Ultraman cubs begin to wreak havoc.

A look of sadness seemed to appear in Sayuri's eyes as she said:

"What are you talking about? Aren't you the one lying? You concealed the fact that you were an agent's subordinate to get close to me. Don't you understand? Even if I am human, it doesn't change anything."

"Don't let her bewitch you!"

E shouted.

"You have to shoot, or you won't get through this. Weren't you determined to protect everyone?"

Protect?

Until just now, Saijo Nagi wanted to protect the girl standing in front of her, but...

"Honey, don't shoot."

The girl looked at Saijo Nagi with pleading eyes.

"I may indeed be an alien. But does that mean we aren't true friends?"

Saijo Nagi's hand holding the gun trembled. Saijo Nagi was about to...

"Shoot! Shoot!"

The happy times I spent with Sayuri... I...

"sorry"

Saijo Nagi pulled the trigger.

Before being struck, the girl looked at Saijo Nagi and muttered something to herself in loneliness. Sayuri's body slowly crumbled on the ground.

The girl—no, the alien—dissolved into blue bubbles with a gurgling sound.

"Hey, run!"

The flames unknowingly occupied almost the entire space.

E grabbed Saijo Nagi's hand, who was standing there blankly, and said...

Just then, a deafening roar ripped through the air, and E collapsed, clutching his chest.

Before anyone knew it, Yitiao was already crawling on the floor with a pistol in his hand.

"E!"

"...It's okay, let's go."

Saijo Nagi supported E's body and walked towards the stairs with the door open.

Saijo Nagi glanced back and saw him holding the blue bubble, repeatedly calling his daughter's name, "Sayuri, Sayuri, Sayuri..."

After descending the steps, the mansion was completely engulfed in flames. Saijo Nagi searched for a gap in the smoke and did her best to leave the courtyard. From the outside, the once imposing mansion looked as fragile as a matchbox, crumbling apart.

"I'll call someone!"

After placing the E horizontally, Saijo Nagi wanted to run to call someone.

"No need... It's definitely too late, I know that myself."

E said painfully, as warm, red blood seeped into the ground.

Instead of going to call for help, why don't you stay with me... okay?

"What are you saying..."

Saijo Nagi bit her lip, and tears streamed down her face.

"I finally met you, it hasn't been that long since we met... How could something like that happen! I still have so much to learn from you, right? So please, live on!"

Saijo Nagi hugged her older sister tightly. Why is it that the things I want to hold onto always slip through my fingers and disappear without a trace...? Saijo Nagi couldn't bear this sorrow.

"Look at you, don't cry."

E gently placed her hand on Saijo Nagi's head.

"Even if you're all alone, you're a top-notch agent. There's nothing that makes you uneasy."

"E, I still don't understand..."

Saijo Nagi's tears mingled with E's blood.

“That child… Sayuri, she just said ‘goodbye’ to me before she was hit, and she looked so lonely.”

Little Lily, who should have resisted, did nothing.

Furthermore, the bullet that wounded E was not fired by an alien, but by one of our own kind.

"What should I protect, what should I believe in? I have no idea. I've always tried to become an adult like my older sister. But, it's impossible, I can't catch up to her..."

"It's okay, just live your life the way you want. Just believe in what you believe in. Your trust in others will one day save someone."

"...Will that day really come?"

Yes. Definitely.

For some reason, E's words had a way of making people believe them without a doubt. Saijo Nagi believed what she said.

"Is that alright? Starting tomorrow, you will inherit my name and become E."

"Eh?"

"Look carefully, this is for you."

E took a silver box out of his pocket and placed it in Saijo Nagi's hand.

"Have a piece."

Then, the young woman and Saijo Nagi ate chocolate one piece after another. Unable to hold back their tears, they streamed down their faces again.

"New E, here's your first task."

The young woman said with a smile.

"Never again, don't cry..."

"As ordered."

Saijo Nagi replied readily. Then Saijo Nagi asked a question.

"Finally, may I ask you something?"

"what?"

"Tell me, what is E's real name?"

Saijo Nagi said shyly, after hesitating for a long time, the young lady carefully whispered her name to Saijo Nagi—

Shiori Hiraki.

Under a sky full of stars, E quietly closed her eyes.

.......

Saijo Nagi put away her past memories and looked at the figure not far away. It was Senju Rei. Was he the helper that Komon Kazuki had recruited?

After exchanging the password, Saijo Nagi handed the weapon to Senju Rei and said in a low voice:

"Let me ask you this: why did you come here to help that idiot fight against the entire TLT?"

"Ah...this...."

Chishu Rei tilted her head, seemingly thinking about it seriously for a moment, and then said softly:

"Let's just say trust. He's quite reliable, senior. As long as he's not crazy, he can be trusted."

"Trust, ah, how interesting. Let's go, prepare for war."

........

"Hey, can I ask you something?"

Senju Rei, leaning her tiny body against the pillar, suddenly asked a question.

"E, can you tell me your real name?"

"Why...why are you asking this all of a sudden? It's like you don't know that secret agents need to erase their real names?"

Saijo Nagi recalled the past and said in a flustered manner.

"Since we're already in this situation, who cares about spies now? I really want to know. Tell me!"

Saijo Nagi was overwhelmed by the enthusiastic demeanor of Senju Rei and replied...

"Nagi Saijo, my name is Nagi Saijo."

That's right. On the day her predecessor E passed away, Saijo Nagi became E. Did that girl grow up properly that day? Saijo Nagi herself doesn't even know.

Before dawn, Saijo Nagi nestled against E, hugging her knees. Soon, the agents rushed over, and as E had instructed, I was quickly officially recognized as a TLT agent.

After that, I became like E, wearing a black trench coat, fighting against the invaders to protect humanity and for what I believed in.

Whether this was the right thing to do, Saijo Nagi wasn't sure. But she thought it was fine this way. Because she worked so hard, she was labeled as the "most extreme fighter"... but that was alright too.

And now, Saijo Nagi and Senju Rei are on the final battlefield.

This place is essentially the central hub, or heart, where those guys manipulate intelligence to rule humanity. If this place is attacked, everything they have built up so far will be destroyed, thus freeing humanity from the slavery they have unknowingly fallen into.

The bombs intended to destroy this place could be set right in front of them, but neither Saijo Nagi nor Senju Rei had the strength to escape from here.