Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

"Oh dear, don't say that. After all, your little brother must be very busy, right?"

"Little brother..." Both Gates and Woz shuddered at Quetzal's way of addressing Yan Ming, and they both looked at Yan Ming at the same time, but Yan Ming did not react at all.

“That’s true, but… shouldn’t we be leaving this era too, Kukul?”

“You’re right, Leopard. After all, the task we needed to complete is now completely finished, so there’s naturally no reason for us to stay any longer.”

The voice just fell.

Golden light then enveloped the two of them.

Quetzal and the leopard-man looked at the crowd, who all bid her farewell. Finally, Quetzal also gave Yan Ming a look through his eyes.

"Maybe we'll meet again sometime in the future!"

Buzz—the brilliance dissipates.

As a result, there were very few people left in the main hall.

Where did that goddess of Venus go?

"You mean Ishtar? That idiot lost her Bull of Heaven, and now she's been sent to stand on the mountaintop as punishment."

"Making her stand as punishment... She's supposed to be a goddess, surely she doesn't have to go to such lengths?"

After exchanging a few words, Merlin and Anna walked up to them together.

"Hmm~ It seems this is the time to say goodbye."

Merlin stroked his chin and said with a grin.

"The old man in the mountains has returned to where he was supposed to go. By the way, he also asked me to say goodbye to you."

"And then, regarding your affairs... I think you should also pay some attention to that."

Upon hearing Merlin's words, the expressions of the three of them all changed.

"So you saw it after all."

Merlin is, after all, a magician with the ability to see through everything that is happening in the future. He must have seen the scene where Yan Ming and the others fought against Asmodeus together with Kadoya Tsukasa.

That's why he said those things.

"Although it's unclear who the attacker was, he's probably the one who caused the anomalies in Tiamat and this spacetime."

"...This is exactly the question we have been pursuing."

"I see, I see... You came to this time and space, this world, to solve these problems."

Merlin finally understood what the three people in front of him had been doing so far. This world was just a stopover on their journey. It seemed that they had encountered similar enemies in various worlds.

Perhaps that's why these three people possess such formidable strength...

But no matter what, Merlin understood one thing.

In all sorts of worlds, there have always been beings like Yan Ming and his companions who have consistently protected their world.

This is—the warrior he didn't know, who had been fighting in a corner of the world.

The so-called Kamen Rider.

That's good.

He smiled gently and took Anna's small hand beside him.

"Then let's go, Anna. I look forward to seeing you again in the new world."

"...I would rather disappear than be with someone like Merlin."

"Hey, hey, you're saying this to me right before you leave? How hurtful! Look at Cathy Palug, she made up with me in the end—hey! Now that you've said all that, don't come at me!"

Seeing the little creature named Fou still rushing towards Merlin even before he left, Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others couldn't help but laugh.

Anna stared at Yan Ming, remaining silent for a moment.

"...Then, I'll be leaving."

"I think if we just meet again, there will definitely be plenty of opportunities in the future."

As long as they possess the power to control the dial of the Decade, they can freely pass through the barriers between worlds.

Therefore, this is by no means a sad farewell.

Anna nodded deeply, gazing at the people before her alongside Merlin—

The two new individuals also disappeared from this time and space once again.

Yan Ming and the others then looked at the remaining two people... Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu.

"Mash, Fujimaru-kun, the spirit particle transfer operation at Chaldea is complete, and it will officially start in fifteen seconds!"

"I understand... Doctor."

Both of them looked at the person in front of them with a meaningful expression.

To be precise, it was looking at Yan Ming.

"There's no need to look so sad. As I just said, we have plenty of opportunities to return to this world."

"But... as expected, Mr. Yan Ming will still go to fight in different places, just like he said before, right?"

"That's alright."

Then, Yan Ming continued directly.

"Because no matter what happens, I will get through it, so I hope you will do the same."

"...Just as I thought."

"Sure enough, these are the kinds of words that would come from Mr. Yan Ming..."

With a soft laugh, Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu, along with the little animal named Fou, were enveloped in a golden light.

"Five seconds remain until the spirit particle transfer...!"

“Then… Mr. Yan Ming, Mr. Woz, and Mr. Gates.”

Facing the person who had already experienced two singularity journeys with them, the two spoke together.

"Looking forward to our next meeting!"

The glory has completely faded away.

In this way... only one person remained in the temple.

The golden hero king remained calmly seated on his throne.

Gates and Wozniak remained standing in place, while Yan Ming slowly approached them.

Gilgamesh was holding a small golden cup, drinking the rich liquid inside.

"How is Enkidu... no, Jingu's situation?"

"That guy has left Uruk, and the Holy Grail has been handed over to Fujimaru Ritsuka."

"I see... You should have given him your Holy Grail too, right?"

"Tsk tsk, you know quite a lot."

Normally, Gilgamesh would drink from that golden cup—something called the Holy Grail. The cup he was using now, though also made of gold, was just an ordinary little wine cup.

Then, Gilgamesh slowly opened the spatial gate that shimmered with golden ripples.

Another golden goblet emerged from it.

"Drink it."

Yan Ming took it; the golden goblet contained a very mellow and refreshing liquid—

"This is wheat wine, which is famous in Uruk. You haven't really experienced the local customs and social interactions since you came here, have you?"

Yan Ming did not respond, and Gilgamesh couldn't help but laugh.

"You should always treat yourself well... Even as a king, you should do the same."

A king...?

"Just now...did that guy call Zi-O 'King'?"

Gates was somewhat surprised after hearing this.

"That arrogant Gilgamesh who's always been so aloof... he actually admitted to this at a time like this?"

"...This isn't hard to imagine, Gates-kun."

Wozniak then replied as if responding to a question.

"The reason I can say these words must be because my actions as the Demon King have earned the approval of that Hero King."

"Right now, he's in a state where he's treating my Demon King as a true king and having a lively conversation with him."

Is that why you offered the wine to Yan Ming...?

The two men, who regarded each other as kings, raised their glasses, clinked them together lightly, and drank the liquid in their glasses in one gulp.

What are your plans for the future?

Yan Ming tossed the wine glass into the golden spatial portal beside him and continued looking at him.

"The era of Uruk was destined to end; this is an inevitable event in the long river of history."

"...I had already accepted this outcome long ago."

Gilgamesh's words, however, showed no sign of frustration.

"Times will move forward, but... even if the kingdom here is destroyed, the people of Uruk will continue to develop into a new era in the future in different forms."

"Even if you no longer exist by then, it's the same?"

"To accept one's fate with equanimity—that is precisely what the king did."

It turned out to be the case.

Yan Ming nodded, and then met Gilgamesh's gaze one last time.

"let's go."

He eventually turned around and left the hall with Wozniak and Gates.

After a long time, Siduri returned directly to King Gilgamesh's side after seeing that the three had completely left.

"Wang...have they really left completely?"

"…No."

After hearing Siduri's words, Gilgamesh rose from his throne.

Gazing at the blue sky and white clouds before him, he uttered these words.

"We will meet them again someday in the future."

In the distance, soaring high in the sky, it gazes down at the green figure below.

That was Jin Gu.

He has witnessed everything that has happened so far and has seen through the current situation in Urukne.

"Uruk will eventually perish, but... will the creatures called humans continue to live and thrive on this land?"

Even if faced with catastrophic disasters and threats, humanity may be temporarily repelled, but it will never completely disappear.

"Seriously...they're a really stubborn bunch."

"Whether it's humans or those other guys..."

At the very last moment, Jingu finally understood this truth.

Thinking back to the Chaldea incident, Gilgamesh's incident... and the incident of that man named Shirin Yama.

In a burst of golden light, they too vanished from the world.

"Then... my Demon King."

The three were ready for the Time Demon.

Since we want to return to our original world, we must determine a sufficiently accurate time.

Although it is possible to return to the so-called past world using the power of Decade... the location of the Time Demon would be more accurate.