Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

"What kind of people were my dad and mom? What were their personalities like? What kind of person was I? How did I talk to my parents before? I have absolutely no idea about any of this, so I can't talk to them comfortably at all, not even have a casual chat..."

Why won't it work?

Huh? Yan Ming's words made Kamijou Touma pause for a moment.

"You just need to do what your first feeling is, what you think, and that's all."

"Is it... really that simple?"

"What else do you think it could be? Listen carefully, no matter how much amnesia you have, some things are still ingrained in your bones."

Yan Ming was certain that as long as Kamijou Touma was willing to communicate with his parents, then the problem of amnesia would not be a problem at all.

He's just running away from himself.

"You don't need to think about so many useless things. Just clear your mind and do whatever you want to do."

This has always been Yan Ming's approach.

Now, he's simply teaching this method to Touma Kamijou; it's not a particularly complicated matter.

"Although I'm not sure if it will work, I'll give it a try... whatever you say."

Yan Ming nodded.

Recalling his previous conversation with Touya Kamijou, he became even more convinced of Touya Kamijou's true nature.

"...Are they almost identical to my past experiences?"

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After dinner, Yan Ming and the others returned to their rooms.

It seems that some other minor incidents occurred during this period, but Yan Ming didn't pay much attention to them.

However, he had only taken a few steps when he saw a familiar figure standing on the other side of the road.

"Lord Yan Ming?"

It was the woman wielding the command sword, Kanzaki Kaori.

I'm so sorry about what happened during the day!

How do you still remember?

Yan Ming had no intention of pursuing this matter, but he never expected that Kanzaki Kaori would actually take the initiative to talk to him about it.

“You were just following the rules back then. If it were me, and all the evidence pointed to someone else, I would definitely become suspicious as well.”

"This... I am truly sorry, Your Excellency."

Kanzaki Kaori doesn't remember the battle with Zamonas during the day because Yan Ming has turned back her time to before the battle.

Otherwise, she would probably have to thank Yan Ming for a long time just for saving her.

"However, now that you have been cleared of suspicion, why do you still intend to get further involved in the fall of the angels?"

There's no particular reason, is there?

For Yan Ming, there was really nothing to worry about.

“Something strange happened around me, so it was natural to try to stop it from getting worse. I was just doing something simple. Is there anything wrong with that?”

"This...is indeed not a problem."

Perhaps from Yan Ming's perspective, this is nothing, but... Kanzaki doesn't think it's that simple.

'He says his reasons for doing things are simple, but the things he's getting involved in are anything but.'

Yan Ming believed his starting point and reasons were very simple and easy to understand, but in reality…

The more insignificant an event is in Yan Ming's opinion, the more likely it is to escalate into a much larger event.

This feeling is just like...

He himself was unaware, yet he had already placed himself at the center of the entire world.

The young man before her gave Kanzaki that very feeling.

"Then let's meet again tomorrow, Your Excellency Yan Ming."

After bidding farewell to Kanzaki, Yan Ming returned to his residence.

The door was just opened.

Gates' barefoot shadow rushed right past him.

"Give it to me now! Let me tear it apart!!"

"Don't be foolish, Mr. Gates. Do you really think I'd let you do something like that?"

"Damn it... It's just tearing out the page about the resurrected Gates, it won't affect anything else, what's wrong with that?!"

"Putting aside whether you can even tear it open, the very idea itself is problematic to me. This is a book used to record the great history of my Demon King! How can you think of it with such a defiled idea?!"

"Stop talking nonsense and give me the book!"

Gates chased after Woz, and then Woz ran around the house, with Gates following behind him.

The two of them ran around like that for quite a while now.

This scene left Yan Ming somewhat speechless once again.

"...What exactly are you two doing?"

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Volume 5 of A Certain Magical Index: Chapter 154 The Archangel Appears

"That means my current strength is far from enough!"

After his battle with Zamonas, Gates realized his current lack of strength.

Even with Yan Ming's help, the power of some knights controlling the dial is not enough to make a difference.

Even if you have some previous combat experience, there's nothing you can do if your hardware isn't good enough.

"Then I realized that since Woz's book records all the historical information about Kamen Rider, it must also include information about me, the resurrected Geiz."

"So you're planning to tear a page out of his book?"

"If we just tear it off, we might be able to reclaim the history of the resurrected Gates!"

What kind of twisted logic is this? Yan Ming couldn't understand how Gates came up with all this.

Wozniak, naturally, also wore the same helpless expression.

"Mr. Gates, putting aside whether doing this can actually bring the things in the book directly into reality, is it really possible for you to tear this book apart by yourself?"

"What? You dare to look down on me?"

Gates quickly spat on his hands a few times, rolled up his sleeves, and grabbed the books on the table.

"If I were you, I probably wouldn't do that."

"Hmph, enough nonsense! How will you know if something won't work if you don't try?!"

Then Gates actually started tearing things apart.

After flipping through a few pages, he found the pages that recorded his history after his transformation, then grabbed the pages and tore them with all his might.

He didn't even tear off a single page of the Omaguchi Descent Calendar - KT.

He didn't even manage to tear off the bottom part of the page, let alone a single page.

"What—what's going on? It's just a book, why is it so hard to tear—!!"

"That's why I said, if I were you, I wouldn't do that."

Seeing Gates's futile efforts, Wozniak shook his head speechlessly.

"The only person who can control the power of this book is my Demon King. No one else can withstand its power, so I advise you not to waste your energy."

"Ha...ha...okay, that seems to be true..."

After arguing like this for most of the day, Gates finally stopped, panting heavily with exhaustion.

"But how can I possibly regain my original power...?"

"The original power, huh..."

Yan Ming stroked his chin and couldn't help but look at Gates.

"Gates, how did you get that so-called resurrected Gates in the first place?"

"Hmm? Back then, it was like that..."

Recalling that past experience, Gates' expression became complicated.

"At that time, I was extremely focused on defeating Tokiwa Sougo, the Demon King. By the time I came to my senses, my hand was already..."

"So, in order to obtain the power of the resurrected Geiz, you have to develop the mindset of wanting to defeat my Demon King no matter what... Is that right?"

"How could that be possible? I can't possibly choose to oppose you just because I want to gain new power, can I?"

In the past, Gates and Tokiwa Sougo were in a state of mutual hostility, so it was understandable that they would have such thoughts.

But to get Gates to have that kind of thought again? Obviously, it's impossible.

Because compared to Yan Ming, it's obvious that those guys called Time Managers and those demons are the real enemies he should be dealing with right now. It would be too strange for Gates to choose to be enemies with Yan Ming without any reason.

But if he doesn't develop the idea of ​​"defeating the Demon King," Geiz might never be able to regain the power of the resurrected Geiz...

"Is there any possibility, Gates?"

They didn't simply think according to Gates' ideas.

Yan Ming reached this conclusion after objectively analyzing Gates' situation.

"It wasn't because you simply wanted to defeat the Demon King that you gained the power of the resurrected Geiz, but because you reached a certain state of mind, a certain realm, that you were able to obtain that power."

"what?"

This time, it was Gates' turn to be completely confused.

"For example, the reason you gained this power was because you had enough resolve at the time, and the reason you had that resolve was because you wanted to defeat the Demon King."

"Is this... any different from what we're discussing now?"

"I don't think you necessarily have to be an enemy of someone for the power of the resurrected Gates to appear. Whether the power appears or not depends on the user's own will. What you lack is just that kind of awareness and determination at the time."

"As long as you rely on some other opportunity to regain that same resolve, then I think even if you don't have the thought of defeating the Demon King, you can probably still regain that power."

Gates looked at Yan Ming in surprise, then sat down in the chair with a blank expression.

Awaken... Awaken!

My fighting beliefs have remained largely unchanged, and my mental state has always remained at its peak.

"My awareness isn't enough? Then what exactly am I... lacking?"

What are some things that you used to have but don't have now?

Gates couldn't understand it.

He racked his brains, but no matter what he did, he couldn't find the answer to the question at this time.

"No need to rush, Mr. Gates."

Seeing Gates racking his brains, Wozniak patted him on the shoulder.

"It's not strength that determines you, but the person you are that determines your strength."

"I believe that you will regain your former power sooner or later... it's just a matter of time."

"Yes... I hope so."

After Yan Ming and Woz said those things, Gates' originally restless heart gradually calmed down.

But he just couldn't understand it.

What exactly are the things that I used to possess but now have lost?

Accompanied by this thought—

From an angle unseen by anyone, two beams of light slowly emerged from the inside of the Oma Zi-O Rising Calendar: KT.

Orange light, and blue light.