Whose personality mask's power comes from the heroic spirit?

"Ah, it seems that Naruto-kun has received the message from my father." Yukinoshita Haruno appeared next to Shinjo Akane at some point.

"I'm more curious about why you came here, Miss Yukinoshita Haruno." Akane Shinjo tilted her head and looked at Akane Shinjo.

"Well, I just wanted to meet the 'benefactor' who brought the Yukinoshita family back to life." The smile on Yukinoshita Haruno's face was a little stiff.

She didn't know why, but she always felt that this girl, who was a year or two younger than herself, had a temperament that made her feel scared from the bottom of her heart.

"We just each take what we need. You can't consider me a benefactor." Taichi walked over and waved to Yukinoshita Haruno.

This is the third time Taichi has seen Yukinoshita Haruno in the real world.

The first time was at the restaurant that Takamaki An took him to, where he not only met Yukinoshita Haruno, but even Fujiwara Toyomi.

The second time was when he visited the Yukinoshita family's residence in Tokyo with documents.

The first person to talk to Taichi was Yukinoshita Haruno.

The reason why she invited Taichi into the house was mainly because after the Shibuya incident, she pestered her sister to get a lot of information out of her, and she wanted to find out more about this young man who played an important role in the Shibuya incident.

But she didn't expect that what Taichi wanted to talk about was a bit too realistic, which made her feel a little unsure, so Mr. Yukinoshita came out later.

However, although the things appeared in the world, the process was too fantastic.

Monsters and the like... Although she had heard her sister talk about them, her legs still went weak when she actually saw them.

If she hadn't been accompanied by the 'Goddess of Wisdom' and 'the number one person in the upper class who you least want to deal with', Kotoko Iwanaga, she would have wanted to stay with her parents all the time.

"Have you finished your work over there?" Taiyi looked at Yukinoshita Haruno and asked.

"Well, thanks to Miss Iwanaga, the record has been completed." Yukinoshita Haruno nodded with a smile.

She is responsible for recording the types of resources in the mountains and forests.

After all, the resources needed for the monsters need to be divided, and the evidence of the crimes of the previous mayors of Itomori Town needs to be processed in detail, so the information on various resources in the mountains and forests needs to be re-investigated.

"Hey, Naruto-kun, can you tell me? Has Yukino been trapped in a very dangerous situation?" Yukinoshita Haruno looked at Taichi and asked.

"It's already very dangerous to let her stay in this country." Taiyi pulled the corner of his mouth and reminded, "Don't forget, the several monsters that appeared recently all landed in this country."

"And according to the process in the special effects film, if monsters continue to appear in the future, I'm afraid they will still be in this country."

"If you want your sister to live in a safe country... my suggestion is to send her abroad."

"…Tokusatsu is just special effects, this is reality, no one can be sure in which country the next monster will appear." Yukinoshita Haruno twitched her lips, but she really couldn't put on a smile, "As for sending her abroad, forget it. I don't want Xiaoxue to be without a family member she can trust when she encounters danger."

"Then there will be none."

After the castle of Shadow Kamoshida was occupied by Shadow Yukinoshita Haruno, no one could enter that hall anymore.

Well, after all, the hall has changed hands, and the original keywords can no longer be used.

Although Amamiya Ren and Sakamoto Ryuji later tried to enter a series of keywords such as "Yukinoshita Haruno", "Queen", and "Office Building", the search results did not contain this target.

Taiyi received a call from Amamiya Ren a few days ago. At that time, Taiyi had officially quit his job as a janitor.

He, Ryuji Sakamoto, and Morgana plan to continue the Phantom Thieves of Hearts.

Ask Taiyi if he wants to join the group.

What else could Taiyi say except to call him when he wanted to clean the hall.

Let’s get together less often on weekdays.

After all, in the eyes of outsiders, Taichi is not familiar with Amamiya Ren and Sakamoto Ryuji.

If he hangs out with these people often, he would be exposed when Goro Akechi infiltrates to cause trouble in the future.

So he asked for a non-staff member of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts.

Chapter 9: Mermaid Island Incident (I)

[A meteorite carrying a monster landed in Xishou Town, but no one died. ]

This news was on the front pages of all major newspapers.

[Former folklorist → former mayor of Itomori Town → current director of Hida City Disaster Countermeasures Office - Miyamizu Toshiki created a miracle.

Toshiki Miyamizu has become a new face in politics.

Perhaps in the next Hida City Council election, his support rate will also increase significantly. 】

This front-page news directly pushed the news that "Hida City Hall and a number of civil servants were dismissed and investigated by the Nagoya District Public Prosecutors Office for duty-related crimes" into the corner of the newspaper.

Miyamizu Toshiki took this opportunity to take his mother-in-law, Miyamizu Kazuha, and his two daughters, Mitsuha and Yotsuha, away from Itomori Town and moved to a place in Hida City under legitimate reasons.

As for the question of whether Xishou Town should be abolished, it will probably take several months of meetings to make a decision.

Although the Special Monster Response Planning Office directly under the Cabinet has tried its best to block the area around the monster landing site, there are still many "curious" adults who sneak in with a nimble posture to conduct field investigations.

As for what happened afterwards, Taichi didn't pay any more attention to it after he returned to Tokyo.

Firstly, Xishou Town now attracts too much attention.

Secondly, it will take some time for the Yukinoshita family to complete the follow-up work on his side.

The third and most important thing is that he still has to explore the situation in Aix.

Why can he still use his fighting body while X is sleeping?

Lots of guesses, but none of them can be verified.

Just when Taichi was about to give up on his in-depth investigation of Aix, Iwanaga Kotoko came to him.

"Mermaid Island?"

"Yes, that's what the local residents and people around call the island. The official name is 'American Island'." Iwanaga Kotoko, who was sitting on the sofa and chewing an apple without any hesitation, nodded and replied, "The spiritual place there has suddenly undergone drastic changes recently."

"...Spiritual place, so what?" Taichi was a little unsure of why Iwanaga Kotoko came to him to talk about this matter.

"The monsters living around that island came to me, hoping that I could help them figure out the reason for the drastic changes in the spiritual field." Iwanaga Kotoko said with a blink.

Taiyi said nothing, with an expression that said 'I'll wait for you to finish talking'.

"Okay, I'll get straight to the point." Iwanaga Kotoko pouted and said, "I want to hire you to be my bodyguard."

"Me? Did you get something wrong?" Taiyi pointed at himself and asked, "I am just an ordinary person who is powerless now."

At most, he can transform into Ultraman X without the cooperation of X, and can also use a mobile phone card to manifest Mordred's armor for self-defense.

"Don't you want to figure out how to make Mordred and Minamoto no Raikou appear in person again?" Iwanaga Kotoko asked, "Perhaps the changes in the spiritual field of Mermaid Island are similar to the changes in the Shibuya incident, and they will appear again."

[“It sounds interesting.” Mordred became interested. “How about going to have a look?”

"There are too many uncontrollable factors and too little information. I don't recommend that the Master go." Minamoto no Raikou was more concerned about Taichi's safety.

"Even if we encounter a powerful enemy that we can't deal with, even if we can't enter the real world to protect Taichi like we did last time in Shibuya, Taichi can still use my armor to defend himself. Furthermore, even if a monster messes up that spiritual field, Taichi can transform into X and kill the opponent." Mordred retorted.]

"Go and give it a try!" Xin Tiao Qian on the side suddenly said, "No matter what, it's a chance."

Taichi also made several attempts to let Mordred and Minamoto no Raikou return to the real world after the Shibuya incident.

This cannot be done under normal circumstances. After entering the impression space, it can only appear in the form of a mask, but it still cannot appear in person.

In fact, if Taichi hadn't been able to suddenly transform into X in Itomori Town before, he would have even planned to look for a spiritual place to see if he could summon Mordred and Minamoto no Raikou again.

Mermaid Island is indeed an opportunity.

"When are we leaving?" Taiyi looked at Iwanaga Kotoko and asked.

"We'll set off tomorrow." Iwanaga Kotoko's lips curled up slightly, "I've already rented a speedboat, and I'll send a car to pick you up at the meeting point."

"......you?" Taichi turned to look at Shinjo Akane, "Akane, are you going with us?"

"What do you mean?" Iwanaga Kotoko stared at Taichi with wide eyes, "Are you planning to go to Mermaid Island with me and your girlfriend alone, and then leave her alone at home?"

"Well, I'm not... forget it. If it's sightseeing, I'll go too!" Akane Shinjo was about to explain, but when she saw the look in Kotoko Iwanaga's eyes, she gave up.

This cannot be explained in two sentences.

Rather than being seen as someone who can boldly live with a person of the opposite sex who is not in a romantic relationship, it is better to be mistaken for being in a romantic relationship...for her interpersonal relationships.

"However, speaking of Mermaid Island, it is easy to remind people of the unsolved case that happened on the Mermaid Island three years ago." Akane Shinjo suddenly changed the subject and brought up a terrible incident that had been buried for a long time.

"An unsolved case from three years ago?" Iwanaga Kotoko blinked, looking confused.

Three years ago, she was still busy dealing with the complicated relationships between monsters and had no time to deal with mundane cases.

Akane Shinjo took out her cell phone and searched for the unsolved case that happened on Mermaid Island three years ago. Then she turned the screen over to show it to Kotoko Iwanaga.

"The body of a mermaid?" Iwanaga Kotoko was confused. "I haven't heard the local monsters mention this matter before."

"Moreover, mermaids have long been hunted down and forced into seclusion by the psychics of previous generations who were greedy for immortality. They have not appeared in the human world for many years."

"Anyway, if you have any questions, we can ask the local monsters directly after we arrive at Mermaid Island tomorrow."

Iwanaga Kotoko obviously had no interest in this kind of 'fake news'.

But when she saw that Akane Shinjo seemed to want to delve deeper into this matter, she decided to let the little monsters notify the monsters on Mermaid Island and gather together the monsters who knew the causes and consequences of the unsolved case three years ago.

……

"Mermaid Island incident, Shimabukuro Kimie?" After Iwanaga Kotoko left, Taichi looked at Shinjo Akane, "Are you going to help her?"

Shinjo Akane nodded.

"Although I don't know how far the Mermaid Island incident has progressed, as long as she hasn't taken action yet, she will have a chance to leave Mermaid Island and start her life over again." Xin Tiao Qian replied, "She shouldn't go to jail because of three idiots and a group of people who turned a deaf and dumb for profit."

Chapter 10: Mermaid Island Incident (Part 2)

"A human skeleton with negative energy attached to it, a "Hanged Man" tarot card, the remains of a mermaid, a can of "Night Spring of the Underworld", and a super beast transformation machine! Hehehehe, grow up quickly! Grow up quickly! Super beast Lorelei!"

……

"Fuck, I had a nightmare!" Sitting in the back seat of a luxury car, Taiyi used his fingers to massage his temples to relieve his stress.

"Were you dreaming about the Battle of Camlann Hill, or the decisive battle with the Demon King at Mt. Oe?" asked Akane Shinjo, who was sitting on the other side, looking at Taichi.

"It wasn't that kind of dream." Taiyi shook his head and replied, "After I woke up, the content of the dream was so vague that I couldn't remember it clearly, but the weird smile that made me creepy is still remembered clearly."

"Could it be... that kind of dream?" Xin Tiao Qian was stunned, then glanced at the smartphone in her hand with some worry and reminded.

"I'm not sure." Taiyi shrank his neck unconsciously, "I can't remember whether there were any clues in the dream."

The driver in the driving seat kept a poker face throughout the whole process.

As Iwanaga Kotoko's personal driver, he has seen and heard a lot about the other side of the world.

He believed that keeping silent, not thinking too much, and concentrating on driving his car was the right way to survive in this dangerous world.

The car stopped at the port.

A speedboat that was not very luxurious and had relatively simple decoration was docked at the port.

Kotoko Iwanaga was leaning on the railing of the speedboat and waving at Taichi and Akane Shinjo.

"Something strange happened on that island."

Taichi and Akane Shinjo had just pulled their suitcases onto the speedboat when Kotoko Iwanaga said this to them.

"Strange thing? Is it that the changing spiritual field has caused some trouble again?" Taiyi asked puzzledly.

"I'm not sure, but yesterday the monsters found the body of a human woman not far from the sacred ground," Iwanaga Kotoko replied. "There was not a single wound on her body, and her facial expression was gentle, as if she had lost her life in her sleep, and passed away without any pain."

"But the autopsy report of the woman this morning stated that all her organs had failed, and the preliminary diagnosis was 'death from aging.'"

"It doesn't sound like it has anything to do with the changes in the spirit field." Taiyi tilted his head, "But since you singled it out, it proves that the cause of death of the deceased is something else."

"Well, because the deceased was less than 30 years old, he was not even close to death from aging." Iwanaga Kotoko nodded and replied.

"…Huh? Thirty years old?" Taichi raised an eyebrow and looked at Iwanaga Kotoko. "Could it be that some monster 'sucked away his lifespan' or something like that? Because they were afraid of being taken away, they dumped the dead body near a spiritual ground, pretending that 'the cause of death was due to aging and changes in the spiritual ground.'"

"There are no monsters around that island that can absorb lifespans. And a monster that can do that must have practiced for at least a thousand years." Iwanaga Kotoko shook her head and explained, "But that's not the key."

"Do you remember the old news from three years ago that Ms. Shinjo showed me yesterday?" Iwanaga Kotoko looked at Akane Shinjo, "The person who died yesterday was one of the murderers in the unsolved case three years ago."

"Huh?" Both Shinjo Akane and Taichi were stunned.

"What's the name? What was the name of the deceased?" Xin Tiao Qian asked.

"Saori Kadowaki, age: 27." Iwanaga Kotoko answered, "According to the monster who knew about the incident three years ago, it was a human tragedy caused by the collective silence of those on the island who knew about it."