Chapter 251: These Days, Who Isn

Rojie shrugged, his expression calm: “Don’t worry, it’s not a big deal.”

I just happen to be Fly Yan No. 1—I witnessed the entire process of Itachi turning into light.

Da Gu, upon hearing this, was even more confused: “Itachi’re Fly Yan No. 1?”

“Aren’t Itachi a plane?”

“How can Itachi talk—and turn into a human?”

Rojie looked at him, his eyes filled with obvious logic: “Itachi turned from an ordinary human into a light giant dozens of meters tall.”

“Why can’t I be a fighter jet with awakened consciousness?”

Itachi’re already a human host of Ultraman—why can’t I be a human host of a fighter jet?

Da Gu was left speechless by this barrage of counterquestions, his mouth opening and closing but no words coming out.

He struggled to form words: “But… but Itachi’re a plane!”

Rojie nodded: “Correct, I am indeed a plane.”

“But Itachi were an ordinary person—how did Itachi become Ultraman?”

“In the end, aren’t we all just randomly awakened?”

Da Gu fell silent.

Thinking it over, it did seem to make sense…

Hadn’t he himself become a human host of Ultraman without any warning?

These days, who isn’t a human host?

Da Gu sighed, his tone complex: “Fine, Itachi win.”

At that moment, a familiar voice came from afar: “Da Gu, where are Itachi?”

Hearing it, Da Gu felt immense relief and waved urgently: “I’m here!”

Soon after, Rina ran out from the trees, panting as she reached Da Gu.

Wiping sweat, she asked: “Who were Itachi just talking to?”

Da Gu froze, turned his head.

Rojie, who had just been standing before him, had vanished without a trace!

Where did he go?

Da Gu stared, mouth agape, his mind racing.

He couldn’t tell the truth, could he?

If he said: “I was chatting with my plane,”

the Victory Team would surely send him to a psychiatric ward.

Da Gu forced a laugh, his eyes darting: “Ah, no one.”

Rina frowned: “No one? Then why were Itachi nodding and bowing to thin air?”

Thin air?

Da Gu froze again.

He put on a calm face: “Oh, I was practicing lines.”

Rina eyed him skeptically: “Practicing lines? When did Itachi switch careers to acting?”

Da Gu: “...”

He suddenly thought of something and added quickly:

“I meant, I was simulating a battle debrief.”

“After all, we just fought a kaiju—we need to review.”

Rina remained doubtful: “Itachi were standing alone here reviewing?”

Da Gu pressed on with his lie: “I’m training my memory.”

Rina rolled her eyes, patted his shoulder: “Come on, let’s head back to base.”

“Captain Kyozu wants a summary meeting.”

Da Gu nodded, walking while still thinking about what had just happened.

“Just who the hell was that guy?”

“Rina said I was talking to thin air—was it all in my head?”

…

Meanwhile, Rojie reverted to Fly Yan No. 1’s form and flew through the sky.

He was currently on the run, with no destination.

But returning to the Victory Team to work? Impossible.

Even planes have rights.

No free labor.

Suddenly, Rojie passed over a small island.

“Hm? This place looks familiar.”

Rojie glanced down and immediately sensed an unusual aura.

A kaiju?

He narrowed his eyes, studying closely.

Down at the foot of the mountain, a group of miners were being watched by a kaiju resembling a triceratops.

The next instant, the kaiju opened its mouth and spat.

A petrification beam shot out, striking several miners directly!

The miners instantly stiffened, their skin turning gray-white stone, frozen mid-scream.

Then the kaiju leaped forward and, like devouring a buffet, swallowed the petrified humans whole.

“Damn!”

Rojie couldn’t help muttering: “Isn’t this Gakumon?”

Correct—the kaiju was Gakumon, an ancient beast dwelling beneath Kyurou Island.

Revered as a divine beast by the islanders.

Due to humans continuously mining the island’s resources, the stone it relied on became scarce, so it switched careers to become a sculptor of human stone statues—and took on a side job as a human buffet chef.

Rojie watched the scene, feeling utterly exasperated:

“I get Itachi eat stone—but eating people? I can’t accept that.”

“And why eat miners?”

“The capitalists ordered the stone mining.”

Besides, Rojie remembered that in the original story, this beast was personally defeated by his good friend Fly Yan No. 2.

“Heh, who says planes can’t fight kaiju?”

“They just haven’t met the right opponent!”

Thinking this, Rojie immediately turned his nose and dove straight toward Gakumon.

Gakumon was about to devour another petrified snack when it heard a roar from above.

Looking up, it saw Fly Yan No. 1 hurtling down in a storm of wind.

Before it could react, Rojie plunged and fired a laser from his nose, slamming it squarely into Gakumon’s head.

“Boom!”

Gakumon was dazed, half a human stone still stuck in its mouth, nearly choking.

Rojie circled in the air.

“Hey, old buddy, look up.”

The next moment, twin beams of searing energy erupted from his wings, striking Gakumon’s back with perfect precision.

“Auuugh!”

Gakumon screamed, rolling over on the ground.

Nearby, in the mine, the workers erupted in excitement.

Those who had been trembling and fleeing now stared wide-eyed.

“Look! It’s the Victory Team’s fighter!”

“We’re saved!”

At that moment, a searing laser descended from the sky, striking Gakumon’s chest with pinpoint accuracy.

The kaiju shrieked and was blasted backward.

Seeing the beast on the brink of death, the workers cheered:

“We won! We won!”

“That kaiju is finally dead!”

But then—

“Roar!”

A deafening roar erupted from underground!

The ground shook violently, dust billowed—and another Gakumon, nearly identical, burst from the earth!

Its eyes glowed with furious red light, and it spat a petrification beam straight at Rojie!

“Hmph, another one?”

Luo Jie sneered: “Itachi think I’m afraid of this?”

He didn’t even dodge—he took it head-on.

He possessed the Rat Talisman, which transforms stillness into motion.

Petrification?

Impossible!

As he endured the light, Luo Jie transformed into a robot.

“Now it’s my turn.”

“Sky-Cleaving Frost Slash!”

Luo Jie gripped a massive sword, wreathed in endless snow and wind, and slashed toward the two beasts.

(End of Chapter)