Ultraman cubs begin to wreak havoc.

"So I respect your choice, and you don't need to feel ashamed or guilty. No one can make demands of you, and no one has the right to decide your future. Who says that having power means you have to protect the world?"

Subaru smiled and gently patted Riku Asakura's head with his telekinesis, whispering:

"If you don't have any major regrets or remorse when you look back on the past, then that's enough. Your life has been quite perfect. Now that I'm here, it's okay if you don't participate in some things. Just enjoy your future."

Minamoto Subaru spoke casually, which greatly eased Asakura Riku's unease. A slight smile appeared on his face. Then, as if remembering something, he looked at Minamoto Subaru and said:

"So, Gen Subaru, what did you choose?"

"fighting."

"Eh?"

It was just an ordinary word, but it was beyond Asakura Riku's expectations. He blinked blankly, seemingly unsure how to respond.

"Haha, that's unexpected, humph, I'm surprised too."

While manipulating the red ball, Gen Subaru spoke in a calm tone:

"I love the Earth, I love humanity, and I am willing to give everything for it—that's beyond question. But 'love' isn't just empty words. Faced with those enemies, only the destruction and slaughter brought about by battle can quell the unrest in the universe."

At this point, Gen Subaru paused, as if hesitating whether to continue. After a moment, he continued:

"Furthermore, my choice is temporary, because I have a more important mission to complete. I need to find a reliable warrior to lead me on an unknown and dangerous journey. So, Geed, ah, no, Riku, don't overthink it, go and do your own thing."

"Okay, sure..."

To be honest, Asakura Riku didn't understand what Minamoto Subaru was saying; it was like a riddle. But he truly felt the weight behind it. When Subaru mentioned "reliable warrior," Asakura Riku initially wanted to stand up and declare himself a worthy answer, but after a moment's thought, he realized he wasn't qualified to say that at all. At least a reliable warrior wouldn't act like him…

'Beep beep beep.....'

Just then, Riku Asakura's cell phone rang. It was Lyme who had brought the signal from human society to headquarters, so the radio and telephone were now working properly.

It's the store manager. Why is he calling?

Oh, I see. They're worried about where I'll be staying, aren't they? The manager is really something...

Huh? Why did it hang up so quickly? I hadn't even answered yet. Did it call the wrong number? That can't be...

366 Subaru: Riku, I can teach you.

"problem occurs."

Just as Asakura Riku was wondering, Minamoto Subaru suddenly spoke up:

"I just checked the location on the other end of the phone, and there was an abnormal energy reaction. If nothing unexpected happens, the person making the call should have been taken down."

"Manager!"

Upon hearing this, Asakura Riku hurriedly ran towards the elevator, with Peja following closely behind. Gen Subaru also put down the red ball, which landed inside the hood of Asakura Riku's jacket, and whispered:

"If anything unexpected happens, I will teach you how to use the energy within your body to launch a light-energy attack."

"Could I do something like that?"

Hearing the thoughts transmitted by Gen Subaru, Asakura Riku was slightly taken aback. He was in human form now, so could he still use his Ultra Warrior abilities in this form?

"You are Ultraman. Even though you have taken on human form now, your essence will not change. Now that you know your origins, it is time to change your mindset and look at the world from a new perspective. Otherwise, you may unintentionally hurt others."

"...I understand, Gen Subaru-nii. Please continue to teach me in the future."

"Ah, while I'm still here, I'll teach you as much as I know."

After this brief exchange, Asakura Riku and his two companions took an elevator to a warehouse-like place, where thick smoke was billowing and raging fires were burning everything inside.

"Go straight for thirty steps after entering, then turn left to release the impact."

At that moment, Subaru's voice rang in Riku Asakura's mind, along with a projected image that suddenly appeared in his mind, and dense text.

In that instant, Asakura Riku suddenly understood how to mobilize the energy within his body, but at the same time, he also felt an unprecedented headache, as if his little brain was about to burst.

But now is not the time to care about that. Asakura Riku gritted his teeth, endured the pain, and rushed into the fire as Gen Subaru had instructed. He carefully counted his steps, and then, as he turned the corner, he put his hands together and pushed forward. The energy surge, which was blue and crackling with black and red lightning, flew straight out.

With a loud thud and a scream, even though Asakura Riku couldn't see his surroundings due to the thick smoke in the fire, he knew he had hit someone. Then, under Gen Subaru's instructions, Asakura Riku and Peja quickly dragged everyone in the warehouse, including the guy who had been hit, out of the fire.

"What is this...?"

Relieved, Riku Asakura looked at the black and white monster lying on the ground with marks on its chest from the energy impact. He subconsciously looked at Peja, who shrugged. Peja was just a young Pegasa alien who hadn't seen much, and there were just too many races in the universe.

"Dada the Three-Faced Monster, an alien I think is like a troublemaker, but he no longer has the power to resist."

At this moment, Gen Subaru explained to Asakura Riku using telepathy, and Asakura Riku nodded in sudden understanding.

"Xiao Lu, do you see the gun in his hand? That's a shrinking gun. Turn the left button all the way counterclockwise, then pull the trigger to free the shrunken human inside."

"I...."

"Don't answer me. Pretend I don't exist."

Asakura Riku instinctively wanted to respond, but was immediately stopped by Gen Subaru. Asakura Riku suppressed the urge to nod, bent down and picked up the shrinking gun, and then saw the shrunken human girl inside the glass barrel.

"Ellie!"

Asakura Riku immediately cried out. He recognized the girl; she was the shopkeeper's niece. He had interacted with her quite a bit when the general store was still around. Although being able to play with an elementary school student made Asakura Riku sometimes wonder if he was being too childish.

With Asakura Riku's actions, Ellie was quickly released, but like everyone else, she fell into a coma. Asakura Riku frowned and looked around. Then he took out the red ball from his pocket. It was something that Gen Subaru had temporarily put in with his telekinesis before setting off, to be used as a communicator between Asakura Riku and the headquarters Rem.

Soon, Riku Asakura's question was answered. Rem reported that this was the outskirts of Kamitomo Town, which made Riku Asakura feel a little confused. Judging from the daily necessities at the warehouse entrance, it was obvious that the shopkeeper and Ellie's family intended to stay here permanently. But because of his battle, the monster was destroyed before it even got close to Kamitomo Town.

In addition, he remembered that the shopkeeper had said before that most of the residents in Kamino Town were elderly people, and Ellie's grandfather also had a large house. Furthermore, Ellie's grandfather didn't have many children, so there shouldn't be any reason why there wasn't enough room for everyone.

'It seems they were driven here.'

Subaru's voice rang in Asakura Riku's mind again. Asakura Riku sensed something and looked down at the Lyme Red Sphere. Several forum messages popped up on it, saying that the world was about to be destroyed. Not only were monsters appearing, but even superhumans had emerged. The poster had personally witnessed a little girl conjure flames out of thin air.

Although there are no photos, given the current situation, it seems self-evident who the poster is referring to.

Riku Asakura looked at Ellie in astonishment. Having known her for so long, he really hadn't expected that Ellie was actually a superhuman. This girl had hidden it so well!

'Xiao Lu, this ability to get angry isn't something this human girl was born with.'

Although Minamoto no Subaru couldn't read Asakura Riku's mind, he could guess what the boy was thinking from his straightforward expression, so he said softly:

"But that's perfect, Lu. Open your arms and aim at that human girl. I'll help you extract the thing from her body."

Eh?

Asakura Riku was slightly taken aback, but his body had already obediently done so. Then, he saw a faint blue light emanate from Ellie's body. These lights, like fireflies, flickered and moved around Ellie's body, causing the human girl to show a pained expression. At the same time, the temperature of Ellie's hands was rising rapidly, and even the ground beneath her hands began to crack and turn black.

However, this abnormal state did not last long. As invisible waves surged from Asakura Riku's palm, they gathered all the restless light into one place and then guided it out, causing it to leave Ellie's body.

What is this...? It's so hot, so hot, so hot!!!

As the crystal-like blue light flew towards him, Asakura Riku subconsciously reached out to catch it, but his skin was immediately scalded by the astonishing temperature. However, as a familiar invisible psychic force swept over him, the injury on Asakura Riku's hand healed, and at the same time, the crystal was also enveloped and no longer burned him.

'This is the Star of Order... at least that's what some of the planet's inhabitants call it.'

While gesturing for Asakura Riku to quickly put the item away, Minamoto Subaru explained the origin of the item to him.

"Its essence is the power I initially released to repair the order of the universe. However, due to my poor condition during the Impack Crisis, coupled with the impact of [Chaos], some chaos occurred during the repair process, causing some of this power to be preserved in this materialized form."

'Subaru-nii... just how powerful were you back then?'

After transforming into Geed, Asakura Riku gained a preliminary understanding of the existence of power. The energy in that crystal just now felt no less than... no, far surpassed his own in his Geed state.

'Me? To be honest, in my True Essence state, I'm not as powerful as before. Although [True Essence: Primal] can draw upon the power of order and possesses immense potential, this power doesn't quite suit my fighting style, so it hasn't been able to unleash its full potential.'

Speaking of which, Gen Subaru still misses the 'Eternal Power'. As a reckless person, he finds that kind of violent, brute force most convenient to use.

"We've digressed. Regarding this Star of Order, although their numbers are not large, it can attach itself to all objects. Note that this applies not only to life forms, but even to rocks; as long as it's a creation born under the [Order], it can gain the power of the Star of Order and thus undergo new evolution."

'That's amazing?!'

"Ah, after all, 'Order' can be said to be the foundation of the universe. Riku, you were able to break free from the shackles of your childhood bloodline and become Geed, also because you absorbed the power of Order. However, what you absorbed was what I brought with you."

Hearing this, Asakura Riku subconsciously looked at his hands. Although his older brother seemed very cold, apart from the time when they were talking about [choices], he felt a little bit of life from him. Otherwise, Minamoto Subaru seemed more like a brother to Rem.

However, it's undeniable that Subaru helped him a lot, both with his background and the awakening of his bloodline. He almost never refused his requests...

To be honest, this made Asakura Riku very happy. It was the first time in his life he had felt such respect, giving him the feeling that he was being pampered by an elder...

"Well, however, there seems to be some instability in the Order Star."

Minamoto no Subaru noticed that Asakura Riku was daydreaming, so he coughed lightly to bring his attention back, and then continued talking;

'Like this human girl, the unstable Star of Order is something she simply cannot control, which is why these kinds of fire-breathing incidents have occurred.'

'Was that monster also a creature caused by the unstable Order Star?'

Asakura Riku immediately realized something and asked, to which Minamoto Subaru shook his head and said softly:

"No, that monster is a fusion of Red King and Gomora. [Order] wouldn't actively create such a twisted entity. Someone must be behind this. Okay, that's enough of the explanation. Xiao Lu, throw that three-faced monster Dada and his shrinking gun down the slope."

'Can't we keep this gun?'

Asakura Riku didn't ask why he did that. He was just a little reluctant to part with the cool-looking miniature gun. It was like finding a straight stick in the wild. It was really tempting not to pick it up and swing it around a couple of times.

"There's no need. You can do it too if you reduce your abilities. If you want to learn, I can teach you later."

'It's not a matter of ability...'

Clearly, Gen Subaru did not understand Asakura Riku's craving for 'toys'. After all, Gen Subaru himself had not played with many toys. In addition, when he was in Mikami-cho, his toys were mainly animals carved from wood or playing cards made with his grandmother. Although others had many fancy toys, they belonged to them and they wouldn't let him play with them, so Gen Subaru couldn't go and demand them.

Asakura Riku didn't sulk. Although he thought that to himself, he didn't slow down his actions. He decisively pushed the three-faced monster Dada and the shrinking gun down the hillside, watching the black and white alien roll down the slope.