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That is pure force overpowering, and has nothing to do with combat skills or experience.
As for medals, that's cheating and doesn't count.
Putting those aside, although Lingye has also experienced many battles, he is incomparable to these warriors who have fought for thousands or tens of thousands of years and across countless battlefields.
"Unlike me, Jack, Aguru, and Nexus are all experienced warriors. I believe that even if Ultra Father were here, he wouldn't dare to boast that he could easily defeat the combined forces of these three Ultra Warriors. So, it's not them you have to surpass, but yourself!"
After saying this, Ling stopped talking.
The secret place is very quiet, with only the sea breeze blowing through the palm leaves and coconut trees, bringing with it the fishy smell of the sea and the fragrance of plants.
Kotaro actually had a lot to say, but he felt like it wasn't that important.
He used to be a little proud and conceited, but was shattered by Gaia. But when he gave up on himself, he was comforted by Gaia.
It feels a bit complicated.
At first, when Taro heard that his mother had entrusted him to her, he felt puzzled. But now, it seems to be a good feeling.
"Actually, there was an accident at the Tamagawa Quarry last night..."
Kotaro didn't know why he changed his mind and told Reiya all this.
Perhaps it's because this secret place, with only two people between the sky and the sea, is too lonely.
Kotaro talked about the accident, and about the investigation in the morning, when he thought he saw a monster, but his teammates laughed at him. He also talked about the investigation again, which turned up nothing.
After telling the whole story, Kotaro found that it was not difficult.
"So, what do you think now?"
"What am I thinking?" He didn't expect Ling to ask him back.
He asked Lingye because he didn't have any ideas, or he wasn't clear about his own thoughts.
"Then do you know what Beidou would do in this situation?"
"Beidou?"
This is an unfamiliar name to Kotaro.
"I mean Ace, Hokuto Seiji is his human form."
"Beidou was often questioned by his teammates whether he was sane or not, because he said a lot of nonsense. He believed that ships could fly in the sky. He believed that there were super beasts in places no one could see in the snow. Many times his teammates did not believe him, but in the end, it was proved that what he said was right."
"So you also think there are monsters in the Tama River?"
"No, I haven't been there, so I don't know if there are any monsters. But since you saw it, I just want to say that even if others don't believe in you, you should believe in yourself."
It is very easy to follow the crowd and it is also easy to evade responsibility.
Since everyone says so, you don't have to bear the consequences no matter what the result is, and the law cannot hold everyone responsible.
So no matter what others say, you must insist on believing in yourself and not be swayed by what others say. This is also a kind of courage to take responsibility.
The most important thing is to believe in yourself.
After leaving the secret realm, the two returned to the Oshima residence. On the coffee table in the reception room, the tea that Maria had made for them was still steaming.
Kotaro picked up the cup and took a sip. The temperature was just right.
"Thank you so much."
Kotaro's thanks were sincere.
He had said this to Ling before, and he might have thought about asking Gaia for help, but now, regardless of whether the monster existed or not, he planned to solve it himself.
Chapter 341 The Amusement Park is Attacked
"Captain, I would like to apply again to re-investigate the Tamagawa River."
In the command room, everyone was a little surprised to hear Kotaro say this.
Being stared at by everyone, Kotaro thought that the team members would laugh at him, but they didn't. Captain Asahina nodded and directly agreed to his request.
Even Nanyuan was like this. He scratched his hair, still with a playful smile on his face, but that was not a mockery. Nanyuan was like this all day long.
"Kotaro, you really saw a monster. It seems I didn't notice it. I'll go with you."
The strange thing is that if you don't have confidence in yourself, others won't believe you. But once you have confidence, you will be able to convince others.
Beidou is like this, even if Yamanaka has questioned him countless times, he will never hold back when an investigation is needed. Because in the entire TAC team, apart from Captain Long, Yamanaka is the one who trusts Beidou the most.
Kotaro and Nanhara came to the quarry site again, and this time they made an unexpected discovery.
"Look, this looks like a monster's footprint!"
The center of the work shed that was overturned by the mudslide was completely buried, leaving no trace. But under a cliff a few kilometers away, Kotaro found traces similar to footprints.
It is impossible that tens of thousands of tons of heavy objects would leave nothing behind after stepping on the ground. It was just that due to the heavy rain yesterday, the traces were not very clear, and the strange thing was that the footprints had no continuity.
"But why do the footprints disappear when they reach the river bank?"
Lurking in the water? Just kidding, although this river is the main water system, due to the mining of rocks, the water area of several kilometers flowing through the quarry is only a few meters deep.
At this depth, a person can hide well, but the monster is so tall and big! It is impossible to hide, even the heels can't be submerged.
Kotaro squatted on the shore, and somehow he remembered the battle with Aguru in the water yesterday.
Taro had very little experience in water battles, which was completely different from standing on land. After his body fell into the water, he felt restrained in every move he made.
The barrier of water slowed down his fists and affected his senses.
But all this had no effect on Aguru. In the deep sea, the blue warrior was like a god of war.
Kotaro scooped up a handful of water with both hands and brought his wandering thoughts back to reality.
"Did you find anything?"
Of course not, his eyes are not an analyzer.
"I'm wondering if we should take a sample of this and test it. By the way, if there really is a monster, can the ZAT team detect it?"
Kotaro doesn't quite understand this as he doesn't have a very high level of education.
"Of course."
ZAT's logistical and scientific research support is no weaker than TAC's.
They took some samples of the river water but didn't hold out much hope. But when they returned to the ZAT team, the results of the laboratory analysis were surprising.
"Are there really monster cell components?"
"I'm not sure if it's a monster, but at least it's not an ordinary creature. Such cells can only be found in large creatures."
"In other words, that thing really escaped along the Tama River?" Deputy Captain Araki said, walking to the table and searching for a while, and found a map of the national water system.
The map was spread out on the conference table and the team members gathered around.
"There have been no reports of sightings either upstream or downstream. This means it is very good at hiding."
"The source of the Tama River is at Mt. Kasatori, and it flows out of Lake Okutama. The quarry is located here. If we go upstream, the monster may be hiding in Lake Okutama. But if we go downstream..."
Araki's finger moved along the river all the way to the southwest, and finally stopped at the place -
"Tokyo!"
This is troublesome, this is really a city with many disasters. Based on human experience in the past, the direction chosen by the monster is likely to be Tokyo.
The entire water system will run through the entire Tokyo, and then flow into the sea from the mouth of Tokyo Bay. However, Araki's sight did not stop at the location of Tokyo, but at the mouth of Tokyo Bay.
Strictly speaking, the location of the estuary is already considered Chiba.
"Is there any problem here?" Bei Dao didn't quite understand, as the location the deputy captain pointed to was marked as a wasteland.
"This map is from three years ago. Do you know what is being built on this wasteland now?"
Kitajima was still a little confused, but the only woman on the ZAT team, member Moriyama, called out.
"Ah, I know, that's the theme park that was built not long ago! It's Gancheng Brilliant Park!"
It has been nearly two months since the opening of the Amagi Brilliant Land. Such theme parks were only available in the United States in the past, and are undoubtedly very new to Tokyo residents. Not only Tokyo residents, but also people from surrounding cities and even as far away as Hokkaido come here to visit.
Disney is too far away, so why not go to the Gancheng Brilliant Theme Park?
There are many tourists in the park even on weekdays, and on weekends, the daily number of visitors can reach 50,000.
Today is the weekend again, but because the opening time is 10 o'clock, and it is now 9:30, there is still half an hour. So there are only staff in the park.
Minori came to the coffee shop as if she knew the place well.
The cafe is located in the rest area of the amusement park, surrounded by various restaurants, Japanese restaurants only account for a small part, and there are restaurants from all over the world. Italian, Mexican, Chinese, Southeast Asian, and of course American fast food, hamburgers, cola, and fried chicken nuggets from a certain white-bearded colonel.
Minori came to the cafe to apply for a job a month ago. She was still a student, so she applied for a trainee position that only worked on weekdays.
One month and four weekends later, it was enough for her to get familiar with this place and fall in love with it.
"Good morning, Xiao Min."
"Ah, good morning, Mr. Doi, Mr. Ono!" Komi is Minori's nickname, and the people who greeted her were not the employees of the cafe, but two young people who worked part-time at the "Skydiving" amusement project next door. They were responsible for receiving tourists, checking safety belts, starting equipment, etc.
Although he is considered a young person, he is definitely older than Minori who is still a high school student.
It is said that Ono Ryoto and Doi Kurang had worked in other amusement parks before and had also flown hot air balloons.
They really like kids.
The cafe was already open. Generally speaking, these shops would prepare for the opening half an hour earlier than the opening time. Waiters like Minori were required to arrive at least ten minutes earlier.
It's still early.
Of course, Minori knew that she was not the first, because there was always someone who was earlier than her and everyone else.
"Good morning, Touya!"
Ah, no matter how many times I see him, I always think he is too handsome. Of course, Minori absolutely supports that Touya does not belong to any girl, but to Yukito!
"Good morning, Kushieda."
Kushieda is Minori's last name, but Minori and him are not familiar enough to call each other by their first names. But Touya's last name in the coffee shop is "Kinomoto", but his real last name is not this.
I heard that director Asaka likes actors to use their real names. Toya is his real name, but because he plays Sakura's biological brother, his last name can only be Kinomoto.
This is a themed cafe, which is a replica of the cafe where Touya often works in the plot of "Cardcaptor". Touya is signed to Oshima Entertainment, and after filming "Cardcaptor", he has no other film contracts for the time being, so he works here for the time being.
Of course, the salary he received was not that of a waiter, but rather a much higher salary of an actor.
Touya working here is considered an "easter egg" for tourists, and it has become one of the must-see attractions in the theme park, especially for girls.