Anime Crossover: My Part-Time Job as a Giant of Light While Studying Abroad in Chiba

Each feather was like a sharp steel knife, and then, a huge figure, like a demon from mythology, emerged from the clouds.

It was a giant bird.

But it was more than just a bird. Its body was covered in heavy armor, and its eyes gleamed with a malevolent red light.

It flapped its wings, and the resulting wind pressure instantly shattered the windows of several surrounding buildings!

—Hooray! Ho ...

The monster opened its mouth and let out a roar that shook the heavens and the earth.

"Aaaaaaahh ...

The female reporter let out a scream of despair and collapsed to the ground.

The camera faithfully captured the scene: the enormous shadow swept overhead, like a judge of the apocalypse. That terrifying figure was instantly transmitted via signal tower to screens across Japan and even the world watching the storm.

Whether it was a student hiding under the covers or an official sitting in an office, everyone saw it.

That existence that overturned human understanding.

The monster has descended.

Chapter 13 The Light Arrives!

"What...is this?"

Duan Zilian stared intently at the silver bracelet that emitted a faint glow, her voice trembling.

“Light.” Hong Kai’s voice was deep, as if he had finally waited for it.

"Light?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the silver bracelet began to vibrate more and more violently.

The crystals on it burst into a blinding white light at that moment.

The next second, an object that Duan Zilian had never seen before slowly began to emerge.

Spark prism.

It was like a seedling breaking through the soil, rising little by little from the bracelet and hovering above Duan Zilian's palm.

The sense of calling was so strong.

It was as if a voice was shouting in his mind: "Grab it! Transform! Fight!"

Duan Zilian swallowed hard, looking at the spark prism in front of her.

"Transform? And then go into battle? Fight that strange bird in the sky that can even control lightning?"

His pupils trembled violently:

"What a joke... How could anyone possibly win!"

To be honest, the intense death escape had almost stopped his brain from thinking. His remaining rationality told him to escape as soon as possible, but there seemed to be no other way at the moment.

"Seriously... what kind of forced action is this! I can't even handle myself, I'm not ready to be a hero!"

Duan Zilian gritted his teeth and suddenly looked at Hong Kai beside him, a strange emotion welling up in his heart.

"Uncle! I'll trust you this once, since you saved me!"

Duan Zilian shouted and was about to grab the spark prism.

—BOOM!!!

Above the sky, a tornado carrying lightning hurtled straight toward the two of them.

"not good!"

Hong Kai reacted extremely quickly. He grabbed Duan Zilian by the back of his collar and rolled him to the side.

"Whoa—!"

Duan Zilian stumbled and fell to the ground, rolling around in the mud three or four times before stopping.

When he looked up, still shaken, the light on his wrist had completely gone out.

The floating spark prism mirror image was forcibly disconnected and vanished without a trace in an instant.

"Uncle! The light...the light has disappeared!"

Duan Zilian cried out in despair.

The tornado had just grazed his arm, and blood was flowing down his arm. The pain instantly brought him to his senses.

Let someone like him fight against those strange birds in the sky.

Hong Kai was also shocked at this moment, but he didn't have time to think about the reasons.

As the wind howled again, a second tornado swept in close to the ground.

"No time for that! Run!"

Hong Kai grabbed Duan Zilian and they started running for their lives again.

……

"Cough cough... vomit..."

The two scrambled and stumbled into an underground tunnel.

As soon as Duan Zilian rushed into the underground tunnel, her knees buckled and she knelt directly on the waterlogged ground.

My lungs were burning with pain, and the wound on my back had probably reopened long ago. My shirt was sticky, and I didn't know if it was from rain or blood.

"Uncle...I can't take it anymore..."

He waved his hand, his chest heaving violently: "If I keep running like this... I'll vomit my lungs out before that strange bird even has to lift a finger..."

The fragile mental fortitude he had just built up crumbled instantly in the face of the tornado, and the urge to transform vanished completely in an instant, along with the hero's feverish fervor.

Hong Kai leaned against the other wall, panting heavily.

Since falling into this universe, his power has been severely depleted, and those few bursts of power just now have made him feel powerless.

"Take a break... for one minute."

Hong Kai said in a deep voice.

The underground passage was cold and damp, and the muffled rumble of thunder from outside drifted in.

Duan Zilian leaned against the wall, soaked to the bone and shivering from the cold.

His eyes were unfocused, and he was clearly on the verge of collapse.

"juvenile……"

Hong Kai looked at him and understood the boy's predicament. Forcibly dragging an unprepared ordinary person into such a supernatural disaster was indeed too cruel.

"Young man, we don't have much time left."

Hong Kai took a deep breath, his gaze appearing particularly serious in the dim light:

"You must remember every word I say from now on."

"……what?"

"I am not from this world."

Duan Zilian was stunned for a moment, thinking she had misheard.

"I am a wanderer from another universe."

He pointed to the sky outside, "That monster, Morgibara, it's not from this world either. It comes from my universe."

Duan Zilian opened her mouth and her throat bobbed.

"In my hometown, there exists a being called 'Ultraman'."

Hong Kai's voice echoed in the empty underground passage, "They are the embodiment of light, giants who fight to protect the weak and fight against darkness."

"Ultraman?" Duanzi murmured, uttering the unfamiliar word.

"Yes, they have enormous bodies, can emit light, and can soar through the universe."

Hong Kai looked down, his gaze falling on Duan Zilian's wrist:

"And that thing in your hand... is the medium that allows you to gain that power and transform into light."

"No... Uncle... can't do it."

Duan Zilian forced a bitter smile, then abruptly pulled his hands behind his back and shook his head frantically.

"Besides, it's not responding anymore, is it?"

"The lack of response is because your heart has shrunk; light will not respond to the coward!"

Hong Kai's voice involuntarily rose a few decibels.

"I just backed down!!!"

Duan Zilian felt like her head had turned into mush, and fear and grievances erupted at this moment.

"I was terrified when I saw that huge bird outside, taller than a building! My legs were shaking! All I want to do right now is run far away!"

Duan Zilian slammed his fist into the puddle on the ground, splashing up a cloud of mud, and let out a frustrated roar:

"I can't even take care of myself! I'm just a high school student who transferred schools a week ago! You expect me to protect the weak and take the lives of others?!"

"I'm just a cowardly bastard myself. What right do I, someone who only knows how to run away when faced with danger, have to be a hero!"

"Seriously!!!"

boom!

Hong Kai suddenly slammed his fist heavily against the concrete wall, sending rubble flying down.

His chest heaved violently as he gritted his teeth and stared intently at Duan Zilian.

"If I had the strength right now... I would have rushed out and torn that monster to pieces by myself! I wouldn't have to listen to you, a brat, spouting such discouraging nonsense in this dark place!"

Duan Zilian was clearly startled as well, and looked up at Hong Kai.

Hong Kai also looked at Duan Zilian, his fierce gaze suddenly softening, a hint of desolation and resentment flashing in his eyes, like a weakened lion.

"But... I can't transform."

Hong Kai's voice lowered, as if a hero in his twilight years had passed.

“My power… cannot be used in this world. Right now, I’m just an ordinary person who can fight a little bit. I can’t protect this city, and I might not even be able to protect you.”

Duan Zilian was stunned.

He looked at the man in front of him who had always appeared calm and composed, as if he could hold up the sky even if it fell down.

At this moment, the man's face was filled with helplessness.

A deathly silence fell over the underground tunnel. Only the distant rumble of thunder seemed to accompany this desperate conversation.

Duan Zilian looked at Hong Kai.

He wanted to say something, like "Stop joking," or "Let's run away together."

At this moment, even the fear in my heart was slightly stirred.

But he couldn't make a sound.

Right in this very second.

Click.

A crisp sound came from the concrete ceiling above.

Duan Zilian subconsciously raised her head.

Boom! ...

The dome of the entire underground passage collapsed in his eyes in an instant.

Countless tons of reinforced concrete blocks, carrying rainwater, cascaded down like a waterfall.

The world seemed to be slowed down at that moment.

Duan Zilian saw Hong Kai open his mouth in horror and reach out to try to push him away.