Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 263 Revenge

"This afternoon, glacial dopant reappeared, and the number of victims continues to rise..."

Daejeon District Hospital.

Natsukawa followed behind Hiroko Asami and her group, watching as the victims were carried off the ambulance.

It's a bit strange.

The hybrid seemed to have a premonition, and it kept avoiding him, perfectly evading the patrolling knights each time.

Even stranger is...

Apart from the first two, no one else died; most people only suffered from frostbite, and even the most severe cases were not fatal.

"Be careful, everyone. We don't know what that dopant's purpose is yet, and the hospital could be attacked."

In the hospital corridor, after assigning duties, the short-haired policewoman turned around to meet Hiroko Asami.

"How's it going? Any leads?"

"Hiraki-senpai, I've found some potentially relevant information."

Hiroko Asami, with a serious expression, opened her phone.

"Mitsuhiko Ishibori was a doctor at this hospital a few years ago. He had dealings with the newspaper that was involved in the murder because of a medical accident. It is said that he committed suicide by jumping off a building because of the newspaper's report."

As she spoke, Hiroko Asami pulled up the information on two more deceased individuals.

"About three years ago, a doctor who was quite well-known in the Kanto region committed suicide, which raised a lot of questions. The reporter and the president who were murdered today exposed that the doctor had accepted bribes and concealed medical accidents."

"So this incident is Mitsuhiko Ishibori's revenge?" the short-haired policewoman asked, frowning.

"It's hard to say," Hiroko Asami put away her phone and fell into thought. "Ishibori Mitsuhiko was confirmed dead three years ago. Even if he was resurrected as an Orphnoch, there's no reason for him to seek revenge now, especially as a hybrid."

"It's not impossible. The Gaia Memory is an unknown entity, and no one can say for sure what might happen."

"Then I'll go check it again."

Xia Chuan was observing Asami Hiroko from the side of the passageway when he paused and suddenly heard an abnormally rapid heartbeat.

Behind the corner wall, a young doctor wearing glasses seemed to have overheard their conversation. His expression remained unchanged, but his fingers began to tremble uncontrollably.

"Has Ishibori... really come back to life?"

The young doctor opened his mouth in a gloomy voice, but noticing Xia Chuan's gaze, he hurriedly hid his trembling arms, lowered his head, and turned to leave.

"Kaminaga?"

Hiroko Asami moved like the wind and almost bumped into Natsukawa, who suddenly appeared.

Although she reacted quickly and moved aside, her office lady skirt still managed to tear a hole.

"Sizzle!"

The familiar sound of tearing fabric made Hiroko Asami's heart skip a beat.

Damn cheap stuff.

"What are you doing at the hospital?" After a dry laugh, Hiroko Asami covered her buttocks and slowly moved backward.

"I have an agreement with the Alliance that I need to handle the dopant issue."

Xia Chuan followed the young doctor's back with his gaze.

"It just so happens that this hospital has some problems."

It's not just a minor issue; all the clues point to this hospital.

It's almost as if someone is deliberately leading the conversation.

"By the way, Hiroko," Natsukawa called out to Asami Hiroko, who was backing up to the stairwell, "Are you very familiar with that Hiraki-senpai?"

"what?"

Hiroko Asami stopped in her tracks.

"Of course, the current me and Kazumi are the same as the senior and me from before. Back then, I was saved by the senior several times. It's just that the senior went abroad for further studies, and 10 years have passed in the blink of an eye."

"Ten years...then help me check Ishibori Mitsuhiko's interpersonal relationships from ten years ago," Natsukawa said after considering, "classmates, friends, or relatives, the more complete the better."

"Kaminaga..."

Hiroko Asami gave an unnatural smile.

"You're not doubting Hiraki-senpai, are you? That's impossible, hasn't he been with us the whole time?"

"Anything is possible on Earth now."

Xia Chuan remained calm.

"Otherwise, why would a special crime response team be established?"

"I……"

"The first room on the left downstairs is the linen room. There are sterilized smocks in there. Go and borrow one to wear," Xia Chuan reminded him.

evening.

Glacier dopants have yet to be found, but thankfully the number of victims has not increased.

After a busy day, the investigation team ate at the hospital cafeteria, and Xia Chuan also had the opportunity to freeload a meal.

To be honest, the food at the hospital wasn't very good.

"If it's not good, why are you eating so much?" The young police officer leading the patrol frowned. "You have quite the appetite."

"It's good enough to be able to eat."

Xia Chuan put down his plate and turned his gaze to the police officer who had been frowning all the time.

Thin and gaunt, with slight dark circles under his eyes.

He no longer has the confident and elite demeanor he once had.

"It's changed so quickly, it's not even as good as Kondo Isami."

"What?"

The young police officer frowned in confusion, wondering how he could be compared to a mediocre person like Kondo Isami.

"Speaking of which, although I don't really care, but... you don't actually remember me, do you?"

"Master Gasai, the current captain of the Alliance Team, the Desire-type Kamen Rider Bull, is stubborn, cynical, and extremely conservative... These details can be easily found on Skynet."

Xia Chuan looked up at the police officer whose brows were still furrowed.

At first I thought this guy was the second Kondo Isami, but he seems to be different.

This guy was able to be matched with a bull, so their personalities are probably similar.

"You seem to dislike me a lot, otherwise, when you transform into W, the worst you'd do is be unable to fight..."

"You're only realizing this now?"

The young police officer felt as if he had been stabbed in the heart, and snorted coldly as he glanced at the injured patrol team member on the other side.

"It's not just you. I hate anyone who wastes their power. They have combat strength that others dream of, yet they do nothing and willingly degenerate..."

"How can you make hasty judgments without knowing other people's circumstances?" Xia Chuan continued eating, head down. "Everyone has the right to make their own choices."

"Is this your choice?"

The young police officer's eyebrows twitched, and he felt a deep sadness in his heart.

"Why did Ultraman choose you back then? I was also..."

"Ultraman had no choice."

Xia Chuan picked up his plate and left.

Lipia didn't choose a human host initially; she only chose to possess one because it indirectly caused Shinji Kaminaga's death.

"Hey, what do you mean by 'no choice'?" The police officer was a beat slow to react, and by the time he realized what was going on, Xia Chuan had already disappeared.

"call!"

On the hospital rooftop, Hiroko Asami hesitated as she walked toward the short-haired policewoman blowing in the wind at the edge of the roof.

Despite being nearly 40 years old, she looks much the same as she did 10 years ago, with her hands in the pockets of her gray-black trench coat and her short hair swaying slightly in the wind.

He still has that same dashing and heroic appearance.

"senior."

"So you already knew?"

The short-haired policewoman smiled calmly, leaned against the railing, and turned around.

"You're stammering like that, Hiroko. It's so unlike you."

"So Hiraki-senpai knows Ishibori, right?" Asami Hiroko took a deep breath.

"We knew each other, but that was 10 years ago."

The short-haired policewoman's expression darkened slightly as she looked back at the city street scene.

"We made a promise back then: one of us would become the best police officer, and the other would become the best doctor..."

I only heard about his death six months ago when I returned from the Alliance headquarters. It's unbelievable that someone as dedicated as him would accept bribes and be driven to despair by medical malpractice.

The short-haired policewoman spoke with a bitter smile.

"I investigated for six months. The key figures from that newspaper back then seemed to know the inside story, and then..."

He used to be so kind, saying he wanted to save all the patients… Whether he's been resurrected or not, I hope to stop him as soon as possible. As a police officer and his friend, I don't want him to continue making mistakes.”

(End of this chapter)