Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

Yan Ming took three watch faces out of his pocket and placed them on the table.

"this…?"

"Take this, use it for self-defense."

These are the watch faces for Build, Faiz, and Ghost, which are basically the watches Gates used to wear.

Considering Yan Ming's strength, Gates accepted the watch faces without hesitation and nodded.

"Then take good care of yourself."

"Oh dear, Geiz-kun, it seems you're gradually starting to accept my existence as the Demon King. Thinking back to how averse you were to me before, the contrast with now is rather endearing—"

"If you say a few words, no one will think you're mute!"

So that's how things are arranged.

Yan Ming and Woz walked outside together and opened an aurora curtain leading to the tower they had visited before.

The two of them just passed right through.

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Volume 4: Knights' War: Chapter 105 Traveling Through Time, Back to the Past?

The journey took very little time.

Having already been there once, Yan Ming could easily reach his destination using the Aurora Curtain.

They passed through the silvery curtain and arrived on the other side in just one second.

What came into view was... an apocalyptic landscape.

"...Is there nothing there?"

What lay before Yan Ming and Woz was an endless expanse of ruins.

There were countless clumps of metal scattered throughout the desert; there was nothing but ruins as far as the eye could see.

Yan Ming and Woz searched separately for a long time, but found no unusual traces.

It was exactly the same environment as when they left; nothing had changed at all.

"What should I do? My Demon King."

Even Woz looked at what was in front of him with a headache.

“There’s no trace of Phineas and the others left behind. No…maybe they could never be resurrected.”

"Indeed, that would be a complete waste of time and effort."

From the current perspective, the clues have indeed come to this.

However... Yan Ming's thinking doesn't come from such a single perspective.

Since no clues can be found "now"—

"Woz."

Yan Ming raised his head and looked up at the sky.

"The Time Demon we use to travel through the world, you said it was originally a machine for traveling through time, right?"

"That's right... So you're planning to?!"

"It's exactly what you think."

Om-! !

Under the gray sky, a crack appeared on the horizon.

A colossal Time Demon then descended before the two.

"Are you planning to go back in time, my Demon King?!"

"What's the problem?"

By this time, Yan Ming had completely entered the Time Demon God's world.

"No one says we can't travel through time in other worlds, right?"

"Indeed, you can reach either the past or the future if you wish."

"Then there's no problem. Follow me."

Woz pondered for a moment, then followed Yan Ming into the Time Demon God's abode.

"But at what time do you plan to go?"

"What do you think the future would be like if I flew back to this world before the incident happened and resolved the situation there first?"

"They'll probably just disappear, but it's also possible they'll create a timeline where 'this world wasn't invaded by Kamen Riders and monsters,' in which case it wouldn't change our current timeline."

"Don't you understand what will happen if the time is changed? I thought you should know a lot about it."

"No, I am merely a recorder of history. There are different interpretations of how timelines function in worlds with different worldviews. Therefore, I cannot simply force the concept of time from the Kamen Rider worldview into this one. What if I make a mistake?"

“You’re right…a very astute judgment, Woz.”

However, Yan Ming never intended to change the history of this world.

"I just wanted to see if there were any unusual occurrences in Phineas and the others after I defeated them at different points in time."

Yan Ming directly pulled the screen in front of him to confirm the corresponding time point.

Let's start from half a day ago.

We need to confirm it little by little.

"Time-space transfer system... activated."

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Even after Yan Ming left, the villagers continued with their daily lives.

However, these were all things that Anya was curious about.

"Wow, that's amazing...! There are even cows and sheep over there!!"

"According to the village chief, this village has rare resources that are almost invisible outside, such as animals."

Of course, even if there are cows and sheep, there are only a few, and the same goes for chickens and ducks.

Animal resources are so scarce in this world that at most cows and sheep can produce milk, and chickens and ducks can lay eggs. The idea of ​​slaughtering them for meat is simply unthinkable.

However, just having eggs and milk to eat is already a luxury.

"Although we are the ones being hosted now, soon we will be working hard just like everyone else in the village."

"Huh? Mom, Dad, and Anya are all going to do chores?"

"Yes, we can't just eat their food for free."

It's a very real problem, but even if the other party really intended to let them eat and drink for free, Lloyd and Joel would still feel embarrassed to do such a thing.

"Ania will be working with us around this time tomorrow."

"Don't worry, Miss Naju said that a place similar to a private school will be opened soon. At that time, Anya will be able to learn with other children!"

"In a world like this, is knowledge still of any use?"

"Of course it's useful! It's precisely because the world has become such an inhumane environment that Anya needs to learn all kinds of knowledge, and going to school is a must!"

"Waaah, but Anya doesn't want to go to school!"

Although that's what Anya said, she was just saying it in a cute way.

Having lived in this chaotic world for so long, she was no longer as willful as before. She would obediently do whatever her parents said.

At that moment, Anya saw what appeared to be many children in the distance.

They must be playing a game; they're chasing and running, and they look very lively.

Joel seemed to notice Anya's gaze.

"What... do you want to play with those kids?"

"Um...yes, there are some..."

"Yes, that's great! I'd be happy if Anya wanted to play with other kids!"

But Anya... would rather play with Brother Yanming.

Although Anya thought this to herself, she didn't say it aloud.

Seeing that her parents had agreed, Anya nodded and, as if to encourage herself, ran over to the other children.

So they all turned their attention to Anya.

"That, that—!"

Anya approached them quietly.

"Huh? I've never seen this child before. Whose child is this from around here?"

"Xiao Li, could this child be...?"

"what…!"

"Oh, I see! She's actually... one of the kids from the new arrivals?"

After they figured out her identity, the way the children looked at Anya changed immediately.

At the same time, Anya heard their individual thoughts.

"Could this kid be one of those Kamen Riders who hangs out with them?"

"It feels... a little scary."

"She looks so cute, why... does she always end up hanging out with those guys?"

"My parents told me that Kamen Riders are very dangerous beings, that they're not even human, they're monsters..."

"No! No! Brother Yan Ming and the others aren't monsters!"

Huh?! All the children were stunned.

"you…?"

Oh no!!

"Ah—Ah, Anya means! Although Brother Yanming and the others have many amazing abilities, they are really living, breathing human beings just like us!"

"Uh... why do I feel like this is what I'm thinking...?"

"It's an illusion! It must be an illusion!"

Anya quickly waved to one of the boys in front of her, trying to divert his attention as much as possible.

That was close... I almost got my abilities discovered!

However, through her abilities, Anya was able to understand what these children were thinking.

Sure enough... everyone seems to dislike Brother Yan Ming and the others, right?

"W-why do you say that...? Aren't Kamen Riders and stuff dangerous?"

"Um... well, would you all like to hear Anya talk about it?"

"What...should I say?"

Although the children were very resistant to Kamen Rider, they didn't say anything nasty to Anya, and they didn't even have any ill intentions.

Lloyd and Joel witnessed all of this.

After realizing all this, Anya swallowed hard and looked at the children.

"That's right, Brother Yanming... about the Kamen Riders who came with us!"

"Kamen Rider...thing?"

The children looked at each other with some surprise.

"Actually, a long time ago, Anya, like everyone else, thought that the concept of Kamen Rider was very bad. She thought that anyone who was a Kamen Rider was a bad person and would definitely do bad things!"

"Well... that's what Mom and Dad have always said to us too."

"Eh...? Isn't that right?"