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

As for researching his progress in passing the Space Garrison's assessment? That'll have to wait. He only wants to focus on research right now! Let's go!

Seeing Tregear burst with unprecedented enthusiasm, rushing straight into the Land of Light and heading straight to the Science and Technology Bureau, Kassadin gave the improved student a thumbs up: "Well done, that's right!"

Everyone is striving and living hard for their own goals!

As Kassa sighed with emotion, he looked back at the chat group, intending to thank Luther properly once more. But when he looked at the group, he was stunned.

In the chat group, Hachiman Hikigaya, feeling the reality of adulthood as described by Luther, went on a depressive rant filled with negativity. However, Yuta Hibiki encouraged him, saying that reality is actually quite beautiful and there are many good people out there, so he should be optimistic!

As they talked, Hachiman actually got more enthusiastic, and then the two of them ended up talking about, uh... Ultraman?

[Dead Fish Eyes]: "If reality were as wonderful as in fantasy works, wouldn't the Land of Light be the most ideal utopia? Sigh, when will the human system ever be so benevolent?"

[Coward]: "Land of Light? Ah, it's Ultraman, right? I know that. Utsumi really likes it. He often talks about it with me. Does Hachiman like it too?"

[Dead Fish Eyes]: "Ha, what a normal person who dares to confess and has friends coming to their door!"

[Coward]: "Don't say that! Aren't we friends? Okay, for you and Utsumi, I'll start watching Ultraman from today!"

[Coward]: "Speaking of which, how many Ultraman series does Hachiman have? I just thought of something. We're from different worlds, so there must be some differences in the details, right? If you have more Ultraman series on your side than on mine, and you send me the DVDs, I'll show them to Utsumi. Wouldn't he be ecstatic?"

[Dead Fish Eyes]: "Now I'm really envious and jealous. To have such a considerate and positive friend, God, I wish I could switch bodies with Utsumi!"

[Coward]: "Once I've accumulated enough points, I'll come visit you!"

[Dead Fish Eyes]: "Hmph!"

[Dead Fish Eyes]: "Let me see... If it's just the Land of Light universe, the latest one should be Ultra Galaxy Empire, right? It's pretty good."

[Coward]: "Good brother, send me a copy of everything, I'll take it to Inner Sea to see."

[Pro-war faction]: "Wait, wait, you mean there's a fictional work in your world, a series called Ultraman, and in that Ultraman series there's a Land of Light??"

……

……

P.S.: This chapter is a bonus chapter for the bounty. From now on, any chapters with more than two chapters per day will be bonus chapters for the bounty, and there will be no further explanation.

Chapter 28 The Super Galactic Empire, Strikes!

"???"

Kasa was bewildered, confused, and disoriented.

He knew what tokusatsu was. When he took on Seven, the TVs in roadside shops on Earth were showing a fantasy tokusatsu called Flashman in order to attract children to buy snacks.

But is it an Ultraman tokusatsu film?

That's quite strange. Although there have been countless toys about monsters and Ultraman on Earth, if you want to make a TV series, it will involve reality. Besides Ultraman fighting monsters, what inside stories do ordinary people know?

You can't make a TV series just by filming Ultraman fighting monsters. Besides, if that's all you're doing, there are real Ultraman fighting monsters clips on the news, which are much better and more exciting than your fake ones.

What if we don't focus on Ultraman fighting monsters, but instead add a lot of hypothetical and fictional storylines? That would be even worse, because it would involve the military secrets of the Earth Defense Force. If your storyline is the same as reality, sorry, please go with the official channels; if you can't guess, sorry, please go with the official channels as well.

Because the Earth Defense Force and Ultraman are real people, although we don't emphasize respect, if we allow people to create storylines and make dramas for them, it will lead to a distortion of the outside world's perception of them, thereby reducing their authority and seriousness. This is not conducive to protecting the Earth, nor to getting the public to cooperate when handling cases.

Therefore, in a world where Ultraman and the Earth Defense Force truly exist, if a tokusatsu series based on these themes were to appear, the official organizers would have to consider whether it was a conspiracy by some alien, and naturally, it wouldn't be able to develop further.

but……

What would happen if a tokusatsu series featuring Ultraman appeared in a world without monsters and Ultraman?

[Pro-war faction]: "What's the content of these films?"

[Dead Fish Eyes]: "Hey, Uncle Kassa is interested too? But the person asking this question seems to know nothing. Let me think about how to introduce it to you, hmm..."

[Dead Fish Eyes]: "It's roughly about a peaceful and benevolent cosmic force. One of its members accidentally ends up on Earth while chasing a cosmic monster. He then becomes one with a human named Hayata and they work together to protect the Earth. There are a lot of special effects and costumes in it."

[Dead Fish Eyes]: "Uncle, can you really get used to this? Maybe to you adults, this kind of thing seems childish?"

[The pro-war faction]: "Don't have preconceived notions, and don't be afraid that your preferences will be laughed at as childish. Since you're a high school boy now, be open and honest about what you like. Don't be afraid! No matter what others think, it won't affect you."

[Pro-war faction]: "Also, I'm very interested in this. Could you give me a copy of all the discs related to the series? If you need money, I'll exchange them for an equivalent amount of gold and send them to you."

[Dead Fish Eyes]: "Ultraman from the Land of Light?"

[Pro-war faction]: "Yes, that's right."

Beyond the Land of Light, Kasa's mood was somewhat unusual.

After hearing Hachiman's spoiler, he knew that at least the Ultraman in Hachiman's world was probably created by someone in that universe who received quantum messages from the multiverse. So, although it seems to be a fantasy tokusatsu, it is similar to the reality of other universes... because this spoiler is exactly what the original Ultraman was like on Earth!

Of course, it's also possible that the creator conceived the story themselves, and it just happened to overlap with their own reality. After all, the multiverse is really vast, and such coincidences are quite normal.

What Kasa cared about was the name "Ultra Galaxy Empire." The name alone sounded terrifying; it was either the Emperor's Empire or at least a new power no less powerful than the Emperor's Empire.

What exactly happened in the future?

[Dead Fish Eyes]: "Well, it's not that it's free, I can just use my own allowance to buy it. Gold and stuff... well, although I do really want it, let's just forget about it. Let's just say, well..."

【I am Batman】: "Send me a copy too!"

Inside the bat cave, a glint flashed in Bruce's eyes.

Fantasy tokusatsu is not important.

But it's important to get closer to Hachiman Hikigaya and Yuta Hibiki!

and……

"What exactly is this Ultraman that made you react so strongly? You've given yourself away, Kasa. Let me see how I can uncover your secret from here!"

[Dead Fish Eyes]: "Alright, I'm going all in! @MovieActor, do you want it?"

[Dead Fish Eyes]: "No reply? Fine, I'll buy your share anyway, you can decide whether you want to accept it or not."

General Military High.

The sun had already set outside, and the twilight light shone into the Service Club through the window. Hachiman Hikigaya squinted as he looked outside.

In the past, seeing the sun setting like this would always remind him of unhappy things, but now he only felt refreshed. Even though he was about to spend all his hard-earned meager allowance in one go, and wouldn't even be able to afford Max coffee for a while, he was still happy.

But I was just very happy.

Spending money on friends... is it really a happy thing?

"Hoo..." Hachiman Hikigaya let out a soft breath. He had only known this cross-world group friend for three days, and no one had specifically studied him, yet he had managed to let down his guard on his own initiative. He had never dared to imagine such a thing before it happened.

But it's not bad at all, is it?

"Eh?! Yuki, look! Hachiman is smiling! And this time his smile isn't disgusting at all, it looks so heartwarming!" Yui Yuigahama exclaimed. "Amazing! Something good must have happened!"

"How could you—"

Yukino Yukinoshita coughed lightly and pretended to put down the book in her hand. Although the cold war was over and she had reconciled with Hachiman Hikigaya, she didn't know how to restore the distance between them for a while. She could only talk to Hachiman Hikigaya by asking Yui Hama to start a conversation.

Moreover, she really thought Yuihama was mistaken. How could Hikigaya's dead fish eyes and dejected demeanor possibly be warm...?

"Huh?" Yukino Yukinoshita was stunned. It really is true?

"Have you been baptized by angels?" Yukino Yukinoshita hesitated. She couldn't find any other explanation, because Hachiman Hikigaya no longer had dead fish eyes and was very optimistic and energetic. Who would believe it!

"Huh? Maybe so." Hachiman Hikigaya scratched his head. A popular guy who would watch tokusatsu movies for his friends, and an uncle who is interested in Ultraman, can he be considered an angel?

so good.

Utsumi and Yuta... to be honest, I'm a little bit envious.

Hachiman Hikigaya put his right hand into his schoolbag, pondering the wallet inside, and suddenly mustered up some inexplicable courage, staring intently at Yukino Yukinoshita.

"doing what?"

Yukino Yukinoshita initially kept her eyes on him, but gradually she lost her balance, stumbled over her words, looked away, turned her face away, and her voice became quietly shy.

"Come watch Ultraman with me!"

Hachiman Hikigaya stood up abruptly, bent over, and stretched out his hand, shouting an invitation. If Yukinoshita was also real, then why couldn't he open his heart to her like Yuuta Utsumi did?

"……what?"

Two girls' sweet voices rang out simultaneously from the Service Department.

Chapter 29 A day in the life of Yotsuya Miko (Part 1)

One day after Hachiman Hikigaya sent Ultraman DVDs in the group chat.

"Mom, Mom, Mom..."

Woohoo.

A series of intermittent, sharp, and seemingly illogical sounds came from my ears. It was supposed to be a day off, but the noise woke me up early in the morning and continued incessantly.

The girl lying on the bed wasn't angry at all. She just kept her eyes closed and, apart from her slightly rapid breathing, seemed not to hear anything. She kept sleeping until the alarm clock by the bed rang. Only then did she seem to be groggily awakened, rubbing her eyes and sitting up in bed.

When I slowly opened my eyes, what came into view was a large head that had crawled in through the crack in the closed bedroom window.

It was pitch black and grayish-white, half big and half small. The larger side had a head that was almost two meters tall, while the smaller side had smelly yellow teeth and was drooling, grinning foolishly.

And those incongruous eyes on that head stared straight at the girl who had just gotten up, rotating 360 degrees as they did so.

"Ah, even though it's a day off today, it's better not to stay in bed. Hmm, I'll go to the bathroom to brush my teeth and wash my face, and change into my pajamas there too, so as to avoid trouble (straightforward reading)."

With her pupils dilated and unfocused, the girl rolled out of bed and, like a salted fish, swayed and left the bedroom. Before leaving, she turned off the noisy alarm clock. Near the alarm clock, there was a photo album with the name "Yotsuya Miko" on it.

"Waaah, waaah, can't see? Disappointment, disappointment..."

Seeing Yotsuya Miko's behavior, the huge head that filled almost a third of the bedroom muttered something and shrank back. Then, the huge head was compressed little by little and left the bedroom through the ant-like gap, drifting out into the outside world.

boom!

The bathroom door was slammed shut by Yotsuya Miko, who was shaking it—but the sound was so faint that she was too frightened to move.

pat.

The light-footed duck sat down on the bathroom floor, looking in the mirror. In this moment when she was not being watched by something, she could finally stop pretending and rest for a while. Only then did Yotsuya Miko look down and see that her pajama pants were already dripping wet with fear. She wanted to cry but had no tears.

"I still can't get used to it. No, this is too much, this is too scary, waaaaah!"

Anyone who saw this scene would probably find it very amusing, but Yotsuya Miko couldn't laugh; tears welled up inside her.

Looking back, just a few months ago she was just an ordinary high school girl, JK. Although her father had passed away, her family was still very happy, and she had a carefree best friend like Xiaohua. She was innocent and carefree.

But one rainy night after school, everything changed. While waiting for the bus, she suddenly and inexplicably awakened her ability to see ghosts and saw things that humans shouldn't be able to see or shouldn't see.

That's right, it's the legendary 'evil spirit'!

But these 'evil spirits' are completely different from the love stories of people and evil spirits; they're not nearly as good as they seem.