Masaru becomes a wanderer after the events of Kamen Rider ZO. Life was relatively peaceful until the grotesque remnants of the now-dead Doras's biomatter, known as Neo Organisms, begin to emerge in a seaside town.
He crosses paths with a cheery but...
Masaru wakes up to Nanami's alarm clock. He's about to turn it off until he remembers that Nanami is soundly asleep in his arms. He smiles.
*...She's drooling into my shirt, gross , but at least I know she's sleeping well*
Despite the slightly repulsive sensation of cold drool on his shirt, he decides to stay still and let her rest in his arms. He traces the contours of her face as she sleeps.
*I never really got a good look at her, everytime I do see her, she's busying around, or I'm just so worried about her that taking a good look at her isn't a priority. It's nice to just have a moment like this, after everything.*
He stops tracing the contours of her face and looks at her.
*...She's pretty, I wonder why didn't I notice before?*
The alarm is still playing. Nanami slowly stirs in her sleep and wakes up, she moves her head slightly and her cheek touches the cold drool, causing her to abruptly wake up.
She dazes for a moment before realising she's in Masaru's arms, and she slowly realises she had drooled into his shirt. Her eyes widen and she immediately sits up.
"I drooled again!! I'm sorry!"
Masaru sits up too, all smiles.
"Good morning!"
Nanami notices that the sun is up, she gasps.
"WORK!! I've never been late for work!!"
In her panic she starts transforming again, Masaru holds her shoulders to calm her down. Nanami notices her hands shifting and sighs.
"...Well there's no way I could go like this anyways. I guess I'll call in sick for a while until I can figure out how to control this."
She clenches her fists and attempts to focus and suppress it, but she only transforms faster. Masaru lets go of her shoulders and opts to hold her hands instead. She calms down and reverts to human form. Masaru reassures her.
"Don't worry! We'll find a way for you to manage your abilities."
"..Actually you haven't told me how you gained control of your transformations"
Masaru seems slightly hesitant to tell her how he gained control. Nanami is still looking at him expectantly. He sighs before telepathically showing her his memories. Her eyes widen in surprise.
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"You gotta be kidding me, you were struck by LIGHTNING?!"
Masaru's usual calm demeanour fades as he tries to reassure her.
"I- I mean I'm sure there's gotta be another method, I know that this is linked to emotions, and well, it's not like it was the lightning alone that fixed me. I was comatose for 4 years afterwards-"
