Kamen Rider, but with a wild start.

Feeling somewhat puzzled, Woz quietly looked up, and upon seeing the majestic and powerful golden figure on the throne, no matter how many times he had witnessed it, he couldn't help but feel a sense of awe every time.

At this moment, Oma Zi-O's soft voice rang out again.

"Then go do what you want to do."

"Yes, my Demon King!"

Woz smiled confidently, and after responding, he was teleported away by a vortex.

Amidst the endless yellow sand, only a massive, solitary throne remained. Oma Zi-O sat calmly upon it, leaning back casually, his hand resting more loosely on his chin, while his other hand was raised to his eyes, his fingers twirling a golden Core ID.

This power...

They are not Kamen Riders from the Heisei era.

……

……

Nine to five hours a day.

Kino finally found the nine-to-five job in this world, although he was actually brought in by someone.

Not long after the battles between the different Another Armored Warriors from different eras ended, Meikoin Geiz also brought Kazuha Kouta to the Nine-to-Five Hall.

Tokiwa Sougo was overjoyed to see him: "Gates, you're back!"

"I have no such plans!"

Meikoin Gates is still being stubborn.

But Tokiwa Sougo just smiled and whispered in his ear, "Don't worry, I won't give your room to Kino-san. Your things are still there!"

It's that same attitude of not listening to others again...

Meikoin Gates turned his head and stared at Tokiwa Sougo. His gaze wasn't friendly, but the latter just looked back at him innocently.

This youthful appearance, which seems to always easily trust and tolerate others, makes it hard to believe that the other person would be the vicious demon king fifty years later.

After a moment of thought, Meikoin Geiz suddenly grabbed Tokiwa Sougo by the collar and said in his usual cold and resolute tone:

"ZiO! I will not become your ally, so I'm only staying here to defeat you more effectively!"

Tokiwa Sougo was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. After exchanging glances with Meikoin Geiz for a moment, a smile returned to his face.

"I see, I understand! Welcome back, Gates!"

Meikoin Gates just stared at him.

Although it still seemed like he hadn't received a direct answer from this guy, this time Meikoin Geiz wasn't annoyed anymore, probably because he had gotten used to it.

Sitting at the dining table, Kouta Kazuha turned around and looked at the two young men over there, a knowing smile appearing on his face.

"They really do look alike!"

I don't know exactly what he was talking about.

Tsukuyomi placed a cup of tea in front of him, and Kouta Kazuha smiled again: "Thank you!"

Kino sat opposite him and said, "Since you've deactivated the transformation but retained your memories, I'll leave this thing with you for now. Maybe it'll come back to me on its own in a couple of days."

Kouta Kazuha initially wanted to refuse, but after hearing the second half of what he said, he roughly understood Kino's plan, so he nodded and put away the Sengoku Driver and Kachiko Lockseed again.

He followed Meikoin Gates to the Nine-to-Five Hall, originally to return the knight's belt and, incidentally, to talk about his memories.

"Actually, I think this kind of thing is quite strange..."

Kouta Kazuha leaned close to Kino and whispered, "Logically speaking, after the Another Rider in the ZiO world is defeated and he obtains the Rider's power, the history should be inherited by ZiO. But now that I still have my memories, it means that the history of the Riders in this world may have been layered on top of each other."

Kino raised an eyebrow slightly: "One layer on top?"

With hand gestures, Kouta Kazuha explained: "Because the previous history of the knights was in a state of 'both existing and not existing,' and after you came here, another layer of the history of the knights you recorded was superimposed on this space-time."

"In other words..."

"Given the unique nature of ZiO, the history you record may gradually merge with the world and eventually become part of ZiO's history."

"So I hope you'll be more careful in the future."

When talking about the later parts, Kouta Kuzuha became more serious.

Kino stroked his chin: "I think I understand now. If I had known this would happen, I should have gone to the world of 'Kamen Rider Agito' before coming here. Maybe then I would have had a chance to see the mysterious young man battle Oma Zi-O!"

Kouta Kuzuha: "..."

I'm not suggesting you're trying to stir up trouble!

Despite this concern, Kouta Kazuha did not urge Kino to abandon the idea of ​​ZiO leaving this world. He only wanted Kino to be more vigilant about the possibility that the future Oma Zi-O might resort to underhanded tactics, and at least to leave this world directly if things went wrong, rather than trying to refresh it.

"You know what I mean, I'm going back now." Kuzuha Kouta stood up to say goodbye.

Kino waved to him.

Tokiwa Sougo and Meikoin Geiz were still standing at the restaurant entrance, like two guardian deities. Kazuha Kouta waved goodbye to them again, but only Tokiwa Sougo smiled warmly and brightly.

Kino sipped his tea and said, "Shougo, you should go tidy up your room. Now that Meikoin Gates is back, I'll be living with you from now on."

Tokiwa Sougo's smile slowly froze.

Meikoin Gates' room was indeed not taken away.

But his room is gone!!

……

Chapter 409 The Destroyer of the World

"So, there's one more tenant now?"

Tokiwa Junichiro—Kino also successfully met Schrödinger's great-uncle in this world.

As the person who raised Tokiwa Sougo from the age of eight, the former's optimistic and open-minded mentality is, in a way, influenced by the teachings and example of this uncle.

After all, he's an elder who can calmly accept the idea that an ordinary high school student's ambition after graduation is "to become a king" in this new era!

And it seems like he can fix anything.

Tokiwa Junichiro said with a smile, "In that case, there's actually another room upstairs, so it should be enough!"

Upon hearing this, Tokiwa Sougo, who was frantically giving signals to the side, breathed a huge sigh of relief, and a smile of relief appeared on his face, after all, his room was saved.

Kino followed his uncle up to the second floor, looked around, and said, "So why are there so many empty rooms in a watch repair shop? You didn't prepare them specifically for Sougo's future retainers, did you?"

Upon hearing this, Tokiwa Junichiro remarked with emotion, "You've also heard about Sougo's 'want to become king'? I initially thought that kid was just saying it casually, but it seems he's serious!"

"Well, since he really wants to do it, there's nothing wrong with continuing to support him," Kino said.

“Haha, that’s what I think too. That child has always had his own ideas!” Tokiwa Junichiro immediately affirmed.

“But I don’t think you can just let him do whatever he wants. Becoming a king isn’t something you can just talk about. You need to create a growth plan for him, like what he needs to do before he becomes a king!” Kino said seriously.

"Huh? The plan to become king? This refers to..." Tokiwa Junichiro was a little confused.

"To become king, is it to become the king of this country, or the king of the world? If we want to become the king of this country, then we must start preparing for the election now. Of course, before that, we must find out whether the kingship is hereditary."

"Election...?"

“If it’s a hereditary system, then Zhuangwu doesn’t need to go through elections; he just needs to find a way to bring down the royal family.”

"Are we going to take on the royal family...?"

"Not necessarily, because what I've described are just the complex paths to becoming king. If he wants to become the king of the entire world, then Sougo only needs to simply increase his strength to become the strongest in the world, and then rule the world by force!"

"Wait...aren't these things a bit too much..."

……

"too frightening!"

Tsukuyomi, who was eavesdropping at the stairwell, stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

Besides her, Tokiwa Sougo and Meikoin Geiz were also crouching at the bottom of the stairs. The two listened to the conversation coming from the guest room, looked at each other, and then the latter's eyes suddenly turned dangerous.

"As expected, you weren't a good person as a father! ZiO, for the sake of the future of this world, I'm going to eliminate you now!!"

Meikoin Gates roared and pounced on him.

Tokiwa Sougo fled in terror, but was grabbed from behind by Meikoin Geiz, who then tightly gripped his neck with his arms once again.

Tsukuyomi originally wanted to listen to some more information, but when she turned around and saw that Meikoin Geiz had reacted again, she had no choice but to run forward and rescue Tokiwa Sougo, who was struggling to breathe, from his grasp.

"Alright, stop fooling around!"

She lowered her voice and said seriously, "That person's origins are unknown, and he can transform into different Kamen Riders. We must be careful!"

Tokiwa Sougo rubbed his neck: "But, isn't Kino-san brought by Geiz?"

Upon hearing this, Tsukuyomi looked at Meikoin Gates.

Meikoin Geiz immediately shifted the blame back to him: "No way! That guy said from the beginning that he was coming to the Nine-to-Five Hall to find you, and he's been claiming to be your father, hasn't he? Now he's even offering to help you become the Demon King. It's all your fault!"

Tokiwa Sougo still looked confused: "But I don't know him. Gates was with him before, wasn't he?"

"I already said it has nothing to do with me!!"

Seeing that Meikoin Geiz was about to be angered by the Demon King again, Tsukuyomi sighed and rubbed her forehead, thinking that the two of them probably couldn't offer any useful advice.

The only good news is that the person is probably not a Time Jacker or anything like that, and he'll even help them fight Another Rider. He also seems to have a good relationship with the original Kamen Rider.

At least they're friendly, right?

……

In short, Kino settled down there.

Finally free from the homelessness of following Meikoin Geiz, Kino slept quite comfortably in the cozy house. What Meikoin Geiz and Tsukuyomi found hard to describe was that the guy was even more prone to sleeping in than the young Demon King!

I slept through the entire morning.

After all, that guy doesn't need to go to school at all.

Tokiwa Sougo won't be on vacation for a few more days, so he still needs to go to school during the day, although it seems he doesn't have much homework to finish these days.

Today seems calm and peaceful.

Kino opened the "Kamen Rider Chronicle" and saw that the Sengoku Driver he sent out last night had not returned automatically, the Gaim series was still usable, and the other Rider belts had not been activated.

Perhaps what he wants to test will only become apparent when the world changes its map.

At dinner, the group finally gathered together.

The crowd's eyes darted around, each lost in their own thoughts.

Only Tokiwa Junichiro was very happy: "Wow~ It's rare to have such a lively time before. I never imagined that Sougo would have so many friends without me even realizing it!"

Upon hearing this, Tokiwa Sougo and Tsukuyomi would smile and try to ease the tension, while Meikoin Geiz remained cold-faced, though his uncle was used to it.

The three of them would glance at the relaxed-looking Kino every now and then. Although they had a lot of questions, the meal was unusually quiet because of the presence of Tokiwa Junichiro, an ordinary person who was unaware of the truth.

After dinner, Tsukuyomi immediately took on the task of clearing the table, and Tokiwa Sougo successfully chased his uncle out of the dining room—

Swah——

The three men's gazes shot towards them like lightning.

Kino looked at them with a puzzled expression: "What's wrong? You look like you're plotting something big. Do you want to see 'The Demon King Training Plan' right now?"

Meikoin Geiz was taken aback upon hearing this and immediately asked in a hurry, "What Demon King training plan?"

"Don't you guys think it's worrying that this guy was shouting 'I'm going to be king' when he was a senior in high school? Apart from that slogan, he never seriously thought about what he wanted to do. He should at least have a plan!" Kino said seriously.

Tokiwa Sougo innocently pointed to himself.

Kino then looked at him and asked, "Besides, you're already a senior in high school. How are your studies going?"

Tokiwa Sougo: "..."

Tsukuyomi answered for him: "His Chinese is pretty good, his foreign languages ​​are so-so, but he's seriously unbalanced in math!"

Tokiwa Sougo, who was shocked to be exposed, looked at her in disbelief that she had even investigated such a thing!

Kino Yuu sighed, "It's alright, I guess. After all, you've always thought that you wouldn't need to study anymore once you become king, so you've never liked studying since you were little~"

Unable to contain himself any longer, Tokiwa Sougo asked, "Um, why do you keep saying you're my 'father'? Have I met you before?"

“Since you’ve already tried to change history by traveling through time, and you have the organization [Time Jackers] as an example, then I probably don’t need to explain some things anymore—in short, Sougo and I lived together for a while when he was a child,” Kino said.