Ultraman Legend of the Light Chaser

Upon waking up, Jun Sakuma, finding his body unresponsive, cried out and tried to regain control.

Samuel released his grip, but Jun Sakuma stumbled and fell to the ground the very next second after feeling his limbs return.

"What...what did you do?!" The vigilant police officer was dismayed to find that he couldn't get up at all.

“It seems you haven’t recovered yet.” The “Alien Beast” regained control, and “Sakuma Jun” patted the grass off his body and found a long stone bench to sit down.

"I'm not a monster, you can call me..."

Samuel was the code name given to him by the Yapo people, and he should have discarded it, just as he had dealt with the Fountain's spaceship without hesitation.

But he remembered how Estend had called his name time and time again.

If this "codename" is discarded, what should Estend call him from now on? Or, what about the time he spent with the rescue team on Earth in another world as "Samuel"?

Perhaps he should keep a memento.

“You can call me Samuel,” he said.

The memory police officer, alarmed by the loss of control over his body, roared, "You're quite the imitator, aren't you? Alien Beast! Are you planning to target MP?"

"I am not a monster."

"You think I will believe it?"

Can you cook?

The sudden change of topic caught Junichi Sakuma off guard: "What cooking?"

Samuel grabbed a plastic bag from his feet: "For Pear's dinner, I bought these ingredients based on what she likes to eat, as you wrote in your diary, but I can't cook."

"You even read my diary?!"

"...It is indeed offensive to Earthlings, I'm sorry."

"Explain yourself! Hey, hey! Alien Beasts, what exactly are you plotting?!"

The "alien beast" that "cruelly" seized the body of an Earthling ignored its master's words and walked back the way it came, following the street scene from its memory.

Jun Sakuma truly believed he was possessed by a monster. He painfully bid farewell to his daughter Karin in his heart while anxiously trying to figure out how to regain control of his body.

It wasn't until Samuel and Pear looked around and greeted them that the ingredients were neatly arranged, and they seriously washed the pots and took out the bowls.

...What kind of alien beast is this?

The memory police officer was shocked, and said in astonishment, "You...you really want to..."

“Your mind is still too weak to control your body, so I have to do it for now,” Samuel said, somewhat bewildered after setting out the tools. “What should we do next?”

"Huh? Huh?" Jun Sakuma felt a little dizzy. Of course, he couldn't feel his head right now, so it should be called mental confusion: "Pour the oil first."

The "monster" that took over his body carried out his instructions meticulously.

"Crack the egg in...shell! Shell! Ah...not like that!"

The "alien beast" firmly cracked or rather slapped the entire egg into the pot, and the eggshell and egg white bonded together intimately under the heat of the bottom of the pot.

Then, following Jun Sakuma's instructions, he picked up the burnt food from the pot with his bare hands, amidst the latter's hesitant words. To Jun Sakuma's surprise, he found that he had not been burned.

"Spin the pan and spread it out slowly, yes, spread it into a pancake shape."

"It's time to add salt."

"Which one?" Samuel turned his head and saw several boxes of white stuff.

"You took the wrong one, that's candy!"

"Uh, is salt the one with smaller crystal particles?"

"That's baking soda! The salt is in the middle! Hurry, it's going to burn!"

The "alien beast" reacted swiftly, "commanding" the nearly burnt mess to float up.

Come.

The whole pancake was suspended in mid-air.

Junichi Sakuma was speechless for a moment, and after a long pause, he finally said, "Um, next, pour the rice in... Wait! You haven't cooked the rice yet!"

"Oh."

Jun Sakuma felt that he had probably had a bizarre dream.

In his dream, a strange beast possessed his body, but it didn't cause trouble or eat people. Instead, it asked him to guide him in making dinner for his daughter, Huali.

"He must still be recovering from his injury, which is why he's hallucinating!"

He thought this, but his illusion was quickly shattered.

Huali tasted the sauce, scooped up a spoonful of omelet rice, swallowed it carefully, and said, "Dad didn't put too much salt in today."

Huh? Has he been adding too much salt all along?

The wretched alien beast controlling his body nodded and naturally interacted with his daughter, asking, "What does Karin want to eat next time?"

The little girl took the tissue her father handed her, and as she opened and closed her mouth, she uttered words that utterly devastated Sakuma Jun:

"Anything is fine, just use less salt like you did today."

Ah... Jun Sakuma was wondering why Karin had developed a liking for milk bread.

Could it be because his cooking is terrible?

He himself didn't taste anything unusual, but he didn't realize that his preferences might not match the taste of rosewood.

The wretched alien beast ruffled Huali's hair with his hand: "Okay, let's wait until Dad learns some more dishes."

Jun Sakuma watched helplessly as the alien beast tutored his daughter after dinner.

The alien beasts naturally don't understand those things, so it was Jun Sakuma who gave the answer, while the alien beast was the one talking to his daughter and enjoying her praise!

A flame of jealousy ignited in the old father's heart.

Good heavens, the alien beast is even tucking his daughter in!

Karin hugged a bear that was about the same size as her, the soft fur of the doll brushing against her lotus root-like face, her fine black hair scattered on the floral pillow.

Her eyes, as clear as well water, were half-closed, and a few strands of hair curled up beside her cheeks.

She buried herself and her teddy bear under the covers, with half a finger sticking out as she gripped the edge of the blanket, and said in a soft, sweet voice, "Goodnight, Daddy."

Ugh! Karin! Don't talk to the alien beasts!

Goodnight, Karin.

The alien beasts used their own bodies and their own voices to speak the words that only they were qualified to say!

He's just a memory police officer! Okay, maybe his job is a bit unusual, but why did he have to go through all this?!

...Those wretched alien beasts!

Chapter Three: Fear (Bonus Chapter 3 for Bounty)

Jun Sakuma is forced to let the "monster" who calls himself Samuel drive his body and perform his job as a memory policeman.

He dared not tell anyone.

Because the water inside the TLT was much deeper than he knew, those people didn't mind sending him, a fellow human, onto the experimental table—as long as they were sure that a "monster" was attached to him.

And he also had to take care of Huali.

After the cherry blossoms have fallen, the only small, delicate flower in the house.

Samuel's behavior was much friendlier than he had expected, even too friendly, to the point that it took him by surprise.

Use your energy to nurture his spirit, diligently work on things you're not good at, ignore his doubts, and treat people with sincerity.

It was as if they really wanted to help him cover up the abnormality until he fully recovered.

“Hey, Samuel,” he finally abandoned the “monster” label and was willing to call the other person by name, “why are you helping me?”

Samuel's hands didn't stop tidying up the files. He learned from his neighbor Hiroyuki Misawa's method, categorizing the materials according to the people involved and then binding them in chronological order: "Because we need to save lives."

"Rescue?"

"You are dead, Sakuma."

"……Hello!"

“The body is almost cold,” Samuel said, his words causing the other man’s blood pressure to spike—or rather, his blood pressure to spike, or rather, his mind to tremble—“I saw Karin say she wanted to save you.”

"Never give up on people's lives; this is the principle of the rescue team."

"Rescue team?"

Then, the Memory Police heard Samuel say formally with a slightly proud tone, "Kanto Disaster Relief Team, Hasegawa Squad member, Aiba Yu, has found your body and is on a rescue mission."

The words were true, but the phrase "found a corpse" sent chills down Jun Sakuma's spine.

Oh, he won't be terrified now, just overwhelmed by a mental tsunami.

"You...you're saying that..."

“Ah, was that an inappropriate word?” Samuelton paused. “Hasegawa Squad member, Aiba Yu, has been found dead, and is currently…”

“No, your choice of words was quite good.” Jun Sakuma decisively ended his sentence and changed the subject: “Yu Aiba? Your other name?”

"Yes, an Earthling's name."