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

"Speak up, what do you need? If it's just a simple dinner invitation, then good luck to you." Although Leo himself was very grateful to Kirino for saving his life with an email, the girls in his family didn't think so.

When Leo left, Rainbow Kagachi's eyes were filled with resentment, which caused a sudden downpour in that area.

If the emperor, who was planning to go to bed early, hadn't been a little curious about Leo's friend, he probably would have given him a fright right now.

"Sigh, the bond between brothers has faded."

Leo just rolled his eyes at Kirino's sentiments. This guy would be gone for half a year, only sending a message back every month.

Just as Leo was about to say something, he heard Kirino Makio casually utter three words: "Australian skies, Hillary, light of the sky."

Even Dimaga couldn't help but put down his chopsticks, slurp up the buckwheat noodles in his mouth, and look at Kirino Makio with the same incredulous expression as Leo.

"The New Hebrides Trench in Australia, Cordara, the Light of the Ocean; Europe, the Alps, Ruganoga, the Light of Bonds... and the Light of the Earth will appear in three days, and within seven days."

"You saw it all?" Leo looked at Kirino Makio in disbelief. Although he knew that the other party could foresee the future, in order to prevent the Ultimate Darkness from being coveted by others, the seals set up by the Ultramen also interfered with these abilities, which was why he did not choose to go to Kirino before.

“I couldn’t see it before, but after you defeated that monster today, I think all the seals have started to shake, and I can see some things now.”

Kirino Makio slurped his noodles. There was no one else around, and only Obik could hear their conversation. Obik simply plugged his ears, regardless of whether it would work or not, it was at least a gesture.

"Will it affect you?" Leo was very worried about this. At most, Kirino could only see the future three to five days from now. If it was further into the future, it would become even more blurry, and he himself would be affected.

"It's nothing serious, just a little dizzy. Also, the Light of Justice is in Tanzania, but it's too blurry for me to see clearly. The Light of Compassion is in danger, the most important hope..."

Leo tapped the bowl, and Kirino immediately stopped. He patted his slightly dizzy head, his vision blurring. Leo placed his hand on his shoulder and transferred some energy to make him feel better.

"If you can't see it, you can't see it. Don't force yourself. I'm not in a hurry to find them all at once. Who's behind this that's making you do this?"

As a Reonic, he hadn't even awakened any clear precognitive abilities yet. At most, he would occasionally have a few strange dreams and have a strong intuition about certain things. Yet Kirino had started accurately reporting locations. Leo certainly didn't believe that Kirino could do this alone.

"No one is directing me from behind."

“You shake your head three times when you lie.”

Okay, okay, Kirino Makio didn't expect that after all these years, Leo would still remember his habitual gesture. But he simply gently removed Leo's hand. "Do you remember how we met?"

“How could I forget?” Leo took the noodles that Obik brought him, and he and Dimaga each had a bowl. “You were completely different back then. You were timid, afraid of trouble, and didn’t know how to fight. You were a model student.”

How could Leo forget? Back then, he was even lectured by Mr. Yato Takeshi for this. Of course, Mr. Yato Takeshi mainly lectured him that it was not wise for him to fight a group of people alone, but he highly recognized and affirmed Leo's behavior of helping his classmates.

From childhood to adulthood, Leo's growth was inseparable from the influence of these uncles and elders, and Kirino still admired him.

"But after meeting you, I learned martial arts, got into fights, and even got punished."

"At least we weren't bullied afterward, right? Besides, weren't we the top two in the whole school back then?"

Leo poured Dimaga a glass of water to prevent her from choking if she ate too fast. Kirino Makio continued eating, his thoughts seemingly returning to many years ago, to the Leo who stood in front of him and ruthlessly defeated the bullies. He thought he was really cool.

“Leo, sometimes I think about what I would have become if you hadn’t helped me back then.”

"I've thought about why I got this power. After thinking about it, I realized that if it can help you, then this power will have its true value."

Kirino Makio couldn't quite articulate how much he owed Leo. Leo had changed his life, enabling him to now accept his abilities with equanimity, living in the world with peace of mind even though he couldn't reveal them publicly.

“Leo, you must remember that a miracle often stems from many factors: people’s hope, the will to live, the bonds that bind us, love and justice, and the environment we live in…”

Kirino Makio suddenly felt a pang of heart palpitation; his heart almost stopped beating. Leo quickly supported him and, following Emperor's instructions, used his telekinesis to press on his heart, finally bringing Kirino Makio back to normal.

"Want to die, huh?" Leo slapped Kirino on the back, annoyed. "I don't have many friends, and if you die, who's going to tell me about the next lottery draw?"

"I won't die. I'm still waiting to drink your wedding wine."

Kirino Makio waved his hand, and Leo's face immediately darkened. Why bring up something he shouldn't have said? He still doesn't know how to deal with the situation he might face in the future. Renlong, Empera, Galatron, and Zetton are already troublesome enough.

"You only found four?" Kirino Makio was somewhat surprised. Leo hadn't been on guard against him much, and he could read Leo's thoughts even on the simplest levels.

"Nonsense, you're telling me there are three great illusions in life: my phone vibrates, I can turn the tables, and she likes me. I've never been confessed to before, do you think I'd dare to think too much about it?"

Oh, it seems that's true. Back then, Kirino had much more contact with the internet than Leo, and he told Leo a lot of things, including the so-called three great illusions of life. Also, their academic performance and reputation at school were not well-matched, so no one liked them.

"Dimaga, cover your ears." Although he didn't know why Leo wanted him to do this, Dimaga obediently covered his ears and then lowered his head to eat a mouthful of oil.

“Good brother.” Leo put his hand on Kirino Makio’s shoulder, ignoring the emperor’s protest that interrupted her connection with the outside world, and looked at him seriously. “I have a very important question to ask, which is… in the future you see, who comes first?”

“The future is full of possibilities. At most, I can only see you giving out rings, and each time the person is different, and even…” Kirino Makio pointed at Dimaga with his eyes, and Leo’s jaw dropped a little. Can Dimaga even be counted?

"There are a few more future scenarios that will happen in ten days or so, where you suddenly disappear, the kind of disappearance that can't be found anywhere in the world."

Listening to Kirino Makio's words, Leo, who had intended to change the subject to ease the tension, subconsciously recalled the two dreams he had previously had. Were they really prophetic dreams? No, Kirino could see that far?!

Seemingly noticing Leo's surprise, Kirino Makio sat down again and rummaged through his bag.

“I told you that my mother’s ancestor was a sorcerer from over 500 years ago named Demon King Kijuro. He possessed great power and the ability to foresee the future. When I returned home recently, I found that the ancient books in my house recorded this.”

Kirino Makio placed a somewhat old, torn piece of paper in front of Leo. It depicted a scene of blue crystals falling from the sky and Super Gob emerging from them. Clearly, the demon Onijuro had predicted Super Gob's appearance five hundred years ago, with the date being accurate.

Upon hearing this, Obik looked at Kirino in disbelief, "You're a descendant of the demon Onijuro?"

"You know Uncle Obik too?" Leo was a little surprised; he thought Obik wasn't that old.

“Of course I know.” Obik nodded. “Five hundred years ago, the demon Onijuro was just an ordinary con artist who spent his days swindling other people out of their money with various tricks.”

"Then one day, he suddenly gained immense power and attempted to establish his own dark kingdom. A warrior named Jingtian Jinglong stepped forward, defeated the demon, and sealed him away..."

Over five hundred years, many things will become folk tales and myths, and no one will know whether they are true or false. Kirino nodded in agreement with what Obik said.

"Perhaps the seal on the demon Onijuro has been shaken, and it is very likely that it has been broken, and my power has also become much stronger."

"I tried to see further, but beyond that was only a deep darkness, without a single ray of light. I could feel something in that darkness, and I tried to look, and then... I lost everything."

Kirino Makio looked at Leo and smiled calmly, as if he had truly been relieved. "I no longer have superpowers, Leo."

"Then I should congratulate you." Leo knew that Kirino Makio had been struggling with his ability. Although he wasn't exactly withdrawn or confused, he actually disliked the power, which made his life lose its anticipation and surprises.

After chatting for a while, Kirino Makio stood up to leave. His meeting today was simply to tell Leo some things. "I should go now, I still have work to do later."

“…Okay.” Leo didn’t try to stop him, but just watched Kirino Makio’s pace. Suddenly, Kirino Makio stopped and turned his head slightly to look at him.

"You'd better walk home. This is the last thing I foresaw. I'll send you the lottery numbers for the next draw later, Leo. See you later."

After finishing his sentence, Kirino Makio walked away with steady steps. Leo lowered his eyes, but fortunately, Emperor noticed Leo's worry.

(He suffered a severe backlash, mainly on a psychological level, but someone helped him with treatment, and he will recover after a period of rest.)

Even Emperor was astonished. The abilities that Kirino Makio, as a superpowered individual, displayed were truly extraordinary. His precognitive abilities were among the best in the entire universe.

However, she was very curious about what Leo and Kirino talked about in the latter part of their conversation, and she was very dissatisfied that Leo wouldn't let her hear it.

“That kid actually came to find me on purpose.” Obik shook his head, and seeing that Leo seemed confused, he sighed, “Because I’m the one guarding the seal on the demon Onijuro.”

"It seems that the seal on the demon Onijuro has indeed loosened," Leo concluded.

Obik nodded, acknowledging this, "Ever since the existence known as the Destruction Bringer appeared, darkness has surged again, and the seal on the demon Onijuro has begun to loosen, and it may even be able to affect reality."

Although he is a demon, Obik is actually very weak. The demon Onijuro had already pledged allegiance to the Destruction Bringer of the Root five hundred years ago and obtained a portion of dark power. He has probably already begun to act in secret.

"A demon who needs to regain his power will probably target his descendants or people with dark hearts, but you don't need to worry about Kirino. Also, the descendants of Ida Iryu might be targeted as well."

It seems necessary to investigate this when we get back. Leo nodded to show he understood, and then ate noodles with Dimaga. As for the reason why Obik left without saying goodbye, he didn't choose to ask. Perhaps Obik had some unspeakable secret.

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Chapter 149 In order to see the one I love

Back at his temporary lodgings, Kirino Makio barely managed to push open the door, then knelt down, clutching his head. His head was throbbing with pain, and the agony that had been temporarily relieved by his last bit of strength suddenly came crashing down on him.

The eye he saw at that moment almost tore his will and spirit apart; he barely managed to keep a straight face and not reveal any weakness in front of Leo.

Leo knows this old friend, but doesn't he know Leo? This time, he went to great lengths to finally fool him.

Immediately, a slender hand was placed on Kirino's head. He suddenly felt the pain lessen considerably. He looked up at the girl in red shoes and a white dress in front of him. "I've told him everything. He'll understand."

"That's enough. Ren can't reveal too much, but I can always circumvent some rules so that she can recover more quickly with less burden. You've worked hard, though."

“The moment I saw that eye, I knew what I had to do.” Kirino Makio struggled to his feet, his face still covered in cold sweat and his lips pale. “I’m not going to die yet.”

"Even if it's just for a moment, the fact that you can look directly at the Chaos God Grimd and still be alive proves that the light in your heart is exceptionally strong."

The girl in red shoes took Kirino Makio's hand, and warm light flowed from her hand into his chest, gradually restoring Kirino's spirit.

"This is also what we have always believed in: the potential and possibilities that humanity can possess."

Kirino Makio calmed down a bit, and the girl in the red shoes opened his refrigerator, casually took out a can of iced cola, and handed it to him to cool it down. "I asked you to talk to that guy and tell him not to take his life so lightly, but you didn't seem to do it?"

“There’s nothing I can do, I know him too well.” Kirino Makio shook his head. “Grandma Asami’s death had a profound impact on him, making him overvalue everything he had and underestimate himself.”

“I couldn’t persuade him because I’m in the same boat as him, but I know who can help in this regard.”

Kirino Makio knew very well that, just as he could even stare into Grimm's eyes for Leo, his only good brother, Leo could also sacrifice his life without hesitation to protect everything he cherished.

But this can't go on; someone needs to tell Leo... Right now, only a few people can do that.

"Hey, Leo, are you getting off work so late?" Leo, walking home, turned around and saw Mr. Hayata, who was about to go for a night run. "No, I just had dinner with a friend."

"Oh, is that so? Are you busy right now? If you're not busy, how about you come with me for a while? Kotaro's business is very busy, it's too boring to run around alone."

“Okay.” Leo didn’t refuse. It was a good way to digest after a meal, and he and Grandpa Hayata ran along the riverbank.

The night was lovely, the breeze was refreshing, and the weather was perfect. If it weren't for Grandpa Hayata being there, Leo would have let Dimaga go out and have some fun to digest her food. The girl ate five or six bowls of noodles, which left Obik completely dumbfounded.

As Grandpa Hayata and Leo ran, Hayata sighed, "Sigh, I've been fishing in this river lately, but I don't know why I haven't been able to catch a single fish."

"Well, maybe it's just bad luck." Leo was too embarrassed to say that King Elek had caught all the fish in the river last time, and they were all stored in his refrigerator.

"You've encountered many enemies lately, so you must be working very hard?" Grandpa Hayata doesn't look like he's over seventy at all; he's in good health and doesn't even get out of breath while running.

"It's alright. The new equipment is great, and my teammates are all very reliable." It's just that there have been a lot of crashes, and there's a suspicion that they were intentionally crashed. Leo will have to find a way to make them crash in the future.

"That's good. Back then, we only had the Flying Swallow No. 1 to use, but only ten years have passed. Now, all kinds of new equipment are emerging one after another. Even Golza was captured and sold as a local specialty."

Hayata was deeply shocked by this. Ten years ago, when they were urgently recalled to fight against Golza, many of them sacrificed their lives but failed to eliminate the enemy. If it weren't for Tiguris's sudden appearance and help, there would probably have been even more casualties.

Leo was too embarrassed to admit that he was the one who came up with the crazy idea, so he changed the subject and chatted about trivial matters of TPC, such as the last time he and Director Yoshioka went to rescue the director.

Grandpa Hayata also talked about what happened back then. At that time, TPC had just begun to arm itself. The sudden appearance of Golza accelerated this process a lot. The Flying Swallow II, which was originally a transport plane, was modified and equipped with a Texas cannon. It also casually killed the newly appeared Melba as a monster.

The two ran for about twenty minutes. Old man Hayata broke out in a sweat, bought a bottle of water, and sat down by the river. "Sigh, I guess I'm getting old. I can't keep up with the young people anymore."

"Don't be modest, Uncle Hayata. With your physical condition, you could fly a Flying Swallow No. 1 right now." Leo had just calculated it. A time of six seconds for 100 meters, and that cardiovascular endurance, truly worthy of being the senior who led the team to fight against Golza back then.

“I know my own body very well. I am indeed getting old, becoming forgetful, and I have had heart attacks... But seeing you is like seeing myself when I was young.”

Hayata was deeply moved; he was getting old, and the passage of time was something no one could shake.

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"You must be under a lot of pressure lately?" Old Master Hayata looked at Leo. The young man didn't seem to be injured, but there was always a worry in his eyes.

Giant monsters, ferocious aliens, and even the Zettonian fleet—Leo experienced many battles in less than a month, and it would be impossible for him not to feel pressure.

“There are some, but I’m not the only one bearing the pressure, so it’s actually okay.” Leo thought of his teammates and the other defense teams he had worked with before.

"So Leo, why do you always disregard your own safety and attack the enemy?"

"Because I want to protect everyone, there is no other reason."

Leo subconsciously placed his hand on the pocket containing the Ultimate Fighting Device. Although it sounded like a formulaic answer, Hayata, who had watched him grow up, knew exactly what Leo was thinking.

"I really envy you." Grandpa Hayata picked up a stone and casually tossed it into the river. Leo pointed at himself, somewhat puzzled. "Envious of me?"

“Yes, you remind me of many things I had forgotten.” Looking up, Mr. Hayata gazed at the night sky. “The courage to face fear, the passion to think of others—with these, it seems like anything is possible.”

"Looking at people today, I always feel that everything we do is meaningful. It's a pity that I'm too old to do more."

When TPC was founded, Hayata was already old. Aside from ten years ago when he led Dan Moroboshi and others through the most difficult period on the front lines to preserve the maximum number of personnel, he had to retire due to health reasons.

"Actually, I also have some questions for you. What were Uncle Hayata thinking when he faced Golza back then? I mean... well, I can't quite put my finger on it."

Facing his most respected elder, Leo really didn't know how to describe the problem he was facing, but as a veteran who had participated in the earliest battles against monsters, Hayata knew what he wanted to say.

Rather, there were some things Hayata wanted to tell Leo when he first joined ESCG, but he just couldn't find the time.

"At that time, all we had to deal with Golza was the temporarily modified Flying Swallow No. 1. Everyone, including myself, was prepared to sacrifice ourselves and wrote our wills before the battle. I heard that this is now a tradition of TPC, and I don't think it should be preserved."

“Leo, I’ve seen footage of you fighting on the news. You always have the courage to risk your life and are not afraid to sacrifice yourself to protect others. That’s a good thing, but have you ever thought about it… if you die, you’ll never see the person you love again.”

Leo's hand froze. Grandpa Hayata gently placed his hand on his shoulder. Leo's fighting style was too aggressive and disregarded his own safety, as could be seen from the Lava Golza incident.

At that time, Leo could have cooperated with the Ultramen, but in order to boost the morale of mankind, he chose the most dangerous plan and had Armory King Joe kill the enemy.

"When I faced Golza, I thought it wouldn't matter if I sacrificed myself, I had to defeat it and not let such a monster hurt others. But then I thought of Akiko waiting for me at home."

"If I die, those who love me will be heartbroken and saddened; if I die, those I love will never see me again. My life does not belong to me alone."