Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

He seemed to want to say something more.

Even through the mask, you could see the other person's expression... it must have been fear.

Yan Ming calmly turned around, deactivated his transformation, and walked directly towards Gates.

"Zi-O, you..."

Gates looked at him in shock.

Then, he noticed an unbelievable explosion erupting directly behind Yan Ming…

Flames rose from the sea, then—suddenly flowed back, vanishing once more.

It was as if nothing had ever happened.

"What's wrong with you? You're making a big fuss over nothing."

These words came from Yan Ming's calm mouth.

It was as casual as if he had just taken a sip of water.

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Volume 5 of A Certain Magical Index: Chapter 152 The Time Manager's Next Plan

"My Demon King!"

After sensing the signs of a battle, Woz rushed to the scene.

However, it seems that everything is over.

The flames from the explosion dissipated not far away. Yan Ming helped Gates to his feet, while Kanzaki Kaori looked at them blankly.

"What... happened?"

Because time had been reversed, Kanzaki Kaori didn't remember what had just happened.

Woz looked in surprise toward the direction of the explosion.

Then he found the things that had been blown ashore by the waves on the beach.

"this--?!"

He quickly picked up the things that had fallen on the beach.

Those are three dials.

One piece is green, another is blue, and the last one is red.

Two of the dials are from "2016", while the last one is from "2017".

However, the Kamen Rider of 2016 should be Ex-Aid, and the Kamen Rider of 2017 should be Build. In the historical memory of people from the Heisei era, this should be the correct way.

However, Wozniak's insights are not that simple.

"Amazons' watch faces...why are they here?"

"Woz! You're really slow!"

Gates walked over with a pained expression, while Yan Ming used time reversal to help him recover from his injuries.

"You only came after I'd already gotten beaten up. Next time, are you going to wait until I'm dead before you come?"

"If that really happens, it just means you're a complete waste, Gates."

"What did you say? You bastard! You actually dare to say that!"

Ignoring Gates, who was getting angry, Wozniak quickly looked at Yan Ming.

"My Demon King, what exactly happened just now?"

“A Kamen Rider named Zamonas came to kill us, but I’ve already taken care of him… Do you know who he is?”

Zamonas?!

Suddenly, Woz's expression changed drastically. He flipped through the Oma Zi-O Calendar KT and looked at the contents of the book one after another.

"As expected... According to this book, Kamen Rider Zamonas should exist in a different timeline than ours, and be a member of an organization called the Time Managers."

"Time Manager?"

"This organization can be described as the historical administrator of various timelines, the Time and Space Administration Bureau, which is practically an existence above the Kamen Rider world."

Looking at the three watch faces in his hand, Wozniak now understood why they were there.

"But why are those people called Time Managers targeting us?"

"That guy named Zamonas seems to know me... and seems to know Zi-O as well."

"According to this book, in another parallel world, Woz, as a spy for the Time Manager, deceived Geiz and Tokiwa Sougo, and then rebelled against the Time Manager. It was probably around that time that Geiz in that world had a confrontation with this knight."

"Wait...you just said that Woz from that world deceived us as an undercover agent for the Time Manager?"

Gates blinked and looked at Woz with a wary expression.

"So you're actually a complete liar!"

"It's not me, it's Woz from another timeline..."

"Ha! Who knows? Look at that guy, he's wearing the same style of clothes as you, it's really hard not to believe you're not actually in cahoots!"

"I already said that's from another timeline... And could you please stop questioning my fashion sense? Gates, this is a trench coat style I found in the future, in 2050. You mere mortals would never even see one like this!"

"Alright, you guys should say less."

Interrupting their playful banter, Yan Ming looked directly at Woz.

"So, does that mean the organization called the Time Managers is targeting us for some reason?"

"That's right, but logically speaking, they should have all been eliminated by Tokiwa Sougo from that timeline..."

What exactly happened after that? Even Wozniak didn't know.

Because this book can only record existing history, Woz doesn't know what the Timekeepers did after that.

However, compared to these…

“My Demon King, this is the watch face that the guy you defeated was wearing.”

Woz's eyes lit up, and he immediately handed the watch face in his pocket to Yan Ming.

"These watch faces? I remember, that guy said something about these knights not existing in Heisei history..."

"That's right. To be more precise, they are 'Showa Riders living in the Heisei era,' possessing a very special status that ordinary Heisei Kamen Riders cannot compare to."

"If you can obtain the power of these Riders, it will definitely be of greater help to your path to becoming Oma Zi-O in the future!"

Staring at the watch face in Woz's hand, Yan Ming pondered for a moment, and finally nodded.

Free power is free, so why not take it?

For Yan Ming, he would never mind if his power increased, as long as he could perfectly control it.

He then took the three watch faces from Wozniacki's hand.

then.

Under the watchful eyes of the three, the watch face—shattered completely.

"what?!"

Both Gates and Wozniak couldn't help but show expressions of disbelief.

"This...how is this possible?"

"..."

On the contrary, it was Yan Ming.

He watched with a calm expression as the watch face shattered into dust and drifted away in the wind, as if he had long anticipated this outcome.

“I have already seen this future, and… I cannot create a future that will prevent it from disappearing.”

"What did you say...?"

"Or rather, from the moment I saw these watch faces, I already had a feeling in my heart."

Walking to the beach not far away, Yan Ming gazed at the distant sunset.

“Now is not the time for me to get my hands on those watch faces… I had a feeling about this from the very beginning.”

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"Pewter—?!"

A young man floated out of the culture tank filled with dark green liquid, utterly shocked.

His eyes were filled with fear.

"Shilun...Yanming!"

This man was none other than Zamonas, who had already been defeated.

His previous body had indeed been destroyed by Yan Ming in that world, and there was no way for him to be resurrected.

However, this body is a completely new body created one-to-one, abandoning everything from that previous one.

It's almost like a clone.

"I never expected him to be this strong..."

Zamonas vaguely deduced what had happened at that time.

First, he was certain that Yan Ming could not withstand his ultimate move directly, nor could he use his existing output power to offset the destructive force of a volcanic eruption at least several times greater.

The reason he was able to defeat himself was because—he stopped time in the whole world.

After stopping time, he took advantage of the moment before his own attack could reach him to attack his own body, and it was through this method that he was able to defeat himself.

Moreover, it was the same before... He could not only slow down the time of his own attacks, but also erase the existence of others from the timeline.

What kind of spacetime manipulation ability would it take to achieve such a terrifying level?!

Even now, despite Zamonas's resurrection, his heart is still filled with immense fear of that demon king...

Despite not being much stronger than himself overall, he easily manipulated him like a small pest.

That guy… even the way he looked at me must have been nonchalant, like he didn’t take me seriously at all.

"Lord Zamonas!"

"Are you alright? We've remotely detonated your watch face and drive, so those guys can't use your remaining equipment!"

The Time Managers have the greatest control over the history of Kamen Rider, and can produce as many of things as they want, such as the Rider Ride Watch and the Time Driver.

Therefore, after seeing Zamonas killed by Yan Ming in one blow, the support personnel at the base immediately detonated all of his equipment remotely from headquarters to prevent the enemy from using his power.

His subordinates quickly pulled Zamonas out of the culture tank, changed his clothes, and gave him a brand new belt and watch face.

"...Also, Lord Zhuangwu had contacted you before this."

Zamonas felt a slight tremor in his heart upon hearing his subordinate say this.

What if your boss finds out that you not only failed to complete the mission, but were also easily crushed to death by the enemy?

Before Zamonas could think any further, a huge projection appeared before his eyes, showing an image of Tokiwa Sougo himself.

"You failed, Zamonas."

"Lord Zhuang Wu——?!"

"Don't think you can hide it from me. I've seen everything you've done!"

At this moment, Zamonas realized once again that Tokiwa Sougo was hailed as another Oma Zi-O, and his ability to manipulate time and space was as terrifying as a monster's...

He immediately knelt in front of the screen.

"Please give me another chance! From now on, I promise—"

"There's no need to waste time on such useless nonsense. Now that I've seen what's going on over there, I can naturally tell you your chances of winning."

Tokiwa Shogo would never resort to useless physical punishment against his subordinates.

"Shilun Yanming... is indeed a troublesome character. His time manipulation techniques at the second stage of Time King level are already as strong as mine, or even stronger than mine...?"

"What, what did you say?!"

“I will send Zonjis with you to complete the mission. Even if the two of you are killed, you can still use the DNA machine to create new bodies. We can make as many dials and belts as we want, so there is no need to worry about the possibility of being completely wiped out by that guy.”