Ultraman Legend of the Light Chaser

He had nothing to protect.

Therefore, the so-called path of protection is incomprehensible.

"What's your name?" He had to remember this opponent who had interrupted Hoshizanmaru, and come back to defeat him after his next training session.

"Ultraman Mebius".

"Who are you?" A less-than-calm voice came from afar.

Zamsha looked up and saw a dazzling "meteor" approaching. As the light faded, the figure of a silver-black giant was revealed.

Samuel followed the scent of the strange aliens left on the meteorite all the way here, where he happened to meet Mebius and Hikari, the one who made him work overtime.

He wanted to remember this second black-armored alien who made him work overtime. If he hadn't seen that the alien had no intention of fighting, and if this wasn't right next to GUYS's base, he would have definitely delivered a flying kick to the alien's head.

Zamsha was completely baffled by Samuel's angry attitude towards him. Although the giant seemed like a fightable opponent, his Star-Slaying Maru was broken, and he had no interest in fighting anymore.

"Zamsha, the Cosmic Swordsman".

Leaving those words behind, the black-armored alien carrying a scabbard disappeared into the vast night.

Chapter Forty: The Image Reflected in the Eyes

[We absolutely must capture the best possible photo of the comet!]

Mao Sugiyama typed these words in a live stargazing post on an astronomy enthusiast forum.

[I received your blessings! Don't worry, I'm fully prepared this time!]

Clearly, this is a talkative person who replies to both acquaintances and strangers.

"Hmm~ Hehe!" Sugiyama Mao clasped her hands together contentedly and opened another window to browse news about the comet's return.

"That infatuated woman's laughter... did you see any celebrities?" Yohara Sora munched on potato chips as he leaned closer.

Mao Sugiyama rolled her eyes at him: "It's a 'celebrity,' the kind with a long tail."

"Hmm... crunch crunch..." Sora handed the potato chips to Mao Sugiyama while mumbling, "Comet Oshma... crunch crunch... from far away... crunch... Oort Cloud, ugh... diameter... eh? It's only this small? It's just a broken rock! What's so interesting about taking pictures of this?"

"It's not a 'broken rock'!" Mao Sugiyama crushed the potato chip she hadn't even put in her mouth in half. "Precisely because of its small size, its orbit is very unstable, and this return was extremely, extremely, extremely close to Earth!"

“Hmm,” Yonahara Sora nodded, “Let’s hope it doesn’t happen like last time and we run into each other again.”

"You jinx!" Sugiyama Mao slammed her hand on the table, lunged in front of the monitor, and blocked the screen. "I won't let you see it! Get out of here, get out of here, get out of here!"

"Fine, I won't look then. You weren't like this when you were touching my potato chips." He muttered to himself as they walked away.

Mao Sugiyama rolled her eyes at him from behind: "I'll pay you back next time."

Once the jinx had gone far away, she quickly sat down and refreshed the post.

This poster is known for posting photos—setting up equipment, choosing locations, the surrounding scenery, and so on. They love to post anything related or unrelated, truly capturing the essence of the "lake monster."

But Sugiyama Mao didn't dislike it; she enjoyed lively atmospheres.

Sure enough, while I was exchanging a few words with Yuan Kong, the poster quickly updated several photos—the equipment was all set up, and they were now searching for Comet Oshma.

“Hey, Yu, these two... their auras are so similar…” At the other end of the lounge, Estend nudged Samuel, who was practically wearing out the rescue manual, glanced at Keita Kobayashi, and then looked at Mao Sugiyama.

Keita Kobayashi and Mao Sugiyama were both staring at their computers, seemingly enjoying themselves immensely. Judging from their expressions, they were probably captivated by the sweet plot of the shoujo novel called "Star Clock: The Magic of Dreams and Love."

Ah, real men read teen novels.

Samuel, of course, did not understand Estend's words; he remained remarkably slow to grasp the emotions of others.

Similar aura? The auras of ordinary Earthlings are indeed very similar.

Samuel continued to pore over the rescue manual, as if trying to see a hole through it.

Estend idly browsed the latest online news, trying to extract some plausible but misleading information to slip into his report so he could hand in his work to his teacher.

The lounge was enveloped in the relaxed and quiet atmosphere befitting a day off.

Occasionally, there were giggles like a lovesick girl, and muffled laughs that seemed like someone wanted to laugh but didn't want to disturb others. Ah, and there were also the squeaking sounds like a mouse stealing snacks.

...Then the laughter turned into screams.

With a flick of his wrist, he crushed the half-eaten bag of potato chips into powder.

"Aaaaaahhhhhh—!" The screams turned into a duet.

"The comet broke apart again! You jinx!"

"My potato chips are broken! Aaaaaaah! Mao, why are you yelling all of a sudden?!"

Mao Sugiyama clutched his head in anguish: "The comet is really going to hit Earth again! And then...Bam!"

Things have been so strange lately. Every comet that comes along seems destined to collide with Earth, and every ghost story is bound to involve monsters… I'm so unlucky. Maybe I've used up all my luck with tarot readings.”

Yohara Sora shook the potato chip crumbs with a pained expression, finally deciding to eat them upside down: "It's not bad that Mebius took care of it, it's better than actually running into him. Your tarot cards are never accurate, and you call that luck... you have no luck at all."

"If you ask me, you're really lucky if you don't get dragged away by an alarm halfway through your shower." Yonahara Sora licked the potato chip crumbs stuck to his fingers. Mmm, cheese flavor, satisfying.

"Shut up, you crow!"

"Hahahaha..." Estend finally couldn't help but burst into laughter. Samuel looked at the overjoyed guide with a strange expression.

To be honest, he had never seen the guide so happy before he arrived on Earth.

The task of guiding was perhaps too heavy for Estend, so he always carried it out with great care, and his tone was always very serious when giving orders, which was completely different from the ever-free-flowing Fant.

But once they arrived on Earth, the guide seemed like a completely different person. When talking to him, he no longer limited himself to the mission details or some nonsensical remarks.

He knew before that Estender liked to grow strange plants, but after arriving on Earth, he discovered that Estender loved them so much that he spent his entire salary on a cabinet full of plant guides for Earth.

During the month he spent at the botanical garden, despite receiving a salary subsidy from Samuel, he had to eat in the canteen every day because he had bought a whole set of botanical books that were supposedly written by a very famous scholar and photographer.

Oh, right, Eistend also occasionally plays pranks, like... super concentrated wasabi-flavored potato chips?

That stuff tastes awful.

Samuel thought it was great for stimulating the mind, but he had no idea how Estend could enjoy eating a whole bag of it.

When was the last time he heard laughter like that outside of Earth? Samuel thought for a moment, "Probably from the Fountain?"

When he brings back the extremely valuable experimental subjects intact and when the research makes significant progress, Fonte will likely let out a similar laugh.

As for Estend… no, the Guide, at least Samuel could sense that his time on Earth was the most relaxed time for the Guide.

At the research institute, Estend was always cautious, approaching each task with the same prudent attitude a young person would have for a heavy responsibility.

The facilitator rarely joked with him, let alone played pranks on him.

Sometimes, while he was waiting in the repair pod, he would occasionally see the heavy door open, and a guide would walk up to him and say something like "I'm sorry" through the thick walls, his tone so heavy that it was as if he were lying in a coffin rather than a repair pod.

Fangte was aware that Estend frequently visited the repair bay, but he thought it was a sign of inexperience, like the obsessive-compulsive disorder often seen in some novices.

Once Estend has served as the guide long enough, he will naturally not be too worried about the equipment department's capabilities. Their light particle biological weapons can be put into the repair pod and will come out looking brand new again. They only need to worry about not delaying the mission progress.

Samuel also felt that Estend's obsessive-compulsive behavior was unnecessary, so at that time, Samuel would often report a series of recovery progress data and tell him that he didn't need to worry about the execution of subsequent tasks. Then Estend would be silent for a while, turn around and leave without saying a word.

Well, once the guide knew everything was alright, he naturally left. That's Samuel's logic.

But it now appears that this is not the case. Estend came to see him not merely to confirm the extent of the "asset's" restoration and assess the progress of the mission, as Fant believed.

After arriving on Earth and joining the rescue team, Samuel learned a word: "care".

Was the facilitator concerned for him at that time? Otherwise, why would they say "I'm sorry"?

Estend previously said that Mao Sugiyama and Keita Kobayashi had similar auras when looking at their computers, and now, in Samuel's eyes, his aura is also very similar to that of the ordinary Earthlings present.

In the past, Samuel would have included the facilitator's unusual behavior in the report.

But... this relaxed feeling, as if being gently embraced by warmth...

Every speck of dust in the air seemed to be swirling and dancing because of the laughter.

This should be the emotion called "happiness".

The guide was very happy.

Samuel slowly closed the manual, his eyes filled with the images of his laughing and joking teammates.

While chasing and playing, Yamashita Rikuto's cup was knocked to the ground by Sora Hara. Although the cup was lucky enough not to break, the fruit and cereal inside were spilled all over the ground. Now, Yamashita Rikuto and Sugiyama Mao are chasing after him.

Keita Kobayashi just grinned and watched the fun, while moving his water cup further into the table.

It looks like things are going to get very difficult to handle.

However, at this time... Captain Hasegawa will probably be coming to grab people for the afternoon's routine training.

These guys who are still playing the chase game might get punished again.

Chapter 41 Cooperation? Teammates?

"At headquarters again? Are these monsters testing our skills?" Hasegawa Hayato was unusually irritable.

Following the monster that could summon insects last time, this time a monster that looks like a fat bird has appeared and fallen from the sky, smashing the newly built road in the city center.

In fact, it appeared in this city

That's not bad either; at least they don't have to take transport planes to dig people out of the ruins of other cities.

Evacuation is better than digging people up.

At least you're dealing with living people.

People in the city now seem to be quite adept at evacuation, and some even had time to greet the rescue team.