"..."
Looking down at the Zi-O watch handed to him by Tokiwa Shogo, Gates was stunned, and then immediately asked Tokiwa Shogo.
"how about you?"
"I?"
Hearing this, Tokiwa Shougo smiled, and that smile was indescribably complicated.
"Do not worry about me."
He shook his head.
"The key to my trial has nothing to do with pure power, so you need it more than me now."
After finishing his words, Tokiwa Shougo once again handed Gates the Zi-O watch in his hand.
"Take it, you are going to protect this world in my place, how can you be controlled so easily?"
"...I understand, I will carry it with me at all times."
After a moment of silence, Gates raised his hand and took the zi-o watch from Tokiwa Shogo's hand.
"do not worry."
Gates looked into Tokiwa Shogo's eyes and solemnly promised.
"I will definitely protect this world!"
"Well, I believe you."
Shogo Tokiwa, who also looked into Gates's eyes, nodded seriously and replied with a smile.
Then, he looked in the direction of the restaurant.
Seeing this, remembering what Tokiwa Shogo had said before that he wanted to say goodbye to everyone properly before the trial, Gates took a deep breath and stood up on his own initiative.
"If there's nothing else, I'll go upstairs first."
He finished speaking a little stiffly and was about to turn around when he heard Tokiwa Shogo's voice again.
"etc."
Looking at Gates, who was looking at him suspiciously, Tokiwa Shogo pointed at the knight watch pedestal on the table.
"Take that with you too."
Tokiwa Shougo said with a hint.
"When it's time to use it, don't hesitate."
Hearing this, Gates took a deep look at Tokiwa Shougo. Gates did not hesitate this time, but nodded very simply.
"good."
Having said that, Gates actually did not understand what Tokiwa Shogo meant.
He thought the point of Tokiwa Shogo's words was that Tokiwa Shogo entrusted those knight watches to him for safekeeping.
But it doesn't matter. When that moment comes, Gates will naturally understand the true meaning of Tokiwa Shogo's words.
Gates took a step forward, picked up the knight watch pedestal, turned around, and walked upstairs.
At this moment, Woz, who had helped Junichiro Tokiwa clean up the kitchen, was walking out of the restaurant.
en route.
Their eyes met briefly, and then they moved away from each other without leaving a trace, passing by each other.
Gates continued walking upstairs.
Wozniak approached Tokiwa Shogo step by step.
"My Majesty the Demon King..."
Before he even arrived, Watts's aria was already singing.
"Please rest assured, with me watching, nothing will happen to Gates!"
"Yes, I feel at ease with you here."
Tokiwa Shougo did not refute Woz, but followed his words and nodded with a smile.
"but……"
he asked Woz teasingly.
"I've already left, are you really willing to stay?"
The answer is obvious.
"Of course I don't want to!"
Woz looked troubled.
If possible, what he wanted to do most was, of course, to keep an eye on his king.
He is the recorder of the devil's history.
He didn't want to miss every moment that the Demon King needed to remember.
However, compared to these, Woz wants his Majesty the Demon King to survive the trial safely.
In Woz's view, the biggest obstacle to whether Tokiwa Shogo can pass the trial is not the test arranged by Kadoyaji, but the Gates who was entrusted by Tokiwa Shogo to support him.
He doesn't trust Gates.
Especially after Kado Yashi intervened, he distrusted Gates even more.
You know, Kadoya Shi was the Demon King who had just encouraged him to betray him before.
When he thought of this, Woz suddenly became so angry that his teeth started to itch.
The lessons from the past are right in front of us, so in order to make the world a better place to welcome back its king, even if he doesn't want to, Woz will choose to stay and stare at Gates.
Just like what he said, if Gates dares to live up to Wang's expectations, then he will never let him go!
Looking at Woz, who suddenly became very understanding, Tokiwa Shougo smiled and fell into deep thought.
He quickly reviewed the entire conversation with Gates just now, adjusted his thoughts, and said:
"Now, Woz, if, I mean if... Just like I met another me, if there was another you, do you think he would assist others who have obtained the power of the King of Time?"
"impossible!"
After Woz finished speaking decisively, his eyebrows furrowed tightly.
In the past, Woz's view was that the people he was loyal to were divided into two categories.
His Majesty the Demon King, and the young His Majesty the Demon King.
In Woz's eyes now, the people he is loyal to are divided into three categories.
Your Majesty the Demon King, my Majesty the Demon King, and other young Demon Lords.
Obviously, there are no other people among them who have obtained the power of the King of Time.
This is one of them.
The second is...
Under normal circumstances, the possibility of another him being born in other time and space is very low.
But Tokiwa Shogo's expression at this time definitely didn't look like he was joking.
"My Majesty the Demon King, may I ask, did you discover anything?"
"You could say that."
Tokiwa Shougo nodded, then shook his head.
"But I don't have any direct evidence, so I can't say whether it's right or not."
Shogo Tokiwa told Woz.
"Previously, when I asked Gates what things need to be paid special attention to when meeting Yaji, Gates glanced at you subconsciously, and then, he was controlled when he was about to answer... …”
At this point, Tokiwa Shougo paused and couldn't help but sneered.
"Did you know? When I traced the power that controlled Gates, I felt the same power as Zi-O. Not only that, but the force that joined later prevented me from completely eliminating the mysterious man's influence on Gates. The power of influence caused by Zi's memory is actually the same power as Zi-o...
"Oh, including me in the mirror world, this is the third one.
"I'm very curious, after excluding the possible alien zi-o power, where does the remaining third zi-o power come from?
"Woz, is there anything written about this in your book?"
"..."
Woz was silent for a moment and shook his head.
Being familiar with the calendar of encountering demons, he can be sure that there is no relevant record in his book.
Rather, as of now, the original historical future of Tokiwa Shogo mentioned in that book has almost completely collapsed.
But Woz didn't feel disappointed.
Because, in addition, from every aspect, Woz felt that he was witnessing and recording a "Demonstration" that was happening.
So, after shaking his head, he said:
"I understand. I'm going to confirm whether the person who controlled Gates before is actually another me."
"Well, thank you for your hard work."
"It's my pleasure."
After finishing his words, Woz leaned slightly to salute and turned to leave.
After watching Woz leave, Tokiwa Shougo turned around and looked at Junichiro Tokiwa who was walking towards him. He raised his hand and gently pressed his chest, then smiled and waved.
"Uncle, are you free?
"Shall we chat for a while?"
…
…
While Shogo Tokiwa and Junichiro Tokiwa were chatting, Woz, who had left his 9-to-5 job, was thinking hard about what he should do to complete the task assigned to him by Shogo Tokiwa...
After thinking for a long time, Woz began to change his mind.
"If I leave my Demon King and come to a world that is the same but different from the one my Demon King lives in, what is the place I want to visit the most?"
As soon as he thought of this, an overpass ramp suddenly appeared in Woz's mind.
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