Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 11 Knight Mentor

"Bang!"

White Kuuga tumbled repeatedly under the attack of the spider Gurongi, and was dragged heavily by the spider silk, crashing into a large tree by the roadside, directly smashing the old tree trunk, which was as thick as a water bucket, into cracks.

"Ugh!"

"You've gotten weaker, Kuuga!"

Spider Gurongi stomped on the groaning white Kuuga, roared and spread his arms to the sky in a show of defiance, then stretched out his bone spikes with a sense of pleasure and stabbed them into the white Kuuga's neck.

"Die!"

"call--!"

Suddenly a gust of wind swept across the scene, and a long shadow, illuminated by the sunlight, abruptly entered the spider Grongi's line of sight. The conspicuous horns stung the spider Grongi's eyes, and the bone spurs involuntarily stopped halfway.

"Um?!"

Startled, the Spider Gurongi turned around abruptly. Under the dazzling sun, a familiar figure stood on the carriage. He couldn't see it clearly at first, but the Spider Gurongi filled in the blanks in his mind.

This is the real one!

"Kuuga!!"

With a roar, the spider kicked away the white Kuuga bound by spider silk, and the spider Gurongi angrily sprayed new spider silk into the sunlight.

"This time, I'm definitely going to kill you!"

"It seems you still remember me."

Xia Chuan neither dodged nor flinched, but instead raised his hand and grabbed the spider silk, pulling the spider Gurongi back towards him with a little force.

He wasn't entirely sure about the snake-shaped Grongi before, but after seeing this spider-shaped Grongi, he had a feeling that the resurrected Grongi were from the same batch he had eliminated.

What a subtle reunion.

"Sizzle!"

Xia Chuan gathered energy in his right foot, and the instant the spider-like Gurongi approached, he unleashed a powerful upward kick, the sealing energy blast shattering the spider-like Gurongi into countless fragments.

Even the feel is still the same.

"Boom—!"

"call!"

Xia Chuan brushed away the spider silk binding her fingers, gently jumped off the train, and walked towards the still struggling white Kuuga. Just as she was about to help, she suddenly sensed danger and hurriedly stepped back.

"Bang bang bang!"

As bursts of electricity spread, the spider silk on the white Kuuga's body exploded, and Kuuga's figure, revealed amidst the falling white silk, instantly changed its appearance.

Its body is more slender, and its overall color has turned black. Except for the slightly shorter horns on its head, its form is extremely close to Ultimate Kuuga.

"Out of control?"

Xia Chuan stared directly into Kuuga's black eyes, and before he could make a move, the black Kuuga had already roared and pounced.

"Bang!"

"What's wrong?"

"That knight..."

The surrounding police and passersby looked astonished, especially Hiroko Asami. First, a new knight appeared, which was unlike anything she had ever seen before. After the monster was defeated, before she could even rejoice, she saw two more knights fighting.

"What exactly is going on?"

"Ultimate power?"

Xia Chuan reached out and grabbed the black Kuuga's heavy fist. He staggered backward under the force of the impact, but he felt no panic. Instead, he was surprisingly calm.

In his understanding, ultimate power was at least at the cosmic level; he was far from reaching the ultimate Kuuga level, let alone this half-finished product controlled by the stone.

"Sizzle!"

An energy current surged from Xia Chuan's feet once again, flowing through his entire body in an instant, and the golden armor on each part of his body was greatly enhanced and extended.

Advanced form: Kuuga's sublimation into an all-powerful form.

If he chooses to fuse with the belt to modify his body, he should be able to easily achieve the ultimate form.

However, he actually prefers his current style of dress.

Rather than being confined to a particular Kamen Rider, he hopes to achieve his own super evolution.

Therefore, it is impossible for his body to be handed over to an alien stone of unknown origin, let alone be controlled by a stone.

"Sizzle!"

The overflowing current was even more intense, even spreading in circles to the ground, causing many people to feel numbness in their feet even while wearing shoes.

"Bang!"

Xia Chuan stopped his retreating steps completely, then suddenly elbowed forward, forcing back the black Kuuga, and stepped forward to kick him again.

The circular, spreading current converged into a single point, and with Xia Chuan's kick, it all landed on the black Kuuga, forming a huge sealing character.

"Crack!"

The black Kuuga was thrown out like a kite with a broken string, degenerating into a white Kuuga in mid-air, and then turning back into the young man before landing and fainting.

"Ryodai!"

Several of the young people's friends realized what was happening and tried to approach, but were stopped by the police. Xia Chuan was also stopped at the same time.

The police officers at the scene trembled as they aimed at Xia Chuan, the knight of unknown origin, their faces filled with terror.

"Who exactly are you?" the lead inspector asked in a trembling voice.

Xia Chuan glanced around, looked at the young man who had completely blended into the belt, then turned and walked straight away from the scene between the two policemen.

Hiroko Asami snapped out of her daze and, without bothering to investigate Knight Natsukawa's identity, hurriedly showed her identification and rushed to the young man's side.

"It's nothing, I just fainted from exhaustion."

After examining the young man's eyelids, Hiroko Asami breathed a sigh of relief. Turning to the inspector, she asked, "What's the deal with that belt? And this citizen named Ryota…?"

"We don't know the situation either," the inspector said, shaking his head in frustration. "We were supposed to be there to receive a special belt sent by the Fujiwara Foundation, but we were suddenly attacked by a monster. By the time we realized what was happening, the belt had already been sucked into this person's body. You probably saw what happened next."

"This situation is probably only known to the Fujiwara Foundation."

After Xia Chuan detached from his transformation, he walked up from behind, checked the watch, and approached to speak.

"If you're interested, you can ask the Fujiwara Foundation later. We've already wasted a lot of time, so let's hurry up and get to school. It's my first day at work, and I don't want to be late."

"I almost forgot!"

Hiroko Asami suddenly jumped up, and in her embarrassment, she hurriedly pulled Natsukawa away from the scene.

"Oh no, we're going to be too late! Hurry..."

"Sizzle!"

A static shock struck Hiroko Asami, instantly turning her once-soft black hair into a mess.

Reflexively releasing Natsukawa, Hiroko Asami's eyes were filled with sorrow and confusion.

Why?

……

Knight School.

From the outside, it looks like a military base, covering a vast area, with ant soldiers patrolling along the way, not at all like a school.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, former Fate Team captain Kimio Tamura took Natsukawa to the training center.

Kimio Tamura undoubtedly knew his former subordinate Shinji Kaminaga better than Hiroko Asami, because Hiroko Asami was only temporarily transferred and had always spent her time with Ultraman.

However, after the conversation, Tamura looked slightly surprised.

Even now, Kaminari still gives him a feeling that leans towards Ultraman.

Could it be a side effect of fusing with Ultraman?

Knowing that Kaminaga had always been aloof and taciturn, Tamura shook his head and didn't pay much attention.

"By the way," Tamura asked, puzzled, "Where's Hiroko? Didn't she come with you?"

"They said something came up unexpectedly."

"Yeah?"

Tamura paused for a moment.

"Let me take you to meet the students first, so you can get familiar with the environment."

"Why are there so many ant soldiers here?" Xia Chuan asked, looking at the ant soldier army running on the other side.

"Ant soldiers? That sounds quite fitting," Tamura explained with a smile. "This training center isn't just for training knights; it also houses special forces built around them. Try to avoid going over there and stay within the knight school area."

As he spoke, Tamura led Natsukawa into the living area. Rows of detached villas could be seen by the artificial lake, which seemed to be the students' dormitories.

A short while later, a group of students emerged from the villa.

After reviewing the information provided by Tamura, Xia Chuan's face darkened.

It's called a knight school, but it only has 30 students, and in reality, there are only a dozen or so.

Putting aside the fact that there are so few people, the accommodations are too good. Is this a training camp or a vacation?

Xia Chuan's eye twitched.

Among the dozen or so people, he even spotted the chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) guy dressed as THEBEE.

"team leader……"

"Don't say anything. There are all sorts of reasons, and there's nothing I can do about it."

Tamura patted Natsukawa on the back helplessly.

"They're in your hands now. If you need any help, just tell me. These people have only recently become knights, so they're still quite malleable. What they'll be like in a year depends entirely on how you perform."

"In that case..."

Xia Chuan hadn't expected much anyway, and after a pause, he turned to Tamura and said.

"Could you give me some information about Kamen Rider? As a mentor, I need to know as much about Kamen Rider as possible."

(End of this chapter)