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

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"I just can't figure it out. It's normal that the editor, Masayuki Mita, mentioned at the end that he knew some of the ancient giants. Does that mean there are Ultramen in his universe, or that Captain Gento and some of his crew came from that universe?"

"I can't figure it out," Leo pondered, when he suddenly received a message from Mizorogi: "I recently got a new guy here. I think you should take a look. His name is Kudo Yuuki. He seems to have a strong presence and the potential to become an Ultraman."

Leo's mind went blank again. He seemed to understand some of what screenwriter Masamichi Mita had said, but... was that even possible?!

Chapter 448 I'm a bit feverish, please take a break.

Sometimes, Leo really envied Galatron's super electronic computing core. That thing was really useful; at least it kept Leo's mind from getting too confused.

[Kudo Yuuki, male, 22 years old, formerly worked in the LTL Records Management Department, and has been confirmed to meet the requirements of the Special Investigation Division's Action Team after passing the examination.]

This is a comment written by Mizorogi under Kudo Yuuki's personal file. However, joining the Special Investigation Division's action team requires the joint approval of Mizorogi, LTL head Matsunaga Yoichiro, and Leo, and will be submitted to Director Sawai for confirmation afterward.

Kudo Yuuki's performance in all aspects of the assessment was excellent, and his scores were comparable to those of any other member of the defense team. He was also quite skilled in teamwork.

"Shooting 93, melee 96, support ability 92, observation 98, on-the-spot reaction 97, driving 90, judge's bonus 93... These scores are more than enough even for ESCG."

As Leo looked at the file, he opened his mouth wide and took a bite of the biscuit that Little Gatan handed him, his gaze sweeping over Matsunaga's evaluation of Kudo Yuuki.

[Outstanding ability, but there is suspicion of cheating when comparing previous assessment results; observation is recommended.]

Inspector Matsunaga is quite cautious. Leo discovered that Matsunaga had even sent him Kudo Yuuki's past files. He found that although Kudo Yuuki's past test scores were not bad, they were indeed "rapidly improved" compared to this time.

Matsunaga clearly felt that this progress was not right, but after a thorough inspection, he could not find anything unusual about Kudo Yuuki, so he had no choice but to leave the decision to Leo.

To put it bluntly, with just one word from Leo, the decisions of Mizoroki and Matsunaga would seem less important. This principle applies to the entire TPC, just like when Director Sawai's words gave Daigo the opportunity to retake the test and join the GUTS team.

That's why Leo usually signs last; he doesn't want his personal decisions to influence other people's thoughts.

"If Mizoroki isn't mistaken, it proves that the light within Kudo Yuuki is extremely powerful, which has greatly enhanced him, or rather... he is Ultraman?"

While such a judgment may be somewhat subjective, aside from special cases like Director Sawai and Chief Yoshioka, the only Ultraman characters from ESCG who could make even Makoto Mizoroki clearly feel their powerful radiance are these Ultraman characters.

Compared to the Ultraman group in ESCG, Director Sawai and Chief Yoshioka are the rare exceptions. During the last meeting, Lei Huan'ao saw that Director Sawai's radiance was even brighter than Captain Gento's.

"In that case, let's meet him in person. As for Yuma Toshiro... let's arrange that for tomorrow. Okay, that's all."

If everything is confirmed to be in order, Leo will then assign the people to the armory. Jugglus has complained to him a lot about the lack of manpower in the armory, since in addition to their combat missions, they are also responsible for the equipment maintenance of the three teams: the Victory Team, ESCG, and the Silver Star Vanguard Team.

Under such circumstances, it is only natural to assign some capable people to that side to relieve some pressure. In addition, Leo also wanted Jugglus to experience what it is like to be teammates with a group of Ultramen all day long.

Leo put down his tablet, wiped Seele's mouth, and caught the Ultimate Fighting Device that flew in from outside. He sensed a familiar spatial fluctuation behind him.

Zetton, Jet, Oja, Dimaga and Renlong, as well as Galatron and Ako, were all standing behind Leo's sofa... Wait, why is the whole family here except for Silvergon and Golza who went out to fight monsters? And what's with this heavy atmosphere?

With a jolt, Leo felt a sense of foreboding. He instinctively hugged little Gatan tighter in his arms, and also put his arm around Seele, intending to treat the two children as his protective charms.

But this trick was useless. Renlong skillfully took the little Gatan from his arms, and Dimaga even lifted Seele up with one hand, saying, "It's already nine o'clock, good girl, it's time to sleep."

Upon hearing this, Seele quickly nodded in agreement. Although she didn't know what would happen next, her intuition told her that the most important thing right now was to save her own life, so she had no choice but to obediently go back to sleep.

Little Gatan, on the other hand, looked at Leo helplessly, his eyes filled with a sense of powerlessness. The little guy was just small in stature, not that his brain was underdeveloped. Seeing Leo surrounded by the group of older sisters in the family, Little Gatan could only clench his fists. "I am not strong enough yet, but when I am strong enough, I will change things!"

"How are you feeling? Are you alright?" Renlong's first concern was naturally Leo's health; everything else could wait.

"Thankfully, we escaped unscathed this time, thanks to everyone." From the moment Leo received the Ultimate Fighting Device, he knew what Galatrom and the others had done.

“We already know most of what happened in the script.” As Galatrom said this, she glanced at Lucyel beside her. The latter looked unhappy, but her gaze kept shifting between Leo and Lucyel, clearly trying to confirm his condition.

Although she was very unhappy with Galaxy Spark's sneaky behavior, Luciel was more worried about Leo's safety. She wasn't the type to not know what was important, so she kept quiet like the others.

Unfortunately, while Rukiel could understand everything that happened today, others, such as Magabassa, simply couldn't analyze what was going on. In their view, Leo was inexplicably imprisoned and then inexplicably escaped.

"Modiwus will probably calm down for a while after this. Gatanothor's consciousness is being held back by the will of Earth, and he can't control his body. Right now, the most important thing is the Dark Shadow Mage. I'll talk to you about the details later. What's the situation in the Land of Light? Have they been attacked?"

It seems there's no need to worry about some unspeakable grand plot unfolding tonight. Leo remembers that the script only ended with him transforming into Ultraman Ginga, and Renlong and the others probably don't know what happened afterward.

"The reconstruction of the Land of Light is progressing quickly, although many people have been injured. Besides that, there's another important part about you, Leo..."

“I know everything.” Leo waved his hand. “To be able to steal more than five hundred test cores, I don’t know whether to praise Renina’s first-rate skill or to add more insurance to the Land of Light.”

All I can say is that the Land of Light's laxity in security is astounding; I really don't know how they manage to do it.

Chapter 449 Raymond's Challenge to Gadi

In Australia, on the Monster Islands, a Zoga was flying halfway when it suddenly noticed something flashing in front of it. Before it could react, it crashed into an almost transparent wall and fell into the sea with a thud.

Xiao Ga shook his head, "Sigh, another unlucky bird that doesn't watch where it's going when it flies. These big birds don't have very good eyesight either."

"Speaking of which, this is so boring. I was really scared to death last night when I didn't sense Leo's presence. Ugh, Leo hasn't come to see me for days. It's so annoying."

Bored, Xiao Ga flicked her tail, feeling really depressed. It wasn't that she couldn't understand why Leo didn't come to find her; it was simply a matter of their different identities.

Little Gadi is now a monster under the TPC's management, unlike Zetton and the others who are exclusively under Leo's control. She can't openly admit that she's a monster belonging to the Nix faction anymore. It's fine for her to transform into human form at night and wander around Leo's area, but during the day she can only stay here.

Seeing Gadi's depressed and irritable appearance, all the monster researchers were puzzled. Today, Gadi had also shown his...

"Gadi doesn't seem to be in a good mood today. Is it because she didn't like breakfast?"

"No, breakfast today was her favorite set meal. Could it be something else, like it's her egg-laying season?"

"It's not time yet, and besides, when she lays eggs, she's always in her own nest, isn't she?"

A group of scholars were really baffled. Little Gadi was truly the most valuable research subject they had encountered since they started their research, apart from Magabasa, because no one could guess what was going on in this little guy's head.

Monster translation machines need to be attached to a monster to hear what it says. Without Little Gadi's permission, the scholars certainly wouldn't understand what she wanted to say, but they were happy to study Little Gadi's habits, at least the little guy didn't find them annoying.

Of all the monsters on Monster Island, not all of them like being observed by cameras all day long. For example, the Gakuma brothers were quite unhappy about it, until Little Gadi's fist landed on their heads.

Just as everyone continued their observation, Dr. Otomo led the GUTS team over, clapping and shouting, "Everyone, today's observation time is ending early. Please go back to the lounge."

Seeing the Victory Team and Dr. Otomo together, the group of scholars knew they must be on a mission, so they took away all their old birdwatching equipment, such as cameras. They had been using Xiao Gadi as their night watchman for the past few days.

“It’s this little guy…” Megumi looked at the little guy sitting on the ground deep in thought, and then couldn’t help but laugh. “Captain Gentoo’s reputation has been ruined by this little guy.”

"ESCG's crash rate is entirely due to Vice Captain Leo dragging it down by himself." Although Xincheng himself knew that this was because ESCG only ever played high-level games, he still couldn't quite keep up. Fortunately, the advertising department never failed in its external publicity efforts.

"Our Victory Team's crash rate is entirely due to Shinjo, who single-handedly raised it." As a friend who was always sarcastic, Horii's words immediately broke Shinjo's defenses, but he couldn't refute it because it was the truth.

At this moment, Shinjo had no idea that his plane crash attribute would become a global sensation with the airing of "Ultraman Tiga," eventually becoming a teaching example for all subsequent members of the defense force.

For example, if you don't want to be remembered for eternity like Shinjo-senpai, you have to practice hard, unless you think your fate is as tough as those seniors at ESCG.

"Alright, you two, we're not here to play around this time." Captain Megumi interrupted their conversation. This was a rare opportunity for her to leave the command room, so of course she wasn't here for fun.

Seeing the Victory Team arrive, Xiao Ga stood up and walked towards them. After all, it was obvious from their clothes that they were not ordinary people. Moreover, she felt a very familiar feeling about Raymond, who was very similar to Leo, only much weaker.

"Gadi, they're from the Victory Team. This Raymond wants to spar with you, is that alright?"

Although humans need translators to understand what the monsters are saying, Gadi can understand everything after linking up with Leo. She nodded earnestly, having nothing else to do, and was quite looking forward to it.

Coincidentally, due to her special status, Xiao Gadi has never had the opportunity to properly spar with her sisters at home. She can only figure out her training plans on her own and then have Galatron modify them.

It's rare to have someone come to my place for sparring today, which is also a good opportunity to test the results of my special training over this period and to have a full understanding of my current strength.

Seeing how readily Gadi agreed, Raymond became a little hesitant. He didn't sense that Gadi was particularly powerful, but it was clear that this monster was highly valued. "Are you sure you're okay? What if I accidentally get hurt...?"

Upon hearing Raymond's words, Little Ga made a nonchalant sound. Dr. Otomo roughly translated it based on his experience: "She said, if you can beat her, she'll take your surname."

A perfect translation: Gaddi raises a tentacle at Dr. Otomo, but judging from the gesture, it looks more like he's giving the middle finger. After all, Gaddi's monster form doesn't have hands, so it's quite provocative.

This sparked Raymond's fighting spirit. He rubbed his hands together and took out his combat device. "Is it right here?"

"Let's do it here. The battle in the Meta Realm won't affect the outer areas." Megumi took out her communicator. "Commander, thank you for your help."

As Megumi Kijima finished speaking, Munakata commanded the EXJ to fly over the crowd, of course, inside the protective shield, otherwise they would have crashed by now.

As the EXJ emitted a blue beam that completely enveloped everyone, the battlefield transformed into the Meta Realm. Gadgetzan rubbed his hands together, and Raymond raised his Battle Device. "Come out, Gomora!"

With a roar powerful enough to shake the earth, Gomora eagerly emerged from the combat device. She had heard that today's training session would be against a Gaddi, a monster she had dealt with a couple of days ago, and found it to be nothing special.

Last night, during the battle against Darkness, Gomora finally regained his confidence. The Gadi in front of him didn't seem to pose any threat. It was easy for him. Gomora should hold back a bit.

Just as Gomora was getting ready to try, Gadi told Leo, who was preparing to meet Kudo Yuuki and Hiise Yuma, about it.

"Training?" Leo had been thinking that the defense mission today was being handled entirely by ESCG after Megumi sent him a message earlier. He had assumed that the GUTS team was taking Raymond on a team-building trip. Turns out, it was training.

According to the original plan, Leo had arranged for Raymond to have a Zetton as his opponent today, or even to be piloted by Raymond himself. Unexpectedly, Raymond chose a more difficult one, which was good. Leo was very pleased.

"Damn it, if we get a little serious, the other side isn't simple either."

Hearing Leo's instructions, Xiao Ga immediately perked up, "Can you take me out to play after we win?"

"No problem, I'll find someone else to replace you. If you perform well enough, there will be a surprise. Of course, don't get killed by the other side."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing!" Xiao Ga replied in his heart, his eyes burning even brighter. A reward, a reward, a date!!

Gomora, who was initially excited, suddenly froze. Something's not right. Why is the enemy's momentum suddenly so strong? Oh no!

Chapter 450 Barrier Armor

Meeting Leo was a lot of pressure for Yuma Asai. Although he had met Leo a few times before and knew that Leo was not a high-ranking, serious, rigid, and aloof person, this time was different.

The entire SKIP squad in Xingyuan City was directly merged into the Armory's department by Leo, because the Armory mostly operates from the base and does not have personnel to go out for patrols and investigations, so a squad is needed to assist them.

This reason was reasonable, and since it was Leo who proposed it, Director Sawai agreed readily. However, an assessment was still required. Yuma's assessment results were quite good, and his physical fitness had been significantly improved. Ishido Shu and the others also barely passed the assessment.

But if he was to meet Leo for the assessment, why was he the only one here instead of everyone else? Yuma felt very strange, but soon he saw that there was another person in front of him, standing at the door of the interview room, looking somewhat uneasy.

"Um, are you here to meet Mr. Leo too?" Yuma asked, startling the other person a little. Fortunately, the other person quickly recovered. "Ah, yes, I'm here to face the assessment, Kudo Yuuki."

Looking at Kudo Yuuki's outstretched hand, Hise Yuma shook it and suddenly had an indescribable, subtle feeling, as if he had met a kindred spirit he had never seen before.

"Mr. Leo hasn't arrived yet. He's been held up by some things, but he said he'll be here soon. You're... from the Skip department?"

“Yes, I’m being transferred to the Armory Special Combat Team soon.” Yuma nodded quickly. It wasn’t exactly a secret, but Kudo Yuuki was quite surprised. “You’re also being transferred to the Armory? Then we’ll be teammates from now on.”

"Ah, is Mr. Kudo also one?"

"Just call me Yuuki." Now that they were teammates, Kudo Yuuki felt much more relaxed. "Actually, I was originally going to join the Special Investigation Division's action team, but Mr. Leo said that my performance was more suited to the front lines."

Upon hearing Kudo Yuuki's words, Yuma glanced at the assessment results in his hand, then looked at his own... wow, how can the difference between people be so great?

An awkward silence fell over the room. Yuma didn't know what to talk about, and Kudo Yuuki wasn't very good at communicating with strangers. More importantly, both of them had something on their minds at the moment.

Yuma's worry was that he would not be able to pass Leo's test. Leo's appreciation for him did not prevent him from being strict with him. What should he do if he failed Leo's good intentions?

Kudo Yuuki's inner thoughts were extremely complicated: Oh no, why do I have to go directly to Leo-nii? Will I give myself away? What should I do? Is he going to give me special training? If things go according to their requirements, that's too scary.

Kudo Yuuki, the human form of Ultraman Taiga, but that happened in another universe. Back then, abnormal time fluctuations swept through many universes, and Kudo Yuuki and Taiga were also drawn into the Dark War. However, they were unlucky and ran into Grimd.

The combined power of Ultraman Taiga, Fuma, and Titus was no match for Grimd, especially since it had absorbed the Ultimate Darkness. By the time Justice and Cosmos arrived, they had already been defeated. Justice and Cosmos didn't recognize them at the time and thought they were just part of the ancient giants.

Before his defeat, Taiga separated Kudo Yuuki from himself, using a portion of his light to protect his consciousness and spirit. He was resurrected as Kudo Yuuki in modern times. He grew up in an orphanage and later joined TPC.

Not long ago, Kudo Yuuki regained his memories as the human host of Ultraman Taiga. Although he is still unable to transform into Ultraman Taiga, Kudo Yuuki plans to join the front-line troops and do what he can.

However, the most important thing is that he also saw the report about Masaki Keigo while working in the archives, and realized that only by going to the front line could he have a better chance of finding Taiga and the others and waking them up. He thought that most of the Ultramen nowadays were in this situation.

"Sorry to keep you waiting." Leo's voice came from the end of the corridor. He glanced over and Yuma was about to greet him when he noticed that Yuuki Kudo next to him had straightened up, looking like he was waiting for his superior's inspection. Yuma quickly followed suit.

(The radiance of these two people... is so strong, it has exceeded the level that normal humans can reach. Yuma's radiance is indeed exactly the same as Ake's, but Yuuki, although I have never met him, feels very familiar.)

Leo muttered to himself, and Rukiel's somewhat resentful voice quickly echoed in his mind, "It looks a lot like Ultraman Taro's, but it's definitely not the same person."

Is it related to Taro? Leo wondered to himself, but he still smiled and said, "Don't be so nervous, let's go inside and talk."

I was slightly delayed by Monster Island and had to explain a lot of things. It's a pity I can't get away right now, otherwise Leo would have personally assimilated with Gadi and given Raymond and Gomora a good lesson.

However, given Gadi's skills, Raymond and Gomora should have gotten plenty of results, right?

Ample, that's more than enough! Upon sensing Gadi's rising momentum, Gomora rushed forward immediately, slashing out with a claw. However, it seemed to have hit something unseen and was unable to advance. Instead, it was kicked backward by Gadi.

“It’s the Gadi Barrier.” Dr. Otomo pushed up his glasses, recognizing the clue at a glance. “I didn’t expect that Gadi could not only enlarge the barrier, but also use it so skillfully. He is indeed very talented, and the training of his strength is also quite effective.”

Raymond was truly surprised that the unassuming Gadi possessed such power. However, he and Gomora had experience dealing with Gadi. "Gomora, attach the super vibration wave to your hand!"

Upon receiving the order, Gomora roared, yellow energy clinging to its claws. It slammed its paw against Gadi's barrier, the intense vibration disrupting the barrier's basic structure and easily shattering it. Gomora realized that the enemy before it was indeed not to be underestimated and was now getting serious.

But for Gadi, that kick just now gave her a sense of the gap between her and her opponent. Gomora was strong, but not as strong as her. Gadi just didn't expect Gomora to have such a skill. It seems this battle will be quite a fight.

Since that's the case, let's show some real skills. With that thought, the horn on Xiao Gadi's head emitted a burst of light. At first glance, it seemed like nothing had changed, but upon closer inspection, it was not hard to find that Xiao Gadi's whole body had a glass-like texture.

I don’t know when it happened, but Xiao Gadi actually learned to turn his barrier into armor. With this thing, even extreme temperature difference light is just like scraping.