Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

"It's about time we went back."

"World Transfer System...Activated."

Om-! !

With a deafening roar of its engine, the machine known as the Time Demon God departed from the world forever.

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"..."

He is the legendary King Solomon.

He is the ultimate king who commands the seventy-two Demon Pillars, and a true Grand Caster.

In this world, he witnessed everything that happened, but…

Yet something else completely bypassed its spirit and rewrote memory.

"I feel like I've forgotten something."

But—that's still what the Magic King said.

"but…"

In the temple where time stood still, Solomon wore an expression.

He had a somewhat panicked expression.

Why do I instinctively feel... a fear that comes from the depths of my soul?

And this feeling—

It was generated the instant that Shi Lun Yan Ming left this world.

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Volume Nine: The Demon King Appears: Chapter 364 Different Visitors from the Same World

Inside a very large, exaggerated space.

Shilun Yanming is standing here.

Ignoring concepts like whether there was ground beneath his feet or whether humans could fly, he was all alone in this pitch-black space.

…No.

When Yan Ming opened his eyes and woke up, he looked in front of his body as if by telepathy.

puff puff—

A light and agile sound slowly drifted through the dark space—it was the sound of butterflies flapping their wings.

A pale blue butterfly of light, so beautiful it's almost unreal.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time."

At that moment, a human voice suddenly rang out from inside the space.

The butterflies suddenly became hurried, rapidly converging on a spot a few meters in front of Yan Ming, and then abruptly flying past him.

Then, the butterflies were pieced together.

The beautiful butterflies merged one by one into a flat scroll, moving at a limit beyond human comprehension.

Dots become lines, one dimension becomes two dimensions.

The flake-like butterflies all transformed into human-shaped paintings, just like photographs.

Then, the people in the photo came to life.

From its original two-dimensional state, it instantly ascended to a three-dimensional state.

A man with white hair wearing silver armor.

"I've heard that you are the Demon King who controls the past and future of all time and space... Is that true?"

The man raised his hand, and several butterfly fluttered slowly onto his fingertips as they made up his body.

Yan Ming recognized the man.

He knew the other person's identity... he only learned it from Woz's book.

So, Yan Ming slowly spoke and revealed the other person's name.

"...Kuzuha Kouta".

Also known as Kamen Rider Gaim, he is also the holder of the Golden Fruit, which has the power to change and create the world.

To put it in the simplest and most understandable way—he is a god.

"They actually knew who I was...?"

God spoke softly.

The man who possesses countless legendary fruits described as having the power of creation should be omniscient, yet his expression still changed because of such a trivial matter.

"You are very different from the previous time king."

Are you talking about Tokiwa Sougo?

Yan Ming's expression remained unchanged as he continued to meet the gaze of the omniscient and omnipotent god.

"Do you need to talk to me about something?"

"We've been looking for you."

Despite the noise-like murmur of his voice, Kouta Kuzuha continued to speak.

"No matter how hard I try, I can only get this much chance in the end... that is, the moment you receive my power, I will be able to successfully contact you."

"…Why?"

Yan Ming could not understand this.

"According to Woz's book, you possess absolute power that surpasses everyone else, that is—omniscience and omnipotence. How could you not be able to do something so simple?"

"..."

God remained silent.

This made Yan Ming think even faster.

Even if they can't personally visit Yan Ming for some reason, it's okay, but... the matter of Kadoya Tsukasa should be relevant to all the Kamen Riders. Didn't the two of them communicate and exchange ideas?

Something's not right.

Yan Ming is still unclear about this, but he is certain that Kouta Kazuha has no intention of doing anything evil.

"I see."

Kouta Kazuha seemed to have let go of his worries, and a slight smile appeared on his face.

"It's great that you're willing to believe me."

"Then just like what you saw when you grabbed the watch face earlier, yes, I'm reminding you."

"I knew everything the moment you gained this power, so I came to remind you immediately... hurry back to the world you originally belonged to."

Yan Ming stared intently at him.

"What happened there?"

"The catastrophe that belongs to that world is about to come, but... their own god has not been born and cannot protect them."

Kouta Kuzuha's expression became somewhat...blurred.

"I must get you there as soon as possible... No one can stop me except you..."

"?!"

His figure became intricate and complex.

Moreover, Yan Ming did indeed see several changes in Kuzuha Kouta's expression.

That was the transformation from tranquility to a state filled with fighting spirit.

"I'll contact you later... Just hold... the watch face... and you can... contact me..."

"I see."

"Keep going...we'll...help you—"

Your Highness?

Bang! The world became both conflicted and peaceful.

Yan Ming narrowed his eyes slightly and then looked ahead.

"My Demon King... are you alright?"

The speaker was Wozniak.

He was looking at himself with some surprise, and the environment around him... was inside the Time Demon God.

He was still piloting the Time Demon God, and the entire machine was still in a dimensional tunnel, but the cabin was extremely quiet.

For a moment, the environment fell into an eerie calm.

The only sound that could be heard was the back-and-forth updating of electronic data.

"Woz...were you calling me just now?"

"That's true, my Demon King... May I ask what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Yan Ming tapped the buttons on the screen twice, and the machine switched to autopilot. He then rubbed his forehead.

"...You just called me Your Highness?"

"Well…?"

Woz blinked in surprise, then couldn't help but chuckle.

"What kind of past life are you talking about... How could I possibly address you like that?"

"I think this guy is just too old to rest, his brain's all fried and confused!"

Buzz—! A projector next to him displayed Gates' image.

He's now lounging comfortably in the driver's seat, chatting while looking at the screen.

"We'll be there in less than five minutes. I don't know why we have to go back here, but you two should get ready to land."

"no problem."

Yan Ming gave a casual reply and then continued to observe the screen in front of him.

What happened just now?

Then, Yan Ming looked at the small table next to him, where the Gaim Rider watch was placed, standing out conspicuously.

The incident involving Kouta Kazuha must have actually happened; he must have used his own power to communicate with himself remotely via telepathy.

But the voice I heard in that instant after that, that "Your Highness"...?

Regardless, both Time Demons reached their destination directly after a superluminal sprint.

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Negative emotions in humans will never disappear.

In the past, there was a demon king who saved the world with his own hands.

Everything changed as a result, and the existence of magical girls was rewritten. Due to their ultimate negative emotions, the creatures called witches ceased to exist completely.

The world has returned to peace, and for a considerable period of time to come, no witch will pose a threat to it.

That's right.

There will be no "witch" threatening this world.

But that doesn't mean there won't be others threatening the world.

boom--!!

Explosions continued to spread across the night sky.

But those forces do not interfere with the real world.