"Students."
"Regarding the content of Lockseeds and Sengoku Drivers, it will definitely be on the exam this year..."
"So, please make sure to memorize the identification numbers, ranks, and abilities of all Lockseeds..."
"..."
Inside the classroom.
The teacher was giving a lecture seriously.
But Hikaru, sitting in the second-to-last row by the window, was currently full of confusion.
"Where is this?"
He clearly remembered.
He had previously been struck head-on by a speeding truck while trying to save someone.
How could it be that in the blink of an eye,
He had arrived in a classroom?
But soon,
Countless memories flooded into his mind... "I've transmigrated!"
A moment later, Hikaru's expression was dazed.
After dying unexpectedly in his previous life, he had actually been reincarnated into a world called Blue Star.
It was only now that he had completely awakened the memories of his past life.
And... Hikaru looked at the pictures and text on the blackboard's display screen; they looked familiar no matter how he looked at them!
The thing on the left that looked like both a fruit and a padlock... was exactly the same as the Lockseeds in kamen rider gaim!
And that strangely shaped belt on the right with a small knife in the center... was clearly a Sengoku Driver!
"Wait, what kind of school teaches this in class??"
Realizing this problem, Hikaru became even more confused.
Aren't these all Tokusatsu works he watched in his previous life? How could they be brought into a classroom for a lecture?
Especially the seriousness on the faces of the teacher on stage and the classmates beside him made him feel increasingly surreal.
"What is this... Tokusatsu awakening?"
As information continued to emerge in his mind, a trace of astonishment appeared on Hikaru's face again.
From his memories,
He could tell that this world called Blue Star was basically no different from his previous life in terms of politics, economy, and culture; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a parallel world.
But a hundred years ago,
The Blue Star World suddenly underwent a massive change.
One spatial rift after another appeared out of thin air all over the world. At the same time, any Blue Star person who reached the age of eighteen had a chance to awaken the power of a Monster!
That's right.
It was those Monsters from the Tokusatsu works Hikaru was familiar with!
Cyborgs, Gurongi, Lords, Mirror Monsters, Orphnoch, Undead Creatures, Demonized Wang, Worms, Imagin, Tooth-Blood Ghosts, Dopants, Greed, Zodiarts, Phantoms, Inves, Roidmudes, Ganma, Mage, Smash, Magical Machine Dolls, Megiddo, Deadmans, Jyamato, Malgam.
There was no pattern to this awakening at all.
Your parents, siblings, relatives, and friends could all possess the power of a Monster!
The entire world could be described as a chaotic dance of demons!
Of course.
Besides Monsters, heroes and Knights also existed in this world!
However,
The number of Knights was clearly much smaller than that of Monsters.
"A world like this..."
While recalling the Knights, Hikaru's brow gradually furrowed.
Because from his memories,
He discovered
That awakening the power of a Monster was not purely a good thing.
After awakening the power of a Monster, there was also a risk of going berserk and losing control!
While Hikaru was familiarizing himself with his memories, the homeroom teacher Edward was still continuing on the podium.
"Come, everyone, let's review once more."
"This Ichigo Lockseed is Rank A, with the number L.S.-06. The bound Armored Weapon is the Ichigo Kunai. It is relatively good at melee and long-range throwing attacks, focusing on good mobility..."
Boom!!!
Suddenly,
There was a loud boom!
Edward was startled and stopped lecturing, and Hikaru was also startled into snapping back from his memories instantly.
"What happened?"
At the same time,
The surrounding air had somehow become incredibly heavy, weighing down on his heart until he could barely breathe.
Hikaru quickly looked around and found that a trace of pain faintly appeared on the faces of all his classmates.
And in the next moment,
Orange lights lit up in the classroom.
A rapid alarm sound spread throughout the entire school in an instant!
"This is... someone has awakened the power of a Monster!"
The homeroom teacher Edward's expression changed.
If it's just awakening some basic or low-level Monster, then congratulations, you've not only become a superhuman and gained powerful strength, but you also won't have to worry about food and drink for the rest of your life.
But once the level of the awakened Monster is too high and the Monster's power is too strong... then the situation is completely the opposite.
When the Monster's power is too great, it's not just the Monster's power that awakens... at the same time, the original Monster's consciousness will also recover. As an ordinary person, there is basically no resistance against a powerful Monster; it's easy to be influenced by the Monster's consciousness, leading to losing control and going berserk, or even being completely dominated!
To put it simply... it's possession!
At that time, disaster will descend.
Over the past hundred years,
Countless High-level Monsters have awakened and descended, causing massive destruction to the world!
"Fortunately... it's just a low-level Monster!"
Looking at the orange-yellow light, Edward breathed a sigh of relief, and his expression suddenly relaxed. An orange alarm meant that the Monster power awakened by the individual was low-level and would not pose a danger.
"Makes sense."
"High-level Monsters are terrifying, but the chance of one awakening is no better than winning the lottery…" Fully relaxed now, Edward shook his head, feeling he'd been too jumpy.
High-level Monsters were indeed frightening.
Yet the probability of awakening was pitifully low.
At least…
in the dozen-plus years he'd been teaching, he'd never encountered a single case—however…
The moment that thought surfaced…
Edward's peripheral vision caught a flash of glaring crimson; he jerked his head up.
"Bzzt! Bzzt!!"
The orange lights around him had somehow turned blood-red without his noticing.
A shrill alarm blared in his ears… "R-red alert?!!"
Edward's pupils trembled like an earthquake; a red alert meant a High-level Monster had awakened!
And every High-level Monster… signalled a catastrophe of epic proportions!
Right now…
apart from the piercing siren, the entire classroom had gone dead silent.
But the next second it exploded; every student shot to their feet.
"Everyone, stay calm!"
"Official Kamen Riders are nearby—they'll reach us any moment…"
Edward snapped back to his senses and tried to reassure them.
No one listened; every mind held only one thought… "Run! RUN!!"
"A High-level Monster's awakened—we're dead!!"
Countless students, faces twisted in terror, scrambled for the door.
Hikaru was no exception!
High-level Monster…
In tokusatsu terms, that was an executive-class Monster!
The immortal Phoenix Phantom in Wizard, the dinosaur-executive Dr. Maki in OOO, the Clover in 555, the Overlord Inves in Gaim, the early-series Aquliera and Freeus in Revice… any one of them could flatten the whole school without breaking a sweat, let alone harm ordinary people!
But because his seat was at the very back, Hikaru only reached the door after much pushing.
Crack!!
Just as he was about to dash out, he heard a strange noise overhead!
Instinctively he looked up—and his heart skipped half a beat.
The classroom ceiling was now veined with countless cracks… "Boom!!"
The next instant…
the entire ceiling gave way…
and crashed straight toward him.