Self-cultivation of Kamen Rider ZIO

A moment later...

Everything was calm and nothing happened.

Both Megumi Aso and Keisuke Nago couldn't help but feel embarrassed for Sougo Tokiwa.

But Tokiwa Sougo remained calm, with a relaxed and cheerful smile on his face.

"No rush, let the bullets fly for a while."

He said that.

……

……

3WA Local Headquarters Building.

Top floor office.

Maya suddenly frowned.

Some memories, unrelated to the past and never experienced before, suddenly entered her mind.

“Red…Watari…”

At the same time, the black and red fanged bat hanging upside down on the roof opened its eyes.

"Maya... I... I don't know how to say this... I think... I have a son...?"

It flew onto the table and looked at Maya, saying...

Maya pursed her lips, looking at Kivat II, her eyes filled with an unfathomable darkness.

"Don't even mention you, I also suddenly 'remembered' that I have a son... a human child."

She remembered the person she had met many years ago, the one who had caused them to lose their king and led her to choose to unite with humanity... the Time Jacker!
"So you really are... still alive..."

This ability to change history made it impossible for her not to think of Swartz, who had vanished without a trace after that great war.

The fleeting encounter across time and space made Maya unable to understand Swartz's approach of abandoning everything after altering the course of history.

Now, the past history is being stirred up again, which makes Maya uneasy, but also gives her a sense of relief that her heart has finally been put down.

She had a strong premonition.

Regardless of the course of their history or the future of the Blood Demon clan, the crucial moment that will determine everything is about to arrive.

Just then, a warning sound rang out from my phone.

Strangers have broken into the Delanlong Castle, which has been vacant for many years.

Maya looked at the footage on her phone's security camera, a hint of surprise flashing across her eyes.

What a wonderful saying: "I searched high and low, but found it without any effort."

The person who broke into Delanlong Castle was none other than her son, whom she had just "remembered"...

Or perhaps, he didn't break in, but rather came here through that portal of time?
Maya smiled slightly, got up and walked outside.

"Let's go, let's go see my suddenly appearing... ah, son."

"Okay, I'll go see my son too."

Kivat II flapped his wings and followed with great interest.

"If it's really good, I'll consider having one too."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Maya paused slightly, her lips twitched slightly, but she didn't say anything. She simply shook her head and continued walking.

……

……

The elevator doors closed, cutting off Maya and Kivat II's view of each other.

Tsukuyomi walked out from around the corner, glanced at the descending elevator, and arrived at the door of the president's office.

Da da da—

The illusory ticking of the clock's hands echoed throughout.

Even though no one was inside, Tsukuyomi stopped time inside the room before pushing open the door and stepping inside.

After discovering that Tokiwa Sougo was there, Nago Keisuke stopped paying attention to Tsukuyomi.

This shows her trust in her boyfriend.

So her attention turned back to the two top-secret incidents that had been deleted from the official database.

But after searching the office, Tsukuyomi couldn't help but sigh. Still nothing...

Could it be that those two secrets have truly been completely forgotten?

Tsukuyomi suddenly regretted not having blocked that vampire's Queen earlier.

However, she did gain something from it.

such as……

Rook (the Chariot) and Bishop (the Bishop) of the four leaders of the Fang Vampires have been replaced.

This must be the result of one of those two top-secret incidents?
And there is...

Tsukuyomi put down the document in her hand and turned to look at the portrait of Maya hanging on the wall behind her desk.

The artist's signature on the painting is—

Shed bridge!

……

……

"...Is Tanabashi in a cooperative relationship with the Fang Vampire clan?"

"To be precise, Tanabata was completely subservient to the Queen of the Fangblood Clan."

In response to Gates's surprised question, Shima replied with a mocking expression.

The island protector felt both admiration and disdain that his own Supreme Blue Sky Society had been ruined by such a person.

The lab door opened.

The island guard led Gates to this secret research room.

This is truly an incredible thing.

Has the island guard already trusted Gates this much after meeting him less than three times?
Rather than saying that Gates has great personal charisma, it's more accurate to say that Mamoru Shima does things in unconventional ways.

In the Kiva canon, Mamoru Shima once happily invited Akane Otoya to become a member of the Blue Sky Society, even though no one else trusted Akane Otoya.

Later, at the request of Akane and Maya, he also raised Taiga, the son of the vampire King.

While raising Taiga, Shima Mamoru still harbored some wariness and distrust towards the Fang Blood Demons, but gradually he truly began to raise Taiga as his own child, and even considered using Taiga as a link to achieve peaceful coexistence between the Fang Blood Demons and humans.

However, Taiga's betrayal later dealt a severe blow to Shima, making him somewhat suspicious and extreme.

Today, in this alternate Kiva timeline, although years of imprisonment have made the island's protector suspicious, he is not extreme.

Therefore, he understands and continues to trust Keisuke Nago.

Therefore, Shima, who was very confident in his judgment of people, brought Gates here after only two meetings, to this research lab that was conducting research to achieve mass production of IXA.

Gates stared in amazement at the scene, at the researchers coming and going, and at the IXA armor pieces disassembled into various parts.

"...Where did you get so much money to do this kind of thing while you've been in jail?"

The outspoken Gates asked very directly.

The island's protector didn't mind.

As the de facto controller of the Island Guard Group, he simply looked at Gates meaningfully and replied, "That's because I have many 'sponsors'."

He wasn't the only one who remained wary of the Tooth Vampire.

Whether those high-ranking humans were truly foolish enough to only protect their own positions, or genuinely concerned about the bigger picture and wary of the situation, in any case, the island protector, with his years of professional experience fighting the vampires as the president of the Supreme Blue Sky Society, secured a lot of sponsorship for himself.

Now, the island guard looked at Gates earnestly and asked with a smile, "Gates, would you, or the organization behind you, be willing to make an investment?"

Gates: "..."

……

……

Is Gates rich?
some.

But it's just enough.

Tokiwa Sougo is different.

What started as a simple piggy bank, Cheng Wang Fund, is now a fully-fledged fund operating in the market and generating substantial revenue.

Given time... cough! In short, Tokiwa Sougo, who is steadily ascending to the throne, is not short of money now, so after receiving Gates' message, he generously waved his hand.

"I'm investing in this project!" (End of Chapter)