Kamen Rider Date A Live

Sixty or seventy years of life can wear down a person's soul, making them indifferent to everything and only wanting to be laid to rest as soon as possible—because in those sixty or seventy years, they have experienced, seen, and felt so much...

For humans with short lifespans, death can be a way out, but not for Evan, who is immortal. For most of the past, Evan has been living a long and boring life with nothing to do. Even if someone is hunting him down for a bounty, it is not even a pastime for Evan, who is at the pinnacle of the world and cannot be killed.

...Now that I've said this, you probably all understand. Evangeline, the reason for the fight.

"...After saying all that, kid, you should understand now. My reasons for fighting are different from those of the hot-blooded Nanoha and the others. Or rather, most of the Chosen Ones, like me or those with more seniority than me, choose to fight against Reverse Shocker mainly to relieve the boredom of their lives, and also for their own reasons. It's not exactly a noble thing to say."

That's what Evian said to Shido back then, but Shido couldn't fully understand what Evian was saying, and he still can't—after all, only someone who has lived a long time could have such thoughts.

(And what he just said... is somewhat similar to the reasons for fighting with Senior Yiwen.)

Just as Shido was lost in thought, the possible next sentence jolted him back to reality.

—However, in any case, you came here by invitation, and as the master of this place, I must grant you some convenience... It seems that you still have no choice, so I will grant you a little convenience and let you see what your future self will look like.

With a single sentence, countless mirrors appeared out of thin air in this space of unknown size. Within those mirrors, countless figures, accompanied by the ripples on the mirror surfaces, began to become clearer and clearer, forming one after another... all sorts of figures.

Chapter 238: Water, oh water, water flowing out of the ** rhythm?

Chapter 238: Water, oh water, water flowing out of the ** rhythm?

"These, these are...!!"

Looking at the countless figures densely packed before him, Shido was so shocked that he was speechless and unable to move.

Countless postures, each symbolizing the future of the way of the scholar. And the "countless" here is not just an adjective, but truly countless.

The end of those figures was nowhere in sight, and it was impossible to predict how many there were. They were so densely packed that it was impossible to see what most of them would look like in the future. Only the first few could be clearly seen.

As Shido gazed upon countless figures from his future, he could make out only a few... some of whom were very familiar to him... Earth, storm, flame, trinity, burning, shining, sharp, ice, raging fire...

These Shidos are very clear that the forms they can currently reach are at the forefront of their vision, and these forms that Shidos currently possess are one of the futures that Shidos can reach... There is only one possibility, that is, Shidos died at that time, and there is no future that can be strengthened.

Of course, that's not all; even Gills and another-agitω are involved, and the result is self-evident.

To be frank, most of these futures have nothing to do with Shido anymore. However, the reason why Shido stared at the countless figures in a daze was not only because he wanted to see his future self, but also because he saw a steel golden Eastern dragon among the countless figures that could not be called human at all!

Well, fine, Shido no longer wanted to care about or understand why he had become like this, because the sharp-eyed Shido had just seen an even more outrageous scene—he seemed to have undergone a gender reassignment, and his race had become the legendary succubus…

What on earth happened in the future?! Knowing the future is truly terrifying! Where am I now? I want to go back to the present!

Shido, who no longer dared to look at his various normal, abnormal, and morally reprehensible future visions, began to calm his mind and return to a state of normal tranquility, no longer caring about those futures that were either extremely distant or very close at hand.

—And the moment Shido regained his composure, the mirror behind the countless future figures before Shido's eyes suddenly shattered and disappeared, and the figures displayed by the mirror also vanished without a trace at the same moment.

—How do you feel? Knowing what you'll look like in the future?

The possible voice, as always, was devoid of any emotion, ancient and timeless. But Shido could sense with certainty that within the possible voice lay a hint of a smile.

(She's cunning, definitely cunning!)

Shido mentally considered this possible scheming nature a thousand times over, while verbally responding without backing down.

"Hmph! Is this how you treat invited guests? You have no manners whatsoever as a host!"

—Is that so? I think that by giving a confused guest a boost of confidence and telling them that they don’t need to understand or know, I have perfectly fulfilled my duty as a host.

"Heh, heh heh... Well, perhaps you weren't wrong... But I really hope what I just saw was fake, fake, fake... (whispering) (repeating self-hypnosis endlessly)"

—Don't deny reality. I dare to guarantee that everything you see is a possibility in your future. For example, the succubus version of yourself that you just saw actually exists in your future. It's a scenario where you were on a mission in another world, and after fighting Shocker to the death, you were seriously injured. Before you could even go back to heal, you were captured by the native succubi of that world. Then, after being sexually assaulted and transformed, you became a light-attribute succubus that shouldn't exist yet. After that, you returned to your original world to continue sexually assaulting, and were eventually defeated by the Chosen Ones.

—Of course, there are many other different branches in this future, such as later regaining sanity and living in a new way, or escaping the Chosen Ones' attack and joining Reverse Shocker, etc... Hmm? What's wrong with you?

"I didn't hear anything! I didn't hear anything! I didn't hear anything! I didn't hear anything! I didn't hear anything! I didn't hear anything!!!!!"

Sitting on the ground with his arms wrapped around his legs, Shido's face behind the mask was lifeless, his head buried in his chest. He began to give himself constant self-suggestions, even becoming somewhat terrifying. At this moment, no one would doubt that if you gave Shido a knife, he wouldn't stab himself.

—Sigh—Your nerves really aren't tough enough. But there's not much time left for you to continue like this. Time here is synchronized with the outside world, and this place isn't meant for someone of your level. Even if you came with an invitation, you don't have much time left to stay here.

"……Why?"

Perhaps those words weren't spoken, but rather they were directly and forcefully implanted into Shido's mind, allowing Shido, who was in a state of self-hypnosis, to come back to his senses and clearly hear what he had said.

Shido, who was called back to his senses by chance, used self-hypnosis to ignore the terrible conversation he had just had and regained his senses—of course, people prefer to call this state self-deception… But everyone, let’s forgive Shido for this self-deception with a forgiving heart.

After regaining his composure, Shido heard the words that might be imprinted in his mind and looked at his body. He then realized that his body had begun to be converted into light particles. Although it was extremely slow, at this rate, Shido's consciousness would be forcibly sent back to his body in about ten minutes.

—Hmm, it seems you've already realized your situation. Then I won't say more. Quickly decide what you need, and I will temporarily bestow upon you a power from the future that you desire.

"...A question. Is it possible that the future form attached to me must be power? And is there only one future that can be attached to me?"

—Answer. The first question: No. Besides memory, combat experience and accumulated knowledge can also be temporarily bestowed upon you after being combined with power. However, combat experience and accumulated knowledge are different from power. If you can truly remember these, then they can also be transformed into your true power.

—Answer. The second question. Certainly, regardless of the power and knowledge you can currently bear, there is only one. I will also state frankly that in countless futures, many have chosen to have the power of the majority of futures attached to them and died violently.

"I understand, thank you for the explanation. So, if that's the case, then I already have my answer..."

The face beneath the mask closed its eyes and remained silent for a moment, a silence that caused Shido's disappearance to rise to his calves.

"...The future I want to choose may sound incredibly naive, but what I hope for is a life where everyone can live ordinary yet happy lives—but because of Tohka and the others' identities, this is destined to be incredibly difficult. So I will fight, I will protect!"

"However, I understand that my path is not a lonely one where I bear everything alone. Even if I wanted to walk that path, everyone would pull me back... Therefore, the future I hope for is one where we walk towards the future together, moving forward together, weathering any disaster together, not becoming a burden to everyone, but becoming a reliable and trustworthy leader!!!"

"This is the future I want!!"

—You've certainly chosen a future very much in your own style. So here it is, I bestow this future upon you, and I hope you will use it wisely.

As soon as he finished speaking, a mirror the same size as Shido at that moment appeared silently in front of him. Then the mirror began to distort, and the image of Shido in his strongest form in that future began to emerge...

"What?!"

Upon seeing his reflection in the mirror, even Shido, who had been mentally prepared, widened his eyes in surprise, making no attempt to hide his astonishment.

—Hehe, the future you've chosen is quite interesting and unique. Even I'm a little surprised.

As he spoke meaningfully, he looked at his reflection in the mirror, then focused his gaze on Shido once more, silently sighing in his heart.

—Heh, as expected of the power of light with its infinite evolutionary potential, it actually turned out like this…

The Birth of Contract 239 – A Transformation of Possibilities! (Zero)

The Birth of Contract 239 – A Transformation of Possibilities! (Zero)

Subtitle: Three Major Concepts

What Shido saw was a scene beyond his wildest imagination.

Completely different from the insignificant glimpse of the future he had just seen, this mirror, symbolizing the future that Shido hoped for, reflected Shido's strongest future self... there was so much more to it.

Furthermore, another point is that... of those dozens of forms, apart from the one that the evil inversion transformed into, Mirror Image agitω, Shido had never seen the others before. Only a few of them vaguely retained the unique characteristics of the spirit form.

As for the others, although their large numbers made their three-dimensional projections in the mirror appear very small, Shido's eyesight was good enough to see them clearly.

—Activate the interference inherent in the invitation and begin to interfere.

However, before Shido could see clearly, a possible voice suddenly rang out, and the next moment those projections shrank instantly, imprinted on the mirror, and then... exploded along with the mirror!

"!?"

Before he could react, the dazzling white light that erupted from the shattered mirror enveloped the world in Shido's eyes.

Everything before my eyes was tinged with white.

In this white light, all sensation vanished without a trace.

Sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and even the sixth sense that I had honed to this day, all disappeared.

All of this is like needing to empty oneself of everything inside in order to receive the power of the future.

The fragments formed after the mirror shattered transformed into images of Shido's future self and entered his body.

The shards of the mirror entered Shido's body piece by piece, but Shido was unaware of this at the moment. He was even unaware that when about half of the mirror shards had entered Shido's body, the process stopped.

—No. Insufficient interference. The artificial interference contained in the invitation is not enough to attach this future to Itsuka Shido… Hmm, do I have to use my own world interference power?

—No. Not a single trace of the artificial interference force from this invitation remained; it cannot be converted into global interference force as my reward. Therefore, let's end this continuation…

"Oh dear, that won't do, Xiao Ke."

A voice with an ordinary timbre, but a slightly flippant tone, suddenly appeared in this space of possibility.

—I already told you not to call me "Little Ke," you otaku! Even if you are my awakener, you are still insulting my dignity!

"Oh dear, calm down a bit. Xiao Ke's name is... the name of a legendary... guardian beast, isn't it wonderful?"

Get out! And get out here right now! You @#￥%&*……！ ！ ！

If Shido could still hear him now, he would be astonished, his mouth agape—how could someone who had always given off an air of antiquity and composure suddenly unleash such a torrent of profanity…

"Ugh... really, calm down. You're still so short-tempered."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a plain-looking black-haired man wearing a simple black shirt and glasses suddenly appeared. And as mentioned earlier, he was none other than the otaku!

—Whom do you think I am acting this way for!?

If a body existed, it would probably be... no, I should say it would definitely have bulging veins and its head covered in red symbols representing anger.

—Never mind, reasoning with you is pointless. Just tell me your purpose for coming here. If I remember correctly, in this timeline, you should have temporarily left the world where Itsuka Shido is right now because of Gaia and Alaya's intervention and plan, shouldn't you?

Upon hearing the possibility, the otaku grinned and cracked his knuckles, then said with a laugh.

"Haha, although I don't know whose idea it was, reciprocity is a basic quality of a person. After giving me such a big gift, how could I not return the favor?"

After saying that, his grotesque smile turned into a sinister sneer, but in the next moment, his facial expression instantly returned to that of a typical otaku—a deadpan, expressionless face, answering what might be another question—"Hmm, it seems he's in an unexpectedly good mood."

"As for why I came back so quickly... haha, I was quite lucky this time. The world I fell into after being caught in the explosion was the [Miniature Garden]. It's thanks to the fact that the [Miniature Garden] world is located on the passageway connecting the timelines of infinite worlds that I was able to get back here so quickly."

As he spoke, the corners of the otaku's mouth curled up slightly, and the corners of his eyes began to curve. Those familiar with the otaku could tell that he was clearly in a very good mood.

"As for why I came back... who else could it be but our juniors?"

This time, the otaku revealed an extremely warm smile. Someone unfamiliar with him might actually believe he thought that way, given how deceptively charming that smile was. However…

—Come on. Don't think I don't know how cunning and malicious you really are. The reason you just gave me is probably only half of your true intentions.

Upon hearing the possibility, the otaku's smile remained unchanged, still bearing that warm smile as he spoke slowly and deliberately.

"Haha, maybe that's true, but it's also possible that it's not. What? Don't you want to consider my future possibilities? Or are you unable to see them?"

—What do you want? Explain yourself quickly.

Instead of answering the otaku's question, she might directly ask him a counter-question.

"You don't want to talk about it... then I'll just be blunt, Xiao Ke. Recently, the people over there have noticed that there are more and more transmigrators with strange powers, and many worlds are deviating from their original paths."

"What's truly astonishing is that, for some reason, those transmigrators all seem to retain faint traces of having been here before... Hehe, Xiao Ke, why do you think that is?"

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