Ultraman cubs begin to wreak havoc.

While searching the conference room for food, Gen Subaru answered:

"I met him when we were having dinner. He's been through a lot and has a lot of stories to tell. He's an amazing person. It's just a pity that he's been a bit busy lately and hasn't had time to tell me about his past."

Oh, that Kudo guy is just bragging.

People may have wrong names, but they may not have wrong nicknames. Although Saijo Nagi had never dealt with Kudo Yono, she had heard the rumors that he was a big braggart. After all, he was the guy who boasted that he could drink twenty bottles of the Water of Life in one go, and then the Russian TLT diplomats who came to his door after hearing the news came. He could be said to be a habitual braggart.

but....

Saijo Nagi glanced at Gen Subaru, whose face was full of regret, and couldn't help but smile.

It seems that guy has met his match.

"Since you're injured, why didn't you go to the medical department?" Putting that aside, Saijo Nagi took out some biscuits from her drawer and fed them to Gen Subaru as she asked, "These kinds of things are more professional there."

"It's a minor injury, just bandage it up. My body has a strong self-healing ability, this little injury will be fine by tonight."

After swallowing the biscuit, Gen Subaru gestured towards the table with his lips. Saijo Nagi, understanding, fed him some water. Then, the boy excitedly began recounting his training achievements for the day: he hadn't mastered the beam techniques yet, but now he had a direction; he'd learned a new physical technique, which, although not tested in actual combat, should be quite lethal; he could now aim his Particle Feathers precisely, and if he saw Particle Feathers heading towards them during battle, it was definitely intentional, so they didn't need to dodge, and so on...

Saijo Nagi didn't say much about it, just listened to the boy talk, feeding him water or biscuits in between, nodding occasionally to show she was listening. Then she saw the boy's eyes grow brighter and brighter as he spoke, and finally he stood up from his chair, smiling as he said:

"I have a new idea, I'll give it another try. I'm off now, Saijo-nee, see you for dinner, Wuhu~~"

Before she could finish speaking, the boy had vanished in a flash. Saijo Nagi put down her cookies and water glass, looked at the spot where Gen Subaru had just been sitting, relaxed her shoulders, and murmured:

"So full of energy... I hope you three officers can understand how you feel, Saijo-nee... Does this make me seem younger? Hehe..."

Saijo Nagi stood up, took out the gauntlets from the cabinet, and walked towards the training ground.

I'll train a little longer today.

029 Ace: Is it my turn this time?

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!!!"

In the cabin in the suburbs, Gorokijin angrily smashed the furniture to pieces. He had finally managed to checkmate Nexus, but it was all ruined because of that chess piece... that chess piece he had created himself! How infuriating!

"Nexus, next time...you won't be so lucky! Drink up!!"

Goro Mujin roared, his eyes flashing with a ghostly blue light. The dark domain descended suddenly, and at the same time, two alien beasts were teleported here. One resembled a three-headed dog from hell, and the other resembled a rat with sharp claws and a long, flexible tongue. Both alien beasts exuded a terrifying aura and let out deafening roars.

At the same time, Goroki Makoto also transformed into Dark Mephisto. He gathered dark energy in his hands and walked step by step toward the two alien beasts. Having had the experience of Dark Faust fusing with monster corpses, he planned to fuse his two strongest alien beasts into one!

"Hehehe... You should just give up. Let me help you one more time."

Just as Goroki was about to make his move, Zaki's laughter suddenly echoed in the dark domain, and then an even deeper vortex swallowed the two alien beasts, while another piece of the monster's corpse fell into it.

"Mephisto, this is your last chance, or else... hmph..."

After speaking, Zaki's voice vanished from the space. Goroki Makoto stared at the ferocious, slightly metallic new alien beast before him, his face ashen as he looked at the yellow patch shimmering in the center of its chest. He seemed lost in thought, but undeniably, the anger and resentment within him fueled a growing darkness. Zaki, noticing this, wore an expectant expression...

"Mizuta, it's me. About Kamen Rider... what are you doing?"

Meanwhile, at the TLT-J headquarters, Matsunaga Yoichiro arrived at the medical department, intending to discuss the improvement plan for the 'Kamen Rider' individual armor with Mizuta Ichiro. He knocked on the door symbolically and went straight in, only to see Mizuta Ichiro holding a syringe, preparing to inject himself.

"This is...."

Matsunaga Yoichiro's expression changed slightly as he looked at the bright red liquid in the syringe. He quickly closed the door and whispered:

"Subaru's blood?"

"No, there are other things mixed in. After all, I'm just an ordinary human and can't withstand Subaru's cellular activity."

When Mizuta Ichiro saw that the person who came was Matsunaga Yoichiro, he breathed a sigh of relief and continued preparing to break in, explaining as he did so:

“Those death row inmates have no medical knowledge or understanding. All they do is complain of pain all over their bodies. To get useful information, it’s faster to just dissect the corpses. Besides, drug research has progressed to the second stage, and the feedback needed is more detailed and precise... So let’s switch to professionals. Matsunaga, you should also know that Subaru’s time is running out.”

There are many doctors out there; it doesn't necessarily have to be you...

"Starting today, all trustworthy doctors in the medical department will conduct their own human trials."

Mizuta Ichinō steadily injected the liquid from the syringe into his body and calmly said:

"As the minister, I have to take the lead. There's a saying that's true: there's always a price to pay for accomplishing something. But you don't need to worry too much. The test subjects used on us have been screened and are not lethal. At most, they'll just feel a little uncomfortable. And..."

"And you're also very greedy."

Watching Mizuta Ichinomiya attach the instrument's magnetic pad to his body, observe the data on the monitoring screen, and pick up a voice recorder to record his body's feedback, Matsunaga Yoichiro softly interjected:

“The visitors have said that even if Subaru’s cellular self-collapse is stopped, the child will not live past ten years old. You want to give him a longer life.”

"You really are my old classmate, you understand me. Go outside, I don't want you to see me yelling later."

Seeing the beads of sweat on Mizuta Ichinomiya's forehead, Matsunaga Yoichiro nodded, immediately withdrew, and then let out a long sigh. Although he felt it was unnecessary, since they had made their choice, he wouldn't say anything more. Perhaps... perhaps they were using this method to give themselves a way out. After all, they were originally kind-hearted doctors with ideals, while TLT-J had too many shady dealings, especially his old classmate. He really shouldn't have dragged him into this...

As the time slowly approached 10 p.m., Yuan Mao, having finished training, returned to his dormitory while munching on a golden, crispy, tender, fragrant, and juicy fried chicken leg. After eating, he washed up and lay down to sleep.

Then, in the distant Land of Light, Ultraman Ace, fast asleep, seemed to sense some kind of call. His head tilted to the side, and he drifted into an even deeper sleep...

"Is it Ultraman Ace this time?"

Um? Who called me?

Ace, still half asleep, was startled. His alertness as an Ultra Warrior immediately snapped him awake, and he saw a tiny figure holding a transformation device, transforming into Nexus.

Oh, I see. Is it my turn this time?

Zoffy had already told the Ultra Brothers about dreaming, so Ace wasn't surprised. He started trying to influence the outside world with his telekinesis, but after failing, he thought about how to create a kind of light that would allow him to take control in his dreams.

But just as he was thinking, the battle between Nexus and Ace's projection had already begun. Nexus continued to use Particle Feathers to restrain and close the distance between himself and the projection. Ace's projection didn't even move its feet. It simply waved its hand to create a barrier that blocked the Particle Feathers, and then threw out a beam of light.

Seeing the fast and accurate beam of light, Nexus naturally anticipated it and rolled forward to dodge. However, to Gen Subaru's surprise, the beam of light transformed into a barrier after traveling a certain distance. The rolling Nexus crashed solidly into it. Then, Ace's projection extended its hands, one hand upward and the other downward, and launched a vertical crescent-shaped light blade. Nexus, who had no time to adjust his posture and was about to release a circular shield, was cleaved in two. Ace's projection then clasped its hands together, aimed at Nexus's corpse, and shot light from its fingertips, delivering a finishing blow. Thus, the first encounter between Nexus and Ace's projection ended quickly.

Wow, that's amazing... Wow!!!

030 So angry I pulled the plug

Before the newly reborn Subaru could even process what was happening, he saw Ace's projection throw a ball of red light at him. Although the boy reacted immediately and began to transform, Nexus, who had just transformed, also took all the damage from the light ball, and the battle ended once again.

"Nexus!"

This time, Genjo learned his lesson and quickly transformed to dodge the star-shaped energy shuriken that Ace's projection was firing continuously from his hands. But just as Nexus was doing a side somersault, Ace's projection extracted energy from the color timer and then stretched his hands forward horizontally. The energy in his palms shot out in a straight line, creating a crescent-shaped light blade. The whole sequence of movements was short and fast, and the light blade came down with lightning speed. Genjo could only helplessly watch as Ace's projection's light blade severed his head.

I can't believe it!

After Gen Subaru transformed again, he quickly opened a circular shield with one hand to block the first wave of attacks from Ace's projection. Then, he condensed a huge ball of light energy with his other hand and threw it into the sky. Instantly, dense energy projectiles rained down on the location of the projection.

That's right, this is the skill that Dark Mephisto used to attack Subaru in the Dark Realm. Although he didn't learn the positive and negative poles in today's training, he unexpectedly managed to get this move working.

At the same time, Nexus's body was enveloped in red light, and he circled behind the projection at supersonic speed, intending to launch a surprise attack. However, while the projection used a barrier to block the rain of light, it also converted all its energy into high-voltage energy and emitted electric light from the color timer towards the sky. This not only shattered the cluster of light rays, but also formed a lightning bolt above that struck directly. Nexus, who did not expect this change, was struck hard on the head and fell into a state of paralysis and dazedness. He was then taken away by the lightning bolt that followed.

Just how many skills does this guy know?

After his rebirth, Gen Subaru couldn't quite manage a smile. Although he had died repeatedly in battles with the other Ultra Brothers, this time he was dying far too quickly. And even now, the Ace projection hadn't moved an inch. The sense of defeat was overwhelming.

However, this aroused the boy's curiosity. This time, after being reborn, he didn't charge forward. Instead, he went head-to-head with the projection to see what tricks this Ultra Brother could pull off.

Hmm... this beam of light has a resemblance to the Mangeon Specium Ray.

Hmm... is it imitating the M87 beam? But he seems to be researching in the wrong direction. However, if he continues like this, he should be able to develop a similar lethal beam.

Tsk... What kind of crap is this eight-point blade? Look at me, haven't I already killed you several times with my disc blade? Haven't you improved at all?

Oh? Is he trying to copy my guillotine? No, is that how I use it? No, this... Ugh, so frustrating! Why can't I do it myself? Watching this guy use his cutting techniques is making my blood pressure soar.

Wait, wait, this trick won't work... Oh dear...

As he watched the Ultimate Guillotine fly out, Ace couldn't help but shout. Among the cutting beam techniques he knew, the Ultra Guillotine was several times more powerful than the Ultra Cut, also known as the Ultra Disc Blade. Due to its destructive power and the difficulty of controlling it, it was listed as a forbidden technique by the Land of Light. Ace had to obtain permission from the Land of Light to use it. The Ultimate Guillotine was a transformation of the Ultra Guillotine and was considered his strongest cutting technique.

To be honest, putting aside the fact that he didn't get permission, Ace felt that he went a bit too far with this, like bullying a child... Wait, you're planning to use your shield to block this?

Watching Nexus deploy a circular shield to block the Ultimate Guillotine, Ace couldn't help but think the guy was a fool. But as the Ultimate Guillotine sliced ​​through the circular shield and killed Nexus in the process, a strange chill crept into Ace's heart. He subconsciously looked to his left and right, then paused for a moment, slowly looked up, and saw a sacred, two-winged, silver-white giant that had appeared in the sky above the deep blue space.

Could this be Ultraman Noah?

Ace murmured in surprise, and soon he realized that this was not Noah's true form, but an energy clone left behind by that great one.

So that's why the circular shield was broken?

Once Ace calmed down, he quickly analyzed the current situation. Indeed, the circular shield was very good in terms of defense. When the Ultimate Guillotine slashed through it, the feedback he received was not as natural as when slashing a Super Beast. So... could this be considered a one-time little Easter egg left inside the circular shield?

Ace thought for a moment, then started to say, "Emmm..."

Well, I feel like that person was being a bit mischievous. If they wanted to protect someone, they should have done it properly. If there was danger, they should have just taken action. Why did they have to fixate on the shield? Luckily, I didn't fully trigger it this time, otherwise... oh, wait...

Ace glanced at Nexus, who was practically dying there, and nodded understandingly. Judging from his desperate appearance, he probably fought like that in real life. If he did things his own way, Noah's projection would probably be floating above him shortly after the fight started. What would be the point of fighting then? The enemy would be scared away, and how would he train new recruits?

Hey Hikari, give it your all! Find Nexus's location quickly so we can come and help. Look at him...

Seeing the boy so exhausted he couldn't even stand up, lying on the ground repeatedly to rest for a while before stubbornly getting up to fight again, Ace sighed deeply.

He's really having a tough time over there...

Good heavens! Are you really just going to pose however you want and let the lighting be whatever you want?

While Ace was lamenting, Subaru, who had been completely overwhelmed in the beam battle, lay on the ground nearly depressed. "How am I supposed to learn from this? Every time he kills me, the techniques are never the same. Although most are cutting techniques, and Particle Feather is also a cutting technique, I could try to use that as a starting point to study it, but..."

Isn't this too much for me? I'm only four years old! I've only been transformed for less than a month! How am I supposed to learn to cut through the circular shield with a cutting technique?! This Ultraman hasn't even moved his foot yet! Am I really that useless?! (flips table.jpg)

Oh dear...did I discourage this child...?