Ultraman Legend of the Light Chaser

They swam upstream for quite some time, until Kinoshita Kei started to feel sleepy from his random thoughts, when suddenly the glacier and ocean disappeared.

They reached the outside world, and the sunlight shone again on the two clusters of blue light.

“Perhaps I can dream up a prop or something… to serve as your body,” he heard Samuel say.

Gaia and Agul have disappeared; they have gone to deal with the vanguard of the still rampaging "future people".

Countless people cried out for their returning heroes.

At GUARD headquarters, the elderly man who had been holding the box containing the wishing balls loosened his sweaty hands, pushed the box aside, let out a long sigh, and decided to break the rules.

The doctor advised me to light a cigarette, something I hadn't done in a long time.

Kinoshita Kei didn't quite catch what was going on for a while: "Huh? Props... for a body?"

The large, blue ball of light rubbed against the dazed little ball of light, trembling: "Dual-wielding head-carrying swords?"

Postscript: A Letter from the "Future"

Kinoshita Kei was not actually stuffed into a test tube or any other prop by Takayama Gamu.

The chairman of the Alchemy Star made a guarantee, saying that they would definitely create the most advanced robot.

Kinoshita Kei was stuffed into a freshly made artificial shell. No one knew how the circuit board resonated with the will within the ball of light, or how Kinoshita Kei generated bioelectricity when directing the "hands and feet" to make the mechanical hands and feet move.

So they debugged and even scrapped it to start over, day after day, year after year.

During this time, the light orb of Uranus became slightly smarter, specifically by keeping its distance from rats and cockroaches.

Kinoshita Kei said, "Why don't we try the metaphysics of tokusatsu? Let's absorb the essence of the sun and moon and cultivate ourselves into human form."

Renlong scoffed at it.

By the way, Pitot had completely disappeared; the group was certain they weren't blind and couldn't see him.

Fujimiya Hiroya said that He is still here. He did not accept the invitation to return to Alchemy Star, but instead began a career as a marine researcher and an environmental officer, which he said was "in order to meet Him as soon as possible".

Before leaving, Pito left a small booklet at Fujimiya Hiroya's research institute, which the latter carefully kept. Kinoshita Kei had only seen it once or twice; it seemed to be an account book...

After that, Fujimiya Hiroya became more patient with people he usually wouldn't even bother to look at.

Life inside the test robot shell wasn't too boring, since it was a classified project and I was still in contact with familiar people.

One of the joys of watching Kinoshita Kei is witnessing the historic moment of the press conference between Dr. Inamori Kyoko and Yoshii Reiko. The electric currents between the two women, and the invisible battlefield slowly unfolding, that scene is just amazing... It would have been even better if Fujimiya Hiroshi had been there too!

He hugged Uranus's small orb of light and whispered, "We must find a human host like that; it will never be boring."

I don't know if Uranus listened to me.

Kinoshita Kei himself wasn't sure if he was human or a ball of light, or rather... a light particle life form.

He had considered returning the power to Uranus, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't find a way.

Takayama Gamu comforted him, saying that the Alchemy Star would surely be able to create a suitable body for him to return home. Kinoshita Kei knew this hope was slim… returning home would require traversing the universe, and with so many parallel universes, did he even know which one his home universe was?

Until he received a letter.

That was nearly five years after the defeat of the "future humans" invasion.

Kinoshita Kei was stuffed into the shell of "Test Machine-057" and was trying to free his left ring finger from his innocent index finger and liberate his oppressed middle finger.

The familiar Ariel base hovercraft landed in front of him, and a figure stepped out.

"The Man from the Future," Pastor.

He was released and supposedly led the abandoned and escaped "future people" in a seismic mutiny. Although he didn't quite understand what happened in the future universe, judging from the increasing number of bodyguards and secretaries on his ship, he must be doing quite well.

He walked up to Kinoshita Kei and personally handed him a letter.

The translator thoughtfully reminded you: [Language detected: 'Earth Age', Sino-Tibetan language family.]

Kinoshita Kei promptly turned off the translation.

Because the recipient on the envelope was "Mu Xiajing".

“Samuel gave it to you,” Pastor said.

"The spatial passage is all secured, why doesn't he come and deliver it himself?" Kinoshita Kei was puzzled. He carefully controlled the force of the mechanical claw and gently unfolded the letter.

"Take your time looking at it, I have a meeting to attend." Pastor hurriedly left.

Even though the space passage opened by the "future people" was forcibly closed, it still attracted the attention of countless researchers. When it was reopened, it was still the "future people's" method, but what came out was not powerful ships and cannons, but a delegation dragging a long list of trade documents.

Leading the group was Pastor, who hoped to extract genetic backups of plants and animals from the "Earth Era" to rebuild Earth in the future universe. How much compensation GUARD received is unknown, but after that, the level of bugs on Alchemy Star skyrocketed by more than ten notches; they were probably no longer standing on the shoulders of giants…

The specific manifestation is Kinoshita Kei's current mechanical body—if you ignore the awkward movements and just look at the bionic skin, body temperature, and heartbeat, who would know that this is a robot!

Kinoshita Kei was also very satisfied, but it would be even better if the fingers didn't fight each other.

He carefully unfolded the letter, revealing unfamiliar handwriting.

Samuel rarely wrote anything. Although his knowledge base was not very broad, his memory was first-rate. Kinoshita Kei once thought that if he had some time to calm down and study, it wouldn't be impossible for him to become an academic luminary.

According to what Kinoshita Kei knew, he was probably being held captive by aliens to "pay off his debts," from the Milky Way to the Andromeda Galaxy, from the Large Magellanic Cloud to the Small Magellanic Cloud, a whole bunch of places that had been messed up by the Wishing Ball were waiting to be rebuilt.

No wonder he didn't come back himself, but instead made Pastor a deliveryman.

……

Mu Xiajing:

By the time you receive this letter, I should have already embarked on another journey to find my "hometown".

I'm not sure what exactly your "home" looks like, but over the years I've taken the time to look at some universes that are similar to yours and determined their spatial coordinates using the Alchemy Star marking method. To avoid causing trouble for those universes, this work was handled only by me, Onodera, and Yume, so it was a bit slow. I hope it didn't cause any delays.

Once you and Uranus recover, you can apply for a tourist visa to travel to the "future universe." Earth here misses you. Pastor is overseeing the reconstruction of the "future humans," and when I visited last time, the progress was quite good. The artificial ocean is already circulating autonomously, and Earth seems to be in good condition. You can spend more time talking to Him.

I left a stone inscription on the mountain where Uranus often stayed; you can find it. It contains my insights into spatial manipulation. Combined with the coordinates provided in my dream, if you diligently practice for some time, you will surely find your way home.

But when you go back, you will inevitably come into contact with the "people from the future"... You have the mind of a human, but you also have the power of Uranus. How you handle it is up to you.

I don't know whether interfering with human development is a good thing or a bad thing, but excessive interference is definitely not advisable. You need to grasp the boundary between humanity's "Mu Xia Jing" and the giant of light "Uranus". If humanity depends on you for everything, then it's time for you to consider distancing yourself.

I've been thinking a lot these days. Although I've been busy, they've actually been some of the few relaxing days I've had.

You could try to persuade them not to stay cooped up in the lab all the time, but to come out for a walk occasionally... The lives of aliens are quite interesting; apart from some naturally ferocious races, most are willing to sit down and talk.

But the impact of the wishing ball is indeed very significant.

Its existence for hundreds of years has distorted the entire mode of social operation, including among the "future people" group.

For example, the method of "dealing with" the weak: when the wishing ball was in use, groups deemed "low-value" became its materials, and this model was concealed, with only some speculation circulating outside.

After the wishing ball disappeared, the so-called "low-value" groups returned to their normal roles; they were the elderly who needed care, the seriously ill patients, and so on... When I stayed on a planet, they erupted in a protest about whether or not to take care of these people.

This is absurd, and there are many more cases like this.

The wishing ball replaced the factory. After it disappeared, a new factory was needed to fill the ecological gap. The demand for and consumption of intelligent robots increased dramatically, and the aliens disagreed on the issue of the "human rights" of intelligent robots.

The abandoned "mines" exploited by the wishing orbs are extremely difficult to restore. Due to the conflicting interests surrounding reconstruction, armed conflict has broken out among the aliens. Without the "future humans" as targets for war, the division among the aliens is unstoppable.

Reconstruction cannot be perfect, and I cannot be absolutely fair. Both sides have their own reasons... I don't even have the right to intervene.

Pastor said that the Ultra Warriors are not gods, and it's impossible for them to be completely impartial when making judgments. From another perspective, my interference in internal strife is already the greatest injustice. The conflict on this planet may be resolved temporarily, but what about the next conflict, and the next planet? Can the root of conflict be subdued by force?

But I cannot remain indifferent.

I saved the child from near death, but when I returned to that planet a year later, he was still dead. His family told me he had volunteered for the war.

At that moment, I felt like Lucifer was still there.

I write these negative things only in the hope that you will be prepared when you meet the "future people." Of course... this universe is mostly filled with beautiful things, just like the humans on Earth over there have many problems, but you will still come to like it.

I haven't yet found the most correct approach; perhaps there isn't even such a thing as "correct."

I only do what I can to avert the tragedies I witness, but the deeper issues require internal solutions... I discovered them, and I also discovered my own powerlessness.

What exactly do the Ultra Warriors protect? Life, hope, and the freedom to choose? I have traveled to many planets and received many answers, and without exception, they are all good things.

I had some ideas and decided to embark on a new journey.

Compared to it, my "revenge" is insignificant.

By the way, when you go to Earth in the "future universe," remember to bring your favorite seasonings. I understand why Onodera likes the coffee there now. The things here... it must be due to evolution. The taste buds of "future people" are very different from yours.

Friendly reminder: Avoid any restaurant that claims to "recreate the Earth era".

Moth

Ending

The outline for Volume 3 was torn up several times during the process.

When I started writing this volume, I wanted to write a sweet campus romance, and I imagined Hitomi Onodera running in the rain, with a blue giant shining brightly under the dark clouds in the distance.

As it turned out, Hitomi Onodera was indeed running in the rain, but she went to Lizard to confess and reveal information...

I wrote about the campus and the girls, and then it turned into a base of big men and a future space war (confused). In the early stages, I tried to bring the two together, but later I let myself go and let their personalities and the plot take their course. If they can be together, they can be together; if they can't, they can be comrades-in-arms.

Hitomi Onodera: My heart belongs only to Lord Uranus. That guy named Kei Kinoshita is a garbage bag weirdo.

The future universe was the first thing I planned to write about, but the initial concept was to write about factional struggles between radical, neutral, and moderate factions in the future.

What did aliens have to do with it? But as the story unfolded logically, the importance of aliens gradually increased.

In short, the sweet romance didn't happen; everyone was chasing their careers and ideals, and the woman (or man) slowed down my sword-drawing speed.

In the early concept art, there was a scene of Renlong and his group having a meal, drinking, and appreciating flowers and the moon under the moon, chatting about their life ideals and such. This scene was later cut, leaving only a few casual remarks from Renlong.