Self-cultivation of Kamen Rider ZIO

mirror world.

evening.

The snowflakes were still falling, only a little yellowish.

Hiryu Kakogawa was sitting on a bench next to the bus stop sign, waiting for the bus.

On his right, there is a paper bag full of vegetables.

From the looks of it, it should have just come out of a nearby vegetable market.

Just then, the phone rang suddenly.

Kakogawa Feiliu connected, listened to the instructions from the phone, and responded one by one.

"I bought it, I bought it... yes, I bought that one too... I've already bought all of them."

Kakogawa Feiliu smiled, but couldn't help but said helplessly.

"Don't worry, mom, I bought it according to the list, and I promise I didn't miss a single one."

There is no heavy and sad past, no enemies that need to risk their lives to fight, and no disasters that endanger the world. There are only ordinary and ordinary little troubles of ordinary people.

such as,

The nagging of the family.

such as,

Why hasn't the bus arrived yet?
Look, just after hanging up the phone, Kakogawa Hiryu couldn't help but glanced at the street where the vehicle was driving.

It's just a pity that I didn't see the car he was waiting for.

However, the bus didn't see it, but Kakogawa Feiliu saw a Santa Claus with a snow-white beard walking towards him.

Accompanied by the wind and snow, and the bgm of "jingle bells".

A certain mysterious atmosphere circulated quietly.

This made Kakogawa Feiliu couldn't help showing a stunned expression on his face: "Holy, Santa Claus!?"

Hearing this, Santa Claus stopped, turned slightly, took out the player from his pocket, turned it off, and said hello: "Hello."

The background music faded away and Santa made a very youthful voice.

It sounds like he is about the same age as him.

Kakogawa Feiliu: "..."

It turned out to be a super-restored Santa Claus cosplayer!

He couldn't help but growl in his heart, the astonishment on his face disappeared and turned into unspeakable embarrassment.

"You, hello."

Trying to hold back the embarrassment, Kakogawa Feiliu responded, praying that this Santa Claus would leave quickly so that he could breathe a sigh of relief.

Unexpectedly, this Santa Claus not only did not leave, but continued to take two steps forward, approaching the bench, and sat on his empty left hand side.

"?"

Seeing this scene, Kakogawa Hiryu's expression froze instantly.

what happened! ?

Why did you just sit down? Hey!

Hiryu Kakogawa stared blankly at Santa Claus on the left, and felt that the awkward air around him was increasing, and the concentration continued to rise.

However, Santa Claus calmly comforted him: "Well, relax, you did nothing wrong... Rather, your reaction is actually the best compliment to me. Because, it means that my cosplay is very successful , isn't it?"

Hearing this, Kakogawa Feiliu thought about it carefully, there was nothing wrong with it.

So he accepted the comfort of Santa Claus.

A smile flashed through Santa's eyes, and then, they started chatting naturally like this.

School, teachers, friends, family, likes, dislikes, own dreams...

Maybe it's because the ages between the two are similar, there is no generation gap, the two of them chatted very happily, and the more they chatted, the more speculative and in-depth they chatted. The best friends I met met by chance, so I started chatting, telling about my many experiences in recent years. …

The atmosphere is getting better and better.

However, in fact, the two of them have not even reported their names to each other.

But Kakogawa Feiliu didn't feel anything unusual about it.

Finally, Santa Claus asked: "So, for such a life, are you happy?"

"Of course!" Kakogawa Hiryu nodded without hesitation, "For me, there is no better life than this!"

"Is that so..."

"Yes, it is like that!"

Nodding again, after talking so much, Kakogawa Hiryu, who felt his mouth was dry, got up and walked towards the vending machine next to him.

"I'm going to buy two cans of drinks. You wait for me here for a while... By the way, what do you drink? My treat."

Didn't hear Santa's answer, Kakogawa Hiryu, who had already walked in front of the vending machine, turned around in doubt, but his expression froze for an instant, his eyes widened, and he immediately looked around.

no... no... no...

Nowhere!
Disappeared……

Santa Claus, who was sitting on the bench just now, disappeared.

Only one Christmas gift box was left quietly on the bench.

A greeting card is attached to the gift box.

Kakogawa Feiliu immediately returned to the bench, and stretched out his hand... His outstretched hand paused in mid-air, and finally fell down. He picked up the greeting card on the gift box, opened it, and saw the text on the greeting card:

"When I came, I thought:
"Your past, I have indeed received it.

"So, I will pay you back your future, have you received it?

"Satisfied?
"Now it seems that you are satisfied.

"That's good.

"Although I don't know if you will think of me in the future, and if you want to think of me, let me let you know in advance.

"I'm fine too, don't worry.

"Merry Christmas, Feiliu."

After reading it, Kakogawa Hiryu suddenly felt a little sore in his nasal cavity.

He still couldn't think of anything, his mind was blank, and the memories that were annihilated in the long river of time with the disappearance of the history of the alien zi-o have not returned because of this.

Miracle didn't happen.

However, there was still a voice that he himself engraved in the depths of his soul echoed out.

That's a name.

King's name.

Holding the greeting card with his fingers hard, Kakogawa Hiryu murmured unconsciously: "Shogo..."

Then, he opened the gift box and took out the gift that Santa Claus gave him from it.

It was an old little robot.

A few words were written on the back of the little robot with a black marker——

[will the bff! 】

Best friends forever.

……

……

far away.

Dressed in a Santa Claus outfit, Sogo Tokiwa, who took off his beard while walking, seemed to have noticed something, and turned around suddenly, with a happy smile on his face.

Yuedu appeared beside him silently, and asked softly, "Is this all right?"

"Well, that's it."

Tokiwa Sogo nodded and said with a smile.

"If he doesn't remember anything, the gift in the gift box will only be an ordinary toy.

"Only if he really remembers something, the gift in the gift box will be my robot."

After finishing speaking, Tokiwa Sogo naturally took Tsukiyomi's hand and turned around.

"Let's go, we are in this world, and we have one last stop to go."

"I know."

Tsukiyomi held Sogo Tokiwa's hand and gave him warmth and support.

"It's home... isn't it?"

"Yes, go home."

Shogo Tokiwa smiled, held Tsukiyomi's hand, and walked on the road that he had walked in this world for more than ten years.

way home.

All the parting in the world is for a better reunion.

see you soon...

Thinking of what he said to his parents when we parted before, the smile on Tokiwa Sogo's face grew even wider.

"I think, no matter how overbearing I am, he should still be willing to give me a meal.

"What's more, even if he wants to be angry, he should lose his temper.

"After all, if it wasn't for the loss of my family, I wouldn't be able to return to this world so soon.

"So, there are people who are responsible, don't be afraid.

"not to mention……"

At this point, Tokiwa Sogo turned his head and looked at Tsukiyomi with soft eyes and continued to speak seriously.

"In any case, Yuedu, I should take you to meet them once."