Japanese Terrorist: What? I'll fight Hellstar!

"ha?"

Hinako Fukami couldn't even control her tone, and even the will of light swayed with her bewilderment. Her half-kneeling body tilted slightly, almost bumping into a stone pillar of the shrine.

Is this the time to talk about this?! That 500 yen isn't the point, is it?! Wait! Why doesn't she want to pay it back? I saved Sakiko, so why doesn't she want to pay me back?

For a moment, Hinako Fukami regretted her decision. Should she have just used the Emerium Ray to blow the monster to pieces?

"I was here first."

Sakiko Igarashi seemed oblivious to her astonishment, clutching the Kagura bell in her hand, her eyes reddening further, filled with a bittersweet emotion.

"What? You were here first?"

Hinako Fukami straightened up, looking at Sakiko Igarashi with utter confusion, completely baffled as to what Sakiko's strange mind was thinking.

Sakiko always seemed to be indulging in fantasies.

Perhaps influenced by some strange manga, she has become very annoying. One second she is laughing happily, and the next she will suddenly put on a serious face and say some serious things. Sakiko herself seems to think that this is cool, but at first it really scared her.

"Whether it's getting to know Mr. Seven, believing in the light, or fighting alongside Mr. Seven, I was here first!"

Sakiko Igarashi's eyes reddened even more, not the crimson they had when she was controlled by the evil god, but the kind of red that came from genuine grievance that made her want to cry.

"Why did it turn out like this...? I met my idol for the first time, and I had a chance to save my friend. Two happy things overlapped. And these two joys brought me even more joy. What I received should have been a blissful time, like a dream... But why did it turn out like this...?"

Sakiko Igarashi squatted on the ground, drawing circles on the floor with her finger, and muttered sadly to herself.

Hinako's gaze became unfocused.

Even if she's slow-witted, she couldn't possibly be unable to understand what Igarashi Sakiko meant.

The first person to know Ultraman Seven was Sakiko Igarashi. Perhaps the person who guided Ultraman Seven and asked him to come to Ebisu Hill to destroy the evil fox spirit and save her from becoming the fox spirit's bride was also Sakiko Igarashi.

As a result, because Sakiko Igarashi suddenly died, the current situation is clearly not what she expected.

"That's outrageous, Hinako, do you know that?"

Sakiko Igarashi raised her head and looked at Hinako Fukami with accusatory eyes.

"Wh-what?"

Hinako Fukami guiltily looked away.

"The worst part is, I was just being controlled by that damn fox spirit and almost killed you, and then you turned into Ultraman Seven and saved me. Shouldn't I be the one acting out this kind of scene?! I should be the one transforming into the Giant of Light and saving you from the fox spirit's control! That way you'd remember me for life! That way you'd owe me five hundred yen forever!"

Sakiko Igarashi raised the Kagura Bell, swung it forcefully, and exclaimed excitedly.

Hinako's lips twitched.

"So, is your focus on saving me or the 500 yen?"

"These are all important points!"

Sakiko Igarashi said confidently, but then immediately pouted.

"But now, you've become Ultraman Seven, and you've saved me. What am I supposed to do? I'm still that freak who can only see but can't do anything. You'll be the Giant of Light from now on, and you'll definitely be fighting monsters with Mr. Seven everywhere. What about me? I can only cheer you on from the sidelines, just like... before, being left far behind by you."

Recalling past events, Sakiko Igarashi couldn't help but sniffle.

She hated PE class, felt uncomfortable whenever she saw gym clothes, and saw the marathon as a competition organized to make everyone laugh at her for coming in last place.

Because she didn't want to fall behind alone, as it was too lonely to run alone, she asked Hinako if they could run to the finish line together at her pace. However, Hinako refused, saying that she had joined a sports club and that her advisor would scold her if she didn't run with all her might.

Although there were extenuating circumstances, she was still left out last.

The engagement was the same. They had clearly said they would be together forever, have boyfriends at the same time, and hold weddings together, but Hinako still cruelly abandoned her and married someone in Tokyo on her own.

Today was even worse; they actually stole my chance to become Ultraman Seven!

"Hinako, do you know, this feeling is a hundred times worse than giving you back that 500 yen!"

Sakiko Igarashi felt increasingly distressed as she thought about it. She rubbed her eyes and wiped away her tears.

Hinako Fukami was utterly speechless. She sighed deeply and asked, "..."

"so……"

"So you don't need to pay back that 500 yen!"

Sakiko Igarashi said firmly.

"Why should I?!"

Hinako Deepwater finally couldn't hold back any longer, and the silver giant almost jumped up.

"What does this have to do with your 500 yen! You borrowed it for so many years, you should have paid me back long ago! Besides, I saved you this time, shouldn't you have sincerely promised to pay me back the 500 yen immediately? Isn't this repaying kindness with enmity?"

"Because it's all your fault!"

Sakiko Igarashi widened her eyes and said indignantly.

"If you hadn't become the fox spirit's target, I wouldn't have needed to travel thousands of miles to save you. If it weren't for saving you, I wouldn't have become the fox spirit's target and been killed by it. If I hadn't been killed by the fox spirit, I wouldn't have missed the opportunity to become Ultraman Seven's human host and fight alongside him... So, it really is all your fault!"

Hinako Fukami was speechless. What kind of logic was that? And what was Sakiko talking about? What did she mean by going all the way to save her? That was too exaggerated. They were clearly in the same village.

"However, as long as I don't have to pay back that 500 yen, I feel like, well, it's not such a bad deal after all."

Sakiko Igarashi put her hands on her hips, tilted her head and thought for a moment, then nodded in affirmation.

"don't want!"

Hinako Fukami raised her hand and responded coldly.

"I will not give up on getting back the 500 yuan I lent out. It is only right to pay back debts. I lent you the money, and I saved you. Why should you feel like you didn't lose out? If you don't lose out, I'm the one who lost out big time."

"……hateful!"

Still unable to escape the 500 yuan debt, Sakiko Igarashi gritted her teeth and even stomped her foot in frustration.

"That's wonderful, your relationship is so sweet."

Inside the giant of light's body, Amamiya Rin silently watched the conversation between Fukami Hinako and Igarashi Sakiko, a faint smile playing on his lips.