Self-cultivation of Kamen Rider ZIO

479 Allegiance
Looking at the door of the ward that was pushed open from the outside, Qiu Shanlian was startled, her eyes widened, her pupils shrank, and her hand holding the card holder was tightened immediately.

But as the door was completely opened, revealing the person behind the door, Qiu Shanlian was suddenly taken aback.

"Tezuka?"

After saying this name, Qiu Shanlian's tense expression finally eased a little.

Yes, it was Tezuka Umiyuki who came here.

Seeing Qiu Shanlian's expression, he couldn't help being startled.

After reacting, he apologized and said, "Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you."

In this regard, Qiu Shanlian didn't say anything, just asked him.

"How did you come?"

Hearing this, Tezuka Umiyuki was silent for a moment, and replied, "Actually... I'm here to be a lobbyist."

"A lobbyist?" Qiu Shanlian frowned, "Whose lobbyist?"

"The devil's."

Facing Akiyama Ren, Tezuka Umiyuki told the news he had just received.

"The situation has changed, the Demon King has shortened the time we have to make a choice... So, Ren, this is the final time limit!
"Shuichi Kitaoka is outside the door right now, he is here on behalf of the Demon King.

"If you don't make a choice at this time, he will take away the card case in your hand..."

Looking closely into Akiyama Ren's eyes, Tezuka Umiyuki asked him in a deep voice.

"Lian, do you know what this means?"

"..."

Hearing this question, Qiu Shanlian's hand holding the card holder tightened again, making a "creaking" sound, and her expression became very ugly.

"I know," he said.

Although he has been guarding his wife in the ward these two days, he is not ignorant of the outside world.

He knows how chaotic the outside world is now, and he also knows that the mirror monster has eaten many people.

He was very nervous at one point and tried to transform himself.

However, he has not yet pledged allegiance to the Demon King, and even with a card case, he cannot complete the transformation.

But even so, he is safer than others.

Because none of the mirror monsters that ravaged Tokyo had actually attacked the hospital he was in.

If it was said that this was not instructed by Zhuang Wu of the mirror world, he would definitely not believe it.

Obviously, this is the protection given by the king of the mirror world, the demon king who intends to destroy the world.

The question Tezuka Umiyuki just asked was almost explicit.

What does it mean to have the card sleeve taken away?

That means that he will completely lose his qualifications to become a knight;

It means that he will lose the protection from the king of the mirror world;
It means that the monsters that exist in the mirror world will regard him as prey again;
At the same time, it also means that this hospital, which has been protected from mirror monster attacks before, will no longer continue to be "lucky".

And he, who couldn't complete the transformation into a knight, has no power to resist the coming of such a future.

unless……

These thoughts flashed quickly in my mind, and Qiu Shanlian repeated again:

"I know."

he really knows...

"So, I will be loyal to him."

In order to protect his lover, he had no other choice from the beginning.

But even so, he couldn't easily convince himself to turn his back on the world.

That's why he dragged it off until now, and hasn't given an answer yet.

Therefore, he was very puzzled how Tezuka Umiyuki did this.

With this in mind, Ren Akiyama asked Umiyuki Tezuka.

"To be honest, I never thought that you would join the party that destroys the world so simply... Did you see something? Use divination."

But Umi Tezuka shook his head when he heard the words.

"My divination is very accurate, but as you have seen, the devil has the power to manipulate time, so after that party, I didn't do any more divination."

Not divination means not being influenced by misguided futures.

It means that he can always stick to his original heart.

However, Tezuka Umiyuki's answer made Akiyama Ren feel even more confused.

"Then how do you..."

"It does not matter."

Tezuka Umiyuki interrupted Akiyama Ren's words.

"The important thing is that Kido is coming here soon... Are you sure you want to confront him at this time?"

On the way here, he saw Kido Shinji in a strange dress from a distance.

To be honest, that attire was quite conspicuous on the deserted street, and he couldn't ignore it even if he wanted to.

Then, he also mistook the person who acted with Kido Shinji as Akiyama Ren.

Fortunately, the man looked about eighteen or nineteen years old, so he quickly realized it.

Otherwise, instead of being startled, he rushed over directly.

Thinking of this, Tezuka Umiyuki looked at Akiyama Ren's face, and his expression became a little strange for a while.

He had a little suspicion that that person was Qiu Shanlian's younger brother... After all, the timeline is different, so it's not impossible.

Thinking of this, Tezuka Kaizhi couldn't hold back, and leaked out the complaints in his heart.

"Well, and your brother."

Qiu Shanlian: "???"

"What brother? Where did I come from?"

He was a little confused by Tezuka Umiyuki's sudden words.

But it doesn't matter, because after finishing speaking, Tezuka Umiyuki was also a little confused.

"……Feel sorry."

After a while, Tezuka Umiyuki began to apologize.

But this made Qiu Shanlian feel even more confused.

"Why are you apologizing?"

But at this time, Tezuka Umiyuki had already started to change the subject.

Just listen to him say:
"Look, since I've apologized, you don't need to pay attention to such small details... The key is my previous question, are you sure you want to confront Chenghu at this time?"

Qiu Shanlian: "..."

He glanced suspiciously at Umiyuki Tezuka, but as he wished, he didn't pursue further.

"I really don't want to confront Kido now."

Akiyama Ren answered.

Because, if they are facing each other at this time, Shinji Kido will definitely stop him, right?
——No matter what the reason is, what is wrong is wrong, and what should not be done is not what should be done.

That guy would definitely say that, right?
Thinking of this, Qiu Shanlian couldn't help but sigh.

but……

"If I leave now, what will Eri do?"

Hearing this, as if he had been waiting for this sentence for a long time, Umi Tezuka smiled.

He said slowly: "If you can trust me, I have a suggestion..."

"Let's listen first." Akiyama Lian said.

……

……

After a while.

Tezuka Umiyuki and Akiyama Ren walked out of the ward together.

outside the ward.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Kitaoka Shuichi looked away from the phone screen.

He was reading some posts just now.

Because of the activity of the mirror monsters, people couldn't take to the streets to vent their anger like yesterday.

As a result, those people who shivered and hid at home vented more negative emotions online.

Therefore, the current Internet is almost full of crusades, belittling and insulting posts about Sogo Tokiwa.

"Public Enemy"!
That is the environment that is enough to drive an ordinary person crazy in a short time.

And such an environment will allow more people to perform such a catharsis without the slightest pressure.

There is no doubt that a vicious circle has been formed.

But even so, Tokiwa Sogo, who possesses great power, did not take any radical actions.

This kind of heart, and the temperance of self-behavior.

Even Shuichi Kitaoka, who hates this type of person the most, can't help but admire Sogo Tokiwa.

Thinking of this, he looked up at Tezuka Umiyuki and Akiyama Ren.

"Is it finally over?"

Kitaoka Hideichi said with a smile.

"It seems that you have a good talk, and I can also get a good reply."

Saying this, Kitaoka Hideichi focused his gaze on Akiyama Ren and asked him.

"Qiu Shanlian, have you decided to serve the king?"

"Yes." Qiu Shanlian nodded, "I have decided to be loyal."

"Very good." Kitaoka Hideichi applauded, "First of all, congratulations to you for joining the ranks of the evil party. Then, congratulations to me too. You don't have to bully you who can't transform, and you can finally leave this nasty place."

After saying that, Kitaoka Shuichi and Akiyama Ren went through a process, turned and left.

Then, Tezuka Umiyuki and Akiyama Ren also left the hospital together.

After they all left, a figure in the mirror suddenly appeared on the glass door of the hospital lobby, walking towards the hospital.

That is, Dragon Tooth!
(End of this chapter)