Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 202 Dawn

"Two forces are fighting..."

"The forces of light and darkness; light hates darkness, and darkness hates light..."

"It was a long, long time ago, I think, not in the world we live in, when the power of light lost the battle."

"Your child, humanity, has received my power. One day, at some point in the future, my power will awaken within humanity..." These were the words spoken before the power of light vanished.

The superpowered girl Sayaka stared blankly out of the training hall.

I vaguely saw an apocalyptic scene where humanity was swallowed up by a great flood.

A knight's figure loomed in the darkness, his eyes and the core of his belt emitting a red glow.

……

"This is the final notification to the passengers. The Dawn, departing at 1:00 PM for Kagawa, is about to set sail..."

"Ugh—!"

A ship slowly sailed out of the dock on the sea, cutting through the wind and waves and startling seagulls.

"Feel sorry!"

A long-haired young man, panting heavily, rushed across the middle deck as he boarded the ship at the last minute, nearly bumping into Xia Chuan, who was just coming to his senses.

"I'm Tetsuya Sawaki, a student at a culinary school," the long-haired young man greeted him with a smile. "And you? You look a bit like a detective from a mystery drama, don't you?"

"More or less."

Xia Chuan reached into his pocket and took out a stack of business cards.

Shinji Kaminaga of the North City Detective Agency.

"He seems to be a detective."

"It seems so?" The long-haired youth also saw the business card, scratching his head with a strange expression. "Mr. Kaminaga is quite interesting, but detective... could it be that a murder has occurred somewhere?"

Turning to meet Xia Chuan's calm gaze, the long-haired youth smiled awkwardly.

"Because that's how it always starts on TV, like going on a boat with the detective or something..."

"Hahaha," a middle-aged man leaning on the railing and looking at the scenery laughed happily, "Young man, you really have a rich imagination. Private detectives aren't police officers, they can't solve cases like on TV."

"detective?"

The woman with the big mouth and glasses sitting behind him cautiously pulled her coat tighter and gripped her handbag tightly.

"How annoying, why is there a detective on this ship? He's been standing there the whole time, was he secretly filming us?"

"What are you talking about?" his companion said, speechless. "He doesn't even have a camera."

"Who knows? It wouldn't be surprising if a detective had a hidden camera..."

Excuse me!

Just as the woman with glasses was making a fuss, two young women, blushing, came over and handed Xia Chuan a camera, asking him a question.

"Could you take a picture for me?"

The woman with glasses frowned, her face full of displeasure: "People these days are so frivolous."

"I'm not very good at taking photos," Xia Chuan said, ignoring everyone around him, and pushed the long-haired youth forward. "Let him take the lead."

"Him?" The two women looked at the long-haired young man with a silly grin on his face with disappointment. "Is it okay?"

"Of course, no problem," Tetsuya Sawaki assured, patting his chest. "Don't let my appearance fool you, I'm quite good at photography."

"Aren't you a cook?"

"call!"

Xia Chuan walked alone to the bow of the ship, facing the sea breeze and gazing at the vast ocean.

The Dawn, Tetsuya Sawaki...

He has basically confirmed that this is the timeline of "Agito", but he doesn't know which version.

In the future, Tetsuya Sawaki's name will be Shoichi Tsugami, who will be the main rider of this timeline, the real Agito.

Its fate took a turn when it was the Dawn.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Shirakami, the light power of this world will pass its final strength to Tetsuya Sawaki.

Why?

On one hand, Tetsuya Sawaki is already on the verge of awakening, and his sister is the first Agito.

One aspect might be the "pure heart" possessed by most main riders.

Those with pure hearts are more likely to wield the power of Agito.

If he needs a human host in the future, he will most likely choose this type of person.

"Mr. Kaminari!"

Tetsuya Sawaki suddenly followed to the bow of the ship and greeted Natsukawa upon seeing him.

"What's wrong? Is something on your mind? Mr. Kaminaga has seemed a bit quiet since earlier, like he's holding back."

"It's nothing, I just saw some things I shouldn't have seen."

Xia Chuan withdrew his gaze from the sea.

Sometimes having too strong a perception ability isn't a good thing; it can make you see darkness that others don't.

Through this space-time, he seemed to see the future of this world.

An excess of power is not always a good thing.

"Didn't you go to take pictures?" Xia Chuan asked, gathering his thoughts.

In the intuition, he transformed into a man with a built-in camera, chatting happily with two young women.

"Well..."

Tetsuya Sawaki said with a dry laugh.

"You can take photos anytime. Actually, there's something I'd like to ask Mr. Kaminaga."

"What is it?" Xia Chuan did not expose the young man's words.

"Isn't Mr. Kaminaga a detective? He should have a lot of knowledge, right?"

Tetsuya Sawaki's eyes darkened slightly as he pulled out a letter.

"The reason I went to Kagawa is because my sister passed away. Although the police said it was suicide, I don't believe it... This letter was written by my sister to her boyfriend, and I originally wanted to find him to ask him about the situation..."

The recipient on the envelope is "Shoichi Tsugami," and the sender is Setsuna Sawaki. It seems normal, but the inside of the letter is full of unknown symbols and characters.

"This is it," Tetsuya Sawaki said expectantly, "Does Mr. Kaminaga know what it means?"

"Buzz!"

Xia Chuan did not take the letter, but his gaze paused for a moment, as if he had crossed the river of time to see the real scene of the superpower battle between the two figures, one black and one white, and the white figure who lost in the end turned into starlight and scattered to earth.

"I don't know," Xia Chuan shook his head and said, "I think it's some kind of ancient script, but don't get your hopes up too high."

"Ancient script?"

Zeki Tetsuya's face stung, and he looked at Natsukawa, hesitant to speak.

I always feel like I become strange when I'm with Xia Chuan.

He actually believed such an outrageous thing.

Is he deliberately messing with him?

As expected of a detective, he easily led him into a ditch.

"Well, I think I'll ask around in Kagawa." Sawaki Tetsuya coughed and put the letter away again.

"ah--!"

Suddenly a scream came from inside the cabin, followed by another commotion, and someone could be heard shouting "Someone's dead!"

Zeki Tetsuya's face turned pale. He glanced at Natsukawa instinctively and then hurriedly ran towards the cabin.

"Something really happened!"

Xia Chuan narrowed his eyes, vaguely sensing the changes in the energy of the sea. A sense of impending storm enveloped the entire ship, and the sky ahead darkened considerably.

The plot, or rather, the prologue, has begun.

Whether he was ready or not, the time had come for him to make contact with the gods of this world.

This is also why he entered the instance early.

Contact via a shuttle is always better than direct contact with the body.

The ship's cabin staircase passageway.

A middle-aged doctor checked the breathing of the young man in white who had collapsed on the ground, and finally sighed and shook his head.

"He's dead, although there are no visible external injuries... Does any of you recognize him?"

"I told you we shouldn't go on a boat with a detective!" the bespectacled woman shrieked, clutching her chest. "See? Something went wrong! It's all that detective's fault!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? What does this have to do with the detective?" The two young women next to her were increasingly disliking the woman with glasses.

"So the prisoner is right among us, isn't he?"

The woman with glasses pushed and shouted.

"Stop joking! How can you stay with a murderer? Let me off the ship right now!"

"Calm down!" The middle-aged doctor frowned and called out to the woman with glasses, "How are you going to get off the boat in this situation? In any case, everyone, don't act alone. Go upstairs and wait for the police to arrive."

(End of this chapter)