As an otaku, he deeply loved 2D culture, and that naturally included Kamen Rider.
Now that he had a chance for a fight, he certainly wasn't going to back down.
"Let's see the strength of Kabuto!"
Just as Toya was about to draw Murasame to fight the famous Kamen Rider, he sensed a subtle abnormality in "Tendou Souji."
Wait, something doesn't feel real!
Even though Tendou Souji standing on the high-rise looked incredibly real, Toya still detected a problem.
Toya looked at Nyaruko, exasperated. "He is fake, isn't he?"
Although he hadn't activated the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, that subtle sense of unreality proved that Nyaruko hadn't truly summoned Tendou Souji.
The figure standing ahead was merely a shockingly realistic illusion.
"Hehehehe..." Nyaruko bowed her head and chuckled shyly. "Nyaruko wanted to summon Kamen Rider, but my current power level isn't enough!"
I'm just a weak, pitiful Evil God avatar. Where would I get the power to summon Kamen Rider across countless worlds?
It was much easier to conjure a lookalike by hand than to summon the real deal.
After Nyaruko admitted the Kamen Rider was fake, the figure standing atop the high-rise slowly vanished.
Toya's surging battle intent subsided, leaving a slight regret. "Fine. If you can't summon him, you can't summon him."
Not having the chance to fight Tendou Souji was a great pity.
At this point, Toya gave up trying to drive Nyaruko away.
Not only because he couldn't, but also because he worried that if he did manage to chase her off, she might retaliate by summoning a real Kamen Rider.
Nyaruko's emerald eyes lit up with delight as she saw Toya get into the waiting taxi. "Darling, you still love me!"
The girl, acting like an obsessive fan, sat in the car and immediately tried to snuggle up and hold Toya's arm.
Toya pushed Nyaruko's face away in disgust. "Don't push your luck!"
"If I wasn't worried you'd cause some uncontrollable disaster, I would have chased you off already!"
"Eh, that's mean!" Nyaruko pouted playfully. "Nyaruko thought Darling had finally decided! I was about to tell Darling some important news!"
"Now that Darling's being so cruel, I won't tell you!"
"Hmph! If someone turns Darling into an idiot later, I won't help you!"
Nyaruko pretended to be angry, turning her head away haughtily and ignoring Toya.
Turned into an idiot... Is something about to happen? Toya's eyes narrowed, a bad feeling rising in his chest.
As the avatar of an Evil God, Nyaruko wouldn't offer meaningless information.
If she said something was going to happen, it definitely was.
And if it was dangerous enough to "turn him into an idiot," it would be highly risky.
Why worry? I'll just train. If I'm strong enough, I can crush everything. All traces of anxiety vanished, replaced by extreme confidence.
He had just fought through the Evil God's Banquet; any future danger could be suppressed.
Nyaruko had been waiting for Toya to ask her directly, but seeing his confident, unconcerned demeanor, she realized he wasn't taking her threat seriously.
"Darling!" Nyaruko cautiously poked Toya's arm, acting like a child about to reveal a secret plot.
Just as she was about to take further action, the Demon Sword Murasame slowly revealed a section of its sharp, clear blade.
She could clearly see her own exquisite face reflected in the steel.
"Fine, I won't touch you." Nyaruko reluctantly abandoned her attempt, though she was seething internally:
That hateful sword! How dare it block me from Darling! I'm throwing you in the trash someday!
Toya and Nyaruko maintained silence for only a moment before Nyaruko burst out. "Darling, I have something to tell you!"
She simply couldn't keep secrets. Hiding information was too difficult.
It was much more fun to tell Toya and watch his surprised reaction.
Toya said calmly, "Just say it. It's not like I can stop you from speaking."
"Actually, Darling is about to meet Nyaruko's suitor!" Nyaruko smiled sweetly. "My real suitor!"
"..." Toya pondered for a moment. "From the Cthulhu Mythos?"
He could only think of beings from the Cthulhu Mythos who would pursue an Evil God like Nyarlathotep.
Even if not, they would at least be existences of the same caliber.
Nyaruko nodded gently, grinning. "Darling guessed correctly..."
"Cthulhu Mythos..." Toya continued. "There's only one suitor for Evil God Nyarlathotep that stands out, right?"
"The Great Old One—Cthugha!"
In the Cthulhu Mythos, the most prominent suitor of the Evil God Nyarlathotep was the Great Old One, Cthugha.
She was the being pursuing the Evil God Nyarlathotep.
"Congratulations, Darling, you got it right!"
Nyaruko was overjoyed. "In terms humans can understand, Cthugha is also known as Kuuko!"
"Darling should remember the living anomaly city, right?"
"Nyaruko was worried Darling wouldn't pass the trial, so I deliberately lowered the difficulty!"
"But my suitor, Kuko, immediately hijacked my control and forcibly raised the difficulty to the highest level."
"Nyaruko was so scared, I thought Darling wouldn't make it through the challenge."
Toya nodded calmly. "Just tell me what you need to say. Cut out the melodrama."
Nyaruko silently scooted closer to Toya—close enough that only he could notice.
She was practically trying to squeeze herself into his lap.
Nyaruko laughed sheepishly and sat back in her original spot.
In the front, the taxi driver saw Toya's high-and-mighty demeanor and offered advice. "Young man, you're too cold!"
"Your girlfriend is trying to get close to you! How can you look so annoyed?"
"Instead of chasing after girls who don't like you, you should stick with the one who clearly does."
"Trust me, making this choice now, you won't regret it later!"
Nyaruko nodded vigorously in agreement. "Yes, Darling needs to get closer to Nyaruko, your girlfriend! Nyaruko won't reject Darling, but other women might!"
Hearing this, Toya looked on, exasperated, and said nothing.
He couldn't exactly tell the taxi driver that Nyaruko, who looked like a beautiful silver-haired girl, was actually an indescribable monstrosity in her true form.
His refusal to let Nyaruko touch him was purely because contact with her true form caused instant sanity loss.
Toya cleared his throat. "Nyaruko, stop with the pointless small talk."
"Spill everything you know."