What does it mean that the group members have given me back the light?

Chapter 8: How could humans possibly become Ultraman through technology?

[Old Eight's Big Stomach: Um, how's @Hidden Purple, the strongest Stand, and @Yearning to become a partner of justice? Are you guys alright!?]

[Want to drink Mei's juice: Oh dear, I'm so anxious! @Hermit Purple is the strongest Stand, how is the old man doing? Is his condition so bad that he doesn't even have time to type anymore?]

[The first idol of the Reunion Movement: I know you're in a hurry, but hold on, only ten minutes have passed, and the rescue mission hasn't failed yet, which means they're at least safe for now.]

[Old Eight's Big Stomach: Is...is that so?]

[The first idol of the Reunion Movement: That's how it is, please believe them.]

[Aspiring to become a champion of justice: ...]

[Want to drink Mei's ○ juice: Huh? You guys are back already? @Yearning to become a partner of justice, what should I say? Do you need me to come lend a hand?]

[Hermit Purple is the strongest Stand: No, Kiana is no longer needed. Although Itadori's injuries are quite serious, the mission is over, and he's fine.]

[The first idol of the Reunion Movement: And you guys? Are you alright? Mr. Joseph? Mr. Emiya?]

[Hermit Purple is the strongest Stand: It's alright. Apart from sweating a bit too much and almost having a fight, Emiya and I didn't encounter any real threat.]

[Hermit Purple is the strongest Stand: Moreover, in fact, it wasn't us who saved Itadori, but... @Noah is still chasing me, is this something I can say?]

Upon hearing this, the group members unanimously typed out a question mark.

[Want to drink Mei's ○ juice: ?]

[Old Eight's Big Stomach: ? Nono? What's wrong with him?]

[The First Idol of the Reunion Movement: Another Newcomer? Did he also participate in the mission?]

[Hermit Purple is the strongest Stand: I'm sorry, I didn't mean anything by it. After all, you were the one who did all the work in rescuing Itadori. It wouldn't be right for me and Emiya to take the credit. But if this involves your privacy, I will keep this secret for you in this group.]

Having just finished his mission and returned home, Gu Nuo saw these messages and was immediately taken aback.

The thought that the person who sent these respectful messages was an old man old enough to be his grandfather prompted him to reply quickly.

[Noah is still chasing me: Uh... there's really nothing to hide. The giant that Mr. Joseph and Mr. Emiya saw was indeed me.]

But this response inevitably sparked another wave of questions in the group chat.

[Want to drink Mei's ○ juice: ?]

[The first idol of the Reunion Movement: ?]

[Old Eight's Big Stomach: ? Giant? What giant?]

[Hermit Purple is the strongest Stand: Is that so... I knew it.]

Even though he had expected it, Joseph still felt a surge of excitement when he received the definite answer and recalled what he had just seen.

giant.

When he first saw her, the sight of her descending from the sky, her divine figure, shocked him beyond measure.

[Noah is still chasing me: The situation was urgent at the time, and I was afraid that explaining would take too much time and effort, so I accepted the mission directly.]

[Noah is still chasing me: As for why our arrival time and location weren't the same as yours, I think it's because the teleportation efficiency and coordinates are different between different worlds?]

[Hermit Purple is the strongest Stand: Hmm, this conclusion is similar to what Emiya and I came to, even though we arrived at different times.]

[Noah is still chasing me: As for the process of completing the mission... basically, I ran into Yuuto Itadori's partner, Megumi Fushiguro, got the general direction, went to rescue him, and then waited for his signal to find you. After getting the exact location, I brought you out of the area as well.]

[Want to drink Mei's ○ juice: Is it that simple? Nono, you can't possibly put an elephant in the refrigerator in just three steps, can you?]

In Changkong City, Kiana Kaslana lay on the edge of her bed, scratching her head... First, open the refrigerator door; second, put the elephant in; third, close the door. Isn't it that simple?

[The first idol of the Reunion Movement: It sounds simple, but the process must have been extremely dangerous, right?]

[The Strongest Elbow Master: I don't think so... that top-tier cursed spirit... was blown to bits by Nono's punch.]

[Old Eight's Big Stomach: Huh? Tiger? Are you alright?]

[The strongest elbow striker: Haha, thank goodness, thank goodness! At least I've survived. I can even have a doctor who knows how to use a reversal technique to help me regenerate my severed hand.]

[The Strongest Elbow Master: But it hurts a little... Ouch... I think I'm going to faint from the pain again soon. Let's talk again when I wake up.]

[The Strongest Elbow Master: Oh right, one last thing, thank you all, Nono, Mr. Joseph, Mr. Emiya, and everyone else. I will always remember your kindness in helping me.]

[The Strongest Elbow Master: (Suddenly collapsing into unconsciousness).jpg]

Noah is still chasing me: ...

[Lao Ba’s Big Stomach Bag:…]

[The first idol of the Reunion Movement: ...]

[I want to drink Mei's ○ juice: ……]

Hermit Purple is the strongest Stand: What a troublesome kid... Let's get back to the main topic.

[Hermit Purple is the strongest Stand: Speaking of which, I rarely see you speak in the group chat. Is it because of that body?]

[Noah is still chasing me: No, I'm human. The giant body is just a result of transformation. If I don't transform, I'm just an ordinary person.]

[Hermit Purple is the strongest Stand: Transformation? When you first joined the group, didn't you say that your Earth was still primarily a technology-based system? Does that mean your technology has advanced to the point where you can easily transform a human body into the form of a giant?]

Joseph found it a bit outrageous. In his world, there were magical items that could turn humans into vampires, and his childhood comrade-in-arms, Schudroheim, had also been transformed into a half-human, half-machine. But the idea that humans could actually transform into giants after technology had reached a certain level was still quite astonishing.

Noah is still chasing me: ...No, I can transform into a giant for some special reasons, and besides...it's not something that can be achieved simply through technological advancements, is it?

Gu Nuo felt a little embarrassed. The old man had quite a vivid imagination, even coming up with the idea that humans could ascend to become Ultraman through technology.

[Hermit Purple is the strongest Stand: ...Oh, I see...Sorry, I was overthinking it...]

Joseph scratched his head awkwardly, and just as he was about to say something to change the subject...

[Aspiring to be a champion of justice: No, it's possible.]

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Chapter Nine: The Ultraman Series

[Aspiring to be a champion of justice: No, it's possible.]

[Is Hermit Purple the strongest Stand?]

Noah is still chasing me: ?

[Aspiring to become a champion of justice: Nono, the giant you transform into is actually called Ultraman, right?]

Inside the Einzbern castle, on the table in front of Kiritsugu Emiya, a laptop connected to the internet is displaying a search result for a single term.

Information about 'Ultraman' filled an entire webpage.

Kiritsugu Emiya crossed his fingers, a tense posture rarely seen in his long career as a magician assassin.

But ever since the mission ended, relying on his vague memories of the giant Gu Nuo had transformed into, and then finding the so-called Ultraman setting online, he has maintained this expression.

He kept his eyes glued to the group chat interface, and then...

[Noah is still chasing me: Mr. Emiya, do you know something?]

!!!

Emiya Kiritsugu clenched his fist tightly, his spirits lifted by the answer.

Because such a rhetorical question is tantamount to an admission.

[Aspiring to be a champion of justice: 270,000 years ago, on a planet called Ultraman, the inhabitants were highly similar to those on Earth. They possessed a highly advanced civilization. Even after the sudden explosion of the sun, the scientists of Ultraman were able to use advanced technology to build the Plasma Spark Tower, which could replace the sun and provide the planet with an inexhaustible supply of energy.]

[Aspiring to become a champion of justice: After a certain incident, the powerful energy of the Plasma Spark Tower spurred the evolution of humanity on Planet Ultra. They all eventually evolved into giants over forty meters tall—the Ultramen we are discussing today.]

[Aspiring to be a champion of justice: Therefore, it is possible for humanity to evolve into giants through technology.]

The sheer volume of information caused a brief silence in the chat group.

After a long pause, someone finally spoke slowly.

[Want to drink Mei's ○ juice: If they were Titans...would their daily lives be very troublesome?]

Hermit Purple is the strongest Stand: Oh my god... Humans have created a high-tech alternative to the sun... This is insane...

Some were shocked, but others discovered a blind spot.

[Old Eight's Big Stomach: Uh, so you're saying Nono isn't actually from Earth?]

[Aspiring to be a champion of justice: No, that's not what I meant.]

[Aspiring to become allies of justice: In reality, these are just background elements; the true stage of the Ultraman story is still Earth. They arrive on Earth due to various accidents and happen to merge with humans, transforming together into giants tens of meters tall to defeat all sorts of aliens and monsters that threaten Earth.]

[Aspiring to be a champion of justice: If I'm not mistaken, Nono, you became Ultraman after being chosen by Ultraman; the reason you rarely speak in the group chat is because your world is often invaded by aliens or monsters; and to fight against monsters, your Earth should have a defense force composed of humans specifically created to combat them. Is that right?]

Noah is still chasing me: ...

Gu Nuo sat up straight.

Everything matches up.

Aside from the Land of Light, a concept he had never heard of before, everything else—from being chosen by Titans to fighting Alien Beasts, and even the existence of the Night Raid Team, which he hadn't mentioned in the group chat—corresponded to Kiritsugu Emiya's words.

Could it be that the other person is from the same world as me?

If that's the case, when entering Yuujin Itadori's world, the teammate Kiritsugu Emiya teleported to should have been himself, not Joseph.

Gu Nuo thought for a moment and finally decided to ask in the group first.

[Noah is still chasing me: @Yearning to become a partner of justice, how do you know so much about Ultraman?]

[Aspiring to be a champion of justice: We can chat privately if needed.]

Plan passes.

Seeing the private message request from Gu Nuo in the group chat, Kiritsugu Emiya breathed a sigh of relief.

"What happened? Kiritsugu?"

A gentle voice suddenly came from behind him, followed by a pair of familiar arms that gently pulled him into a hug.

“Alice…” Kiritsugu Emiya’s body stiffened slightly, and then he obeyed his wife’s actions.

"Does not playing with Ilya make you this happy? It feels like it's been a very long time since I've seen you with such a relaxed expression."

Irisviel smiled and teased her husband, such opportunities were rare.

"No, I just found it."

Emiya Kiritsugu held his wife's hand tightly and said in a deep voice.

"We've found a true trump card that can win us the Holy Grail War."

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Meanwhile, Gu Nuo quickly received dozens of files from Kiritsugu Emiya via a chat group.

"Ultra Q, Ultraman, Ultra Seven, Ultraman Jack... Holy crap, there are so many?"

Gu Nuo almost fainted when he saw the series of TV dramas and various pictures of giants in red and silver.

Ultraman is a series of tokusatsu dramas in the world of Kiritsugu Emiya, a possibility he had never imagined before.

What's even more frustrating is that, among all these Ultraman series, he couldn't find the name he was looking for.

"Nexus...is there no one?"

Gu Nuo frowned slightly. He pulled down the series of documents and looked at them again and again, but the result still disappointed him.

But considering that the price for this information about Ultraman was just a vague six-month agreement, Gu Nuo didn't think he had suffered a great loss.

It wasn't that Gu Nuo was particularly impressed with Kiritsugu Emiya's character after just one meeting. On the contrary, when she heard him make this request, she felt that Kiritsugu Emiya might be harboring some bad intentions.

However... he wasn't some elementary school student who would be led by the nose by a simple "keep your word." If Kiritsugu Emiya asked him to do something that crossed his bottom line, he wouldn't refuse.

Rather than being bothered by this trivial matter, he was more concerned about whether there was any information about Nexus in this huge number of episodes.

Gu Nuo pondered for a moment, then suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

Noah is still chasing me: (uploaded file)