Ultraman Legend of the Light Chaser

"Whoa, it has a tail!" He had to leap up as a visible mixture of frost and snow was aimed at him: "Light, light, light?!"

The clump of frost was positioned right next to the snowball he had simulated as a "mouth," making it look like a monster that, if it failed to strike, would raise its head, open its mouth, and spit out a fireball or something else.

After a brief moment of gathering strength, the frost and snow were compressed into a bright white light. Kinoshita Kei crossed his arms in front of him, and the fierce white wind seemed to be controlled by an invisible hand. When that hand swung down, the fierce wind lashed at him like a whip!

"Fellow villager, you're getting increasingly rough!" Kinoshita Kei roared amidst the flashes of white and blue light. "Forcing growth is no good. Show some care for the older flowers of our motherland!"

He waited until the light dimmed and looked at where his fellow villager had been standing, but Xiang Yeyou was no longer there. In his place was a face that looked somewhat familiar.

The owner of that face was staring at him silently. Kinoshita Kei was stunned for a while before he realized—wasn't that his own face, the Supreme Black Diamond Collector's VIP Enhanced Edition?!

His mouth, nose, eyes, and overall features are very similar to Kinoshita Kei's, but there are subtle differences. Thus, a face that could only be described as pleasing to the eye has become a "fire arsonist" who can attract countless stares on the street.

When did I get such a handsome cousin? Does anyone have a sister like him? Kinoshita Kei was taken aback: "Who are you? Where's my fellow townsman?"

The similar face was still staring intently at him. The snowball had disappeared, replaced by countless metal fragments.

The ice beneath their feet turned pitch black, blending into the sky, which was also stained in ink.

Metal debris drifted by slowly, and in the distance, a blazing fire erupted. Kinoshita Kei's gaze was drawn to it, and he discovered that it was a massive ship he had never seen before.

These metal fragments are from its body, like a group of lost souls who can't find their home.

Further away, there seemed to be the shadow of a giant, but it was too far away for Kinoshita Kei to see clearly. He felt that he must have seen that giant somewhere before.

Is it Uranus?

"You can fight back now, but it's not enough." The person who had been staring at him spoke, his voice exactly the same as Kinoshita Kei's, only his tone was completely different.

Kinoshita Kei always had a carefree and unconventional way of speaking. He rarely became serious and spoke to people in a calm or cold tone. But when this "cousin" in front of him opened his mouth, he thought of a desolate valley.

“You can mobilize more power. Although this place is being eroded by the Meta Realm, it is still Earth, under your sky.” His “cousin” said encouraging words, but Kinoshita Kei could not feel any concern. Even so, Kinoshita Kei felt very close to him.

"You are..." Kinoshita Kei

A sudden inspiration: "Uranus?"

His "cousin" approached him slowly with a faint smile. Kinoshita Kei suddenly remembered—he was the one he had seen sitting on the stone chair when Uranus awakened!

“Uranus?” Kinoshita Keido: “Is this what you look like? Why are you…”

"Uranus" reached out his hand to him.

This hand is similar to Kinoshita Kei's; it doesn't look like it's meant for combat. Instead, it has delicate, smooth skin, and Kinoshita Kei can see that the nails are neatly trimmed.

Kinoshita Kei unconsciously reached out and gently grasped his hand.

"Uranus" whispered, "When we are one, no enemy can stand against us. On this planet, your power depends only on how much you can exert."

Kinoshita Kei clicked his tongue: "Sounds like you have unlimited resources. Do you perhaps have a nickname called Wind Spirit Moon Shadow?"

Uranus's hands were very cold. Kinoshita Kei felt as if he were holding a block of ancient ice, which chilled him from head to toe, and then seeped into his heart and bones.

"Then can you tell me how to 'play' it? Is it voice-controlled or... Huh?!" Kinoshita Kei's hand suddenly went empty. "Uranus" was gone. He appeared suddenly and disappeared just as suddenly.

Metal debris whizzed past him as he stared blankly up at the dark dome that was gradually turning a pale white.

……

"Ke? Little Ke? Silly Ke? Kinoshita Ke!" Onodera Hitomi grabbed his shoulders and shook his head: "Are we going to see a doctor now?"

"He's awake." It was the voice of a fellow villager.

Kinoshita Kei suddenly opened his eyes!

Why am I lying down?!

He clearly remembered entering the Meta Realm vertically, so how did he end up lying down after meeting "Uranus"?

"Wow, you were blown around by Aiba's cold wind for a while, I saw a really blinding blue light, and then you just lay there motionless," Hitomi Onodera held up two fingers: "Are you feeling alright? How many is this?"

"Two, two, two," Kinoshita Kei covered his face, "How long have I been lying there?"

"About ten minutes, right?" Hitomi Onodera finally breathed a sigh of relief. "I'll go get some hot water."

Kinoshita Kei sat up, brushing the grass off his hair: "I think I just saw Uranus. Ugh, I thought I blocked an attack, but it turns out I was just knocked unconscious?"

Aiba Yu remained standing to the side, not stepping forward. Kinoshita Kei was startled when he saw the way Aiba Yu was staring at him; was he blaming himself?

"Relax, relax, I feel great now," Kinoshita Kei chuckled. "I'll be even stronger next time! I dare say I won't be unable to keep up with that big tiger again!"

Aiba Yu nodded, then fell silent.

He turned his gaze away from Kinoshita Kei and stared at his own hands.

Just now... the instant the frost and snow compressed into shape...

He developed murderous intent.

Although he finally came to his senses and stopped himself, his heart is still pounding wildly.

“It’s those despicable Earthlings and Uranus who’s protecting them. It’s perfectly normal to want to get rid of him,” the aggregate of “resentment” said quietly. “He still has a lot of unused energy from Earth on him.”

"What a great gift! And it's the kind that's a bit dim-witted but trusts us completely. You can stab him right now and take all his power, and no one will even realize it! Then go find Lucifer, the one who messed everything up, and kill anyone who gets in your way!"

Aiba walked up casually and pulled Kinoshita Kei up: "The gray behind you."

"Huh? Oh." Kinoshita Kei turned his hand over, but Aiba Yu had already turned him around and patted him clean in a few strokes.

After doing all that, he said to the slime, "I can't hear you. Are you interfering with my hearing?"

The slime puffed itself up with a "whoosh," revealing sharp teeth: "That's right! I'll interfere with your sight, touch, and taste! A dementia container! Because we'll soon become one! Then, nothing will be a match for us!"

Aiba Yu said "Oh," and added, "I can't hear you."

The slime retorted angrily, "Take it or leave it!"

Chapter 141 The Desire for Coexistence

The "big tiger" Izagu, mentioned by Kinoshita Kei, has reappeared.

It is a monster mutated from the Aldis Tiger. To survive, it must find food, even though it knows it will encounter giants that will hinder it again.

Its timing was very unfortunate. Kinoshita Kei was in the workshop supervising the maintenance of his shiny-painted "wife" when the alarm suddenly went off at the base. Taking advantage of everyone's tension, Kinoshita Kei made up an excuse to slip away.

By the time he arrived at the scene, the Lightning team's planes had already arrived. They forced Izagu away from the city and fired in tiers at its most important hind legs. Izagu's long, golden-brown fur flew in the smoke, like a burning fire.

The mutated Aldis tiger is covered in an almost black bony shell, with only its silver eyes and golden-brown fur on the back of its neck showing traces of its original nature: the only remaining wild charm of "the most beautiful tiger on Earth".

"I saw through your attack!" Kinoshita Keima was delighted with his progress.

He focused his attention and finally caught a glimpse of the Izagu operation. The chaotic whistling wind became clear in his ears, guiding him along the enemy's path.

Its attack patterns were almost identical to the techniques Aiba Yu had shown him during training. After all, it was a monster that didn't understand any rules and attacked purely on instinct. Aiba Yu watched...

He adopted its habits and "granted" them to Kinoshita Kei through training and feeding techniques.

Izagu leaped into the open space behind the giant. Just as it took off, the wind, which had been still, suddenly "awakened," turning into an invisible rope that wrapped around it from head to toe. It then slammed down with a "boom," hammering a huge crater into the ground.

"I won't let you into the city." Kinoshita Kei crossed his arms, and a blue light swirled and gathered, ready to be unleashed.

Izagu was bound and unable to move, making it difficult for the hind legs burned by the Lightning Team's attacks to exert force. It struggled to move, its wounds bursting open and bleeding, turning dark red in the wind.

Under the influence of "destruction," Fujimiya Hiroya went from "protecting the Earth" to "eliminating humanity." The black-clad men who followed him like locusts attracted by the scent each had their own ideas, but for Izagu, all that remained was "to live."

Kinoshita Kei was naturally unaware of this; he didn't even know its name, let alone that it was the last Aldis tiger on Earth.

But Takayama knew that Fujimiya Hiroshi was also involved in the conservation research of Izagu, and its researchers had tried to contact him a few days earlier.

Gaia appeared as a beam of light, standing between Uranus and Izagus.

“Weren’t you going to the research institute with Fujimiya? You came all this way. I could have handled things here myself!” Kinoshita Kei called out to him, “Stand back a bit, I’ll be careful not to hit the house.”

But Gaia remained rooted to the spot, even spreading her arms as if to protect the large tiger behind her: "It said it wants to live!"

Kinoshita Kei was stunned: "If it wants to live, then the citizens don't want to be snacks."

“Fujimiya and Dr. Inamori are developing Persel, which can control monsters. We can find a way to coexist.” Gaia turned to look at Izagu’s silver eyes. The other party did not know what they were talking about, but only made a threatening growl like any wild beast in danger.

……

"Why are the giants confronting each other again because of the monsters?" Inoue Rinbun, who was gathering footage in the distance, was in a state of confusion. KCB television was broadcasting the scene via satellite to various locations. After a brief pause, Yoshii Reiko continued her broadcast:

"The monster has been subdued, and thanks to the efforts of the giant and the XIG, no buildings have been damaged."

She tried to find a topic to avoid the main point, but suddenly noticed Inoue Rinbun lip-syncing to himself.

“Turn around, turn around!” Inoue Rinbun said silently.

Yoshii Reiko looked back inexplicably, and all the viewers behind the cameras saw that the reporter, who was always on the front lines of danger, unconsciously trembled in her hand holding the microphone.

That was a silver giant.

His behavior was so strange that many people couldn't figure him out. They just felt that he was probably a fence-sitter who would sometimes appear and sometimes disappear, jumping between humans and monsters.

Now he has reappeared after disappearing for a while. When the monster saw him, it struggled to get up and roared at him!

Then, black smoke appeared, thick and eerie, emanating from the monster and swirling towards the silver giant, whose ferocious head slowly lowered—it looked as if the giant was devouring its life.

The monster's roar was drawn out; it was clearly the roar of a ferocious beast, which should have instilled fear, but they only heard pain in it.

Gaia knew that its pain stemmed from its attachment.

“You’ve seen those who have been drained of their power after siding with ‘Destruction,’” Samuel said. “It’s dead.”

As if to prove his words, Izagu struggled a few more times before ceasing to move, its brightly colored fur slowly losing its vitality.

Unlike the men in black, Izagu hadn't been dead for very long, which allowed him to preserve his body, though it slowly grew cold and stiff.