Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

"Is this what you don't understand? Gates-kun, we're both just ordinary knight watches, so why can my Demon King use them so skillfully and smoothly, while you can only rely on stat boosts to deal damage?"

"You have no right to criticize me, do you? You have so many Future Rider watches, but all you know how to use is the Ginga, huh?"

“…I said.”

Then Yan Ming, who finally noticed the anomaly, stopped the two of them.

The three of them looked towards the doorway and saw Suwa Aoi standing there, staring at them with a shocked expression.

“…That, that one.”

The girl, somewhat flustered and embarrassed, quietly slipped out the door.

"Did I interrupt your meeting? Please continue..."

Volume 6, Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Chapter 232 A Person Who Can Change History But Not Change It

"Wait, it's not what you think! That girl over there, ahhhh!!"

Gates looked panicked and tried to run toward the door, but the other person seemed to have already run away.

Yan Ming grabbed Gates, who was trying to chase after them, and then went outside to find Suwa Aoi.

"Sorry, Aoi, these two are new friends of mine, and I have something to tell them."

"Huh? Huh..."

After seeing Suwa Aoi off, Yan Ming closed the door immediately.

"...What kind of tricks are you two trying to pull?"

"Uh, didn't we do the same thing when we went to the new world last time? We just analyzed how to use the newly acquired Knight Watches as usual!"

"So I told you this world is different, Gates-kun."

In contrast, Wozniak seemed much more understanding.

"This world is my Demon King's original world. He has always lived here, and he has familiar friends and family here. If we continue to cause trouble like in the previous worlds, it will more or less bring him trouble."

"To correct you, I have no family left."

"This...! I'm so sorry, my Demon King! Please forgive me!"

Woz immediately made a gesture as if he was about to kneel down, while Yan Ming simply waved his hand, looking completely unconcerned.

This left Gates, who was standing to the side, looking completely bewildered.

"You...you don't have any family? What do you mean by that? Could it be that you, too, are—"

"Also...? What do you mean 'also'?"

"My Demon King, the former Demon King Tokiwa Sougo who was with us, has a background that is somewhat similar to yours. Both of his parents died in an accident."

And so, Wozniak and Gates explained to Yan Ming about Tokiwa Sougo's past.

"It was a conspiracy deliberately orchestrated by that Swartz guy..."

This adds another reason to hold Swartz accountable.

Yan Ming sat at his desk in his room, pondering the meaning behind Woz's words.

…Since Tokiwa Sougo's parents died in a car accident because of Swartz's conspiracy, then…it must not have been a simple cargo ship accident that killed his parents.

anyway.

He now possesses unbelievably powerful abilities and can freely travel through different worlds and timelines. Therefore—

Why can't he just travel back to his childhood and witness firsthand what happened when his parents died?

What are you thinking about?

"Nothing much... just wild imagination."

Yan Ming quickly dismissed the idea and maintained the same calm expression he had maintained throughout.

This left Gates somewhat speechless.

"Well, I... didn't mean to bring up your parents' affairs, um... I hope you can understand."

"It's nothing. People can't come back to life after they've died. I've known this principle for a long time."

Yan Ming got up and walked towards the kitchen.

“My apartment is too small for you both to stay in right now. Luckily, I have enough money in this world to rent an apartment for both of you without any problem.”

"Thank...thank you."

He and Woz sat at the table, watching Yan Ming walk to the kitchen to prepare lunch for them.

At that moment, an idea popped into Gates' mind.

“…I said, Woz.”

He patted Woz's hand beside him and whispered.

"Now that the Time King possesses such powerful time manipulation abilities, I think it shouldn't be a problem for him to go back in time to save his parents and rewrite history, right?"

"You need to understand one thing, Gates. Even if it were my Demon King, rewriting history at will would still cause unimaginable and enormous consequences... not to mention that it's all in the past."

Perhaps it's nothing to Yan Ming himself, after all, he has such powerful time manipulation abilities, rewriting history is really just a trivial matter.

But for the native inhabitants of this world, that would be an unprecedented disaster.

"The butterfly effect... Once it triggers an anomaly that didn't exist before, even if it's just a very minor anomaly, with all sorts of chain reactions, things will be changed one after another. Even worse, the current spacetime might cease to exist."

"But didn't Sougo create that Kamen Rider Machine in the future of 2121? It didn't seem to have any impact at the time."

"There is a big difference between changing the future and changing the past. Because it is the future, no matter how much it is changed, it will not have much impact on the present and the past. But if the past is changed, then the past will be equivalent to the present of the future, and will experience great changes."

"Uh...you're making it really complicated. In short, you can't change the past, right?"

"...It's not impossible."

Woz took a sip of tea and then placed the teacup on the table.

"If I were to obtain that ultimate power, my Demon King could completely disregard the laws or paradoxes of any world and forcibly rewrite everything into the outcome he desires."

"You wouldn't be talking about...?"

"Oma Zi-O, once he takes that form, my Demon King will no longer have any theoretical enemies... and nothing will be able to stump him anymore."

If Yan Ming could become Oma Zi-O, he could arbitrarily alter everything with just a thought.

Even things like changing Earth's civilization into one that can dominate the entire universe, or having apes replace humans and rule the Earth from ancient times, or making all the laws of current dimensions disappear and eliminating dimensions from the world, are all achievable.

If he possessed that kind of power, let alone resurrecting one or two people, Yan Ming could even traverse all worlds and become a true "transcendent of time and space".

Only when he reaches that level can he be considered the absolute ultimate spacetime king.

"He could actually rewrite history now, but there are still many dangers ahead, however..."

"But what?"

"It seems that my Demon King never intended to resurrect his parents."

Gates blinked, then looked at Yan Ming, who was still cooking in the kitchen, with surprise.

"...Are you serious? Did he never even have the slightest thought that his parents' deaths were wrong?"

"Idiot, I'm not saying he thinks his parents deserve to die, that kind of filial stupidity is brain-dead... I'm saying my Demon King never seems to be too obsessed with that."

If someone who has lost both parents were to gain the powerful ability to manipulate time at will, they would probably think about resurrecting their deceased loved ones.

But Yan Ming had never thought of such a thing.

"There was still some pork in the fridge, so I used it to make curry rice. That'll have to do."

Pointing to the exquisitely beautiful dishes on the table in front of him, Yan Ming casually remarked.

Gates and Wozniak exchanged glances, and in the end, they simply ate with Yan Ming.

"So... what are your plans after this?"

So the three of them ate while continuing to chat about what they were going to do next.

"Since this world has been marked by that guy's book, something is bound to happen, right? Hasn't it always been like this?"

"But first we need to find the point of entry into this world, at least we need to find those beings who are different from ordinary people."

At this point, both Wozniak and Yan Mingjun stopped what they were doing.

"What's wrong with you two? Did you choke because you ate too fast?"

"An existence that is different from ordinary people... I think we both thought of that."

Woz glanced at Yan Ming as he spoke.

"That's right, my Demon King...why don't we just go find that girl from before?"

"What are you two even talking about? Can you please stop ignoring me in the discussion?!"

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"...Achoo!"

Homura Akemi, who was sitting peacefully at home, suddenly sneezed cutely.

Volume 6, Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Chapter 233 A World Still Under Witch Invasion

At night, somewhere in this world, three people escaped and ended up here.

"hateful…"

Swartz, Ur and Aura.

The trio of Time Jackers have finally escaped from the previous world.

"What kind of demons are they... In the end, they were just a bunch of paper tigers. In the end, they couldn't even solve Zi-O's problem!"

The reason they initially joined forces with the devil was not only because the devil threatened them, but also because the devil asked them to join forces so that they could defeat the so-called Kamen Rider together.

Even after teaming up with Andumari and going through an entire world, they still couldn't defeat Zi-O.

"Calm down, Aura, Ur, we still need the help of those demons."

"Those guys couldn't do anything. Look, they couldn't even defeat Zi-O in the end..."

"Do you think the three of us can take down this so-called 'mere Zi-O'?"

After Swartz said that, neither Aura nor Ur could say anything more.

Swartz calmly described the current situation.

"The reason those demons failed was not only because Zi-O was very powerful, but also because there was a group of people we don't know helping him behind the scenes."

"These guys are no longer a threat, because in their eyes, the power of the three of us Time Jackers is not a threat at all... to Zi-O, we are just experience."

It seems that the reason why either Frudy or Accelerator took action was simply because Shichiru Yanming encountered an enemy that he could not defeat with his current strength.

But for Shi Lun Yan Ming, Swartz and the other two were not even a threat... at least not to the point where they needed to step in.

Although it might seem like the three of them were looked down upon and treated like roadside monsters, it was actually a good thing.

"If those monstrously powerful beings don't even notice us, it means that only people like us have a chance to destroy Zi-O."

If an overly powerful being were to make a move, it would be intercepted by Zi-O's support. Conversely, people like the Time Jackers have ways to harm Zi-O.

"But didn't you also say that this Zi-O is much stronger than the Zi-Os we've encountered before?"

In the eyes of the Time Calamities, Shirin Yanming and Tokiwa Sougo were completely incomparable.

The Tokiwa Sougo of the past, while strong, was at least not strong enough to make them despair.

The feeling I have now when facing that Shilun Yanming...

It felt like fighting against the real Oma Zi-O, creating an indescribable sense of despair.

Ur, who was once so frightened by Yan Ming that he was on the verge of a mental breakdown, has a deep understanding of this.

"The three of us alone definitely can't defeat him. Even you, Swartz, struggled against him after using the power of Another Decade..."

Ul had intended to say something like that, but after being glared at by Swartz, he dared not continue.

then.

A clapping sound came from behind them.

“Timebreakers, you are more diligent than I imagined.”