Kamen Rider from the ancient times

This isn't something to brag about, is it?

Moreover, that wasn't his original intention, leaving Tsukasa Kadoya speechless and unsure of what to say next.

At that moment, the world before their eyes seemed to distort, the colors of the sky and the city were merging, and the towering buildings and green streets were intertwined.

"This is……"

Meikoin Gates looked somewhat surprised.

At that moment, he noticed something and looked down, only to see that his own body was also beginning to twist and become illusory, like scattered grains of sand.

“ZiO?!” Meikoin Gates exclaimed in surprise.

Upon hearing the voice, Tokiwa Sougo turned to look at him, but the other three only paused for a moment before realizing what was happening.

Tokiwa Sougo explained, "After the Kamen Riders return to their respective timelines, the future of this world will begin to merge with Shingo's timeline. Don't worry, you've just had your timeline corrected."

As for why he and Tsukasa Kadoya were unaffected, the reason is almost obvious.

In some respects, both Tokiwa Sougo and Kadoya Tsukasa possess the characteristics of a "singularity," meaning they are almost unaffected by changes in time.

Don't be fooled by Tokiwa Sougo's frequent amnesia; it's mostly his own choice. This guy just likes being an eighteen-year-old high school student.

Although Meikoin Geiz was very unwilling, he had no choice but to leave this world under the correction of the timeline. In the end, the entire city in front of them began to turn into light particles and dissipate with the wind.

"After the timeline is corrected, will the real Kamen Rider appear in this world? We..." Tokiwa Sougo suddenly spoke up.

“The real Kamen Riders—you have already appeared in this world, so why ask this?” Kawahara looked at him.

"what……"

Tokiwa Sougo seemed to hesitate for a moment, gazing at the blindingly bright sky with a mix of melancholy and wistfulness, before finally finishing his sentence after a long while.

"It just suddenly dawned on me that we were actually fictional characters in a TV series, something I never imagined..."

After saying this, before Kawahara could speak again, Tokiwa Sougo smiled and turned to look at him.

"I know!"

Tokiwa Sougo said with clear eyes, "Whether it's fiction or reality, we are who we are, and we exist in this world right now!"

"But this still feels like a dream!"

"If one day, the history of Kamen Rider truly disappears from everyone's memory, and no one like Shingo remembers us, then..."

"Kamen Rider..."

The dissipating light particles were reflected in Tokiwa Sougo's eyes. Before he could finish his murmured words, the entire world that was changing was completely engulfed by the burst of light.

wow——

……

Kawahara was somewhat surprised by Tokiwa Sougo's complex emotional remarks at the end, and as the hazy light before him dissipated again, a new world unfolded before him.

but……

Something seems a little different.

The sky was a clear, deep blue, and the sunlight was warm and gentle, but the surroundings lacked the vibrancy and liveliness of a new world I had imagined. Instead, they evoked an indescribable sense of oppression and unease.

Before me stood a high platform made of stone bricks.

On the platform at the top of the steps, a row of people dressed in gray-green cotton and linen robes and wearing scarves of the same color stood on both sides, and they surrounded a man with an arrogant expression who looked like a king.

The man, dressed in a magnificent crimson robe, sat cross-legged on the throne on the high platform, looking down at Kawahara who had suddenly appeared there.

The moment his eyes met this person's, Kawahara's gaze flickered, and he suddenly became urgent as if something had been stirred.

This person is dangerous, but he doesn't seem to be experiencing a life-threatening crisis.

What made him suddenly fearful?

Although he had suddenly arrived here from the new world he was supposed to go to, Kawahara was only stunned for a moment before calming down.

He discreetly surveyed his surroundings, only to find many ordinary people standing in the squares below the high platform, their faces expressionless like puppets, staring intently at him. This was the source of the oppressive atmosphere; even the bright sunlight overhead couldn't dispel the inexplicable chill.

Kawahara frowned uncomfortably at this.

He slightly raised his left hand, still in his divine form with white robes and golden hair, the Agur runes engraved on the back of his hand emitting a faint golden light.

A strong warning emanated from this force.

"Mr. Kawahara!"

An urgent shout suddenly came from behind him.

Kawahara turned around and saw Tokiwa Sougo and Kadoya Tsukasa running over together with serious expressions.

It turns out he wasn't the only one who came here.

"Where is this place? This is so strange, Mr. Kawahara, there's not a single person in the city!" Tokiwa Sougo said breathlessly.

As he spoke, he glanced at the group of people standing in the square with strange expressions and nervously swallowed.

What's wrong with everyone...?

After the timelines of the new world merged, Tokiwa Sougo and Kadoya Tsukasa landed in the city. However, when the two realized what was happening, they found that there was not a single person in the streets, alleys, or buildings of the city!
The city, filled with towering buildings, seemed abandoned, empty and desolate, until they noticed a crowd gathering there and rushed over.

But the situation here seems even more bizarre.

Kawahara looked at Tsukasa Kadoya with a questioning gaze.

Kadoya Tsukasa, who was frowning and examining the platform, noticed his gaze and shook his head slightly without making a sound.

Tsukasa Kadoya had no idea what was going on here.

Tokiwa Sougo, standing nearby, looked around and finally focused his gaze on the high platform stacked in front of him. Upon seeing the people on it, he exclaimed in astonishment.

"Woz? There are so many Woz! Wait, no... isn't that right?"

Those people wore the exact same gray-green robes and scarves as Woz, as if they were copied and pasted without any difference.

"Woz was actually an organization...?"

Tokiwa Sougo murmured blankly, "It feels like I've seen this somewhere before..."

At this moment, the red-robed man, who had been sitting arrogantly on the high throne, finally stood up and walked to the edge of the platform, surrounded by a group of servants in gray-green robes.

"Everyone's here!"

The man in the red robe spoke loudly, his gaze sweeping disdainfully over the three people below.

"The destroyer of the world—"

"You arrogant brat who thinks he's the Demon King—"

"besides……"

As if they were dolls displayed in a shop window, the man in the red robe scrutinized them with a critical eye. His gaze finally landed on Kawahara, and his previously contemptuous and mocking smile turned somewhat sinister.

"The guy who tried to save Kamen Rider!"

"..."

Both the other party's arrogant attitude and the information revealed in this last sentence are enough to prove what kind of person this person is in the Kamen Rider world.

Kawahara stared at him expressionlessly.

"What about you?"

The man in the red robe chuckled and opened his arms. The men in gray-green robes immediately stepped forward and lined up on either side of him.

"We are—time managers!"

...(End of chapter)