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It turns out that super beasts are not human beings - no, super beasts are not human beings in the first place.
The Ultra Beast Unitango climbed out of the lake. Just as Ace said, it showed no fear even when facing the two Ultramen. Instead, it became more aggressive. The horn on its head flickered a few times, and invisible energy exploded at the feet of Gaia and Ace. Poisonous threads spewed out of its mouth and palms.
"Cover me, I need to get close to it!" Ace said.
Gaia nodded, indicating that she understood. She communicated with the Ultra Medal once more, and then crossed her arms.
Spessium Rays!
The two big moves almost consumed all the light energy stored in the medal, but the effect was also significant.
High-energy light of extremely high intensity poured out from Gaia's crossed palms, and the shock wave instantly reached the super beast. The defense of the super beast's skin was useless in front of this light, and the Spesium particles with cell-killing ability rushed through its body, directly blowing the super beast to pieces.
Ace, who was about to rush forward, staggered to a stop and turned back to look at Gaia.
You call this a cover?
Moreover, the Eight-Point Light Wheel just now was fine, but this time it was clearly the Ultra Brothers' iconic Specium Ray. Are you sure you are not a member of the Space Guard?
The power of the Specium Ray is unquestionable, and this has been proven by countless monsters in the past. Whenever an Ultraman uses this move, it almost always means victory. Even powerful cosmic beings and monsters like Baltan, Red King, and Gomora, who were once arrogant, have repeatedly been defeated by the 50w temperature and 50w horsepower impact.
However, this time the super beast did not die. The exploded fragments came together again, and except for being a little wilful, Unitango was still intact.
This made Gaia a little helpless. Since the Octagonal Light Wheel and Spesium Rays were ineffective, her Photon Ice Blade and Quantum Streamline would probably not have any significant effect.
"Is this super beast really immortal?"
"There is no such thing as immortality." Ace said firmly. The repeated resurrection of the super beasts in front of him did not cause any sway in him. "If the light doesn't work, then burn, freeze, corrode, there will always be a way that will be effective. If blasting into pieces doesn't work, then break it into molecules. If molecules don't work, then break them into atoms and quarks. The reason for not destroying the enemy can only be that the power is not enough, that's all."
The horn on the head of the super beast suddenly shot out, like a missile, but Ace did not dodge. He gathered the energy of Metalium in his hand, condensing it into an Ultra Disc Blade similar to the 'Eight-point Light Wheel', holding the disc blade as a weapon to cut the horn of the super beast. Even if the horn of the super beast is as hard as a unique hidden weapon, it is meaningless in front of the disc blade, and it exploded into sparks in an instant.
Ace did not stop, and approached the Ultra Beast with the disc blade still having its momentum. After swinging it several times, he forced the Ultra Beast to retreat step by step.
Ling also felt that what Ace said was a little wrong. If the Ultra Beast had no sense of pain, then why was it hiding here and there at this moment since it would be useless to be cut into pieces?
But Ace obviously didn't waste any more words. After using the Light Cycle to cut open the Ultra Beast once again, he jumped back a step, clasped his hands together and sprayed out a stream of water.
It was the same action as when he cleaned Gaia's body of spider silk, but this time it sprayed not clean water but a strong dissolving liquid. The super beast wailed, but could not avoid it. It was corroded by the dissolving liquid, just like snow encountering hot water. In the blink of an eye, it lost its shape and turned into a pool of dirty muddy water. After a moment, even the muddy water disappeared.
The immortal super beast will really be killed without a complete body this time.
The black Mercedes drove quietly on the way back. Jianye and Ling didn't say anything, perhaps waiting for the other to speak first.
The car stopped at a red light.
"Miss, you are really a lady, right?"
Finally, Jianye spoke first. Ling thought about it, nodded, and added: "Part of it is."
Since the body is, the memory is, then she is naturally Oshima Reiya. The soul is an ethereal thing, and the fusion of two memories is difficult to distinguish from each other.
Compared to remembering everything about Oshima Reiya, she didn't quite understand why she still had memories of her past life. Memories are traces engraved on the grooves of the brain. The soul itself has no material support, so how can it carry this information? Just like when the brain is severely injured, people will lose their memory, which is enough to prove that the so-called memory has nothing to do with the soul.
Maybe it was because of Gaia? Then the light merged the memory with this body.
This answer was enough to comfort Jianye. As long as she was indeed the eldest daughter, that was enough.
Being able to survive a plane crash like that was a miracle in itself. What else could he expect under such a miracle? He would rather believe that, just as he was saved by the light in the car that was crushed by the super beast, the light also saved the young lady.
only--
"Miss, do you have to fight?"
"Well, the Light of Gaia chose me. Besides, I don't want to see any more people die."
Jianye understood this, because the eldest lady was like that.
"Besides, Gaia's identity is a secret. If anyone knew it, I would be troubled."
"You can't let anyone know, right? I understand." Jianye thought about it, and recalled Hokuto Seiji who obviously knew the eldest lady's identity, so he should have been more severe just now, and directly made her lose her memory, right?
Chapter 26 Crew
"Miss?"
"Miss Reiya?"
In the early morning forest, Jianye's anxious voice echoed. He stepped on the wet grass with his leather shoes, not caring that they got soaked.
"What's wrong, Grandpa Jianye?"
Hearing Jianye's voice, Ling also came out of the woods holding a bunch of fresh wild lilies. The white lilies were covered with morning dew.
"Miss, you are here. I called you to get up this morning, but you were not in the bedroom, so I thought..."
"Well, I woke up a little early today. I wanted to read a book but I didn't feel like it, so I thought about going for a walk in the forest. Look at the lilies, they are blooming so beautifully. There are so many of them on that hillside." The wild lily in Lingye's hand was still attached to the roots and soil. The white petals extended down with a light gradient purple. It was elegant and beautiful, and had a slight fragrance.
Lily has always been her favorite flower.
“I couldn’t help but dig up a few of them and plant them in the yard.”
"Give this to Kazuki," Jianye said as he took the bouquet from Reiya. "She's very good at gardening. She takes care of the garden at home."
"Okay, then please give it to Grandma Ke Yue. Also, Grandpa Jianye, I won't go anywhere and will stay here forever. I am Oshima Reiya, and I always will be."
The morning sun shone through the gaps between the leaves in the forest, leaving spots of light on the ground. Ling also walked back to the house. Jianye, who had been standing there for a long time, suddenly bowed at some point.
"please."
Apart from her, he had nothing left.
Midsummer, the arrival of mid-July also means the arrival of summer vacation, from July 7 to September, a 20-day vacation, which is the most anticipated of the three vacations of the year, spring vacation, summer vacation and winter vacation. For children, 9 days is a long time to throw away all the burdens.
"Where are we going to go on vacation?"
In response to Chiyo's question, Ling thought about it and shook her head.
"I probably won't leave Tokyo and Chiba. I don't have any particular place I want to go. Where's Tomoyo?"
"Well, originally, my mother was planning to take me to the Maldives for vacation. But after thinking about it, foreign countries don't seem to be that interesting. If Ling stays here, I don't plan to go out either."
"Really? Actually, the Maldives is not bad. There are sand houses and water houses, and there are also abundant fruits. Although there is a lack of fresh water, the filtered sea water tastes a bit strange, but drinking juice is not bad either."
"Has Ling been there too?"
Ling also thought about it and nodded. Oshima Ling had never been there either, but she had indeed been there, of course, that was not the Maldives of this world.
Walking on the beach in the evening breeze of the island, sometimes the sky is clear and blue, sometimes the clouds are rolling, and the sunset glows on the sea and coconut trees. The most beautiful thing is the night view under the starry sky. Unlike China and Japan in the northern hemisphere, the starry sky of Maldives located in the equatorial zone is extremely gorgeous, the bright Milky Way is clearly visible, and the inverted black sky is full of stars, which is speechless.
In her memory, the only spectacle that can be compared to this is the dazzling aurora she saw in the Faroe Islands of Denmark that year. Under the magnificent beauty of nature, she realized the insignificance of human beings and forgot her own existence for a moment.
However, no matter how beautiful the scenery is, it is always regrettable if you only appreciate it alone. Or maybe, at that time, she did not know how to enjoy the romance of being alone.
But now she still doesn't understand.
"Next time we have a chance, shall we go together?"
"Okay." Tomoyo agreed happily. Perhaps she was waiting for this sentence.
When I was a child, time seemed to pass very slowly. The 40-day vacation seemed endless at first glance, and I could play to my heart's content. It was only on the day before the end of summer vacation, when I found that I had not done my homework, that I suddenly realized that the length of 40 days was different from what I imagined, and that the endless August only existed in my imagination.
Reiya and Tomoyo don't have this kind of procrastination problem.
They went to the bookstore to select books for their own reading notes, and went to the mountains and forests of Chiba to look for stag beetles for a day to complete their insect observation homework. The first few days of summer vacation, the two of them lived a fulfilling and leisurely life. Ordinary days, as if the past battles were just illusions in dreams.
But Sakura Kinomoto's 'battle' continues.
In the past, in order not to delay her and Xiaolang's studies, the crew arranged the filming every week after school and on weekends. Now that school is on summer vacation, there are more filming tasks.
Throwing herself onto the bed, Sakura let out a deep, tired breath.
Today is another day that the director is unhappy with. The episode being filmed is called "Sakura and Kero are quarreling." Although the final effect presented to the audience is that Sakura and Kero are quarreling, in fact, Kero, the 'Guardian of the Sun' who turned into a doll was of course synthesized in post-production, and she was quarreling with the air the entire time during the filming.
She was performing a one-man show, so she couldn't find her form, causing the director to scold her from beginning to end. The repeated NGs almost made her lose all confidence.
Is she not suitable for acting? Sometimes Sakura would doubt it. Compared with other actors, she seemed particularly clumsy and disappointed the director again and again.
But if she were given another chance to choose, she would probably still go to the audition. Magical girl... It would be great if there really were magical girls in this world.
"The key that hides the power of darkness, please show me your true power. Sakura, who signed a contract with you, orders you to lift the seal!"
Sakura chanted while holding the key pendant, just like she had chanted countless times in the story.
It was not a prop for filming, but a keychain gift given to her by the prop uncle of the crew because she liked it. Of course, after the "spell", the keychain did not change at all. Because this is reality. There is no magic circle, no background music, only the quiet bedroom without any change. She turned over and buried her face in the pillow.
"Sakura, it's time to eat."
It was her father's voice from downstairs, and Sakura responded, lifting her face from the pillow.
In the story, her father is the incarnation of the great magician Clow Reed, and her mother is the immortal witch Ichihara Yuuko, who is known as the dimensional witch. The two gave birth to the siblings Touya and Sakura. Touya is just an ordinary person, but Sakura inherited the magic power of her parents.
The Clow Cards they left in the basement of their home are also the beginning of the story. Sakura, who inherited the magic power of the two, went through repeated tests and became the new owner of the Clow Cards.
But in reality, Sakura is an only child and has no brother, and her father, Fujitaka Kinomoto, is not a great magician, but just an ordinary university archaeology professor who is busy working every day. This is all her family.
Sakura sat up from the bed and looked at the photo in the frame on the desk. A young woman was holding a small baby and smiling at her. That was her mother, Nadeshiko Amamiya.
How wonderful it would be if there really was magic in the world, then could they see each other again? A miracle that breaks the boundary between life and death, seeing each other again, talking, even just one sentence, what would her mother say to her?
But this world is not so gentle. There are no miracles, only terrifying super beasts.
"Mom, I'm working hard today too."
Sakura knew that her mother in heaven was still blessing her as always.
Sakura closed the bedroom door and went downstairs. The photo on the table was still standing quietly, the woman holding the baby always smiling gently. Her time had stopped many years ago, but as long as she was remembered, it was also another kind of companionship.
Today's dinner is Sakura's favorite beef patties. The tender meat is locked in the fried crispy skin, and the taste is full of juice. I really don't know when I can have such cooking skills, Sakura sighed. Although she also started to learn housework, she is still not as good as her father.
"Dad, there's a summer festival fireworks display in Sumida District tomorrow night. Can you take me to the festival?"
"Tomorrow night?" Fujitsuya asked in some confusion, "There is a seminar at school tomorrow afternoon, I may not be able to make it back."
"Okay." Sakura felt a little disappointed, but she didn't argue. As the daughter of a university professor, she was used to such things.
"I'm sorry, Sakura."
"It's okay, Dad, keep working hard."
Having said that, I am still a little disappointed. I really want to go to the fireworks display. My dad is at a seminar, so I feel lonely at home.
夜晚
At Tomoyo's house, she and Reiya are soaking in the bath together.
The bathhouse of Zhishi Family is very big. It is not so much a "bathhouse" as a private bathhouse. It is no exaggeration to say that it is big enough for people to swim freely in it as a swimming pool. There are some petals floating on the water of the bathhouse, bringing bursts of fragrance.
Soaking in hot water, that momentary feeling of relaxation is irreplaceable.