Ultraman cubs begin to wreak havoc.

The monster's mournful roar echoed all around.

Qian Shulian watched all this absentmindedly from the rooftop of the building. He was not used to being able to stand by and do nothing, unable to save her, and there was nothing he could do.

All I can do now is probably take good care of her on her final stage.

Suddenly, the street was illuminated by daylight. When they opened their eyes, TLT's anti-monster task force had arrived and launched a fierce attack on the monster.

That's not her.

Senju Rei thought to herself. That frail girl was no more. She was nothing more than a monster driven by a destructive instinct...

Suddenly, the monster turned around.

With eyes overflowing with sorrow, green and looking down upon a thousand trees in pity.

No, that's... those eyes are...

At that moment... a soothing humming sound echoed through the night sky.

With its terrifyingly fanged mouth, the monster—no, the girl—undoubtedly sang a song.

Time seemed to stand still. Qian Shulian was captivated by the song. On this battlefield amidst the chaos of war, only Qian Shulian listened intently to the melody.

Even with her disfigured appearance, her singing voice remained beautiful.

That...it really is Ruisheng...

"hateful!"

Qian Shulian closed his eyes, which were brimming with tears. That was Ruisheng. The moment he realized this, he also understood what he had to do. He reached out and placed his hand on the gun he had hidden away.

We can't let her continue to cause destruction. If this continues, too many innocent people will lose their lives or become homeless. This is not Ruisheng's intention; she doesn't want to hurt anyone else!

Despite her grief, Chishu Rei remained unwavering, aiming her gun at the green eyes.

At that moment, he couldn't help but recall the girl singing alone in that nightclub. How could he have missed her then? That night, I fell in love with that girl's eyes. If only I had noticed sooner... Now, her eyes, overflowing with sorrow, gazed silently at Chishu Rei.

'sorry. ’

Large tears streamed down her green eyes, or so she seemed to say, before Qian Shulian's bullet pierced those eyes.

At the same time, TLT's high-explosive bomb also struck the monster, and the monster...the girl... was reduced to dust and disappeared into the night sky in the violent explosion...

.....

The waves surged in and then receded.

Senju Rei stood on a slightly raised hill, overlooking the sea that seemed to stretch to the end of the world.

On this hill stands a small grave, and every week without fail, a new batch of flowers is planted in front of it. This is the grave of that sorrowful girl, unknown to anyone except Senju Rei.

A considerable amount of time has passed since the girl's death.

That night, through the screen, people all over the world witnessed the battle between TLT and the beast-like Risen. It is said that her song, which had transformed into a monster, moved people to tears without hesitation.

"Mizuki Nonomiya, her body has been transformed into a monster by the invaders. What despicable invaders they are! From now on, we must continue to fight against the invaders to the very end."

The woman on the screen proclaimed that this was a fabricated report by TLT to cater to its audience.

The terrible fact that Deltas cells were a failed human endeavor remains buried in darkness.

The media flocked to market her as the tragic heroine, and her past songs regained immense popularity thanks to this opportunity, fulfilling her original plans and desires.

However, Senju Rei didn't take the commotion seriously. The girl shown on the screen was Nonomiya Mizuki, not Mizuki. The girl standing on the last stage, her green eyes weren't directed at the noisy audience from all over the world. In the end, she was only looking at me, singing only for me. Senju Rei believed that.

Ruisheng...

Chiju Rei recalled that petite girl, the girl who dipped her feet in the waves, a shy smile on her face. The girl who stood by the sea, singing a beautiful song...

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Just then, an incoming call notification on her personal terminal brought Chiju Rei back to reality; it was from Komon Kazuki.

"Lian, are you there? I have something to tell you."

"Senior, you're currently wanted by the authorities. Is it really appropriate for you to contact me like this? Or are you planning to give up and have me help you communicate with the Commander and the others?"

“No, I won’t stop. The Ministry of Science seems to have information related to Riko. I want to obtain this information. You should also lend a hand. Riko has arrived now. This time, our operation concerns all of humanity! TLT can no longer be trusted.”

"Huh? Well..."

Qian Shulian glanced back at Ruisheng's grave, sighed with some annoyance, and then said in a self-deprecating tone:

"Well... anyway... I agree, I'll be right there."

"Where are you now?"

Upon hearing this, Qian Shulian smiled and changed the subject.

"It's none of your business. I have plenty of secrets too."

"Okay, I won't ask any more questions. When we get there, you'll have a helper. You'll find out who it is when you get there."

After disconnecting her personal terminal, Qian Shulian fell into deep thought.

Kazuki Komon probably recalled the important thing he was willing to risk his life to protect, and then, little by little, he approached the secrets of this world.

I heard that seven people have gone missing in the Ministry of Science within three days. Chishu Rei has a feeling that someone is about to cause a major incident, and that a great war against the world might break out in a few days. This is the intuition of a special agent.

At the same time, that might be my last battle, who knows...

At that time, the world was too powerful, so powerful that Senju Rei and the girl were unable to resist it, but now, the time has come to confront it again.

Ruisheng, I'm leaving.

He whispered to the grave.

I will never regret it again.

Senju Rei turned his back to the grave, and with a soothing song playing in his ears, he slowly took a step toward the fate that awaited him.

.......

"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get."

I, Saijo Nagi, understood this truth in the summer when I was nineteen.

But even understanding this principle was useless. The work she did to make a living was hard and monotonous. Saijo Nagi became like a part of a huge machine, repeating the same operation. She felt the same way about being a tiny cog in a machine. She had no idea what impact her existence could have on society. This made her feel both uneasy and miserable.

Unable to excel in university or at her job, Saijo Nagi has lost her sense of direction.

Nagi Saijo could only walk wearily and weakly toward her home, where no one was waiting for her.

Just then, Saijo Nagi noticed something crawling ahead. Unexpectedly, it immediately approached, startling her and causing her to freeze in place. The thing, hidden in the darkness, didn't seem like an ordinary creature.

Saijo Nagi observed carefully and felt that it looked like an old man. He was quite dignified and the old man was clutching his side and crawling on the ground.

"Are you OK?"

Coming to his senses, Saijo Nagi asked in a low voice that he must have encountered some trouble for some reason, perhaps he had fallen ill, and if so, he should be taken to the hospital as soon as possible.

"...I'm fine."

The reply sounded like a groan.

Oh no, how could nothing be wrong?

Saijo Nagi wrapped her arms around the old man's shoulders to support him. Just then, the wrinkled hand that had been pressing on his abdomen touched hers; it felt smooth...

Oh no, this must be blood! The old man seems to be bleeding from his side. How could this happen?

Saijo Nagi anxiously moved the old man's body. Just then, the moon, which had been obscured by dark clouds, peeked out and its light shone around, making the area slightly brighter. Inadvertently, Saijo Nagi saw the sticky liquid on her hand, and her heart nearly stopped beating.

The blood was a shocking blue.

"I saw it."

The old man glared at Saijo Nagi with bloodshot eyes, and her wrist was immediately grabbed by an extraordinary force, while another hand, revealing bone, gripped Saijo Nagi's throat.

I want to be killed by this guy!!!

Her vision became like a sandstorm playing on a screen, and Saijo Nagi, like a broken doll, swayed her legs, and you could almost hear the death knell tolling.

Are you going to die here?

Suddenly, Saijo Nagi saw her mother's face. Her mother must have looked like this when she died...

Ah... in the end... is there really nothing I can do...?

"Take your hands off that child!"

The sound came from afar, as if passing through a filter. Suddenly, the pressure on her head lessened, and air was able to enter her lungs. Saijo Nagi coughed violently, and at the same time, a black figure appeared in her teary vision.

"Who are you?"

"Defeat your experts!"

This time, the voice that was heard was that of a cheerful and dignified woman. The woman, wearing a black trench coat, stood facing this direction with a gun.

"If you come any closer, I'll kill her!"

The old man, holding Saijo Nagi down, shouted angrily.

"You have nowhere to run, Putromeus alien. Your actions are considered an act of aggression against Earth, and such things are unforgivable."

"Earthlings."