Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 530 Lockdown, Opening

"hold head high!"

Nishitama.

At 3 a.m., the streets were completely silent, except for a few commercial districts in the distance that were still somewhat noisy.

Suddenly, a mist drifted in from between the mountains, gradually enveloping the entire city.

Ryosuke Koyama staggered out of the izakaya, a tie wrapped around his forehead, his lewd face flushed red. He only sobered up slightly after being hit by the cold wind outside.

"What the hell?"

Rubbing my eyes, I vaguely saw a giant, dark mountain-like figure rumble past in the distance through the mist, and I could faintly hear a thunderous roar.

"A monster? Haha, how could that be..."

Ten years have passed, and the monster has long been buried deep in memory.

Ryosuke Koyama chuckled, thinking he was dreaming, and continued on his way without a second thought.

Tokyo was usually under martial law at night, but in recent years the number of strange creatures has decreased significantly, especially in the last few months. Outside of the restricted areas and temporary dungeons, there have been no traces of strange creatures.

Even at this time, you can walk around outside with peace of mind.

"hold head high--!"

The roar grew louder and louder, yet it seemed to come from another world, failing to shake the city under the cover of night in the slightest.

Xia Chuan flew across the night sky, gazing into the distance at the giant black beast walking in the white mist.

It is indeed another space.

Tokyo was completely isolated and locked down, becoming a large lockdown zone.

He could leave, but everyone else was trapped.

This will likely cause a huge uproar tomorrow morning.

That divine mirror seemed capable of breaking the seal on this world, but now it seems that lifting the seal might not be a good thing for humanity.

"Knights Challenge..."

Xia Chuan's mind flashed with images of the divine mirror and the silver-robed man.

The alliance doesn't actually have much more authority than him; it's just that the other party's technical level is too high, and they can make a lot of trouble even with a little authority.

The opening game, "Extreme Fox," absolutely cannot fall into the hands of those guys; we must find a way to get in early.

Thinking of the recent frequent appearances of the "Extreme Fox" temporary instance, Xia Chuan stepped back and crossed the aurora curtain to return to school.

"Whoosh!"

Compared to the urban area, the school site was more severely affected by the white fog, and protective barriers were erected much earlier.

Fortunately, the white fog seemed to be merely a limiting factor, and it stopped spreading after reaching a certain area.

After visiting Kondo Isami, the student knights reunited at the school and happened to witness the strange phenomenon of white mist, but no one saw any monsters appearing within it.

Fujiwara Saiji stood on the training ground steps, looking up at the sky, but didn't turn around when he heard footsteps behind him.

"Mentor, my team disbanded, and in the end, I didn't achieve my dream, not even in terms of level..."

"If you really want to become a Level 5 Knight, joining the League might not be a bad option."

Xia Chuan walked through the passage and looked up at the flashing lightning in the sky.

"With your potential, you could be transformed into a Level 5 Knight immediately, or even Level 6 is not impossible. At that time, your team will naturally come back, and you might even be able to join the current Shocker."

"I……"

Fujiwara Saiji suddenly woke up, a bead of cold sweat trickling down his forehead.

He did have this idea during this period, but he just couldn't make up his mind.

"My mentor became a Level 5 Knight so easily, and now he's consistently ranked 2nd on the leaderboard, so he has no idea how much pain I'm going through... I've tried my best, but no matter what I do, I can't see any hope."

"Did you really try your best?"

Natsukawa pressed down on Fujiwara's shoulder.

Of all these trainee knights, Fujiwara Saiji was the first one to have any interaction with him.

His first transformation in this world was by borrowing Fujiwara Saiji's royal bee, Thebee.

"Do what you want to do, but don't underestimate yourself. You're not Fujiwara No. 1. Just do your best."

"rustle!"

By the time Xia Chuan returned to the villa, a torrential downpour had finally begun, and the monster roars echoing in the white mist had gradually faded away.

"Is this alright?" Fang Bat II asked in a deep voice, following behind Xia Chuan. "If that guy really joins the Alliance, he'll definitely oppose you, right?"

"What does it matter? I respect his choice."

Xia Chuan opened his briefcase, took out the long-lost Desire Driver, and faintly heard a fox's cry in his ear.

If Fujiwara Saiji really becomes his enemy, it will only be a matter of one more punch.

He won't hold back just because someone is his student.

Evolution has led to a lack of emotions, but it has also freed us from unnecessary troubles. We don't have to put on any melodramatic scenes like those main characters in dungeons, crying all the time.

"You really don't care at all?" The second Tooth Bat folded its wings and hung the chandelier.

It was born to follow the king who brought darkness, but its master, Shen Yong, with whom it spent every day, changed it a lot.

In its eyes, Kamen Rider Shin'yō, the Imperial Knight standing at the pinnacle of knights, has never lost his humanity, nor has he ever abandoned his human identity.

Even surrounded by darkness, there is always a light that cannot be extinguished.

"Whoosh!"

A beam of light burst forth from the matching Magnum buckle, as if triggering some switch, and a thin beam of light shot straight into the sky.

"What's wrong?" Tooth Bat II exclaimed in surprise as he flew out of the window.

In the thunderclouds, pillars of light simultaneously illuminated various parts of Tokyo, with countless streams of light converging in the night sky before finally falling straight into the center of Skynet.

The separated temporary instances of "Extreme Fox" converge and begin constructing a brand new instance passage within the time-space device.

"The challenge is about to begin, and it hasn't even been a year yet..."

Sakurai Keikazu put down the phone call with his sister, swallowed hard, and walked to the side of the stairwell.

Because it has been used as a temporary instance for a long time, "Extreme Fox" is no longer unfamiliar to this world. It is said that many "Selected Ones" have appeared even in "Extreme Fox". However, there is still only one Level 5 Extreme Fox, Mentor Shen Yong.

"Has the final battle finally arrived?"

Sakurai Keikazu's voice trembled slightly as he looked at the core ID in his hand, and also picked up the ninja belt buckle handed to him by the middle-aged man.

The game knight "Hero", formerly the desire knight frog.

It is said that he later went to the Alliance headquarters.

This time they'll probably become enemies.

There are other knights...

It seems like everyone will participate.

"I want to create a peaceful world where my sister and everyone else can live happily."

Sakurai Keikazu clenched his fists, his expression shifting from struggle to determination.

Perhaps we can unite everyone's wishes.

The Rider Challenge doesn't necessarily have to develop into a Rider War; the Kamen Riders should all have the same goal.

"call!"

The rooftop of the Alliance Building.

A black helicopter hovered, and a cold-faced man in a suit jumped down, the lights illuminating Goto's serious, middle-aged face.

"Why now?"

The middle-aged man frowned and squinted, gazing at the beam of light merging at the school base in the distance. Thinking of the school knights he might reunite with this time, his eyes twitched repeatedly.

"If we meet again, we'll be enemies, Kaminari."

"You're here."

On the ground, Daoist Agasa walked through the apartment streets filled with air conditioner units and also noticed the strange phenomenon in the sky, but his attention quickly turned to the Alliance helicopter.

A resolute glint flashed across the thin, malnourished face.

"We can't let you succeed no matter what! This time, the stage is our home ground!"

"Humans are really interesting."

Swan Knight Kirishima Natsuki leaned against the alley entrance, quietly watching Mikoto Agasa stagger away.

"The ending is destined to be nothing but despair, nothing but Kaminaga... Senior Kaminaga can't die in those guys' plans."

(End of this chapter)