Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 431 I Am a Scientist Too

On the other side, at the Prime Minister's official residence in the Western Capital.

"Princess of Mars? Who would believe such an absurd thing? There's no need to make up excuses for not being able to retrieve the energy bottle."

"You won't believe it until you see it with your own eyes."

Under the suspicious gaze of Chairman Namba, Soichi Ishidou fiddled with the coffee sugar cubes again and again, his eyes filled with contemplation.

"But don't worry, that power is only temporary, and I believe she knows that herself. But there's something else that's bothering me."

He stopped mid-sentence, his movements becoming sluggish.

If it wasn't my imagination, there seemed to be an extra sense of being watched at that time.

"Another matter?" Chairman Nanba raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, surprised to find Ishidou Sō's expression grave. "This is really unlike you. If all else fails, handing it over to someone else to recycle the energy bottles isn't out of the question..."

"I'll do it."

Shi Dongsou stretched his shoulders and stood up, secretly amused.

How do those warriors from Namba Heavy Industries recover the energy bottles?

"And I also want to investigate and see what exactly is wrong."

"Whatever you say."

Chairman Nanba spoke in a light tone.

Anyway, he didn't plan to open Pandora's Box right now, so there was no rush to recycle the energy bottles.

Perhaps we won't need to do anything after that; Dongdu will offer up the energy bottle on its own.

After all, the fate of Dongdu is now in his hands.

"Utsumi," Chairman Namba called out to Utsumi Shigeaki, who was waiting behind him, with his eyes closed. "I'm leaving the public opinion matters to you. Continue to put pressure on Tokyo. The war cannot stop."

"yes!"

"Having finally replaced Mido as Prime Minister, I will use the power of Pandora's Box to subdue the world and build the eternal Namba Empire!"

"Then I'll get started too."

Ishidou Souichi glanced at the ambitious Chairman Nanba, then turned away and walked out of the Prime Minister's office with a playful expression.

Humans are getting more and more interesting.

However, this also means it's finally time to get serious and put some pressure on Ryuga Banjo.

……

Dongdu Advanced Materials Research Institute.

As the former Pandora's Box research institute, even after being removed from the eye of the storm following a series of events, it remains a top-secret unit.

However, a new director suddenly arrived at the research institute that day.

Since the expulsion of the former director of "Faust," who was the son of the prime minister but secretly founded the organization, many people have set their sights on the vacant top position.

Now it's another parachute landing.

The staff members who were welcoming the new director were annoyed. They couldn't stand Xia Chuan's striking white hair.

The prime minister's son is one thing, but what's with this street thug-like kid?

Putting aside whether they understand R&D, do they have the management skills?

"Nice to meet you all, thank you for your hard work."

Xia Chuan smiled and nodded, ignoring the lively activity of the crowd, and walked directly into the research institute with his temporary assistant.

He came here not for these researchers, but for the institute itself.

This place may seem to be detached from the main story, but its importance is in no way diminished, because Shinobu Katsuragi and his son Takumi Katsuragi both worked here and left behind a wealth of valuable information.

For this reason, he specifically traded Genesis Driver data from the Gaim universe for the position of temporary research institute director.

In this world, he has temporarily acquired the identity of a scientist.

Of course, he only provided part of the data for Genesis Driver, since it is a restricted type of driver system and it would be difficult to put it into practical use in "Tron". He also needed a pretext for development later.

"Director," the temporary assistant asked after following Xia Chuan around, "are we going to form a new research and development team next?"

"Not needed for now."

Xia Chuan stopped in front of the data center.

"Let me see the research materials of Katsuragi and his son first."

Obtaining the information was not difficult, and the Dongdu government did not restrict his authority.

Most officials were preoccupied with the Xidu incident, while few at the research institute paid any attention, and no one realized the true value of the data.

"Um?"

After dismissing his temporary assistant, Natsukawa accessed Katsuragi Shinobu's research and development database on his own.

The content was not encrypted at all, and could be accessed and read without any permissions.

Theoretically, it should be impossible.

After trying to study the database, Xia Chuan's doubts deepened.

It's not just ordinary research material; it even involves the analysis of Eberl's Evolution Driver, mentions Eberl's possession of Isshuu Souichi, and records the Pandora's Box section very comprehensively. It's practically a complete set of Rider Build settings.

If the research institute and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government knew about something this important, they would definitely react immediately.

At the very least, it's impossible to let this guy of unknown origin read it casually.

Unless, someone deliberately cracked and released it.

"Ebolt?"

Xia Chuan shook his head secretly.

Ebert has no reason to go in circles like this.

That means it could only be Shinobu Katsuragi himself.

Before the Heavenly Wall Incident, Shinobu Katsuragi was the main person in charge of Pandora's Box. He faked his death six months after the incident and seems to have been working for Ebert ever since, including conducting research on his compatibles five years ago.

These documents were most likely left behind intentionally by Katsuragi Shinobu.

It was left to Katsuragi Takumi, the son who now suffers from amnesia and has become Kiryu Sento.

"Whoosh!"

A red light flashed in Xia Chuan's eyes as he activated his Collapse Source Body ability, and all the data, including a few encrypted contents, swept past his eyes.

correct.

The database even contains reports from Shinobu Katsuragi's time at the Namba Heavy Industries Research Institute, most of which are records of Ryuga Banjo's growth and scientific analyses of the unknown genetic factors within Ryuga Banjo, suggesting the possibility of extraterrestrial life forms.

It's highly likely that the information was meant for his son, and now it's all benefiting him.

With the help of this information, his understanding of TRON was finally cleared up.

Incidentally, it also allows them to better portray their identity as scientists.

Unfortunately, there are still no clues about sealing the compatible beings. There are only a small description of Eberth's fears, and a brief mention of the speculation that the compatible beings are also alien life forms.

"Hey! Who are you? Get out of here right now!"

The sudden commotion outside the research institute interrupted Xia Chuan's thoughts; it seemed someone had accidentally broken in.

Having such good hearing isn't always a good thing, but the person who came was somewhat unexpected.

It was the short-haired woman from the coffee shop yesterday.

"Excuse me," the short-haired woman said with a forced smile, glancing reluctantly into the research institute, "Actually, I'm a friend of Kamen Rider Build..."

"Get out of here! No one's friends will help!" the staff member snapped coldly. "Besides, CREV has already been fired today, and the government has issued a statement condemning them for treason."

"Treason?! Excuse me."

Faced with the grim-faced staff member, the short-haired woman was completely bewildered and clutched her handbag tightly.

Because of the Martian Queen's strange attitude, everyone was very curious about Banjou Ryuga's lost past. So after finding out that the Advanced Materials Research Institute had information on Banjou Ryuga, she came to inquire about it as soon as possible.

The security here was quite lax before, but suddenly it changed.

It felt like these researchers, in particular, were venting their anger on her.

"etc."

Xia Chuan returned to the entrance of the research institute and called out to the short-haired woman who was in a hurry.

"You didn't come here to collect a debt, did you? I didn't eat anything yesterday."

"Huh?"

The short-haired woman turned around in a daze, and when she realized that the staff member was reluctant to address her as "director," her facial expression became extremely dramatic.

"You... are you the director here?"

(End of this chapter)