Self-cultivation of Kamen Rider ZIO

Tachibana Dessert Shop.

Kanto Branch Affairs Bureau, Office.

In the room where the smell of falling needles can be heard, the atmosphere has been very heavy since the gathering of ghosts.

A continuous low air pressure centered on Gates and hovered around everyone.

Compared with the atmosphere of the conversation between Woz and the leader of the warrior organization at this time, this situation is simply two extremes.

And the reason why they have been deadlocked here, all with tense faces, and no one speaks, is precisely because... no one speaks first!
Yes, no one spoke first.

Because of the departure of Tachibana Sejiro, the Kanto branch temporarily fell into a situation of leaderless.

And Tachibana Sejiro's cautious attitude towards Woz and Gates before leaving also made the remaining Tachibana sisters become very cautious when facing Gates, for fear that they would bring Woz to Yoshino to meet Tachibana Sejiro of the leader caused unnecessary trouble.

To be honest, if Tokiwa Shogo can take the initiative to express goodwill at this time, it will definitely have a miraculous effect.

But it was Gates who stayed here.

This single-minded idiot actually thinks that he should do whatever he wants at this time... Come on, you have completely forgotten your previous aggressive behavior of showing force, right?

As a result, everyone saw it.

Gates, who should have taken the initiative to ease the nervousness of the Tachibana sisters, and declared after all the ghosts gathered that the History Management Bureau he represented came to contact the warrior organization with the concept of friendship and cooperation, did not do it at all. He fulfilled his duties, sitting on his seat like a door god, motionless and silent.

[Speak up! ! ! ]
Gates yelled inwardly.

At the same time, everyone in the Kanto branch who is deeply afraid of the mysterious organization behind Gates is also gnashing their teeth.

[Why doesn't he speak! ? ]
silence……

silence……

Then, both sides missed the best opening time.

……

To put it bluntly, the reason why the atmosphere in the office is so bad as it is now...

Gates.

...you deserve a lot of credit.

Fortunately, such a bad situation has finally ushered in a turning point.

"Ding bell~"

The sudden sound of incoming letters from the mobile phone tore a hole in the stiff atmosphere of the scene, making everyone's eyes instantly look at Gates' direction.

"..."

His body was slightly stiff, and Gates with a tense face took out his mobile phone and looked at it, and he couldn't help but feel relieved.

——It was an email from Sogo Tokiwa.

After reading it, replying to a "received" email, Gates put away his phone and looked around for a week.

"Everyone..."

Hearing this, everyone at the scene couldn't help but relax.

Thank goodness the guy finally spoke up!

With this in mind, everyone just listened to Gates continue.

"... Excuse me, can you give me a little time to spend alone with Mr. Wei Fugui?"

"what?"

Hearing this request, the people in the Kanto Branch looked at each other, and they all saw the doubts on the other's face.

To be honest, none of them expected that after such a long stalemate, when Gates opened his mouth, he made such a request to "get along alone".

They looked at Izumi Iori, and handed over the choice to "Weighing Ghost" himself.

Iori Izumi frowned and thought about it, then asked Gates.

"Can you tell me why?"

"Of course." Gates replied, "Our king, His Majesty the King of Shi, has negotiated a preliminary cooperation intention with your leader. During this period, your leader put forward a condition to examine the sincerity of our History Management Bureau. , For this reason, His Majesty Wang wants to talk to you."

"Father...conditions..."

Hearing this unexpected answer, Izumi Iori was taken aback for a moment, then took a deep breath and let it out, making a decision.

"I see."

He looked at Gates and said.

"So, where shall I go to meet your king?"

"There's no need to go anywhere."

Gates answered Izumi Iori.

"The King of Time... Cough, His Majesty the King of Time will send it over directly, so just trouble others to avoid it for a while."

Saying this, Gates glanced at the others.

"Is that so..."

"Teleport?"

"...It's really a convenient ability."

"..."

The responses were different, but without exception, they all chose to respect Izumi Iori's choice, got up and left.

Soon, Gates and Izumi Iori were the only ones sitting in the meeting area of ​​the office.

"Crack!"

Hearing the sound of the last person leaving the office closing the door, Gates stood up, left his seat, and took two steps back.

A bright red teleportation magic circle spread out vertically in front of him, and a figure emerged from it.

Footsteps sounded, gradually approaching.

Izumi Iori's nervous heartbeat also continued to accelerate.

He stared closely at the gradually clear figure that seemed to be approaching from another time and space in the teleportation magic circle, and then, at the moment that figure fully appeared, his eyes widened without daring to blink. It was so stressful that I almost forgot to breathe.

[Shi Wang, who the hell are you... holy...]
All kinds of unbelievable guesses surged in my mind halfway, and suddenly froze, and my heart that was raised high fell to the ground with a "slap", and my expression cracked.

"?????"

Endless doubts exploded in his mind like cannonballs, turning all previous guesses into question marks on the screen.

Light pink shirt, dark gray gown jacket, beige trousers, dark red casual shoes.

The age of a high school student, with a sunny and clean smile like a boy next door.

After seeing clearly the figure walking out of the teleportation magic circle, Izumi Iori, without any surprise, was stunned.

——Why are you so young?

The bright red teleportation magic circle turned into light fragments and dissipated behind him, Tokiwa Sogo looked at Izumi Iori who was staring at him in a daze, and couldn't help laughing.

He could even guess what Izumi Iori was thinking at this time.

Should I say, is it worthy of father and son?
Even the surprising points are so similar.

"Do you also think that I am a bit too young as the king of the History Management Bureau? Mr. Weibugui." Tokiwa Sogo said with a smile.

"It's... not that exaggerated." Izumi Iori came back to his senses, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, "However, it's really a surprise."

After finishing speaking, Izumi Iori realized that there was a special word in Tokiwa Shogo's words just now...

"also?"

"Well, your father, Chief Izumi was also very surprised by my youth."

Shogo Joban explained with a smile.

Izumi Iori understood.

"Ah, so it is."

Then, he pondered for a while, restrained his expression, looked at Sogo Tokiwa with a serious expression, and said.

"Time King... Your Majesty."

Although I don't know what the rules of the History Administration's selection of "King" are, so that Sogo Tokiwa can sit in that position at such a young age, but judging from the attitude of Gates, who has already shown great strength, to Sogo Tokiwa, at least, in the external situation Next, Tokiwa Sogo, the young king, is indeed respected.

Then, he should show the respect due to an organization leader at this time, and not neglect him because of his youth.

"Excuse me, what conditions did my father put forward? What do you want to talk to me about?"

He asked Tokiwa Sogo.

Sogo Tokiwa did not sit down.

Iori Izumi also stood up when Gates got up earlier.

At this moment, they looked at each other across the table.

Izumi Iori is waiting for Sogo Tokiwa's answer.

Tokiwa Shogo was carefully observing Izumi Iori.

After a while, he came to a conclusion, smiled, and replied: "To put it simply, Mr. Blowing Ghost, your father hopes that I can help you restore the power to transform into a ghost."

"Recover... the ghost's...power?" Izumi Iori asked in amazement.

"That's right." Sougo Tokiwa nodded, "If this wrong timeline is destined to be corrected, then he hopes that you can go to the [New World] without regrets, for example, you will continue to host and complete that event. You failed the Earth Purification Ritual 13 years ago."

"This... such an unreasonable request, I..."

"No, Mr. Weibuki, I think the request of Chief Izumi is very reasonable."

Tokiwa Sogo interrupted Izumi Iori's words.

“[Once the earth purification ceremony starts, it can only be completed by one person, and no one can be changed midway.]

"This rule, even after 13 years, is still in effect."

"But I have clearly...failed."

Izumi Iori clenched his fist, gritted his teeth and said this sentence, strong unwillingness surged in his chest.

But Sogo Tokiwa said:
"Actually, the [drumbeat] has never stopped, hasn't it?"

He smiled, and his words were like a ray of light from the sky, reflected in Izumi Iori's dark eyes, opened the window, and illuminated his heart.

Just listen to Tokiwa Shogo continue to say:
“If the [drumbeat] doesn’t stop, the [ceremony] won’t end.

"Back then, the strange ringing ghost was able to snatch the [ritual] from your hands...

"Now, of course, you can also snatch [Ritual] back from his hands.

"And, in this timeline, only you have the [qualification] to grab it.

"How is it? Mr. Blowing Ghost."

Tokiwa Shogo smiled, took out a blank knight watch and put it on the table, shook his hand, and slid it in front of Izumi Iori.

"...Now, do you still have the awareness you had back then?"