Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 526 Calm

hospital.

Kondo Isami weakly opened his eyes to the sound of the IV drip. The white ceiling gradually came into focus, and the familiar smell of disinfectant entered his nostrils once again.

saved.

He felt wronged.

Caught completely off guard, he was taken to a research institute. After only two days of imprisonment, he was caught in an explosion that turned the huge institute into ruins, almost killing him as well.

In his final moments, all he remembered was struggling to climb out of the rubble and sending out a distress signal before being enveloped by a terrifying white fog.

Those white mists...

"woke up?"

Xia Chuan casually put down a bag of apples and poured Kondo Isamu a glass of warm water.

"Are you... Kaminari or Lydia?" Kondo Isami asked hesitantly, his expression tense and his lips dry.

He wasn't completely ignorant when he was at the research institute.

The god in the dungeon is Lipia, and it seems to be Decade, whom the Alliance desperately wants to get rid of.

"What Lypia? That's all in the past."

Xia Chuan paused slightly, shook his head, and continued turning to Kondo Isami.

"What's wrong with you now? Why did you suddenly think of Lipia? Most people probably don't know the name Ultraman."

"I……"

Kondo Isami looked at Natsukawa's complicated expression and felt a strong sense of confusion. After a moment of silence, he sighed and turned away.

"It's complicated to explain, and you probably won't believe it."

"Trouble? How do you know I don't believe you if you don't tell me?" Natsukawa glanced at Kondo Isami, who was sighing, puzzled.

He made a special trip to visit the sick person, partly because he wanted to know what had happened at the research institute.

As the sole survivor, he will likely be taken back into the control of the alliance soon.

"Do you believe there's another version of yourself in another world?" Kondo Isami turned around solemnly. "I saw another Shinji Kaminaga in the instance. The Alliance seems to think it's Lipia, and that he might be the cause of the research institute's destruction."

Natsukawa pretended not to notice Kondo Isami's comical appearance, his body wrapped in bandages: "Lipia destroyed the research institute?"

"This is where I had this accident," Kondo Isami hesitated, "Anyway, it's possible that Lipia did something in the instance, but I think it might be a misunderstanding, just like how I've been mistaken for Decade time and time again."

"Is that so?"

Natsukawa asked for more details, and Kondo's explanation became increasingly outrageous.

This guy seems to be just making things up based on bits and pieces of information he overheard.

That monster may have simply copied my personality and memories before imprisoning me.

That said, now that I think about it, the other party seems a bit outrageous. Instead of using the mental space, they insisted on fighting in a physical form in the Knight World. I wonder if it was influenced by mimicry.

After all, there are precedents of the Zerg being countered by mimicry personalities.

"Are you really Kaminari?" Kondo Isami couldn't help but ask again.

Perhaps because they met less frequently in this world, he couldn't quite distinguish between the local Shen Yong and the dungeon Shen Yong.

"You should get some rest."

Xia Chuan glanced at him sympathetically but did not reply.

He didn't know what would happen to Kondo Isami next, but after such a big incident, he was the only one who came to visit him, which was honestly a bit pitiful.

Even Minami, who has a good relationship with Kondo Isami, didn't come; I heard she's been busy preparing for her engagement.

"What's wrong with me?"

Kondo Isami looked bewildered, feeling that Natsukawa's last look was a bit strange.

"This awful feeling... it really is Kaminaga. I won't tell you the truth about the dungeon."

Shaking his head, Kondo Isami fell silent, his face filled with worry.

He actually gleaned a lot of information amidst the chaos; it wasn't all just his own imagination.

All instances are actually story worlds constructed through the Divine Mirror.

"Perhaps Kaminari's choice isn't necessarily bad; he's no longer Ultraman." Kondo Isami's thoughts suddenly drifted.

Look at himself, what is he even doing entering the dungeon?

Since becoming a level 5 knight, it seems like I haven't had many good days.

He should have stayed in school from the beginning; otherwise, he might not have experienced so much suffering, seen the true face of the League, or endured the torment of the truth alone.

The most painful thing is knowing the truth but still being unable to fight against the alliance.

Should I run out and tell everyone there are aliens in the League? Or tell everyone that Decade, who's being hunted by the League, is actually Ultraman?

……

Knight School.

Even after visiting him in the hospital, Natsukawa continued to keep an eye on Kondo Isami.

Strangely, the alliance never appeared, seemingly having completely forgotten about Kondo Isami, the sole survivor.

Not only that, the aliens who were previously quite active suddenly went silent, and the number of familiar faces on television became noticeably smaller.

Foundation X disappeared overnight.

The entire island nation has become much calmer, with only the daily dungeons still increasing.

"The workload has been increasing lately."

Hiroko Asami kept complaining on the phone.

"It feels like there are far fewer people in the investigation department; they're completely overwhelmed."

"Thanks for your hard work."

Xia Chuan seemed to be deep in thought before ending the call.

The alliance's dark side is reducing its activities.

Is it because he beat Zi-O?

"call!"

Xia Chuan closed his eyes slightly as a flood of information rushed into his mind.

Although the rank did not increase, it did cross the level of life, and the knight level reached lv10.

The difference between the original world and the copy is now much clearer.

Something dramatic is happening in the island nation.

On the surface, everything appears calm, but a huge disaster seems to be brewing in the shadows, and a violent storm is about to strike.

Thinking of the conversation between the silver-robed men, Xia Chuan slightly opened his mouth.

With the Challenger Series approaching, facing the League head-on is likely unavoidable this time, and the comfortable life he has been living for so long will be hard to continue.

Once the battlefield shifts to reality, what will happen to Hiroko Asami and the others?

"You hung up on me again!"

In the parking lot of the Alliance building, Hiroko Asami gritted her teeth and gripped her phone tightly, wanting to call back and hurl a few curses, but then paused and stopped herself from doing so.

"Kaminaga... that bastard is still the same as before, keeping everything bottled up inside. Does he think I can't help him?"

"What's wrong, Hiroko-senpai?"

Kazumi Takahashi pulled a handheld detector out of the car.

"Recently, there have been more and more violent incidents involving knights. The higher-ups say it's due to the temporary dungeon environment, so we..."

"We'll talk about the mission tomorrow." Hiroko Asami casually shoved the file into her partner's hand and sped out of the parking lot.

"Huh?" Takahashi Kazumi stood there blankly. "Am I going to investigate alone?"

Without Hiroko Asami around, she wouldn't dare to investigate those Kamen Riders.

School villa.

Just as Xia Chuan was about to leave, he was blocked at the door by Asami Hiroko. Before he could say anything, his brow twitched slightly and he was forcefully pulled into the car.

"Hiroko..."

"The captain will be transferred to the new lockdown zone next month," Hiroko Asami interjected. "Take this opportunity to get together. If you have any worries, you can talk to everyone about them."

"Didn't you say you were too busy with tasks?" Xia Chuan asked疑惑地问道, "How come you suddenly have free time?"

"If there are too many tasks, you can push them a bit."

Hiroko Asami sped out of the school.

"Everyone is worried about you, Kaminari. You've become increasingly lonely since the captain left the Knight Academy."

"Is there?" Xia Chuan thought about his daily life.

I have indeed been spending too much time on dungeons lately and have had very little contact with the outside world.

Fortunately, Shinji Kaminaga was a reclusive person, so it wasn't particularly strange.

"Feel sorry."

"What are you apologizing for?" Hiroko Asami's forehead turned black. "Don't forget you're not alone. The Fukuto Team has always been here."

(End of this chapter)