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

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Komon, who happened to overhear this, couldn't help but laugh. "Of course. You may not realize it yourself, but even Riko can't help but ask me about you. Many of her colleagues also admire you."

“I guess everyone’s pretty much the same.” Leo then remembered that he had seen Fujimiya’s girlfriend’s street interview on TV. Although the ESCG plane crash was a crash, they were basically always in the most dangerous front-line positions. In many people’s eyes, it was a miracle that they could survive in such a life-risking profession.

Forget it, this isn't the time to dwell on this. Leo wanted to see who was being stubborn, when his communicator rang.

"Vice Captain Leo, there's a young girl who said she came here with permission from your ESCG, is that true?"

"Yes, that's right. She's a special case. Let her come over. Oh, and bring that knife too."

With Leo's permission, Ida Marie was quickly allowed to pass. She was a little nervous, as this was only the second time she had seen Leo in person, aside from the time she was rescued. She had a lot to say, but she was stunned when she saw Leo.

Good heavens, is this a black hole? That was Ida Masashi's first thought. Leo's dark power was far deeper than she had seen a month ago, but this powerful darkness was so warm, without the slightest hint of destruction or devastation.

"Hello." Leo took the initiative to greet Ida Mari, who then came to her senses. "Hello, Vice Captain Leo, I am Ida Mari, um... ah, Ancestor."

Before Ida Maki could finish speaking, the jade pendant containing Ida Iryu flew out automatically. Ida Iryu emerged from it and looked at Leo with great surprise. "Your Excellency... is very strong, and so is the other one. It's truly unbelievable that there are so many warriors five hundred years later."

"This is our first meeting. Hello, Mr. Jinglong. I am Leo from ESCG." Leo breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that the other party would see through his identity immediately. However, Jinglong must find his existence very strange.

Just as Leo had suspected, Ida Iryu hadn't planned to appear so soon, but he suddenly sensed a dark power that was extremely pure and far more powerful than the Demon Lord and Enmago, so he decisively showed himself.

The problem is that the Leo before him is not simply darkness as he sensed; there is also a light within him that he cannot understand, a strong light other than the light of the earth, which is enveloped by darkness.

"Hello." Jing Tianjinglong extended his hand to shake hands with Leo, a knowing look on his face. "As expected, you also possess powerful spiritual strength capable of touching demons or spirits. You truly deserve to be called the strongest warrior of our time."

If one's mental strength were not insufficient, it would be impossible to touch Jinglong in this state.

"You flatter us greatly. We have brought Mr. Jinglong's sword, but would you like to involve this little sister?"

Leo was a little worried. After all, Ida Mariko was just a child. It would be terrible if something happened to her. Her parents didn't know about these things yet.

(You call yourself a little sister? She's much older than you!)

Ampera couldn't help but shake his head. Leo himself wasn't that old; he would only officially turn ten after tonight.

Iida Ryu patted his chest. "My activities require the bodies of others as support. Marie is a descendant of my clan, making it easier for her to unleash Hiruzen's power. If we encounter an insurmountable danger, I will prioritize protecting her."

Leo glanced at Ida Marie again, and seeing her determined eyes, he didn't want to stop her. He was mainly worried that there might be a place where Ida Iryu's power would be needed.

"In that case, I won't force you to stop me. Please make sure your safety is the priority."

“I will.” Mari Ida nodded quickly, then bowed to Leo. “Um… I’m so grateful for what you did to save me. If it’s alright, I… I think, could you tell me about that old man… I…”

No matter what, she's still just a child. There are some things she doesn't know whether she should say or not. If she does say them, she's afraid of touching on someone's painful memories. For a moment, Mari Ida was speechless.

"Grandma is buried in Oak Park Cemetery, number 262. You don't need to feel sorry for what happened back then. Grandma saved you because she wanted you to live a good life. You reported the Astromus incident very promptly last time."

After the incident with King Goldras, Leo's inner conflict has been resolved. The departure of Granny Asami is not unacceptable to him. Granny Asami was protecting what she considered important until the very end, and Leo will do his best to protect more, including himself.

Looking into Leo's eyes, Ida Maki realized that he had indeed let go of the past. When they met last time, she had actually sensed a bit of bitterness in Leo's heart, and she had always felt guilty about it.

The sword that Ida Iryu used to suppress the demons Onijuro and Sukuna was quickly brought over. It was a sword with patterns similar to a samurai sword, but the blade was very straight. The hilt was like a blazing sun, and even after five hundred years, it still gleamed with a cold light.

"Hiruzen." Ida Iryu looked at his beloved sword with some nostalgia, then merged with it. The sword automatically came into Ida Marie's hand, which she drew out. At the same time, Ida Iryu's voice was heard by everyone.

"So many years have passed, old friend, let's go."

"Wait a moment." Leo looked at the bespectacled, somewhat balding man who was hurrying over from a distance. "I have some things to take care of."

The newcomer's voice was so loud that even Leo couldn't ignore it, while Ida Marie wisely hid to the side to avoid unnecessary trouble.

"What are you doing? Why are you making us suspend classes and evacuate? Don't you know that summer vacation is a great opportunity for students to catch up?"

"What a loud voice," Leo thought to himself. "Sigh, the ESCG members and the Skip operators could tell at a glance that this was not someone to be trifled with."

However, compared to the Monster Protection Association and the Salvation Church, these people seemed much more amiable.

"Who's in charge here?!" The tutor immediately showed off his voice, and almost everyone's eyes, including Captain Gento, turned to Leo. Ida Marie, who was looking at Captain Gento, was a little surprised, thinking that they had mistaken him for someone else.

“It’s me.” Leo stepped forward. “You’re the head of the Mimori Cram School, Ms. Mimori Kiyoko?”

“No, I am her husband, Mimori Tsukikami, and also the head of the cram school. You are... Leo, the vice-captain of ESCG, right? I've heard of you.”

Mimori pushed up his glasses. Although he was very annoyed, he would restrain himself somewhat when facing someone like Leo. Of course, only a little. "Your defense team said there are monsters nearby and that we need to evacuate. What evidence do you have?"

“We are currently investigating, but we have already obtained evidence that the monster is hiding in this forest,” Leo said, unusually speaking in a formal tone.

"Evidence? Our tutoring center has been operating in this area since the beginning of this month. There have never been any monsters or unusual phenomena here. Now you're saying there are monsters and we have to retreat. What if this disrupts the students' studies?"

In a world teeming with monsters, Mimori Tsukishiro's words might seem illogical at first glance, but they are not. The Monster Age has been going on for ten years, and not a single monster has appeared in this area. As a result, while housing prices in other K regions have been falling, this area has not only not fallen, but has continued to rise.

As for why there are no monsters here? Just kidding, Maga-Orochi is sealed here. The aura of the seal will make all monsters subconsciously avoid this place. However, Leo estimates that the property prices here... oh no, this place might just be land in the future.

"What if a monster appears and threatens the students' lives?"

"You said it was a hypothetical, and the monster hasn't appeared yet. You have no concrete evidence, yet you want to evacuate us, causing inconvenience and disruption to our lives. This violates your TPC regulations!"

"ESCG has only one rule, which is to protect the Earth and humanity. Everything should be based on this rule. If you want evidence, I'm sorry, it is classified and cannot be disclosed at the moment."

In any case, evacuation and refuge work will definitely be carried out, and Leo will not gamble with so many lives; there will be no compromise on this point.

Seeing Leo's unmoved attitude, Mimori Tsuki was a little annoyed. After all, their tutoring class charged per class. Everyone does it this way these days. Otherwise, who knows if they can come to class the next day? So, missing a class means missing a day's money. The rent and land prices here are expensive, and the family urgently needs money recently.

"I don't care, we won't suspend classes unless we see concrete evidence of the monster's existence."

“Mr. Mimori, you may not be aware that we have issued an evacuation notice, which does not require your consent and is enforced.”

Leo pressed the buttons on the fighting device, and the extremely displeased Dimaga and Zetton, along with a certain emperor who was also planning to beat the other up, all looked at her calmly.

“If you insist on stopping us, then I have to suspect that you are involved in collusion with aliens and monsters.”

"You accuse me of colluding with aliens, what evidence do you have?!"

"Otherwise, how do you explain that you value money more than students' lives?"

Leo's words stunned Mimori Tsukishiro. For the first time, he realized that he was completely outmatched in an argument. Leo could even accuse him of colluding with aliens. If this got out, things would be terrible.

"You...I'm going to report you for defamation to TPC!"

"Okay, TPC's official website has a dedicated phone number for handling these kinds of issues. Please follow the proper procedures."

Mimori Tsukigami clenched his fists, but had no choice but to walk away. He really couldn't afford to mess with Leo. He had originally planned to watch him make a scene, but he couldn't believe that a monster would suddenly appear in a place that hadn't seen one in ten years. Why did it have to be at this time... No, this was his chance!

"Vice-Captain, aren't you afraid she'll report you?" Hong Kai couldn't help but ask, since being reported was a very troublesome matter, and various investigations were inevitable. Apart from dealing with monsters and aliens, TPC's most important task was internal issues.

“Everything is legal and compliant, so what’s there to be afraid of?” Leo spread his hands, which made Hong Kai admire him. But then he heard Leo’s next sentence: “Anyway, I’m in charge of handling reports from members of the Defense Force and above.”

It was just a minor incident. Leo gave everyone a thumbs up, signaling them to get to work immediately. The Skip team also rushed to help with the evacuation. Of course, they couldn't possibly speculate with Leo about possible collusion between the other party and aliens.

“That man seems a bit guilty. Do you think he might actually be colluding with aliens?” Gento noticed something was off about Mimori Tsukishiro at a glance.

"It's hard to say," Leo said, looking at the forest before him. A week ago, the dark atmosphere here wasn't obvious, but now, anyone could feel a distinct sense of oppression.

This matter might not go so smoothly.

Chapter 209 Unlucky Enmago

As the evacuation began, Leo and his group entered the White Fox Forest. However, this time Leo did not choose to act alone, but instead walked with Ida Iryu, who had temporarily taken control of Ida Mari's body.

"Oh dear, to be honest, I was really startled just now. After all, the dark power on you is far too strong, far surpassing that of Sukuna and the demon Onijuro."

If it weren't for having some prior knowledge of Leo and sensing something during the handshake, Ida Ryu wouldn't be as relaxed as he is now.

"With you here, I'm sure even an enemy like Enmago could be easily defeated."

Ida Marie already knew that Leo had a problem, so it didn't matter if they talked about these things directly. Leo was also particularly curious about Ida Ryu.

"You flatter me. Mr. Jinglong, you must have other business to attend to here."

From the moment he started looking around, Ida Ryu had been intentionally or unintentionally observing his surroundings, but not out of wariness; rather, it seemed as if he was searching for something.

“Your Excellency is indeed very perceptive. I did not come here solely for Enmago, but to see if any old acquaintances are still around.”

Since Ida Ryu is currently possessing the sword and using Ida Mari's body to move, it feels quite strange to see her with her arms crossed over her chest, looking like a mature woman.

"Old friend?"

"Yes, after sealing Enmago back then, I was also seriously injured. The one who saved me at that time was a... fox demon."

Enmago is a very powerful monster. Ida Iryu was accidentally bewitched by its black mist and then injured by its sword. He was seriously injured and almost fell into a coma, but was later rescued by a woman who had always lived in the forest.

"When I woke up, I wanted to thank her, but I found that the woman was not human. She was a fox spirit living in this forest, and the last fox spirit. I called her Ayu. She was pure white and gentle as jade."

"In order to force Ayu to reveal some key secrets, a sorcerer with eyes on his hands, also known as the demon Onijuro, killed her husband and daughter."

Upon hearing this, Leo frowned. He seemed to have suddenly realized something, and after a moment of contemplation, he nodded calmly, signaling Jinglong to continue.

"The demon also cursed her, making her never die and forever dream of her husband and son dying, trying to torture her mind and force her to tell the secret. Ayu saved me in the hope that I could kill her and end this suffering."

It seems that five hundred years ago, the Destruction Summoning Body turned the Demon Lord Onijuro against the Demon Lord, giving him a certain amount of power in the hope that he could find the location of the Ultimate Darkness. And the Demon Lord Onijuro did find the White Fox Forest.

However, because the seal exists, as long as the other demon beasts are still around, Maga-Orochi will not awaken. The demon lord is also unsure if this is the place he is looking for, so he tries to get definite information or even a way to break the seal from the local fox demon.

"However, people are not plants or trees. During the days when I was taken care of by Ayu, I eventually developed different feelings for her. Haha, a swordsman who slays demons and monsters has fallen in love with a monster. Please don't laugh at me."

"It's alright, my situation is quite complicated too." Leo expressed his full understanding of Jinglong's situation.

Later, after his body had fully recovered, Jing Tianjinglong was no longer able to kill the white fox. After performing a ritual to help the fox's daughter pass on to the afterlife, he poured his spiritual power into a wooden hairpin and left without looking back, afraid that he would be reluctant to part with it.

At that time, Jinglong had the world in his heart, and in order to repay Ayu's life-saving grace, he promised to kill the demon Onijuro and Sukuna Oni.

"However, I have been stationed at Mount Suona ever since, and have never returned to this forest..."

Firstly, he had not completely eliminated the demon and could not give Ayu an explanation. Secondly, if he returned here, he feared that the forest would just be a forest with nothing else, and he would feel desolate.

He returned here with a different mindset, because Sukuna and the demon Onijuro were indeed dead, and he was also worried that Enmago's seal might loosen and destroy the forest.

"Well, I'm actually quite curious. Mr. Jinglong, you should know that Enmago doesn't belong to our world."

"Yes, actually my original target was an insect demon. That insect demon was a tree in winter and an insect in summer, and it harmed many people." Jing Tianjinglong's memory had recovered a lot, and he had a deep impression of it. "As soon as I arrived at the edge of the forest, I happened to see a black meteor fall into the forest. The evil demon was killed by the meteor, and Enmago appeared in front of me."

Five hundred years ago, Enmago mysteriously arrived on Earth. Leo looked at the information in his hand and said, "If the information we have is correct, the Enmago monster is a subordinate of a guy named Juda, but we didn't expect it to appear on Earth."

"Zhouda?"

"A vengeful spirit that resurrects every tens of thousands of years, it is extremely powerful, but not as powerful as the Dark Emperor Alien Empera."

Leo added a sentence to avoid making His Majesty the Emperor feel that he was boosting the morale of others and diminishing his own.

"And who is the Dark Emperor?"

"My partner."

"Huh?" Several question marks popped up above Iida Iryu's head, wondering if he had misheard.

Actually, Leo hadn't planned to say anything, but he couldn't help it; it was His Majesty the Emperor's will. Emperor Apex was still very unhappy about what happened last night.

"This matter is rather complicated. Let's change the subject. Is Mr. Jinglong's ability to slay monsters an innate power, or is it because of this sword?"

Although it is known that Ida Ryu awakened his own spark and burned out his potential, according to Galatrom, it was because Ida Ryu's inner light was maximized, giving him power that is unimaginable to ordinary people.

"Actually, I can't really explain it myself." Jinglong scratched his head. "I had the ability to identify demons when I was young, but I was no different from ordinary people in my childhood. It was only after witnessing a demon harming people that I became determined to slay demons and eliminate evil, and I trained myself day by day, and gradually became stronger."

"However, Hiruzen's origins are quite mysterious. I once met an old man in a gray robe fishing by a boundless river. He held a bamboo rod and asked me why I was fighting. I only said it was for the peace of the world and the happiness of the people."

Jing Tianjinglong was not from an ordinary family. His willingness to give up his comfortable family background and dedicate himself to eliminating evil spirits for the people of the world is truly admirable.

"Then the old man laughed and disappeared. I realized it was just a dream. When I woke up, I was still in the room, and Hiruzen was standing beside me. This sword also has the power to slay demons and monsters. Like my arm, it has not been dusty or rusted even after five hundred years."

Seeing Leo deep in thought, Ida Iryu didn't care. "This story does sound bizarre, haha, just treat it as a story."

"Oh, it's nothing. I just felt that your story sounded familiar." Leo couldn't help but take another look at the Hiruzen sword in Ida Iryu's hand, wondering to himself whether it was given to him by that person.

As they walked and chatted, they soon realized a problem: this seemingly lush forest was completely devoid of any living creatures, not even birds, and they couldn't hear a single insect chirping.

"It seems that Maga Orochi's seal is looser than I thought. When I was only looking at the surveillance footage, these details were easily overlooked."

"What is Maga Orochi?" Ida Ryu felt that Leo was using terms he didn't understand again.

"One of the most terrifying monsters that was sealed away by the ancient Ultra Warriors 30 million years ago—oh, those were my teammates—possesses terrifying power."

Ida Iryu had just met Captain Gento and the others, and he noticed that their light was as powerful as Daigo's. He was quite surprised that this team was actually led by Leo, a user of dark power.

“Oh, I see. Thirty million years ago… that’s incredibly ancient. But for even Lord Leo to feel fear, it must have been a very formidable enemy.”

"Yeah, just the monsters that its energy created almost killed me once." Leo scratched his head. Actually, he really did die once, but the energy released when the Dark Spark bound to him brought him back to life.

However, according to Galatron and Tilis's analysis, it is also because of his bond with the Dark Spark that Leo cannot act freely in his spiritual form even after his physical body dies, unlike many powerful Reonics.

But Leo didn't really need to, because his current body was made of ultimate darkness and he couldn't die at all. If Maga Flame Demon's Spark Puppet hadn't been gone, he could have opened Ida Iryu's eyes today.

Moreover, his physical strength is extremely impressive. Unlike other Reionics who only focus on making their monsters stronger and neglect their own training, Reo can beat up many Reionics along with their monsters.

"I think that the demon Onijuro and Enmago came to this forest to obtain this sealed power, which is also the secret that Ayu kept."

"If it is such a secret, it is no wonder that Ayu would rather die than keep it."

Jing Tianjinglong was quite moved. Leo stopped and took out his communicator to take a look. The magnetic field in the forest was strange, but it was not to the point where it was impossible to communicate like in the Lion's Nose Tree Sea. "This is Leo, reporting the situation."