Ultraman grunts? Call me Space Policeman outside!

Having only recovered part of her memories, Natsuki asked a question.

"Who are you?"

He felt like he had seen this person before, but also felt like he hadn't.

The man smiled at him.

"Galaxy Lugiel".

"Or... my name when I was human—Fujiki."

This person possessed an air that Natsuki couldn't quite decipher; he appeared somewhat gentle, yet also seemed rather serious.

Chapter 502 Your Power

"Galaxy? Lugiel?"

"I know, but..."

Natsuki knew about Ginga and Lugiel, but he had never seen this man before.

I understand your doubts.

“I am indeed somewhat different from that.”

The story of the vine tree has long since ended.

“Normally, I don’t interfere too much in the affairs of different universes, but this time is an exception, since another entity has already intervened.”

“I’ve been watching you ever since you got that bracelet.”

"Your true path begins here."

Teng Shu chuckled and snapped his fingers.

More memories flooded Natsuki's mind.

......

"You said you come from the Land of Light, and are a... uh, a space police officer?"

In the icy wilderness of Alaska, a retired Jaeger pilot, once brimming with glory, encountered this man.

Natsuki, who had just accepted the task, thought it would be an easy one.

He didn't actually want Hikari to continue wasting his energy on him. He understood the intentions behind both the bracelet and the captain's expectations.

But... he knew that he was no longer the same as before.

That Lias will never come back.

What exists now is just a Xia Shu who is unreliable, full of random thoughts, and already scarred, unworthy of her original name.

Only by letting go of everything from the past can he take action again.

"I heard it, the roar of the mech engine."

When the man named Raleigh said those words and resolved to rekindle the past, he felt a slight stirring within him, though he didn't show it at all.

He remained as casual as when he accepted missions before, while also observing the Earth and humanity.

......

"Who are you?"

"I am a member of the Space Garrison from the Land of Light in the M78 Nebula..."

That day, the timid and pitiful boy encountered a ray of light.

Even though he was terrified and had no power to save others, the boy still took the action to try to save them in the moment of crisis.

This reminded him of his past self.

That inner kindness was what he cherished most, and it was also the driving force behind his progress.

Even though I have given up everything.

At least... he wanted to help this poor boy.

"Use my power, Shinji."

"Go and defeat the enemies who brought you tragedy, and fight to protect others!"

He said this to the boy when danger struck.

He couldn't save what he cherished, but... he didn't want this boy to end up like him.

In a state of perfect harmony, he and the boy were of one mind.

At that moment, he felt the purest desire to protect others, a feeling he had once possessed.

He was once a passionate young man who wanted to protect everyone.

The feeling of protecting others, that joy, was completely conveyed to his wounded heart in a state of unity.

He accompanied the boy as he grew up, teaching Shinji to be a qualified warrior, just as he had taught his juniors in the past.

He brought redemption to this boy.

Isn't this also a kind of redemption for himself?

Can a extinguished flame be reignited?

The answer is yes.

Upon learning of the unusual nature of the mission and that the enemy was not so simple, the sense of responsibility he had long wanted to discard returned to him once more.

He could not completely relinquish his responsibility as a soldier, which was the desire to protect others.

His bond with the boy allows him to gradually rediscover everything from his past.

......

"I want to join the defense force!"

Even though I'm long past the age of youthful passion, I still want to use my own hands to protect innocent people!

"Please teach me!"

On yet another Earth, the thirty-two-year-old Kafka Hibino sincerely sought his advice.

The world is also facing a monster crisis. This man has dreamed of becoming a hero who can save others since he was a child, but he has failed to be selected for the defense force every year.

The power he possesses is not light, nor is it any seemingly glamorous ability; rather, it is a power akin to that of a monster.

Even so, he wanted to use this power to fight to protect others.

And that's what touched Natsuki.

"I will teach you."

"And I will also protect this world."

He made that promise to the man who had risen from countless failures.

......

"You damaged my house, you have to pay me back!"

When he opened his eyes on yet another Earth, he saw an angry man.

He destroyed a homeless man's home.

Later, I learned that this homeless man was not just a simple homeless man.

Upon learning that the city was in danger, even a homeless man who had long given up on himself picked up a gun and went to fight the giant Titan.

"Just call him Lao De."

We are all the same.

"At times like these... we should do something; the time for giving up has passed."

The two old guys rediscovered their fighting spirit when the world was in crisis.

Even if they have no special abilities and are just pure flesh and blood, they still want to make the most of their last moments.

It's time for me to wake up.

I should be like these humans, facing myself honestly.

"why?"

"Why should we fight for us humans?"

"Why...why go to such lengths for us...?"

As he embarked on his final journey, the man, who longed to bring peace to the world but was caught in a vortex of danger, asked this question.

If it were me in the past, I probably would have answered like this.

"Because I am Ultraman."

Without even thinking, I went to protect others; it's something I would do.

......

......

"I should pull myself together and be like I used to be."

In front of the campfire, Xia Shu sat cross-legged, looked at the flames, and spoke up.

The figure opposite shook its head.

He spoke slowly, under his questioning gaze.

"The past is indeed important to you, but you also have the present and the future."

"Your past has shaped who you are today, and now it is up to you to create your own future."

"Your companions are closely connected with you."

"Listen to their voices, and then embrace the light that truly belongs to you."

"This is the power that comes from within yourself, the power that has always been hidden in your heart."