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

"A new Ultraman has appeared!! That one with the halo is so cool!"

"Waaaaah... I survived..."

When the big screen showed the monster being completely destroyed, a deafening roar of cheers erupted in the underground shelter.

The immense joy of surviving the ordeal overwhelmed everything.

In that instant, no one cared whether you were a commoner from Soubu High School or a nobleman from Shuchiin Academy. Everyone experienced the transformation from despair to hope, and joyfully embraced the people around them.

Of course, this touching scene lasted for less than ten seconds.

The next moment, they awkwardly pushed each other away again, brushed the dust off their bodies, and stubbornly turned their heads away, neither willing to be the first to say thank you.

Yukino Yukinoshita and Kaguya Shinomiya watched as the sky gradually returned to its azure hue, and both of them breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Hmm?" The two girls seemed to sense something and turned to look at each other at the same time.

Just as the girls were about to say something—

"Aaaaaah! Duan Zilian!!!"

Just then, a piercing and terrified scream came from behind the crowd.

Murata, who had been knocked unconscious, finally sat up from the ground.

He stared blankly for a few seconds, then realized everyone was looking at him, and his face instantly turned red.

But then, as if he had thought of something terrifying, he pointed in the direction of the underground warehouse and shouted:

"Uh! No, I mean! Hurry and save Duan Zilian, that commoner!! He ran into the underground supply warehouse to avoid a fireball! I was attacked and knocked unconscious by an invisible alien!! Hurry and save him!!!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed.

"What?! There are aliens?!"

"Duan Zilian is in the underground warehouse?!"

……

When Hiratsuka Shizuka led a group of teachers and students to the entrance of the underground warehouse passage in a great hurry.

Duan Zilian, hunched over, limped out of the shadows.

He clutched his aching left shoulder and chest, and couldn't help but mutter a curse under his breath:

"Why did Kaisan leave me here? I clearly..."

He wanted to complain, but the words that were already on the tip of his tongue were instantly shut up.

Looking at the densely packed crowd in front of her, Duan Zilian's eyes were filled with bewilderment.

"Huh? Everyone... why is everyone here? Here..."

Just as he was about to say something, a white shadow rushed towards him.

"You brat!!!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka was the first to rush over, grabbing Duan Zilian by the collar and then pulling him hard into her arms.

"Why didn't you follow the route? Do you know how much trouble I'd be in if you, an international student, died here?!"

Her voice was filled with extreme fear and worry.

During the headcount, Hiratsuka Shizuka was looking for Duan Zilian, searching for that annoying face, but she couldn't find it.

She kept praying and running away, thinking that she just couldn't find him in the huge refuge, or that he was actually hiding safely in some corner of the school.

She had been numbing herself with this illusion, and now, that figure had finally appeared.

She held Duan Zilian tightly, as if afraid that if she loosened her grip even slightly, the student would disappear like a phantom.

"I...cough cough...I'm perfectly fine, aren't I, Teacher Jing...can't breathe..."

Duan Zilian rolled her eyes as she was being strangled.

"Tsk, evil lives on forever." Hachiman Hikigaya walked by with his hands in his pockets and patted him on the shoulder.

"Transfer students are definitely lucky ones with protagonist auras." Sakuta Azusagawa smiled and patted his other shoulder.

"Waaaaah, Duan, I'm so glad you're alright!!" Fujiwara Chika ran over, crying.

Gradually, familiar faces emerged from the crowd, including Yukino Yukinoshita, Kaguya Shinomiya, Yui, Yumiko, Hayama, and Shirogane, surrounding Danji Rei.

"Duan is really worrying."

"I knew you wouldn't die so easily. You're the man who's going to lead both schools."

"Transfer student, you idiot, you've made everyone worry so much!"

There was no excessive sentimentality, only those words filled with disdain, teasing, and incredibly genuine concern.

At the very edge of the crowd, Di Ye Jin pushed up his sunglasses and looked at the dilapidated school buildings behind him.

"Ah... I guess I'll have to take another vacation." He shook his head.

"What an unforgivable waste of time, but... well done."

"Haha, everyone... I'm really okay now."

Duan Zilian touched the back of his head. Amidst the noise and warmth, he took one last look at the dissipating heatwave in the sky, his eyes becoming incredibly tender.

He felt that at this moment, whether it was the grievances he had suffered as a "demon" or the immense pain he endured as Tiga, it all made up for it.

It seems that all of that concern vanished in the face of these words of concern.

Duan Zilian truly felt the heavy burden of light he carried.

Everything he protected, whether it was this ravaged city or this seemingly hypocritical region.

What he always wanted to protect were these people who stood beside him, noisy and disruptive, yet truly alive.

That's probably the whole meaning of his being Ultraman Tiga.

"Everyone, let's take a group photo to celebrate that we've survived again!"

It's unclear who first suggested it, but everyone agreed as soon as the words were spoken.

Everyone quickly straightened their clothes and stood huddled together in the open space at the entrance of the underground warehouse. It took them a long time to find the right angle to frame everyone in the camera.

Duan Zilian was pushed and shoved by everyone to the very center, a smile on her face.

Yukino Yukinoshita and Kaguya Shinomiya had somehow ended up standing next to Rei, both wearing relieved smiles.

Forget about secret identities; at least now, we can all stand under the same sky again, and that's enough.

In the video, everyone's faces still showed signs of lingering panic, yet they all smiled faintly at the camera.

Hikigaya and Sakuta leaned against the back wall, teasing each other with helpless expressions, but still cooperated by raising their hands and making a pose.

In the corner, Murata and Tobe were forced to stand together. They looked at each other, but could no longer sense any hostility in each other's eyes.

Let any problems disappear into the sky with this gust of wind.

Fujiwara Chika held up her phone and counted down for everyone, her eyes curving into two beautiful crescent moons.

"Three, two, one—"

The crisp click of the shutter captured this heartwarming moment of survival forever on the screen.

A gentle breeze drifted through the gaps in the teaching building and landed on everyone's smiling faces, dispelling the last trace of panic and chill brought by the disaster.

The warm sunlight shone down again, spreading evenly over Duan Zilian's body.

Duan Zilian looked at the hopeful smiling faces on his phone, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath of the summer air.

In the midst of such a long and sweltering summer, he decided to fall in love with the bright sunshine once again.

Chapter 101 Next Stop, Tokyo

The setting sun was like blood, and twilight gradually enveloped Chiba City.

With the destruction of the Fire Demon Beast, the air returned to the freshness of early summer, and the evening breeze swept across the streets once more.

The entire city of Chiba has demonstrated remarkable resilience.

Construction vehicles from major construction companies are ready, and manpower and resources from surrounding areas are continuously being mobilized.

Within five hours of the monster's disappearance, the basic framework of most key buildings had been completed.

The rumbling of machinery tells the story of the city's renewed recovery.

Chiba Municipal Seaside Hospital has a special single room.

"Brother Beidou, how are you feeling now? Are you alright?"

Hibino Mirai sat by the hospital bed, looking at Hokuto Seiji lying in front of her with concern.

"It's nothing serious, just that the shockwave hit his head during the retreat. He'll be fine after a few days of rest."

Despite having bandages wrapped around his head, Hokuto Seiji remained optimistic.

He turned his head and took a deep look at the figure leaning against the window.

"And I also have to thank you, my brother. Without him, I, this old man, might not be alive today."

At this moment, Hong Kai was munching on a soda popsicle, staring leisurely at the deepening twilight outside the window.

He seemed to have a special fondness for sunsets; every time he saw the fiery sunset, he would stop and gaze at it for a long time.

Hearing the conversation, Hong Kai turned around and gave Hokuto Seiji a carefree smile.

"I told you, manager, your bread is really delicious. It would be such a shame if no one made it anymore."

"Haha, then when I'm discharged from the hospital, you two absolutely must come to the shop, I'll treat you to a big meal!"

Hokuto Seisaku laughed heartily.

Throughout the entire incident, he never mentioned the scene where Hong Kai held up the ring amidst the sea of ​​fire.

Some things don't need to be said in this chaotic world; they just need to be kept quiet and left unsaid.

"Alright, it's getting late." Hong Kai glanced at the wall clock.

"It's time to go back to the shop. Duan Zilian should be getting out of school soon."

"Okay, you should rest well. We'll be going now." Future bowed slightly.

"Be careful on the road." Hokuto Seiji smiled and waved.

"If you have time, bring that kid you keep talking about, Duan Zilian, over too, so I can see what kind of young man he is."

"Will do."

As the door closed gently, the ward returned to silence.

Hokuto Seiji lay alone on the hospital bed, his smile gradually fading and his brows furrowing slightly.

For some reason, ever since he woke up, whenever he closed his eyes, a bizarre, colorful, kaleidoscope-like space would appear in his mind.

That feeling made him very uncomfortable, as if something sealed away was stirring up trouble deep within his brain.

……

On the streets at dusk, Hongkai walks side by side with the future.

"Without that sweltering heat, even breathing feels so easy," Hong Kai said, taking a deep breath of the cool air.

“Yes, the wind feels really nice.” Mirai nodded, her gaze falling on the construction team clearing away the rubble.

"Everyone is trying to get back to their old life."

As they walked, Hong Kai suddenly started humming some unknown tune, and Wei Lai listened quietly to this melody belonging to a wanderer.

"By the way, Future, let me show you the spoils of my battle this afternoon."

Hong Kai stopped and took out a card that emitted a dark red glow from his pocket. Wei Lai curiously leaned closer.

"This is..."

"Is this the Morgenpohn? He's still quite scary to look at now. His appearance is so random."

A dozen minutes later, in the coffee shop, the three sat around a table. Duan Zilian looked at the card in Hong Kai's hand and couldn't help but complain.

"That's right, this thing is a purebred Demon King Beast."

Hong Kai put the card away, then slumped casually in his chair, returning to his "unreliable senior" persona.