Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

Matsutomori and Naomi turned to Hayami Zenta and asked the same question.

dong dong dong...

Before the three could start playing the video, they heard a knock on the car window. They looked in the direction of the sound and saw two people, Fang Rui and Hong Kai.

Fang Rui asked, "Are you going back to the city? Could you give us a ride?"

“Okay.” Naomi said, opening the back door of the car and inviting the two of them to get in.

"Hello, I am Fang Rui, and this is Hong Kai, a traveler who travels to various places."

Once inside the car, Fang Rui introduced himself and, incidentally, Hong Kai.

Chapter 383 Water Demon King Beast

"Hello, I'm Hong Kai."

Hong Kai nodded slightly to the three of them as a greeting.

"Hello, I am Zenta Hayami." "I am Naomi Yumeno." "I am Mori Matsudo."

After the three introduced themselves and exchanged names, the initial awkwardness seemed to lessen, and the atmosphere in the car became more relaxed.

Naomi withdrew her gaze, focused on driving the car, and headed into the city.

Zenta Hayami rested his left arm on the back of the passenger seat, turned to look at the back seat, and asked, "Kai, did you guys see the battle scene between Ultraman and the monster?"

"Yes." Hong Kai's expression remained unchanged, his tone as if he were talking about someone unrelated.

"Two giants and a monster suddenly landed not far away, which really startled me."

As he spoke, he patted his chest dramatically, as if to comfort his frightened heart.

Fang Rui looked at him with surprise, thinking, "I didn't expect you, Hong Kai, to be such a drama queen."

No wonder he's been a wanderer who's been roaming the universe for years!

Come to think of it, I was clearly closer, so why did they bypass me and ask Kai?!

Could it be Kai... who looks a bit more amiable?

With doubts in his heart, Fang Rui turned to look at Hong Kai and carefully examined his face. It was indeed a handsome face, about one-tenth the size of his own.

At the same time, Kai Kurenai, who was describing the battle between giants and monsters to Zenta Hayami and Mori Matsudo, noticed Fang Rui's gaze and was somewhat puzzled.

Why is Senior Fang Rui staring at me?!

Is there something wrong with what I said?

Such a focused gaze...

Unbeknownst to him, under Fang Rui's gaze, Hong Kai straightened his back and his language changed from casual to serious.

The two people who were regretting that Hong Kai hadn't filmed anything didn't notice the change in Hong Kai's tone. Naomi, who was driving, was focused on driving and didn't look at the back seat in the rearview mirror.

After all, the road was a mess after Magabasa's rampage, and the road conditions were terrible. If you weren't careful, you might run into trouble.

In other words, Fang Rui didn't keep staring at Hong Kai. After a few minutes, he looked away and started thinking to himself. If he had continued for a while, he might have been noticed as something was amiss.

Some time later, the vehicle arrived in the city. After the monster attack, there were quite a few pedestrians on the streets, walking hurriedly as if they had something urgent to attend to.

The buildings damaged by the tornado were being examined by people in uniforms who were assessing whether they could be repaired and adding those that could not be repaired to the list of buildings to be demolished and rebuilt.

"Where are you going?" Naomi asked.

Since she had nothing else to do, she figured she might as well go all the way and take Fang Rui and Hong Kai home.

Hongkai gave the address and thanked him.

"It's so close!" Naomi muttered, feeling that today's events were somewhat coincidental.

"Hey! Where does Kai live?" Zenta Hayami exclaimed in surprise. "We live so close by!"

With a new topic emerging, Hayami Zenta, Matsudo Mori, and Kurenai started talking again.

'They've ignored me again...'

'Why is that?'

Somewhat speechless, Fang Rui stared straight ahead, his gaze passing through the car window as he surveyed the scenery along the way.

Later, the car stopped at the SSP base. Hong Kai went to visit the SSP base, while Fang Rui had something to do and did not go with him. He wandered around the city alone, confirming the location of the Demon King Beast's seal and looking for Jugglus Juggler.

The Dark Ring can break Ultraman's seal, and the Orb Ring can do the same. One injects dark energy to give the sealed monster the strength to break the seal, while the other absorbs light energy to weaken the sealed monster's energy.

Absorb some energy to condense a card, causing the sealed monster to struggle and deplete its strength.

"Hmm, I haven't seen Jugglus Juggler yet~"

After wandering around the sealing site of the Demon King Beast for a while without encountering Jugglus Juggler, Fang Rui decided to return to his residence.

There are still two Ultraman cards that have not been collected in the current world: one is Zoffy, who sealed Maga Orochi, and the other is Belial.

The Belial card can be discarded; it's already a card and cannot absorb energy to create a new one. As for Zoffy…

After all, it's that famous person, so naturally they would collect it.

Unlike ordinary Demon Beasts, Maga Orochi can be weakened by its seal. When it breaks free, it will already be in its perfect form.

In any case, he has accelerated the process of unsealing Demon Beast, and Maga-Orochi's appearance is only a few days away...

With that thought in mind, Fang Rui waited at home for the Demon Beast to appear...

………………

The next day, Fang Rui, who was seemingly watching TV in the living room but actually recalling the distribution of Ultraman, suddenly heard a scream coming from the kitchen.

Fang Rui, who was deep in thought, was awakened and turned to look at the kitchen. What came into view was Hong Kai running out, followed by an indescribable stench.

"Hmm?!" Fang Rui frowned, immediately realizing that things were not so simple.

"Wasting food is absolutely unacceptable!" Hong Kai brandished the spatula, his expression furious.

A minute ago, the tap was turned on and all the vegetables in the sink were ruined and could no longer be eaten.

Such an outrageous stench is unusual; it must be the work of a monster.

“Senior!” Hong Kai turned to look at Fang Rui, his eyes seemingly burning with fire.

"Let's go!" Fang Rui said, shutting off his sense of smell.

If the Water Demon Beast is not dealt with quickly, not only will the water become unusable, but the entire city will also be shrouded in a stench.

Fang Rui remembered that in the story, the Water Demon Beast was in a river in the suburbs. After checking where there was a river near the city, Fang Rui and Hong Kai headed straight for the river.

All I could see along the way were notices of closure for various shops: bathhouses, restaurants, swimming pools...

"We must resolve this as soon as possible!" Standing in front of the bathhouse, Hong Kai looked extremely serious, as if flames were burning behind him.

Fang Rui: "…………" So…why do you love taking baths so much?

"Huh?! Why are you suddenly closed?!" Zenta Hayami staggered over and stared wide-eyed at the notice of closure, seemingly incredulous.

Seeing Hong Kai standing at the door, he came out to explain the situation, just in time to run into Hayami Zenta who was rushing over. He immediately showed a distorted expression and turned his head to the side: "Ugh...you stink! You smell like a stinky rag."

Hong Kai, who was well-versed in the world, remained calm, while Fang Rui, who had shut down his sense of smell, did not change his expression but instead scrutinized Hayami Zenta's clothing.

"Red sportswear is so festive!"

“No, I don’t feel any joy at all right now,” said Zenta Hayami.

Then, he sighed and said, "I came here specifically because I couldn't get rid of the smell, but it's closed down now."

"What's wrong, young man? Your water's gone bad too?!" The bathhouse owner's tone changed, a hint of surprise in his voice. He picked up the bucket and handed it to Hayami Zenta. "Is this the smell?"

"It stinks!" Overwhelmed by the stench, Zenta Hayami turned his head away, covered his mouth and nose, and took a step back.

With that simple turn of his head, Hayami Zenta noticed two familiar faces standing nearby.

"Kai! Fang Rui!" Hayami Zenta's tone was somewhat surprised.

Fang Rui: "…………" Hong Kai and I have been standing here for so long, and we're so close to you, and you didn't even see us…

Friend, you seem to have some vision problems.

“We meet again.” Hong Kai put his hand on Hayami Zenta’s shoulder, patted him, and then pulled it away.

Seeing Fang Rui and Hong Kai's normal expressions, Hayami Zenta was very surprised: "Don't you think I smell bad?"

"It has just a slight taste, nothing serious." Hong Kai's answer drew surprised looks from the two of them.

"We can continue chatting later, let's get down to business first!" Fang Rui said.

“Yes.” Hong Kai replied and left with Fang Rui.

As the two hurriedly left, Zenta Hayami and the bathhouse owner cast puzzled glances at each other.

"Xiao Kai, where are you going?" the bathhouse owner asked.

"Go find out why the water smells bad." Before Hong Kai could answer, Fang Rui spoke up first.

The two running figures disappeared around the street corner.

With nowhere to shower, Hayami Zenta returned to the SSP base, spraying perfume on himself and air freshener into the room.

Every now and then, he would raise his hand to smell it, but the smell did not diminish at all, which immediately made him look utterly hopeless.

"No, it won't work! The smell just won't go away!"

Wearing a gas mask, Matsudo Mori treated Hayami Zenta like a stink bomb, as if facing a formidable enemy.

"No, it smells bad here too."

Standing in the kitchen, Naomi smelled the odor coming from the sink, feeling somewhat helpless.

Seeing Matsudomori approach, Naomi asked, "How did it go? Did you find anything?"

Matsumoto handed the tablet to Naomi and explained, "The water quality is normal, but the stench is definitely unusual."

Finding no valuable information, Naomi sighed, went to the refrigerator, opened the door, and looked at the empty refrigerator. She asked, "Huh? Where are our emergency food and water supplies?"

"Assen ate it as a midnight snack~" Hayami Zenta said as he walked over to the refrigerator.

"Honestly, we should buy some more after we finish eating!" Naomi complained.

“We can’t buy water now!” Matsudo Mori said.