Ultraman cubs begin to wreak havoc.

Just as Rikka Takarada was about to agree, Akane Shinjo uttered something so terrifying that Rikka doubted whether she had misheard. Kuritachi nodded, painfully adding:

"If you were just an ordinary person, and you were to pass through... even just pass through this Gridman body, which has expanded to the scale of the universe, and arrive at the place where his consciousness resides, it would be very difficult for you to maintain your sense of self during the process."

The Gridman of today is the entire universe. This includes all life forms living in the universe, as well as the ever-expanding Gridman itself.

If an ordinary human were to pass through that place, it would be equivalent to browsing through all the information within Gridman's body, something an ordinary person simply could not withstand.

It's like dropping a drop of water into the ocean, where that drop doesn't mix with the seawater and remains alone in the ocean—that's impossible.

310 I've always been here

This approach cannot be considered a "method".

Such recklessness cannot be called a "chance of victory".

"I will go. Because it's the only thing I can do right now, right?"

Rikka Takarada paused for a moment, then resolutely agreed. She looked at Gridman, her eyes shining, and said:

“I won’t back down, so... come on.”

"...Okay, I'll make the necessary adjustments now."

Gridman nodded, and his body immediately lit up. His armor was flashing, and the Gridman Calibur, Battle Truck Max, Buster Borrell, and Sky Vitter all returned to his body as data for building the tunnel.

But Gridman didn't leave. He looked at Minami Mumei, Shinjo Akane, and the others, and said seriously:

"Next, when I open the passage, some data will be transmitted from my main body. Even though the Azalea Platform is protected by Gen Ang's measures, there will probably still be monsters appearing. I'm afraid I can't stop them. They are the manifestation of my true power. Those monsters... I'll have to trouble you to deal with them."

"Oh, got it."

Shima took out the Dyna Tyrannosaurus Rex. This mecha was given the power of the [Paragi Shield] when Zero first materialized. Although it wasn't much, it was still an enhancement.

Meanwhile, Akane Shinjo...

Alexis looked at the human girl who was inexplicably smiling in his direction and suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, as if he were being watched by something quite ominous.

"In that case, I'll leave the rest to everyone. Miss Takarada, let's get ready to start from the old-fashioned computer."

After saying that, Gridman conjured up the Gridman Sword out of thin air and plunged it into his own chest. The super agent immediately collapsed, his body turning into countless streams of data that rushed into the old-fashioned computer. Then, a deep blue data vortex appeared on the computer screen.

Without any hesitation, Rikka Takarada simply gripped the wrist corsage, feeling its warmth, and plunged headlong into the screen. Then...

Just as the power to a television was turned off, Rikka Takarada's world was immediately sealed off by darkness and silence.

nothingness.......

The noise and scenery vanished into the deep darkness...

Perhaps because she had been thrown into a bottomless darkness that was detached from reality, Rikka Takarada was not even aware of whether she was still conscious.

"Huh...? That's strange...?"

Rikka Takarada turned her head to look at her side, but there was nothing there. No matter how many times she opened and closed her eyes, nothing around her changed.

"Wait, what's going on here...?"

Rikka Takarada was surrounded by silence—no, more than that. Only now did the girl realize that she was in a void beyond the comprehension of even heaven and earth. Just then, Akane Shinjo and Gridman's advice flashed through Rikka Takarada's mind—

You will lose yourself!

[If you, an ordinary person, were to pass through the body of a Gridman expanded to the scale of the universe, it would be impossible for you to maintain your individuality.]

"Am I dead!? Huh, what's going on...?"

Rikka Takarada had already prepared herself for sacrifice, but she never expected it to end so soon. She had imagined that at least she could struggle, like in those tokusatsu dramas where, in a life-or-death crisis, she could still shout with such fervor...

No, no, no, I can't even imagine what I was like when I was full of passion... Maybe that's why I died so decisively.

However, at this moment, Rikka Takarada, who was immersed in helplessness, suddenly heard a helpless voice coming from somewhere.

Why do you feel like you're dead?

"……well?"

Although I'm not by your side right now, that doesn't mean my eyes have never left you. Honestly, to cooperate with Gridman in such reckless behavior, just how little faith do you have in my abilities?

A glimmer of light suddenly appeared in the darkness, echoing the transformation device on Rikka Takarada's wrist. At the same time, a gaze was peering through that light toward Rikka Takarada.

"Pleiades!!!"

At this moment, without needing to think, Rikka Takarada happily called out the name of the person whose gaze she was looking at.

Ah, it's me. I've been waiting for you here ever since you agreed to Gridman's request.

"Um...where...is this place?"

Upon hearing Subaru's voice, Rikka Takarada immediately relaxed, feeling that she no longer had anything to fear.

[This is the outer edge of the world. Because you currently exist here only as consciousness, you don't have a clear perception of your surroundings. The path opened up by Gridman is putting too much pressure on you, so I used the Evolution Trust to bring you here.]

At this point, Rikka Takarada heard Subaru sigh helplessly and continued:

"Ha... Since you've already come all this way, then I'll trouble you to run an errand for me. I won't go to Gridman's main body, okay? Rikka."

"Of course, that's why I came here."

Rikka Takarada smiled happily and said:

"I came here to help you this time!"

"But I'd rather you stay in a safe place... Well, I'll criticize your risky behavior after we're done fighting, Rikka, close your eyes."

Upon hearing Subaru's voice, Rikka Takarada obediently closed her eyes. Although she lost her sight, a new scene appeared before her eyes—

The stars twinkled, the sun shone, and the Milky Way swirled, connecting everything together...

This is the 【GRIDMAN Universe】 that is directly presented in Rikka Takarada's mind.

[I have completed the modification of the path opened by Gridman. However, although there is no danger, you will still encounter data shocks from the Gridman universe when you pass through it. With the Evolution Trusters by your side, you will not be in danger, but you may experience dizziness or fainting for a short period of time. That is normal and will not cause you any aftereffects, so please rest assured. Alright, Rikka, reach out your hand towards that universe.]

Just as Rikka Takarada reached out her hand, in the Azalea Terrace miniature world, Minami Mumei, Akane Shinjo, and the others watched as the vortex on the old-fashioned computer screen completely disappeared as Rikka Takarada entered. Chise Asukagawa looked at the screen, then at Akane Shinjo, who was practically a creator goddess, and wondered if Rikka Takarada was safe now? Had she succeeded?

But seeing that Shinjo Akane couldn't smile, Asuka Chise's words lost their meaning, and the silence in the secondhand shop 'Ayaka JUNK SHOP' was broken by the violent tremors that swept across the street.

"Is it a monster?!"

Shi Ma rushed out the door, shouting in a low voice, as the enormous monster appeared almost immediately in front of them.

What appeared was a strange, yet symbolic monster, as if the receiver had grown a head and limbs.

Its head has a prominent, spiky, umbrella-shaped part that looks like mineralized light particles. It must be said that this monster exhibits very obvious Gridman characteristics.

"Are the numbers gradually increasing?"

Just as Minami Mumei had said, identical monsters were multiplying in pairs and then in groups of three. Asukagawa Chise, realizing an even more terrifying truth, screamed.

"They're coming towards us!"

Another monster appeared at very close range to Nan Mengya and the others, and it was clearly charging towards them.

“We are now irregulars, so they’ve got their eyes on us.”

"Alexis said softly."

Those who perceive the structure of the world can only be heretics (bugs), and the defense system that eliminates bugs is the immune cells that swarm towards pathogens.

At this very moment, the horde of monsters tasked with eliminating the bug is named [Noir Dogma].

The sacred yet threatening body parts of the Dark Doctrine are not merely elements of vicious satire; these monstrous groups are actually beings born to repair the mutation.

Although Gridman had mentioned the possibility of monster attacks before leaving, the sheer number of monsters was truly astonishing.

At that moment, Alexis sensed something and looked to his side. There, Shinjo Akane stood with her hands behind her back, giving him a faint smile and softly saying:

“Alexis, now I’m going to start using you, using what you taught me.”

"I can't stand you..."

In that instant, Alexis understood what Akane Shinjo was about to do, sighed helplessly, and said softly:

"Hey, I'm a bit bored too, so do as you please. But I still have that kid's killing blade inside me, so don't hurt me, or you'll die."

"Hehe, it's okay, it's okay."

Akane Shinjo smiled and gently extended her right hand, saying softly:

"Subaru's power won't hurt me, so Alexis, get ready."

As she finished speaking, Shinjo Akane brought her index and middle fingers together, then her ring and little fingers together, as if she were aiming at a screen, and opened her fingers into a V-shape, revealing her right eye in the middle of the V-shape as she looked at Alexis.

This pose looked very familiar to Shima. It was originally a pose used to control monsters. When Shinjo Akane asked him about it before, he casually struck a pose like this. He never expected it to be replicated here.

Now, Akane Shinjo is striking this pose to exercise the absolute power she enjoys in this world!

"Example...dominates".

Akane Shinjo slightly opened her eyes, a purple light illuminating them. Then, using the emblem composed of these closely related elements as her foothold, she landed inside Alexis.

Akane Shinjo let the light reside in her body, changing her clothes as if she were dancing.