Momotaros didn't care about her glare. He was happily goofing around by himself—after all, it wasn't even his real body. He could play all he wanted.
But before he could truly enjoy himself, a Mole Imagin suddenly appeared and began pummeling him with the help of Another Den-O.
"An Imagin?! Where the hell did you come from?!" Momotaros shouted mid-beating.
"Can't help it," the Mole Imagin shrugged. "My contractor told me to assist this guy." He pointed toward a man in the distance.
Just then, Sougo and Woz rushed to the scene. They saw "Geiz" struggling and immediately reached for their Ride Watches. But before they could act, Zeronos and Deneb stepped in to block them.
"I told you—I won't let you pass!"
"Apologies, but to become a kind and just demon king—and stop the demon king—I must stand in your way!"
[Zi-O! Geiz! Woz!]
"Henshin!"
[TrinityTime!]
[The power of three—Kamen Rider Zi-O! Geiz! Woz!]
[Tri-ni-ty~!]
[Trinity!]
"Wait, what the—?!" Momotaros was abruptly sucked into Zi-O's Trinity form with a bewildered expression.
"Why are you here?!" Sougo asked, just as confused.
"I'm guessing he got pulled in because he was still latched onto Gates," Woz explained calmly.
"No time to talk—charge!" Momotaros shouted, tossing Gates' unconscious body to the side.
"Hey! Don't just throw him like that!" Sougo protested.
But it was too late. Under Momotaros' reckless control, the Trinity form lunged straight into a tight formation of enemies—Yuto, Deneb, Another Den-O, and the Mole Imagin.
The result? He was immediately blown back faster than he charged in.
"Ow ow ow! Yuto, what the hell?! Why are you siding with the enemy?!" Momotaros groaned in pain.
"Huh? Some weird demon?" Yuto blinked. "Doesn't matter. Deneb—let's do it!"
[VegaForm!]
"Roger." Deneb crossed his arms and stepped behind Yuto, transforming into an elegant suit of armor that cloaked Yuto's body—complete with a massive face of Deneb on his chest.
Why do so many people insist on slapping a face on the chest?
"It's just for decoration!" Deneb insisted, now speaking from within the armor.
Sougo raised a brow. "Funny. Same here."
"..." xN
"Save the chatter for hell—bring it on!"
"Apologies!" Zeronos had already transformed and re-engaged with Sougo, restarting their fierce battle.
Even with one fewer enemy, Trinity Zi-O remained at a disadvantage, barely fending off the attacks from the trio.
Suddenly, the DenLiner roared in from a time vortex and parked at the edge of the battlefield.
"It's back! That uncle finally fixed the time train!" Ryuga cheered from afar.
"Perfect," muttered Another Den-O, smiling darkly.
"This is bad," Woz said, his tone turning grim.
"What now?" Sougo asked.
"Another Den-O is going to hijack the time train!"
"Then we have to stop him—now!" Sougo shouted. "Woz! Gates—wait, I mean, Momotaros! Let's go!"
"Understood!"
"Leave it to me!"
[FinishTime!]
[Zi-O! Geiz! Woz!]
[Trinity! TimeBreak! Burst! Explosion!]
With a mighty finishing blow, Trinity Zi-O finally defeated Zeronos. But during that time, Another Den-O had already seized the DenLiner, imprisoned Sanshou inside, and sped off to another point in time.
The Mole Imagin, having fulfilled his contract by aiding in the theft, merged back into his contractor and vanished—traveling back through the man's memories to the past.
Yuto and Deneb were blown away by Trinity's final blast, disappearing into the void.
Sougo and the others captured the Imagin's contractor and returned to Nine Nights and Five Halls. From him, they extracted key intel—enough to pinpoint Another Den-O's target time.
They immediately set off aboard the Time Mazine.
This time, Ryuga joined them. After all, the Golden Zi-O was about to debut. There was no way he was missing that moment!
Of course, since he knew the exact time coordinates, he didn't even need a machine—he just opened the door and walked straight into it.
May 11, 2017
In Front of a Certain Hospital
Momotaros was about to rush in when Gates blocked his path.
"Whoa whoa, calm down! You'll scare everyone barging in like that!"
"That's easy to fix!" Momotaros clapped his hands and transformed into a red phantom—then flew straight toward Gates.
"Not on my watch!" Gates yanked Woz forward. "He's your problem now!"
"What?! Ugh, fine…" Woz muttered as Momotaros possessed him, complete with an automatic hairstyle change. "Let's just get this over with…"
Sougo: "..."
The group split into two. Sougo and Gates pursued Another Den-O, while Momotaros chased down the Mole Imagin.
Momotaros quickly located the Mole Imagin using his aura. The creature was rampaging through the hospital, attacking civilians.
"You're having fun, huh?" Momotaros growled.
"Yeah, don't ruin it for me!" the Mole Imagin grinned, scraping the wall with his claws—creating a teeth-grinding screech.
"Fine! Let's make this fun, then!" Momotaros took out his belt and the Ginga RideWatch.
[Ginga!]
"Ugh, can someone shut up that background music?" he winced as the belt blasted its dramatic jingle.
"Never mind—Henshin!"
He threw aside the Demon King Advent Almanac and charged.
Woz: "My script!"
[FinallyTime!]
[WozGingaFinally!]
[Finally!]
"I'm coming for you!"
Momotaros grabbed the Mole Imagin in a bear hug and began pummeling him mercilessly.
"You little pest! Eat this!"
Finally done, he booted the Mole Imagin across the corridor with a laugh.
"I don't need foreplay—it's climax from start to finish, baby!"
He readied for another strike—but suddenly froze.
"Wha—why can't I move?!"
"See ya!" The Mole Imagin escaped without hesitation.
At that moment, Woz's body shimmered—the transformation ended, and Momotaros was ejected violently.
"Ow! What gives?!"
"Please stop possessing me," Woz said with disgust. "Your lines are… unspeakably crude."
"Clam?!"
Ignoring him, Woz ran back to retrieve his precious Almanac.
They regrouped outside, where they saw Sougo and Gates chasing Another Den-O under a white lighthouse. They joined in and surrounded the target—ready for some righteous payback.
But then they realized they were surrounded by a dozen Mole Imagins.
"Where did all these come from?!" Sougo cried, barely dodging an attack. "Isn't this supposed to be our group fight?!"
"We used the DenLiner to bring in some reinforcements—haha!" the Mole Imagin laughed.
"You stinkin' gopher! Get back underground!" Momotaros yelled, pushing one's head down like a whack-a-mole.
Just then, Ryuga casually opened a time door and stepped out.
"Momotaros, when are you going to give Sougo that Ride Watch?"
"Huh? Oh right! Ryotaro told me to pass this along!"
Momotaros pulled a Den-O Ride Watch from his pocket and awkwardly tossed it to Sougo.