Ultraman: Matching you with an equally matched daddy

"So... we paid such a high price just to bring back a disobedient Gazort?"

Standing before the divine body, Mitsuo Itabashi looked at Gazort in the divine body's hand and felt his heart clench.

Oh, it's not possessed right now, it doesn't have a heart, then it's alright.

In short, Mitsuo Itabashi circled his owner, scrutinizing every detail of him with a critical eye.

"No matter what you do, the divine body can no longer be used to restrain this Gazot."

This forced use of the divine body has caused it great damage, and it will take us a long time to replenish it.

Moreover, we can't do anything while Gazort is imprisoned, which would be a huge waste!

Having failed to find a flaw, Itabashi Mitsuo returned to where he started and said sternly.

"Please rest assured, I have found a way to ensure control over this Gazort. Without troubling my divine body, I can make it obediently serve us, attacking wherever I point."

"The Kyrierod who raises Gazot said with a smile."

"Hmph, then you'd better hurry up and do it!"

Mitsuo Itabashi snorted coldly and walked away without looking back.

Behind it, the divine body released its grip, freeing Gazort, who had been forcibly subdued.

However, it was already in a deep coma and could no longer resist.

"Good boy, you will be a good boy and listen to me. I will turn you from a disobedient bad boy into a good boy who listens to adults."

The keeper gently stroked Gazot.

"Take this with you and follow me!"

Turning its head, its expression turned cold, and it gave orders to the people behind it.

The Kirieloids stepped forward, lifted Gazot up, and followed him.

There is a magical place there that can make disobedient and naughty children behave and become good.

……

"That monster was formed from a mutated lightning man and other things it consumed."

Standing in the command room of the GUTS team, Dr. Mizuno introduced the team to Director Sawai, Captain Iruma, Chief of Police Yoshioka, Staff Officer Nanbara, and others in front of him.

"As for the reason for the mutation of the Lightning People, I guess it is because the electromagnetic waves frequently emitted by humans have disrupted their original living conditions, which has caused some of the Lightning People to mutate."

"It is impossible for us humans to accept not using electromagnetic waves, as that would mean that the entire human society would regress to the pre-information age or even the industrial age."

With the productivity of that time, it would have been impossible to sustain the current population of eight billion. Humanity might have lost seven billion people at once, or even more!

We simply cannot afford this price!

Police Chief Yoshioka stood up immediately and said.

"If the Lightning Men want to turn into monsters, then let them! For every one they become, we'll kill them. Even if it means wiping out all the Lightning Men, I'm not afraid of the infamy!"

"Don't get excited, Chief Inspector Yoshioka. Let's hear what Dr. Mizuno has to say first. Is this mutation of the Lightning Man reversible?"

Is there a way for us to live in harmony with them?

Director Sawai asked Yoshioka, who was overly agitated, to sit down first and not to rush things.

"Through my careful research, and with the help of my student, Horii, I can confirm that this mutation is reversible."

The Lightning Man's devouring is different from what we imagine devouring and digesting; it is a collective formed by many Lightning Men coming together.

Once the mutated lightning man at the core is defeated, the remaining lightning men will disperse and return to the ionosphere.

"But they can mutate into monsters again under the influence of electromagnetic waves, right? In that case, let's just take advantage of their disintegration and wipe them all out."

This time, Yoshioka didn't get so excited that he stood up, but he still couldn't forget his idea of ​​exterminating the Lightning People race.

"No, based on the large amount of data we have collected, we can confirm that the Lightning People are intelligent. They can understand our language and even have conversations with us."

I think perhaps we can find a peaceful way to resolve the issue by communicating with them.

Dr. Mizuno shook his head, disagreeing with Yoshioka's opinion.

As life forms permeating the ionosphere, the Lightning People do not resemble humans who live in a two-dimensional plane.

The only way to increase activity space is to build high-rise buildings or dig underground garages.

They live in a three-dimensional space.

This means that their range of activity far exceeds that of humans by many times, and their numbers are several orders of magnitude greater than those of humans.

It could be trillions or even quadrillions.

Even if a hundred million Lightning Men were to transform into one Gazort, that would still be ten million Gazorts.

Not to mention that even after they die, they can regenerate more Lightning People, and their population recovery speed far exceeds that of humans.

Humans simply don't have the strength to fight against ten million Gazorts.

"So we just give up and watch it destroy all modern infrastructure? Let humanity regress to the agricultural age?"

After listening to Dr. Mizuno's words, Yoshioka realized that the idea of ​​completely eliminating Gazot was unrealistic. He slammed his fist on the table and said angrily.

"Of course not. We're all trying to find a solution. The entire Science Research Agency has been mobilized to come up with ideas."

Horii retorted from behind Yoshioka.

"Currently, in addition to the communication plan mentioned by the teacher, there are also different ideas such as a biochemical virus extermination plan, a special electromagnetic wave repelling plan, and a human migration plan that are colliding."

"Here's the thing: until a solution is found, all leave for the Bureau of Science Research will be cancelled, and we will contact scholars from all walks of life to gather opinions widely and strive to find a solution as soon as possible."

Reiko Kashiwamura, as the director of the Science Research Bureau, affirmed and supplemented Horii's words.

"Then I look forward to your good news. I am the Admiral of the Old Earth Defense Force. I will only use force to solve problems. If things come to a point where there is no other way, that will be my only option."

Tetsuji Yoshioka stood up and walked out of the command room.

The main points of the meeting have been covered, and what remains is the scientific discussion. Even if he sits here, there's nothing he can do, so he might as well leave.

"Director."

Staff Officer Nanbara looked at Director Sawai.

"Let him go. He already knows what he needs to know, so it doesn't matter if he doesn't get involved in the rest."

Director Sawai was not angry about this; he and Yoshioka were old friends who had known each other for many years.

Knowing that Yoshioka wasn't leaving out of spite, but because he couldn't participate in the remaining parts, he figured he might as well use this time to do something more meaningful.

After this brief interlude, the meeting continued.

However, the main focus has shifted to which solutions are more feasible, and we should concentrate our efforts and resources on promoting them.

Those proposals are impractical and need to be rejected.

We must not let it waste resources.

On the night after the meeting ended, Daigo, who was finally able to rest, turned on his communicator and dialed Takahashi.