Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 267 The Sleeping Messenger

Starfall Valley Ruins.

Many years ago, Sonozaki Ryubei discovered the Well of the Earth while excavating ruins, and subsequently bought the land along with the nearby land to build a mansion.

With investment from Foundation X, Sonozaki Ryubei regards the Sonozaki family as a family chosen by Earth and is obsessed with researching the Earth Well. In order to collect data, he even established an underground organization called "Museum" to sell Gaia Memories.

On the surface, he is just a museum curator who displays artifacts from archaeological excavations, but behind the scenes, he gradually becomes the underground cult leader of Fengdu.

He can be considered a major boss.

He possesses a special Gaia Memory, the golden high-grade Memory "Fear," and is privately known as the Great Demon King.

The Gaia Memory in this world comes in various levels.

Advanced memory modules are different from ordinary products sold outside, especially the gold-grade ones, which are almost entirely controlled by the Sonozaki family.

While both become dopants, advanced memory, due to its far greater toxicity than ordinary memory, usually requires a driver, much like a knight's transformation.

As for the T1 Memory used for the Rider transformation, it was actually developed by Sonozaki Fumie, the wife of Sonozaki Ryubei, who betrayed the museum.

Both the Lost Driver and the W Dual Driver were tools used by Ayane Sonozaki for revenge.

In order to defeat her husband, who is the Great Demon King, Sonozaki Ayane is like a collection of resentment, constantly making secret moves.

The original candidate for W's body transformation was not Shotaro Hidari, but another person with a special physique like Sakito Sonozaki (Philip), Ryu Terui, who is now the No. 2 Knight Police.

For this reason, Ayane Sonozaki repeatedly persuaded Philip to change partners, believing that only in this way could she defeat her husband.

The terror of the "Fear" memory lies in its psychological attack; without a special constitution, one will even lose the courage to attack the other party.

this day.

A white-clad figure suddenly appeared asleep beside the ever-glowing Earth Well. After the invisible power receded, the image of the transformation card appeared, and Fang Bat II leaped out from it, flapping its wings.

"Wake up, Kaminari! Hey, what's wrong? This isn't the time to sleep!"

Faced with Xia Chuan, who was closed-eyed and unconscious, Fang Bat II completely lost his composure, anxiously circling around, almost ready to slap him across the face.

This unknown place seems dangerous no matter how you look at it.

Xia Chuan's condition didn't seem like he was simply sleeping.

"rustle!"

Suddenly, footsteps came from the passageway outside, and a monstrous shadow was approaching. The flapping movements of the Tooth Bat II froze instantly.

"There's no other way, let's transform!"

Without a second thought, the Fang Bat II opened its mouth to bite Xia Chuan's hand.

With the Dark Kiva Armor protecting him, Xia Chuan shouldn't be able to get hurt in this kind of dungeon.

"Bang!"

The Demon Emperor's power failed to be injected, and it couldn't even break through the skin.

It's not visible on the surface, but Xia Chuan seems to be protected by a force field.

"What's going on?"

The second Fang Bat was bounced back and slammed into the rock wall. Dizzy and disoriented, he was about to try again when he saw someone outside already running to Natsukawa's side.

She was a young girl who looked fairly sweet.

From a human aesthetic point of view, it is the type that most people like.

However, based on its experience, it is most likely the kind of person who is two-faced, with a complex personality that can be terrible when it's bad, but can also become the ideal type when it's facing someone it likes.

There have been countless women like this throughout history, including many famous figures in its memory...

"Why are there other people here?"

The girl was completely unaware of the second Fang Bat, and was only surprised to approach Natsukawa lying among the rubble.

The Earth Well, a core secret of the Sonozaki family, should be accessible only through layers of secret chambers, making it impossible for outsiders to enter.

"This person..."

The girl turned to face the shimmering Well of Earth, her eyes sparkling with wonder.

……

"Are you getting married?"

At the Sonozaki family restaurant, before the maid could even serve the food, she heard the eldest daughter's outburst.

Saeko Sonozaki, the eldest daughter of the Sonozaki family and who takes over the management of the museum in place of her father, stares wide-eyed at her younger sister who has suddenly gone mad.

The seemingly well-behaved younger sister actually has a worse personality than her and always likes to go against her.

"Are you kidding me?!"

Saeko Sonozaki frowned and pressed down on the dining table.

"I can't bear the humiliation of marrying a man I picked up from who-knows-where!"

"This has nothing to do with my older sister," said the second daughter, Wakana Sonozaki, seemingly indifferent. "It's my freedom to choose who I marry..."

"Wake up!" Saeko Sonozaki snapped coldly. "You abandoned the family business to become a radio host, and now you're even being this willful about getting married?"

"Oh?" Sonozaki Wakana raised her eyebrows. "Is your sister afraid that my fiancé is too outstanding?"

The older-looking man drinking soup on the other side paused slightly upon hearing this, then looked up expressionlessly and said, "I don't have any objections. The reason I'm sitting here is entirely because I have a heart that yearns to explore the mysteries of the Gaia Memory, as you should know."

"hehe."

Sonozaki Ryubei stroked the pet cat in her arms, a faint smile on her aged face, and gave a deep look at the old man who was hiding his ambition.

He brought the Silver Memory to a level comparable to the Gold Memory, and then got close to his eldest daughter; his burgeoning ambition was almost impossible to suppress.

If the data from that silver memory chip hadn't been so valuable, he wouldn't have kept it.

"Alright, Wakana," Sonozaki Ryubei said after laughing, turning to her second daughter, "Stop fooling around. The person you brought back is very likely an envoy from the X Group. It's impossible and impossible for him to marry you."

"Why?" Wakana Sonozaki protested. "So what if he's a corporate envoy? Wouldn't it be better if we got married?"

"This matter ends here," Sonozaki Ryubei said, her tone slightly stern. "I have other arrangements for your marriage, and even an envoy from Zaibatsu X cannot stand in the way, understand?"

……

Narumi Detective Agency.

Shotaro Zuo dragged his rapidly aging body back to the base. He had completely turned into an old man, and his movements became extremely difficult. He started panting after only a few steps.

"That dopant... it was also hit by the red wave, how come Terui is completely unharmed? My back..."

"That man must have a special constitution that makes him immune to mental attacks," Natsukawa's voice continued in Shotaro's ear.

"Psychological attack?"

"Although the attack method is physical, it is essentially a psychological attack."

Xia Chuan reviewed the footage of the attack by the aging dopant and said.

"If we can be immune to mental attacks, we can completely withstand those red fluctuations."

"I see."

Shotaro Sakata leaned back on the sofa, feeling utterly exhausted. He couldn't even hold the water glass properly when he wanted to drink some water, and it took him a while to realize what was happening and he was stunned for a moment.

"Wait a minute, why are you still here? Didn't you already stop transforming?"

"I'm also surprised, but I seem to be physically safe."

Xia Chuan's voice was confused.

He also wanted to regain his body as soon as possible, but he didn't have any specific direction for the time being.

No matter how I try to sense it, all I can see is a white space filled with bookshelves.

"My body... Am I just going to lose 50 years of my lifespan for nothing? And how am I supposed to transform into W like this?"

Shotaro Zuo lay listlessly on the sofa, sighing dejectedly.

"It's all because you inexplicably replaced Philip; otherwise, I could have definitely avoided this situation..."

"Don't worry, you haven't actually aged 50 years. It's just the dopant's ability."

Xia Chuan gave up sensing and reminded him.

"Either you protect yourself from the mental attack, or you destroy that memory, and you'll naturally return to normal."

(End of this chapter)