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

A week has passed in the blink of an eye.

The countdown on all major streaming platforms reached zero on time.

Episode 42 of "Ultraman Mebius" was released as scheduled amidst the anticipation of countless tokusatsu viewers.

The title of this episode appeared in the center of the screen: "A Visit from an Old Friend".

The main feature screen lights up.

The earthquake trembled.

On Jansen Island in the South Pacific, a colossal ancient monster burst forth from the earth, unleashing a deafening roar.

The scene quickly cuts back to the Phoenix Nest, the Asian headquarters base.

Inside the command center, everyone was gathered around the main control console, their expressions serious.

Looking at the data, Tang Zheping spoke first: "Has Gomora appeared on Jansen Island?"

Miki Yuki nodded in confirmation: "Yes, but by the time the local team arrived, it had already vanished without a trace."

Marina frowned: "I remember Jansen Island is in the South Pacific, right?"

"Exactly."

Tang Zheping stepped forward: "Recently, rather than saying that Earth monsters have appeared in the Southern Hemisphere, it's more accurate to say that they've appeared outside of the Asian headquarters for the first time."

Toriyama's aide and Maru's secretary glared at him and said, "It's really strange that they keep appearing here. Besides, even space monsters and aliens targeted Japan in the early days."

[Official commentary ╮(╯▽╰)╭]

Do you know why? Because Tsuburaya Productions is in Japan (doge)

[A monster-infested no-man's-land!]

[It's just a tradition in the K region.]

Captain Sakami's gaze swept over the crowd, and he gave the order: "We haven't yet uncovered the true nature of the spacetime wave that summoned those guys. Please maintain a high level of vigilance."

"GIG!" The entire team shouted in unison.

Marina asked with a hint of curiosity in her eyes, "But Gomora. What kind of monster is that?"

Tang Zheping: "They were a formidable enemy who once forced Ultraman to give up the fight."

As he spoke, he rummaged through the soft vinyl: "Wait a minute, wait a minute, I remember there's a Gomora here."

"Got it!"

Among a pile of genuine Bandai soft vinyl figures, Teppei found a Gomora figure.

"Osaka Castle was also destroyed by Gomora once."

George rubbed the soccer ball in his hands, wondering, "Are they going to come here again?"

Aihara Ryu smiled confidently: "What? We'll just play with it then, right? Come on, leave it to me!"

[Teppei-san knows them all like the back of his hand, hahaha!]

[Me telling monster stories to friends outside the gaming community.]

That Gomora was completely innocent, sleeping soundly, when it got caught.

Wasn't that a reckless attempt to capture Gomora and exhibit it at the Osaka Museum?

[Xiao Rizi's behavior fits the stereotype very well.]

Just as everyone was discussing, the communications station in the command center suddenly sounded a piercing alarm.

Kinoko frantically answered the call: "Coming! Coming! Coming!"

Hearing the voice in her earpiece, her expression changed slightly: "Yes, this is the command center."

Kinoko looked up, her face full of surprise: "What landing request? Reservation? Do we have any guests scheduled to come today?"

She turned to Toriyama, her aide: "No, I haven't heard of that. Excuse me, may I ask who this is?"

The voice on the other end of the communicator made Mu Zhimei's eyes widen.

"Priority A, the private jet of the Supreme Chairman of GUYS Headquarters."

The moment those words were spoken, the air in the command room froze.

Toriyama's assistant nearly jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, his face changing drastically.

The others were also taken aback.

He immediately turned to his team and shouted, "Hurry up and pack up! What's going on? Hurry!"

The team members were completely bewildered by this sudden turn of events.

Toriyama, the aide, was so anxious he was jumping up and down, shouting, "The Chairman is the highest-ranking person in charge of GUYS! The director of our GUYS Asia branch is away right now, so we absolutely cannot afford any negligence or neglect!"

The once leisurely command room instantly descended into chaos.

Aihara Ryu hurriedly swept the chess pieces on the table into the drawer.

Everyone was tidying themselves up as quickly as possible, afraid of revealing the slightest flaw in front of this newly arrived high-ranking leader.

[Hahaha, this is exactly how I feel during a surprise inspection by my boss!]

[Is there such a thing as Ultraman being neither here nor there?]

[This is just like when our counselor does a surprise dorm check.]

For Xiaomeng, it was probably like Father of Ultra suddenly inspecting her training session.

[Toriyama's facial expressions are still as unpredictable as ever!]

【You're all supposed to treat this command center like your home! What? You really think it's your home?!】

[Supreme Councilor? That title sounds like a big shot in the defense organization.]

Steady footsteps echoed down the corridor.

The door to the command center slowly opened.

Two bodyguards in black suits stood on either side, and an elderly man with a full head of silver hair and an imposing presence walked in slowly.

Toriyama's aide immediately stood at attention and shouted in a trembling voice:

"Welcome, Your Excellency Speaker! We've come to our Asian base."

Suddenly, Little Eleking popped out of the air!

Toriyama's expression instantly crumbled!

Why did this little tyrant show up during the inspection by higher-ups?

However, unsurprisingly, the old man hugged little Eleking and handed him back to Toriyama's assistant.

After that, he ignored Toriyama, who was so nervous that his whole body was stiff.

He walked through the crowd, and the team members nodded to him one by one.

They hesitated for a long time only when faced with the future.

【Director Dai, hello! (Vision)】

I could tell you weren't human the moment I saw you!

The students in the Qingpu class are all warriors, and you are a hero.

All the members of our Guys are warriors, and you are a hero!

Finally, his gaze settled on Captain Sakami, and a friendly smile appeared on his previously serious face.

He took off his glasses and greeted him familiarly, "Hello, Popo."

Captain Sakaki smiled and replied softly, "Chase, chase."

Then, Captain Sakami stood at attention and saluted, his voice steady: "Welcome to GUYS Asia Headquarters, Chairman Takenaka."

This familiar conversation instantly stunned everyone in the command room.

【Popo?? What kind of divine title is this, hahaha!】

Who is this old man, daring to call Captain Pokyuu like that?

[Look at Toriyama's expression, he really couldn't hold it in anymore!]

He is the strategist for Seven Ace, the protagonist of Ultra Q!

[Chairman Takenaka! The chief of staff back in the Science Special Search Party days! He's a true veteran!]

If a republican system were used for official ranks, this person would be equivalent to the highest-ranking administrative official.

[Also the male protagonist of Ultra Q!]

Without exchanging many pleasantries, the two went straight into the special reception room next door, where the door was tightly closed.

Immediately afterwards, heads popped up one by one around the corner of the corridor.

Everyone stared at the tightly closed door, their faces full of suspicion: "What's the relationship between Captain Sakami and Chairman Takenaka?"

"What are you saying, hello, Popo? This shouldn't be a conversation between two men who are nearly sixty years apart in age."

They're so cute, waaaaaah!

[The group peeking out together is adorable!]

[A human pyramid!]

[Cat peeking out!]

Tang Zheping stroked his chin and asked, "What exactly are they talking about in there?"

Aihara Ryu turned to Marina: "Okay, Marina, you should be able to hear the conversation inside, right?"

Marina helplessly spread her hands: "The special reception room is completely soundproof, it won't work."

Undeterred, Aihara Ryu grabbed Mirai's arm and said, "Fine, Mirai, you go."

Future immediately shook her head, firmly refusing: "Eavesdropping is not allowed."

The scene shifts to the special reception room.

This place is completely isolated from the noise of the outside world.

Captain Sakaki looked at his old friend and smiled helplessly: "Don't call me Sakaki in front of your subordinates."

Speaker Takenaka laughed heartily and waved his hand, "Sorry, sorry, I just can't shake my old habits."

He looked Captain Poshui up and down, a hint of emotion in his eyes: "You're getting old."

Captain Sakaki shook his head, his tone relaxed: "What are you talking about? Aren't we the same age?"

Speaker Takenaka's smile faded, and his gaze deepened: "We were indeed born in the same year, but the reality is that I am only about half your age."

These words struck like a thunderbolt, revealing a huge secret between the two that had spanned sixty years.

It turns out that the two were born in the same year and were the same age.

Captain Sakami's actual age is the same as that of Chairman Takenaka, both already in their seventies.

But his appearance, which made him look only about forty years old, was due to a bizarre experience in space.

Chairman Takenaka looked at Captain Sakami and said solemnly, "What's important isn't getting older, but that at the edge of the universe, you experienced things no one else has ever experienced. Am I right?"

Captain Sakami remained silent and did not refute.

Speaker Takenaka continued, "We are all working together to protect the Earth. I was quite surprised when I heard that you, as the captain of the Science Special Search Party, suddenly wanted to work outside of Earth."

"With the excellent commander Muramatsu at the Asian headquarters, and Ultraman's help, I felt I had no place to use my skills," Captain Sakami gave his reason from back then.

Speaker Takenaka sighed:

"As you were flying around in space, Earth suddenly entered what is now known as the period of monster outbreaks."

"While I was at the General Staff Headquarters, I developed a grudge against you."

"At that time, I wondered why you weren't by my side."

"There's nothing we can do about it, is there?"

Captain Sakami's gaze drifted into the distance, his thoughts seemingly returning to that long and lonely journey through the universe.

"Communication with Earth is impossible while traveling at sub-light speed," Captain Sakami said softly. "And once we set off, the return journey will take many years."

"Isn't the relativistic effect often mentioned? When motion approaches the speed of light, time is stretched."

"While I spend a year on the spaceship, five or even ten years have passed on Earth."

This is the real reason why Captain Sakami looks so young.

Near-light speed travel, close to the speed of light, is like an experience from Interstellar.

He spent a brief time in the universe, while on Earth, everything changed dramatically, and sixty years passed.

The scene suddenly changed.

The cold and deep universe.

The events of sixty years ago are presented before our eyes in vivid images.

In the pitch-black sea of ​​stars, a huge silver mothership is slowly sailing.

A voiceover begins: "The sub-light-speed test ship Izanami, on its fourth test voyage. As we prepare to cross Pluto's orbit, I depart from the mothership aboard the loading module."

The jet-powered Vito detached from its mothership and headed towards the unknown area ahead.

Just then, a dense array of red dots suddenly appeared on the radar screen.

Countless invading discs, shimmering with eerie light, surged out of the darkness like a swarm of bees, instantly surrounding the loading vessel!

Those are the disc-shaped army of the Zettonians, and they are launching a general offensive against Earth!

A frantic cry came through the communicator from the mothership crew: "Danger, Captain! This is the mothership, Captain Forcing!"

At that time, the young Captain Sakami was still wearing the orange uniform of the Science Patrol, sitting in the cockpit, looking at the massive fleet in front of him that was capable of destroying everything.

Without flinching, he decisively cut off the return route and shouted into the communicator, "Don't come any closer! Don't leave Pluto's orbit! Take cover!"

"Even if it's just you two, return immediately and report back! Earth is now being targeted by external enemies!"

He chose to sacrifice himself to cover the mothership's retreat and send this crucial intelligence back to Earth.

"Captain! Captain! Captain of the forcing boat!" The crew's shouts echoed through the communicator, only to be ruthlessly cut off by the water captain.

Thousands upon thousands of disc-shaped spaceships charged simultaneously, their blinding light completely enveloping the loading vessel.

At this critical juncture where life hangs by a thread.

A light appeared.

Captain Sakami's pupils contracted sharply, and he froze in the driver's seat.

"There I saw the figure of a silver giant standing before countless invading discs."

The crew member's voice came through the communicator again: "Captain, what's wrong? Please respond! Captain of the forcing vessel, please respond!"

But Captain Sakami could no longer hear anything.

on the screen.

A dazzling light tore through the dark universe.

A red and silver giant with a star emblem on his chest descended from the sky like a god of war!

That's Ultraman Zoffy, the captain of the Space Garrison!

Love at first sight!

[They're like gods!]

Earthlings, open your eyes! I am Shafulin!

[What great background music from the Showa era!]

[Ultraman Q's music?!]

Zoffy showed no fear in the face of thousands upon thousands of invading discs.

He slowly raised his right arm, and powerful energy gathered at his fingertips.

next second.

A devastating M87 beam shot out!

The blue light instantly swept across the entire star field.

Countless disc-shaped spaceships were reduced to ashes in the light and vanished in the flames of the explosion.

Captain Sakaki watched this scene, his voice filled with undisguised shock: "It was overwhelming. That Ultra Warrior repelled that massive army with a single blow."

The universe returned to deathly silence.

Zoffy turned around, his silver eyes gently gazing at Captain Yukimatsu inside the loading vessel.

A voice filled with authority and expectation resounded directly in Captain Shosui's mind.

Then he said: "Humans, have you finally come here by your own strength?"

"One day, you will join us, traveling side by side between planets. Until then, we will be the shield of your world. We look forward to seeing you again."

The silver giant transformed into light and vanished into the depths of the universe.

But those words were deeply etched into Captain Sakami's soul.

Inside the reception room.

Chairman Takenaka looked at Captain Sakami and said softly, "That was your last mission outside of Earth."

Captain Sakami's gaze was firm and bright: "We are being protected. In places we don't know, they are protecting us from enemies we don't know."

I want to reciprocate their feelings.

It was because of that encounter that Captain Sakami realized that Earth had always been silently protected by the Ultra Warriors.

He abandoned his exploration of the universe and resolutely returned to Earth.

After sixty years of preparation and construction, GUYS Asia Headquarters is now in existence.

This is not only a continuation of human defense capabilities, but also a response to the promise made by that silver giant years ago.