With everyone present, dinner was served, and the atmosphere was joyful and harmonious.

"The Zongwu High School notified us that classes will resume soon, and Xiaohui can prepare to start school soon."

Mrs. Kato added another bowl of rice to the black-haired boy who would eat as much as he was given, and asked gently, "How are you doing, Mr. Li? What are your plans?"

"Goo..."

The sudden question startled Li Qingyang, who was engrossed in eating. He then swallowed his food without making a sound, his brain working rapidly, and his face showing a serious expression of thought.

A few seconds later, he said, "My family back home is already helping me find a solution. I should be able to get all the documents sorted out in a while, and then we can think about enrolling in school."

"I see. Please don't hesitate to ask for help if you need it," Mr. Kato replied with a smile.

Yes, yes.

Li Qingyang gave a vague reply and buried his head in his rice bowl again.

The rice in the bowl was piled up like a small mountain, and some problems, like this small mountain, were temporarily buried at the bottom of the bowl.

Once the truth is uncovered, he'll be unable to cover up the problems any longer...

Sigh, I'm worried.

............

The leisure time after dinner should be pleasant.

After dinner, Li Qingyang sat in the living room with the Kato family, intending to watch TV for a while to digest his food.

But the moment Mr. Kato pressed the remote and the TV turned on, Li Qingyang froze, the screen filled with the word 'Zoffy' sending chills down his spine...

The news channel is reporting on the social phenomenon that has swept across Japan after the 'Zoffy Miracle Day' in an almost fanatical and impassioned tone.

A grassroots organization called the "Otto Zoffy Alliance" is holding up a glittering full-body portrait of Zoffy and marching through the streets in a gesture of gratitude. The procession is as large as a tidal wave.

Even worse, some charlatans of dubious origin took this opportunity to establish the "Cult of Light," openly declaring that Zoffy is the only true God who has descended to earth.

"Look! How spectacular!" Mr. Kato pointed at the television, his old face flushed with excitement. "This is the will of the people for Lord Zoffy!"

Waaah... Waaah... You can't... You absolutely can't do this!

Just looking at these things, Li Qingyang felt his toes begin to curl involuntarily.

The whole of Japan, no, the whole world, has been engulfed in a frenzy called 'Zoffy'.

The video of King Aile being instantly sliced ​​to pieces and vaporized by that giant eight-point light wheel has already gone viral on the internet, and the public's worship and awe of Zoffy has reached an unprecedented peak.

On the streets and alleys, all Zoffy-related merchandise, whether genuine or pirated, was sold out without exception.

Mr. Kato watched with great interest, his eyes sparkling with admiration, as if he had returned to his childhood, squatting in front of the TV waiting to watch Ultraman. Every now and then, he would mutter, "Zoffy-sama, Ultraman is awesome..." "Especially that golden look, it's incredibly powerful..."

Li Qingyang, standing beside him, felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, completely uneasy...

Back then, when he was sitting in the department being questioned by the director or when patients who were causing trouble pointed their fingers at him and cursed him, he would just smile and let it pass, as if nothing had happened.

But now, sitting here, he's worshipped like a god by the whole world, especially when acquaintances praise him to his face...

Wow... I'm about to ascend...

It's almost time to move to the new apartment upstairs.

Because the three-bedroom apartment under his toes is almost finished...

Kato Megumi glanced at him discreetly and saw his gaze wandering and his legs trembling as if he wanted to leave. A faint smile involuntarily appeared on her lips.

"Dad, we've seen this so many times already, let's change it."

She picked up the remote and gently pressed the channel change button under Li Qingyang's grateful gaze.

However, the mercy of saints is fleeting.

"...Judging from Lord Zoffy's appearance, this is not a simple descent, but a declaration! A final warning to all evil forces lurking on Earth!"

"That's right, especially that eight-point light wheel. Look closely at the slow motion; the rotation speed of the light wheel and the shape of the energy particles condensing—the physics principles involved far surpass our current technological level..."

The television screen shifts to several sociology experts sitting upright, passionately analyzing Zoffy's every appearance, citing numerous sources, and ultimately unanimously declaring him the guardian of human civilization...

Li Qingyang froze on the spot.

Sigh, some people are just like that. They can be scolded to their face and still smile without caring, but when someone sincerely praises them, they feel like they've been beaten up and feel uncomfortable all over.

"Wow, so now the whole world is full of Zoffy fans, Li-kun?"

Kato Megumi turned her head to the side, her voice soft, her beautiful eyes reflecting the image of the black-haired boy. Her smile was gentle, yet it seemed to hold a hint of cunning.

Croak! I was just fighting a monster, how did it turn out like this?

How could I be a god? Don't worship me indiscriminately!

Ugh! This alliance is so pathetic, disband it immediately!

Damn it, with 99.99 million horsepower of light energy, I'm going to evaporate all the teeth in the world!

Waaah...

Wow......

Yay!

Ah... never mind.

I'm... indifferent to everything anymore.

The petrification on Li Qingyang's face shattered inch by inch, replaced by a transcendent smile, like that of an enlightened monk, as if a radiant light of Buddha emanated from his body...

It's set up.

"I think so, because I'm actually a fan of that person too."

Li Qingyang gave the bob-haired girl a thumbs up, a smile as radiant as the Buddha's gesture of offering a flower.

“As expected, Mr. Li is also a fan of Lord Zoffy! Yes, yes, who in this world isn’t a fan of Lord Zoffy except for some ignorant people?” Mr. Kato immediately sat up straight as if he had found a kindred spirit, and pulled the smiling Li Qingyang to start discussing in detail the greatness of that man.

Li Qingyang nodded repeatedly, agreeing incessantly, and occasionally pointing out details that Mr. Kato had overlooked. This immediately astonished the middle-aged man, filling him with immense enthusiasm...

Ah... Li Jun suddenly seems to have attained enlightenment...

Kato Megumi carefully put down the remote control, took out her phone and held it in her hand. On the surface, she started playing with her phone, but in reality, her light-colored beautiful eyes would occasionally glance at the boy next to her and blink.

Hmm... his smile seems a little stiff... he should be... alright... right?

............

Tokyo, Chiyoda Ward, Prime Minister's Official Residence.

On the huge main screen, an image is looping silently at a speed of one-tenth.

Surveillance footage showing the monster Eleking being instantly killed.

The focus of the image is a storm of light that is difficult to see even when slowed down ten times.

"Analysis Report".

An old and hoarse voice broke the silence.

"Yes."

The head of the technical analysis team stood up, his voice echoing through the conference room via microphone.

"Through supercomputing modeling of the light trajectory, energy response, and cutting effect, we confirmed that this unknown optical flow attack is essentially a composite of multiple rotating cutting bodies."

He paused for a moment and pointed to the frozen image on the screen.

In the scene, dozens of golden streaks of light fly by at high speed, swirling around in a precise trajectory that is beyond human comprehension, forming a huge, destructive light storm.

Upon closer inspection and magnification, one can vaguely discern the shape of a halo or a stream of light.

"Eight-part light rings are a light technique that appears in Tsuburaya Productions' tokusatsu works. They have extremely strong cutting power. Each stream of light here is an eight-part light ring, and their combined cutting power has exceeded the theoretical limit. The edge of each light ring has a sharpness that exceeds the known physical limits."

"Under this premise, the multiple spinning and chaotic trajectories constitute an absolutely irresistible cutting domain..."

Every time the head of the technical analysis group boasted about how amazing the "Eight-Point Light Wheel" was, the more somber the expressions on the faces of every senior executive present became.

Finally, the head of the technical analysis team gave the final conclusion.

"The conclusion is that there is no known substance on Earth, including our strongest alloys, that can withstand such an attack for even a fraction of a second."

The team leader sat down, and the room fell silent once again.

In an instant, the storm of light on the screen sliced ​​the monster Eleking into minced meat, then evaporated, leaving not a drop of blood or a piece of flesh behind.

This extreme violence and pure power sent a chill down the spine of every high-ranking official present.

"How do they appear and disappear?"

Another voice broke the silence.

"It is preliminarily determined to be a teleportation technique that is rarely used by Ultraman in Tsuburaya's tokusatsu works."

The technicians immediately switched the view, which showed a distant surveillance video of Zoffy appearing out of thin air and dissipating into light particles after the rescue, though it was not very clear.

"Untraceable, unpredictable."

The analysis team leader's answer was concise and clear.

"Whether this instantaneous movement is spatial teleportation or some kind of optical invisibility, its technological level is far beyond our understanding."

"But it is precisely in this way that a crucial piece of information is exposed."

He pulled up a new document with a line of large, eye-catching text highlighted in red.

"Zoffy exists in human form."

These words seemed to carry a tremendous weight, making the air in the conference room feel even thinner.

A 'person' who can move freely and mingle among people possesses divine power capable of instantly destroying a country, or even an entire planet.

This problem is more unsettling than the monster itself.

"Gentlemen."

The old man, seated in the main seat, spoke slowly, his gaze sweeping over everyone present.

"We must consider one possibility."

"When there are no more monsters on Earth... what will 'Zoffy' become?"

No one answered.

But everyone understood the meaning behind his words.

An individual who is not subject to any constraints or checks and balances is itself the greatest threat to the existing order.

Today he can fight to save humanity, but tomorrow, for some reason, might he turn that power against humanity itself?

Entrusting the future of an entire civilization to the goodwill of a single individual is a gamble that no ruler can accept.

Silence is spreading.

In the oppressive atmosphere, everyone was weighing their options.

a long time.

The elderly man in the main seat made a solemn announcement.

"I propose that a special response force be established."

"On the surface, its mission is to deal with the increasingly frequent monster disasters and to stabilize public morale."

"Its core, and highest priority, task..."

His voice paused, and his eyes sharpened.

"Find Zoffy's human form at all costs."

"and then?"

Someone asked instinctively.

"Contact, observe, assess."

The old man's answer was perfectly tactful.

"We need to know who the holder of this power is and what he wants."

"What if... the evaluation results are not ideal?"

"Then activate the highest contingency plan and put this great power into the hands of humanity itself."

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