Hawks from the Land of Light are calling me a dove and an undercover agent in the chat group.

So Kasa could only ask more people, all the way up to Father of Ultra, but the answers he got were almost all the same.

"Don't be impatient. When your time comes thousands or tens of thousands of years from now, all these doubts will be answered. But for now, be patient and wait for that moment."

Not just the body, but also the mind.

These seasoned warriors, including Father of Ultra, have come to a clear understanding of a fact through years of battles and growing experience.

If a child whose mindset is not yet formed is sent to the battlefield, the danger comes not only from the child's own weak strength, which is insufficient to protect himself.

More importantly, the bloodshed encountered early on may excessively erode their naive values ​​and minds, causing them to deviate from normal thinking and plunge into the realm of madness and chaos, thus forming a completely distorted and unique self that can never be corrected.

Although such people have never appeared in the Land of Light—even during the invasion of Alien Empera, the children of the Land of Light were mostly protected rather than sent to the battlefield.

But this situation already exists far too often on other planets.

If it can be avoided, then the Land of Light should always do everything in its power to prevent this from happening, and should not relax its prohibitions on this matter just because it is believed that the people of the Land of Light are pure and virtuous.

Therefore, at that time, no matter what, Kassa could not leave the Land of Light and go to the battlefield. At most, he could only wander around the Land of Light, and his activity range was limited to the M78 Nebula.

It was at that time that he realized that even within the Land of Light, he had overlooked a place he hadn't consulted—the strongest warrior who had once been on par with Father of Ultra.

After all, although the teachers at Ultra School don't publicize Belial's existence during classes, such a large Ultra Prison is located at the gate of the Land of Light 365 days a year. Anyone who is interested can find relevant information in the library.

Kasa was curious whether he could give Belial, a prisoner who seemed to violate the spirit of Ultra and was different from the general people of the Land of Light, a unique answer.

As for danger, he was not afraid. According to the history books, the most extreme actions Belial had ever taken were attempting to touch the Plasma Spark Tower and being sent back to the Land of Light after being possessed by Reiblood.

Before the King of Ultra appeared when he fought his way back to the Land of Light, he hadn't even killed a single person from the Land of Light; he had only defeated the Ultra Warriors who tried to stop him.

So it's really just like that.

If he were to kill an Ultra child who merely sought his advice and answers, that would be just as well. It would demonstrate that Belial had become even more violent and completely fallen into darkness during his imprisonment. Using him as a warning, the Land of Light would execute Belial directly to prevent the existence of this ticking time bomb.

So, when he was still young, Kasa secretly devised a plan to successfully evade the guards and gain entry into the Ultra Prison.

……

"An illusion?"

From a third-party perspective, Kasa calmly observed the past events.

Could it be that Akane Shinjo and Alexis have finished creating the monster that allowed him to fall into such a realistic illusion without any defenses?

"Are you trying to target my memories, find my weaknesses, and attack me mentally? But that's wrong. My repentance isn't here, it's elsewhere."

Boom!

With crackling flames, the scene instantly shifted, and thousands of years later, they arrived at a lush, green natural planet.

Here, the technologically backward native civilization gathers under the Mother Tree, praying for salvation from the gods, while the giant of light from the distant stars has fallen. He had only been in the Space Guard for a short time and was no match for the ferocious monster that roams the universe.

Super Gabihill, a mutated oil monster.

This is a mutated monster that originated from an unknown planet. Its strength surpasses that of a normal Gabihill, and it has even evolved the ability to travel through space. The strength of its body and the temperature of the flames it spews are terrifying, making it difficult to withstand.

This illusion perfectly recreated the situation at the time, even simulating the conditions in other parts of the planets that Kasa was too busy fighting to pay attention to, including the cries and fears of the natives.

The level of completion is so high that it feels less like a dream and more like transporting people back to that day.

"Why can you just stand by and watch? Why can you be so calm? Why can you watch yourself lose and fail to save anything, yet still shamelessly call yourself an Ultra Warrior and appear before me!"

The accusations coming from all directions were the voices of Shinjo Akane breaking down. She appeared out of nowhere and glared at Kasa through gritted teeth.

This is a very disjointed scene.

The crackling flames that spread across the entire planet, and the screams of the people on Avatar, were intense, but Kasa and Akane, as bystanders, seemed to hear nothing, standing in a silent standoff under the starry sky.

"I have indeed failed many times, but more important than repentance is not repeating the same mistakes."

Kasa turned to look at Shinjo Akane. He felt no resentment or condemnation towards this girl who used unique monsters to repeatedly stir up his painful memories. He simply said with pity, "Failure is not a reason to run away. Come to my side. You can do it too, Shinjo Akane."

"Don't say such nonsensical things!"

Akane Shinjo growled, "How could I possibly be that strong! If I could, I wouldn't be here!"

What have you been doing when I needed you the most? — These were the words Akane Shinjo wanted to shout, but they stuck in her throat and she couldn't utter them.

She saw it all.

While she was enjoying her happiness, Kassa was saving a strange galaxy from destruction.

At the time of her death, Kasa was guiding a half-dead civilization that had strayed from its path and whose members were now only one in a billion still adhering to the correct path.

While she was escaping, Kasa fulfilled the wish of a homeless wanderer on a deserted planet to have one last meal.

Not all efforts are rewarded, and not every battle can achieve protection, but even so, he kept moving forward, never stopping for a moment.

Akane Shinjo choked up, wanting to shout something, but unknowingly, the scenery around her seemed to have quietly changed again, from that burning, raging star of destruction to an ordinary, unremarkable Earth.

"—?!"

Akane Shinjo was stunned; she saw herself.

She was still very young, just starting kindergarten, only a few years old. One day, after school, her mother smiled and proudly took out something.

It was a box of discs.

The mother said that she had heard it was something that children generally love to watch, so even though she had only heard of it herself, she wanted to see if Xiaoxi would like it.

"Ultraman Operation No. 1" was the beginning of her enlightenment and the source of her deep immersion in the Ultraman series.

Since then, she has grown up, and as time has passed, her room has been filled with more and more Ultraman toys and related items.

Her favorite thing is the collection of various Ultraman transformation devices. She never gets tired of playing with them, just like how she never gets tired of watching Ultraman content, which she knows by heart, no matter how many times she watches it.

The turning point came in the third year of junior high school. The happy family was involved in a car accident during a holiday trip. In order to protect their only child, the father and mother both chose the same thing and died on the spot.

"Dad, Mom... Ultraman, Ultraman... Come quick, Ultraman! Save me, save Dad, save Mom, come quick, Ultraman—"

In that moment of near-fainting, my subconscious cries for help and shouts echoed in my ears once more.

"don't want!!!!"

Akane Shinjo screamed and crouched down, covering her ears, closing her eyes, her whole body trembling.

Why, why is this playing? The monsters she created were only aimed at Kasa, only at Ultraman; she never gave the order to probe into his heart!

"Stop, stop now, ahh ...

But as she cried out, the scene became clearer: Shinjo Akane, devastated by the death of her parents, couldn't shake off the trauma for the entire holiday.

She prayed countless times that she could return to the time before the accident if she woke up, hoped countless times that she was dreaming, and murmured Ultraman's name countless times.

But the facts are there: Ultraman is just a fictional tokusatsu show, and there are no miracles in this world.

On the first day of school, she was still holed up in the house left by her parents. The only difference from the holiday was that all the Ultraman-related items in the house had been broken in half, thrown into the trash can, and transported very, very far away.

It was around that time that Alexis appeared.

"Zizi-"

The scene started rewinding and replaying, but this time it didn't play in its entirety. It just kept replaying the part where Shinjo Akane's parents were killed in the accident.

Akane Shinjo, who should have been a detached observer, was now deathly pale and on the verge of vomiting.

Just then, with a cracking sound like a mirror shattering, Kassapa finally broke through the prison barrier specifically designed to imprison him and crossed over to Shinjo Akane's side.

"No, no, don't do this to me!"

Akane Shinjo was still curled up, her body ice-cold.

The next second, a warm body embraced her, and that warmth seemed to dispel all her unease and panic in an instant, and her convulsing stomach also returned to normal.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here. With me here this time, don't be afraid of anything, Xiaoxi."

Kasa spoke softly, gently stroking the girl's head with his large hand: "I finally understand what you're facing... It must have been really tough."

Akane Shinjo's tears flowed silently as she sobbed. Although she always seemed to have turned her love for Ultraman into hate, at this moment, her little hand, without her even realizing it, had already grabbed Gasa's sleeve.

"Help me, Ultraman..."

Akane Shinjo cried out, choking back tears, as she huddled towards the warm sun that embraced her.

"Ultraman is here."

Kasa responded gently, softly, word by word, to this cry for help that had been over a year late.

Akane Shinjo's tense body began to relax. Her breathing became less rapid, her hands stopped covering her ears, and her eyes reopened.

The sounds of the car accident kept repeating themselves, but no matter what kind of sounds they were, they all seemed like mere tsunamis, completely isolated and even manipulated by Ultraman who stood there, making them intermittent and difficult to repeat.

Akane Shinjo was still playfully complaining, "Why are you only coming now? Why so late? I love you so much, I love Ultraman so much!"

Kasa wanted to apologize, but he knew that right now, this girl who had opened her heart probably needed another answer more than an apology: "I'm right here."

"Will you really protect me?"

As if giving up resistance, Shinjo Akane murmured softly.

"That's my duty."

Kasa said softly, "But no matter what happens, running away will only make your life and future a bigger mess. Try to lift your head again, okay? Give it a try, and move forward with me, okay?"

"Is it too late now?"

Shinjo Akane raised her head, tears streaming down her face, and sniffled.

It's never too late.

Kasa shook his head gently, revealing a heartwarming smile. "And precisely because it's now, it's the best time to act."

"What do you mean?"

Akane Shinjo was taken aback.

“The situation has changed, Xiaoxi.”

Kasa slowly said, "This is no longer just an illusion. The monster you created has been devoured by something, no, it should be said that it has been fused with it. Your monster has gone out of control... We are no longer in an illusion, we are about to be truly transported to the past."

It's an evil god. What kind of monster has the evil god sent? And it just so happens to be a monster related to time and space. That monster has created a chain reaction with the illusion monster created by Shinjo Akane, trying to completely trap him and Shinjo Akane in the past.

If it's just an illusion, no matter how realistic it is, it can be dispelled by using Ultra Flash. Even if the monster that created the illusion is too powerful and causes it to be swept away and reappear, Ultra Flash can definitely temporarily drive away those illusions and bring us back to reality.

But he had already tried this when he broke the barrier that imprisoned him, and it had no effect.

The illusion around him grew increasingly vivid, becoming more and more like real reality. At the same time, it was as if a malevolent force from the outside world was enveloping him.

Based on his years of experience, Kasa could deduce what was going on. Although time reversal was very rare in the Ultra Universe, he had encountered one or two monsters with this special power in the past ten thousand years.