Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

Frudi could not sense any presence from the two of them; it seemed they had already left this world.

He immediately dissipated the energy from the cannon's muzzle and looked at the original location of the two demons with a complicated expression.

Buzz—! A flash of light, and Valak and Belial returned to their demon stronghold.

"Ha... escaped from that monster's grasp?!"

Valack was still shaken, while Belair seemed to have long been accustomed to Frudy's attitude.

"Belial... that guy, why does he care so much about the affairs of a mere human?"

"Because that's just his personality."

It seems that Belial and Freudy had a long history of dealings.

"As the leader of the four demon kings among the seventy-two demons, I was the first demon to break free from the seal. I have known Frudi since then. That guy... he has that kind of personality that is eager to fight against the strong."

"No matter what kind of world it is, no matter what race the other party is, once he determines that they are a strong enough opponent, then Frudy will do everything he can to fight them."

"Why would he do this...? Is it to become stronger? But he's already strong enough, isn't that monstrous strength enough for him?!"

“You need to understand one thing, Valak…”

Valack blinked and looked at Belial with a blank expression.

"In this world, there will always be some people who do such things simply to fight against the strong."

"For them, there's no necessary reason; 'fighting the strong and experiencing the meaning of battle' is simply their way of life."

"While traveling between different worlds, Frudi encountered opponents weaker than himself and opponents much stronger than himself, but what he truly desired was an opponent who could be his equal. That was the kind of opponent who could truly give him the joy of fighting."

"Is that why he's trying so hard to protect that human?"

In other words, that human may evolve into someone as powerful as the monster named Frudy in the future...?

"It's more terrifying than you think."

Belial also began to realize that the uncertainty of the situation was becoming increasingly serious.

“At first, I noticed the brilliance of the human Shilun Yanming through Baal’s death. I thought he was the best candidate to be used by us demons to test our power. At best, he could only be transformed to a level that we could control in the future.”

"But I seem to have been wrong. Reality is starting to deviate more and more from our predictions. There seems to be something hidden in that human named Shilun Yanming that we don't know, but is also very familiar with."

"...?"

Vallak couldn't understand what Belial was saying, no matter what.

"Let's leave Andumari's matter here for now. Anyway, he's a demon, just like Baal and Phoenix. No matter how many times he's died, he can be summoned back from hell if he's resurrected."

"What should we do about that human?"

"Things have already come to this point, we can no longer use more advanced forces to target him time and time again."

If powerful demons like Valak and Belial were to take action, they could easily eliminate the current Shilun Yanming. However, just like today, they would attract Frudi, who is as strong as them or even stronger, to confront them.

Now that Frudi has completely broken ties with them, if their demon faction still wants to take action by using powerful demons to directly crush Shilun Yanming, then there will be a lot of trouble.

Frudi, who can be called a god of destruction, is a bloodthirsty god of destruction who can travel back and forth between countless worlds and fight everywhere with his own power. With his own strength, he can rival almost the entire demon camp. Although they also have a final trump card to fight against Frudi, it would be a bit of a loss to use it at this time.

“If we send out too much combat power, Frudi will immediately realize that we have done something to him. We must limit the strength of the demons we send out in the future.”

"Or... instead of sending out powerful demons, could we send out some less powerful demons, equipped with sufficiently powerful weapons...?"

Valack's words caused Belial to pause slightly, but he quickly came up with a new plan.

"That's it... In short, the plans of both Dian Si and Luo Xu are still proceeding as planned, so there's no need to worry about them being affected."

"So, who should we send next to deal with that Shilun Yanming...?"

"I've already made arrangements, so you don't need to worry about what will happen next."

Listening to Belial's cryptic words, Valack still couldn't understand what the overall situation was like.

At least, she understood one thing.

If she continues to target the human named Shilun Yanming, she will likely encounter the monster named Frudi again.

Even worse…

Someday in the future, Shilun Yanming will evolve to a stage even stronger than Freud...

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"...It seems like everything has stopped."

On Earth, Yan Ming, Gates, and Wozniak each stand on the Arctic Circle.

This is near the Arctic Ocean. The fortress that was shattered by that sudden figure has disintegrated instantly. The land, which was originally more than 40 kilometers in size, was pulverized into small pieces and then all fell into the sea.

Fortunately, Yan Ming used his time-manipulation ability to control the series of disasters in time, preventing the falling debris from crashing into the Arctic Ocean. Instead, the debris was accelerated to tens of thousands of years later and decayed in mid-air.

"It seems like things are really bad in outer space too. The moon has been split in two. Was it those people who just did it...?"

"I will use the power of Zi-O II to turn back time on the moon, so don't worry about that."

They looked around. The Arctic Ocean was deserted. The Russian and Academy City armies were far away, but they seemed to be safe and sound.

…wrong.

Yan Ming looked into the distance and saw a figure seemingly drifting on an ice floe in the Arctic Ocean…

"That's...a person?"

Upon closer inspection, they could tell that the person was the spiky-haired high school student they were very familiar with.

"It's Touma Kamijou... How did he end up here? Did he fall here during his battle with Hikaru Ue?"

"If that's the case, then where exactly did that guy called Right Flame go?"

In short, let's get him out of there first.

It didn't take long for the three of them to pull Kamijou Touma out of the icy sea. There was no one else around, so they couldn't provide him with timely assistance.

"It's nothing serious, just a case of choking on water."

After taking care of Touma Kamijou, Yan Ming decided to use the Time Demon to send him to the rescue team stationed near Russia, where the people would surely take responsibility for rescuing him.

After that, once Touma Kamijou wakes up on his own, that's his own business.

"I say, is this the end of this war?"

After experiencing all of this, Gates felt a... strange feeling.

The Third World War broke out, but it actually lasted for less than a day. Fortunately, Yan Ming and his group were there, so no one died. The so-called battles between the various countries did not actually begin, and it ended in a hasty manner.

The mastermind behind this, Right Flame, remains missing, and the Archangel, who was a weapon of war, has been defeated.

As a result, Touma Kamijou, who was at the core of the group, also ended up in this situation.

Although he is not seriously injured now, he still lost his right hand during the confrontation with the Right Fire, which is probably a memory that is difficult for him to recall.

Although it's unclear what kind of power was hidden within this boy, he was ultimately harmed by others, and Yan Ming and the others... failed to protect him.

"Don't worry about it too much, Mr. Gates."

To this, Wozniak could only say this.

"We have already played a very significant role in this world."

"Is that so...?"

"Without us, this war certainly wouldn't have ended so soon, and it might even have developed into a situation that truly affects the safety and peace of humankind worldwide... On the other hand, the fact that we were able to limit the war to this extent is already quite remarkable."

In fact, Gates didn't know what to say either.

In the distant future, he had participated in countless wars, each one a battle he could never win.

But things are different now.

Gates was able to use his power to prevent a world war from breaking out... Perhaps it was because of this contrasting experience that he felt so deeply about it.

When Gates came to his senses, he noticed Yan Ming patting him on the shoulder.

Without saying much, the two understood each other perfectly.

"Let's go... take care of this, and then we'll have our final journey in this world."

Volume 5, A Certain Magical Index: Chapter 230 The Final Act of the Tale of Science and Magic

The war is over.

The Third World War, primarily involving the clash between Academy City and Russia, lasted for less than a day, but it has already had a tremendous impact.

The world was plunged into a state of continuous panic as a result. Fortunately, there were not too many casualties. People were not very clear about what exactly happened in the war.

However, from the people who returned from the battlefield, it was vaguely known that some supernatural things seemed to have happened on the battlefield.

In any case, with the Russian president ending the war, everything has come to an end.

The journey of Yan Ming and his two companions in this world.

"You're back again..."

Academy City.

Yan Ming, Gates, and Wozniak are now standing on the same tech-savvy street as always.

Even after the war, the city remained largely unchanged, and the students here continued to enjoy their unchanging daily lives—this is Academy City.

Now, it's time for them to say goodbye to this city.

"According to this book... the historical record of this world has been completed."

Most of the content in Woz's book is revealed, whether it is about science or magic, it is presented in the book in detail.

Perhaps there are still some of the world's most secrets that haven't been fully revealed, but that doesn't matter; at least on the surface, they've achieved their goal.

This means that their main purpose in this world has been accomplished.

Buzz—! With a flash of golden light, the book in Woz's arms began to shimmer faintly.

"Now we can directly retrieve the Rider Ridewatch that we can obtain after the completion of history, my Demon King."

"Uh... are you sure you want to do this in the street?"

Gates looked around somewhat awkwardly.

People on the street were drawn to the golden light emanating from the book in Woz's arms, and some students even gathered around to take pictures.

"These onlookers are really something... why do they always have to meddle in everything?!"

"In this day and age, people like to take pictures of whatever happens with their phones and post them online. It's best to avoid them."

Yan Ming said a few words casually, and then was about to leave—

He saw a familiar figure walking towards him from the front.

"What...what are you guys doing?"

The person who came was Misaka Mikoto.

She was blinking and looking at the three of them with a puzzled expression, because they were being watched by people all over the street, which aroused Misaka Mikoto's curiosity.

"It's been a few days since I've seen you guys. Where have you all been since our last match?"

"Ah... well, we actually went to do some rather important things!"

Gates spoke vaguely, clearly not wanting Misaka Mikoto to guess what had actually happened.

However, Yan Ming was quite decisive. He walked directly up to Misaka Mikoto and explained the situation to her.

"The three of us are about to leave this Academy City."

"I see... wait, leaving Academy City? Why?"

“We were not originally from here. We came here to accomplish some things that needed to be done.”

Looking back on what they had done in this world so far, Yan Ming believed that they had accomplished their main objective.

…That is to save those who need saving.

“Now that all those things are done, we might come back here again when we have the chance, but for now, we have to go back to where we originally belonged.”

"Oh, I see... Well, there's nothing we can do about it."

Misaka Mikoto nodded, while Gates looked at the two of them with some surprise.

"What... I thought that girl named Misaka Mikoto would be difficult to deal with, how come she was persuaded so easily?"