The Knight of the Second Generation of Demons Re-enacts

"Is this the power I want, the guy from the Black Bodhi Tree?"

"Well, I believe it will satisfy your requirements."

Otto smiled slightly and opened the box a crack, allowing the young man to see the black driver and several locks underneath.

The moment he saw these things, the young man's originally steady breathing immediately became heavy. Otto seemed very satisfied with his reaction. He closed the box and handed it to him.

"As long as you cooperate with our plan in Zeya City, all of these will be yours. Not only that, we will also be fully responsible for the supply of locks in the future."

"No need to say, I promise,"

The young man didn't even think twice and directly snatched the box and held it tightly in his arms. Otto just chuckled when he saw this, then suddenly looked in a certain direction in Zeya City, and then showed an interested expression.

"As expected, the space in Zeya City has become quite unstable. Is this the aftereffect of the feat of the Daughter of Origin?"

As Otto was muttering to himself, a young man with blond hair of a different color from his suddenly pushed open the main door of a building and looked in a daze at the strange city full of technology in front of him.

"ha?"】

893: Unknown Striped Warrior (6k)

In the real world, the appearance of the blond young man made Hayato Hayama, who had the same appearance as him, open his eyes wide involuntarily, and even felt a little resistance in his heart.

To be honest, he was not surprised at the existence of his own isomorph from another time and space in "Gaimu". If you really count, there are already many acquaintances of Hayato Hayama in the Baron team, and Hachiman Hikigaya and Ayaka Totsuka have both been Kamen Riders.

But, he has been watching Kamen Rider for such a long time, how could someone as smart as him not be able to summarize the rules regarding Kamen Rider Gaiden?

In the spin-off, he appears as a new character, and his basic role is either a victim or a villain.

And now, when the role of villain in the second half of this spin-off has obviously been taken by Otto and the bespectacled young man codenamed Shura, he feels that he has no choice but to be a victim, not to mention that the world he appears in is still the "Gaim" world where people will not blink an eye when stabbing someone.

When he thought of this, Hayato Hayama couldn't help but smile bitterly.

“I hope the person in the video won’t be too miserable…”

When he was halfway through his prayer, perhaps due to his sixth sense, he suddenly shuddered for some reason and changed the words of his prayer.

"Forget it. It doesn't matter whether he is miserable or not. I just hope he won't be too embarrassed even if he succeeds."

Generally speaking, there is nothing wrong with Hayato Hayama having such thoughts, but unfortunately he ignored what Otto said when he realized his other self.

The existence of the blond young man was not as simple as he thought.

[The blond young man appeared for only a moment. Soon, the title and logo of Nakel's side story slowly emerged in the center of the screen. As the plot began, the perspective shifted to our protagonist this time.

More than two weeks have passed since the last cross-sea rescue operation to Toyokawa Shoko and Nagasaki Motoyo. After returning to the World Tree Foundation, the two naturally fell into an endless work hell. The mountains of tasks prevented them from contacting Zack for a long time.

Therefore, as a non-staff member, Zack also had some free time for a while. In addition to practicing dancing with his companions every day, his most common thing to do now is to go to the ruins of the former shrine in Zeya City.

Today, this piece of vacant land that was supposed to have nothing has finally changed.

In the center of the empty lot that has remained barren for several years after the demolition, a towering tree stands quietly. The vitality contained in its huge body nourishes the land beneath its feet, causing large areas of new green to grow on the ground within a few meters around it. From a distance, it looks like an oasis in the desert.

If anyone involved in the research of the World Tree Foundation saw this big tree, they would probably recognize it at a glance. It was the sacred tree that had been studied by the World Tree in the past, but disappeared quietly after the Helheim Crisis.

In a sense, everything that happened in Zeya City started with this tree.

Many people related to the World Tree were also curious about its whereabouts.

Some people said that it was taken away by Kousaka Honoka after she became a god, some people speculated that it was burned by the monsters when the overlord invaded, and some people thought that it simply died because its lifespan had reached its limit.

There were many different opinions at the time, but at that time the World Tree Consortium itself was already overwhelmed by the lack of a leader and pressure from various countries. Soon, those who were merely interested gave up their exploration of the tree and returned to their own lives.

However, only a few people like Zack knew that this tree was actually secretly brought back by Honoka Kousaka to the burial place chosen by Kaito Kimon himself.

After Nishikino Maki died, he chose to bury the girl in this place that symbolized his past.

After Kaito Kimon was defeated, Honoka Kousaka recalled some things and followed his will. She chose the sacred tree that had an inextricable relationship with Kaito Kimon as his tombstone and buried it together with Maki Nishikino to commemorate the two childhood sweethearts.

"Yo, here I come again, quit fighting."

Zack, who didn't know how many times he had come here, looked at the sacred tree in front of him with a bouquet of mourning flowers. It had been nearly four months, but the memory of that moment was still so clear.

The roar of the explosion, the falling girl, the collision of weapons, and the piercing pain in the leg.

Zack looked down at his calf, from which the plaster had been removed. To this day, he could still feel the intense phantom pain, so much so that he could not perform at the same level as before during dance practice.

The decision at that time was indeed an inevitable and the most correct choice from his perspective. If it happened again, he would still not hesitate to risk his life to do the same thing again.

but……

He had committed the most shameful betrayal to his best friend and even took the life of Nishikino Maki with his own hands. In his expectation, the best outcome was to end up together with Kaito Kimon.

The young man, who was so strict with himself that he was a little cruel, had never actually considered the possibility that he would survive.

However, the friend who hated betrayal the most lost his life in the end, which made Zack fall into deep confusion.

Stricken by his conscience, he was a little confused. Could he continue to pursue his dreams with this life that no longer seemed to belong to him?

"What exactly do you want me to do, Jiedou?"

He once advised Nagasaki Suyo to move on from the past, but in reality, he is now also a prisoner bound by the past.

However, the only response he got was the rustling sound of the breeze blowing through the sacred tree. There was no one in this world who could give him the answer he wanted.

"Really? What am I doing?"

After a while, Zack came back to his senses from the familiar internal consumption, put down the bouquet in his hand with a wry smile, and suddenly felt a vibration in his trouser pocket.

Taking out his phone and taking a look, Zack found that the caller was Peko and answered the call without thinking too much.

But the next moment, the news he heard from Peko made the dead fish eyes under the young man's glasses look a little sharper.

Peko's meaning is clear, Shura is back, and with him are a large number of lock species that should not exist on Earth. 】

Zunsi: Wow, Ao Jiao and Zhen Ji were buried together? I feel a little touched.

Visible Yin-Yang Eyes: Should we say that Honoka is really too saintly? She actually buried Ao Jiao and Maki together.

Changing Doll: Indeed, I don’t think most girls would do such a thing.

Guo Mei: Actually, they were not buried together, right? Didn't Ao Jiao's soul fly away? My sister just built a tombstone for him.

Komachi scores high: Oh, my brother is really something. No matter how you think about it, the reason why Ao Jiao spared his life is impossible to be that he wanted him to doubt himself like this? My brother is too stubborn!

Bat Master: I can only say that the moral standards are really too high.

Devil Bomber: I suggest you come to Kazdel for further study for two days. Betrayal here is as easy as eating and drinking.

Mr. Pan: Both Hikigaya-kun and Kimon-kun are weird guys.

The dead fish eyes of the Great Sensei: I don’t think you have the right to criticize me.

Observer: Come to think of it, who is this Shura? Why do you all seem to know her?

Class F monitor: Because he has appeared before. At the beginning, wasn’t there a guy with glasses who specialized in using a slingshot to knock down other people’s locks, and who was later kicked out of the Baron team by Jiedou?

Observer and Punisher: Now that you mention it, I seem to have some impression of it, but I remember that guy was quite weak. Isn’t the change in size a bit too big now?

[Just as Akihisa Yoshii said outside the video, when Zack arrived at the stage for the Baron team's performance today, he saw Shura, whose image had changed drastically.

The tall and skinny otaku image of the past is no longer there. Although Shura nowadays cannot be said to have exaggerated muscles, it can still be seen that he has undergone a lot of exercise. His strong body that is strong enough to support a T-shirt makes Zack easily think of a cheetah, a creature that represents explosive power. Combined with his sharp eyes with deep dark circles, he puts a lot of pressure on the rhythm knights present.

If Zack were to say what the other person has in common with past Shura, it would probably be the pair of black-framed glasses that remain the same throughout his life.

However, even though Zack was surprised by Shura's changes during this period, he still knew what was really important now.

After comforting the Baron team members who seemed a little uneasy because they were surrounded by the people brought by Shura, Zack stood at the front of the team and confronted the former.

"Long time no see, Shura. Looks like you've been doing well lately?"

"You're doing well?"

Shura chewed on Zack's words lightly, and her eyes, which were like a pool of stagnant water, burst into a slight light, and the corners of her mouth opened uncontrollably.

"Indeed, I am doing quite well now. Thanks to you and Kaito, I finally realized what I was missing."

"?"

Zack was slightly stunned, as if he had not expected the other party to react like this, while Shura continued to talk to herself.

"It's strength. Because I have no strength, I can only use despicable means to win, which is why I was kicked out of the Baron team by Jiedou."

Shura stretched out his hand, and his well-trained arm exerted a little force. His clenched fist made a crisp sound of bones rubbing against each other, and this feeling of strength made his expression more satisfied, and his gloomy face showed a little more life.

"I was really superficial at that time. Armored Knights and Overlords, there are such unreasonable powers in this world, but I was still obsessed with those petty conspiracies. It is right to stop fighting him. What is really important is the power itself. When you have enough power to subvert everything, you can become a real strong man.

It's a pity that Jiedou didn't succeed in the end and died on the right path. I thought you, who had the deepest bond with Jiedou, would inherit his great ideals, but you disappointed me, Zack. Look at the Baron team now! "

The young man waved his hand and took in all the dancers who were trembling with fear just because they were intimidated by his men.

"Are you guys playing house? If you're glared at, just glare back. Why don't you resist? Why can you tolerate being on equal terms with those weak guys? Where did your ambition as the Baron team go?"

"enough!"

Zack frowned.

In his opinion, Shura, who had not personally experienced that chaotic time, only saw the bright and glamorous side of Rhythm Knights, and therefore was unable to appreciate the sacrifices and sadness behind that glamour.

"Helheim is gone. Even if we continue to fight, there is no reason for it. You don't think that by forming a gang and becoming a small thug, you can learn to stop fighting and subvert the world, right?"

"Ah."

The excited questioning was interrupted by Zack, and Shura's face returned to the coldness when they first met.

"Since there is no soil for war, let's create it."

"what?"

Zack couldn't believe his ears, but Shura proved her words with her actions.

He threw several pomegranate lock seeds to the younger brothers behind him. The younger brothers understood what he meant and grinned, then opened the lock seeds without any hesitation.

"Shhhhh!"

The zipper sounds that made Zack and others feel their scalps tingle appeared on the earth again after nearly 4 months. Black and white aliens with a strange aura jumped out of the cracks and surrounded all the members of the Baron team.

This completely shocked Zack, who knew a lot of things. Kousaka Honoka had already managed all the aliens in Helheim. Even if there were lock species on Earth today, they could only be used as props to transform into armored knights. It was impossible to summon new aliens.

He hurriedly looked towards the crack that was slowly closing, and was shocked to find that the other side of the crack was not the Helheim Forest he was used to seeing, but a depressing and deep darkness. Just looking directly at it made Zack feel a shudder from the soul.

Seeing Zack's shocked expression, Shura's face broke into a grim smile.

"This is my power! Look, Zack, I'm different from you! I will use it to complete what Kaito failed to do and prove to the world how powerful Baron is!"