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

Like a country bumpkin, Yotsuya Miko uttered some hicky remarks.

But although she was marveling one second, she froze the next.

In broad daylight, a new evil spirit had crept up behind her without her noticing. It was enormous, at least three or four meters tall, and blocked out all the sunlight, emitting a chilling aura.

"Can you see it? Can you...see it?!"

The evil spirit let out a deafening roar.

Unlike what I've encountered before, this one... could it have already deteriorated? Regardless of whether others can see it or not, it's determined to find a flaw in someone, arbitrarily assuming it can be seen, and then launching an attack without authorization? No way.

This is just too unlucky!

No, no, no!

According to Mr. Rom, there's no point in trying to escape this evil spirit; the only option is to walk out of its body without batting an eye, which might make it stop thinking about you!

Yotsuya Miko took a deep breath. She had never tried to do this on her own initiative before, but now she was on the verge of a precipice.

That's right, just like Uncle Casa, you have to muster up your courage!

Before turning around, Miko Yotsuya glanced at the drone controller, which showed that there was nothing else here except her and the vending machine. The power of technology had failed.

But Yotsuya Miko was not intimidated. She clenched her small hands, turned around abruptly, faced the terror head-on, and was about to implement her strategy.

But the evil spirit, having become corrupted, was no longer reasonable. As soon as she turned around, it roared irrationally, "You, really, can, see—!!"

Ruined!

Yotsuya Miko's heart skipped a beat, and she almost mentally prepared her one-sided farewell and last words to Xiaohua and the others.

However, just as the evil spirit roared and pounced, the crystal she was clutching suddenly shone brightly, making the already gloomy area as bright as if the sun were shining. Along with the evil spirit's shrill scream that it was burned to ashes along with its body in less than two seconds, it vanished, and in an instant, the earth was covered in white, completely clean.

"what?"

Originally, she was about to close her eyes, but things were developing too fast and she was too late. She stared blankly at this extreme reversal.

It's not just the evil spirits that targeted her; at least from here, as far as the eye can see, all the evil spirits on the street have vanished!

It was like... just a tiny speck of dust, casually wiped away?

"Huh?"

Miko Yotsuya stared blankly, like a frozen computer desktop .exe that couldn't respond; her limited knowledge was temporarily unable to support her understanding of this scene.

Even if Granny Saegusa and Mr. Rom work together, they can only provide weak interference when faced with a powerful evil spirit, right? The supernatural gadgets they create cannot possibly eliminate that evil spirit. Even Mr. Tose, if he could, would definitely be exhausted and out of breath.

However, the crystal that had just unleashed that burst of light was still shining brightly, showing no signs of being over-consumed, as if its display of power was completely insignificant and not worth mentioning.

Yotsuya Miko looked at the spotless street, then down at the crystal in her hand, examining it several times. Like a delayed puppet, her wide eyes and mouth finally let out a loud utterance:

"----ha???"

……

"Sir, we have news. The Scarecrow, the Penguin, and the Riddler seem to have teamed up to carry out a major case to deal with you. They plan to start by releasing a high concentration of fear gas in Gotham City's sewers to cause a mad rat plague, which will keep you busy with your own problems."

Alfred, who was used to such things, spoke calmly, even though he had never seen such bizarre modern freaks as Gotham City, even when he was on the battlefield in the Middle East, and he was initially quite worried.

But believe me, if someone wakes up every day and the first thing they see is news like "Batman has decisively defeated the supposedly invincible Scarecrow/Penguin/Riddler/Two-Face/Mad Hatter/Joker/Rhyshog," and if they see this for a year straight, even the most timid civilian would become desensitized.

Aside from the Joker, a pure madman who will remain unpredictable and frightening even a hundred years from now, as for the others, now that we've seen them, the residents of Gotham City will just go through the evacuation process first, and then sit back and wait for Batman's mark to appear in the sky.

"Still causing trouble?" Bruce frowned, in a bad mood.

Since joining the chat group, he has repeatedly suffered defeats, losing miserably to Kasa. This time, he finally managed to change the situation and win for the first time when a lurking member appeared. He wanted to press his advantage and try to get Yotsuya Miko to tell him what Kasa had given her.

I've already got busy before I even asked.

How can I possibly defeat Kasa when I'm working alongside a bunch of insects in the same city?

But Bruce said nothing, simply donned the Batman suit, and the Batmobile roared into action, speeding away. Only Alfred, who could deduce from the subtle clues in his master's expression that he was quite annoyed, gently blew on his coffee.

Someone's going to be in trouble!

……

People's joys and sorrows are different. While Yotsuya Miko was deeply shocked and Bruce Wayne was working overtime, Hikigaya Hachiman and Hibiki Yuta had already closed the chat group.

The former retreated awkwardly amidst Yukino Yukinoshita's death ray and Yui Yuigahama's pouting and coquettish voice. His daydreaming had been discovered. Although neither of the two girls knew that he was praying for Miko Yotsuya in the chat group, his lack of attention to them was too obvious.

Yuta Hibiki arrived just as school was letting out. Utsumi pushed up his black-rimmed glasses and rushed over, excitedly whispering, "Quick, quick, after all this preaching, you've finally shown interest in Ultraman! And you've even managed to find a new show that I've never seen before, with absolutely no official information about it. You're amazing!"

"I can't wait, Yuta, let's watch the new drama first, okay? Let's watch the new drama first!"

"Ah, I'm fine." Hibiki Yuta scratched his head innocently.

But just as Utsumi was about to pull him out of the classroom, a sweet, smiling girl's voice interrupted: "Ah, Ultraman?"

Chapter 39 Shinjo Akane: Can you refuse me, a god?

"I need to go back and watch Ultraman right now. Women are in the way. Get out of my way!" — This was the loud rebuke Utsumi intended to give.

But Akane Shinjo, who came over, was just too beautiful.

With a smile, Shinjo Akane, her pink hair and red eyes, approached with her coat loosely hanging down, her upper body slumped on Yuuta's desk. She asked in a seemingly innocent and sweet voice, "Hey, Utsumi-kun and Yuuta-kun are watching tokusatsu too? What new Ultraman are you talking about? I'm curious, aren't there no new shows lately?"

"Ah, um, this, that, uh..." Aba aba aba.

Utsumi, who was quite adept at interacting with men, trembled uncontrollably. He didn't have gynophobia and could communicate smoothly with girls, but there was nothing he could do. It wasn't his fault; it was just that Akane Shinjo was so beautiful. She was the object of crushes for almost all the boys in the class, but now this high-class angel was coming to chat with them and seemed to like Ultraman as well.

It's like a dream!

"It's Zero's Ultra Galaxy Legend and Ultra Galaxy Empire, it seems to be Zero's origin story, it's finally here after all this time! I heard that it also contains the legendary Belial, who has always been vague and has never appeared, only occasionally mentioned!" At this crucial moment, Hibiki Yuuta remained steady and engaged in normal conversation without a trace of sycophancy, asking in confusion, "Are you interested, Shinjo-kun?"

"Mmm!" Akane Shinjo nodded frantically, like a chick pecking at rice, deliberately making an incredibly cute face that almost completely captivated Utsumi on the spot.

"Come on, let's do it together!" Utsumi slammed his hand on the table, then realized he had acted too excitedly. He tried to remain calm by pushing up his glasses, but his trembling little hand further betrayed his emotions.

However, after saying that, he still didn't forget his good friend Yuta. He looked at Yuta and knew that if his good friend didn't agree, he couldn't just ignore Yuta and would swallow his words back, even if it would make him lose face in front of the girl he had a crush on and leave a very bad impression.

Seeing Yuta nod nonchalantly, Utsumi glanced around furtively and whispered a warning: "But you can't record it, and you can't share it. If this kind of thing gets discovered, you might face legal trouble!"

He didn't want to drag his best friend down because of the girl he had a crush on.

"Mmm~" Shinjo Akane accepted the condition with a smile, finding it amusing. This whole world belonged to her; anyone who dared to bring a lawsuit to her would be trampled to death by a monster.

That's why the Ultraman disc in Hibiki Yuta's hand seemed even stranger.

Yesterday, Alexis informed her that he had found something online that didn't belong to this site and was blatantly undisguised. After easily tracing it, he discovered that it was coming from Hibiki Yuta's house.

She was thinking of finding a time when she would be in the mood to explore it further, but today she heard this – a new Ultraman series?

How can it be!

In this created world, there may be innovative things, but Ultraman is the only exception, because she no longer believes in such childish and non-existent things as Ultraman.

The kind of person who preaches goodness all day long, but only talks the talk and never actually appears in front of her, disappointing her time and time again, is completely unnecessary.

All you need are monsters.

In this world, how can something that is not favored by the Creator possibly have any new development?

But if what Hibiki Yuta and Utsumi Sho said is true, then what's going on?

She was very curious.

"Um..." Suddenly, Hibiki Yuta blushed and stammered a little, raising his voice slightly as he spoke to Shinjo Akane behind him, "If Takarada-kun is also interested, he can come along too?"

"Huh?"

Rikka Takarada, who was secretly watching this side, panicked for a moment.

She didn't know why, but she always had a strong urge to be friends with Shinjo Akane. However, she couldn't find a suitable opportunity. Now, seeing Shinjo Akane surprisingly taking the initiative to talk to a boy, she looked over out of curiosity and was discovered.

This was the first time she had embarrassed herself in front of a boy.

Rikka Takarada's face flushed slightly, and she didn't know what to say for a moment. Then, Akane Shinjo looked at her, smiled slyly, ran over, and practically dragged her over, raising her hands in a triumphant gesture:

"Monster squad, assemble! Oh!"

"Oh...oh?" The other three were a bit dazed, and belatedly raised their hands, saying "oh" in a less excited manner.

"By the way, why is it the Monster Squad?" Utsumi asked, as he preferred Ultraman.

Akane Shinjo hummed proudly, puffing out her chest: "I like monsters!"

That's fine.

In front of the girl he had a crush on, Utsumi, just like his best friend Yuta in the chat group, also became a coward.

Hibiki Yuta and Utsumi looked at each other, completely baffled as to how they had suddenly become a group of four, consisting of two men and two women.

Although they both longed for it but couldn't have it, the girls they liked were both there, and they suddenly became timid.

Akane Shinjo took the initiative: "Oh yeah, charge! Charge!"

The naive god, unaware of his own anticipation for Ultraman, was happier than ever before he existed in this world.

……

"Speaking of which, instructor, why isn't there a tutorial on Captain Zoffy's M87 Beam in the curriculum? I remember the M87 Beam isn't a forbidden technique, is it?"

The Land of Light, Training Grounds.

Some students practiced until they were almost able to figure out their own unique light-based finishing move. Suddenly, they had a wild idea: although having their own light is good, wouldn't it be even better to have the strongest light?

"Want to learn?" Kasa glanced at him. "Actually, there are tutorials, but sending them to you now will only distract you. Having goals is a good thing, but you can't be too ambitious before you reach the requirements."

"Does this mean there's a prefix requirement for learning M87 ray optics?" The student's comprehension was quite good.

Kasa nodded. "Come back to me for the M87 ray learning tutorial when you can use pure light beams to overwhelm Zetton and Bemstein."

"Huh?" The ambitious student blinked his big, bulbous eyes and almost tripped and fell flat on his face.

Zetton and Bemstar are legendary, infamous cosmic monsters that defeated the original Ultraman and Jack, respectively. They are most famous for their ability to absorb beam attacks, and now the instructor is actually asking them to be blown up by beams?

In other words, at least for Captain Zoffy and Instructor Kasa, this is something they can do, right?

"We still have a long way to go!" The students' enthusiasm soared. They were not discouraged, but trained even harder, wanting to catch up with the instructors they admired!

at the same time.

clang!

Suddenly, a bell rang out from within the Land of Light, its sound resounding throughout the entire planet!

Chapter 40 Torregia: Is this where I belong?