Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 106 Spider and Knight System

"Click-clack!"

The sea serpent and the undead tortoise simultaneously open their abdominal belts, revealing the Q and 7 of cubes respectively.

Seeing Xia Chuan approach with two blank cards, the Sea Serpent struggled to raise its head: "Don't be so smug, Category King has his eye on you! King is invincible!"

"Is there a category K?"

Xia Chuan paused for a moment before remembering the King of Spades who was still outside.

The one who was backstabbed by King of Spades, the only one not sealed by him, was the King of Category K.

"Whoosh!"

Without giving the sea serpent a chance to continue its nonsense, Xia Chuan flicked out a blank card. After absorbing the light, the two undead creatures simultaneously turned into cards and returned to Xia Chuan's hand.

I wonder if the Block Knight has appeared in this world yet, since he has collected all the superior undead creatures of the block type.

"Oops, I forgot to ask."

Xia Chuan suddenly realized.

The recent framing of Kalis seems to be related to this sea serpent; we should find out more before sealing it away.

I subconsciously treated him as a grunt.

"I hope you're not lying to me, I'll be waiting for the King of Spades."

Xia Chuan put away the cards and turned to look at the tomboy who had been knocked unconscious by the shockwave.

Can't you just go back to being a pastry chef?

The taiyaki shop has finally gotten back on track.

"Whoosh!"

Kalis Natsukawa deactivated his transformation, and his abdominal belt disappeared as well.

"Hey, wake up!"

"Hmm!"

The tomboy groggily opened his eyes and, seeing Xia Chuan shouting, hurriedly sat up despite the pain from his scrapes.

"What happened? What happened over there just now...?"

"That's what I should be asking you. It's so late, why aren't you going home? What are you doing lying here?" Xia Chuan reached out and pulled the tomboy up.

"I just... Uncle, what are you doing here?"

"I came back to get something."

Xia Chuan finally warned.

"Don't wander around outside these next few days. Those undead creatures might like to eat little brats like you."

Although he took the golden spider from the tomboy, there's no guarantee that other golden spiders won't come and mark him.

He can't keep watching forever.

"Who's the little brat? I'm 19, I'm not a kid anymore!"

The tomboy muttered something, dusted himself off, and asked Xia Chuan.

"I remember who you are now. When that knight called you Mentor Kaminaga, it was Shinji Kaminaga, right? I grew up listening to your stories, and I wanted to become a hero like you."

"?"

Xia Chuan turned around and glanced at the tomboy.

"First of all, I am not Ultraman, and that was only 5 years ago."

"I know, but right now it's just you, it's all the same to me," the tomboy said expectantly. "You're a knight instructor, you should be able to help me become a knight, right? Please..."

"You're overthinking it. I'm not a hero, and I can't help you."

Xia Chuan waved his hand, interrupting the tomboy's rambling thoughts.

"Go back. Kamen Rider isn't as good as you think. Don't forget you promised me you wouldn't shortchange me on my taiyaki."

If you want to become a knight, there is now an opportunity: accept the control of Category A of the Plum Blossom Knights. Once the Plum Blossom Knight System Leangle is successfully developed, there is a certain chance that you will become a wearer.

However, this is not a good option.

Ordinary people have no way to escape the control of Category A, and in the end, they will be completely devoured by Category A's consciousness and have their bodies occupied.

Rather than taking such a risk, it's better to wait a few more years.

This year's addition of new players to the Cavaliers roster is not an exception; the shortage of Cavaliers will continue to grow in the future, and there may even be a situation where everyone is a Cavalier.

Of course, even so, a tomboy isn't necessarily suited to be a knight.

Not every knight can aspire to be a hero.

Even heroes need strength to back them up; otherwise, they will only fall in the face of cruel reality.

……

Ota District.

Leo's House.

As soon as the middle-aged man Goto entered the izakaya, he saw the headband-wearing man Shima get up and leave.

Through these days of surveillance, he had a vague feeling that the turbaned man was not human.

It's very likely that it's one of the recently active undead creatures, and it's quite powerful; sometimes it even makes him feel like he can't breathe.

What he couldn't understand was that Xia Chuan not only knew the other person, but also got along very well with him.

Especially when she learned that Shima was helping to cover her classes, she almost questioned her existence.

When did weirdos become so easy to talk to?

Goto's expression changed; he wanted to follow, but still didn't move.

His strength doesn't allow him to meddle in other people's business.

Hopefully, he's just overthinking it.

Xia Chuan didn't seem to be under control, so I could only offer a reminder when the opportunity arose.

2nd floor of the izakaya.

Xia Chuan had just returned and, after pouring Shima Noboru a glass of water, asked, "How's the situation at school?"

He glanced at the new batch of trainees and found that there were no particularly outstanding trainees; they were all genuine newbies.

However, since they are his students after all, we should still pay attention to them.

"Of course everything went smoothly. I am a K-class knight, after all, so I won't let you down. I believe someone will become a full-fledged knight soon."

Daosheng has already begun to enjoy being a mentor, and his mental state is increasingly approaching that of a spiritual master.

"So, what have you found on your end?"

"no."

Xia Chuan took out a small golden spider that had shrunk into a ball.

"Could this thing transmit early warning information? Category A has never appeared before."

"It's not just about conveying information; it's not much different from the eyes of Category A."

Dao Sheng held the golden spider in his palm, and the spider, which had been pretending to be dead, suddenly bared its fangs and claws and fiercely threatened him.

"If it were me, I should be able to lure it out, but... it seems determined to take over the human knight system first."

"Do we have to wait until the Knight System is fully developed?"

Xia Chuan wasn't in a hurry.

Currently, the creatures attacking humans are only lower-level undead. This Category A creature is just looking for a suitable host and is much safer than lower-level undead.

Right now, his most important task is to collect as many Hearts cards as possible.

Only 3 left.

Once you collect them all, you should be able to raise the Kalis fusion level to 100, right?

As for the 2 of Hearts.

There is no Two of Hearts in this world, so we can only try using the power of the Joker card.

The question now is, where are the other three cards?

Hearts 6, Hearts 9, and Hearts J.

There has been no news.

I wonder how things are going with the Longblade team. After all, they have more people and it's easier for them to find undead creatures.

……

graduate School.

After receiving the latest report on the spacetime rift, Junichi Shimura carefully reviewed it and then asked his team members, "How's the progress on the director's side? Have they found a suitable candidate?"

"There are a few suitable candidates, but their stats are too low, so they probably can't be a good match for Leangle."

The team member responded with one sentence and then relayed the message.

"The director would like to ask the captain when the plum blossom type A can be sealed."

"Tell him to wait two more days."

Junichi Shimura's expression was somewhat unnatural as he pressed his aching chest and abdomen again.

Not only the Ace of Clubs, but also the escaped Tiger Queen must be brought back.

However, the recent rumors of the knight's attack have made him hesitant to go out.

Kalis must be looking for him.

Just bear with it a little longer.

Once the Plum Blossom Knight system is complete, he will be able to obtain a second chess piece.

Everything is for the ultimate grand plan.

The one who laughs last laughs best.

After the team members left, Junichi Shimura opened a card case with a gloomy face.

The only heart-themed card is the 9 of hearts.

Most of the club cards are still intact, except for a few lower-level undead creatures, and then the Queen of Clubs and the King of Clubs.

To fully utilize the power of the Knight of Clubs, the last two cards are extremely important and require him to personally seal and retrieve them.

Next are the spade cards. Although there's no evidence, he has a feeling that most of them are in Kalis's hands.

With so many cards in his hand, it's impossible for them all to be hearts.

The same goes for the diamond cards; not a single high-level undead creature can be found, so they're very likely with Kalis.

"Damn it, everything was going according to plan."

Junichi Shimura gritted his teeth and grabbed his fingers.

His plan to release undead creatures during the research institute incident was not only to connect the Knights' timeline and start a new battle of the ultimate, but also to lure out the superior undead creatures that had been left out.

As a result, everything was messed up because of a clown who appeared out of nowhere.

There was no clown in this world originally. Their knight system and other undead creature cards were also products of the knight world.

"Could it be because a new extreme battle has begun?"

Junichi Shimura looked at the spacetime rift observation report again.

If the ultimate battle in this world were to begin, and there were no Jokers, would the administrators automatically create a new Joker?

But why are there no clues in the observation report?

(End of this chapter)