Ultraman: I am really just a human.

Chapter 566 A Thousand Trees of Pity

"An earthquake struck the Lianfeng Mountains last night, and the stranded hikers were found this morning..."

South City Amusement Park.

Employees were already moving goods early in the morning, and everyone was busy preparing for the upcoming customer flow. Only a boy in an orange jacket was standing at the intersection, lost in thought.

"pity?"

The boy was awakened by his friend's voice.

"Seriously, what are you doing there? Come help me!"

"Sorry, sorry," Chishu Rei looked away, rubbing her hair sheepishly, "Because the news said there was an earthquake, so..."

"Whoosh!"

A series of images surged into Senju Rei's mind, as if she could hear the sounds of the giants' battle.

It's been like this since last night.

That giant seems to be the Decade from this world.

Qian Shulian's gaze was filled with longing.

That's right, he is not the Senju Rei of this world.

To be precise, it wasn't originally like that.

After the world restarted, for some unknown reason, he merged with Senju Rei here and gained a real human body.

Unfortunately, the original body was an experimental subject of the "Son of Prometheus" and was born with a genetic defect, so it could only live to the age of 18.

He fled to this place where no one knew his identity in order to enjoy his last moments.

"It's really strange lately. There are more and more explosions and fires of unknown cause, while earthquakes don't seem to be that much of a concern."

My friend rolled up his sleeves and started moving the cardboard box.

"By the way, what were you muttering about just now? What about Kamen Rider Decade?"

"Did I say anything?" Chishu Rei smiled awkwardly.

"Of course you do," her friend complained. "You've been so absent-minded these past few days. Have you got a girlfriend? You've been keeping it a secret for a long time."

"Haha, how could that be? I can't even take care of myself right now."

Qian Shulian joined in to help, but out of the corner of her eye she suddenly noticed the landslide and sinkhole captured in the news.

"Bang--!"

The faint echo of another giant's body being smashed apart by a powerful punch could be heard in my ears.

That was definitely not an earthquake.

The giant that appeared in his mind was not an illusion; there must have been a battle.

Is that Mr. Kaminaga?

Mr. Kaminaga has also come to this world, and he's incredibly powerful.

……

"Um?"

Night Raid Team Base.

Xia Chuan turned around as if sensing something, vaguely feeling someone calling him, but the call was intermittent and he couldn't pinpoint the source.

"Lipia, is there anything special about these two cards?" Komon looked at the Ultra cards in front of him, completely bewildered. "Why did you let Mizoroki Shinya go?"

"Gou Lümu is not the real enemy."

Xia Chuan withdrew his senses and, relying on Komon's body, grabbed the Mephisto card.

"Like Riko Saida, Mizoroki is just a puppet controlled by others."

"Like Riko?" Komon's heart skipped a beat. "Could it be what the captain said, that they fell into darkness during a mission?"

"Pretty much. Originally, Mizoroki was also supposed to be the one chosen by Nexus. I need his power. Once this card transforms into light, my power can be further enhanced."

Xia Chuan used the card to synchronize with the scattered action footage of Gou Lu Mu.

"At that time, we can fight head-on even without the aid of the domain."

Komon was filled with mixed emotions, never expecting that the enemy he had identified as his true foe wasn't actually the enemy: "Do the vice-captains and the others know?"

"They probably knew, but in the end, Mizoroki Makoto did lose to the darkness," Natsukawa said, raising his hand to put away the two cards. "But this kind of thing wouldn't be any better for anyone else. People who can become 'adaptors' already have their own inner conflicts."

"A knot in your heart?"

"Who can say they don't have darkness in their heart? Mizoroki, having witnessed the power of the alien beasts, believes that humanity can never win; Himeya Jun, tormented by his past, sees battle as punishment..."

Xia Chuan paused slightly as he spoke.

Even he himself couldn't escape his inner turmoil, not knowing when he could become an independent life form and live as a true human being.

"In the end, it's just that darkness chose Mizorogi first, while Jun Himeya was lucky enough to receive the light."

"I see," Komon said after a moment of silence, then continued, "Once these two cards are completed, what will happen to Mr. Himeya and Mizoroki? Will their powers be taken away?"

"I don't usually seize power."

Xia Chuan muttered to himself.

He doesn't have that ability right now. Nexus and Mephisto are both powerful beings in their own right. The Lone Gate is giving him far too much credit.

"When will it be finished?" Komon asked expectantly.

"Soon."

Xia Chuan's thoughts drifted.

When Jun Himeya resolves his inner conflict and fights with the right mindset, that will be the time for the Light of Nexus to be transferred.

The light itself did not seem to exist to save the world; its true purpose was to save the chosen ones themselves.

This evolutionary approach is worth learning from.

The power of light from spiritual sublimation far surpasses the power provided by ordinary human beings.

Komon is a prime example; simply overcoming the shadow of his girlfriend's death allowed him to unleash the divine realm.

"Beep!"

Bereger's pager interrupted Xia Chuan's train of thought.

"Management officer?"

The solitary consciousness regained control, and after a moment's hesitation, it connected to the communication.

The manager on the other end of the line didn't say much, just told him to go to the meeting room. I couldn't see his expression clearly on the small screen, but I felt there was something more to it.

"Could it be because of yesterday's battle?"

Gu Men was in a real bind.

Unlike Jun Himeya, he couldn't avoid the organization at all.

"It's nothing," Xia Chuan said calmly. "Just push all the blame onto me."

He no longer takes this organization, which was manipulated by Zaki, seriously.

Relying on alien visitor technology to fight the alien beasts is far inferior to that of the World Alliance, posing no threat to him once he has fully recovered his abilities.

Komon feels afraid because he hasn't fully adapted to his identity yet.

"The lone team member."

In the conference room, Manager Matsunaga, with a serious expression, led Komon inside.

The high-ranking military officer was already seated, with two unfamiliar faces standing beside him: a cold-faced woman with long hair and a man in a leather jacket with dyed hair.

The two women looked at Gu Men with unusually deep eyes, the woman's gaze carrying a hint of complex emotion.

"This is Ms. Sara Mizuhara, a prosecutor from TLT North America headquarters," Matsunaga introduced, "and..."

"My subordinate, Hayato Kaimoto."

Mizuhara Sara nodded slightly to Komon.

"I heard you were chosen by the Titans, and headquarters is very interested in your existence. I've come here hoping you can become a bridge between them and the Titans."

Komon was slightly nervous: "Um... actually, I don't know what happened myself? I just transformed when I wanted to fight."

"Yeah?"

Mizuhara Sara calmly glanced at the ring in Komon's hand.

"It seems you don't know this yet. Neither you nor Jun Himeya are the first lucky ones chosen by the Titans. We know more about the Titans than you think. Now we just need to get the Titans' thoughts through you."

"To show our sincerity, let us first tell you the truth about the world..."

"the truth?"

"When alien beasts appear, the world is destined to end. For this reason, we have been cooperating with the alien life form 'Visitor' for decades."

Mizuhara Sara sat down and began to speak.

"Twenty years ago, a mysterious luminous object crashed in the American desert. The army that arrived later captured a group of amorphous life forms. These were the visitors, cosmic refugees who had lost their planet due to a supernova explosion and brought light quantum intelligence to Earth..."

"Through contact with them, we have acquired a wealth of knowledge and intelligence, including the fighter jet systems currently used by the Night Raid Team, memory erasure, and other advanced technologies... All of this is in preparation for the end brought by the alien beasts and the destruction of Earth."

"Was anyone else chosen before Mr. Himeya?" Komon asked solemnly after listening. "That person is now...?"

"At the North American headquarters, because the impact caused 5 years ago was too great, we had to block all intelligence, including that of all those involved."

A hint of sadness lingered in Mizuhara Sara's eyes.

"Monsters are life forms that survive by devouring the fear of intelligent beings. Memories related to monsters will inevitably bring monster-related disasters. Visitors have built the Sea of ​​Oblivion, 'River of Oblivion,' to absorb everyone's memories, except for those related to monsters and Ultraman."

"So Ultraman actually appeared 5 years ago?" Komon's memories returned, and under Natsukawa's perception, he could even vaguely see the so-called Wangchuan's true form, a glowing giant object like a heart.

"You can also view the video footage recorded at that time."

Mizuhara Sara wiped away her sorrow and stared directly at Komon, whose intense gaze made him somewhat uneasy.

"Now you should understand your own importance. Please make sure to connect with the light that chose you. I want to know why a second light of giants appeared, and I want to know the giants' views on us humans and on the future of humanity."

(End of this chapter)