Thanks for the invitation. I'm in Type-Moon, inheriting the legacy of Zi-O.

"Alright, alright, don't be angry. Here, have an ice pop." Eiji pulled out three more ice pops from somewhere and handed them to Ankh and Nianzhuo with a smile.

“…Tch.” Ankh clicked his tongue in annoyance, but still accepted the popsicle.

"Oh! Thank you, Eiji-senpai." Nianzhuo took the popsicle with some curiosity but didn't open it immediately.

"I think, Nianzhuo, the reason you came here is probably for this, right?" Ying Si casually took out a green watch face from his clothes and handed it to Nianzhuo in front of him. "Here, it's yours."

"So easy? That's your knightly power, isn't it?" Somewhat surprised, but having seen it before, Nian Zhuo still took the watch. "Eh...?"

To his surprise, only the left half of the watch face that Eiji was holding was colored, while the right half of the watch face was still bound by chains.

"What... what's going on?" Nianzhuo looked at Yingsi with great curiosity. "Why is only half of the watch face lit up?"

"Have you forgotten? Ankh and I are Kamen Rider OOO!" Eiji put his arm around Ankh's shoulder, looking quite proud. "My grandfather once said, 'A man never knows when he'll die, so he must always wear the best underwear.' So I always carried my underwear for tomorrow and a small amount of change to get by. But that was only before I met Ankh, okay?"

"Who said I'm talking to you!" After a few symbolic struggles, Ankh turned his head away.

“But after meeting Ankh and fighting alongside him, I realized…” Eiji looked at his right hand. “The true power I wanted, before I had no desires, was a hand that could reach anywhere and a hand that could connect me with others, that is, ‘bonds.’” Eiji smiled and tugged at Ankh’s sleeve. “So, Ankh, hurry up and transfer that half of your power into the watch face, okay?”

"Seriously, this is so annoying!" Ankh forcefully broke free from Eiji's grasp and tossed a ball of tri-colored light into the watch face from his twisted right hand. "Is this enough?"

"...Oh!" With the transfer of that power, the entire dial finally broke free from the chains, and Kamen Rider Ooo's image was reflected on the dial.

The sound of a mirror shattering came from nearby; it seemed this meeting was coming to an end.

"I am very happy to meet you two seniors." With a slight bow, Nian Zhuo bid farewell to the two.

"Oh, right, Nianzhuo. There's one more thing I haven't said before I leave." Eisi smiled and flicked Nianzhuo's forehead.

"Some things are just... simple acts of kindness, but if we ignore them, we'll definitely regret it! The reason we acted was simply because we didn't want to regret helping others, nothing more."

With a wave, Eiji and Ankh walked back towards the bushes.

"Hey, Ankh, where are you going on your next trip?" "Whatever you want! Don't ask me." The two figures gradually disappeared into the distance, and Nianzhuo's body also vanished along with the shattering of the Mirror World.

"Congratulations, host, on completing the mission: gaining the recognition of both Ooo Hino Eiji and Ankh."

"Received: 1 ooo watch face, and 1 dinosaur combo trial card (the host can also choose 1 super ooo combo trial card)."

“Things are getting interesting.” Nian Zhuo, who was lying on the bed, opened his eyes again.

Hard-boiled Detective, Earth Library, Man Who Controls Time

"Wuhu~!" Nianzhuo opened his eyes for the second time in bed and returned to his original world.

The popsicle in his hand sent a slight chill through him, reminding Nianzhuo that what he had just seen was not an illusion.

"Every time we meet, it's real... is it?" Nianzhuo easily tore open the packaging and put the popsicle in her mouth. "Mmm... mmm, mmm! (So cold! But it's really delicious...!)"

"Ugh!" After finally managing to 'pull' his tongue off the popsicle, Nianzhuo's body involuntarily tilted to the side.

"Clatter..." came the sound of something falling, and a bright green watch face fell to the ground.

“Hmm…? This is…” With some curiosity, Nian Zhuo picked it up and saw the half-green, half-black knight’s face on the dial, which was firmly bound by chains.

Kamen Rider W, a two-in-one Kamen Rider, the protector of Fuuto.

"Looks like I almost forgot about you." Nian Zhuo tossed the watch face up from his hand and caught it again, then put the popsicle in his mouth. "Just in time for this competitive spirit, Philip, Shotaro, here I come!" He turned the watch and then pressed the button.

A turquoise gale sucked Nianzhuo's figure back into the Mirror World.

When I opened my eyes again, I saw the bright moon in the sky and a huge windmill spinning beneath my feet.

“This Mirror World… is bigger than ever,” Nencho said. It was bigger than Sento’s café, Emu’s rooftop, Kozo’s shrine, and even the Metropolitan Police Department. Nencho could even see the boundary of a distant city from here. “…It’s truly magnificent.”

"Yo!" Two voices suddenly came from beside me. "Welcome to Fuuto, junior."

"Oh? This time it didn't come from behind me? Besides, judging from that voice..." Nian Zhuo's confident tone confirmed that he had figured out who it was, and he turned around.

Wearing a white hat, a black suit, and a white shirt. The so-called tough-guy detective, Shotaro Sakai.

The other one, wearing a yellow striped long shirt and a bright green jacket, was known as 'Earth Library' Philip. He was a very handsome boy.

"Greetings, seniors. I am Nian Zhuo, a Kamen Rider from the future." With a slight bow, Nian Zhuo appeared calm on the surface, but inwardly his emotions were churning wildly. "Wow, it really is Shotaro and Philip...!"

I have to admit, Philip is really 'delicate-looking', while Shotaro Hidari is really handsome! (Ahem, Shotaro Hidari is really good-looking.jpg)

"How is it, junior? Fengdu is not bad, is it?" The two walked to Nianzhuo's side and looked at the vast city with him. "And it is to protect this city that we exist."

"My name is Shotaro Sato." Taking off his hat, Shotaro smiled and pointed to Philip beside him. "This guy is a walking knowledge train. I hope you don't let him develop a thirst for knowledge, okay?"

"Shotaro, you half-baked detective, how dare you criticize me?" Philip pinched Shotaro's neck unhappily. "Hmm...? Be careful, or I'll go tell Akiko-neechan on you later!"

"Ouch, ouch, ouch... Don't do that, Philip." Upon hearing Akiko's name, the so-called 'tough detective' immediately backed down, leaving Nianzhuo speechless.

"Alright, alright, stop fooling around. Let's get back to the point." Leaving the spoiled Shotaro aside, Philip looked at Nianzhuo again. "Your arrival must also be for this thing we both possess, right?"

The emerald green dial, with Kamen Rider W's face unobstructed by any chains, is the purpose of Nencho's journey: the dial W that houses the power of the two riders.

"Exactly." Nodding without hesitation, Nian Zhuo readily admitted his purpose. "I hope you two seniors can approve of me! And I certainly won't let you two down!"

"Hey... Shotaro, what do you think?" Philip looked at his partner and reopened the book in his hand.

Strangely enough, even though there wasn't a single word in the book in Philip's hand, he still seemed to be thoroughly enjoying it.

"Eh... I see." Shotaro touched his chin and subconsciously put on his hat. "Nianzhuo, there's not much we can give you, but this is the experience of our seniors, so please listen to it." His eyes, hidden in the shadows under the brim of his hat, were fixed on Nianzhuo.

"Don't be someone who has a strong sense of justice but is idle and doesn't know what to do. — Just like I used to be." Lost in his memories, Shotaro gazed at the beautiful and bustling city before him.

"It wasn't until I met a man that I truly shed the title of 'half-baked detective' and found my own goal." Shotaro placed his hand on Nianzhuo's shoulder, feeling the pleasant breeze blowing through the air. "Countermeasures can be planned after the action. As for why we're going in? Who cares about the reasons? Just follow your heart, Nianzhuo."

“Only after taking action can you find a reason and a solution, hey!” Shotaro patted Nianzhuo on the shoulder, then took off his hat and put it on Philip’s head. “Next, it’s time for your conversation with him.” After saying that, Shotaro walked to a spot not far away where he could not hear the two of them talking.

"Hmm...hmm! How interesting! How interesting!" His thirst for knowledge and curiosity fully satisfied, Philip finally managed to tear his gaze away from the book. "Hey, who gave me this hat...?"

"Whatever." He readily put it back on his head. "It's probably Shotaro. That guy has always been like this, taking care of me who has no common sense for a long time... So I will always be his partner, as long as he still has the courage to dance with demons." The bond between the two transcends life and death, and is unbreakable.

"Dancing with demons..." While pondering this ambiguous phrase, Nian Zhuo suddenly noticed something flying towards him.

He quickly caught it, and lying in Nianzhuo's palm was the W watch he had been longing for.

"This... Shotaro, and Philip?" They got them so easily? Nianzhuo felt a little unreal.

However, the smile on the tough detective's face and Philip's gentle wave of his hand told him their choice.

"However! Junior, before we leave, we both have a question for you!" they said in unison, raising their right hands.

"How is the wind in the Wind City?"

"..." He closed his eyes and carefully felt the gentle breeze from the wind city, which silently brushed against Nian Zhuo's mind. "Ah... the wind city, it really is very comfortable."

That's enough, isn't it?

At least Philip and Shotaro turned their backs with smiles, their fists bumping together.

"Congratulations, host, on gaining the recognition of Philip and Shotaro."

"Received: W Watch Face x1, Extreme Eagle Trial Card x1"

"What a nice breeze." The mirror world around him was constantly shattering, but Nian Zhuo picked up a small paper windmill that had appeared at his feet.

Looking up, Nianzhuo seemed to see a man in a white suit and top hat giving a slight nod to him in the distance.

"Uncle, so you're here too." With a wry smile, Nian Zhuo was also swept away by the emerald green gale and returned to his original world.

The president who manipulates everything, soars through the skies, controls time, and travels through history.

"I'm... back again!" Nian Zhuo opened his eyes for the second time from the bed and subconsciously looked at the clock on the wall. "...So, not even an hour has passed."

It seems that time slows down every time I enter a mirror world.

“But speaking of time—” In Nian Zhuo’s memory, he still possessed a watch face that he had never unlocked after obtaining it, “…If I could, I really wouldn’t want to use it.”

Kamen Rider Cronus - Masamune Dan.

The dark green watch face that appeared on his wrist was engraved with the face of the strongest warrior in Ex-Aid.

"...Tch." No matter how unwilling one is, in the end, all that can be done is a sigh.

Nian Zhuo pressed the button, and then time in the entire world instantly stopped.

Compared to the previous direct absorption into the mirror world, this time, square-shaped scenes continuously fill the field of vision, obscuring the original world.

"...It looks like something from the gaming industry." Looking around, Nian Zhuo realized that the unfolding image appeared to be that of a company.

Ultimately, the original appearance of the world was completely covered, and Nian Zhuo was now inside a company.

In front of him was an office desk, the chair back to Nianzhuo. On the desk was a plaque with the three large characters "Tan Zhengzong" engraved on it.

“Nianzhuo, I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.” With his back to himself, the chair slowly turned around. “Ever since you got that watch face, I’ve been watching you.”

The person who appeared in front of Nianzhuo was a middle-aged man wearing a suit with his hands crossed on his desk.

"...Then I am truly honored. To be watched by you and such." Nianzhuo was startled to hear that what he had been doing outside could be seen by Dan Masamune, but he remained composed. "So...? You've come to interrogate me?"

"No, no, no, you misunderstand. I'm not like that guy Evolto." Dan Masamune shook his index finger at Nencho with a 'kind' smile. "I'm more interested in your 'potential' than its relentless fighting."

"Potential...?" Somewhat puzzled, Nian Zhuo himself hadn't discovered any potential to speak of. "Which aspect are you referring to?"

"You should have already met that person." As for who that person was, there's no need to say more.

—The atmosphere plummeted to freezing point.

“Hmph… Yes, I have indeed seen him.” His eyes were cold, and Nian Zhuo’s tone was also somewhat unsteady. “But so what? You don’t need to expect me to be like him.”

"Hmm, not bad eye." Tan Zhengzong's smile remained unchanged as he stood up from his chair and walked towards Nian Zhuo.

“That lord granted my wish, which is why I gave him the power of Cronus. So if you can also grant my wish…” Dan Masamune, with his back to Nian Zhuo, spoke with a hint of seduction, “…I will naturally give you the power of Cronus.”

"...What is your wish?" This power was indeed formidable, causing Nian Zhuo to be somewhat moved. "If I help you achieve it, does that mean you will also leave that guy's side?"

“Of course. Merchants always value the worth of goods.” Dan Masamune agreed readily. “However, although your current value is far less than that of that lord, your potential seems promising.”

"My wish is to expand the Dream Company to the whole world, and at the same time, to see her again." Before Nian Zhuo could reply, Tan Zhengzong revealed his ambition.

“…Alright, I accept this commission!” Nian Zhuo knew better than anyone that this was no simple commission.

Expand the company worldwide, while simultaneously reviving a life lost.

However, if he were to gain Cronus's power, he would become stronger than ever before.

"Hoo hoo hoo... Hahahaha!" With a satisfied smile, Tan Zhengzong patted Nianzhuo on the shoulder and walked back to his desk.

Opening his drawer, he found a black and green cassette tape attached to the faulty drive.