In Ultraman: Starting with the Battle Device

Megumi stared thoughtfully at Raven's disappearance on the screen. The way that monster vanished seemed strangely familiar.

All the clues in his mind surfaced one by one: Melba, Raven, and Ultraman Apharos.

There must be a connection between them!

On the other side…

Saki felt herself surrounded by a warm light, and after a while, she appeared in another place.

She opened her eyes and saw a handsome man dressed in casual clothes in front of her.

“Hello, Ms. Saki.” Raven smiled and extended his hand to her.

“My name is Raven, you can also call me Apharos.”

Saki then realized that the man in front of her was one of the Ultramen from earlier, but for some reason she was a little nervous and did not shake hands with Raven.

"I think you may have to stay on Earth for a while longer, since it will take half a month for Machina's injuries to fully heal."

Chapter 22 Cohabitation

Raven reluctantly withdrew his hand, but then immediately took out the Evolution Device.

“Machina is inside now.”

He then turned on the combat device and showed it to Saki.

Saki also looked over with great curiosity.

She was also very curious about this magical gadget, which could actually hold monsters inside. She had never heard of such a thing back in her hometown.

"Woo~"

Upon sensing Saki, Machina inside the Battle Device let out a joyful cry.

"Makina!" Saki smiled when she saw Makina comfortably inside the Battle Device.

"Do you have a place to stay now?" Raven suddenly asked, but he regretted it as soon as he said it.

Saki has lived on Earth for over 200 years, how could she not have a place to live? She might even be a rich woman.

So Raven scratched his head a little embarrassedly and said, "Um, where do you live... I'll take you home."

Saki hesitated for a moment after hearing Raven's words.

It took me quite a while to muster up the courage.

"I...can I stay at your house?" Saki asked somewhat shyly.

Saki seemed to realize that what she had just said was a bit abrupt, and then added something.

"I just want to be with Machina."

"Stay at my house?" Raven was a little surprised, then thought for a moment.

“No problem,” Raven replied.

Who could refuse a young woman's request to live together?

Suddenly Raven felt something was wrong. Wait a minute, Saki seems to be several hundred years old. She's not a girl anymore, is she?

But Raven secretly sized up Saki's appearance; she looked like a girl of only 17 or 18 years old.

After a moment of random thoughts, Raven realized he had lost his composure, and then, under Saki's puzzled expression, he said...

"Then let's go." With that, Raven put away the Battle Device and then took out the Evolution Sword.

“Grab my hand,” Raven said to Saki.

Saki shyly hugged Raven's left arm, and for some reason, they were quite close together.

Feeling Saki's warm breath, Raven tried to stop himself from having any more wild thoughts. Then, he swung the Sword of Evolution, and the two of them disappeared in a beam of light.

……

Late at night, at Seditech Technology Company.

At this moment, Masaki Keigo stared at the screen in front of him with a mixture of surprise and seriousness.

"The identity of the Silver Giant has been basically confirmed."

He picked up his coffee from the table, took a sip, and a smile curved his lips before he spoke coldly.

"I never imagined that the person controlling the monster was the Silver Giant."

Through footage leaked from inside TPC, Masaki Keigo clearly saw the battle between Raven and Machina.

He was staring at the locked position on the screen in front of him, which was the image of Raven taking out the combat device at the end, and it was exactly the same as the one he had captured through the monitoring equipment before, except for the size.

"No wonder the Gaba aliens failed their mission," Masaki Keigo thought to himself. He had thought Raven was just an ordinary Earthling who had just been lucky enough to have a tool that could control monsters, but he never expected that he was actually Ultraman.

But Masaki Keigo did not back down or become afraid because of this.

"Soon, I will evolve like you. Don't think that you are the only special people in this world!" Masaki Keigo gripped the cup in his hand, then crushed it after saying that.

He has managed to obtain Daigo's genetic information from within TPC. Through comparison, he discovered that the two are extremely similar and both possess the same root factor.

In addition, there is his research and analysis of the giant stone statues, and the soon-to-be-completed optogenetic converter.

In other words, he can also become light on his own!

His optogenetic converter completed much faster than expected. This meant he needed to start preparing for his next project earlier.

However, he felt a vague unease, as he had a feeling that Raven would be the biggest obstacle to the implementation of his plan.

"Ultraman is just a human, and he'll always have his weaknesses." Masaki Keigo pondered how to deal with Raven.

……

Raven got up very early today. He thought that a girl like Saki would sleep in a little longer, but when he went to the kitchen, he found that Saki was already up.

Saki had already prepared breakfast.

She familiarized herself with Raven's house in one night. Seeing how easily Saki handled these chores, Raven wondered how she had managed to survive on her own all these years.

"Thank you, it's nice to have you make breakfast as a guest." Raven was a little embarrassed. He had been living alone for so long, and he was not used to having a woman in his house all of a sudden.

"It's okay, I really like the food on Earth, it's very similar to our planet."

Saki smiled, a rare occurrence, and said that before Machina came to Earth, she had been very depressed and could not see any hope of returning home.

Now that Machina has arrived, although she needs some time to recover, she doesn't mind waiting a few more days since she has already waited for more than 200 years.

That's why she unconsciously picked up her smile again.

“Really? I’d love to have the chance to visit your planet and try it for myself,” Raven said.

He also plans to take an interstellar trip after all the crises on Earth have been resolved, and to save the planets that have been invaded by monsters and invaders.

We can also visit Saki on the way.

Saki arranged the food on the table and then smiled and replied, "That's a deal! You'll be very welcome to come."

Raven picked up his knife and fork and put a piece of food into his mouth.

"It's delicious!"

Raven's heartfelt praise.

After they finished eating, Raven suddenly said to Saki, "By the way, Saki, you might have to make do for a while. If you don't want to be bothered by the TPC people, it's best not to go out."

“Okay.” Saki nodded obediently.

drop drop~

Raven's phone then received a message.

It turned out to be a message from Daigo, asking him to meet. So Raven chose a location and went out.

In a secluded grove of trees.

Today was a holiday, and Daigo, dressed casually, declined Rena's invitation and came specifically to see Raven.

After several crushing defeats against berserk monsters, Daigo knew he was too weak.

Without Raven's intervention, he might not only have been unable to protect everyone, but he might have also lost his life. With this thought in mind, he recalled Raven's suggestion for special training.

So he took the initiative to contact Raven.

"Bang~!"

While he was still waiting, a ball of light suddenly descended from the sky in front of him, and Raven's figure appeared.

As expected of Mr. Raven, even his mode of transportation is so unique!

Daigo sighed inwardly. He actually knew this ability too, but his energy would always be depleted after each use. He truly envied Raven's seemingly inexhaustible energy, because he had never seen Raven's energy timer flash red.

Raven stepped forward and asked Daigo, "Are you sure you're ready?"

Chapter 23 Special Training with Daigo

"I'm sure, please train me well." Daigo bowed his head solemnly to Raven.

It seems that being defeated by monsters twice before really made him feel threatened.

Raven looked at Daigo, who was very serious, and then thought to himself.

“Then let’s transform.” Raven said, wasting no time. He gripped the Sword of Evolution and transformed right in front of Daigo.

Daigo instinctively shielded his eyes from the dazzling light emitted by the Sword of Evolution.

Then, bathed in light, Raven transformed into a life-sized Ultraman warrior.

Daigo immediately understood Raven's meaning and then took out his Spark Lens.

"Whoosh!"

He placed the Spark Lens in front of his chest, and after a flash, a life-size Ultraman Tiga appeared.

"Daigo, attack me with all your might!" Raven beckoned to Tiga.

Daigo nodded, then rushed forward and delivered a leaping chop to Raven's shoulder.

Raven looked at Daigo, whose moves were full of openings, and shook his head. If this move were used to fight those clumsy monsters, it wouldn't be a big deal.