Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 451 Omens

evening.

Xia Chuan went to a reunion with his former teammates and greeted the owner of the izakaya he hadn't seen in a long time. Frog Gurongi stayed behind for a trial period.

"I don't really care about the Grongi," the boss patted the frog Grongi on the shoulder. "Your name is Lian, right? Right, the place upstairs used to be where Shen Yong lived. I'll tidy it up for you later."

"Thanks, manager."

After giving a brief instruction, Xia Chuan told the frog Gurongji to follow the boss without worry, and then found a seat near the counter to wait for Tamura and the others.

This place can be said to be where he started his journey, and it holds many of his memories. He would come here occasionally after moving to the school, until he stopped coming for a long time in recent years when he entered a state of conflict with the alliance.

It's worth noting that several of the seemingly ordinary regulars at the izakaya are actually aliens, including Officer Sato, whom I've met a few times before.

However, they probably have nothing to do with the Alliance. They are just low-level aliens who seem to have been hiding on Earth for a long time and are not much different from ordinary people.

"Hey, have you heard? Apparently, you can hear monsters breathing at night near Mine No. 3."

In the shadows cast by the lamplight, the group didn't notice Xia Chuan, still engrossed in their discussion.

"Don't be ridiculous, where would you find monsters on Earth these days?"

"The era of monsters is long gone; I can't handle another one."

"The Age of Knights was terrifying too. There were just too many knights, and all those weirdos..."

"It's true. There were Alliance cavalry clearing the area before. I saw the pillar of fire shooting into the sky with my own eyes," the old man who spoke first looked drunk and was eager to prove himself. "Several human witnesses were taken away by the Alliance."

"Speaking of which, there are rumors about giant eyes in the subway, but it should just be a rumor. The Earth can't grow to giant size now, so even if there are hidden native monsters, they wouldn't be showing up now."

"Don't overthink it. Even if there really are monsters, the League wouldn't just stand by and do nothing, would it?"

"Shh!"

The person outside finally noticed Xia Chuan, quickly pulled his companion aside, and gave Xia Chuan a silly smile that was as human as possible: "We're just kidding, we're definitely not some lurking alien..."

The companions who were about to follow with smiles were shocked and rushed over, knocking one of them unconscious with a single punch.

"Bang! Bang!"

"Ignore them," the owner said as he returned to the izakaya, looking somewhat helpless. "These guys always talk nonsense when they're drunk, and everyone's used to it. They even said before that the power outage was because someone was raising an electricity-eating monster."

"..."

Xia Chuan waved his hand, ignoring the aliens.

"The usual, a glass of hot milk, please."

This world differs from the Ultraman universe, with a more realistic style. Extraterrestrial civilizations typically possess intelligence far exceeding that of humans, making them truly advanced life forms.

Whether these localized, low-level aliens are exceptions or simply putting on an act is unknown, but their weakness is undeniable.

Such a low-risk alien is not enough to warrant a response from him.

"Hot milk."

The owner offered a glass of milk and a side dish, then leaned against the counter and asked Xia Chuan a question.

"Are you still a professor at the university? It's been a long time since I've been here."

"Yes, things are a bit busy at school."

"It's good that you're busy. I heard that several team captains are your students now, and there are quite a few other level 4 knights as well. That's really amazing."

"hiss……"

The group of people in the corner all gasped and shrank back. After making sure that they hadn't attracted Xia Chuan's attention, they quietly dragged their companions away from the izakaya.

Just then, Tamura arrived with Taki Akihisa, and they watched in bewilderment as several drunkards fled in panic.

"Kaminaga, Hiroko suddenly issued a mission, so she probably won't be able to come today," Tamura said, shaking his head as he greeted Natsukawa.

"Where's Yumi?" Natsukawa looked behind Taki Akihisa.

As a former biological expert for the Fukuto team, I haven't had much contact with him in recent years, but I should be able to attend the gathering led by Tamura.

"Yumi was specially recruited by a research institute, and we haven't been able to contact her for a while."

Tamura's complexion was still not good, and he asked the boss for a shot of shochu and downed it in one gulp.

"I'm sorry, Kaminaga, I may really have to step down from my position at the school. I might be transferred back to the Ministry of Defense. Until then, I'll see if I can reserve a vice-principal position for you."

In the past, officials in the Ministry of Defense would have had a promising future, but now it's the age of knights.

The Knights Academy is second only to the League in importance; otherwise, it wouldn't have had its own Skynet Center.

"With the support of your students, the higher-ups should be able to compromise."

"Vice Principal..."

Xia Chuan's reaction was indifferent, which sounded alright. At least his position was higher than Kondo Isami's, and he was able to gather a lot of information.

I just don't know if I'll still be able to slack off.

If the competition becomes too fierce, it might be counterproductive.

"However, it might just be a nominal position," Tamura said apologetically. "Whether you can gain real power depends on yourself. At that time..."

"That's enough nominal position." Xia Chuan felt a slight sense of relief.

He prefers nominal positions, preferably ones where no one bothers him.

"Kamiyoshi, you..."

Tamura opened his mouth, but thinking of Natsukawa's past experiences of giving up, he couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile.

"That's just like you. But the next year might not be as stable as before. Once you're on the list, it'll be hard for you to stay out of it."

"We'll talk about it later." Natsukawa turned his gaze to Taki Akihisa.

"I'm still the same as always."

Taki Akihisa seemed to have something to say to Natsukawa, but after glancing at Tamura, he could only secretly pass her a note.

Since obtaining the clues from the Alliance, he has been eager to investigate further, and now he has finally become a key scientist at Foundation X.

Be careful.

The party lasted until 10 p.m., and Natsukawa took the drunk Tamura back to school, while glancing at the note left by Taki Akihisa.

"An unknown technology for stealing the power of knights has emerged."

"To seize the power of the knights?"

The flames in Xia Chuan's hand engulfed the note.

There are many ways to steal a knight's power, even the Creator Knight can do it, and the Decade Knight Card is also one of them, but it doesn't have much impact on the original knight and is more like a copy.

He wasn't particularly afraid of this technology.

If high-level knight power could be easily seized, he wouldn't have spent so much effort on Eberl.

It's a pity we don't know what kind of technology Foundation X uses. If it comes from "Zi-O", then it's really troublesome, as that's the ultimate dungeon in the Kamen Rider universe.

"Whoosh!"

While pondering, Xia Chuan suddenly left the school base, flying at high speed across the night sky, and once again found the X Foundation Research Institute by following the spacetime sensor.

"A mine?"

Xia Chuan carefully used his telekinesis to investigate several kilometers away and discovered that the new research institute was actually the No. 3 mine that the aliens had been talking about.

The spacetime reaction is underground.

If there are no surprises, it should be the same time-space device from before.

"call--!"

Before Xia Chuan could continue sensing, a giant spaceship suddenly broke out of its stealth state in the night sky and slowly hovered above the mine, accompanied by several jets of particles.

After several white-clad specialists disembarked, the spaceship transformed once again and merged into the mine.

"Found the world of Build Ride."

"This time, we must finish the walkthrough before Decade, no matter what."

(End of this chapter)