Chapter 11

"Huh?" In the car, Lingmuyu at the driver's seat heard Hibino Mirai's words exposing their identity, she poked her head out to look, her eyes full of doubt and shock.

What the heck?

Isn't their Ultraman identity supposed to be secret?

How could just anyone figure out their identity?

She stared at Hibino Mirai, sizing her up.

She looks like an idiot…… How could she recognize their identity?

Lingmuyu's eyes rolled: "You've mistaken the person, right?"

"No, that's not it." Hibino Mirai said seriously.

Tianliuhai, off to the side, remembered.

Gesila King, Beidou Xingsi, bakery, Hibino Mirai…… these keywords strung together.

Isn't this the setup for some movie?

And what's up with the Victory Team?

Super Eight Theatrical Version plus Diga TV merging worldviews?

Oh, we also need to add his Dark Diga.

So Hibino Mirai is here to find the Seven Warriors?

Tianliuhai recalls that the movie's plot is roughly about Hibino Mirai receiving guidance to travel through time and space, gathering the other seven Ultramen, then jointly fighting the Dark Shadow Mage.

So, is the darkness that Ace perceived him, or the Dark Overlord Gatanjeor, or perhaps the Dark Shadow Mage?

Tianliuhai blinked.

A bit chaotic.

He understood one thing.

He won't let Hibino Mirai drag him into fighting.

At most, they'll team up for a final battle.

The rest of the time, he'll slack off.

If he can avoid work, he'll avoid it as much as possible.

He patted Hibino Mirai's shoulder, then pointed to the bakery next door, and said solemnly: "Inside is the answer you want to know—go."

"Huh? What about you guys?" Hibino Mirai scratched her head.

"We have something to do." After saying that, Tianliuhai got into the car.

He waved, signaling Lingmuyu to drive off.

For now, he still doesn't want too much involvement with Hibino Mirai.

First, let Hibino Mirai gather the people, then we'll talk.

Otherwise, he could easily imagine Hibino Mirai constantly dragging him to look for people and fight monsters.

That would be totally exhausting.

He's here to loaf around, slack off, get by, and wait for his pension to retire.

He's not here to reforge Ultraman's glory, duty-bound.

Hibino Mirai watched the van drive off, eating a mouthful of exhaust.

"Does the bakery have the answer I want?" Hibino Mirai then turned her gaze to the bakery newly opened by Beidou Xingsi and Nanxizi.

He stared at it for a while.

Then he strode inside.

As soon as he entered, Hibino Mirai was dazed.

Then came joy.

Beidou Xingsi and Nanxizi?!

"Nissan, you're actually here." Hibino Mirai's face lit up with joy.

"Huh?" Beidou Xingsi blinked in surprise.

Nanxizi eyed him suspiciously.

"Kid, who are you?" Beidou, having not awakened his Ultraman memories, naturally doesn't remember Hibino Mirai.

Especially since Hibino Mirai came up and called him "brother."

If it weren't for the fact that he felt a connection with Hibino Mirai at first sight.

He would have kicked Hibino Mirai out.

You can't just randomly claim relatives.

?

Hibino Mirai also blinked at those words.

Doesn't Brother Ace know me?

What about Sister Nanxizi?

His gaze shifted to Nanxizi.

At that moment, Nanxizi also curiously asked: "Little brother, who are you?"

"Hibino Mirai." Well, it looks like Sister Nanxizi doesn't know me either.

Hibino Mirai was a bit confused.

What's going on?

Speaking of which, he remembered seeing the Ultraman Ring on Tianliuhai and Lingmuyu.

He was absolutely certain he hadn't mistaken it; that was the transformation device that turns into Ultraman Ace.

Tianliuhai and Lingmuyu should be Ace's human forms.

But, what is the North Star Officer inside the bakery?

His eyes flashed, and Ultraman power activated.

He saw the light on the North Star Officer's body.

Indeed, it's Brother Ace……

Hibino Mirai was dumbfounded.

Two Brother Aces?

……

……

At the orphanage.

This time the bread van finally delivered a load of delicious bread to the orphanage safely.

The orphanage director is a middle-aged woman.

She brought the children out to greet.

«Thank you so much for coming all this way just to bring bread for the children, » the director said with a smile.

«You're welcome, the children are the future's hope, worth our doing this. » Lingmuyu distributed the bread from the van, handing it to each child one by one.

«Why do the children look listless? » Tianliuhai noticed the orphanage children weren't very spirited.

Speaking of this.

The orphanage director's expression changed.

She looked left and right, lowered her voice, «I don't know if you two have heard about the recent urban legend that's been causing a stir. »

«Lord Eight Feet? » Lingmuyu tilted her head.

«Could it be vampires? » Tianliuhai recalled what Ju Jian Hui had said to him.

«Exactly. » The orphanage director nodded, her expression grim, and said: «Originally it was just a child keep saying this; I thought she had a nightmare, but later, more and more children said they saw vampires. »

«This also made me suspicious; later, once I hid in the children's room……

The more the director spoke, the worse her expression became.

«You saw them too? » Lingmuyu widened her eyes.

«Hmm, they wear black clothes, black sunglasses, icy cold, agile, not human at all. » The director swallowed, «I saw them on the night streets, specifically abducting lone people. »

«Didn't you report it? »

«I did, and the Victory Team recently came too, but found nothing. » The director shook her head.

Lingmuyu looked at the children shivering.

She also touched the Ultraman ring on her finger.

She solemnly said: «Since that's the case, if one side is in trouble, all sides support; let's leave this to us two. We are TPC members, we'll stay until night to help you deal with those vampires, you agree, senior? »

Lingmuyu looked toward Tianliuhai beside her.

Tianliuhai: «? »

He had a blank expression.

You've said all that.

He can't possibly refuse.

Moreover, the vampires have been seen by so many people at the orphanage.

It seems they've become somewhat active.

Tianliuhai pondered whether to call Dagu and Xincheng over here to patrol.

To reduce the workload.

Seeing Tianliuhai not refusing, Lingmuyu also looked toward the director.

The director looked somewhat surprised.

«You're actually TPC members too? That's great. »

The director couldn't ask for more.

«Great, with TPC big brothers and sisters around, we'll be safe at night. »

«Yes, yes. »

«Now we should be able to sleep safely at night. »

«Wuu wuu wuu. »

«I'm afraid the vampires will appear after the big brothers and sisters leave. »

(End of chapter)