It's Time to End This

Women are emotional creatures, and Yui Kanzaki was no exception, but she would never disregard the lives of others because of it.

This was highly admirable, and it also became the deciding factor in the failure of Shiro Kanzaki's plan.

Yui Kanzaki vanished.

“Time Vent.”

It was the same path, everything repeating, yet occasionally rippling with changes.

Ren Akiyama died, besieged and killed by six Kamen Riders, and the Ryuki Card Deck in Shinji Kido's hand was also destroyed.

And this time, they wanted to close the Mirror World, attempting to shatter the core mirror.

Shiro Kanzaki stepped in to stop them, but perhaps due to Ren Akiyama's death, Shinji Kido erupted with unparalleled power, facing seven opponents all by himself.

He actually won!

Hozer, who was hiding on the side watching the battle, was utterly stunned. What kind of terrifying combat talent was this?

The core mirror shattered, and Shinji Kido returned to the real world.

He believed he had successfully closed the Mirror World, but in the next moment, Kamen Riders Odin, Tiger, Zolda, and Ouja—opponents who had already been defeated—emerged on the surrounding mirror surfaces.

“How can this be?”

Shinji Kido clutched his head, groaning in agony on the street.

Hozer glanced at Shiro Kanzaki beside him.

“You failed again.”

Before this, there was another timeline targeting the core mirror. That time, Shinji Kido hesitated, resulting in his death and failure, but in the end, Yui Kanzaki still vanished, so it was still a failure.

Shiro Kanzaki said nothing upon hearing this, only silently having Odin draw a card.

“Time Vent.”

In yet another cycle, Hozer met Shinji Kido in the Mirror World again, and he still became Ryuga.

Ryuga killed Ouja and Miho Kirishima, then seized Shinji Kido's body, allowing him to remain in the real world for a long time.

However, Hozer knew this had a time limit. Once Shinji Kido's own life force was depleted, the fake Shinji Kido would turn back into an illusion, just like Yui Kanzaki's fate, only able to return to the Mirror World.

This time, Yui Kanzaki committed suicide. Shinji Kido killed Ryuga and, alongside Ren Akiyama, faced countless Mirror Monsters that had evolved into Raydragoons and Sheerghas, dying a heroic death.

“Time Vent”...

“Time Vent”...

“Time Vent.”

Yet another failure. Shiro Kanzaki fell to his knees, his eyes hollow and lifeless, large beads of cold sweat dripping from his forehead.

With a sigh, Hozer stepped forward to help Shiro Kanzaki up.

How terrifying the power of habit was. After repeating the time loop so many times, going from casting wary glances at each other initially, Shiro Kanzaki could now calmly accept Hozer helping him up.

But Hozer suspected it was because Shiro Kanzaki was in too much pain and incredibly lonely.

Although they had looped countless times, Yui Kanzaki and the others had no memory of it; to them, it was always just a single year.

But for Shiro Kanzaki, it was countless years of repeating the same life, while having to watch Yui Kanzaki vanish before his eyes over and over again.

This kind of agony was enough to drive a person mad.

Thus, Hozer's presence gave Shiro Kanzaki an outlet to vent.

They didn't need to speak; just seeing that he was still there was enough.

After countless more loops, Hozer stopped keeping track of the number. He and Shiro Kanzaki grew increasingly familiar, though they were certainly not friends.

Shiro Kanzaki knew Hozer still wanted him to give up, but he no longer showed hostility.

He even told Hozer many stories from their childhood regarding Yui Kanzaki.

The times they spent drawing together in the Mirror World.

Only then did Hozer learn that Yui Kanzaki's parents had treated them terribly. Especially after the two showed abilities far beyond ordinary humans, they were treated like monsters and locked in a room.

Yui Kanzaki's illusion was also created by him and Yui together, because at that time, Yui didn't want to die, and Shiro didn't want her to die either.

After monsters like Gigazelle were created, they continued to draw monsters like Dragreder, which would later be used by the Kamen Riders as Contract Beasts.

And the stronger these monsters were, Shiro Kanzaki told Yui, the better they could protect them.

With an outlet for his stress, Shiro Kanzaki held on for many more years, and Hozer accompanied him through those years.

But human will ultimately has its limits.

Shiro Kanzaki still broke down, screaming hysterically in the room, his eyes blood-red.

Odin appeared once more, drawing that card.

And this time, Hozer did not continue to stand by.

He knew Shiro Kanzaki had reached his absolute limit. Another failure, and he would likely destroy himself.

“Henshin.”

“Cast Off.”

“Change Scorpion.”

“Clock Up.”

“Clock Over.”

By the time Hozer's figure reappeared, the card containing temporal power was already in his hand.

“Hozer, give it to me!”

“Shiro Kanzaki, if I hadn't intruded into this world, the time loop would have ended long ago. I could tell that back then, you actually wanted to let go. It was I who made you suffer for so many years. I'm sorry.”

“Give it to me!”

A massive horde of Mirror Monsters materialized behind Shiro Kanzaki. Alongside Odin standing atop GoldPhoenix, they all cast their icy gazes toward Hozer.

“It's time to end this, Shiro Kanzaki.”

“Give it to...”

“Brother.”

Shiro Kanzaki froze, his body trembling slightly. The monsters and Odin behind him vanished instantly.

“Brother!”

Shiro Kanzaki's entire body shook as he slowly turned around.

“...Yui.”

A petite figure threw herself into Shiro Kanzaki's arms, and he hugged her tightly with trembling hands.

“Yui, aren't you...”

“It was Mr. Hozer. He gave me one more day.”

Over all these years, Hozer hadn't done nothing. Although he could only absorb it bit by bit, it was still progress.

Today was January 20th, and Hozer had given her an extra day of life energy to exist.

Watching the siblings embrace tightly, Hozer quietly placed the Time Vent card on the only chair in the room, turned, and walked out. He still had some things to do.

Stepping into the Mirror World, Hozer was met with countless evolved Raydragoons.

“Clock Up.”

In the air, countless Raydragoons and Sheerghas instantly turned into bursts of fire.

About ten minutes passed. The Rider armor on Hozer's body began to dissipate, and he canceled his transformation.

Yet looking around, although the number of Raydragoons and Sheerghas had decreased compared to the beginning, they were still densely packed.

Hozer's eyes turned cold, and he reached his right hand toward the sky.

In an instant, heavy dark clouds gathered, blanketing all the Raydragoons and Sheerghas.

In the next moment, countless lightning bolts fell, forming a sea of fire in mid-air. At the same time, a massive tornado erupted from the ground, swallowing the flames and sweeping in all directions.

Freezing rain poured from the sky, and massive stone pillars rose from the earth, sealing off the area.

Amidst the continuous explosions, a white light enveloped Hozer, resisting the erosion of the Mirror World.

Unaffected by the time loops, the energy in his body had long since restored to its peak after years of accumulation. Unleashing his full power now, he controlled the elements of wind, fire, water, and earth to seal off several dozen kilometers of the Mirror World.

With no need to worry about collateral damage, Hozer freely unleashed his inherent power. A telekinetic barrier extended ten meters around him. From time to time, missiles fired by the Sheerghas were seized and redirected, creating several more brilliant fireworks in the sky.

From all directions, more Raydragoons and Sheerghas quickly flew in to join this one-against-millions battle, while the Gelnewts on the ground swarmed forward like a tide.

With screeches echoing from all sides, Hozer stood atop the tallest building. Looking up at the sky and down at the ground, enemies were everywhere his eyes could see.