Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

The golden sky dispelled the black world, and Takihara City was still in a state of ruin, but... something huge had changed.

"—Goooooooooo?!!"

As if provoked by something, Another Ultimate Kuuga couldn't contain himself and slammed his massive fist at him.

An overwhelming black force, seemingly intent on crushing this world, this planet, fell mercilessly to the ground—

BOOM!

Useless.

The person holding the gold watch didn't even raise his hand; he simply stood there, yet a layer of golden power protected him... protecting everyone around him.

Standing next to Yan Ming, holding a book in his hands—that was Wozniak.

And the one standing beside him—he was the king.

With that cold and ruthless gaze, he casually glanced at the ultimate figure three hundred meters in mid-air.

"Go back."

boom--!!

The golden light instantly sent the enormous figure flying.

The knights stood behind him, from left to right.

Woz, on the other hand, calmly approached the King and stood beside him with Gates, offering flattery.

What...what happened...why? Why am I—

Trembling.

Ignoring Tide, the true demon king raised the golden dial in his hand high, separated a white dial, and placed it on his waist.

Then, very calmly, he looked up at the sky, at the whole world—

The button on the gold dial was pressed.

"Grand Zi-O!"

Volume 9, The Demon King Appears: Chapter 444, Grand Zi-O

The magical girls all managed to survive, albeit barely.

"Damn it..."

They had no idea what had happened.

All that is known is that there seems to be a shadow even more terrifying than the Witch's Night that devoured the monster.

Then, when I woke up again... the sky had turned into a completely inexplicable gold.

Homura Akemi stood atop the dilapidated building, gazing upon the world.

What exactly happened?

"...Huh?"

Then, immediately afterward—

The girl noticed another unusual change.

That was a phenomenon that could overturn her worldview once again... a scene that could shock the entire world.

"What...what is that?!"

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A gold dial.

The moment they held it in their hands and activated it, Gates, Woz, and all the knights watching behind them couldn't help but feel a very unique sensation.

This is--

This is what a true king should possess.

I have a feeling that it's being returned to its rightful owner.

Even Tide was stunned, unsure of what would happen next.

Will it turn out as I expect, with the other party simply transforming into a regular Zi-O final form?

…Or will something terrifying happen that is far beyond what you can imagine?

Teed felt both anticipation and fear about this.

one way or another.

Unfolding the gold watch face he had never owned before, and then draping it around his waist, that was Yan Ming's next move.

hum-

A loud noise was heard.

Then, immediately afterward—

"..."

The knights, who were prepared for something to happen, saw nothing.

"...What?"

"Nothing came out at all."

Even though the sky remained golden, nothing changed behind Yan Ming or nearby.

Could something be wrong?

"Do not."

Wozniak simply smiled in response.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the best is yet to come."

…thump.

Thump thump rumble rumble buzz crack crack crack crack crack—

The earth's surface was torn apart.

But that was actually just a symbolic phenomenon. In reality, huge cracks, like a time-space fault, suddenly appeared on the ground behind them.

"Oh? Ugh! Oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh!!"

Under the astonished gaze of Momotaros and the other Otherworldly beings, something emerged from the ground.

"A castle! That's a castle, isn't it!"

A golden castle… no.

To be precise, it's the clock tower.

The enormous golden building, 400 meters long and about 130 meters wide, features a huge clock hand that hangs clearly at the very top of the tower.

Both Gates and Wozniak knew what this thing was.

"Is that the clock behind Grand Zi-O when he transforms? Wait, why is it so big?!"

Then, as the golden clock tower appeared, golden discs, like raindrops, began to fall from the sky, assimilating all the black raindrops.

"It's here...the moment has finally arrived!"

Overjoyed, Woz gazed expectantly at the Demon King who stood still.

"Rider Time! Kamen Rider! Zi-O!"

next moment.

Some sounds began to become clearer.

"Grand Time!"

"Kuuga·Agito·Ryuki·Faiz·Blade! Hibiki·Kabuto·Den-O! Kiva·Decade!"

"W! OOO·Fourze! Wizard! Gaim·Drive!"

"Ghost! Ex-Aid! Build!"

"Celebrate! Kamen Rider! Grand Zi-O!"

This time, the change isn't on the ground... but in the sky.

Under the vast sky bathed in golden light, emerged enormous, statue-like figures.

Those are all the main Kamen Riders from the Heisei era, a total of twenty.

The signs of decay on their bodies slowly peeled away, fully revealing their colorful and varied forms.

All the riders' bodies were placed into the golden object that entered the portal and shrunk in size, flying towards the Zi-O that Yan Ming had transformed into, completely attaching themselves to his body.

The three-dimensional lettering representing "knight" is framed in gold and attached to the position of his compound eyes.

The golden light and endless rain of gold continued to shine upon the entire world.

Only the majestic King of Gold remained standing in the same spot.

Wozniak, who had been watching all this, finally could no longer bear it—

"Celebrate!"

This time, he opened the book.

Unlike before when he didn't offer a congratulatory message for Tokiwa Sougo's transformation into the same form, this time Woz chose to celebrate.

"O Heisei Kamen Riders who have transcended generations, your power will now be passed down to the future!"

"His name is Kamen Rider Zi-O Grand Zi-O! So... world! Offer your blessings for the birth of this supreme king who transcends generations!"

Emperor Chonghuang Shiwang.

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It embodies the history and power of all twenty main Heisei Riders, and its very existence is equivalent to the absolute concept of "the strongest".

Nothing is more respectful than standing still and gazing upon this body than offering countless congratulatory messages.

"Is this... the king of the Kamen Riders?"

The knights stood still, watching the figure, a mix of emotions flashing through their minds.

But... there's no need to say anything more.

"Go."

Including Gates and Wozniak.

All those standing behind Yan Ming, those bathed in the golden light of the sky, shouted loudly.

"Go and defeat those who stand in your way! You are the strongest. Let that arrogant fellow see just how powerful the king who rules the history of knights truly is!"

Then, Teed, who had remained silent the whole time, finally made a move.

"...What is that?"

Then he laughed.

As if realizing there was nothing to be afraid of, and as if waking up to find that she was scaring herself, she couldn't help but laugh easily.

"After all that fuss, it's still just like this! What a disappointment. I thought it was something big... but it really isn't anything special!!"

In terms of aura and purity of power, it is essentially no different from the so-called Grand Zi-O, and is still part of the Kamen Rider worldview.

Ultimately, it's just that a few more worlds have been condensed into the dial, and if that's all—

"I won."

Without the slightest hesitation, Teed, who was convinced that he had issued the final declaration, said this.

"There's no need for any more nonsense, Another Rider! Slaughter these rabble in front of you and wipe out this worldview forever!"

At Tide's command, the enormous black monster immediately began to move.

A buzzing sound—something like black smoke shot out rapidly from his body.

Soon it covered the golden sky, and then the cities, countries, continents... Earth.

The world was once again shrouded in darkness, and an atmosphere of despair instantly returned to Earth.