A gap in time in the desert of time.

In the darkness of the tunnel.

A crimson time train, Den-Liner, is traveling alone.

However, in the dining car of this lonely train, there is a lively atmosphere.

Sing, dance, play games.

Everyone was like being in an endless banquet, and they were all indulging and playing.

Naomi.

Ryotaro Nogami.

Peach Taros, Putaros, Quintaros, Dragontalus.

Of course, Iori Iori Izumi is also included.

Even, Iori Iori Izumi is still the craziest one to play.

Everyone at Den-Liner is tolerant and understanding of this.

After all, it's the first time this kind of thing has happened, and it's normal to be a little crazy.

It's okay to vent out.

I saw Iori Izumi wearing a colorful flower, his eyes were hollow and dim, and his expression was numb, but his body was swaying wildly under the spotlight in the front row of the carriage.

In this seemingly endless dark tunnel, Den-Liner had been driving alone for a long, long time, and Iori Izumi had forgotten when he got on the train and how long he had been on the train.

In this long wait, Iori Izumi's initial reserve has long been lost.

All he knew was that he needed to move and get busy, or despair would crush what little reason he had left.

After a strong song, Iori Iori Izumi still danced, without the slightest intention of stopping, because he knew that the next song would continue to sound soon.

This time, however, he miscalculated.

The whole dining car was silent, and the energetic song that should have sounded immediately was far away, only the sound of his breathing and the wind dancing in his body were more and more clear by the silence around him.

Gradually, Iori Iori's sluggish brain finally sensed the abnormality, and her movements gradually stopped.

Then, in front of the aisle of the carriage, a reminder sounded at the right time.

"Wake up, Mr. Iori, your train is about to arrive, it's time to get ready to get off."

The voice was familiar and unfamiliar, as if it had come from a very distant time and space, but it was getting closer and closer to him as it sounded, and finally it exploded in his mind like a morning bell and a twilight drum.

Iori Izumi was excited, and his mind suddenly cleared.

He "woke up".

Then, he subconsciously looked in the direction where the voice came from, and his expression was suddenly startled.

"Magic ...... His Majesty the Demon King!? ”

Shogo Tokiwa didn't speak, just smiled and nodded to Iori Iori Izumi to give him time to react.

So Iori Izumi excitedly looked away, quickly threw herself to the car window, and pressed her cheek against the window to look at the scenery outside the window.

And yet what he saw was still darkness, darkness, darkness.

Seeing this, Iori Iori Izumi's excited expression froze, her body froze, and the spirit she had just raised fell to the bottom of the valley at once, which can be called a cliff-like fall.

"Again...... Delusion? ”

Iori Iori Izumi withdrew her gaze with gloomy eyes, staggered back to the place, raised her eyes to look at the front of the aisle in a trance, and then froze in the next second, her eyes widened.

"Huh?"

Iori Iori Izumi stared blankly at Shogo Tokiwa, who had not disappeared from the aisle of the dining car or from his sight after he had "recognized reality", and suddenly raised his hand and rubbed his eyes vigorously.

Drop your hands.

Tokiwa Shogo is still there.

“！！！”

Iori Izumi's mood suddenly became excited again.

But this time, he didn't dare to confirm it as impatiently as he had just now.

I saw that he looked worried, and asked in a trembling voice, "Wang...... True...... Is it really you? ”

"It's me." Shogo Tokiwa nodded and gave Iori Iori Izumi an affirmative response.

But Iori Iori still didn't dare to believe it directly.

The more reason returned, the more real hope became, and the more timid he became.

Seeing this, Tsukiwa Shogo didn't wait as before, but stepped forward, opened his arms, and gave Iori Izumi a heavy hug, and at the same time accentuated his tone, and said affirmatively: "It's me!" ”

Clear response, real touch.

It was only at this time that Iori Iori finally dared to believe that the Shogo Tokiwa in front of him was real.

And at the moment when he finally believed, this battle-hardened warrior actually cried out at once.

"I... Am I... Is it possible...... Coming home? ”

The poor Blowing Ghost, the first time he went on a time travel mission, he encountered a hellish level of difficulty, and was directly locked out of the psychological shadow by the "little black house".

Shogo Tokiwa finished hugging, pressed Iori Iori's shoulders with both hands, looked into his eyes, and gave him a positive reply very seriously: "Yes, the train will arrive soon, and when the time comes, you can go home." ”

Tokiwa Shogo's mystery and strength have been trusted by Iori Iori Izumi as early as the time of the alien ghost incident.

So in the face of Shogo Tokiwa's assurance, Iori Iori's mood really gradually stabilized...... At the very least, it's certainly much better than it looked before.

"Can you tell me a specific time?" Iori Iori Izumi asked.

Hearing this, Chang Pan Zhuangwu thought about it, shook his head, and replied without concealment: "If you want to ask the specific time, I can't give it to you, but I can give you another choice." ”

"Other options?"

"Yes, other options."

With that, Shogo Tokiwa let go of the palm that was pressing Iori Iori's shoulders, took a step back, raised his hand, and dotted his heart.

"One, I can take you out of here right now and let you go home, however, I can only take you alone, that is, after you leave, the others will still have to stay here."

Then, Shogo Tokiwa stretched out his five fingers to Iori Iori's heart and drew a semicircle, signaling Iori Iori Izumi to see his companions who had been with him in this time train.

Naomi, Ryotaro Nogami, Momotaros, Putaros, Quintaros, Ryutarus.

At this moment, the partition door opened, and the owner walked into the dining compartment from behind the door.

As a result, the owner of the car also entered Iori Iori's sight.

Shogo Tokiwa's voice continued.

"Two, give me a little time to figure this out, trust me, it won't take long, I'll get Den-Liner to the station without a hitch...... When the time comes, you will leave with everyone. ”

As the words fell, the dining compartment fell silent again.

Everyone looked at Iori Iori Izumi quietly, without urging or persuading, just quietly waiting for him to make a decision.

And Iori Iori Izumi is, unsurprisingly, caught in an extremely difficult struggle.

He wanted to leave here and go home.

After all, unlike Ryotaro Nogami, who has a lot of experience and always believes that Den-Liner will eventually return to normal time, Iori Iori Izumi, who first encounters this kind of time gap event that "seems to be trapped in a dark tunnel forever and can't leave", has really been under the pressure of despair.

But after a difficult struggle and hesitation, his choice was......

"I, stay."

Hearing this, Shogo Tokiwa's face suddenly couldn't help but show a heartfelt smile.

Ryotaro Nogami and Naomi too.

The expression of Taotarus is more direct.

"Hahaha, I knew I was right about you!"

He stepped forward quickly, grabbed Iori Iori Wazumi's neck, and said with a laugh.

"Hmm." Quintaros crossed his arms and nodded, and said in a nasal voice of approval to Iori Iori Izumi.

Putarus also smiled and sighed: "There are thousands of needles hidden in the words, and he is worthy of being a demon king, and he has really caught a bright pearl under the sea." ”

In contrast, Longtalus is much simpler, he just thinks that Iori Iori Izumi looks more pleasing to the eye at this moment, and wants to play with him more.

Then, Tokiwa Shogo looked at Iori Iori, Iori Izumi, who breathed a sigh of relief as if he had unloaded a boulder that was pressing on his body after making his choice, and said, "Since you have made your choice, then continue to wait patiently, rest assured, the train will definitely arrive at the station faster than you imagined." ”

After speaking, Shogo Tsukiwa took out the Scorpion Knight watch again, turned the dial, and was about to turn to leave, when he saw Iori Iori, Izumi, who had just relaxed, change his complexion, and finally remembered the reason why he wanted to return to the future to meet Shogo Tsukiwa in the first place.

"Wait! Your Majesty, I have important information for you! ”

He hurriedly called out to Shogo Tokiwa and said in a hurried tone.

"After being reminded by Moyashi, I remembered that in the records of our Warrior Organization, around the 15th century, a group of green monsters came to the earth with a meteorite that fell from the sky...... I'm pretty sure it's not a demonic dragon.

"According to the meaning of the prompt of the Menyashi, it should be a monster from the history of other knights!"

Around the 15th century, meteorites, green monsters...... Worms!

This unexpected information made Shogo Tokiwa's pupils suddenly dilate slightly.

Under his eyes, a silver-white gold-dyed clock suddenly appeared, and the hands rotated rapidly and slowly returned to their normal speed.

In this moment, he saw the future.

(End of chapter)