I'm really not Kamen Rider

Chapter 785 Let’s assume, is it possible that Gates would be able to talk to the old devil calmly when he sees him?

The year 2068, the future belongs to Zi-O's world.

It is still that lonely throne, and it is still that man standing with his hands behind his back, facing the sunset. The dim golden color and the sunset are completely integrated, just like the final moment of an era, stubbornly remaining like a mummy that is unwilling to die no matter what.

He carries the history of all other Heisei Knights on his shoulders, and stands between heaven and earth as the last and final Heisei Knight.

No one knows what he is thinking.

"Before the destined person came to this world, I couldn't observe your timeline." It was clearly an empty world, but the old devil who lived in the future chose to speak at this time, as if someone was here.

"By the same token, you can't observe my timeline."

"Now, this should be considered the first meeting between you and me."

As he spoke, the old devil turned around and looked at someone who suddenly appeared behind him.

The man in a gray robe took off his hood, revealing his true face.

The hedgehog head that used to be full of energy has now become soft, and the black vest has been taken off and replaced with a vest. The unbuttoned buttons add a hint of debauchery to him.

His originally cold face was replaced by complex emotions. After seeing the person in front of him, he couldn't control the collapse of his expression, as if he knew something but was actually facing something.

"That's right, Gates."

Looking at the mature man in front of him, the old devil smiled and said, "Or should I call you the savior who was born in the timeline after Tokiwa Sougo lost the qualification to become king - Gates."

"He was the one who asked me to destroy the Chrono Drive and the Zi-O Dial." Gates whispered, "But you should have disappeared, Oma Zi-O."

"The moment I destroy the Space-Time Drive and the Zi-O Dial, Tokiwa Sougo will no longer be able to become Oma Zi-O in the future, and you will disappear as a result."

This is something Gates is extremely sure of, and in fact, it was true in the timeline he was in.

After Tokiwa Sougo went to the future to meet his final self, he made every effort but was unable to defeat his future, or even resist such a future.

After learning that he would eventually become the evil Oma Zi-O in the future, Tokiwa Sougo made up his mind and asked his partner Gates to destroy his time drive and Zi-O dial in order to cut off his own future.

Even though Gates was extremely reluctant, since Sougo Tokiwa had made up his mind, no one could change it, so Gates did it himself.

And his wish was fulfilled at that moment. He went back to the past in order to destroy the future Oma Zi-O, and he actually did it.

Having lost his driver and dial, Tokiwa Sougo naturally cut off such a future, and the old devil king of the future also disappeared.

But as a price, Sougo Tokiwa forgot his memories from then on, and carried the gate of world history alone, becoming the only one who could remember everything.

And the young Gates became stronger and stronger as time went by.
"That's true for the timeline you're in, but not this timeline." The old devil stretched out his hand: "Any different choice will lead to a different world. [If] and [Suppose] do exist on a macro level."

"So, you and I are in different timelines, and we didn't even know of our existence before this?" Gates is no longer the young Gates. His face is obviously older, and he has entered middle age. Even his eyes are a little cloudy.

The impulsive and irritable him back then has now become calmer. "Yes, there may be more timelines that exist, but we just can't observe them." Infinite possibilities mean an infinite future. The more you observe, the more impossible it is to observe everything.

This is a terrifying future that cannot be guessed or even found its end at a glance.

"I see, so that's it." The middle-aged Gates lowered his head, his cloudy eyes revealing a look of relief and nostalgia: "If that's the case, then that's enough."

“Hey, Oma Zi-O.” The middle-aged Gates raised his head, his moist eyes filled with bloodshot, but even so, he did not show any other emotions. Instead, he reached into his arms, took out a watch dial, and threw it to Oma Zi-O.

"I, in this world, will also experience the same choice in the future." After handing over the dial, the middle-aged Gates' eyes became firm: "So, can I ask you to give this to me at that time?"

The old devil took the dial and looked at the noble red dial with gold outline in his palm. He could fully feel the power contained in it, which was no less than his own.

Compared to Oma Zi-O, it can be compared with him, but it does not have the power of [Oma]. It is a more precious existence than [Oma].

"You hand over this power to me, are you at ease?" Oma Zi-O raised his head and looked at the middle-aged Gates: "To you, I should be an existence that you cannot forgive."

"In that case, maybe I from another timeline will appear in front of you, or another possible Sougo will appear and ask you for this." The middle-aged Gates saw it very clearly. Since the future has infinite possibilities, there must be another him and another Tokiwa Sougo, or even another...
"." Weighing the dial in his hand, Oma Zi-O suddenly spoke.

"Gates, you're regretting this."

The middle-aged Gates was stunned for a moment, but then he laughed out loud. His low laugh turned into a loud laugh, and he laughed so hard that tears were about to come out while holding his stomach.

But the louder and more intense his laughter became, the silent Oma Zi-O became.

He was not a king who did not understand human nature. He could hear the strong emotions contained in the middle-aged Gates' laughter.

"Yes, I regret it." After laughing, the middle-aged Gates admitted it frankly and did not think it was something difficult to talk about.

"My wish to destroy Oma Zi-O is indeed true, but after getting along with that guy, I have left a place for him in my heart."

"I successfully eliminated Oma Zi-O, but I'm not happy at all." The middle-aged Gates covered his chest with his hands, revealing a sad look. "There's a void in my heart. That void was dug by me myself, and as time goes by, it will never be filled. Instead, it will become bigger and bigger until it swallows me whole."

"Before I observed your timeline." The middle-aged Gates raised his head and looked at Oma Zi-O not far away: "I witnessed Sougo's death."

"Sougo was a stranger to me. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't establish any bond with him. He lived an ordinary life."

"And the last time he and I could talk face to face was when I stood in front of his tombstone."

As he said this, the middle-aged Gates smiled, mocking himself: "The one I wanted to destroy was Oma Zi-O, not Tokiwa Sougo. That's something I only realized later."

"I can't undo all this, but I still have a chance in this timeline." The middle-aged Gates took a deep breath and said, "I hope that when he makes a choice, he will not leave any regrets in his future."

Oma Zi-O:.
“That’s right. It’s my fault for telling you this.” Seeing the old devil keeping his hand outstretched without moving, Gates said as if he suddenly remembered something: “I forgot that you are Oma Zi-O who has no friends or ties. You won’t understand what I’m telling you.”

"You are the lonely devil."

(End of this chapter)