Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

"The people we can possess are all very strong... just like that guy."

"That guy...?"

"No, no, it's nothing, just some meaningless nonsense...really."

Where they couldn't see, Momotaros silently touched his nose with his hand.

"Speaking of which, that guy over there, I think your name is Shi... that... Shi... Wheel...? What was it again?"

"Shilun Yanming... you must remember my Demon King's name well."

"Yes, yes, that's it. Speaking of which, weren't you serving that Tokiwa Sougo again? Why did you switch again? You can even change these things?"

"Don't get too hung up on the details. In short, let's sort out the current situation first."

Afterwards, he used a simple explanation that even these four somewhat neurotic demon gods could understand, finally making them understand the situation.

"I see..."

"In other words, that guy named Tide is currently plotting a huge conspiracy."

"Then the main part of the conspiracy is to target the young girls in this world and turn them into something called magical girls... Seriously, to actually reach out to those young girls, what an unforgivable guy."

The three Otherworldly gods, Rontaros, Kintaros, and Pultaros, briefly recounted their names.

"However, our current intelligence is insufficient to determine what Tede's target is."

Yan Ming turned his gaze to Momotaros.

"Why did you come into this world? And why are you investigating Teed? Can you tell us these things?"

"Hmm...that's no problem, but there's not much we can do to help you right now."

"I can see that. After all, none of you have any health issues, so it is indeed quite troublesome."

"If you're willing to offer your body, we won't have to do anything for you, Gates over there~?"

"Then you can continue your own troubles!"

Ignoring the bickering between the otherworldly beings and Gates, Momotaros and Yan Ming began to communicate.

"About a month ago, the stationmaster of the main train station notified the old man here."

Momotaros's tone also became somewhat agitated.

"They say the main station was suddenly attacked, all the time police on duty were defeated, and even the King Train, which is the station itself, was stolen."

"The thief we finally identified was that guy, that bastard named Ted. Since we had no one else to send, we were temporarily entrusted to chase him."

"But... after chasing him for a month, we finally found him. When we caught up with him, he suddenly used some unknown power and traveled here with us."

"When we collided with that guy, our train also had a problem. Although it wasn't destroyed, it was broken and is still stuck in that sandy area."

"Then, it seems we were also affected by the train; we even lost our bodies and were eventually dumped here..."

"You all know what happened after that, right?"

That's all.

Yan Ming and Woz exchanged a glance and began to think about the situation.

Why did Teedo steal the King's Train?

"I'm afraid it's because the main train station itself needs to be used."

Woz immediately opened the book and recited the information from it.

"According to this book, the King's Train has better basic performance than ordinary time-space trains, and it also has a most important characteristic."

"Because it is the station itself, it can also directly accommodate other trains into its carriages."

"Huh...? Is that so?"

"Have you forgotten, senpai? Wasn't it that train terminal that brought us under control when we Den-Liner went berserk last time?"

At this moment, Momotaros suddenly slapped his forehead and remembered.

"...Wait a minute, what's the point even if that's the case? He's already destroyed our Den-Liner! Even if he uses that station to take it in, it's useless!"

"As expected of a senior..."

"Momotaros, you're so stupid."

"Brother Tao, you're as dull-witted as ever, just like a dog."

"Hey you guys, what are you doing cursing at me all of a sudden?!"

Momotaros was still completely bewildered.

However, the three people standing to the side had basically figured out why Teed stole the train terminal.

"That means..."

Yan Ming looked directly at Woz, and Woz also opened his book in perfect unison.

"Just as you think, thanks to the combined efforts of Den-O in the past and Den-O in the future, two trains have been precisely controlled under the command of the train terminal."

"They are... ghost trains that can carry the dead to the underworld and replace the time of the dead and the living."

"And the train that can destroy all of time, the God Train."

These two seemingly simple sentences instantly elevated the importance of the entire intelligence report by countless levels.

"Destroy...all of time?"

Gates looked as if he had misheard.

"That's a joke, right? Or just bragging! A train can destroy all of time... But what does 'all of time' even mean?"

"There was once a king who attempted to control time. He created this train, but he was unable to control its power and forcibly sealed it away... It was awakened by Kamen Rider Gao after countless ages, and was eventually suppressed."

"So what exactly does 'all of time' mean?"

"...means exactly what it says."

Wozniak's expression turned serious as he looked at Gates.

"To truly destroy all the timelines we know."

In other words, it is equivalent to the power to destroy all possible worlds.

Of course, it may not be able to achieve a destructive effect in a short time or even an instant, but just having such a range of influence is no joke.

"Hey...this sounds really bad."

"Isn't this very bad?"

"I'm still not very clear about the timeline and stuff, but it must be pretty bad..."

Now I finally understand why Tide was so confident.

"Is it because he possesses tools powerful enough to destroy all timelines, and can even freely switch between the timelines of the living and the dead...?"

The crisis of the former has already been discussed, and the latter's words, as the words themselves suggest, are a power capable of turning all the living people on the ground into the dead.

Regardless of which one it is, it will have an unprecedented and enormous impact on the world.

"But even so, I still can't figure out why he created so many magical girls!"

After thinking it over and over, Gates felt a chill run down his spine.

"Damn it... This was already a confusing situation, and now that the news has come out, it's become even more complicated!"

"So what are you guys going to do? We were just thinking of entrusting this to you, but you all look like it's even more difficult for you now!"

The Otherworldly beings also realized the gravity of the situation and destroyed all of time...

That's an unimaginable ability in any world, and if Tid were to implement it in this world—

At this moment, he remembered what the all-knowing and all-powerful god had said to him.

"The annihilation of that world is imminent, but... their own god has not yet been born and cannot protect them..."

"So that's how it is..."

Now, Yan Ming finally understood what Kuzuha Kouta meant.

I finally understood what the so-called catastrophe really meant.

Volume Nine: The Demon King Appears: Chapter 384 The Demon King, Unable to Possess?

Then it was time for dinner.

Because he didn't go out to buy ingredients, Yan Ming could only use some of the ingredients left in the refrigerator to make some simple dishes.

Fortunately, he had previously stored a lot of dried goods in the freezer. Although some of them were fast-cooked foods, they still tasted good under Yan Ming's culinary skills.

"It looks really good!"

The four otherworldly gods stared at the dining table with shining eyes.

Several steaming dishes were placed together, along with a pot of thick soup. Since there was no rice, bread was used as a substitute for the staple food, but there was basically no difference.

Just smelling those delicious aromas, the demon gods were already almost unable to restrain themselves.

"Well, let me have a taste first!"

"Hey—senpai, wait a minute!"

"Who's going to listen to you, you stupid turtle? If I'm slow, you guys will definitely steal my food anyway!"

Before Putaros could even stop him, Momotaros had already charged forward.

"This might even taste better than what I ate at Den-Liner! I'm going to take a bite—!"

Crash—then, Momotaros's body slammed into the dining table and crumbled into a pile of sand.

This is exactly what it means to be a pile of loose sand... Because he had no body, Momotaros was smashed into countless grains of sand and fell to the ground.

"Oh really... I told you to wait a bit."

Putaros scratched his head in exasperation.

"Let's eat first anyway."

"...Shouldn't we just leave these guys alone?"

"Because they are otherworldly gods, they don't need to eat in the first place, and... now that none of the four of them have bodies, they can't eat even if they wanted to."

"Damn it...! How could such a bastard do this?! This is the first time I've felt so uncomfortable without a body!!"

Momotaros slammed his fist on the floor in annoyance, but—

He quickly turned his gaze to one of the people.

"…Hello."

Just as Gates was about to take a bite of bread, he suddenly felt an uncomfortable gaze upon him.

Why are you looking at me like that?

"Hey kid! How about we talk about something?"

"I refuse!"

"What's going on? I haven't even asked you what my request was, and you're already rejecting me!"

"You just want to possess me and eat! Do you think I'd let you do that?!"

"What's wrong with that! Anyway, when I'm in your body, I'm still using your body to eat, so in the end, the food I eat will still be attributed to you!"

"That won't work either! Don't try to mislead me with such fallacies and heresies, you bastard!"

"Tsk... If that's the case, then we'll just have to force it!"

"Wh-what?!"

Then, under Gates's shocked gaze, Momotaros leaped into the air.

The body, which had been scattered like a pile of sand, suddenly turned into a ball of red light and instantly burrowed into Gates' body.

"Ugh—"

Then Yan Ming and Woz saw it as soon as they sat down.

…Gates’s hair suddenly stood up, and a tuft of red hair even appeared.

"Hehe, now there shouldn't be any problems, right?"