Ultraman: Because I am Gatanothor

As he spoke, his tone softened considerably.

"But this curse of mine that stirs up trouble will surely bring you disaster!"

"Director, why don't you go back and let Daigo come with me? With us working together, we'll definitely get what you want done perfectly!"

Although he has superpowers, they are purely support-type with no offensive capabilities. If something really happens, he can't guarantee the director's safety.

It would be different if Daigo were brought in.

He's Ultraman Tiga, after all. If he encounters an enemy he can't defeat, he can simply unleash Ultraman Tiga and crush the opponent.

Furthermore, they also learned each other's identities, so Daigo didn't have to wait until the plane crash to transform.

With him covering for them, no one except Rena would realize Daigo's identity!

'Hmm...maybe we should also consider that Xiaofeng knows Daigo's identity!'

He felt that Xiao Feng must have also realized Daigo's identity. During the last lunar battle, Tiga still appeared, and the person piloting it with Daigo was Xiao Feng.

At the time, I was puzzled by Daigo's voice, wondering why it had become so strange.

If Xiaofeng knew Daigo's identity, then this matter would make sense.

Director Sawai's smile faded, and he turned to look out the window, a hint of melancholy in his expression.

He replied in a somber tone, "You may be allowed to do other things, but this is the one thing you cannot do..."

His gaze gradually sharpened.

"There's something I really want to ask certain people about what happened three years ago, and eighteen years ago!"

"Eh!?"

Xincheng was bewildered; he seemed to understand, yet also seemed to have completely misunderstood.

……

Fengdu and his group had already driven towards the command center.

There were three vehicles in total. The first two carried passengers, and the last one carried the double gifts that Nanase Akiko had given as a reward.

However, Megumi and her team had no time to spare; they were focused on the gifts.

Inside the car, the members of the Victory Team all turned on PDI and held a small online meeting.

There's also the command center connected to the network.

At this moment, in the command room, Yoshitsuji Yoshitsuji sat in his seat with a dark expression.

To explain something to everyone.

"Do you still remember eighteen years ago, when an Asian air force base was breached by an unknown force?"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the others immediately hardened.

They had discussed this matter before, so they naturally knew what had happened.

That was during the old defense force era; some of them weren't even born yet, but we can learn a little about it from internal documents.

Daigo asked in astonishment, "Director, are you saying that the reason the director is so stubborn is because it's related to this matter?!"

“That’s right!” Yoshitsuji Yoshitsuji replied, waving his fan.

However, his face was still somewhat dark.

But he suppressed his displeasure and explained to the GUTS team: "You all know that Sawai, many like-minded people and I joined forces to create the Earth Peace Union (TPC) to replace the old UNDF. But do you know? It all started eighteen years ago with that terrorist attack that destroyed the Asian air force base!"

As someone who both fights and supports Director Sawai, Yoshitsuji, after arguing with Director Sawai yesterday, returned to his bed, which he hadn't slept in for a long time. After much contemplation, he finally figured out why that guy Sawai insisted on luring out these aliens.

Before anyone could answer, he continued, "At that time, Sawai had not yet taken up the position of UN Secretary-General, and I was still a young admiral with some reputation."

At the time, he was a bureaucrat and I was a member of the military, and we participated in a military exercise held at an Asian air force base.

Of course, this is just the official version of events!

As he spoke, he picked up his teacup and took a sip.

He cleared his throat and continued, "Actually, I was secretly planning to study the experimental specimen codenamed 'Sleeping Beauty'."

The purpose of your Victory Team was also to investigate strange phenomena.

However, there were many strange rumors at the time, almost countless. But these strange phenomena were either unsubstantiated verbal rumors or videos with very blurry image quality.

There was absolutely no substantial evidence, but this peculiar humanoid creature immediately attracted the attention of high-level officials and the scientific community.

At the time, Sawai and I didn't know each other, but we both couldn't stand the fact that the military and officials were actually conducting military exercises to cover up their true intentions. So, without prior arrangement, we both sneaked into the laboratory where Sleeping Beauty was being held.

At this point, he sighed and played a video of the air force base at the time.

"But unexpectedly, our actions indirectly saved both of our lives."

Just as the performance began, people cheered and the fighter jets took off proudly. Suddenly, a group of mysterious cone-shaped objects appeared out of nowhere and destroyed all the fighter jets that had just taken off. The tanks on the ground, which were just there to accompany the show, were also blown to pieces.

Fortunately, it was during an exercise, and the air force base, caught off guard, immediately organized manpower to counterattack.

As you can see, we won!

Although Director Ji Gang spoke in a calm tone, everyone could hear the dangers involved.

Moreover, after that incident, the organizational structure of all air force bases in Asia was never restored.

On TPC One.

Shin-jo immediately asked, "And then what? Did you find out who attacked the air force base?"

They're talking about this too.

Director Sawai shook his head. "No, at the time, Yoshitsugu and I were trapped in the laboratory and had no idea what was happening outside. We were rescued by the reinforcements two hours and forty minutes later."

What we witnessed was a scene that resembled hell on earth.

The seemingly indestructible tanks were torn up and discarded like scraps of paper, and the ground was stained red with blood.

Some were from air force bases, and others were from my companions who were chatting and laughing with me just a second ago, full of vigor and high spirits.

At that moment, I realized how cruel war truly is.

Faced with this merciless war, our cherished ideal of valuing life above all else is like an ant, easily crushed with a gentle touch.

Director Sawai looked out the window, his gaze fixed on the flocks of white seagulls.

"At that time, Ji Gang and I made up our minds to establish an organization based on the concept of peace, to prevent the outbreak of war, and to protect humanity from suppression by unknown external forces."

From then on, we began to dedicate our lives to this goal in our respective fields, until nine years ago when we finally established TPC, an organization based on the principles of peaceful development!

I originally thought that it would be some time before aliens visited Earth, but I never expected that they would expose themselves to us so eagerly three years ago, and even show hostility towards us!

……

Daigo asked in astonishment, "Three years ago?"

Yoshitsuji stared at Daigo's communication channel interface and nodded, saying, "That's right, it was you who jumped out of the mysterious flying object and saved Sawai, and you gained his appreciation, thus joining the GUTS team."

Our subsequent investigation revealed that this mysterious flying object was identical to the mysterious force that had attacked air force bases across Asia.

"I think this is Sawai's main purpose in trying to draw out this group of aliens, because we found the same substance as the mysterious force that attacked the entire Asian air force base in the material that can reflect light on the body of the Georzak designed by Masaki Keigo.

This suggests that the aliens are still hiding somewhere on Earth.

Unlike the others, these aliens are clearly invaders. Letting them run rampant will inevitably lead to a tragedy similar to the one at the air force base!

Hearing this, everyone fell silent.

……

The islands of Crimson.

The boss, along with three underlings, quietly entered an employee room.

Feeling guilty, he looked around.

"You go keep watch, we'll go in and search for those DVDs!" the boss said, pointing at his henchman.

Since they've failed, why not wait another year? I'm sure the princess will understand.

"Good boss!"

Little Brother Number One was very obedient, but at this moment, a series of hurried footsteps came, startling Little Brother Number One so much that he froze on the spot.

Fortunately, the eldest brother reacted quickly, grabbed him, pulled him into the room, and angrily covered his mouth.

"Quickly, quickly! We just received a notification that Director Sawai, along with leaders from several countries, have once again visited the Crimson Islands!"

"Didn't they just have a meeting yesterday? Why are they here again today!"

"Are you stupid? Yesterday they were discussing the establishment of Victory Team branches across the country. Today they're definitely discussing the sharing of weapons and other technologies."

"oh oh!"

The sounds of talking and running in the corridor quickly faded away.

The leader, who was hiding in the room, immediately became overjoyed.

"Just when you think you've reached a dead end, a new path opens up before you!"

"Brother Number One, Brother Number Two!" he kicked open the door and shouted.

"Have!"