Kamen Rider from the ancient times

A dozen years ago.

The world seems to be veiled by a retro filter.

The streets were bustling, with the occasional Humagear wearing headphones walking by, but the number was far less than it would be a decade or so later; the majority of pedestrians were still real humans.

Meikoin Geiz showed vigilance towards each Humagear, even making exaggerated defensive movements, as if they would suddenly burst into Magia at any moment.

"Has Meikoin Geiz always been the same without changing? I thought he would have become more mature by now."

Kawahara retorted to Tokiwa Sougo beside him.

Tokiwa Sougo chuckled twice but didn't dare to reply.

Sure enough, the next second, Meikoin Geiz came over angrily and glared fiercely at Kawahara: "What do you mean by 'this way'!"

Kawahara raised his hand to gesture at his entire body.

"That's it."

"Hey--"

Seeing that the two looked like they were about to start fighting, Tokiwa Sougo quickly reached out and pulled Meikoin Geiz away to prevent him from getting a beating.

Hiden Aruto watched their playful banter and smiled, then looked around and uttered a sigh.

"I really miss those days!"

Is this where you used to live?

Upon hearing this, Tokiwa Sougo also looked at him.

Hiden Aruto nodded: "Yes, also, my father who raised me was actually a Humagear."

Everyone was stunned upon hearing this. Tokiwa Sougo looked at him with surprise, his usually clear and peaceful eyes now filled with contemplation, as if he were scrutinizing Hiden Aruto.

Even among Kamen Riders, not all Kamen Riders are necessarily positive.

Their worlds are now in a strange state of flux, and the history of the Riders is being forced into the history of "Kamen Rider Zero-One." Therefore, before correcting the mistake, Tokiwa Sougo needs to confirm that the Kamen Rider Zero-One in front of him is truly credible.

So, in a world where Humagears want to destroy humanity, what would Hiden Aruto, who was raised by Humagears, think?
At this moment, Tsukuyomi asked with a puzzled look, "Why is your father a robot?"

Hiden Aruto pursed his lips: "Before I could remember anything, my biological father had already passed away in an accident, so my grandfather created a Humagear for me to be my father."

A little over a decade ago, the conflict between humans and Humagears had not yet fully erupted, and Humagears were still humanity's most trusted partners.

Some Humagears are custom-made as nannies, taking meticulous care of human children and accompanying them as they play and grow.

That's how Hiden Aruto grew up.

Looking at Hiden Aruto like this, Tokiwa Sougo's scrutiny vanished in a second, replaced by a deep empathy and compassion.

Because his parents also died in an accident when he was young...

"So, where did the Humagears' rebellion begin?" Woz asked expressionlessly, bringing the topic back on track.

Hiden Aruto snapped out of his daze and said, "It should be around here. That's where the Humagear development plant is located."

As the heir to the Hiden Intelligence Group, Hiden Aruto had some knowledge of the Humagears. With the time Izu had confirmed, he quickly located the place where the rebellion had occurred.

However, after everyone set off, Tokiwa Sougo found that Kawahara was still standing in the same place.

“Mr. Kawahara…?” He paused in his steps.

"You guys go ahead, I want to go and see other parts of this world," Kawahara said.

"Eh?"

However, Tokiwa Sougo stood still and did not move.

Kawahara then turned to look at him: "If I'm not mistaken, there are indeed Time Tribulations in this era. Can you sense where one is?"

The reason why the future Earth will be occupied by the Humagears and why Hiden Aruto's memories differ is because the Time Jackers changed the past, causing a divergence in history.

In other words, all they need to do is find the Time Jackers and eliminate them.

Upon hearing this, Tokiwa Sougo looked around as if searching for something, but after a long while he shook his head.

"I don't feel like anything is wrong—"

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a building in the distance burst into flames. Everyone's attention was drawn to it, and Hiden Aruto exclaimed in astonishment, "That's the Humagear's factory!"

Is chaos already starting?
His Humagear father from this era is still alive, perhaps in that building. Hiden Aruto felt anxious and turned to rush over there.

But in the very next instant...

clang--

The whole world changed in an instant. The flames that burst from the building froze in mid-air, and everyone on the street seemed to be frozen in time. Then, the world turned from day to night in an instant, and then suddenly returned to day.

This development feels very familiar.

When everyone was still, Kawahara and Tokiwa Sougo, who was also unchanged, exchanged a glance.

The latter's expression turned solemn. After that fleeting moment of change, the world resumed its flow, and then a familiar voice came from beside him—

"So the Humagears' rebellion started from..."

Woz paused, then pinched the bridge of his nose and said, "I already said that."

Meikoin Gates suddenly called out warily, "Hey, look around!"

The atmosphere around was eerie. In an atmosphere that seemed to have a retro filter, the autumn wind swept up the fallen leaves on the ground, bringing a chill with its whooshing sound.

All the humans who were on the street had disappeared, replaced by Humagears with headphones on their heads. Just like before they arrived, all the robots stared at them expressionlessly.

"Humanity……"

"Humanity……"

"Humans discovered..."

"Exterminate humanity!"

Tsukuyomi stared in astonishment at the scene: "Just now... were we transported back to 2019 again?"

"no!"

Tokiwa Sougo frowned: "The time hasn't changed."

In other words, history in this era was also altered, directly causing the Humagears to conquer Earth more than a decade earlier!

Will humans still be alive more than ten years from now?
Hiden Aruto was completely bewildered when he realized what had happened. He instinctively looked at the building where the explosion had just occurred, but it had been replaced by an even more magnificent high-tech building.

—Yake Intelligent Group!
Hiden Aruto: "???"

Kawahara gazed intently in that direction: "I think I understand."

With countless Humagears closing in, the group stood back to back on guard.

Just as the Humagears were chanting "annihilate humanity" and preparing to swarm forward, Kawahara raised his hand, and a silver curtain with flowing water ripples swept over them.

Swah——

The world has gained another layer of retro filter.

Ahead of them appeared to be a vast manor, which Hiden Aruto recognized at a glance as the place where he had lived as a child.

"Why here...?"

Hiden Aruto walked forward blankly, and the next moment, the building in front of him exploded again, and the powerful shockwave knocked him over.

Fortunately, the others retreated in time and were not affected by the shockwave of the explosion.

"Woo——"

Hiden looked up somewhat awkwardly.

Two figures rushed out of the villa, one of whom was a magenta Kamen Rider that the group recognized.

And the other one...

It's a gigantic, alien knight, tens of meters tall!
Kamen Rider Decade, who was blasted out by the violent explosion, quickly rolled over and stood up. As he was brushing the dust off himself, a sinister and terrifying voice came from behind him.

"Shi, what are you doing?"

...(End of chapter)