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"Hey, do you really think anyone can survive in that situation? You know, airliners don't provide parachutes for ordinary passengers."
In fact, the passenger plane disintegrated in the stratosphere because it was hit by a missile, and even a parachute would be useless.
Beidou recalled the situation when he saw the girl yesterday. It seemed that there was nothing suspicious at that time, but it was true that the possibility of survival in the case of an explosion and disintegration of a passenger plane in the air was generally zero. Moreover, even if she survived, why did the girl suddenly appear? Where had she been for the past two months?
Any clues that may involve abnormalities need to be investigated by the TAC team.
"Is she in TAC Central Hospital now? I'll go check it out."
"Oh, I'll go too." Yoshimura took the initiative to say, as he was also aware of the incident.
"Yoshimura, you stay. She's just a little girl. If too many people come, she'll be scared. I'm counting on you, Beidou-kun."
"Ok, I see."
TAC Central Hospital is a subsidiary of TAC and has world-class medical equipment.
The girl should have been sent to the Municipal Hospital, but considering that she was in a coma, Yoshimura contacted the TAC internal unit immediately and sent her to the Central Hospital. After discovering her identity, she was not transferred to another hospital, but was kept in the hospital for observation under the order of Captain Long.
Because of the special circumstances, the girl is staying in a single room.
It was already noon when Beidou came to the ward, but he found that there was more than one girl in the ward.
She was not lying on the bed, but sitting up on a cushion and reading a book. Standing beside the girl's bed was an old man dressed in the clothes of a butler.
Because the door was open before, Beidou did not knock before entering. Out of politeness, he knocked on the open door next to him.
"Hello, is this Miss Oshima?"
Noticing Bokuto, the girl was surprised for a moment, but then smiled and nodded.
Oshima Ling did not speak either. It was the housekeeper standing at the head of the bed who spoke, "Hello, were you the ones who took Miss to the hospital yesterday?"
"Yes."
"Thank you so much! I am Jianye, the butler of the Oshima family. Fortunately, you found the young lady. I really don't know how to express my gratitude."
Because he knew the girl's identity in advance, Beidou didn't feel strange about the girl having a butler and being called "Miss". She was reading a book. Beidou Seiji glanced at the cover of the book in the girl's hand. It was a fairy tale book with "Night of the Galactic Railroad" written on it. After Beidou spoke, she moved her eyes from the book to Beidou.
Their eyes met for a moment. Her gaze was calm, without any deliberate avoidance, nor the reservedness of seeing a stranger. Hokuto Seiji hesitated for a moment and organized his words.
"No need to thank me, this is what our TAC team is supposed to do. I'm Hokuto Seiji from the TAC team. Excuse me, Ms. Oshima, but could you tell me how you ended up on the streets of Tokyo?"
"Appeared...on the streets of Tokyo?"
"As far as we know, you and your parents were attacked by super beasts on a passenger plane two months ago. Under the circumstances at that time, it is hard to imagine that anyone could survive. But how did you appear on the streets of Tokyo yesterday, two months later?"
"Passenger plane...super beast...explosion..." Ling muttered these words and grabbed her hair on her forehead with her hands because of a headache.
"Miss, are you okay? I'm sorry, Mr. Beidou, the doctor said that you suffered a serious injury and your mind is still confused. Can you let you rest for a while? If you have any questions, please wait until you recover." Because Beidou is his benefactor, Jianye did not speak too harshly, but even so he did not want Ling to get hurt.
Beidou picked up the examination report placed beside the bed. It indeed stated that the patient had multiple old injuries on his body, including on the head. He hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
"I understand. I'll come back to visit you later. If you have any questions, you can also call the TAC team directly."
"It's great that you understand!" Seeing Beidou leave the ward, Jianye breathed a sigh of relief, "Are you okay, Miss?"
"Yeah, it's okay, sorry to make you worry." Although her head still hurt a little, Lingye still smiled and comforted Jianye.
She did have a headache just now, and her thoughts were in a mess. Oshima Rei did die in the plane crash two months ago, and with Gaia's help, she regained life through this body.
The sulci of the brain are containers for recording memories, so Lingye's body retains her memories from her previous life. It stands to reason that the soul itself does not have any "storage medium" and should not have any so-called memory, but perhaps because of Gaia, she still vaguely retains the impression of her previous life after borrowing Lingye's brain. The two memories are intertwined, causing Lingye to fall into confusion from time to time. Fortunately, as time goes by, such confusion gradually subsides. This is the process of the body adapting to the soul, and the two memories gradually merge together.
It is now late May 1972. This is obviously not the world she lived in before, not only because of the different time, but also because she does not remember the existence of creatures such as "monsters" and "super beasts" in the past history of her world. But this is still the Earth, the cradle of 5 billion humans, so as promised to the god named "Gaia", she is willing to protect this planet with her life.
I've already died once, so it wouldn't be a pity to pay the price of my life again, right?
[No, life cannot be measured by simple value. No matter what the situation is, whether it is someone else's life or your own, you should cherish it.]
This was a voice that sounded from her heart. Ling also subconsciously grabbed the collar of her chest. She knew that there was a ball of light in her body. It was the light of hope that Gaia had placed in her.
TAC Lake Headquarters
"So, you're back now?" Yoshimura asked Beidou in confusion, "Hasn't this been investigated thoroughly yet? What if she's also an alien in disguise?"
The reason why Yoshimura emphasized "also" was because just half a month ago, the Yawa people from another dimension conspired to possess the super beast Brocken on the astronauts returning from space. Due to the negligence of the TAC team, it attacked the TAC underground secret research institute, causing heavy losses.
It was a tough battle, and even Ace almost lost to Ultra Beast. As the trump card of the Yabo people, Brocken even ignored Ace's strongest skill, Metalim Ray. Fortunately, Zoffy, the first generation, and Seven from Ultra Star used the Ultra Signature to transmit information to Ace, pointing out Ultra Beast's weakness, which helped Ace turn defeat into victory.
"There is no evidence that she is from outer space, so I don't think we should doubt her," Beidou said decisively.
"But there is no evidence to prove that she is innocent. She didn't even have a parachute. How could she survive such a plane crash?"
"But……"
"Okay!" Long interrupted the quarrel between Yoshimura and Beidou, "Beidou, what do you think?"
"Yes, Captain, I think we should believe her. Even if we are TAC, we shouldn't doubt others without any evidence. I know everyone is worried because of what happened with Brocken, but I don't think it's advisable to doubt everyone because of one betrayal!"
Captain Long pondered for a while, then nodded sharply, "You're right, Beidou. As members of the TAC, we must always be cautious, but that doesn't mean we should be suspicious of others. I think it's better to leave this matter to you. I'll trouble you to take care of it in the next few days. Tell me if there is any situation."
"I understand, Captain!"
Chapter 3 The Monster Star Attacks
"You're here again today, Mr. Beidou."
"Don't use honorifics. I'm not used to hearing them. Oshima, just call me Beidou brother."
Ling curled her lips secretly. In another world, she would be almost twenty years old, probably not much different from Beidou. However, in her current body, it was still appropriate to call him "brother".
"How is your health?"
"I feel much better. I was just about to ask Grandpa Jianye to help me with the discharge procedures, but he disagreed."
Beidou knew that what the girl said was right. Beidou had specially asked the doctor to pay attention to her physical examination report. She had indeed recovered a lot in the past two days. What reassured him was that the girl's various examination results were obviously no different from those of ordinary people, which could rule out the possibility of being replaced by a super beast or a cosmic person.
This made Hokuto Seiji relax a lot, and he even felt like making a joke.
"Butler Jianye is right. We should be more cautious. I think the Oshima family will not be short of this amount of medical expenses."
"The Oshima family... but now I'm the only one left."
"Uh..." Beidou's smile froze for a moment. He knew that his slip of the tongue had touched the girl's sad memory. Ling was also an only child. Her father was the president of the Oshima Group and the largest shareholder. But now she and her mother both died at the hands of a monster. The girl who should have been a princess has now become an orphan.
Not only did he not comfort others, but he also exposed their scars. It was really too much. Beidou inadvertently said such a brainless thing. He regretted not coming with Nan Xizi. If it was Xizi, she would definitely be more careful than him, right?
"So...what are you going to do in the future?"
If she were an ordinary nine-year-old girl, she would have been overwhelmed by grief after hearing such bad news. Fortunately, Ling is different now. Although she has the memories of the little girl and feels the same sadness, she knows what she should do.
As the only heir to the family fortune, Ling also inherited the shares of the Oshima Group from her father, and her guardian, Jianye, managed them as a minor. However, Ling also knew that, unlike her father, neither she nor Jianye were good at business, so she had Jianye take charge of the sale of the shares.
This is not an easy matter. The Oshima family can be regarded as one of the top wealthy families in Tokyo and one of the leaders in the financial industry. It not only owns real estate and investment companies, but also private banks.
All in all, the market value is more than 100 billion yen. With such a large amount of money involved, any operation is troublesome. However, if these shares are sold, it will be enough for her to live a rich life.
"You will live with Butler Mino from now on?" Beidou asked in surprise when he learned that Ling had also handed over her guardianship rights including the management of the Oshima family's property to the butler.
"Because Jianye is my relative."
Apart from the head maid Maria who still lives in the main house, Oshima is her only remaining relative.
These are Lingye's memories and wishes, and she is willing to respect them.
"Miss, lunch is here." Jianye came in with a lunch box. "I just asked the doctor about discharge. Because the blood clots in the brain have not been completely absorbed, the doctor said that I need to be observed for three days. If there are no problems, I can be discharged."
"So, it will take another three days?" Ling pouted unhappily, but she still nodded.
Suddenly, Ling also looked out the window, her expression a little solemn.
What's coming?
Almost at the same time, the communicator in Beidou's hand rang.
"This is Beidou!"
"Beidou, return to headquarters quickly. An unknown celestial body has entered the solar system and is now approaching the orbit of Pluto."
Beidou said goodbye and left the ward, leaving Lingye in deep thought.
This is not the world she lived in before, but the memories of Lingye's body let her understand the situation of this world's Earth. This planet, which is so similar to her hometown, has encountered countless crises in the past six years, including monsters, aliens, and now aliens and more powerful super beasts. If it weren't for the help of the Giant of Light, Earth civilization would have been extinct six years ago.
Out of respect for the Giant of Light, humans named him 'Ultraman'! Ultra means transcendence, the one who transcends. Ultraman is a superhero who protects the peace of the universe.
The warm light resides in her body, and in her dreams these days, Ling also dreams of a red giant walking out of the light.
Ultraman Gaia, it is not from the distant Ultra Star, but a giant born on the Earth itself who inherited the light of Gaia. Is this the power of protection that Gaia has given to him?
Fuji Five Lakes TAC Base
Everyone gathered in front of the radar, watching the real-time messages coming back from the lunar space station's outer space radar.
"The celestial body entering the solar system has a diameter of 260 kilometers, nearly twice the size of the moon, and is approaching the earth in a straight line at a speed of million kilometers per hour," reported correspondent Noriko Mikawa.
"Did we approach in a straight line?" Long asked emphatically.
"Yes, there is no deviation in the trajectory."
After entering a star system, a celestial body will change its orbit due to the influence of a complex gravitational field. It is theoretically impossible for it to have no trajectory deviation, unless...
"This planet has a power system and is heading for Earth!"
Almost at the same time, the military of various countries received the news and came to the same conclusion. If a planet with a diameter of 260 kilometers directly hits the earth at a speed of million kilometers per hour, the result will undoubtedly be devastating. Not only will the earth be shattered, but the subsequent chain reaction will also affect the entire solar system.
"The Defense Force Headquarters has issued an order to codename the planet 'Demon Star Koala' and predict that it will hit the Earth in seven days. We are required to destroy it with Maria No. 7!"
Once upon a time, the most powerful weapon of mankind was nuclear weapons. If the nuclear weapons owned by all countries on Earth were detonated together, the Earth could be destroyed countless times. However, the "Earth" here refers only to the ecosystem, not the planet itself. If you want to destroy a planet on a physical level, nuclear weapons alone are not enough.
Taking into account the possibility of celestial-level enemies in the future, in order to fight against monsters, countries around the world have cooperated in the development of cutting-edge weapons in recent years. Maria I is a star-destroying weapon designed to deal with celestial-level targets. After entering the core of a star, it causes the elements of the planet's constituent material to decay, causing it to be destroyed by the energy released by itself.
The Maria missile is the crystallization of the world's cutting-edge technology and the result of research and development by scientists from various countries. However, it has not yet been tested with live ammunition, so it has not been mass-produced. For the time being, there is only the Maria No. 1 test missile.
Maria 1 was originally scheduled to conduct an experiment targeting a dead star outside the solar system two weeks later, but unexpectedly it encountered a demon star before the test explosion and had to be put into actual combat before the test explosion.
"Notify the Space Launch Center to complete the launch preparations for Maria 3 within three hours."
"understand!"
In the past, meteorites falling to the earth were natural disasters. Some people said that the extinction of dinosaurs was due to the destruction of the ecosystem caused by the impact of meteorites. But for humans today, it is not difficult to protect the earth from the impact of meteorites and even asteroids. Today's technology is far beyond the imagination of humans in the past. In the eyes of ancient people, this power is like a god.
However, such a "god" is still weak in the face of the super beast - Maria No. 1 ultimately failed to complete its mission.
At night, the TAC central ward became busy.
"Nice to meet you again, Brother Beidou."
"Oh, it's Oshima."