Ultraman grunts? Call me Space Policeman outside!

Natsuki gave up thinking.

"Well, it's come to this now, let's eat first," he suggested, clutching his stomach which was making strange noises.

He will not use this ability to be one with humans unless absolutely necessary.

The last time he was in one body with Shinji was because it happened suddenly, and Shinji's actions at the time really moved him. Shinji was already seriously injured, and being in one body was the best way to maintain his life. And that boy did not disappoint him afterwards.

"At a time like this, all you can think about is food?!" Ichikawa Reno stared at Natsuki, his eyes wide with disbelief.

Is this what aliens think?

"There's nothing I can do. I haven't eaten a single meal since I came into this world," Natsuki said emphatically. "Don't mistreat the elderly."

When he moves in human form, he also feels thirsty and hungry, and not having enough to eat can even affect his combat effectiveness.

When Taro was on a mission on Earth, he almost fainted from hunger once.

"Elderly people?"

“But you don’t look that much older than me.” Ichikawa Reino, who had just turned eighteen this year, looked at Natsuki, who didn’t even have stubble, and voiced his doubts.

This guy doesn't look like an elderly person at all.

“I’m exactly 19,000 years old this year.” Natsuki said the most astonishing number in the most calm tone.

A question mark simultaneously floated above the heads of both Ichikawa Reno and Hibino Kafka.

Are aliens really that long-lived?

Having lived for 19,000 years, how come he doesn't look old at all?

Kafka thought he was the veteran of their team, but he didn't expect that the real veteran was someone else, and he could only be considered a mid-level veteran at best.

Oh, and there's also Ichikawa, that little guy.

What do you mean by three generations living under one roof?

"Then... what if the defense force finds you?" Ichikawa Reno asked hesitantly.

The other party didn't seem afraid of their identity being exposed at all.

Those are aliens! What if their identities are exposed and they're put on an experimental table?

Isn't this person afraid of being dissected and studied?

"What do you mean, what should we do?" Xia Shu asked back, saying in a serious tone, "I'm not a bad person, I won't hurt humans casually."

"Do not......"

“I was talking about what if they arrest you? You might end up on the lab table. After all, aliens are pretty rare,” Ichikawa Reno explained.

Natsuki: "?"

"Send me to the lab table?"

Natsuki lived for 19,000 years, and the only time she went on the experimental table was when Hikari tied her up, and that was to study how to repair her body.

He was very curious about what kind of thought process would lead someone to put an Ultraman on the experimental table.

Do you really think of Ultraman, who is 19,000 years old, as a newcomer?

"Uh...right." Ichikawa Reno suddenly realized that this guy just looked a bit like a human; he had been too hasty.

"It's alright, the fact that the defense team came to find me saves me a lot of trouble."

"Maybe I can even get an official position there," Xia Shu said, rubbing his chin.

He figured that even if the higher-ups in the defense force weren't very bright, they would understand him once they realized he meant no harm and understood the disparity in power between the two sides.

There is no conflict of interest between the two parties; only someone out of their mind would think of putting themselves on the experimental table.

"That...about training." Hibino Kafka could tell that Natsuki wasn't planning to travel with them tonight.

"Don't worry, I'll come find you tomorrow. I'll let you get a good rest tonight; my training intensity is very high." Xia Shu waved his hand, slipped on his flip-flops, and left, intending to find a place to have a hearty meal first.

"Ah... they've left."

"What a mysterious person," Kafka said, staring blankly at Natsuki's departing figure.

"Wait, does he have any money on him?" Ichikawa Reno realized the crucial question again.

......

Inside a black sedan in an underground parking lot.

"So, did you get any information?" The brown-haired man wearing sunglasses, sitting in the driver's seat, asked the blond man who had just sat in the back seat.

"Just as we expected, those guys haven't made a move yet, and everything is progressing normally."

"Kafka Hibino has acquired the power of a monster, and the defense force is now hunting down his monster form." The blond man, sitting in the back seat with his arms crossed, said, "Want to go and suck up to him?"

"Based on our starting position, we're basically guaranteed to be eliminated."

"It seems... this is the only way." The brown-haired man sitting in the driver's seat seemed somewhat reluctant.

"For us losers to survive, we can only secure a top-two finish."

"Out of ten people, the remaining eight will be eliminated... This is the price of failure."

Hearing him say that, the man in the back seat didn't look too happy either.

Those who are in this world are all transmigrators who performed poorly and are about to be eliminated by the system. In this battle royale with a total of ten transmigrators, eight are destined to be eliminated, while the remaining two... will continue to collect spacetime energy for the system.

Chapter 166 The True Identity of Monster Number Eight

"Ichikawa...we really won't be discovered like this, will we?"

In the lobby of Yokohama Minami General Hospital, Kafka Hibino, dressed in a hospital gown, sat in a wheelchair, looking nervously at everyone who passed by. He then asked Reno Ichikawa behind him.

Reno Ichikawa, also dressed in a hospital gown, pushed a wheelchair and led Kafka Hibino out of the hospital lobby.

"I barely managed to get away with it last night, nothing serious." His expression was much calmer than Kafka's.

Last night, they ran back to the hospital and told the hospital and the police that they had gotten separated while running away, which barely got them away with.

"But I'm really looking forward to it, the alien training." Kafka's face was filled with excitement as he thought about what was to come.

He was already a bit thick-skinned, and now that he's become a monster, that's only amplified.

“Over there.” Ichikawa Reno pushed the wheelchair across the open space downstairs from the hospital and found the figure they were looking for next to a green tree.

The other person was still dressed casually, holding an ice pop in his hand, squatting on the steps, showing no signs of nervousness as an alien.

"Mr. Natsuki!"

When Kafka saw Natsuki, he immediately stood up from his wheelchair and greeted her.

He can't wait to train, master his strength, and then join the defense force to show his skills.

"Wait, senior! We're still in the hospital!" Ichikawa Reno, seeing Hibino Kafka perform a medical miracle, quickly pressed him back down, then turned around to check if anyone had noticed.

"Ah...sorry." Kafka Hibino finally realized what was happening and scratched his head awkwardly.

"Speaking of which, where did Mr. Natsuki get the money?" he asked curiously, looking at the popsicle in Natsuki's hand that was now just a wooden stick.

This alien must be visiting Earth for the first time, so how come he seems to know so much about Earth's culture?

"Where did you get it? My wallet, of course." Xia Shu raised an eyebrow when she heard the question, took a wallet out of her pocket, and shook it as she spoke.

His wallet contained not only Japanese yen but also US dollars, all brought from the other two Earths.

As for whether it can be used?

Anyway, the money detector said it was a genuine banknote.

"Alright, after a night's rest, you two should be fully refreshed."

Let's go.

As she spoke, Natsuki turned and prepared to leave the hospital, heading towards the remote suburbs.

“Okay!” Kafka replied enthusiastically.

"Huh? Am I going too?" Ichikawa Reno asked, pointing to himself in confusion.

“Of course, Ichikawa! Aren’t you going to join the defense force too? Let’s do our best together!” Kafka said before Natsuki could answer.

"All right....."

Even just two days ago, Ichikawa Reno couldn't have imagined that he would encounter both a human who could turn into a monster and an alien at the same time, and that he would feel like he had gotten used to being around them.

......

Tachikawa Base, the 3rd Unit Base of the Japanese Defense Forces.

"Vice Captain, are you still investigating yesterday's events?"

In Hoshina Soshiro's personal office, a team member came to submit yesterday's follow-up report. Seeing that the vice-captain was still watching the hospital's surveillance footage, he casually asked a question.

"Yes, there is someone I care about very much."

Hoshina Soshiro took the report, placed it on the table, and looked at the screen on the computer next to him with a thoughtful expression.

"He fell from the sky without any warning, and the facial recognition system couldn't find him in the personnel information files. He disappeared suddenly after the monster appeared last night. There are too many suspicious things about this person."

He frowned as he looked at the hospital surveillance footage of Xia Shu sleeping soundly without any regard for her image yesterday.

"What does the vice-captain mean...?" the team member asked.

“This person fell from mid-air, killing one of the remaining beasts, but was not injured at all,” Hoshina Soshiro analyzed.

"He was put into a hospital room, and that night the humanoid black monster appeared in that room. After the monster disappeared, he disappeared as well."

"Although it seems absurd, I suspect..."

He already had a guess in his mind, but he absolutely could not reveal this answer before he had solid evidence, otherwise it might cause panic in society.

After all, once the fact that monsters can mimic humans is exposed, everyone will start to doubt the people around them, and the order of the entire society will be seriously affected.

Because of this unique characteristic, and the scene they witnessed when they arrived at the site of the other monster's appearance last night, they concluded that this monster was an extremely threatening one.

Possessing immense power while also being able to conceal their presence, and potentially even disguise themselves as humans, makes them far too dangerous.

So they gave this monster a special name—Monster 8.

The eighth numbered monster in history. Every monster before it was a huge threat to humanity. The fact that it was named Monster Number Eight shows how much importance they placed on it.