Special effects: Saving the world starting from becoming a Zergling

A few days later

Sal Store

"Tendo, have you noticed that Kagami seems to be plotting something lately?"

Yuma picked up her coffee cup, covered her eyes, and asked Tendou a question.

Tendou glanced at Kagami, who had started to space out while sweeping the floor.

This is something that doesn't require special attention; any normal human being could notice it.

He held the newspaper in front of his eyes, blocking Yuuma's view, and refused to answer this foolish question.

Looking at the silent Tendou, Yuuma guessed that Tendou wanted to tell him that Kagami was now a mature warrior, and that there were some things he could do on his own.

"He's my good brother, so naturally he's someone I need to protect."

Listening to Yuuma's mutterings, Tendou remembered that Yuuma wasn't like this before.

"You're so fickle."

Tiandao picked up the coffee on the table with unusually slow and deliberate movements.

"After all, I am the moon, and I will always have my phases."

Tendou glanced at the smug Yuuma again, leaned back in his chair, and slowly held up the newspaper in his hand.

"This is how Tiandao always acts when he doesn't want to talk."

Seeing that Tiandao was ignoring him, Yuzhen simply stopped bothering him and went to Kagami's side to discuss things with him.

"I've decided to make Kazama Daisuke truly understand the meaning of Kamen Rider!"

Seeing Kagami's confident expression, Yuuma cautiously added, "But you're not a Kamen Rider yet, how are you going to make him understand the meaning of Kamen Rider?"

After hearing Yuuma's words, Kagami's face fell as she realized the profound problem.

"No problem, the next generation of the Knight System at headquarters has been completed!"

Following the sound of the wind chimes, Mr. Tadokoro stood at the door with Misaki, his eyes fixed intently on Kagami.

"A new generation of Knight System?"

Kagami was somewhat surprised; clearly, he hadn't received the news yet.

"Ahem, anyway, due to some things, headquarters chose to accelerate the development of the new Knight System, and it just so happens that the development will be completed in the next few days."

Tadokoro had just recovered from his illness, and he occasionally coughed as he spoke.

"Captain Yuuma, are you interested in the new Knight System?"

Instead of asking Kagami immediately, Tadokoro asked Yuuma.

"Me? Forget about it."

Yuma waved his hand, declining Tadokoro's invitation.

"Actually, Captain Yuma's name has already appeared on the roster as a backup. If you want to give it a try, you can contact me anytime."

Tadokoro wasn't surprised by Yuuma's rejection. He smiled and told him what he had prepared in advance.

"Enough with the formalities, Mr. Tadokoro and Misaki, is there anything I can do for you at the shop today?"

Yuuma wasn't buying Tadokoro's act; he cut to the chase and asked directly.

"I'm here mainly for two things."

Tadokoro extended his hand and handed an appointment letter to Yuuma.

"The commander-in-chief of Shibuya Ward?"

Yuzhen was stunned as she stared at the appointment slip.

This position is two levels higher than his current status.

Tadokoro smiled and told Yuuma to continue reading.

"Captain Yuma has an excellent resume. She can successfully complete every mission while greatly ensuring the survival of ZECT's manpower. Such talents are extremely rare in the organization."

"Especially your background, which is closely related to this position."

Tadokoro's words greatly intrigued Yuuma. He turned to the second page of the appointment letter and suddenly saw his own identity information and past experiences.

And at the very top was an old photograph with a yellowish glow.

The character Yuuma is young and innocent. He stands bewildered in the ruins of Shibuya, staring straight at the camera.

"Is this...me when I was a child?"

Yuzhen's heart was instantly filled with turmoil. He pretended to be calm as he closed the appointment letter, nodded to Tadokoro, and quietly stepped aside.

"Now that the first thing is over, let's move on to the second thing."

Tadokoro stepped aside, and Misaki took his place, telling Kagami the second thing.

"Kagami, you are a strong contender for the next generation of the Knight System."

"Please report to headquarters today and participate in the adaptation process for the Knight System."

Misaki looked at Kagami, who was holding a broom and looking excited, with a complicated expression, and added in a low voice, "This Knight System is very dangerous, I don't recommend you go."

"No, the more dangerous it is, the more I want to go."

Kagami gently patted Misaki's shoulder to reassure her.

Misaki looked up in surprise at the newcomer she had once harshly scolded.

After her initial excitement subsided, Kagami revealed a pair of extremely determined eyes.

"No wonder I chose you."

Misaki understood Kagami's emotions, stopped blocking him, and moved aside.

"Mr. Tadokoro, let's go now!"

Kagami looked at Tadokoro, and after receiving an approving look from him, the two of them quickly left with Kagami.

The sooner you start adapting to the Knight System, the better, as this can greatly compensate for the declining combat power of the headquarters in a short period of time.

After all, the five major knight systems—Sword Scorpion, Thunder Dragonfly, Armored Fighter, Fist Locust, and Kick Locust—have all fallen into exile.

Currently, ZECT only has one Royal Bee system and a newly completed Steel Bucket system.

The protozoan's desire to use the Knight System to eliminate the Zerg and control the world was extinguished early on by the combined efforts of several people.

After the others left, Yuzhen still stared intently at the old photograph.

"That's impossible..."

Looking at that very old-fashioned photo, Yuzhen was somewhat at a loss.

Wasn't he a time traveler?

The discovery of this old photograph pushed his theory of time travel forward by an unknown number of years.

He wasn't even sure if it was a time traveler.

When Tendo entered, he put down his newspaper.

Seeing Yuzhen's blank expression, he approached Yuzhen and took the old photo from Yuzhen's hand.

"The Way of Heaven!"

The photo suddenly disappeared from his hand. He panicked and stood up, shouting at the Heavenly Dao.

"The ruins of Shibuya Ward... This was about seven years ago, right after the meteorite struck."

With just one glance, Tiandao was able to determine the age of the photo and the region where it was taken.

"White angel..."

Tendou glanced at the dejected Yuuma. He was certain that the white angel was definitely not Yuuma, or rather, definitely not the current Yuuma.

"The same as me?"

In the memories of the Heavenly Dao, there is still a vague remnant of that figure whose whole body was radiating a faint white light.

"Grandma once said that the sun is great because it always firmly follows its own path."

After handing the photo back to Yuuma, Tendou added a few words to Yuuma before gracefully sitting back down and continuing to enjoy his coffee.

When there were no Zerglings, his life was just this lazy and comfortable.

If it weren't for the alien insects, Tiandao would spend almost the entire morning here, reading that newspaper that never seems to end.

"Stay true to your path?"

After listening to Tendou's words, Yuzhen stared at the photo and carefully placed it back into the appointment letter.

He was somewhat confused and puzzled about his origins, and even a little apprehensive.

But as Heaven has said, as long as he perseveres on his path, the mystery will eventually be solved.