Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

click-

A black and gold phantom flashed by.

"What's wrong, Mr. Yan Ming?"

"…No."

His situation at that moment drew the attention of several people.

"nothing."

Volume 4: Knights' War: Chapter 104 The Object of Forced Control

"I see."

Finnis and his companions were in a city that looked like ruins.

There was no sign of life around them; in the decaying and dilapidated ruins of the city, there were only a few of them.

Using the futuristic tablet that was left behind, Finnis is maintaining a communication connection with Bo Yingzhi.

"Thank you for your trouble. Just pass on all the information to me."

"Ah... I won't forget, and I will keep my promise to you."

The call has ended.

Daido Katsuji and Tendou Souji, who were standing to the side, naturally heard everything.

"Hmph, so that guy named Bo Yingzhi has become your lackey too?"

"Is he perhaps helping you gather intelligence?"

"That's right, he's currently near the village of those humans, sending me some useful information."

After leaping back down from the damaged second floor to the first floor, Finnis immediately opened the tablet computer in his hand.

Countless pieces of information were projected onto their screens.

"what is this?"

"The exact location of that village, and... information about everyone in it."

However, none of this is the point; information about a small village is not something Finis needs to care about.

What she was really concerned about was something else.

"I see. Hmm... a mysterious satellite that suddenly appeared in outer space decades ago, and crashed to the ground for unknown reasons... Good information. I was wondering why I couldn't find it."

"What are you muttering to yourself about, you idiot?"

"It's nothing."

After saying that, Finnis adjusted the image.

The image projected in front of them changed into an image of another person.

She was a little girl with pink hair and green eyes, who looked very lively and innocent.

"And who is this kid?"

“Ania Foggie, it seems, is the child who was with the couple who were with them.”

After confirming all the information about the little girl, Finnis turned to look at the three people present.

But the main focus was on the man who was oblivious to his own business and kept doing his own thing.

"Is it alright to leave this girl in your hands?"

"ah…?"

Luo Xu took a sip of the canned cola he'd somehow gotten his hands on, then burped as if bored.

"I am not interested."

"Oh, is it really okay? This little girl's identity is quite unusual. She is—the girl who seems to be the closest to that young man named Yan Ming lately."

“I guessed it, which is why I said I had no interest in doing this kind of thing.”

Luo Xu crushed the Coke can in his hand.

"I have no interest in doing such vulgar things, like kidnapping someone's underlings to blackmail them? How ridiculous. You don't actually think I'm your lackey, willing to do any kind of petty thing for you, do you?"

Finnis simply smiled and remained silent.

“If you want to do it, do it yourself, or have your loyal subordinates, who are more loyal than dogs, do it. Don’t expect me to do it.”

Luo Xu walked past Finnis with his hands in his pockets.

"Let me give you a piece of advice... you'd better not do anything that disgusts me."

"Otherwise what? What will happen?"

"Whether you're beneficial to me or not, I'll still kill you."

After leaving those words, Luo Xu completely disappeared from the spot.

"Sigh... what a problem child, never listens to anyone no matter what."

Among countless knights, Luo Zi's existence can be considered an absolute exception.

Even the knight robot capable of altering history and controlling the spirit of the Dark Knight had no effect on Luo Xu, so Phineas could not force him to work for him, let alone turn him into his subordinate.

Luo Zi's personality is very strange. You can't tell what he wants to do at all. In his mind, there seems to be no concept of partners and enemies.

He'll do whatever he wants, and if he's unhappy, he'll beat up even those who share his interests.

As for Luo Xu, he seemed to be very disgusted by the act of taking other people's people hostage, because he thought it was stupid, vulgar, and something only third-rate people would do.

"In that case, we'll just have to ask the good kids to take the field?"

click-

The sound of a metal plate being shattered came from behind.

The remaining two looked behind Finis, and a man dressed in black stepped out of the darkness.

Shinji Kido.

He stood beside Finnis with his head down, his expression completely obscured.

Finis then showed him a picture of Anya.

"Bring this brat to me alive. Remember, alive. I don't want to end up with a pile of corpses... Is that alright?"

Shinji Kido nodded.

"Good boy~"

With a strange smile on his face, Phineas snapped his fingers.

"Goo-hoooo ...!!!!"

Shinji Kido's eyes suddenly turned blood red, and his entire body was wrapped in something purplish-black like a watch strap.

He had completely transformed into a monstrous knight.

"Ryuga!"

"Kido...you..."

Tendou Souji seemed to want to say something, but Kido Shinji in front of him completely ignored him.

No… he is no longer Shinji Kido's reflection in the mirror world.

His name is Alien Dragon Fang.

Forever controlled by the other, never able to reclaim their own consciousness, they are like monsters, endlessly reincarnating in the mirror world.

The alien dragon tooth slowly walked into the broken glass beside it and disappeared on the spot.

"So...do you want to come along?"

Both Daido Katsuji and Tendou Souji looked at Phineas with disgust.

"You sick bastard..."

"Hehe... That's great! I actually feel happy to hear you say that!"

Just talking to this guy was enough to give them goosebumps. Daido Katsumi and Tendou Souji confirmed once again that the reason they had helped this woman earlier was purely because she had used the Knight Robot to give them a psychological suggestion.

If the other party is willing, at any time, the mind control device can completely rewrite their consciousness, turning them into machines that only know how to do things under Finnis's command.

It's exactly the same as the current Alien Dragon Fang.

"However, I won't force you to do anything. I can see that you're unwilling. This matter can be handled by Alien Dragon Fang alone."

"...What exactly are you planning to do?"

Da Dao Keji frowned and looked at the other person with a cold expression.

"Was that little girl brought here to threaten the other side?"

"No, no... that's just the worst method. What I'm going to do is much more sophisticated."

Phineas revealed a wicked smile.

"Please look forward to it."

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The night passed just like that.

During this time, Yan Ming also got a good night's sleep, ate a little something in the evening, and his strength was almost fully recovered.

What's astonishing is that he could recover completely from the physical exhaustion that would nearly kill an ordinary person just by sleeping for two days, eating a few meals, and resting... This is truly extraordinary.

Is it because of the power the knight uses to control the dial?

As Yan Ming pondered these questions, he walked down to the first floor.

Good morning, my dear Demon King.

Wozniak was already there long ago.

He knelt respectfully on the ground, while Gates, Tsugumi, and Kusaka Masato sat to the side eating breakfast, all looking at Woz with strange eyes.

"This guy has been squatting here for almost half an hour waiting for you."

"…ah?"

Even Yan Ming was stunned.

"No, this... seems completely unnecessary, doesn't it?"

"No, no, it's absolutely necessary! Only in this way can I demonstrate my unwavering loyalty to my Demon King! And what if I didn't offer my Demon King the essential morning celebration? How miserable and unfortunate he would be all day!!"

"I can hardly tell if you're cursing him or praising him..."

Gates pursed his lips speechlessly, then tossed another package at Yan Ming.

Yan Ming caught it easily; it felt soft to the touch.

"what is this?"

"A sandwich, but it's just filled with some fish and wild vegetables. It was given to you by Tsugami Shoichi, who said to eat it when you get hungry outside."

"Then thank you very much."

As they watched Yan Ming prepare to leave, Gates and Dian Si couldn't help but stand up.

"Are you sure you're okay going alone? Let us go with you."

“That’s right, Mr. Yan Ming! Mr. Gates is right. It’s too dangerous for just one person. What if Finnis really isn’t dead and is lying in ambush outside?”

"That's precisely why I need you to stay in the village."

Yan Ming shook his head, declining their offer of help.

“Listen to him, we really need to stay in the village.”

Masato Kusaka, who was sitting on the sofa eating bread, said the same thing.

"If those bastards come to the village again, by the time you two leave, if it's just me and that Agito guarding the town, by the time you come back, there won't even be any bones left."

"That...that's definitely the case."

If the enemy were to invade their village again as they did last time, Luo Xu alone would be enough to drive everyone except Yan Ming into a corner. Therefore, they must not allow the village's defenses to weaken.