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Chapter 470 Fengdu and a New Identity
Zhang Qi's gaze shifted from the iconic windmill tower to the card in his hand.

The card surface is jet black, smooth as a mirror, yet it does not reflect any light.

Fuuto... is that the setting for the story of Kamen Rider W...?

Combining all of this, he could easily deduce the name of the city.
But the question is, why here? Why this card? And who exactly was the being that rescued him from the collapsing world?

Countless questions, like undercurrents in the deep sea, swirled and collided in his mind, but he could not find any answers.

Just then, his figure was reflected in the gleaming window of a clothing store on the street.

Zhang Qi paused slightly, his gaze drawn to the reflection of the figure.

He was a man wearing a well-tailored dark gray suit, tall and with a calm demeanor.

This outfit was completely different from the one he wore not long ago in the command center, which had a strong 1990s style.

Does the space barrier have self-correcting capabilities?
Information about Decade immediately came to Zhang Qi's mind.

In the story, whenever Tsukasa Kadoya arrives in a new parallel world, the world itself will give him a corresponding identity, clothing, and even interpersonal relationships in order to "rationalize" his existence.

His current predicament is strikingly similar to that phenomenon.

If you say so...

He instinctively reached into the inside pocket of his suit jacket.

His fingertips touched a hard, textured object. He pulled it out; it was a finely crafted black leather wallet.

I opened the wallet, and inside, besides a few Japanese yen bills, there was also an identification document.

The photo shows his own face, but his expression is more reserved and distant than he remembers himself.

The same name was printed in the name column—Zhang Qi.

Next to the identification document, there was also a work badge.

Above the name tag is a peculiar logo designed like a museum artifact label, and below the logo is a line of eye-catching small print.

[MUSEUM - Research Department, Researcher Zhang Qi]

museum……

Upon seeing this word, Zhang Qi's pupils contracted almost imperceptibly.

He held the work badge between his fingers, feeling its cool, plastic texture.

This identity is truly... quite fitting...

He couldn't help but laugh at himself inwardly.

He also had a deep understanding of the world of Kamen Rider W.

The "Museum" organization is the source of all evil and strangeness in this world, a massive villainous organization that reigns supreme in the shadow of Wind City.

The organization is controlled by the Sonozaki family.

The head of the family, Sonozaki Ryubei, is a mad yet elegant ambitious man who, at some point in the past, accidentally discovered a mysterious spring linked to "Earth's memory".

It is a vast and boundless collection of information, the ultimate database of all knowledge, phenomena, and emotions on this planet from its birth to the present day, which they call the "Gaia Library".

Ryubei Sonozaki successfully downloaded the data and, with a brilliant idea, turned it into a special gadget.

That prop, which looks like a USB flash drive, is called Gaia Memory.

By inserting the Gaia Memory into a living interface on the body, ordinary people can instantly gain unimaginable power and transform into a monster called a "Dopant".

Each memory represents a concept, a phenomenon, or a thing.

From the most basic "fire" and "freezing" to more complex "viruses" and "fear," and even "money" and "lies"... it encompasses everything.

And his new identity, Zhang Qi, is actually... a researcher for this terrorist organization.

The mysterious entity that sent him here and bestowed upon him this identity was probably not without reason. And the key likely lies in this Gaia Memory...

With that thought in mind, Zhang Qi headed toward the museum company's address.

Since that's the case, let's find out what's going on first...

……

at the same time.

another world

London, England, the Clock Tower, headquarters of the Magicians' Society.

In a classically decorated yet luxurious office, Kenneth Elmeroy Archibald sat behind his desk.

He put down his quill pen and tapped his fingertips lightly on the table, making a rhythmic sound.

Just now, a massive, unfamiliar stream of information surged into his consciousness without warning.

That was a complete intelligence report about a world in ruins, magenta demons, a city called Fuuto, and a technology called "Gaia Memory".

Is this... another "me" experiencing this?
As Kenneth absorbed the crystal-clear images and knowledge in his mind, a curious smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.

"What perfect timing..."

Kenneth muttered to himself, a smile creeping onto his face.

Gaia Library... Earth's Memory...

This concept is remarkably similar to the ultimate goal pursued by magicians in his world throughout their lives—the "Vortex of Roots (Akasha Records)"!

The origin is the beginning and the end of all things, recording the absolute existence of all things in the past, present, and future.

Reaching the source is the tragic wish of all magicians.

This "Gaia Library" may seem to be limited to the scope of the planet "Earth".

But in essence, it is undoubtedly a "partial manifestation" rooted in that world.

What interests him even more is a technology called "Gaia Memory".

A technology that can extract information from the root and make it available for use by the "individual"!
Humans cannot comprehend things beyond their own cognitive scope, so information from the root is extremely difficult to understand.

It's like showing the most cutting-edge scientific paper to an elementary school student; it would be strange if they could understand it.

But this technology offers an incredible shortcut!

As long as one uses the memory, even an ordinary person can use the power represented by the memory, even if they cannot understand it.

Moreover, the appearance of this intelligence at this juncture is nothing short of a gift from fate.

Kenneth's gaze fell on the corner of the desk.

There, lying quietly, was a beautifully crafted invitation.

The invitation was sealed with a wax-printed image of a planet surrounded by a ring of stars—the coat of arms of the Marisbury Animusfiah family, one of the twelve monarchs of the Clock Tower and the monarch of the Celestial Sciences.

The Animusfia family is renowned for their magic of observing celestial bodies and predicting the future. Their family's long-cherished wish is to ensure the long-lasting continuation of "human history."

The key to this is Chaldea, which constructs a simulated Earth model...

Kenneth stretched out his long, slender fingers and picked up the invitation.

He could imagine the expression on Animusfia's face when he presented the concept of "Gaia Memory" and the technological possibility of "directly extracting power from planetary records" as a bargaining chip to the head of the Animusfia family.

That would definitely be a...very interesting negotiation...

(End of this chapter)