Rider Build: Starting in Next Form

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"I know this tastes good when it's cold."

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"Choosing you is the best thing I've ever done, without a doubt."

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"The hand you should be holding is no longer mine."

"Ankh!!!"

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"How is it? You should have remembered most of your memories by now, right?" Luo Yuan smiled faintly at Hino Eiji, who had fallen silent.

The watch given to Hino Eiji contains a more complete history than that of the Winged Horn Boom Combo, roughly the entire history from Hino Eiji's first transformation into OZ to Hino Eiji's death, emmm... although some parts of it haven't happened yet.

"Is this the old me? Um... Can I ask you, can you save Ankh?" After a long silence, Hino Eiji reached out his hand, in which was a red coin that had been broken in two.

"Ancient alchemy? Hmm, I can give it a try, but I can't guarantee anything." Luo Yuan took the Eagle Core Coin, which contained the consciousness of the Greedy One, and began to observe it with his senses. Hmm... there seemed to be just the right materials in the 'General Storehouse'.

"Then I'll leave it to you." Hino Eiji bowed again, already satisfied with having gained this glimmer of hope.

Chapter 288 The repair work is complete. Eagle Core Medal Zi-O Armor

That afternoon, Zi-O and OZ traveled back to 2010 in the Time Machine and together they defeated Another OZ, who was born in 2010. History was restored to normal, and all the effects caused by Dan Kuroto disappeared.

The part of history in the OZ watch has also returned to its original era.

In the laboratory, Luo Yuan was standing in front of a workbench, operating various instruments to recombine and mix suitable materials in order to repair the Eagle Core coin given to him by Hino Eiji.

The progress is going very smoothly. At least the exterior has been repaired and perfected. The interior, that is, the core part composed of ancient alchemy, still has some minor troubles to analyze, but it is not a big deal.

"Well, that should be about right. Let's find some time to send this coin back. Using the portion of OZ's power left on Eiji Hino, we should be able to awaken the consciousness of this Core Medal."

Holding the newly repaired core coin in his hand, Luo Yuan examined it carefully. He had to admit that the craftsmanship was indeed exquisite.

After placing the Core Coin next to the Oz Watch, Luo Yuan began to examine another item on the workbench. This was something he had obtained during a sign-in session in Build Racer, called the Crystal Key. It looked like a transparent crystal with a crimson core-shaped symbol in the center.

"According to the experimental results, the Crystal Key can store power, similar to an energy bottle or a Knight Watch, but unlike them, the Crystal Key can store several times more power than containers like the Knight Watch." Luo Yuan typed on the computer next to him, organizing the results of this experiment.

“It’s perfect timing to do this in conjunction with the driver modification plan. We can transfer the energy substances from the energy bottle into this thing called ‘Crystal Key.’ Luckily, we’ve already obtained quite a few ‘Crystal Keys’ from the system.” After pondering for a moment, Luo Yuan operated on the computer, merging the two originally different experimental plans into one.

The core driver needs to be modified into a powerful driver that can adapt to the 'crystal key'. During this process, the previously acquired forms also need to be unified. After that, they can all be transformed using the crystal key, which will make things a little easier.

"Dream, Meloetta," Luo Yuan called out. They were short-handed and had to call these two little guys over to do the hard labor.

"Meow~"

"Melo~"

Dream and Meloetta, who were originally playing games and singing in a room on the ground, saved their game progress and put away their microphones. Then, the two little guys used teleportation at the same time and appeared in front of Luo Yuan the next second.

Dream and Meloetta have no idea what's going to happen next...

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Nighttime, in a bar on a certain street.

With dazzling lights and upbeat music, large numbers of men and women sing and dance here.

Many people choose to go to a bar to relieve stress after a long day at work, and there are even greater benefits to it...

An invisible wave swept through, and the men and women who were singing and dancing in the bar came to a standstill.

"He failed again. Dan Kuroto's ambition is not enough to support his path to becoming king." Ul's expression was very displeased.

Nexus's power was too great; once he made a move, the king they had installed would be crushed on the spot.

"Ul, don't you think this is more challenging?" Swartz casually picked up a glass of wine from a table and downed it in one gulp, as if trying to swallow the pent-up frustration in his heart.

So comfortable~~~

“Challenging? As a legendary rider from the era of Rider Build, his potential hasn’t reached its limit yet, and he looks very young. Do you think he has any chance of growing to the level of Oma Zi-O?” Aura kicked away a man blocking her path with disgust.

The man was holding a small white medicine packet in his hand, and it was unclear what he was planning to do...

"That's disgusting."

"Oma Zi-O? Hahaha, Aura, you overestimate him." Upon hearing Aura's words, Swartz's originally serious expression turned into a disdainful smile. "Don't even think about it. Oma Zi-O controls the entire history of the Riders and can also control time. Nexus, no matter how strong he is, he can't possibly contend with the entire history of the Riders."

"So, what do you suggest we do next?" Aura picked up a glass of wine from the table next to her, took a sip, and immediately frowned. It was so spicy.

"Alright, if you can't drink, then don't. You and Ur are no different, both just kids." Swartz said casually, but his eyes revealed a hint of ruthlessness. "If Nexus dares to continue interfering, then find an opportunity to send him to other worlds. I don't believe he has the ability to break through the barriers between worlds."

There are knights who can break through the world barrier, but they are few and far between.

Kamen Rider Decade and Kamen Rider Gaim: one is known as the Destroyer of Worlds, possessing the Aurora Veil that allows him to freely traverse the worlds of other Riders; the other obtained the Golden Fruit and became a god, naturally also able to break through the barriers of worlds.

"What do you mean?" Ur pressed, a spark of inspiration already forming in his mind, but he hadn't yet devised a concrete plan.

“It’s nothing. There’s also that guy Gates. He still has some confusion deep down, which we can use.” Swartz had already come up with a fairly complete plan in his mind, and smiled meaningfully.

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2018, the era of Zi-O, two days later in the timeline.

While Zi-O was engaged in a fierce battle with Another Gaim, seeing that he was losing the battle, Sougo decisively created distance, took out the Gaim Watch, and plugged it into the driver.

"Armor Time!"

The sound rang out, but Sougo looked around and couldn't see where the new armor was. Before he even noticed, a huge object had materialized above his head.

"What's this?!"

By the time Sougo looked up, it was too late. The armor slammed down on his head, and the immense gravity instantly threw Zi-O off balance, causing him to fall over.

"I can't move! Please help me!" Sougo struggled in vain and cried out for help.

"Rejoice! He embodies the power of all knights."

"Ah, he's standing up."

"Transcending time and space..."

"It's open!"

"The king who knows the past and future, at this moment he has inherited the power of another legendary rider and transforms into Kamen Rider Zi-O Armor Mode." Woz finished his celebration with a smile after being interrupted several times by his Demon King.

"Soiya!"

"Armor!"

"Fancy, make your appearance!" Sougo clasped his hands together, assuming a sumo wrestling stance.

Another Gaim, who was not far away, could not stand it any longer. He charged towards Zi-O with his mutated Great Orange Gun. Zi-O also took out two Great Orange Guns and rushed up to fight Another Gaim.

Chapter 289 Juicing Time Shatters Kuzuha Kouta

"Finish Time!"

"Armor!"

"Squash Time Break!"

Seeing that he was almost exhausted, Sougo decisively unleashed his ultimate move, wielding a large orange shard in each hand, and charged towards Another Armor, slicing through Another Armor's abdomen with his twin blades.

With the orange-slicing effect, Another Armor was suddenly blown to pieces.

"Huh? Ouch!" After ending the battle, Sougo was about to deactivate his transformation when he suddenly found the whole world starting to spin, and he inexplicably flew up. He vaguely heard the sound of a bicycle bell? Or a baby crying?

When he opened his eyes again, Zhuang Wu found himself in a strange place: the ruins of houses floating upside down in the air, water flowing out of nowhere, and upside-down mountains. In the distance, there was a man with white hair dressed in white clothes.

"If you can defeat that guy, you can rescue your important comrade, but is that really a good idea?"

"What do you mean?"

"Don't you want to be king? In your mind, a king should solve everything by himself."

The man in white had a slight smile on his lips as he turned his back to Sougo, as if waiting for his next words.

“No, you’re wrong,” Zhuang Wu denied the white-robed man’s words.

However, Zhuang Wu felt that the man with his back to him seemed to stiffen for a moment, but there were so many double images here that he didn't know if it was just his imagination.

“If the king is all alone, many things cannot be accomplished. The king needs companions and friends.” Sougo knew this very well.

If you were all alone, finding these Knight Watches and escaping the pursuit of Gates from 2068 would be extremely difficult.

Nexus-senpai really helped him a lot, even though that senpai's personality was a bit despicable...

"Then why did you defeat that enemy so quickly?" The white-robed man's face was already twitching slightly.

“Hmm…” Sougo pondered for a few seconds before replying, “Because I feel that if we don’t deal with Another Armored Warrior soon, we’ll probably have to rely on Nexus-senpai again. Although Nexus-senpai is very strong, that’s not good. I also need to grow on my own.”

"........."

Since you've already made up your mind, what should I say?

The man in white had a strange feeling that he shouldn't have come, but he couldn't just leave like that either; that would be too embarrassing...

The man in white, who is none other than Kamen Rider Gaim's human form, Kouta Kazuha, who has already become a god, quickly turned his brain around and said, "What about your other friend? You should try to believe in him, believe in his own power."

A blue butterfly landed on Kouta's hand. As Kouta spoke, it transformed into countless blue butterflies shimmering with light. The intense light forced Sougo to raise his arm to block it, and then he disappeared from the space.

"That's strange, why doesn't this match the original trajectory? And... Nexus, has he actually arrived in this world?"

The surrounding environment dissipated into countless fragments. In the vast darkness, Kuzuha Kouta muttered to himself with a strange expression.

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2018, the era of Zi-O, current time, early morning.

In the underground laboratory, Luo Yuan continued to operate various instruments and uniformly enhance the equipment. Not far from him, Meng Huan looked utterly hopeless as she transferred the energy from the bottles and jars in front of her into the crystal key, while Meloetta was transferring energy with a serious expression.

"Alright, that's about it. Thanks for your hard work, you two." After typing the last character, Luo Yuan stopped what he was doing and said to the two little ones.

"Meow!" Upon hearing this, Mewtwo teleported away as if its life depended on it; transferring energy was just too terrifying!

"Melo." Meloetta nodded obediently, then used teleportation to leave the laboratory.

He collected the crystal keys that the two little ones had completed, and also threw the empty energy storage items into the 'general storeroom'. After all, these items were still usable even though the energy they contained was gone.