Entertainment: You're asked to make a graduation project, but you're asked to film Ultrama

The following morning, at the Asia headquarters.

"You two are going to Japan? And you need a car?"

Marina looked shocked.

Unexpectedly, in the future, Aihara Ryu would actually ask her, a former professional motorcyclist from Japan, for a car.

And the two of them actually want to go to Japan?

However, Marina readily handed them the keys and threatened that if they dared to damage her car, she would make them pay.

Subsequently, Ryu Aihara traveled to Japan and found Coach "Shinjo".

Aihara Ryu straddled the seat, gripped the trigger handlebars tightly, and turned to give Mirai a nod with his chin:

"Come up, to the future!"

With a sudden roar, the motorcycle shot out of the base like an arrow, speeding towards the Konosaki area under the rising sun.

Holy crap, that motorcycle is so cool!

[New City is still driving~~ Could you stage a car crash?]

[Why would I have a dream where the female lead is riding another female character's car and taking the male lead for a ride?]

[Why is it that Brother Long taking Xiao Meng for a drive is strangely sweet?]

To be fair, Brother Long got a scolding from the captain last night, and he's noticeably calmer today.

[Let's hurry to the scene and investigate. When Xiaomeng sees the truth of what happened back then, will she also have a different view of humanity?]

More than an hour later, the motorcycle arrived at Konosaki.

The once desolate, dark, and sewage-filled Duoduoliang River beach has long since lost all trace of its former glory.

"The changes are really big."

Long held up the photos and compared the differences between the two places.

"However, this is indeed the place where the incident occurred. The place across the highway is where the giant fish monster Murucci appeared back then."

Looking around now, the riverbanks are covered with flat, lush green lawns, and a well-equipped children's park and baseball field have been built not far away. The air is filled with the fragrance of grass and flowers.

Actually, next to the photo that Ryu was holding was a personal profile of Sakuma Ryo.

But Aihara Ryu didn't care at the time.

Ultimately, the core of the issue lies in the fact that civilians committed atrocities against the Metzians, which ultimately led to the police officer shooting them.

In his view, Sakuma Ryo was just a boy who had been caught up in the incident and was not important.

But the future is murmuring to itself.

"What was he thinking when he was digging the hole?"

Looking around at this lush green riverbank in the future.

It is said that the boy once searched this entire riverbank with a shovel in search of the Metz aliens' hidden spaceship. Even after the Metz aliens died, he didn't stop...

What about those deep pits?

The two walked down the riverbank and began searching the surrounding area on foot.

"Thinking about it carefully... the Metz alien incident happened fifty years ago, right? Such a long time ago, would anyone still remember it? Even if the person who experienced it back then was thirty years old, they would be eighty years old now."

At this moment, Future conjures up the image of the abandoned house in the photograph in her mind, imagining the scene of the boy and the humanoid Metz smiling at each other in front of the house.

Sakuma Ryo is a pitiful boy who has no relatives or friends in his hometown and has been abandoned by his parents.

For a child who is only around ten years old, his parents are his whole world, and his heart must be full of scars.

That's why, even though he knew the old man was from outer space, he still ate and lived with him, relying on him for survival...

However, beneath this gleaming, modern town, when Aihara Ryu and Mirai begin their investigation based on the archives, they stumble upon two completely different facets of humanity.

Right there on the riverbank, they met an old man.

"Are you from TAC... no, ZAT... or MAC?"

The old man asked.

Judging from his age, this old man is about seventy-five or seventy-six years old.

Aihara Ryu corrected: "No, we are GUYS."

The future addition states: "However, you can consider us to be similar organizations."

[A phrase suddenly came to mind: "They knew nothing of the Han dynasty, let alone the Wei and Jin dynasties."]

[MAC is completely wiped out...]

However, in the eyes of ordinary people, these might really be considered pretty much the same.

The demands made by the Metz alien Bio, who invaded the Wing's communication lines, to GUYS were actually broadcast live to the entire world.

Given his ability to hack into communication lines, doing so would be a piece of cake.

In other words, the contents of the agreement demanding the cession of territory and the conditions requiring the surrender of criminals were also broadcast live globally...

"That alien was talking about...the incident that happened here decades ago, wasn't it?" the old man asked with a sorrowful expression.

Ryuu Aihara neither confirmed nor denied it, but instead asked in return, "Do you know something?"

"Actually... when my brother was in junior high school, he seemed to often provoke that kid who lived with that alien. No, not particularly frequently."

What followed was a long conversation...

……

"According to that witness, the Metz aliens who live on the riverbank do seem to have used telekinetic abilities... He once threw a middle school student who was bullying a teenager out of the water and even caused the student's dog to explode on the spot."

That evening, Aihara Ryu used a communicator to report his findings to everyone in the command center.

"Explosion? That's an outrageous ability..."

George listened to the report with a speechless expression.

"According to the witness, he felt extreme fear at the time."

"That's understandable. If they can make dogs explode, they're bound to do the same to humans."

"But...it was clearly those middle schoolers who bullied Sakuma Ryo first."

Tang Zheping, who was sitting at the control panel, interjected.

"That being said, this clearly constitutes excessive self-defense."

Recalling the faint trace of fear on the old man's face that he had seen during the day, Aihara Ryu said.

Then, in the future, she recounted what happened next.

The investigation by members of the MAT team ironically became the fuse that fueled the arrogance of the Showa-era troublemakers...

However, when he recounted this past event in the future, his emotions were not so calm.

"We all know what happened next."

"The police fired their guns, and then the monster emerged."

My God... this sends chills down my spine. Is this the banality of evil?

[Bullying an orphan and making it sound so natural!]

It's pathetic how humans are; they seem to have an innate tendency to derive pleasure from excluding those who are different and bullying the weak.

[Mr. Jinshan used his telekinetic powers to protect Liangcai. Even a dog is about to bite; are you just going to let the child be bitten to death?]

[They committed evil first, then turned around and used the victim's legitimate self-defense as an excuse for fear, even inciting a mob to attack...]

This is so true; this is the true face of certain groups in reality, who disguise bullying as fear.

This is what everyday life is like.

Aihara Ryu felt a tightness in his chest.

Later, the two continued to visit the entire old shopping street.

However, most of the older shopkeepers' expressions changed drastically upon seeing the defense team uniforms. Fearing they would get into trouble, they coldly waved their hands and closed their doors, repeatedly saying "I don't know" and "Don't come looking for me."

It seems they've also heard about the recent news.

It seems aliens have come seeking revenge.

The entire town seemed to have erected an invisible high wall, refusing to confront the sins of the past.

It wasn't until they pushed open the door of a dimly lit ceramics shop on the street corner that the second facet of humanity, the faint light hidden in the cracks, slowly shone in.

The elderly owner of the ceramics shop, who was over seventy years old and wearing reading glasses, did not avoid the two men like others would, but instead let out a long sigh after hearing their purpose.

"Back then, everyone in the shopping district treated that child like a monster, and nobody would sell him anything..."

The old shopkeeper put down his teacup.

"But not everyone is like that."

"Back then, there was a bakery across the street, and the owner had a daughter named Yoko."

"Miss Yoko?"

"The future asked softly."

"Yes, she's a pretty girl whose eyes crinkle when she smiles."

"The whole town is ostracizing that child. Even Yangzi's parents advised her not to cause trouble. But Yangzi just wouldn't listen."

"Every time the child stood timidly outside the door, Yoko would always shove a freshly baked hot bread into his hands and take away the dirty coins from his hands."

Hearing this, Wei Lai felt a warmth in her heart. It turned out that there were kind-hearted people like her in this shopping street.

"Then...where is Miss Yoko now?"

The future is a pressing question.

The old shopkeeper's eyes dimmed, replaced by deep regret: "Alas, beauty is often envied. That girl later married, and just over thirty, she and her husband died in a car accident..."

"What...?"

The two were taken aback.

"After that incident, will Sakuma Ryo still come to this shopping street to buy things?"

Aihara Ryu, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up and asked the porcelain shop owner.

The porcelain shop owner was taken aback:

"Oh, that boy's name is Sakuma Ryo... Let me think, I've seen him a few times since that incident. He's probably still buying bread from Yoko."

As he stepped out of the ceramics shop, sunlight shone on Aihara Ryu's face, yet he felt an unprecedented sense of torn apart and bewilderment.

Humans can be so narrow-minded and cruel as to drive innocent investigators to their doom, yet they can also give birth to pure and warm kindness like that of Ms. Yoko.

Aihara Ryu turned his head to look at the forlorn-looking Mirai beside him.

For the first time, he asked himself:

What is the true nature of this young man, a giant of light, who always loves curry and has an innocent smile, as he embraces and protects this contradictory land?

Aihara Ryu really wanted to ask him directly, but at the same time he was afraid of knowing the answer.

At the very least, he didn't want to hear words of denial about humanity from the future...

In the daily interactions, this feeling had already quietly sprouted in my heart without me even realizing it.

The dragon realized this once again.

[Miss Yoko... I'm crying so hard! Why do good people always die young?!]

This kind of simple kindness is the most touching.

[Aihara Ryu's view of humanity is being reshaped. He used to be preoccupied with firing and eliminating invaders, but now he's finally seeing the complexity of the world.]

On one side lies an abyss of malice, on the other, a glimmer of light through the cracks...

Before Aihara Ryu could recover from his complicated emotions, a thin figure dressed in a black robe suddenly flashed past at the street corner!

Is it just my imagination?

When he looked closely...

Wearing a seashell pendant and with a cold expression—Bio, a Metz alien!

Bio gave the two of them a cold glance, then turned and ran off quickly.

"stop!"

Aihara Ryu's pupils contracted, and he instinctively drew his gun and gave chase.

"Dragon, use the gun here..."

"It's fine!"

Of course, firing a gun in a place like this wouldn't be necessary... he was just holding it in his hand, just in case.

Bio's running speed was extraordinary, and he lured the future Aihara Ryu towards the embankment of the Tatara River!

He rushed up the high river embankment, but when Aihara Ryu saw the scene in front of him from above, his blood ran cold!

In the children's park in front of the riverbank, more than twenty kindergarten children were playing happily under the guidance of their teachers, while Bio was rushing straight into the crowd!

"Scatter! Danger!" Aihara Ryu roared.

Upon hearing the roar, Bio suddenly stopped in his tracks.

He turned around, a monstrous, demonic laugh spreading across his face.

The next second, he didn't hesitate to remove his human disguise, and his aquatic creature-like face and claws were instantly revealed in the sunlight!

From Aihara Ryu's perspective, a ferocious alien is opening its claws and pouncing on the unarmed child behind him!

Years of accumulated defensive instincts and the instinct to protect civilians instantly overwhelmed Captain Sakami's order!

Aihara Ryu suddenly drew the Tulaiga gun with his right hand and forcefully pulled the trigger with his index finger!

"Don't even think about it!!"

"Bang!"

A blinding red laser ripped through the sky and pierced through Bio's right shoulder with pinpoint accuracy!

A purplish-blue blood gushed out, splattering onto the lush green grass. Bio's body was thrown over by the immense impact, falling heavily onto the earth.

However, instead of groaning, Bio, lying on the ground, threw his head back and let out a piercing, chilling laugh:

"Hahaha... Just as I knew it! I knew this would happen!"

Bio, clutching his bleeding right shoulder, slowly pushed himself up from the ground, his eyes filled with a triumphant mockery:

"This was true fifty years ago, and it will remain true fifty years from now!"

"You savage creatures of this planet, your very bones are filled with xenophobic cruelty!"

"As you can see, I am indeed an alien."

"I'm lying on the ground," Bio said in a low voice, then slowly pushed himself up.

"But... what have I done?"

"Don't joke around! You were clearly trying to attack those children!"

"Me? Attacking those children?"

"Even though you haven't succeeded yet... but that's exactly what you're planning to do!"

As soon as Aihara Ryu finished speaking, Mirai arrived.

"dragon……"

"You saw the future, didn't you? This guy definitely wants to attack those children, right?"

As Aihara Ryu spoke, his tone was noticeably lower than before, but a strong sense of unease welled up inside him.

Was I too impulsive...? This thought flashed through my mind.

"Although you're disguised as a human, you seem to be Ultraman from the Space Garrison."

Bio staggered to his feet, instantly recognizing the future's true identity.

"Perfect... You saw it too, didn't you? Why did I have to end up like this? This kind of thing is quite common on this planet."

"You'll pull the trigger without hesitation if anyone is an opponent!"

Aihara Ryu's hand gripping the gun suddenly stiffened, and his face instantly turned deathly pale.

"You...you deliberately provoked me to fire?!"

"The entire universe witnessed this!"

Bio's face contorted as he suddenly raised his left hand, unleashing a massive mental storm that swept across the sky!

"Snap—!"

The once clear sky was instantly swallowed up by ink-black clouds, with howling winds and raging thunder!

With the violent distortion and folding of space, the giant blue sphere containing the giant fish monster Zoamurucci, which was originally located on the flat land in the mountains, was instantly pulled by telekinesis and crashed directly into the sky above the Tatara River beach!

A massive, dark shadow blotted out the sky, shrouding the entire riverbank in the shadow of death.

"You Earthlings fired the first shot!"

Bio coldly declared, "The cycle of cause and effect has begun; the time for retribution has arrived!"

Future, who arrived shortly after, rushed forward eagerly:

"Mr. Bio!"

"Please stop!"

"We haven't really sat down to communicate yet!"

"Ultraman, shut up!"

Bio shouted angrily:

"This is a blood feud between two planets; you have no right to interfere!"

"Are you going to protect these brutal murderers?!"

Faced with this scathing criticism, Wei Lai gritted his teeth and painfully stopped in his tracks.

"Fifty years ago, weren't those the humans living nearby the ones who massacred my people on this land? Those humans escaped all punishment simply because their victims were aliens, and have remained at large ever since. They deserve retribution!"

"Even so, are you willing to harm innocent people?"

Aihara Ryu gritted his teeth, his gun still pointed at Bio, his voice hoarse:

"Do you hate humans that much?"

"Even if it involves innocent children, you're willing to destroy everything?!"

"innocent?"

"Weren't those who died here innocent too?!"

Bio's voice was filled with anger:

"The investigator you shot to death like a wild beast... was my own father!!"

【？？？？！！】

I see, no wonder they hate humans...

There's really no way for the two sides to reconcile like this.

[I am a Metz alien, and I would also choose to take revenge on humanity; I am human, and I would also choose to eliminate those who are different...]

Sigh, no wonder Jinshan became that boy's adoptive father; it turns out he had his own child too.

His father?

His father!

These words left everyone speechless for a moment.

Aihara Ryu was struck dumb, frozen in place.

Are you kidding me?

"On the morning I left for Earth, my father stroked my head and said gently, 'Bio, take good care of Mother. I'll be back in a while.'"

"But what I received was a bloody truth that I learned more than ten years later!"

"My father, who set foot on this planet with a yearning for peace, ultimately perished under the siege of your ignorant and violent human forces!"

Each of Bio's roars was like a heavy hammer slamming into Aihara Ryu's heart.

The mirror images of hatred overlapped perfectly at this moment.

Captain Serizawa...

What would you do if you were in that situation?

Looking at the alien youth in front of him, Aihara Ryu seemed to see himself in the ruins, heartbroken after losing Captain Serizawa and his beliefs, his heart filled only with vengeful fury.

Just as the atmosphere reached its peak, and destruction seemed imminent, a clear, childlike voice suddenly ripped through the heavy silence:

"Xiao Shi! Come back quickly!"

Amidst the terrified screams of the caregiver, a five-year-old girl broke free from her teacher's embrace and, with her unsteady little legs, ran fearlessly all the way to Bio!

"Little girl, danger!"

Aihara Ryu was shocked and instinctively tried to pull her away.

But the little girl named Xiaoshi pursed her lips tightly, her clear and bright eyes looking up fearlessly at the hideous alien.

She pulled a floral handkerchief with a cute bear pattern from her pocket and stubbornly handed it to Bio's bleeding shoulder.

The catching-up caregiver was so frightened that she fell to the ground, her face ashen.

"Xiao Shi! That's an alien!"

"Get away from him!"

"Even aliens feel pain when they're injured!"

The little girl turned her head, her innocent and clear voice echoing in the strong wind:

"Our headmistress always told us that a long, long time ago, an alien uncle and a human boy lived on this riverbank. They were best friends!"

People from different planets can definitely get along well!

These innocent yet pure words, like a thunderclap, shattered the boundless killing intent that had solidified on the riverbank.

Aihara Ryu trembled all over, his eyes red-rimmed.

He silently put away the Tulaiga spear in his hand and walked up to Bio.

When he saw that Bio had not done anything excessive.

Long knelt down on one knee, took the bear-shaped handkerchief from the little girl's clumsy hand, and gently placed it on Bio's right shoulder, carefully bandaging the wound.

Bio stood stiffly, staring coldly at the human defense team member bandaging him, his eyes swirling with shock, humiliation, and bewilderment.

The wound was tightly bandaged with a handkerchief. The little girl blinked her big eyes, tilted her head up, looked at Bio with a complex expression, and opened her little mouth with utmost seriousness, reciting a string of strange syllables in a tender, soft tone:

"KI E TE KO SHI KI RE KI RE KI RE TE』."

boom!

The moment those syllables fell, Bio was frozen in place, his face, which resembled that of an aquatic animal, seemed to be filled with disbelief and horror!

That's the universal language, which translates to just five words: "You, I, are friends."

"How...how could you say that?!"

Bio's voice suddenly changed as he stared intently at the human child in front of him.

How could a five-year-old Earth child possibly master an extraterrestrial language...?

The little girl smiled brightly and answered in a clear, crisp voice:

"It was Ms. Kinoshita who taught us!"

"When we were in kindergarten, Ms. Kinoshita taught us that if we just smiled and said this, we could shake hands with all the friends from the universe who have come from afar!"

Ms. Kinoshita...

The communications officer at the Asia headquarters, that gentle girl with glasses.

The vocabulary I learned from Tang Zheping when the Vantonians first came to this planet.

Later, she taught it to the children at the nursery.

This understanding and goodwill that transcends the stars was sown in the hearts of children like dandelion seeds!

The wind howled, causing the little bear handkerchief on Bio's shoulder to flutter.

Bio's expression changed drastically. The unbreakable ice in his eyes was finally cracked by the handkerchief and the childish cosmic language.

He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed the turmoil in his heart, and spoke in a low, complex tone, almost in a state of compromise:

"...For the sake of this child."

Bio slowly opened his eyes, his gaze sweeping over Aihara Ryu and Mirai, before making his final concession:

"You have ten minutes."

"Evacuate everyone in the surrounding area..."