Am I the only one in this team who is not Ultraman?

Having just experienced a fierce battle, Dimaga wanted to sleep, but felt that if he wanted to protect Leo, he should sleep next to Leo, so he moved closer.

Little did he know that Dark Cloth didn't recognize her or was afraid she would disturb Leo's sleep, so it almost slashed her with its sword. Dimaga had no choice but to go out and find food.

"Darkweave has this function?" Leo scratched his head, thinking that Apella didn't seem to have mentioned that this sword could protect its master.

(After absorbing that core, it changed a little, tsk.)

Empera clicked her tongue in annoyance. At that moment, the Dark Cloth had actually transferred the energy it had absorbed to Leo, and even tried to protect him at the moment of the explosion. This made Empera, as the owner of the Dark Cloth, feel extremely unhappy. She also remembered that her Dark Armor had been stolen by Reiblood.

However, Leo did not expect that the Dark Cloth would not recognize Dimaga as a companion. When Leo picked it up, Dimaga could approach it at will.

Carefully avoiding the dark patterned cloth, Dimaga breathed a sigh of relief only after seeing Leo put it into the fighting device, and then sat down next to Leo carrying a large pile of things.

"Hey boss, have some. You've just recovered from your injury, so you definitely need to replenish your nutrition and regain your strength!" Dimaga sat a little closer to Leo and put a hot meat bun to his mouth. After thinking for a moment, he blew on it twice and then handed it to Leo.

"Where did you buy all this stuff? No, where did you get the money?" Leo touched himself and realized that his wallet was still on him.

"What is money?" Dimaga looked at Leo, puzzled. "Do you need money to find food?"

"Then where did you get all these things?" Leo suddenly had a bad feeling. Could it be that Dimaga stole them?

Dimaga thought for a moment, then subconsciously took a bite of the bun that was originally meant for Leo. "Hmm, I went out to find food and smelled something really delicious. Then the old lady I was having barbecue with that day asked me if I wanted some. I told her I was looking for food for you, and she packed a ton for me!"

"Aunt Hayata?" Leo thought for a moment. The only breakfast shop on this street that sells steamed buns is the one run by Grandpa Hayata's family.

"Oh right, and then when I came back, that old man who looked a bit fierce stopped me again and asked me why I bought so much stuff. I said it was to find food for you, sir, and he stuffed a lot of things into my hands!"

That's most likely the cake shop owned by Grandpa Beidou. These uncles and elders either don't have children or their children live far away. Leo, whom they've watched grow up, is naturally a junior they take great care of. So it's quite reasonable that Dimaga can buy so many things without spending a penny.

However, this portion is too much. One or two would be fine, but Dimaga's buns are taken by the basketful. We'll have to make up for it properly later.

Moreover, it seems I've overlooked something. Unlike Zetton's maturity, Dimaga still has a lot to learn about how human society works, and I'll need to teach her slowly in the future.

"Ah, this is for the boss!" Dimaga had only just realized that the bun in his hand was originally for Leo after he had already eaten half of it, so he put it to Leo's mouth again. "Boss, eat up!"

"I'll get another one..." Seeing Dimaka's expectant eyes and the tear stains she hadn't wiped away, Leo could only helplessly take the remaining half and finish it. After all, this girl must have been worried sick last night, and it was better not to dampen her expectations at a time like this.

While eating, Leo used his free hand to rub Dimaga's head. The way Dimaga squinted and rubbed his palm was rather cute. Leo felt that she seemed to have undergone some subtle changes, but it seemed to be for a good thing.

"Where are the others?" Leo had prepared himself to wake up to find Zetton and the others around him, but he was surprised to find that they weren't there.

"Well, Sister Galactron is in your room, Boss. Sister Zetton went somewhere after resting in the Fighting Device. Sister Renlong said she'd go out to check."

Dimaga simply lay down on Leo's lap, took his hand and placed it on his head, while simultaneously biting the breakfast Leo offered him. Ah, this life is great, no need to be trained by his older sister and can be so close to the boss, so comfortable.

"Renlong and Zetton are one thing, but when did you start calling Galactron 'Big Sister'?"

"Because Galactron is smarter than me!" Demaga said righteously, "and she's better at fighting than me."

After all, it is still a monster in essence, and it has not been in its current form for long. Dimaga still prefers to rank monsters according to their strength, except for Leo, who is different from the boss.

"That's how it is." Leo pinched Dimaga's ear, watching her purr, unsure whether she was a cat or a dog.

Galactron's combat power was indeed stronger than Leo had imagined. According to Galactron, her assimilation with Sphia made her hesitant to use her core weapon, but she still performed exceptionally well in last night's battle.

After analyzing the enemy's fighting style and methods, she could make the most accurate judgment, but she didn't know what her so-called core weapon looked like.

"Last night... I'm sorry to have worried you."

Seeing the tear stains on Dimaga's eyes, Leo realized for the first time how important he was to this carefree, silly girl.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Dimaga's eyes sharpened, and he bit Leo's hand directly. Of course, he didn't bite too hard; after all, Leo was a monster, and if he had bitten too hard, Leo's index finger would definitely have been lost.

"Don't say things like that, Boss Leo." Dimaga sat down next to Leo in a rather unseemly posture. "You are our master, and we are your subordinates. We cannot interfere with your decisions. You tell me who to kill, and I will kill them!"

"And we all know that you did that because you didn't want anything to happen to me and my older sister. You're so cool, I understand you!"

So, is Dimaga, whom I've been raising, really not smart or is he just pretending to be stupid? He doesn't know how to pay for things, but he speaks eloquently. Leo wiped his hands on the sofa.

"Since you understand, why did you bite me?" Leo stuffed another piece of cake into Dimaga's mouth.

"I understand, but I'm not happy, I'm very, very unhappy." Dimaga said while eating, staring at Leo with a resentful and annoyed look.

Should she be happy about this? Yes, Leo would rather die himself than see them in such danger, so it would be a lie to say she wasn't happy.

But what followed was self-blame for their own powerlessness and guilt for not being able to solve the current difficulties, because it was their lack of strength that caused Leo to fall into such a dangerous situation. This feeling had already begun during the Five Emperors incident, and it was even more obvious this time.

“Boss, you want to protect us, but we don’t want to see you get hurt either… But in the end, it’s because I’m not strong enough. If only I were stronger, I will become stronger, I definitely will.”

Dimaga repeatedly emphasized these last few words, as if speaking to Leo, but also to himself.

"I know, you don't need to repeat yourself so many times, it's like I'm going to abandon you." Leo rubbed the silly girl's head. Actually, he felt the same way. He wasn't strong enough. If he could become stronger, there wouldn't be so much danger.

"You've already lost me!" Dimaga was unhappy at the mention of it. "Hurry up and take out your Ultimate Fighting Device, let's re-establish contact."

"Oh, oh, oh." Leo quickly took out the Ultimate Fighting Device. "How do I set it up?"

Leo only knows that if a defeated monster has great potential, it will be recruited into his fighting force. However, there are specific rules for "defeating" a monster. For example, if Zetton knocks Renlong on the head while she is unconscious, and Renlong cannot resist, it counts.

And then there's the incident where Dimaga kicked Galactron, and Galactron pretended to fall to the ground; that counts too.

The problem is that Leo's fighting device is now completely empty, so there's no idea how to subdue him.

"Boss, hit me." Dimaga seemed quite excited because Zetton wasn't around this time, so she could re-establish contact with Leo even earlier than Zetton, and the thought of it made her a little excited.

After thinking for a moment, Leo reached out and flicked Dimaga's forehead. "Is this okay?"

"Ah, I'm dead." Dimaga rolled his eyes, leaned back, and fell onto the sofa. He even kicked his legs twice, almost kicking Leo in the face. His exaggerated acting made Leo laugh.

However, the Ultimate Fighting Device doesn't care. Demaga fell down, unable to resist, which means he had no ability to resist, which means he was defeated. Okay, take it!

Dimaga thus re-established her life connection with Leo. Leo could sense that the girl was in a very good mood, partly because she was sure he was safe, and partly because she was better than Zetton…

"Leo".

When Miss Zetton appeared, Dimaga's mood immediately soured.

Chapter 60 Zetton's Yandere Tendencies

The moment Zetton appeared, Dimaga frowned and decisively shielded Leo in front of him to prevent himself from being beaten up for sneaking away.

"How are your injuries?" Zetton glanced coldly at Dimaga, then at the pile of things on the coffee table, walked up to Leo, and took his hand in his.

"I'm still a bit mentally fatigued and have a slight headache, but otherwise I'm pretty much fine."

Leo felt somewhat uncomfortable facing Zetton. He could have said a few words to Zetton, but her unchanging attitude made him feel uneasy, especially after Dimaga had just said those things. And what was with the bloodstains on Zetton's face?

Jaden gently unbuttoned Leo's clothes, removed the bandages from his arm, and saw that Leo's original injury had completely healed, but her brows furrowed instead.

“Your body is recovering faster than before.” Jaden let go of her hand and helped Leo put her clothes back on. Leo noticed the change in her. “Isn’t that a good thing?”

Jaden pondered for a while, then shook her head. Even she couldn't see through him now.

"I don't know, because I'm not sure if it's because your Reonic side has become stronger, or if the darkness you absorbed is helping you. Are there any other uncomfortable symptoms?"

"He's probably gotten stronger as a Reionics, but that's about it." Leo glanced at Dimaga, who had somehow slipped to the door and disappeared in an instant.

Zetton wasn't in the mood to deal with Dimaga's affairs right now, since he wasn't going to destroy the house anyway. She just kept asking around to make sure Leo's condition wasn't abnormal, afraid of missing any detail that might lead to some hidden dangers.

After asking questions for about ten minutes, and confirming that Leo was really alright, Jetton seemed to finally relax, sitting silently beside him without saying a word, completely different from before.

"The blood on your face..."

"A few monsters appeared today. I went to deal with them, but I only managed to catch a few. The rest were too tough to fight."

As Jaden was speaking, she suddenly felt a cool sensation on her face. Turning her gaze to the side, she saw Leo wiping the blood off her face with a wet wipe. She didn't know what to do, unsure whether to hide or not, so she simply stood there like a statue.

Now, she was no longer his, but this feeling irritated Jaden. She couldn't sense Leo's emotions and couldn't hear his thoughts occasionally.

“Zetton.” Leo took out his fighting device and gently patted her shoulder. “Let’s fight side by side from now on.”

“…” Jaden pondered, but did not agree. Instead, he brought up another matter, “You said you would never abandon me and that I should never leave your side. You lied.”

This is a bit awkward. It was indeed Leo who said those words, and there was no way to refute them. At that time, he was thinking of comforting Jetton so that she would not worry anymore, but he did not expect to encounter this situation where he had to risk his life just a few days later.

"I don't want anything to happen to you, Jaden." Leo felt that saying anything was useless; Jaden understood perfectly well.

“We don’t want anything to happen to you either, Leo.” Jaden’s eyes lowered. “I can accept dying with you, but I cannot accept living alone.”

Zetton was very smart. She knew what kind of person Leo was, so when she saw the core of Maga Flame Demon preparing to self-destruct, she wanted to take Leo away. However, Leo anticipated her reaction earlier and sent her back to the Battle Device in advance, determined to eliminate her without leaving any hidden dangers.

Even though she had guessed that Leo would do such a thing, she finally understood when it actually happened that she, who had been trained as a weapon, actually had a heart.

"So Leo, I will never forgive you, absolutely not."

As soon as Jaden finished speaking, he turned around and punched Leo in the chest. It wasn't a light punch; it was a real one.

Leo groaned, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth. He was surprised that Zetton would use so much force. Looking into Zetton's beautiful amber eyes, he suddenly realized that he couldn't quite understand Zetton's gaze.

"If there is a next time, if you break the bond between us, I will kill you first, and then kill myself."

Zetton was serious, Leo was absolutely certain of that. He didn't know what Zetton had been thinking during this time, but he was certain that if there were a next time Leo severed his life connection with her, she would definitely do it.

But then, Jaden's eyes brightened again. She began to worry if she had been too forceful, too domineering, and if she had made Leo afraid of her... She couldn't help but let her mind wander.

In the end, all Jaden could manage to say was, "Please don't let it happen again, okay?"

Leo didn't know whether he should nod or not. He didn't dare to answer because even if he had to do it all over again, his choices and actions would not change. He would still do the same thing. So rather than making a promise that he himself didn't believe in, it was better not to nod in the first place.

Seeing Leo's silence, Zetton naturally had his answer. His amber eyes suddenly lost their luster, filled with resentment, anger, and tension. Zetton gently cupped Leo's face, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with a wet wipe, and spoke in a cold and unquestionable tone, his powerful aura making people uneasy.

“I know, yes, that’s the kind of person you are. Then I don’t need your agreement. I just need to become stronger, so that I won’t put you in any danger or cause you to fall into such a predicament.”

He realized he wasn't strong enough; he needed to become stronger, strong enough to easily eliminate King Maga Grand and Maga Flame Demon who appeared yesterday. Then Leo wouldn't have to take such a dangerous step.

Zetton's desire to become stronger was stronger than ever before. Leo was getting stronger too fast, and she needed to be even faster. Only in this way could she protect him and then... ensure that he would never abandon her.

Gently pressing Leo's head into his arms, Zetton suddenly realized that everything was actually very simple: power. Just immense power was enough to protect the person in his arms, to prevent him from being taken away by anyone or anything, not even by death.

Without establishing a connection, Leo couldn't sense Zetton's emotions, but he knew from her slightly trembling body that she was in a state of extreme emotional instability. He reached out and gently patted Zetton's back. Yes, he needed to become stronger too, so he could protect everyone and protect this Earth.

The two of them made up their minds without prior agreement. The gloom in Jaden's eyes dissipated, and he seemed to have returned to his usual self.

She looked at Leo, picked up the Ultimate Fighting Device and kissed it, then tapped herself on the head with the device without offering any resistance. Soon, Leo could feel Zetton's emotions again, and he was surprised that this actually worked.

“Leo, you are different from ordinary Leonics, and so is your fighting device.”

Zetton gently placed the fighting device back into Leo's hand. "It was designed and manufactured by Reiblood himself for you, something he poured a lot of effort into. I'm sorry I can't tell you everything, but I won't deliberately hide anything that might be detrimental to you."

“I’m pretty much used to it by now. Ren has kept a lot of things from me too… um.” Seeing that Zetton suddenly seemed a little displeased when he mentioned Ren, Leo took a meat bun and held it to her lips. “Eat something.”

“Okay.” Jaden didn’t reach out, but just opened her mouth and took a bite, eating quietly. She was wondering if she should say a little more, reveal that the restrictions Rei Brown had set weren’t so strict.

But then he felt that this wouldn't work. The reason Reiblood set the limit, allowing Zetton to only tell him things as Leo grew, was probably because he was worried that if Leo knew too much, it would cause his growth curve to become unnatural and flawed. However, there were some things he could tell him.

“That thing,” Zetton pointed to the dark spark resting quietly beside Leo, “Don’t use it casually, and don’t let anyone see it, at least not now.”

“Dark Spark?” Leo found himself subconsciously knowing what this thing was called, but Zetton wasn’t surprised. “It has already recognized your qualifications as a user, so you will naturally understand how to use it.”

That's true. Leo held the Dark Spark in his hand and naturally knew how to use it. Then he discovered... this thing seemed pretty powerful.

The ability to freeze time in any living being and turn them into beings called Spark Dolls, and to freely use the power of Spark Dolls—the only two problems are… these are all just empty promises made to Leo by Dark Spark itself.

Yes, it really is just empty promises. Dark Spark does have the ability and potential to achieve this, but as Ren said, Dark Spark is like a sapling right now. No matter what kind of towering tree it will grow into in the future, anyone can chop it down with an axe right now.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Dark Spark isn't strong or useful enough. For monsters like Zetton and Demaga, their strength is enough to easily break free from Dark Spark's control, but for ordinary monsters like Melba, it's a sure thing.

"Is this also a Reonics upgrade package?" Leo patted his head, and suddenly something else was stuffed into it, making his already uncomfortable head feel even more uncomfortable.

Another problem with Dark Spark is its tendency to mutter to itself. It's as if there's a vague voice in Leo's head muttering, "Stop, stop, freeze everything in the moment of happiness and joy." He wonders if there's someone like Empera hiding inside Dark Spark.

"No, Ren gave this to you. She said she believes you can control the power of the Dark Spark."

Jaden shook her head; she truly hadn't expected that Renlong would possess this legendary artifact.

"The Dark Spark is a legendary item from the Land of Light. No one knows its origin. However, it is said that many years ago, someone prophesied that the Dark Spark would plunge the universe into an unprecedented crisis in the distant future."

"Of all the powerful gadgets from the Land of Light, I only know the Ultra Key and the Ultra Bell." Leo had a deep impression of these two items; he had watched the Showa era Ultraman series many times.

Jaden nodded, having already heard of these two items. "The Dark Spark is above them... if it grows well."

"You know so much, Zetton," Leo couldn't help but exclaim. Zetton didn't continue talking. When she was being trained on Zetton, there was a talkative Zettonian scientist who liked to chat about these things, and she just wrote them all down.

Inside the dark fabric, Empera curled her lip in disdain, feeling that she would rather continue sleeping. Watching the two of them chat was really uncomfortable, but she didn't know how to describe the feeling. What was so interesting about this? Couldn't they talk about conquering the universe?

But to be honest, when he saw Dark Spark choose Leo, Empera suddenly felt relieved about the fact that Dark Cloth was closer to Leo than to himself, and there was nothing he couldn't let go of.

The Dark Spark is something that all Alien Empera covets and desires. The fact that Leo was chosen by the Dark Spark confirms one thing for Empera: Leo is definitely not an ordinary Reonic.

Even if Reiblood himself were standing here today, Dark Spark might not even acknowledge him. But Leo managed to attract Dark Spark to come to him. Why? Well, from a human aesthetic point of view, he's just more reliable, more capable, and more responsible. At most, he's also very handsome.

Tsk, the Dark Spark wouldn't choose its users based on these things, would it? You're the Dark Spark, for goodness' sake!