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Chapter 317 Zi-O Team
Satellite launch site, 2007.

Hiden Aruto stood blankly in the center of the base, watching the Ark satellite gradually rise into the sky in front of him, his mind completely in turmoil.

The man-machine puppet Fei Dian Qi Xiong, who was calmly watching the entire launch process, was his father.

He couldn't believe that the gentle and reliable father he remembered was actually the mastermind behind humanity's extinction.
Why...why did this happen?

Hiden Aruto's voice trembled slightly, his gaze gradually became unfocused, and his eyes reddened.

Standing beside him, Tokiwa Sougo silently watched him, sighed softly, and then spoke calmly.

"This is the past, and everything that happened in the past cannot be changed. Even if everything you see is not what you hoped for, you can only choose to accept it."

Hiden Aruto suddenly felt an overwhelming surge of sadness and anger welling up in his chest. He abruptly shook off Tokiwa Sougo's hand and turned to run out of the base.

Tokiwa Sougo watched Hiden Aruto's hasty retreating figure but did not give chase.

He understood that such a blow had to be faced and accepted by Hiden or the people themselves.

Any help from anyone will only increase the suffering.

Hiden Aruto returned dejectedly to the small square where he used to play with his father when he was a child.

After many years, everything here is still as familiar as I remember, yet it has also become extremely strange.

He sat on the bench, his father's face flashing through his mind, and tears finally streamed down his face uncontrollably, turning into a sob.

Just as he was crying uncontrollably, a familiar voice suddenly rang in his ears.

"Why are you crying, or someone?"

Hiden Aruto subconsciously looked up and saw Onoue Takumi standing calmly in front of him, his expression gentle and indifferent.

"Aqiao."

Hiden Aruto stared at him in astonishment, tears still streaming down his face, his heart filled with panic: "How...how did you get here?"

Onoue chuckled, seemingly oblivious to Hiden Aruto's embarrassment: "The last time you saw me, didn't you call me 'Dad'? Why aren't you calling me that now?"

Upon hearing this, Hiden Aruto's face turned even redder. He waved his hands awkwardly and stammered, "Um... I just... called him by the wrong name back then."

His doubts instantly deepened.

No, in this timeline, the appearance of Another Rider Will has drastically altered the history of both humanoid robots and humans.

Logically speaking, since human society has been ruled by human-machine puppets after the historical revision, why is Qiao still staying by my side as before?

Could it be that, like Izzy, he also retained memories from the original timeline?
Hiden Aruto looked at Onoue Takumi with a puzzled expression and tentatively asked in a low voice, "Takumi, why are you in this era?"

Onoue Takumi yawned nonchalantly, reached out and gently patted Hiden Aruto's head, looking completely unperturbed.

"I just wanted to ask you what you wanted for breakfast, but I couldn't find you anywhere. In the blink of an eye, you appeared in this strange place."

"Eh?!"

Hiden Aruto was stunned.
"Time travel... Is it really that easy?!"

Onoue Takumi waved his hand: "You are the president of my company. Wherever you go, I, your security android, have to follow you, right?"

Seeing Takumi Ogami's relaxed and carefree demeanor, Aruto Hiden's sadness and confusion gradually subsided.

Even the heavy feeling in my heart just now seemed to be gradually eased by A-Qiao's antics.

Hiden Aruto felt an indescribable warmth in his heart, and he couldn't help but murmur softly, "Takumi."

Onoue Takumi's lips curled up slightly, deliberately revealing a playful expression: "Touched now? Maybe, in fact, I'm your real father."

Hiden Aruto choked for a moment, then quickly retorted, "Don't, don't joke like that! My robot daddy clearly already..."

Before he could finish speaking, Hiden Aruto thought of his father, Hiden Norio, whom he had just seen at the base. His eyes dimmed again, and his voice gradually became low.

Recalling her father's cold face, her emotions, which had just calmed down, were thrown into chaos again.

Seeing this, Onoue sighed softly, stepped forward, and gently patted Hiden Aruto's shoulder, his voice softening.

"Whatever the outcome, the past cannot be changed. You don't need to dwell on sadness; you have to look forward."

Upon hearing Takumi Onoue's calm yet gentle words, Hiden Aruto remained silent for a moment before finally reaching out to wipe away the remaining tear stains from the corner of his eye.

"Okay, Qiao, let's go back."

Onoue Takumi originally planned to act alone and try to obtain Ark or Zea from Hiden Intelligence.

The appearance of Phineas indicates that this time jacker is also paying attention.

Thinking of this, Onoue Takumi changed his plans on the spot and swaggered over to Hiden Aruto's side.

However, at that moment, Woz and Tokiwa Sougo and the others walked slowly over from a distance. When they saw the android standing next to Hiden Aruto, they were all stunned.

"Who is this android?"

Takumi Ogami looked up, his expression unchanged, but his tone was unexpectedly firm and serious as he replied, "My name is Takumi, and I am Hiden Aruto's father, a robot."

This sudden self-introduction left Tokiwa Sougo and the others momentarily speechless.

Hiden Aruto just had an emotional breakdown because of Hiden Kiryu's betrayal, how come he has found a new father figure in the blink of an eye?

He was met with slightly surprised looks from the crowd.
Onoue Takumi maintained his calm and aloof expression, as if he didn't care at all about what others thought.

Tokiwa Sougo pondered for a moment and roughly understood the reason. He gently patted Woz on the shoulder, signaling him not to ask any more questions.

After all, Hiden Aruto had just suffered a huge blow and injury, and he was probably just using this human doll to soothe his inner wounds temporarily.

Only Hiden Aruto himself knows that he sometimes does indeed treat Takumi as another father.
Hiden Aruto glanced up at Takumi Ogami standing beside him and found that the other was also looking at him with a half-smile on his face.

She immediately lowered her head in a panic, but a sense of peace and warmth inexplicably filled her heart.

"Aruto, are you alright?"

At this moment, Tokiwa Sougo walked over slowly and asked with concern.

"It's okay, I was just a little too excited just now, I'm much better now."

Tokiwa Sougo breathed a slight sigh of relief: "That's good. We should get ready to leave now."

Hiden Aruto nodded slightly, then subconsciously looked at Onoue Takumi.

Onoue Takumi smiled gently at him, reached out and gently ruffled Hiden Aruto's hair, his tone warm: "I'll stay with you too."

Takumi Onoe perfectly embodies what it means to be a father-like humanoid robot.

The Zi-O team was also stunned.
He thought to himself that the human puppet's expressions, tone of voice, and movements were indeed more like his father's than those of Hiden Kiyoshi.

Hiden Aruto blushed slightly at Takumi Onoue's natural and warm gesture, nodding as a feeling of longing for his father unconsciously surfaced deep within him.

He was somewhat surprised that he had developed such a dependence on A-Qiao.

But in any case, this peculiar humanoid robot in front of him did indeed bring him an irreplaceable sense of security and companionship.

Perhaps, it would be a good thing if things could really continue like this.

Compared to Tokiwa Sougo and others, Woz was clearly considering things more thoroughly.

As a former timekeeper, Wozniak has always been exceptionally perceptive of subtle changes in history.

That's why he became even more wary of the mysterious android in front of him who claimed to be Hiden Aruto's father.

Although the other party did not seem to show any hostility, the inexplicable change in this disrupted timeline made him feel uneasy.

Woz slowly approached Onoue Takumi, his expression as usual, with his characteristic composure and politeness, and asked with a smile:

"Excuse me, sir, are you a humanoid robot manufactured by Feidian Intelligent Company?"

Onoue Takumi smiled naturally and said, "Yes, if you want to confirm, I have the code name and chip number here."

He stretched out his arm, showing the faintly glowing virtual identity verification on his wrist.

The virtual screen flickered gently, clearly displaying the authentication information of the human-machine puppet's identity.

However, at that very moment, Hiden Aruto inadvertently glanced at that string of numbers and suddenly froze.

because
The chip number that A-Qiao was showing was exactly the same as that of her father, the humanoid puppet Fei Dian Qi Xiong!
"Aqiao, you."

Fei Dian or Ren's heart suddenly began to pound violently.

He muttered to himself, wanting to speak again, but not knowing what to say.

Could it be that A-Qiao is the new humanoid puppet that was reorganized after her father, Fei Dian Qi Xiong, abandoned his original model?

This is a refurbished humanoid robot.
Feidian Intelligent does indeed have related businesses.
The changes in Feidian's or Ren's expression naturally did not escape Woz's keen observation.

He glanced briefly at Hiden Aruto, then turned his gaze back to Onoue Takumi.

"Mr. Qiao, this is the chip's serial number."

Woz paused for a moment, then asked in a slow and calm tone, "So, how did you come to this era?"

"Arrived in this era?"

Tokiwa Sougo and the others then realized that Onoue Takumi had also traveled from another time.

"I don't know. I just felt that someone needed me, so I appeared here."

This explanation is far-fetched.
But Tokiwa Sougo and Hiden Aruto both believed it.
At this moment, Tokiwa Sougo spoke up: "Woz."

The implication is that one should not be overly suspicious of another's father.
Woz sighed softly and spoke to ease the tension.

"I'm sorry, since Mr. Takumi is willing to stay by Kamen Rider 01's side, then I'll leave the rest to you."

At this moment, Wozniak maintained a gentle smile on the surface, but he had not let go of his doubts in his heart.

It seems that there are other secrets hidden behind this history.
Wozniak murmured to himself, but his expression remained calm and confident.

Inside the consciousness space, Sakurai Yuto and the golden Immortal were speechless.

"This boy"

"I have to say, her acting talent is off the charts."

After finishing his rant, Yuto Sakurai picked up his pocket watch and remained silent.

That time jacker named Phineas.
Her ambitions seem quite large; at least the aura she exudes now is no weaker than Shinji from the Nine Realms Dragon Rider world.

(End of this chapter)