Ultraman cubs begin to wreak havoc.

At this moment, the man also realized that the boy in front of him was no pushover either. His gaze, which had been looking left and right, involuntarily fell on Yuan Mao. A cold glint flashed in his eyes for a moment. It wasn't a provocation, but a wariness. He felt an unprecedented pressure from this boy.

However, after a brief eye contact, the man seemed to realize something, and his gaze instantly relaxed, giving off a feeling of 'Oh, so he's a teammate.' This puzzled Gen Subaru. If he were alone, he would have tried to get some information out of the man, but Gen Subaru was indeed worried about the safety of Rikka Takarada, so he wanted to drive her away to within ten steps.

"You, hello."

At this moment, the disheveled middle-aged man began to speak, his first word stammering as if he had social anxiety, before continuing:

“I am Samurai Calibur (Samurai Holy Sword).”

"..."

"A crisis is looming."

Seeing that Gen Subaru didn't react, the slovenly old man continued:

"That's why we came."

"you?!"

Gen Subaru squinted slightly, ignoring the throbbing pain in his head, and expanded his Nen power. But no matter how he checked, there was no one else nearby besides the shop managers. A sudden chill ran down Gen Subaru's spine. Was this guy bluffing him, trying to deplete his Nen power?! If so, had the enemy already obtained his information?!

"Me and a few other guys."

As the samurai, Holy Sword, spoke, he looked around again, as if searching for something. He then spotted the old-fashioned computer and said softly:

"Gurglet, so you've been here all along."

"Are you a friend of Gulinite?"

Gen Subaru couldn't sense any hostility from this guy, and since Gridman hadn't sent him any warning messages through the Primal Fusion Device, he temporarily set aside his hostility and said softly:

“I haven’t heard Gridman mention that.”

"Well, he is indeed a friend, but he didn't say so. You should just ask him again."

Sensing that there was no danger outside, Rikka Takarada poked her head out again and saw the Samurai, the Holy Sword, squatting in front of the old-fashioned computer, fiddling with something, and picking up other secondhand electrical appliances, preparing to connect them to the old computer.

Those... let's just call them the items in the store...

Although Rikka Takarada really wanted to say that, seeing how serious Samurai Sacred Sword looked, and that he seemed to be using things where they were meant to be, Rikka Takarada kept quiet. After all, Ultraman does seem to favor humans, and Rikka Takarada felt a little uncomfortable with that favoritism. She was really afraid that if she spoke up to stop him, Subaru Minamoto would actually kick Samurai Sacred Sword out or help her get her money back first.

Wow... I'm so envious.

Thinking about this, Rikka Takarada couldn't help but mutter to herself. She had only been in contact with Subaru for a short time, and she was already enjoying and immersing herself in this damn sense of security. How happy must those humans who were always protected by Subaru be?

In reality, Rikka Takarada was overthinking things. He had been observing Samurai Seiken's actions all along, and what he did was exactly what Subaru Genji wanted to do next: adjust the performance of this old computer to its best state. Gridman's current state was not good enough; it couldn't fight monsters like before, causing sparks to fly all over the shop.

If Rikka Takarada brings up the merchandise, Subaru will have no choice but to shamelessly ask her to put it on the tab. After all, Gridman is currently the main force in the fight against monsters, and strengthening him will allow them to better save humanity in the future.

Thus, though their thoughts were completely different, the two remained silent as the Samurai Holy Sword swiftly completed his adjustments, then emerged from under the table and calmly said:

"It's done."

"So fast."

Rikka Takarada gasped in surprise. At the same time, the screen of the old-fashioned computer began to flicker, and then Gridman's figure appeared on it. This time, not only Subaru Genji, but Rikka Takarada also clearly saw Gridman in his usual standby state, and even heard the robot muttering to himself, but...

Rikka Takarada's expression was somewhat subtle; she couldn't understand those things at all.

"Gridman, what are you doing calculating nonsense here?"

Gen Subaru also heard Gridman's whisper. After listening for a moment, he suddenly sensed something was amiss and couldn't help but ask:

"Your algorithm seems a bit familiar to me."

"Ah, Subaru, you are the Samurai Holy Sword."

Upon hearing Genjiro's voice, Gridman seemed to wake from a dream and responded. Then, all three sensed that Gridman seemed to want to ask something but held back, which made Genjiro a little uncomfortable. So, he simply said:

"We're comrades now, so let's just say what we need to say. Don't forget, we still need to work together. Don't keep things bottled up inside, or it will affect our teamwork and the battles to come."

When it comes to fighting, they become a completely different person.

Rikka Takarada glanced at Subaru, muttered something to herself, and then turned her gaze back to Gridman. Although the giant robot had just ignored her, it didn't stop her from being curious.

Haha, I feel like I'm really turning into a curious child.

Just as Rikka Takarada was making self-deprecating remarks, Gridman looked at Subaru and said softly:

"You're right. Then I'll just ask directly, Subaru, are you really only four years old?"

Rikka Takarada: ? ? ?

Samurai Holy Sword: ? ? ?

Gen Subaru: "Ah, no, can the fusion process also check age?"

Gen Subaru, somewhat surprised, put one hand on his hip and said helplessly:

"This fusion process is truly amazing."

"Wait...!"

Rikka Takarada covered her forehead with one hand, paused for a moment, then charged at Subaru like a tiger descending a mountain. She poked Subaru's cheek, then stood on tiptoe to measure his height, and said in an incredulous tone:

"Do all Ultraman grow up this fast? No wonder you said my values ​​might not be able to handle it. Ultraman, you are truly amazing."

"You're speaking a bit too soon."

Subaru took a step back. Rikka Takarada was standing too close to him to speak, so the child said somewhat helplessly:

"Although I have only been born for four years, I have already lived for two-thirds of my lifespan. So, in terms of age, I am considered old among humans. Don't look at me like I'm a child. To be honest, I have probably eliminated more monsters and aliens than you have ever seen any life forms."

"Huh?! It's so short?!"

Samurai Holy Sword paused for a moment, then stopped stuttering as he spoke:

"What race are you? Oh, that lady just mentioned Ultraman? Ultraman is completely wrong, it's on TV..."

"You know that's on TV."

Minamoto no Subaru waved his hand and said:

"My situation is quite special, even among Ultraman. To put it simply, I am a forbidden creation, a dead person who stole light, a false being. Even if I live for one more second, it is a blessing from fate. So there is no need to pity me. The fact that I am standing here right now is the most worthy of celebration. Are there any other questions?"

Gen Subaru glanced around, and seeing that the three people present didn't seem inclined to speak, he waved his hand magnanimously and said:

"Since that's the case, let's move on to the next topic. Samurai Holy Sword, didn't you say 'you guys'? What about the others? We're short-handed right now."

"They are investigating something."

Samurai Holy Sword returned, stammering:

"They'll come to support Gullit once they've finished what they're doing."

"I see. Then..."

Gen Subaru tapped Gridman on the screen and said softly:

"He has amnesia. Do you have any way to get his memory back?"

There's no way around it.

Samurai Holy Sword answered honestly:

"We were originally part of Gridman, but after being ambushed by Alexis Kelly, we were forced to separate, so we also..."

"Alexis Kelly?"

Minamoto no Subaru noticed a new term and looked at the Samurai Holy Sword, saying:

"what is this?"

"Gugrit has even forgotten this?!"

It was clear that Samurai Holy Sword was also shocked, not expecting Gridman's amnesia to be so complete. He then quickly became serious and said:

"It was Alexis Kelly's sneak attack that turned Gridman into what he is today, and if nothing goes wrong, Alexis Kelly would probably still be in this world today."

"What about information about Alexis?"

Gen Subaru sat in the chair and continued to press for answers:

"What is ability? What is purpose? Don't you... know these things?"

"I'm so sorry..."

Ah... This is the Nth time I've missed my dream power since yesterday.

Gen Subaru rested his cheek on his hand, tapped his knee, and fell into deep thought. 'Nostalgia' was just a joke; the key was how to lure Alexis out. Since they still didn't know the enemy's purpose, they could only use Gridman as bait.

However, before carrying out this decoy operation, there is another thing that needs to be done first.

"Samurai Holy Sword, there is something I need your assistance with."

Gen Subaru crossed his arms, rested his chin on them, and said thoughtfully:

"Over at number 74 Nostalgia Street, there's a Deer Wild Laundry Shop. The owner's daughter used to be..."

Minamoto Subaru briefly explained Shino Yotsuse's situation to the Samurai Holy Sword, and then said:

"I hope you can help investigate whether there are any hidden details about the death of Kano Yotsugu that have not been discovered after the changes were made. I am still too weak to conduct such a large-scale investigation, so I can only trouble you."

"No problem, leave it to me."