What does it mean that the group members have given me back the light?

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Chapter 47 Duck: Help me, Mr. Ultraman

"What exactly are those?"

"What exactly are those giants and monsters?"

"Is it an alien invasion? Or is it just some movie special effects...?"

After seeing the live broadcast scene on the big screen where the remaining black giant figure emerged from the gradually dissipating golden field and then transformed into a streak of light flying into the sky, the entire street was immediately thrown into an uproar.

People were in a panic, speculating that it was a sign of an alien invasion, while others excitedly wondered if it was a big-budget movie being secretly filmed on location.

Kiana, on the other hand, received a private message from Gu Nuo in the chat group.

[Noah is still chasing me: It's now confirmed that those synthesized Honkai Beasts were indeed the work of Yapool.]

Noah is still chasing me: But... sorry, he got away.

Kiana paused for a moment, then quickly replied.

[Want to drink Mei's ○ juice: Wh-how can you say this is your fault?]

[Want to drink Mei's juice: I saw it all. It was that damned Yapool who released the Super Beast to attack the city, giving it a chance to escape, right?]

[Want to drink Mei's ○ juice: You wretched Yapool! You're so mean!]

[Want to drink Mei's juice: But Nono, you took on three super beasts at once, were you alright?]

Kiana asked with some concern.

After all, in the Ultraman series she had watched, Ultraman would often be either defeated or seriously injured when he was in a situation where he was fighting against multiple opponents. Even if he won, it was usually a Pyrrhic victory. For example, Ace fought against three monsters, including the Metatron alien, the Moth Super Beast, and the Giant Fish Monster. Seven fought against the GZZ alien and the twin monsters at the beginning of Leo. These episodes almost made her senior Mei cry.

[Noah is still chasing me: It's okay, it was resolved smoothly.]

Fortunately, Nono's answer was as reassuring as ever, and Kiana breathed a slight sigh of relief before continuing to ask.

[Want to drink Mei's ○ juice: That's good... But why didn't you come back to us? Where are you now?]

Noah is still chasing me: Patrol, see if you can find it again.

This was a clumsy method that Gu Nuo came up with when he had no clue about the Yapools. However, it lost its meaning after he accidentally found a clue on Bronya. Now that things have returned to square one, this idea has naturally been picked up again.

[Want to drink Mei's juice: Are you in such a hurry? Should we discuss this in the group chat and see if anyone has any ideas?]

Noah is still chasing me: Hmm, then I'll go ask him.

Seeing that Gu Nuo had no intention of turning back, Kiana felt somewhat helpless, but she still posted what had happened in the chat group.

then……

[Aspiring to become a champion of justice: ...]

[Aspiring to be a champion of justice: Nono, have you considered that by letting Yapool escape this time, it might harm even more innocent people next time?]

[Is Hermit Purple the strongest Stand?]

[Hermit Purple is the strongest Stand: Emiya? What are you talking about?]

Joseph frowned.

He had just used the Hermit's Purple to locate Cocolia's position and was currently guarding the captured Bronya, so he had not yet returned to his own world.

[Hermit Purple is the strongest Stand: Nono did absolutely nothing wrong. What's wrong with protecting the innocent? I know you've been through a lot, but your choices aren't necessarily correct. Don't impose your ideas on young people!]

[Aspiring to become a champion of justice: ...]

[A group member who aspires to be a partner of justice retracted a message.]

[Aspiring to be a champion of justice: Never mind what I said.]

[The first idol of the Reunion Movement: Uh... how about we... discuss how to find out who Yapool is?]

Talulah sensed that something was wrong and tried to steer the conversation back on track.

[Old Eight's Big Stomach: Yeah, yeah, that guy is clearly the root of all evil. We're all good friends in the same group, we can't let ourselves fight in front of the enemy.]

Hanami Anina quickly spoke up as well.

Noah is still chasing me: ...What internal strife?

When the person mentioned suddenly appeared, Gu Nuo asked with some confusion.

[Want to drink Mei's juice: It's nothing, it's nothing.]

[Want to drink Mei's juice: By the way, Nono, what did you get?]

Noah is still chasing me: No, not for now.

Looking down at the city below the clouds, where neon lights were gradually illuminating the sky, the silver giant silently floated in the air, its milky white eyes reflecting the city below that was gradually being shrouded in night.

If, not long ago, the Yapo people's understanding of Gu Nuo was still in a state of "I am in the dark and the enemy is in the light," and they might have been somewhat complacent, then with both sides having a clear understanding of each other's existence, the possibility of finding each other's weaknesses has greatly approached zero.

Gu Nuo felt that, given the cautious nature of the Yapools, it was very likely that they would continue to lurk in the other dimension for the foreseeable future.

Sure enough, he also saw Joseph's message in the group at this time.

[Hermit Purple is the strongest Stand: I can no longer pinpoint the location of either Yapool or the woman I just located.]

[Hermit Purple is the strongest Stand: It's likely they've already retreated into another dimension.]

Noah is still chasing me: Did I really think so?

Gu Nuo sighed softly.

[Hermit Purple is the strongest Stand: So, the only clue left is the little girl you caught, Nono.]

Joseph looked at the silver-haired little girl not far away, who was tightly bound and had her mouth gagged.

Surprisingly, she was unusually quiet at this moment, no longer struggling, but just staring blankly at the television set that was turned on in front of her.

The screen was playing edited battle footage on a loop—the video of the silver giant and the three-headed monster fighting fiercely near ME Corporation was cut into segments and played back and forth on the TV station.

The little girl stared blankly, her eyes, usually devoid of emotion, now seemed to gleam with a complex, unfathomable light; no one could guess what she was thinking.

[Hermit Purple is the strongest Stand: This little girl said she was Kiana's friend, right? I'm too old to do anything for a little girl, so let you try and see if you can get anything out of her.]

……

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After making an excuse to send Raiden Mei away, Kiana and Gu Nuo returned to the somewhat quiet room.

"...You wretched shorty..."

Kiana looked at Bronya, who was still tightly bound, and her feelings became complicated.

Although she and Bronya often bickered and competed with each other, she didn't actually dislike her. The arguments were more like an awkward way of getting along. She had even gotten used to having this taciturn friend, who was very good at video games, by her side.

But who would have thought that this short, stout guy who had always been at odds with her would actually be a traitor secretly colluding with the enemy!

Bronya seemed to sense Kiana's complicated gaze and awkwardly looked away.

After Gu Nuo removed the gauze from her mouth, she raised her head, her gaze passing over Kiana and looking directly at Gu Nuo standing to the side. Her voice was still slightly hoarse but exceptionally clear:

"You're Ultraman from TV, right?"

After a brief pause, she spoke again, her tone calm but with a barely perceptible urgency:

"Bronya needs your help to save someone, please."

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Chapter Forty-Eight: The Strongest Super Beast

Ten minutes later, Gu Nuo and Qiyana walked out of the room one after the other.

"Bronya..."

Kiana's face was filled with complex emotions, her eyes a mixture of shock, sympathy, and a hint of unspeakable feelings.

He was an orphan from birth and was raised in a cold military camp to become a young soldier who only knew how to kill.

Until the mission to assassinate a woman named Cocolia failed and she was subsequently adopted by her, the concept of "mother" had never existed in her dictionary.

Afterwards, she moved into an orphanage, thinking she had finally grasped the dawn of the future, but fate played a cruel joke on her.

Her most important friend took the human experiments that she should have faced and disappeared from the world. Her desperate rescue attempt also ended in failure, at the cost of losing both legs and most of her emotions.

Without much effort, Bronya spoke with exceptional candor, recounting all her experiences from childhood to adulthood without reservation, as if pouring out beans.

Kiana never imagined that this girl, who was two years younger than her, had already carried such a heavy and dark past.

"...Nono, what are you thinking? Bronya...and Seele's matter?"

She lowered her head and subconsciously asked Gu Nuo beside her.

In her naive mind, this man, as a Light Adaptor, must have deeper and more mature insights that could guide her chaotic thoughts.

however……

"Ugh... I'm so damn..."

In a daze, she seemed to hear a very soft sigh, completely different from what she had expected.

Kiana's eyes widened. She looked up, staring incredulously at the boy beside her who had remained silent the whole time.

"What...what did you just say?" Kiana couldn't help but ask.

"……nothing……"

After gazing at the sky briefly and pondering for a moment, Gu Nuo let out a soft breath and looked at Kiana: "She's your friend, Kiana. Do you think Bronya is telling the truth?"

"...She probably...did not lie."

Kiana hesitated before answering. Looking at the other person's unchanging expression, she began to wonder if the voice she had just heard was just a hallucination.

"So, are you planning to forgive her?" Gu Nuo asked again.

"……I have no idea……"

Kiana was silent for a moment, then raised her head, her eyes becoming serious and firm: "But if it's after Cocolia's scheme succeeds, I won't."

As she said those words, her fists clenched tightly involuntarily, her knuckles turning slightly white from the force.

...Incredibly...in order to utilize the Conquest Gem within Mei-senpai's body, they were even willing to destroy the entire Changkong City.

If this terrible plan were to actually come to fruition, Kiana couldn't even imagine how much self-blame and pain Mei, with her kind heart and strong sense of justice, would suffer.

When that time comes, she will definitely do everything she can to take revenge on that woman, Cocolia, and she will never forgive Bronya, who was an informed bystander... or even an accomplice.

"Yes, my thoughts are the same as yours."

Gu Nuo nodded, her gaze fixed on the deep night outside the window.

As for that girl named "Xier" who disappeared because of the experiment...

All he could say was that he would try his best to find a solution.

Whatever Bronya may have done, the girl is innocent.

Saving lives is something worth doing in itself.