Land of Light: I am Supermodel Tiga, One-Punch King

"You can think of it as someone doing a good deed and saving you cute and kind little monsters."

"It can also be seen as, as a member of the Victory Team 01, I need to find a way to settle down these unstable factors."

"Although humans slaughter pigs and sheep, it doesn't mean that other creatures cannot live on Earth."

"Besides, I can come and browse around then."

Reg explained his thoughts very frankly.

A group of monsters set up stalls, creating a ghost market street, but the tourists don't know that these are real monsters.

It's just weird.

The many monsters exchanged glances.

Obik didn't think too much about it and readily agreed: "Thank you very much! If you don't mind, I can treat you to soba noodles."

Since he's not afraid of dying anyway, why would he be afraid that Reg might have some other intentions?

"Of course I don't mind."

"I had heard by chance before that Obik's buckwheat noodles tasted really good, and I've been wanting to try them for a while now."

"Give me a few more bowls, I want to take them to go."

……

Victory team command room.

"Is the sun rising in the west? Oh, it's night now, there's no sun."

"You actually brought us food?"

"And it's buckwheat noodles, it smells so good, it must have been made by a master chef!"

Horii, who was busy revising the blueprints, was the first to smell the aroma of soba noodles and was immediately alarmed.

"If you don't want to eat, then don't. I can fit it all in my stomach."

Reg rolled his eyes and waved as he placed bowls of buckwheat noodles on the command table.

"Of course we have to eat!"

Horii immediately came out from behind the main control computer and, like the others, gathered around the command table.

"It tastes really good, it reminds me of the buckwheat noodles I ate when I was a child, so rich and fragrant."

Zongfang took a bite, chewed it carefully, swallowed it, and then spoke in a tone reminiscing about the first half of his life.

Kijima nodded in agreement.

This flavor is no longer found in restaurants in the city, or even in buckwheat noodles made by master chefs.

It's not just about the taste; it's about a memory and a bygone era.

"Reg, where did you buy this? You didn't make it yourself, did you?"

Lina and Rui Kisaragi are on good terms, so they naturally know that Reg is not the type to cook.

"I bought it from a veteran craftsman on Yanye Street."

Reg couldn't help but laugh when he thought of Obik's astonished expression when Obik made five bowls right away and then asked for ten more because it wasn't enough.

If Obik hadn't actually made buckwheat noodles as a hobby, everyone would have thought Reg was just making empty promises and then trying to dine and dash.

"Hinojie?"

Ye Rui put down his chopsticks, looked up and said, "Speaking of which, there's been a rumor about Obik on Yan Ye Street these past two months."

"Obik?" Shinjo gestured to Ye Rui with his eyes to speak quickly, chewing on his tongue.

"It's over in Yano Street. If someone calls you at night, don't turn around."

"Otherwise, a voice will say, 'Want to play with Obik? Then I'll eat you up!'"

Horii nodded repeatedly: "That's what my deceased grandmother said too."

When everyone had finished eating and was patting their bellies with satisfaction, Reg laughed and said, "This buckwheat noodle dish was made by Obik."

"what?"

"What!"

"Hiss! Obik?"

Horii, Shinjo, and Rena's eyes widened instantly, while Megumi and the others didn't react as much.

"So, Obik really exists?" Megumi looked at Reg. "He seems harmless?"

"It's an old monster that has existed in Hikono Street for hundreds of years. It can only survive in the dark, somewhat like the old Abbas."

"As people get older, they become nostalgic, longing for the peaceful villages of the past and the legendary versions of themselves, especially given this special circumstance."

"So when Yanye Street was being developed, he spread rumors about himself in order to make people remember him and also to hinder the developers' development."

"But I've already taken care of it."

"With so many entrepreneurs in the Ultraman Tiga fan club, I had them take over this development project and build a nostalgic village."

Reg briefly explained what had happened that evening.

"So that's how it is. So monsters really exist. But that makes sense, even Sukuna-ki has appeared."

Xincheng nodded.

"Urban development is gradually eliminating darkness. For young people, this is prosperity, but for the elderly, it is too unfamiliar."

"Reg, thank you so much this time. Otherwise, we might not have even noticed, which would have led to things getting out of hand."

"I'll be the one who smiles," said the middleman.

"Of course, of course, after all, I don't usually have to stand guard, patrol, or write reports."

Reg blinked. "You guys have really worked so hard."

stare--

Everyone immediately stared at Reg with deathly eyes.

I don't really care about being on duty or patrolling, especially patrolling, which I just treat as a drive.

But writing reports is a really troublesome task.

Reports are required for the use of weapons, the deployment of fighter jets, the course of combat, and any losses incurred.

There are also questions regarding the development of the GUTS team, experience in fighting monsters, opinions on the development of other branch teams, suggestions and experiences on the development of related equipment...

Reports, all reports!

"So, the report on this operation is now yours." Reg waved and left the command room.

Megumi's gaze swept over the team members, finally settling on Shinjo.

She remembered that Shinjo was terrified of ghosts and monsters, which was unacceptable for a member of the Victory Team.

"New City Team Member, you will go to Yanye Street to investigate and then write an operation report."

"Yes—" Shinjou was clearly unhappy, but he still dragged out his answer.

……

Time passes day by day.

This year's Victory team had a much easier time than last year.

At least there was no situation like the emergence of nearly twenty monsters in just two months after Halloween.

The Tyrannosaurus Rex mech is making rapid progress, and the test machine for the Magus power system is also heading into space time and time again.

Other laser cannons are also constantly being upgraded to increase their power.

At Reg's behest, Hikono Street successfully transformed its commercial district plan into a nostalgic village hotel plan.

People who are tired of living in big cities can come to the village to enjoy some peace and quiet.

In particular, the appearance of Obik and a bunch of other monsters revealing their true forms and setting up various stalls to create a dimly lit ghost market street has attracted countless positive reviews.

The various monster stories recorded on the sign quickly spread and became popular online.

Now, Obik no longer has to worry about being forgotten by 700 people.

However, the GUTS team's attention was quickly drawn to the reappearance of the lightning man and the strange cloud formation.

The second appearance of the eerie cloud and Gazort was halted due to the battle between Reg and the Mebius Killer.

Recently, strange cloud formations have been appearing frequently again.

The strong electromagnetic interference caused considerable losses and disasters.

The TPC General Staff is already discussing whether or not to completely eliminate the Lightning Men.

"Wasn't it us humans who caused the Lightning Man to turn into a monster?"

"Humanity cannot progress if it does not take measures to change things and simply brute-forces the elimination of all threats."

Lina finished speaking, pursing her lips, clearly dissatisfied with the suggestion to eliminate the Lightning Man.

Horii shook his head: "That's true, but how can humanity change its current use of electromagnetic waves? It's impossible."