With the arrival of Tohru the dragon maid, Toya found life blissfully easy.
Tohru did the laundry, and she was always ready with water when he was thirsty.
"Toya, you've completely fallen into depravity!"
Kasumigaoka Utaha's wine-red eyes were full of contempt. "Letting Tohru do everything? You'll become completely useless eventually."
"I think my life was exactly the same before," Toya mused.
His original planned life of struggle and daily effort turned into one of supernatural anomaly clashes.
However, the rewards were so high he didn't need to go out and earn money.
No need for writing or getting rich—none of it was necessary.
"It's getting more chaotic." Kasumigaoka Utaha sighed, feeling tired. "First anomalies, then demons, and now a dragon maid has appeared."
"Don't worry," Toya waved dismissively. "It's not that serious."
"Just get used to the grotesque anomalies, and the other effects are negligible."
With the Evil God's avatar on his side, what were a few Evil God Minions?
Plus, he had Tohru the Great Dragon.
Suddenly, Nyaruko threw open a room door and shouted loudly, "Behold! Nyaruko's surprise invention—making debut!"
Toya frowned. "What surprise invention?"
Since returning yesterday, Nyaruko had been holed up in a room creating something.
If he hadn't occasionally heard the sound of "Rider Kick," he would have thought Nyaruko was dead.
She had been in isolation, refusing to see anyone.
Nyaruko's silver hair was messy, but her ahoge stood up proudly, reflecting her excitement.
Nyaruko held a belt and a mechanical stag beetle. Her emerald eyes were blazing with excitement. "I finally replicated the thing from TV!"
"That is...?!" Toya stared at the items in Nyaruko's hands, finding them strangely familiar.
"Is that a Transformation device?" After a moment, a long-ago memory surfaced. Toya asked in astonishment.
The familiar design and the mechanical stag beetle... wasn't that the transformation device for Kamen Rider Kabuto?
Nyaruko snorted proudly. "That's right, it's exactly what you think, Toya! I stayed up all night to create it: a Kamen Rider transformation device!"
"Toya, don't you want to personally test the romance of otaku culture?"
"No, thanks!" Toya refused without hesitation.
What if the Kamen Rider transformation device Nyaruko held was made out of Evil God skin or something similar?
If he transformed into a Kamen Rider, wouldn't he be covered in repulsive madness?
Nyaruko didn't press him, but her face was full of excitement:
"Come on, let me show you the Kamen Rider's first appearance!"
As Toya and the others watched, Nyaruko placed the belt around her waist.
The belt automatically expanded and settled firmly.
"Henshin!" Nyaruko shouted with powerful presence.
[Name: Kamen Rider Kabuto Transformation Device [Fake]]
[Rank: None]
[Description: A small toy meticulously crafted by the Evil God Avatar Nyaruko. It possesses powerful light and sound effects.]
"So, it's just an action figure?"
Toya immediately lost interest and returned his attention to his phone, watching the world's most unfortunate pervert C.
"Interesting, he's still bravely surviving."
Due to the different world rules, she couldn't complete the transformation.
Toya watched as the pervert who had once harassed Kasugano Sora suffered various cruel but non-fatal punishments, feeling extremely satisfied.
Tohru, Kasumigaoka Utaha, and Kasugano Sora stared curiously, unable to look away.
This world also had Kamen Rider live-action shows; they were not unfamiliar with the heroes.
A mechanical sound effect rang out, followed by blinding light obscuring their vision.
Kasumigaoka Utaha and Kasugano Sora quickly shut their eyes, their hearts full of shock.
Someone actually built a Kamen Rider?
Tohru looked at Nyaruko curiously, not understanding what was so attractive about a seemingly ordinary belt.
Toya, who had anticipated the flash, put on sunglasses. His expression was calm. Luckily, I have the system.
As the light faded, Nyaruko stood foolishly in place, completely unchanged.
"Eh?" Nyaruko looked confused. Why hadn't she transformed successfully?
Toya chuckled. "If you want to transform into a Kamen Rider, just watching TV isn't enough."
"That shouldn't be right."
Nyaruko tapped the mechanical stag beetle, her eyes full of confusion.
She had used immense knowledge and materials to perfectly replicate the Kamen Rider device.
So why couldn't she transform?
Nyaruko couldn't find the answer. Seeing Toya's expression—as if he knew everything—she got angry. "Darling, do you know why?"
"The rules are different. You think you can just transform into a Kamen Rider?" Toya mocked. "Did you forget about the world's rules?"
Currently, only Toya could ignore the rules and freely use any power from any world.
All other existences, including the gods, needed to abide by the rules.
"Ah! I actually forgot something so important!" Nyaruko's face stiffened. She hadn't made the Evil God Nyarlathotep generate a space that wouldn't reject foreign rules.
That was the reason for the transformation failure.
"Watch mine!" Seeing Nyaruko's stiff expression, Toya's interest was also piqued.
A transmigrator finally had the chance to fulfill a childhood dream—how could he not seize it?
Especially now that the immediate crisis from the Evil God's Banquet was over, and the Great Old One Cthugha was still somewhere far away.
System, exchange for Kamen Rider Kabuto Transformation Device!
[System Notice: Exchange successful. Consuming 2,000 Source Points.]
Under everyone's curious gazes, Toya reached out to the void, and a belt identical to Nyaruko's appeared around his waist.
Wzzz—
Suddenly, the clear sound of an insect's wings vibrating loudly filled the hall.
Nyaruko's eyes flashed with surprise. "The mechanical stag beetle?"
A mechanical stag beetle shot into the agency, blazing with cool blue light.
A smile spread across Toya's handsome face. "The chosen one is me!"
His confident, arrogant tone—exactly like Tendou Souji—made the nearby Nyaruko almost explode with frustration.
Toya caught the mechanical stag beetle and slapped it into the belt. He then shouted: "Henshin!"
Everyone clearly saw the cool, vivid armor slowly covering Toya.
In a blink of an eye, Toya successfully transformed into Kamen Rider Kabuto.
The heavy, steady armor and the azure stag beetle compound eyes perfectly matched the image of Kamen Rider Kabuto.
Kasumigaoka Utaha covered her mouth, astonished. "He actually transformed?"
"Brother is a Kamen Rider!?" Kasugano Sora shouted excitedly. "My brother is a Kamen Rider!"
Tohru was puzzled. She didn't understand what was so good about this suit of armor called Kabuto.
If he needed better protection, she could easily provide it. She was a Great Dragon; her shed claws and scales made excellent armor material.
Nyaruko bit the handkerchief she had produced from nowhere, a jealous, frustrated aura surrounding her.
I'm so jealous. How did Darling manage to do it?
My Kamen Rider transformation device failed, but Darling's worked instantly! This is blatant favoritism!