Starting with Firefly, Speedrunning Through Worlds - Chapter 1

Starting with Firefly, Speedrunning Through Worlds

Author: Early Summer Not Yet Qin

Synopsis:

She found herself in the world of Kamen Rider Geats, yet she had transmigrated as Firefly.

Kamen Riders? Jyamato?

"Protocol approved. Commence scorched-earth operations."

"Remember to tell all the Future People that the Stellaron Hunters gave you your final send-off."

After the dust settled, this was only the beginning.

In the world of Akame ga Kill!, facing the National Defense Machine God [Supreme Throne], Clara stood before the people she wanted to protect.

"Help me, Mr. Svarog!"

"Leave Clara!"

Facing the enemies of the entire universe—angels, demons, gods... Sunday transformed into Lord Sunday of the Choir of One.

"May I ask whether you acknowledge that my sister Robin possesses beauty unparalleled in the world?!"

Firefly, Clara, Acheron, Robin, Sparkle, Fu Xuan, Himeko, Jade, Kafka, Herta, March 7th, Ruan Mei...

Infinite Worlds, featuring only female Star Rail characters.

(Kamen Rider Geats) Firefly

Kamen Rider ~ Firefly

Traffic flowed endlessly along the streets, like rivers in motion.

At the traffic lights, vehicles passed through in an orderly fashion. The occasional sharp honk rang out, but the steady, powerful roar of engines was more common.

Towering buildings stood in rows on both sides of the road, their glass curtain walls gleaming brilliantly beneath the sunlight.

The air was filled with all sorts of smells: automobile exhaust, along with the enticing aromas from roadside food stalls.

Those scents mingled together, forming a unique urban atmosphere that drew people in without them even realizing it.

Yet the most eye-catching thing was undoubtedly the escape livestream of a young heiress with tens of millions of fans.

She possessed enormous wealth and a luxurious life beyond the wildest dreams of ordinary wage slaves, yet she willfully wanted to run away from home and escape her family.

And naturally, she failed every single time.

Compared to that willful young heiress, however, the bodyguards tasked with watching over and protecting her had it worse. Every time, they had to go to great lengths to play hide-and-seek with her.

It was enough to give anyone a headache.

Just like now—after one moment of carelessness, their young miss had vanished to who knew where again.

Even stranger, although that young miss had numerous tracking devices installed on her to prevent her from getting lost—and those devices had always made finding her easy before—they now seemed to have malfunctioned.

They simply could not lock onto her location.

In their panic, the two white bodyguards had no choice but to seek outside assistance.

Scanning their surroundings, one of them fixed his gaze on a girl sitting on a roadside bench not far away.

She was a girl impossible to ignore. Merely sitting there quietly, she was already an unforgettable sight.

Her eyes were filled with resolve and wisdom, while her elegant, upright posture gave off a presence that could not be overlooked.

She wore clothing brimming with artistic flair and unique design. Her silver hair cascaded down around her, and her beautiful face seemed like a creation meticulously crafted by a god.

It was as though a beautiful girl had stepped out of a manga and into reality.

Even the white bodyguards were struck by her beauty. Their own young miss could already be called beautiful, but she still fell far short of the girl before them.

"Excuse me, beautiful miss, have you seen a girl passing by just now? She was carrying livestreaming equipment and wearing a floral dress."

After thinking it over, one bodyguard walked over to the girl. Without even realizing it, he spoke to her in a gentler tone than usual.

"..."

The girl, who had been quietly resting on the bench while curiously observing her surroundings with her beautiful eyes, froze slightly at his words. She said nothing and merely slowly pointed in a direction.

"Thank you."

Looking in the direction she had indicated, the bodyguard seemed somewhat hesitant. Still, he thanked her before calling the others over and hurrying toward that location.

Only after the bodyguards had completely moved away did a figure excitedly run out from behind a nearby obstacle.

"Awesome! I actually managed to shake them off! This is the first time ever."

Watching the bodyguards disappear completely, the girl... Nene Arakawa, was thrilled.

As the daughter of the Arakawa Zaibatsu, the only child of Kōsei Arakawa and Irumi Arakawa, she enjoyed a wealthy life beyond the imagination of ordinary people, yet she was not happy at all.

It was all because of her mother's love for her, which could practically be called twisted. It made her feel as though she could barely breathe.

To escape her mother's controlling nature, she had constantly been trying to flee the family that controlled every aspect of her life. Yet she had failed again and again, without exception.

Because of the trackers hidden somewhere on her body, those bodyguards could always find her again very quickly.

But this time was different. She had actually managed to fool those bodyguards. To Nene Arakawa, this was an incredibly rare opportunity.

With such a perfect chance, she had to escape for good and claim her own freedom.

Thinking of that, Nene Arakawa did not forget the silver-haired girl beside her. If not for her help, she would not have succeeded.

"Thank you. Thank you so, so much."

"If it weren't for you, they would have caught me and dragged me back again."

Nene Arakawa politely bowed to the girl in thanks, her smile utterly adorable.

Looking at the beautiful girl before her, if she were not in the middle of an escape plan, Nene Arakawa truly would have wanted to get to know her better.

"..."

"You should leave quickly. Otherwise, they'll be back soon."

The girl looked thoughtfully at the adorable Nene Arakawa before speaking to remind her.

Although Nene Arakawa's tracker had temporarily stopped functioning because of her, she had no doubt that those people would find her again soon enough.

After all, they were from the Arakawa Zaibatsu.

Unless she escaped this world and this country, it would be useless no matter where she ran.

Still, at least at this moment, she was free.

"Ah, right, right. Then I'll leave first. Once I've successfully escaped, I'll contact you!"

"And remember to follow my channel!"

With that, Nene Arakawa immediately grabbed her livestreaming equipment and began running in the opposite direction.

The girl merely shook her head helplessly at her actions. Setting aside the capabilities of the Arakawa Zaibatsu, the very fact that Nene Arakawa was running away while livestreaming already made the outcome obvious.

Wasn't she just telling them where she was?

It would be a miracle if she managed to escape.

Sure enough, this was nothing more than a child's game of make-believe.

Her popularity was only so high because wage slaves enjoyed watching a young heiress they would never normally come into contact with entertain them.

But compared to all that, there was other information that concerned the girl far more.

"Nene Arakawa... Kamen Riders..."

Those familiar names made the girl realize what kind of world she was in.

Kamen Rider Geats!

It was a series she had once liked very much, only to later discover that not a single person in it was normal.

Beyond that, this world that seemed incomparably real... was merely a game for those Future People to enjoy.

It was an extremely dangerous place.

No longer dwelling on that, the girl turned her thoughts toward herself. As stated above, she was naturally not from this world.

She was someone from another world who had only transmigrated here not long ago.

Even now, she was no longer who she had been before transmigrating. She had become a character from a game.

Firefly.

Or rather—the Stellaron Hunter Sam!

Firefly!

At least at this moment, she had become Firefly in this world.

At first, the girl had been incredibly troubled. She really did like Firefly—second only to Miss Pink Elf.

But that did not mean she wanted to become Firefly herself.

Firefly was supposed to be her girlfriend.

There was no use saying any of that now. Even arriving in this world had happened for no apparent reason.

She vaguely remembered that, after saving enough money to slack off for the rest of her life, she had decisively quit her job and gone home to lie around. Then she had spent several months shut inside, playing games and watching anime with her days and nights reversed, until one day she could no longer resist the urge to go out for a walk.

The instant she opened the door and stepped outside, the blinding white light left her dazed and uncomfortable.

Then she had transmigrated onto a roadside in this world, while also becoming one of the game characters she called her wives.

And the Firefly she currently liked most.

Firefly had been born as a weapon. Her homeland had been destroyed long ago, and she was later encountered by Elio, the "Slave of Destiny." To seek the meaning of life, she joined the Stellaron Hunters and continually pursued ways to defy fate.

None of that was the most important part. The most important thing was... Firefly suffered from "Entropy Syndrome," spending most of her time in the real world inside a cold medical pod.

Entropy Syndrome was a strange phenomenon. Those afflicted by it would experience irreversible, chronic dissociation of their physical structure.

This meant the patient was slowly disappearing, yet that "disappearance" was difficult for others to even notice—the patient could still run, jump, and communicate with others.

Everything looked perfectly normal. It was only that you were always a little slower than everyone else... then slower and slower, until the outlines of both yourself and the entire world became blurred.

You could no longer distinguish dreams from reality, because both had become equally fragmented.

Of course, Firefly's Entropy Syndrome was not congenital. She suffered the pain of "Entropy Loss" because of genetic modification.

Because of Entropy Syndrome, Firefly spent most of her time in reality inside the Sam Mecha, which functioned much like a medical pod.

But after coming to this world, the girl had not felt any effects of Entropy Syndrome at all, as though it did not exist.

She did not know whether the Firefly she had transformed into simply did not have Entropy Syndrome, or whether it was because of this world's special nature.

From what she knew, the world of Geats had many problems.

This world could also be called the DGP Grand Prix world.

It was a program world created by people from the real world. Through the power of the Creation Goddess statue, they turned this world into a real game world.

Then, in this world, they created a live-action Kamen Rider show called the DGP Grand Prix.

In this world, the power of the Creation Goddess could alter or even reset almost anything.

And that was the reward given to the final winner of every Grand Prix: having their wish fulfilled.

Yet everything, absolutely everything, was merely a program meant to entertain people from reality. Those so-called real-world viewers were, more precisely, Future People from the real world.

However, they had abandoned their bodies and become data-based lifeforms.

So, to a certain extent, this world felt similar to Penacony, yet also completely different.