'boom!!'

In the final burst of energy, the Black Tide monster vanished without a trace. Genji cautiously searched the scene, and only after confirming that no one had escaped did he breathe a sigh of relief, and then...

"Cough cough cough cough... Ugh..."

The boy deactivated his transformation, his clothes soaked in blood, golden ripples dancing incessantly, but their power was constantly weakening as Genji's breathing rhythm became erratic.

That's progress, I suppose.

Yuanxiang reached up and touched his neck. He felt something was stuck there, making it hard to breathe, but it was just an illusion caused by the dried blood. Lying on the floating platform, he was panting and feeling extremely sleepy due to blood loss. However, he wouldn't fall asleep. He had promised the two Seeles that he would return alive. Wait, could I really die from these injuries? I don't think so. It's just... I'll just sleep for a little longer.

Feeling the flow of ripples, Gensou chuckled and patted his forehead. The school register in his hand made his face even more smudged, but it was the truth. He was asleep, and perhaps the even breathing during sleep would allow the ripples to repair his body evenly. Haha, ripples are such a convenient ability.

But...but...

Yuanxiang suddenly covered his eyes with one hand, feeling uncomfortable, and gritted his teeth in resentment.

But...who taught me this ripple effect? ​​I feel like I've forgotten something incredible. It must be a friend from another world, definitely a friend from another world, someone I can't find in Earth's library. I'm so sorry, so incredibly sorry. Your ripple effect has helped me so many times, and I've forgotten you. I'm truly sorry...

"......"

As the boy, overcome with grief, finally succumbed to sleep and fell asleep with tears streaming down his face, a masked man carrying a black umbrella slowly emerged from the Sea of ​​Quanta. Looking at the boy, who seemed powerless to resist, he sincerely praised Gensou's power in his heart. Perhaps this was the perfect time to bring him into the organization for research.

The man with the black umbrella thought this way, and he was indeed planning to do it. But when this intense malice enveloped the temporarily unconscious boy, a gray power emerged on Genji, and a Rider Card flashed on his chest. It was the card that Genji had given to Tsukasa Kadoya, and it was also the medium through which Tsukasa Kadoya saved Genji from Earth.

The man under the black umbrella stared in astonishment at the ever-growing knight card, within which emerged the figure of a young man. This man, fiddling with the magenta camera on his chest, looked expressionlessly at the man under the black umbrella and coldly commanded:

"Are you ready to be my enemy? Are you ready to be the destroyer of the world?"

The anger in his voice seemed ready to strike at any moment, and the youth's murderous aura seemed capable of decapitating the man under the black umbrella from afar. The deadly threat caused the wicked villain with ill intentions to involuntarily take a step back. And with that step back, the hazy power vanished from the youth's body, as if nothing had just happened.

Was it just an emergency measure left on him by someone else?

The man with the black umbrella understood the nature of the projection, but even if he understood, what could he do? The suffocating killing intent still lingered in his heart. He looked at the blood-covered boy, hesitated for a moment, then decisively grabbed the black umbrella and hurriedly left. His master was still trapped in the Sea of ​​Quanta, and the organization was still in a dormant state. It was not a good time to provoke a powerful enemy. He should go find the little girl trapped in the Sea of ​​Quanta. I think her name was Seele. With her as a pawn, he might be able to make some moves.

.....

Ok?

Meanwhile, in another world, Tsukasa Kadoya, dressed in a postman's uniform and embarking on a new world journey, sensed something. His gaze turned cold as he looked up at the sky. He felt it; he felt the trick he had left on Gengo before the Time Train departed had been triggered. Damn it, only a few days had passed, and trouble had already found that child again. Were they really going to bully a child to death?

"Decade, I'm going to destroy you this time!"

Just as Tsukasa Kadoya was getting annoyed, a furious cry suddenly rang out. Then, the same aurora curtain as Tsukasa's appeared, and several strange figures emerged from it. These were enemies from a parallel world, and dealing with them would be quite troublesome. More importantly, he couldn't bring his troubles back to Gengo.

"Damn it! Whoever hurt that child, I, Tsukasa Kadoya, will remember this!"

Tsukasa Kadoya gently tapped the Aurora Veil, and the Rider Card on Genji's body activated its power, attempting to teleport him back to the Fuuto office. However, at that moment, a Kamen Rider suddenly accelerated towards Tsukasa. As he raised his hand to retaliate, an enemy who had been lurking nearby seized the opportunity to deliver a flying kick. Caught off guard, Tsukasa was sent flying, but he wasn't injured. However…

Where was Genjo teleported to? Was it to the agency? It must be the agency...

Realizing that the Aurora Veil's teleportation might encounter unexpected problems, Tsukasa Kadoya suddenly panicked. He immediately wanted to go to Genji's office to check on things, regardless of whether it would be wiped out by the world. But these troublesome guys were still around... Yeah, it's all your fault, you bastards, for causing me so much trouble!

Kadoya Tsukasa's rage surged into his brain. Under the overwhelming killing intent, the crystal on Kamen Rider Decade's head turned from yellow to purple, and his eyes became fierce, like a demon. Just standing there, he sent chills down people's spines.

"Get out of here, all of you!!"

Meanwhile, Yuanxiang, who had been teleported away from the Sea of ​​Quanta by the Aurora Curtain, suddenly felt an itch on his neck after an unknown amount of time. He forced his eyes open and found himself in complete darkness. He was confused about where he was. He was still very tired, but his neck was so itchy that he couldn't resist trying to brush it away.

Wait, this feels like... a human hand? Is it a corpse?!

Genji's heart skipped a beat. He strained his eyes to see what was happening around him. Just then, a somewhat familiar purplish-black light appeared, and Genji saw...

Sitting face-to-face with him...

A severed head lay there silently...

Its face is exactly the same as mine...

Genji jumped up in shock, only to find a peach pit bracelet on the wrist of the person who had been scratching his neck. Genji swallowed hard and slowly looked up along the arm, where another dead person, bearing the same appearance as himself, lay. A strange unease gripped Genji's soul, and the oppressive stillness made the boy clench his teeth...

"Yuanxiang, Yuanxiang, wake up, wake up!"

"Um?!"

213 You brat!

"Uncle Takamachi?"

Upon being awakened, Gengo subconsciously squinted. After his eyes adjusted to the bright sunlight, he looked at the man beside the bed in surprise and couldn't help but exclaim. Takamachi Shirou smiled at him and said:

"Did you just have a nightmare?"

"Hmm... although the visuals weren't particularly scary, the atmosphere was really suffocating."

Gensou nodded honestly, and then the boy's eyes narrowed slightly as memories of his previous unconsciousness suddenly flooded back. He remembered that he had fainted due to exhaustion and physical discomfort, but he should have been in the Sea of ​​Quanta, so why was he at Takamachi's house?

"Xiang, you really scared me."

Seeing Genji's expression, Takamachi Shirou poured him water and said in a deep voice:

"I just got home and you suddenly fell from the ceiling, covered in blood. But I didn't find many wounds on you. After thinking it over, I decided not to take you to the hospital, but to let you rest in this small room. Hmph, to be honest, I've had a tough time these past two days. I haven't been able to tell your Aunt Peach the truth. So... Xiang, can you tell me what you went through?"

"..."

Gengo paused for a moment, then reached for the small knife used to peel apples on the table next to him. To Takamachi Shirou's astonishment, he cut his palm, and bright red blood immediately gushed out. But then, under the effect of the Ripple, the wound healed quickly, leaving no trace.

"Uncle Takamachi, the blood on my clothes is mine. I didn't kill anyone."

Takamachi Shirou was also an elder who had taken care of Gengo since he came to Fuuto, so Gengo naturally understood the meaning behind his veiled words.

"I just went out on a mission and encountered some strange enemies during the mission, but I've already eliminated them all and dealt with their tails. They won't follow me."

At this point, Gengo smiled at Takamachi Shirou and said confidently:

"My finishing touches were taught to me by my grandfather, so there shouldn't be any problems."

Township, you should know that's not what I wanted to ask.

Looking at the boy before him, Takamachi Shirou hesitated for a moment, but ultimately didn't say the words. He nodded and replied with a smile:

“Indeed, Mr. Zhuang Ji is very good at this. By the way, Xiang, this is for you.”

Takamachi Shirou took out a knight card from his pocket, handed it to Genji, whose eyes were wide open, and said softly:

“Yesterday, a young man came to your office with a camera hanging around his neck. He was in a hurry to find you, and the worry on his face didn’t seem fake. So I brought him here to see you. He asked me to tell you that he’s very sorry because he mistakenly put you in the wrong position. He also has some urgent things to deal with right now and can’t come to help you. So you can use this card to find your two senior colleagues to solve your problem.”

Tsukasa Kadoya?

Gengo nodded knowingly. Although he didn't know how Tsukasa Kadoya knew, he was sure that his return from the Sea of ​​Quanta was his doing. The apology was naturally due to a problem with the Aurora Veil's teleportation, which sent him to the Takamachi family. As for the two seniors, they were naturally Shotaro and Philip.

"By the way, Xiang, is your friend really alright?"

At that moment, Shirou Takamachi suddenly spoke with some concern. After the young man with the camera finished speaking quickly, he turned and left in a hurry. Shirou followed him out of curiosity, only to see the young man's figure suddenly disappear. The strange disappearance... how to describe it... it was like being uninstalled from an app on a phone.

"He should be alright."

Listening to Shirou Takamachi's description, Gengo naturally understood that Tsukasa Kadoya had triggered the world's exclusionary mechanism. However, the power in the Rider Card was closely connected to him, and the card did not malfunction, so he must have safely avoided it.

"Alright, now that you're awake, please comfort Nanoha for me."

Takamachi Shirou smiled and looked at Gengo, saying:

“That child seems to be sulking because of your sudden disappearance. Sometimes she sits there by herself, talking to herself and poking at the air with her finger. Your Aunt Peach and I are really worried about her.”

Emmm......

Gengo knew perfectly well what Nanoha Takamachi was busy with; the girl was probably chatting enthusiastically with her friends in a group chat. Meanwhile, after saying that, Shirou Takamachi left the room. Gengo immediately got up, changed into the new clothes Shirou had prepared for him, and then his gaze fell on the blood-stained clothes piled on the floor—undoubtedly torn from his own body. And inside those clothes…

After retrieving the blood-stained Dual Driver and Memory from the blood-stained clothes, Genji sighed with mixed feelings, then put them in his pocket and turned to leave. Watching him go, Takamachi Shirou took a bottle of sake and two glasses from the nearby counter. As he filled them, he murmured with a sigh:

“Mr. Zhuang Ji, Xiang is now a grown man, you can rest in peace…”

"Hehehe..."

"What are you laughing at?"

"Wow!!!"

On the other side, Gengo, who had just come downstairs, heard Takamachi Nanoha's laughter. He looked over and saw that the child was just staring at the branches outside the window, grinning foolishly. No wonder Uncle Takamachi and Aunt Momoko were worried. So, Gengo tiptoed up behind her, pinched his nose and suddenly spoke, which startled Takamachi Nanoha so much that she almost fell off the stool.

"Brother Yuanxiang!!"

Nanoha Takamachi didn't even turn around, knowing it was a prank. The little girl angrily punched the boy's chest twice with her small fists, then jumped off the stool, hands on her hips, and said:

"Tell me! Where have you been these past few days?!"

"Of course I went out on a mission, otherwise I wouldn't have gone on vacation."

Gengo pressed down on his hat, flicked Takamachi Nanoha's forehead lightly with his finger, and teased her:

"But you, watch yourself. You're acting like a silly little kid. I don't know how to cover for you."

"Eh?"

Nanoha Takamachi tilted her head in confusion. Since Gengo said that, it meant that there must be a problem on her side. Gengo didn't say anything, and sat in the spot where Nanoha Takamachi had just been sitting, mimicking Nanoha Takamachi's silly grin.

"I...I know, I'm not that stupid!"

Nanoha Takamachi blushed, quickly nudged Genji, telling him not to imitate her anymore, and then said shyly in a low voice:

"It's not my fault, Gensou-nii! You know, Barbara-neechan's chat group is finally back to normal! And also, Sakura can use magic now! It's so amazing!"

Ah... I already know that.

Gengo feigned surprise, inwardly complaining, before ruffling Takamachi Nanoha's hair and saying:

"Then you two can continue chatting. I haven't finished my case yet, and I need to hurry up and deliver the materials to the client."

This was a lie. Yuanxiang simply remembered his promise to Xier and wanted to hurry to the Taixu Mountain Dojo. He felt that the child would be waiting for him there. In that desolate wilderness, could the child find food?

"Oh, okay, Gensou-nii, you go ahead and get busy, hehe. Um, when you have some free time later, Nanoha has something she wants to discuss with you..."

Seeing Takamachi Nanoha's embarrassed expression, Gengo smiled and said softly:

"What? Want to go play at someone else's place?"

"Uh-huh."

Nanoha Takamachi nodded quickly, and Genji snapped his fingers, smiling as he said:

"No problem, leave it to me. I'm off now."

Goodbye, Yuanxiang-nii-san~~~

Amidst Nanoha Takamachi's farewell, Gengo quickly packed his things and headed to Mount Taixu. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Seele holding a Prism of Radiance, watching herself transform and posing.

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