Ultraman cubs begin to wreak havoc.

His current actions reminded him of the Chinatown Adventures that Mr. Boko from TLT-J had told him. In the story, the protagonist's father ran an antique shop, and whenever a dark magic enemy appeared and the protagonist was about to lose, his father would pull out a magical old gadget from the antique shop to drive the enemy away.

Now, although this is not an antique shop, secondhand goods and antiques are pretty much the same, they are all old things, and if you round them up, the difference is not much.

With a rare moment of playfulness and extra motivation to search, Yuan Mao soon found the 'magical old gadget'. This 'old gadget' was a computer, and judging from its design and settings, it was considered an antique in the computer world.

Gen Subaru carefully examined the old-fashioned computer, his movements were very cautious. To be honest, he really couldn't believe that something that looked like it could be easily knocked apart with a light tap could be related to him now.

and many more? !

Just as Yuan Mao was examining the computer, his gaze suddenly fell on the computer screen. Through the reflection on the screen, Yuan Mao realized the change in his appearance. His originally severely malnourished appearance was now much rounder, and his good looks had returned to him. For a moment, Yuan Mao even felt that he was actually quite good-looking. At least he was not weak and frail, but had a bit of a manly air about him.

But those white hair and red eyes...

Yuan Mao reached out and touched his hair, pulled down his lower eyelids, and leaned closer to the screen to observe it carefully. After confirming that he wasn't seeing things, his expression became somewhat subtle. Although he didn't know whether the white hair and red eyes were due to the link or the true manifestation of his own genes, Yuan Mao still preferred his appearance with black hair and black eyes. At least that made him look more like an Earthling.

Forget it, this kind of thing is not important at all. Let white hair and red eyes be white hair and red eyes.

Yuan Mao put this little incident aside, carefully explored the old computer, found the plug, plugged it in, and pressed what he thought was the power button.

Immediately, accompanied by a strange whirring sound, the old computer was successfully turned on. Snow-like black and white specks first appeared on the screen, then a figure slowly emerged—a robot-like figure. Only its upper body was visible on the screen, and as the computer started up, it made a remarkably human-like, bewildered gesture, as if it had just woken up, before its gaze met that of Gen Subaru, who was staring at the computer screen…

274 Gridman

Without a doubt, this robot possesses self-awareness and is a real life. Moreover, at the moment their eyes met, Gen Subaru felt the connection strengthen even more clearly. It was because of this existence that he was able to carry out his activities in his current form.

"You... are you that giant?"

At this moment, the robot inside spoke to Gen Subaru, saying in a somewhat joyful voice:

"I never expected your true form to be like this. At first, I thought I had made a mistake and caused you to appear in a state that shouldn't exist."

"Um, please wait a moment."

Yuan Mao quickly waved his hand, interrupting the robot on the screen. He organized his thoughts, rapidly prioritizing the questions he wanted to ask, then looked at the robot and said softly:

"Excuse me, may I ask who you are...?"

"Oh! My apologies, I forgot to introduce myself."

The robot on the screen moved its body slightly; although the movement was very subtle, it still gave the impression of solemnity.

"I'm Gridman, nice to meet you..."

Gridman is an energy entity from the "Hyper World," an existence known as a "Hyper Agent." He was given the mission of punishing evil and promoting good, and maintaining the balance of the multiverse by the Hyper World, and before that, Gridman had been working hard for this mission.

"Hello, I am Subaru Gen, Ultraman Nexus. You can just call me Subaru."

Although Gridman phrased it delicately and didn't intend to boast, Subaru still sensed something unusual about him. So, the boy glanced at Gridman, who clearly couldn't escape the confines of this old-fashioned computer, and said somewhat awkwardly:

"Um, I can't remember what happened after that battle. Could you please explain to me, Mr. Gridman, what exactly happened?"

Actually, Gen Subaru was too embarrassed to ask directly if it was because he had bumped into her and caused her to be in her current state, so that she could only hide inside this computer and could not appear in reality. But if he asked directly, Gen Subaru felt that he would make the atmosphere too awkward. After all, his current state was too pathetic, and he could not use his dream power to pull her out of it.

"Ah, that's right."

Hearing Gen Subaru's words, Gridman didn't seem to care. He explained to Gen Subaru in a very normal tone that before this, Gridman had planned to go on a mission as usual, but he was suddenly betrayed and ended up in pieces.

In that extremely critical moment, a huge shadow suddenly appeared in the sky. It was Gen Subaru who, with that chaotic shadow, crashed through the cosmic dimensional barrier here, startling the attackers.

At the same time, due to the special nature of this universe, spacetime is relatively unstable. The act of breaking through the dimensional barrier of the universe also caused spacetime disorder, depriving the attacker of the opportunity to continue attacking Gridman and dragging Gridman into an unknown spacetime.

During the process of being caught up and teleported, Gridman unexpectedly discovered that the giant had been pulled in and was rapidly dissipating, its condition deteriorating at an alarming rate. Gridman even wondered if the giant was about to die.

Therefore, Gridman used his possession ability. As a super agent, Gridman himself is not a physical entity, but he can attach himself to other objects and thus affect them. Therefore, at this moment, Gen Subaru is both the host of Nexus and the possessor of Gridman. It is precisely because of Gridman's possession that Gen Subaru is able to continue to act in human form.

As for why Gridman extended a helping hand to Subaru so readily, it was not simply out of kindness. It was also due to Gridman's ability to quickly sense a strong and unwavering sense of justice and love from a vast amount of information through telepathy.

Therefore, even though he and Subaru had never met before and had never heard of each other's deeds, Gridman immediately realized through this telepathic connection that this was someone worth helping and who might become a friend.

"I see. Thank you so much for your help, Mr. Gridman."

After listening to Gridman's account, Gen Subaru sincerely thanked this super agent. At the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief. At least the other person wasn't knocked into this incorporeal state by him, which was really good news.

But after letting out a sigh of relief, Gen Subaru immediately steered the conversation towards something he considered very serious. He looked at Gridman and said earnestly:

"Mr. Gridman, did you see that gray figure I was holding up? Has that guy been completely wiped out?"

"Hmm... this... it should have dissipated."

Regarding this question, Gridman hesitated somewhat. He thought carefully for a moment, then looked at Subaru and said:

"At least in my last memory of it, the gray figure was indeed collapsing, but that figure was not involved in this world, so I have no way of knowing what happened next."

"Oh, I see. That's actually quite dangerous."

Gen Subaru sighed heavily, then briefly explained the matter of the Chaos Tide and the Chaos Shadow to Gridman, before casually asking:

"Speaking of which, Mr. Gridman, do you have any way to contact your other companions? It's not just the Shadow of Chaos that needs dealing with, but there are also monsters lurking around this town, and..."

At this point, Gen Subaru frowned slightly, rubbed his arms, and said softly:

"This cosmic plane gives me a very bad feeling, but I can't put it more precisely. I'm afraid it hides some terrible secret. Given our current state, I'm afraid we won't be able to protect the people in this town when we deal with it."

"Um... I'm sorry, I don't remember."

"Ah...that's it."

Unexpectedly, Gridman answered like that, and Genji was taken aback for a moment before changing the subject. After all, it was indeed a bit embarrassing for a top-notch agent to forget his comrade's contact information:

"So, Mr. Gridman, who was the person who attacked you? Did he come with you?"

"Sorry, this... I can't remember right now."

"Um?!"

Upon hearing this, Gen Subaru keenly sensed something was amiss. Gridman didn't seem to have forgotten; rather, an unexpected change had occurred. Therefore, Gen Subaru's expression turned serious. Looking at Gridman, he softly asked:

"Mr. Gridman, you... have you lost your memory?"

"That seems to be the case at present."

Gridman sighed helplessly and said:

"I was ambushed and torn to pieces. Not only were my original powers separated, but it seems that my memories were also separated. What I just told you is basically all that I can remember now."

In reality, Gridman's amnesia wasn't solely due to the sneak attack; it was also related to his possession of Subaru. Generally, when Gridman possesses a sentient being, he doesn't forcibly interfere with their thoughts and actions.

However, he was severely injured and torn to pieces, so when he possessed Genjiro, he lost control and tried to temporarily overwrite Genjiro's personality.

However, who is Gen Subaru? He is a naturally powerful Ultra psychic user. Even though he is in an unprecedentedly weak state, it is something that Gridman cannot cover up.

Therefore, Gridman's instinctive action was resisted by Subaru's instinctive reaction, and Gridman's current weakened state was not able to withstand this slight resistance, which made Gridman's amnesia even more severe.

This also led to the situation where Gridman, who had previously possessed Subaru, was now appearing in this old-fashioned computer. However, for the moment, these two guys, who couldn't even put together half a health bar or half a mana bar, hadn't realized this problem yet.

"Ah... I have a feeling this matter is getting complicated."

Gen Subaru was in a real bind. To regain his strength, he first needed to re-condense light particles so that he could act independently after being freed from Gridman's possession. This was a process Gen Subaru was experiencing for the first time, and he didn't know how long it would take. If it dragged on for too long, something unexpected might happen.

For example, I mean, for example, if that Chaos Shadow wasn't completely dead, while he was still free from Gridman's possession, that guy might have been full of energy and causing chaos everywhere.

Ugh... this is really a headache!

Gen Subaru scratched his head and sighed helplessly. Just then, cheerful footsteps came from the street into the store. Due to the damage to his Nen power, which severely impaired his perception, Gen Subaru was still immersed in calculations and thinking and was completely unaware of the arrival of someone.

Therefore, the girl, who had just returned to her shop and hadn't even had a chance to speak, immediately spotted Gen Subaru looking troubled. The girl blinked—

My shop is a secondhand store → old-fashioned computers are the merchandise → a stranger is operating the merchandise → the stranger is the customer.

The logic quickly formed in the girl's mind. She looked around and realized that her mother, who was supposed to be minding the shop, wasn't there. This made the girl sigh inwardly, wondering what her mother was busy with this time, leaving her unable to find anyone to serve customers and having to fend for herself.

Therefore, although the girl was reluctant, she had no choice but to temporarily act as a salesperson, since a higher turnover in the store wouldn't do her any harm.

"Ahem, um, hello, wow!!!"

The girl cleared her throat lightly to attract the guests' attention, but her voice was far too stimulating for Yuan Mao. Since entering TLT-J, he had never been so close to someone without realizing it, and his body moved involuntarily.

At this very moment, Minamoto no Subaru should have already grabbed the girl by the neck, pinned her against the nearest object, and perhaps even placed his other hand on her joints, ready to incapacitate her at any moment.

but!

Given the state of Gen Subaru's body, if he encountered a golden retriever and the dog enthusiastically pounced on him, he might not even be able to maintain his balance. In this physical condition, expecting to achieve the high-speed reactions he usually displays is undoubtedly wishful thinking.

From the girl's perspective, she saw the boy, who had his back to her, suddenly shudder, just like a cat in a cartoon with its fur standing on end. He then 'hurriedly' got up, but because he was too 'nervous,' he tripped over his right foot with his left, lost his balance, and hit his head on the edge of the table before falling heavily to the ground.

Well... although it's not quite the right way to put it, the way this guest fell was so smooth and dramatic that the girl was stunned for a moment and couldn't help him up in time.

At that moment, Gen Subaru realized what had happened and was incredibly relieved that he had fallen; otherwise, the human would likely have been injured. Gen Subaru chuckled inwardly, then rubbed his aching forehead as he looked at the human in front of him—

The girl had slightly shoulder-length black hair, a pair of sapphire blue eyes, and a well-proportioned figure. She wore an orange bracelet on her right hand, a shirt and a short skirt underneath, and a knitted cardigan sweater on top. The bottom two buttons were usually undone, and when they were occasionally buttoned up, it looked as if she wasn't wearing a skirt at all. Below the clothes were her round and smooth legs.

Judging from the schoolbag she placed on the table, she should still be a student; judging from her appearance, she should still be a high school student.

"I'm sorry, I startled you. Are you alright, sir?"

The girl then realized what was happening and quickly came over to help Yuan Mao up. She then looked at Yuan Mao's swollen and reddened area...

"Huh? It's not swollen?"

The sound of Yuan Mao's head hitting the table was quite loud; the girl thought her own table might be damaged. But now, seeing that his head was completely unharmed, she couldn't help but doubt her common sense. She didn't realize that her offhand remark was somewhat impolite.

"Ah, it's okay. I'm a physical education student, so I'm very strong."

But the girl didn't realize that Subaru had heard her complaint. He couldn't let her words go unanswered, so he casually made up an excuse, unconsciously patting his chest, and then...