Ultraman cubs begin to wreak havoc.

"So... I hope to hide here for a while..."

"What exactly is this feeling of unease?" Riko Saito asked awkwardly.

"You must have been in a lot of pain. But it's okay now. You don't have to suffer anymore."

Kazuki Komon stared intently at Riko Saito and said, "Suddenly, he increased the pressure on my hand, and Riko Saito felt a sharp pain from his grip."

"Because I want to send you to paradise as soon as possible."

At that moment, Riko Saida finally found the source of the unease. This guy wasn't Kazuki Komon at all, he wasn't even human.

The reason I say this is because this guy hasn't blinked once since the beginning, and, whether it's an illusion or not, Riko Saida seems to see a twisted darkness in Kazuki Komon. Being grabbed by him feels like being held by an octopus!

Riko Saito desperately tried to escape, but the imposter grabbed her with a force that nearly tore her shoulder apart. The excruciating pain made her scream, and then his hand tightened around her throat. Her vision went black, and everything was swallowed by darkness. She could no longer even scream. In her dazed state, Riko Saito seemed to hear a whispering voice coming from somewhere in the darkness:

'Farewell, Riko Saida.'

Riko Saito recalled the nightmare that haunted her. Yes, the scene was exactly like that dark world. She had been too simplistic. The nightmare wasn't in a dream; it existed in reality...

In Riko Saita's fading consciousness, she recalled once again the warmth she felt from his hand when their fingers were intertwined.

Before I die, I want to see you one last time... Komon...

"Riko!"

A familiar voice suddenly rang in her ears, and at the same time, the hand gripping Riko Saita's neck loosened. The world around her vaguely returned to her vision; a man stood there, his gun pointed at another version of himself.

This is not an illusion.

"The Lone Gate!"

"I can't help but shout!" Riko Saida blurted out. Their eyes met. Through her teary eyes, she could only make out Kazuki Komon's blurry figure. Even so, she was overjoyed.

"Let go of Riko!"

Kazuki Komon, having assumed an attack stance, brandished his gun in a threat. The creature remained unmoved, showing no intention of surrendering.

For a moment, the situation reached a stalemate. The three remained frozen in place. Then, Riko Saito felt something surging within her body, as if she felt an intense loathing for the counterfeit's existence, a desire to kill it instantly. Driven by this force, Riko Saito tightened her grip on the strap of her handbag…

Immediately, Riko Saito raised her wrist and, with a heavy heart, slapped the fake man across the face with her handbag. The man clutched his face and let out a wail of agony.

This action startled Kazuki Komon. He had never imagined that his lover, who couldn't even open a bottle of mineral water and needed his help, could unleash such brute force. But in any case, the restraints were broken, and Riko Saita took the opportunity to roll over and onto the floor.

Take advantage of now!

Komon Kazuki's gun, poised to fire, flashed and struck its target precisely. The energy pierced through the creature's abdomen, and it was then slammed into the wall behind it by the powerful impact.

The skin of "Komon Kazuki" crumbled and fell away, revealing the creature covered in a bluish-green color. Its rapidly melting, slime-like ugliness sent chills down one's spine.

Kazuki Komon frowned. Riko Saida ran to Kazuki Komon's side.

"Kōmon Kazuki, who exactly is this...?"

"They must be aliens, right?"

Komon Kazuki's tone was also somewhat arrogant. He had seen many aliens, but this was the first time he had ever seen an alien like this.

"Why do aliens want my life?"

"Wait a moment."

Kazuki Komon waved his hand, signaling her not to speak yet. A faint sound was stimulating his auditory nerves; it was an electronic sound that shouldn't be playing in the park.

Kazuki Komon immediately peered under the chair, where a machine, entangled in complex wiring and covered in strange flesh, was secretly placed.

"It's a bomb! Run!"

Kazuki Komon hugged Riko Saida tightly and ran towards the exit. They pushed open the door and rushed outside. At the same time, he held Riko Saida's head and covered her with his whole body, then lay down on the ground.

Just then, a massive explosion occurred.

A deafening and terrifying explosion resounded all around, shattering all the glass windows near the park instantly, and flames suddenly shot out from the park.

Countless debris rained down, continuously striking Kazuki Komon, who was protecting Riko Saito. Now, everything was engulfed by a raging sea of ​​fire. The flames seemed to reach the heavens, spewing blazing tongues of fire into the towering sky.

After the explosion, the air swayed erratically due to the fire, and the two people remained motionless in place.

Riko Saida could only feel the intense heartbeat and breathing of Kazuki Komon pressing against her skin.

"Are you OK?"

After a while, Kazuki Komon approached her and asked with concern. Riko Saida nodded vigorously. However, the horrific scene of flames engulfing everything remained branded in her mind, impossible to erase.

"I'm fine, let's go somewhere else."

Riko Saito knew of a place, her old family cabin, which had been uninhabited for a long time. Even her parents might not remember it if they were still alive.

Upon arriving at the small cabin, Kazuki Komon seemed lost in thought, his expression shifting constantly. Finally, he groaned softly and said:

"Whether it's a car trying to run you over or an alien, they're all being manipulated by someone who rules the world."

“Isolation, tell me.”

This was the first time Riko Saida had used such a forceful tone to pressure him; both of them had reached their limits.

"Who are you?"

"I am an agent of an organization called TLT."

He began to recount his profession. The so-called secret organization TLT was an agency tasked with eliminating invaders who had come to Earth. A group of people who secretly repelled aliens to prevent social chaos.

"However, I am now fighting alone against the invaders who rule the world, independent of orders. I don't know when those guys invaded Earth, but I know that they control information and have been manipulating the world from behind the scenes."

"What exactly are they?"

"I do not know yet."

Kazuki Komon shook his head.

"However, you stumbled upon some of those guys' secrets in the Science Ministry. So your life is now in danger. You can no longer return to the Science Ministry. Just hide with me."

"Wait a moment!"

Riko Saito buried her face in her hands, turning her gaze to the ground. Although she was heartbroken, but...

"Why do you know so much about me? Could it be that you approached me from the beginning because you knew I was an employee of the Ministry of Science?"

Riko Saito stood up, turned around, and walked towards the door without looking back.

"Hey, where are you going?"

Upon hearing this question, Riko Saito burst forth with overwhelming sorrow, shouting:

"Going to escape alone. I can't trust anything anymore... You only started dating me to spy on me, didn't you!"

Tears streamed down my face. Indeed, I am utterly alone and helpless in this world. The loneliness I've felt since childhood isn't a mistake. There's nothing in this world I can truly trust. How foolish I was to let the ice that had sealed my heart melt away. That's why I'm so heartbroken and devastated.

"not like this."

Someone gripped her shoulders tightly, startling Riko Saida. It was Kazuki Komon, gazing at her with earnest eyes.

"I approached you to protect you. I will definitely save this world. This is my promise to you."

The hand resting on my shoulder was quite warm.

Kazuki Komon's words gently melted the last bit of ice remaining in Riko Saida's heart.

Riko Saito nodded vigorously, letting herself fall into his arms. In that moment, all her unease, sadness, and despair vanished. Yes. Wasn't that what I always thought? With this person, I could survive no matter what world I was in.

There's nothing to worry about.

Komon Kazuki suddenly looked up and gazed out the window.

"It looks like pursuers are coming. Let's run."

Kazuki Komon instinctively walked alone towards the gate. Riko Saito grasped his hand tightly, and Kazuki, seemingly surprised, looked at her face. However, he still nodded firmly to Riko Saito, who was smiling.

We must save this world!!!

From the day they made that promise, the two began a life on the run.

Riko Saita hacked into the Ministry of Science's computer, bypassed numerous firewalls, and successfully obtained the files that would make her life a target for criticism.

Project Poseidon—this is the next step in the invasion plans of the invaders who rule this world.

Project Poseidon claims to be a project aimed at generating powerful energy, surpassing nuclear energy, by applying special fluctuations to lake water.

In reality, the experimental area enclosed by Project Poseidon was actually creating, producing, and propagating something unknown for the invaders who were in control.

But whatever it is, if it is something the enemy wants to protect, then it is something that Kazuki Komon and Riko Saito want to destroy!

At this moment, Kazuki Komon was carrying a briefcase, inside which was a high-explosive jand and a detonating device.

only.....

"Riko, you don't need to come."

Kazuki Komon looked at Riko Saito beside him. She was clumsily holding a heavy beam gun in her hand. The reason she was trembling was not because she was laughing heartily, but because she was desperately enduring the heavy burden of battle that would fall on her shoulders in the future.

Kazuki Komon glanced at Riko Saito in this state out of the corner of his eye, and felt a pang of pain in his chest. This girl was about to pick up a gun and be dragged into a bloody battle.

This is absolutely unacceptable. As long as she doesn't know the secrets of the world's rulers, this certainly wouldn't happen. Yet, this is precisely the path she has chosen. She has chosen the path of resolutely approaching the truth of the world together with Kazuki Komon.

Before the operation began, Kazuki Komon painstakingly persuaded her. As a special agent, he had risked his life several times in battles against invaders, and as a seasoned veteran, he knew that this operation was likely to be fraught with danger.