Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 115 The New Level 4 Knight

"Did you find it?"

"It's right over at the dock!"

A unit of Ant Soldiers moved quickly from the port area, led by Junichi Shimura, along with Kazuma Kenzaki and several other support riders from the "Extreme Fox" series, speeding along on motorcycles.

Soon after, the short-haired woman with a tiger on the shore came into view.

Junichi Shimura frowned slightly.

He had a feeling that there was more than just the short-haired woman there.

"Transform!"

After everyone inserted the card in advance and transformed into battle mode, Junichi Shimura led his team to surround the short-haired tiger woman. Only Kazuma Kenzaki suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

This undead creature's human form is practically a carbon copy of the Plum Blossom Knight, almost like sisters.

"Tsk!"

Tiger Q stared coldly at Shimura Junichi, who had transformed into Glaive, then leaped up to escape, only to be stopped by Kenzaki Kazuma and his team.

Even a clay figure has a bit of temper; does the tiger think she's a sick cat just because it doesn't roar?

"Annoying guy..."

Tiger Q stopped impatiently, transformed into an undead creature, and angrily blasted Kenzaki Kazuma away, directly knocking the approaching "Extreme Fox" series riders out of their transformation.

"This guy is amazing!"

"There's no other way!"

Kenzaki Kazuma glanced at the support knight who had lost his fighting ability, and staggered backward as he reactivated the Awakening Fusion Device.

"Absorb Queen! Fusion Jack!"

With the insertion of the Q-class card, the fusion device mounted on the left arm changes to a golden color.

After continuing to swipe in the Vulture Jack of Spades, a sacred golden bird silhouette with outstretched wings merged into the chest armor, and long metal wings extended from the back as well.

Blade Guardian Form.

"Whoosh!"

Kenzaki Kazuma continued to add enhancement cards and then spread his wings and took flight, swinging his sword towards the ground with the added force of the impact.

However, Tiger Q was not Elephant J after all. It easily seized the opportunity to jump onto Kenzaki Kazuma's back and launched an attack in a riding posture.

"What?!"

"You think you can seal me away with this little bit of skill?"

After using Kenzaki Kazuma's slide to escape the encirclement, Tiger struck hard to deflect the Awakening Sword and kicked Kenzaki Kazuma down to the ground.

"Whoa!"

"Bang!"

"Kensaki!"

Junichi Shimura stared in shock at the falling Kenzaki Kazuma, wanting to intervene but suddenly his body jolted.

He had barely taken a step when he stared intently at Kalis's figure as he fled in the direction Tiger Q had gone.

coming……

They've come looking for him!

"call!"

A strong wind swept across the entire dock, and Shimura Jun's tongue went dry beneath Glaive's mask.

The air was filled with a terrifying, constantly echoing sonic boom.

"Kalis?"

Kenzaki Kazuma, having landed and exited his transformed form, struggled to his feet and looked incredulously at Tiger Q, who lowered his head and walked behind Kalis as if following him.

"How could this be? Kalis..."

Natsukawa ignored Kenzaki Kazuma, glanced at Glaive who was frozen in place, and turned to leave the scene with Tiger Q.

Tiger Q is very useful, so he can't be sealed away too.

There are not many undead creatures that can be commanded, and even fewer that can be trusted.

Currently, besides the King of Clubs, only the Queen of Tigers remains.

"Captain," someone asked Shimura Junichi anxiously, "Aren't we going to give chase?"

Junichi Shimura awkwardly snapped out of his daze, pulled out his Glaive card to deactivate his transformation, and said, "Tiger-type Q is too powerful. Now is definitely not the time to seal her away... Kenzaki, are you alright?"

"fine."

Kenzaki Kazuma, supported by the ant soldiers around him, looked dejected and kept glancing in the direction where Natsukawa and Tiger Q had left.

It wasn't just because the Guardian form lost to Tiger Q, but also because of Kalis's disregard.

Was it really not to save him, but simply to seal away undead creatures?

And Tiger Q from earlier seems to be someone who works under Kalis.

There shouldn't be any possibility of cooperation between undead creatures.

"What exactly happened to Kalis?"

Kenzaki Kazuma sighed, feeling uncertain, and turned to Shimura Junichi, who was preparing to leave, to ask.

"Captain, Instructor Shen Yong has a friend who is an undead, so undead can also be friendly to humans and live peacefully with them, right? Kalis and that tiger are of the Q category..."

"Indeed, there might be undead creatures that are close to humans."

Junichi Shimura shook his head and interrupted.

"But how can you be sure they don't have other ideas? Those guys are very good at disguising themselves. Maybe Kaminari was also deceived. In any case, the nature of undead is to fight. Their purpose in existence is to fight the ultimate battle."

"Divine Mentor..."

"Okay, don't overthink it."

Junichi Shimura smiled and patted Kazuma Kenzaki on the shoulder.

"One failure is nothing. I will help you become stronger. Whether it's Kalis or Club Q, they both need you to seal them."

This is also for the sake of humanity. There are no immortal beings like humans in this world. It would be troublesome if those guys became the final victors.

……

Ota District.

Leo's House.

After sending Tiger Q to find eagles and other lower-level undead creatures, Xia Chuan habitually returned to the izakaya.

Actually, it would be more suitable for Plum Blossom Island Rising to do this kind of thing. Island Rising can easily capture the aura of other undead creatures through the wind, and it also has vassal spiders to collect information.

Unfortunately, that guy is rather laid-back and doesn't like to travel around much. Now he's become obsessed with guiding new riders on their life's journey.

Moreover, Tiger Q cannot replace the role of a mentor.

With that arrogant attitude, who knows how he might bully and punish new riders? He won't teach them anything except how to get beaten up.

"Yo, Kaminari!"

At the izakaya counter, Goto, a middle-aged man with a waving face, raised his hand to greet customers.

"You're here?"

Natsukawa glanced at Goto's half-finished drink: "Are you still waiting here?"

"No," Goto shook his head violently, "I wouldn't dare mess with your undead friend. I'm just a lone wolf with nowhere to go."

With a sigh, Goto looked seriously at Natsukawa: "Seriously, Kaminaga, are you sure you don't want to consider it? If we team up, we'll split the profits 60/40, you get 60% and I get 40%."

"No idea."

"73? That really can't go any lower. I can lend you my Magnum buckle."

Xia Chuan remained unmoved, only glancing at Goto and asking, "If you're so eager to form a team, why don't you join one?"

Although this middle-aged man has the core ID of Frog Knight, he looks more like a lone wolf.

It's clear that he doesn't really enjoy fighting alone.

"Join the Knights?"

Goto chuckled self-deprecatingly.

"I was kicked out. Human nature can't withstand the test. Even if someone wanted me, I wouldn't dare to join. Besides, there are only two teams with captain-level combat power, and they are both based on specific systems. I can't get in."

"Why don't you create your own team?" Xia Chuan ordered a cup of hot milk.

"I have no money."

Goto sighed.

"Setting up a team requires sponsorship support. Besides needing league permission, you have to spend money on everything from equipment and logistics to intelligence, medical care, and insurance..."

"Gurgle!"

Goto downed half a glass of sake in one gulp.

"The teams and organizations outside are basically backed by conglomerates. This society is very realistic. Who would follow you if there were no guarantees? In the end, I am only a level 3 knight. There are plenty of people outside who have reached the level 4 knight threshold but cannot form a team."

Anyway, I can't afford to support a team. Being a lone wolf is fine too, at least I won't have to worry about food and clothing, and I can live a comfortable life.

"There are other level 4 knights?" Xia Chuan asked, slightly surprised.

All he knows right now are Fujiwara Daiichi and Shimura Junichi.

"Of course there are. This world will always have its share of geniuses. In a way, our end is just their beginning."

Goto remarked with emotion.

"However, there are ultimately not many people who possess captain-level strength, and most of them are stationed at the front-line base."

I heard there were even some who reached the level of a Level 5 Knight, but for some reason, they all seemed to have vanished into thin air. I was also retired from the front lines, but I never heard from those guys again. It's said to be related to some kind of eerie incident.

……

"Gurgle!"

The research institute's underground laboratory.

Kenzaki Kazuma's entire body was immersed in a special plant solution, his waist awakening device flickered with light, and the external values ​​kept jumping up.

"Incredible, this speed... he's become even stronger!"

"Where did these plants come from?"

"It's said that it was discovered outside a temporary spacetime rift along with the sealed cards."

"The fusion coefficient has reached 90, and it's still rising..."

"So a new Level 4 Knight has been born?!"

"Stop right there! Don't forget the ghost incident!"

"Phew," the person in charge in the white coat wiped away sweat, "It's temporarily stabilized at 91."

(End of this chapter)