Starting with Firefly, Speedrun the World

Such power made Firefly pause. Without the agony of Entropy Loss, she could easily handle these Jyamato with her bare hands.

But these were only the lowest-tier Jyamato—not all of them were like this.

Stretching her body, the girl swiftly defeated the squad of Jyamato before her.

However, the commotion drew more Jyamato over, several times the number from before. She could still deal with them, but fighting bare-handed was too slow. She needed to transform.

Just as she thought, killing Jyamato did earn Points—though these ordinary ones were only 0.5 Points each.

But the numbers were considerable. She couldn't afford to miss out.

Watching the swarm of Jyamato close in step by step, Firefly's gaze turned resolute. She clenched her left fist to her chest and extended her right hand, holding a beautiful object resembling a giant firefly... with translucent wings.

Then, behind Firefly, the phantom of the Mecha Sam materialized.

Mecha Sam

are you ready

Already ready

Ignite the Heart Flame, Mecha Sam

Gaki gaki gaaaakiii

Burn the Heart Flame, crush its body!

Wrong! Again...

"Elio said..."

A burst of cyan-green fire scattered, revealing the girl's figure.

Firefly pointed one hand to the sky, her gaze firm.

"Leave now, and no one gets hurt."

"Otherwise..."

The girl's raised right hand suddenly clenched, catching the incoming Silver Firefly.

[change beetle]

[cast off]

"I will, ignite the sea!"

Alright, all of that was just a daydream—and only a split second at that.

What could she do? Who could resist the joy of transforming! Even if it wasn't a real Kamen Rider, transforming into Sam was still insanely cool.

"Henshin!"

Mecha, merge.

With a flash of dazzling light effects, Firefly had now transformed into Stellaron Hunter Sam.

Chapter 6: Battle, Let's Go!

[Stellaron Hunter - Sam!]

As she transformed into Stellaron Hunter Sam, the soft, fragile-looking girl vanished, replaced by an incredibly cool Mecha warrior.

Its entire body was composed of sleek, futuristic metal armor. The silver-white Mecha's chest and face had a few golden accents, and sparks of flame shot out from its chest before dissipating into the air.

"Jiajiajja..."

Seeing the girl suddenly transform, the Jyamato instinctively stepped back a few paces, but then grew even more frenzied.

Letting out strange cries, they charged at Firefly with their weapons.

"Beginning cleanup!"

A mechanical male voice rang out, and Sam's movements were instantaneous, appearing before the foremost Jyamato.

Its steel frame threw a punch, unleashing unimaginable power. Even space itself seemed unable to bear it, letting out a dull boom.

The Jyamato—and those around it—had no resistance at all. Under that single blow, they dissolved into streams of data and vanished.

These Jyamato were nothing before Sam. Firefly was like a lion among sheep, sweeping through them indiscriminately.

Watching her Points climb steadily and feeling the sheer thrill of fighting as Sam, the girl was completely exhilarated.

Battle, let's go!

Mowing down enemies like grass—even better.

Only the Jyamato kept dying.

But no one cared about these Jyamato. These evil monster races existed solely to destroy the world, aiming to create a world of Jyamato.

Of course, like the Desire Series Kamen Riders, these Jyamato didn't appear out of nowhere. They were artificially cultivated from the Jyamato Garden by a man named Archimedes, and they were part of the DGP's operations.

Using defeated contestants from past tournaments as fertilizer, and destroyed Rider Core IDs to improve the breeds.

Because of this, these Jyamato possessed powerful self-learning abilities, allowing them to continuously grow and become stronger.

They possess their own exclusive language, while also autonomously learning human speech. As the Jyamato further strengthen, they can mimic the form of humans.

Whether Kamen Riders or Jyamato, the world's repeated destruction and reconstruction are merely entertainment for the Grand Prix audience.

"Action One, Execute!"

[BHF - Heavenly Fire!]

Sam bent at the waist, right hand reaching down, assuming a stance. Terrifying flames erupted from the legs of the Mecha, and she leaped into the air.

Appearing roughly a dozen meters high, she kicked out with her right foot, unleashing even fiercer flames, crashing down like a meteor into the densest cluster of Jyamato.

The Jyamato collectively assumed defensive stances, attempting to block this strike.

But they clearly overestimated themselves. When that kick landed, they couldn't hold for even a second.

A vast area, along with the concrete ground, exploded outward, as if a missile had detonated right there.

A massive number of Jyamato died instantly.

"So strong, so satisfying!!"

Was this the joy of being a Rider/Mecha?

Having slain every Jyamato before her, Sam stood on the rubble-strewn ground, utterly lost in the thrill.

Before this, she had been nothing more than an ordinary shut-in.

After transforming into Firefly, the power of this Mecha warrior was a scene she wouldn't have dared to dream of!

And this was only the beginning.

Beyond these Jyamato, she wondered what it would feel like to fight a Kamen Rider. Speaking of which, internal conflicts among Riders were never rare.

Especially in the Geats world, these Kamen Riders not only had to deal with Jyamato but also had to stay constantly vigilant against their own teammates turning on them.

Traitors, backstabbers.

That was also a crucial part of the Rider reality show.

Attacking the Riders of this world stirred not a shred of guilt in the girl. After all, none of them were normal people—they were all madmen.

Just as Firefly was about to seek out a Kamen Rider, a much larger commotion suddenly erupted not far away. The girl turned toward the source of the noise and saw an enormous monster fortress.

Sam's unique display analyzed the fortress's data, but due to a lack of relevant information, the results were sparse.

Still, Firefly had a general idea of what it was. This massive Jyamato fortress was the Slug Jyamato Fortress.

The types and strengths of Jyamato were classified according to chess pieces.

When the DGP Grand Prix originally set up the background villains for the DGP Grand Prix, they took inspiration from chess.

Their types and strengths were divided into King, Queen, Rook, Bishop, Knight, and Pawn.

Existing above the chess hierarchy were the Jyamato God and the Divine Jyamato Apostle.

Beyond these, there were also some special Jyamato. Their ranks were unclear, such as the Slug Fortress Jyamato seen now, as well as ancient creatures.

Among them, the Jyamato called the "Last Boss" (regardless of rank) possessed the power to end the world, inflicting massive casualties with absolute force, and had once wiped out all the Kamen Riders.

The monster before her now was essentially an aerial fortress for transporting Jyamato. As long as it existed, an endless stream of Jyamato would keep appearing.

"Killing it should net a lot of Points, right?"

As the final boss of this Grand Prix, its value was undoubtedly high. As for stealing Geats's final boss and robbing him of his chance to become the Desire God?

Firefly didn't care about that.

After watching the later parts of the story, she could no longer bring herself to like Ace Ukiyo.

Improving her own strength was what mattered.

Originally, Firefly had merely followed Elio's script. Now, it had become the system's tasks and rewards.

Watching the Slug Jyamato Fortress ahead swing its massive tentacles, destroying everything in the city, Firefly piloted Sam and shot straight into the sky.

Besides Firefly, another red-and-white figure was approaching the Jyamato Fortress.

It was a Kamen Rider, Geats.

There were also two people she recognized, located in the buildings below, in a very dangerous situation. The upper structure, severed by the fortress's tentacles, was about to collapse on them.

Sam hesitated for just a moment, but one of the fortress's tentacles seemed to detect her presence and thrust toward her like a spear.

Forced to stop her advance, Sam's mechanical arm erupted with flames as she punched the tentacle.

The fortress's massive tentacle immediately exploded.

Chapter 7: The Fated One, Sam

Below the buildings near the Jyamato.

Keiwa Sakurai and Nene Arakawa looked on helplessly and fearfully at the scene before them.

They had no escape.

The road ahead had collapsed, the sides were blocked by building walls, and a horde of Jyamato was chasing them from behind.

Even more terrifying was the colossal monster fortress above, extending countless massive tentacles that ceaselessly destroyed everything around them.

And it wouldn't be long before they reached their location.

"How could this be?"

"What is going on with this world? Why did it suddenly become like this?"

Keiwa Sakurai couldn't understand. He clutched his head in agony. Could it be the end of the world, aliens invading Earth?

Just moments ago, everything had been fine, and then suddenly the world seemed on the verge of destruction.

Earlier, he had lured those Jyamato away from the noodle shop.

Fortunately, a strange knight with a White Bear Head appeared and killed those monsters, allowing him to barely escape with his life.

But he still hadn't figured out what was happening, and before he could even ask for details, that strange man died too.

Then he met Nene Arakawa!

Because his sister often followed Nene Arakawa, he recognized her.

They exchanged a few words, then fled together from the monsters' pursuit, all the way to this place... The road ahead had collapsed, and Jyamato were chasing from behind—no escape.

What made it even more despairing was that the tall building above them, due to the fortress's tentacles, had also cracked and was about to crash down on their position.

"Are we... going to die?"

"I haven't even truly run away from home yet, and I'm going to die here?"

Looking at the path ahead, then back at the Jyamato behind, Nene Arakawa was also filled with despair.

The sound of the collapsing building above only amplified her terror, making her instinctively crouch down, cover her head, and scream.