precise, the only fate of the parallel worlds that Kamen Rider Decade experienced was extinction.

If it weren't for Tsukasa Kadoya's unexpected turn of events, these parallel worlds would have ultimately been ruled by monsters.

In the world where Onodera lives, the wolf king Grongi possesses ultimate power. Although he is not as powerful as Zero—Dabba, his abnormal abilities are enough to turn all the humans in the world into Grongi.

In the parallel world of Kamen Rider Blade, the riders collude with undead creatures.

Without Tsukasa Kadoya, this world would have fallen into darkness.

And, the world of negatives
That goes without saying.

Even if Tsukasa Kadoya came, he couldn't save the world.

This is a world without a future, a world destined to be swallowed by darkness.

Higashino sighed softly, his gaze then focusing on the points he had earned from the chat group.

"I wonder if these 100 points can help me get out of my current predicament."

Pork bones simmered into soup: "@Fugitives in the world of negatives, this world of yours is too..."

Daigo didn't know what to say.

In a world ruled by monsters, does humanity truly have a future?
Daigo lowered his head, deep in thought.

If aliens ruled Earth, what would humanity become?
commodity?

slave?

Startled, Daigo shook his head.

Daigo, what are you thinking about?

The world is peaceful now, and everything is moving in a positive direction.

"If only I could go and help."

Daigo's expression was somewhat somber.

He was just an ordinary person, without any supernatural powers. Even if he went there, it seemed he couldn't be of much help.

"Is there really nothing we can do?"

Daigo subconsciously touched his weapon.

As Daigo felt the pistol he was using for training, his eyes lit up.

I haven't been able to offer much help in the past, but... it seems I could provide material assistance? Perhaps I could provide that group member with weapons?

After thinking for a moment, Daigo couldn't help but get excited. However, that initial enthusiasm quickly faded, and Daigo shook his head. He didn't have that authority now. Besides, the Earth Defense Force had already been disbanded.

The world is at peace, and there is no need to equip ourselves with such heavy weapons. Moreover, the TPC itself is not equipped with decent weapons; it is now merely a defense organization.

This approach doesn't seem to work.

Civil War Illusion God Bei Sanshui: "@Fugitives in the Negative World, if you need any help, just let me know in the group. I can still provide supplies."

He, Bei Miao, is not short of money!

Since being adopted by a wealthy family, Bei Miao has never lacked money.

Materially, he could certainly provide it; such a thing was not difficult for him.

Seeing Bei Miao's bold statement, Dongye Lin felt as if he were being bombarded with the flavor of a fantasy novel about a super-rich protagonist.

However, it seems to be about the same. In this chat group, Bei Miao is probably the richest person.

Daigo, as a member of the GUTS team, doesn't earn much.

Although Godai Yusuke possesses two thousand skills, he is an unemployed vagrant with little money.

Higashino Rin's words... Hmm. The savior of the film world who is on the run is a damn fake savior.

Fugitive from the world of negatives: "@Civil War Illusion God Bei Sanshui, thank you. I've run into some trouble, so I'll log off now."

Group chat lottery feature.
"Are all the items from the tokusatsu world available? No, apart from the Kamen Rider world area, all other areas are grayed out. Is it possible that we can only draw items from the Kamen Rider world for now?"

Higashino Rin stared in astonishment at the dazzling interface before him. Even within just the Knight World, there were a vast array of items.
He smacked his lips, and a glimmer of hope appeared in Higashino Rin's eyes.

"I hope I can draw a useful one. Any knight will do, as long as it gives me the power to survive."

"One hundred points for one draw? Hmm. Is it on sale now? 90% off! And the draw is only available for one day, a limited-time event?"

"Looks like it's a group discount."

"Pick it!"

With a thought, the lottery machine in front of him began to shake.

A burst of golden light shimmered.

"Ding! Congratulations! You have drawn the Another Zi-O Stage 1 Ridewatch from the Zi-O world."

"Another Zi-O, Stage 1??"

Higashino Rin's face showed a look of astonishment, which was then replaced by excitement.

My luck is off the charts!
I got a gold item with a single pull.

This was somewhat beyond his expectations.

For Higashino Rin, even a lowly soldier or knight would do; he only needed the ability to survive and escape from strange people, and he didn't ask for much more.

I just didn't expect that this time a different Zi-O watch face would be revealed.

It's really great!

He clenched his fist excitedly; finally, in this world of film, he had the ability to protect himself.

He took out the Another Zi-O 1 watch from the chat group's storage space.

Holding the unusual watch face in my hand, unlike the official Bandai Namco toys I bought before, the watch face has a more metallic feel.

The dial of the Otherworld watch is generally dark purple and black. The outer edge of the dial is painted dark purple, and there is a black ring about one or two centimeters in diameter inside. The black ring contains the distorted image of Kamen Rider, especially his set of white teeth, which is very distinctive.

The dial exudes an eerie aura, occasionally flashing with a dark purple light, mysterious and sinister.

"Another Zi-O. This power is enough to change my current situation. But, am I capable of withstanding this power in my current state?"

The excitement of drawing the Another Rider watch gradually faded, replaced by worry.

Can his current body withstand the power from the Otherworldly Knight?

Unlike normal knight watch dials, these unconventional dials can corrupt the user's consciousness.

Born from a distorted history, the otherworldly knight's tyrannical consciousness constantly erodes its user.

In Zi-O, there are too many people whose consciousness has been devoured by Another Riders.

Even the Kamen Rider DIEDN user, Daiki Kaito, had his consciousness controlled by Another Zi-O 2nd Generation Ridewatch.

He became the object of enslavement by the alien watch face, and was only able to recover after being beaten up by the Little Demon King and Tsukasa Kadoya.

Higashino Rin doesn't believe he has the physical abilities and consciousness of Kaito Daiki. If he were controlled by the alien dial, he would probably become a monster who only knows how to destroy.

Holding the Another Zi-O Ridewatch in his hand, Higashino Rin shook his head, mentally encouraging himself, "What am I thinking? The most important thing right now is to survive. Who cares if I get controlled by the Another Ridewatch? I'm going to use its power! Acid King can control the Another Zi-O Ridewatch, and even reached the second stage in the TV series, so why can't I?!"

The rustling sound was particularly loud in the gradually clearing sky.

Higashino Rin looked up at a large tree not far away.

A spider silk with a radius of five centimeters hung from the treetop, and at the end of the spider silk was a demi-human.

It has a human-like appearance, but its skin is greenish-brown and its eyes are jet-black spheres, as if they were embedded in its face.

Brown strips of cloth were wrapped around his arms, and a bronze-colored belt was worn around his abdomen, with some kind of ancient language pattern engraved on it.

Z-Gumum-Ba, belonging to the Grongi Z Group, is considered to be among the Grongi with relatively low combat strength. He does not have any particularly special abilities and can only rely on his physical body to fight.

"Spider Gurongi, hehe. This time, the roles of hunter and prey are being reversed."

Clutching the Another Zi-O I watch in his hand, Higashino Rin's heart pounded rapidly.

After all, this could be considered Higashino Rin's first battle.

(End of this chapter)