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

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“If that’s the case, then things will get complicated.” Leo asked for leave and granted himself a vacation. He had a bad feeling. “Bring Barbosa back. While I’m away, let him take my place.”

"What, wait..." Ako suddenly realized that Leo had gone silent on the other end of the phone. She glanced at it and was shocked to find that the number she had dialed was now out of service, and the chat history with that number was also completely blank.

"Yako?" Leo suddenly woke up from his dream, subconsciously glancing at his communicator, only to find that there was nothing on it except for a few messages, as if everything just now was just a dream, as if he had never woken up from the dream.

But Leo wasn't fooled by this hazy feeling. His powerful mental strength as a Reiblood allowed him to dispel the dreamlike haze and remember everything. His brows twitched involuntarily. "Emperor, Luciel, are you there?"

Receiving no response, Leo touched his chest. The Dark Spark was still there, but he could no longer sense Rukiel's consciousness. After much consideration, Leo realized that the problem lay with himself.

"I didn't bring the Ultimate Fighting Device with me either." Leo patted his pockets. He could sense the presence of the Ultimate Fighting Device, but it felt strange. He couldn't sense a clear distance, which meant that he and the Ultimate Fighting Device weren't even in the same space.

What exactly happened? Leo packed his things and walked towards the door, observing his surroundings. This was indeed TPC; the decorations and the uniforms of the staff were all the same, and everyone looked at him with respect.

This should be TPC, right? Could it be that it wasn't me who pointed out the problem, but rather that Empera and Lucy were all trapped in another dimension? That's unlikely. If the mastermind had that ability, why would they be hiding?

Something must be different, Leo thought, when he suddenly saw a familiar figure. It was Daigo running towards him, but strangely, Daigo was not wearing the ESCG uniform, but the GUTS uniform.

"Deputy Director Leo!" Daigo called out to Leo, whose eyelids twitched involuntarily. Wait, how did he really become the deputy director?

But Leo quickly regained his composure and looked at Daigo in front of him, "Is there something you need, Daigo?"

While asking questions, Leo also took the time to observe. Daigo's helmet and clothing were in the style of the GUTS team, but he didn't have a gun on his waist, which was against the rules... No, could it be that the current GUTS team is just a scientific research team?

"It's nothing, I just wanted to thank the Deputy Director. I acted a bit recklessly yesterday, and you personally inquired about my injuries... By the way, Deputy Director, is TPC really going to armament? Although Golza's whereabouts are still unknown, but..."

Hearing Daigo's words, Leo's eyelids twitched, but he suppressed the urge to retort and patted Daigo on the shoulder. "If humans want to survive, they need enough power to protect themselves. If possible, I also hope that we only have to face Golza and Melba."

Leo waved his hand, then told Daigo to go about his business. He then took out his communicator, skillfully entered the password, and began to browse through various documents, only to be left with a puzzled look.

What do you mean Golza and Melba appeared together? What do you mean two of the three giant statues were destroyed, and the remaining one was revived and named Tiga? What do you mean Tiga was able to let Golza escape? This doesn't make sense!

No, there are too many questions. As he looked around and gathered information, he was now certain that he had been thrown into some world, and even had a plausible identity in this world. The password on his phone was the one he liked to use.

Here, Leo is not the vice-captain of ESCG, but the vice-director of TPC, a true legend. He is a super genius who stabilized the scientific and political circles at the young age of twenty and is known as a shining star of the era, along with Director Sawai.

Who is behind this? Such methods don't seem like something Zagi would use. Could it be the Dark Shadow Mage or that being that separated from Delacion?

Back in his dorm room, Leo instinctively pushed the door open and entered. The instant he opened the door, his brain went blank for a moment—how could there be a humanoid Gakuma?!

However, Leo immediately realized that he was on a filming set. Looking down, he saw that his clothes had changed into ordinary casual wear, and his fashion sense was as terrible as ever.

"Come on, the first scene of the second episode, Gakuma will be peeking out from here, the lighting should be a bit dim, cinematographer get ready... Director Asami, what are you doing? We're about to start filming."

"Oh, okay." Leo quickly snapped out of his daze and walked over.

Looking back, Leo realized that what was behind him wasn't the TPC's archives, but just a simple item warehouse. He even saw the figures of several monsters he knew from his childhood: Litra, Gomes, Galamun... as well as Golza and Melba.

What on earth is going on? Wasn't I just in another world that seemed to be in the early days of TPC? How did I end up on a film set in the blink of an eye, and it even looks like a filming location for Tsuburaya Productions?

Leo had a ton of questions in his mind, but he calmly picked up a script and started reading, his brows furrowing more and more as he read.

Because at the back of this script, there is a detailed record of his walk out of the archives, his encounter with Daigo, and their conversation. So, is Leo in the script, or is the character from the script coming to the real world?

Thinking of this, Leo turned to the first page, looked at the title "Ultraman Tiga," and fell into deep thought. He realized that this problem might be more troublesome than any before.

Just as Leo was trapped in a predicament he couldn't understand, in the ESCG command room, a bad feeling rose in Gento's heart. He couldn't explain what this feeling was, just like the day his wife and children encountered the demon Onijuro.

This might be due to the abilities he gained after merging with Blaze. Besides the significant physical enhancement, he also possessed many other skills, among which Blaze's beast-like intuition was perhaps one.

At this moment, this intuition was warning the Stringman, making him lose his appetite for coffee and hurriedly check if any unusual situations had occurred around the world, but to no avail.

All the reports from around the world are disaster records of monster appearances. Although the number of daily monster appearances has broken records again today, with more than 500 monsters of various kinds appearing, it is still not enough to make the people of Gendo feel dangerous. This is just the beginning.

So, where did this sense of crisis come from? Genji stroked his chin, deep in thought. Could it be that Zaki and the Dark Shadow Mage were about to take action?

"What's wrong, Captain?" Noticing the serious expression on Captain Stringman's face, I asked casually, while continuing to adjust Pal's flight, trying to get Pal to achieve fully autonomous combat, so that the logistics department and armory wouldn't keep chasing them every day due to too many crashes.

"It's nothing, I just have a really bad feeling about it." Captain Stringman waved his hand. "Maybe I'm overthinking it. I took a look and there's nothing unusual happening around the world."

"Things have been much more peaceful these past few days. However, since the beginning of this year, the number of monsters appearing on average each day has been more than double that of last year, and it is increasing every day. It's really thanks to the efforts of the vice-captain and the others that TPC can still handle these monsters."

I was deeply impressed. Leo's fighting power was simply beyond human capabilities. A group of Ultramen were struggling to fight the MK2 special edition, but Leo, on the other hand, simply drove his Armored King Joe and dismantled the MK2 so badly that it made people wonder if he had modified King Joe himself.

"Yes, nothing could be more gratifying than this." Gento was also very emotional. Having Leo in the team had really helped him a lot. If it weren't for Leo, he didn't know how busy he would be.

As the top defense force above all other defense forces in the world, the ESCG members like Daigo have a slightly higher status than the captains of other defense forces. Not to mention Gento and Leo, who are vice-captains, their power is ridiculously high.

However, with great power comes great responsibility. ESCG already has enough work to do, and if Gento were to handle it all by himself, he would definitely be working overtime every day. But Leo not only manages everything perfectly, he can even take on a lot of work from other departments.

Who would have thought that Leo, who had only been with the company for two months and whose educational level was only high school graduation when he joined, was now able to discuss scientific research with Dr. Yao?

Vice-Captain Leo is practically a superman! Even Captain Gento doesn't dare to imagine what the team would be like without Leo. He himself is certainly certain...

The sudden pop-up email box made Xuanren's eyelids twitch. The unease he had felt earlier intensified, mainly because there were just too many messages popping up at once. What did the Logistics Department and the Armory want from him? And what was going on with the Equipment Department and the Information Department?

No, this part has always been Leo's responsibility. In fact, many people outside the company think that Leo is the captain of ESCG and that all the coordination of affairs is handled by Leo. Gento can't understand how this is related to him now.

Could it be that Leo wanted to share some of the burden? Gento thought for a moment and decided to ask Leo directly, but after searching, he couldn't find Leo's number or the team's communication code.

How could this be? Gento's face gradually turned grim. Meanwhile, the others also sensed that something was amiss. As they helped adjust the Desfasa's gate in the armory, they stepped out of the cockpit with mixed feelings.

If it weren't for the existence of Ultimate Darkness, Earth's strength would be considered top-tier in the entire universe. There would be no need to worry about protecting itself; the Desfasa fighter alone could wipe out countless Golza.

"Thank you for your hard work, Vice Captain Gomon." Tae-shin handed over a bottle of drink. Gomon subconsciously took it and unscrewed the cap, but just as he was about to drink, he realized something was wrong. "Mr. Tae-shin, what did you just call me?"

“Vice Captain Gumen?” Taixin looked confused. “Isn’t that what we’ve always called you? You’ve been a great help to our armory.”

Komon fell silent for a moment, then put on a gentle smile. "...I'm sorry, I was just a little tired from the test. I'll go back and rest for a bit."

"Then you should get some rest; your health is the most important thing." Taixin didn't say much more, watching Gumen rush away. He felt that it wasn't like he was going to rest, but rather that he had some urgent business to attend to.

On the way back, Komon happened to run into Daigo, who immediately confessed, "Komon, something terrible has happened. I went to look for the vice-captain, but I couldn't find him anywhere."

"I was mistaken for the vice-captain just now... This isn't right." Komon said, recalling that he had felt something was off during the test, but he hadn't paid attention to it at the time, since the test was the most important thing.

Just as the two were pondering, Kai and Juri Fujiwara ran over, their expressions grim. "Daigo, Komon!"

"Have you encountered any unusual situations as well?" Hearing Komon ask this, Hong Kai knew that they were in the same boat. Fujiwara Juri nodded as well. "That's right. We just received a communication from Monster Island. The person in charge said that Little Gadi has suddenly become very irritable and wants you to go and calm him down."

"Could it be that the little Gadi could also sense that Vice Captain Leo was in trouble?" Komon clearly remembered that the little Gadi was exceptionally close to Leo, but now that identity had been replaced by him.

“I think so.” Hong Kai nodded as well. “This is too strange. The vice-captain must have encountered something. We must take action immediately.”

After a moment's thought, Komon stood up. "Go find the captain and the others. They should have noticed something amiss too."

At this moment, everyone was extremely anxious. If it were just a powerful enemy, they would not have any fear. But this was the case. Their most important comrade, whom they wanted to protect the most, had disappeared without anyone noticing. What was going on?

The people on this side noticed something was wrong. Meanwhile, the Kirieloid people who were wandering around looking for a Melba to complete their daily tasks also noticed something was amiss. Why are there so many Zoga monsters today?

Chapter 415 The Whole Family Gathers

"Cut! That's it for today's filming. Thank you all for your hard work!" As director Hiromi Ishimura's voice faded, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. After all, this was a major decision concerning the future of the entire company.

"It's finally over." Yuda, who was in charge of writing the first two episodes, rubbed his shoulders and looked at Leo beside him. "I really didn't expect it. Director Asami, you're not from a drama school, but your acting is so excellent."

"I originally came here to apply for an acting job, but I never expected to be pulled in by Director Ishimura to be a supervisor." Leo said casually, although he was more confused than Magabassa could talk all day, but right now the most important thing was to figure out his situation.

While filming, Leo learned about his identity here. He was Asami Leo, a graduate of the Directing Department of Tokyo University of the Arts. However, he originally came here because Director Ishimura tricked him into thinking he was auditioning for actors. Who would have thought he would become a director?

Thinking about it this way, it seems quite reasonable. It does match my major, but Leo always feels that something is not quite right. After thinking about it carefully... there is a problem.

"Wait a minute, I'm acting and directing all by myself, isn't it too unfair to only get paid one salary?"

Feeling like he'd been taken advantage of, Leo looked at Director Ishimura, who returned a simple, honest smile. Leo only thought to himself, "Old fox," before packing up and going to eat with everyone.

Interpersonal communication is not a problem for Leo now. In the short time he had just finished, he had subtly gotten to know everyone around him. However, while chatting, Leo was also checking his own situation.

Leo was certain that the enemy was keeping a close eye on him in the dark. The Dark Shadow Mage mistook him for Zagi and had no reason to make a move, which meant that the mastermind behind the scenes most likely knew his identity.

(So, is it the part that separated from Delacion back then?)

Galatron once told Leo that during the process of stabilizing all universes, some of the energy that flowed out of Delacion combined with the ultimate darkness and became an enemy, so this guy is the most likely to know his identity.

Just as Leo had expected, he went to the cafeteria to get his food and subconsciously glanced at the thin woman who was serving him. Her smile carried a hint of introversion and even inferiority, but Leo felt a chilling unease about it.

"What's wrong, Director Asami?"

"No, it's nothing, I was just thinking about the upcoming filming."

Leo didn't say much, but just thinking about the world he was in the script just now, he felt it was incredible. It was hard to say how powerful the Delacion split was, but he had already witnessed how bizarre it was.

"The filming project, which has been restarted after more than a decade, depends on this opportunity to revive it."

More than a decade has passed. Leo suddenly remembered that in his original world, Tsuburaya Productions also decided to restart its filming project after more than a decade. Come to think of it, he had heard before that their planned new series was called "Ultraman Tiga."

Is there any connection between the two? Leo's intuition vaguely led him to try to connect the two, but the known information was still too little. He could only hope that things could be maintained on the other side while he was away.

The moment Leo disappeared, all the girls in the house rushed back, fearing something terrible had happened. Even Zetton and the others who had fled to the edge of the universe returned. Everyone realized the problem: the enemy had discovered Leo's identity and had begun targeting him.

This was the first time something like this had happened, and no one in the family could sit still. But making a scene wouldn't solve anything, so they could only anxiously wait for Galatron and Renlong to see if they had any clues.

“Judging from the Ultimate Gauge and our current condition, Leo is still safe, but we don’t know where he’s trapped.” Galatrom looked at the Ultimate Gauge floating around in front of him. “This is not a simple spacetime disorder.”

"Is it the Shadow Mage or Zagi?"

"...Zaki may not have such an ability, the Shadow Mage is possible, but the most suspicious is the split of Delacion, which is the enemy we know the least about and we are unsure if it has any special abilities."

Galatron is still analyzing the situation. Neither she nor Ako sensed any abnormalities in Earth's spacetime. But since Leo has disappeared, it means the problem is bigger than they imagined.

It's like a hole in a piece of paper—easy to find. But what if that hole is big enough to encompass the entire Earth? How many people would realize they live in a hole? Galatrom even thinks the hole is bigger than that.

"However, I didn't expect Leo to bring the Dark Spark instead of the Limit Breaker. He brought the Dark Spark but not Rukiel. Does that make sense?"

After Magabasa said that, everyone realized that it was true. Everyone had always thought that Rukiel and Dark Spark were linked together, but now it seems that wasn't the case.

"I was born from the Dark Spark and have a close relationship with it, but to be precise, I am an independent entity and separate from the Dark Spark."

Luciel crossed her arms, growing increasingly annoyed. If she had stayed inside the Dark Spark back then, she could have gone with Leo, but instead, she chose to leave.

“It all happened so suddenly, we didn’t have time to prepare.” Jett clenched his fist, while Jaden rolled his eyes at his sister. “The enemy won’t wait for you to be ready before they come knocking.”

Ereshkigal and Dimaga could only watch helplessly, as neither of them could be of any use at this moment. Dimaga even doubted whether his spacetime monster was real, wondering how he could have not noticed anything.

"Without Leo, Earth's fighting power is reduced by at least half. Hopefully, no random enemies will come knocking on our door during this time." Ako rubbed her head. "Big sister Galatron, what's wrong?"

"I'm going through... information about Leo has been gradually disappearing since just now. Every trace of his existence in this world is being replaced. The vice-captain of ESCG has become Komon, the position of Peace Star has been given to Mr. Hayata, and various news reports are also..."

Rather than disappearing, these data were replaced with data on other people. Galatrom keenly realized that this might be the enemy's goal; they wanted Leo to disappear from the world completely.

However, this is impossible. Leo's connection with this side is extremely deep. Not to mention that these girls still clearly remember Leo's existence, Leo's body was formed by ultimate darkness, and it is impossible for him to lose contact with this side of Earth.

The Ultramen on the TPC side weren't affected either; rather, they had already noticed the problem. Captain Gento was the first to discover it because a whole bunch of documents and various matters were being asked of him instead of Leo, which was very unusual.

Therefore, they quickly discovered that Leo was missing. The group sat together, completely bewildered. "What happened? Not only did Vice-Captain Leo suddenly disappear, but it seems like he's been forgotten. Everyone should still remember Leo, right?"

"Of course I remember, it must be the enemy acting in the shadows, but... why?" Komon spoke for everyone. Yes, why?

Why Leo of all people? They just couldn't understand it. Leo was the only human in the entire ESCG. Shouldn't the Dark Shadow Mage and Zagi have targeted these Ultramen?

Although Leo's abilities among humans are so strong that he seems to have been modified by Gorgom from the Kamen Rider series and then sunbathed for a few years, he is still considered human by Daigo and the others. However, the enemy chose to target Leo, which is very wrong.

"I remember the last time I received a message from the vice-captain, he applied for a leave of absence and even approved it himself... Wait a minute, could it be that the vice-captain discovered something that forced Zaki and the others to take action against him?"

The stringman's speculation alerted everyone, but their unease deepened as well. If it really was the Dark Shadow Mage and Zagi who were behind this, targeting Leo, then...

The thought of this possibility darkened even Daigo's usually mild-mannered face, and his aura became exceptionally powerful, since Leo was their most vulnerable point.

Chapter 416 The Screenwriter of Dreams

Today is the day Tsuburaya Productions starts filming their new project, "Ultraman Tiga." Actually, the permission to film the Tiga character first was granted by Leo. Without Leo's permission, they would have had to design their own Ultraman.

Because it's a work that's been many years since the last one, Tsuburaya Productions is taking it very seriously, especially worried that if they don't do a good job, Ultraman Tiga himself will come to talk to them. To be honest, they wouldn't dare to make this film if Leo hadn't guaranteed it.

However, it's unclear why Leo would recommend that male celebrity who looks almost exactly like Daigo to play the lead role. Surely Daigo isn't actually Tiga? Chiaki Konaka, who was in charge of the subsequent script, felt a bit dizzy.

There's no way around it; I've been staying up late lately thinking about the script. It's such an important project, and I really don't dare to draw any conclusions lightly. Although producer Kazuo Tsuburaya said we could refer to reality, looking at this script in front of me, well...

"Something about the script feels off," said Chiaki Konaka, sitting next to him. "What's wrong?"

Chiaki Konaka pointed to the script he had just finished writing last night, "In our original plan... was the original TPC deputy director named Leo?"

“Leo? This wasn’t originally planned, let me see.” Hasegawa felt that the name Leo sounded familiar, but he couldn’t remember if he knew such a person. He just took the script and glanced at it.

According to the original script, only one Ultraman will appear in "Ultraman Tiga," and the enemy will generally be one monster per episode, which can be seen as a reference to the pioneering work "Ultraman."

Meanwhile, the defense organization in the film is also called TPC, which is to facilitate censorship and promote TPC at the same time. But... why is there a deputy director of TPC? Who should be cast to film this?

As he was pondering this, Hasegawa saw Chiaki Konaka yawn and patted him on the shoulder, "You've been staying up too late lately, haven't you?"

"I had no choice but to write it because of work... I fell asleep halfway through writing last night, and I was even dreaming about writing the script."