What?Altman is tenured?

Chapter 326 The Future

After Castor obtained the guy's contact information from Nan Yuko, he immediately returned to Earth. Although he didn't know where Tregear was, after thinking about himself for a long time, he seemed to know where he was going to find the guy. .

Of course, before that, he needed to find someone to help him.

Casto followed the navigation system to a high platform in the mountains, breathing the clear mountain air. He looked at everything around him with a smile. Suddenly, a voice came from a distance, and a man was leading the way. The young guys warrior shouted out the sentences of Ultra's five major oaths: "Don't go to school hungry and run barefoot on the ground."

"You are the guys' Aihara Ryuu, Captain Dragon, right?" Castor walked over and said with a smile under the dragon's vigilant eyes, "That guy Hikari actually chose you as his human body. It's really shocking. So emotional~"

Ryu Aihara, a member of the special forces guys ("Guards for Utilit Y Situation" (Guards for Utilit Y Situation)) during the Möbius period. Some people may not know him, but he has a very famous joke in the Olympic circle - —

At the beginning of the story of Mebius, facing the sudden appearance of the space iron-slashing monster Teinozolu, all the first-line members of the Defense Force GUYS except Ryu Aihara were killed. Just when humans were helpless in the face of the monster, Mebius Appeared on the earth, fought the monster using the building as a cover, and finally defeated the monster
And just after Mebius won, countless people began to cheer. I don't know if it was because of the cheers of humans, or because the young Xiao Meng really felt that his performance was great, and he celebrated with his arms akimbo in the ruins. stand up,
Then, Ryuu Aihara looked at the ruins and shouted, 'What are you protecting!' '.

Aihara Ryu, who originally had a vigilant look, suddenly became panicked: "Hey, you guy! Keep your voice down! How can such a thing be so loud?"

"Hikari?! Could it be...that blue Ultraman Hikari?!?!" Just when Ryuu Aihara tried to stop him, the young guys behind him shouted excitedly, Ryu Aihara was suddenly surrounded, "Captain, have you ever been the human body of Ultraman?! It's the legendary human body where humans and Ultraman are of one mind!!"

Ryu Aihara was confused by the young team members, while Casto was stunned for a moment, "Um, is this something that can't be said?"

"Nonsense! Of course this kind of thing is top secret! The level of confidentiality of this thing is even higher than popular technology!" Aihara Ryuu comforted the team members around him, while turning his head and shouting angrily at Castor, " I now believe that you are from the Kingdom of Light. Just like in the future, you idiot has no common sense about the earth at all!"

Castor smiled, the future?Mebius?To be honest, this may be the only one he is not familiar with among the Ultra Brothers in a broad sense.

Long very seriously asked his team members to keep the secret, and then issued the order to disband, "All the guys are here! Disband!"

"Gig!"

"Captain Dragon, you are quite different from the Captain Dragon I know." Castor looked at Ryuu Aihara up and down, constantly comparing it with the captains he had seen on Earth, "Between all the captains I know, You seem to be the most passionate one among them?"

"It's not bad, even if you are a future friend, you don't have to praise me like this~" Aihara Ryuu smiled happily, and then handed a note with the address to Castor, "You asked me to help The investigation stuff is here, but do we really don’t need our GUYS to dispatch it?”

"It's not necessary. This matter is considered a private matter of our Kingdom of Light." Castor looked at the stunned Aihara Ryuu and shrugged, "You won't think after meeting that guy Mebius that we just People in this country don’t have their own lives, right?”

"It's not, it's just"

"Okay, that's it. When you get back, help me say hello to Xi Shui and tell him to drink less coffee when he's fine."

Castor turned into a ray of light and disappeared in front of Aihara Ryu, leaving Aihara Ryu standing there, questioningly asking Qishui in the earphones, "Director, do you know a man named Casto, Ultraman?" ?"

Castor originally didn't want to have too much contact with people in this universe. After all, his appearance would somewhat disrupt the original timelines of other universes.

However, he had to contact GUYS through Nan Xizi, because there were some things that only they could do, such as
Use GUYS's information to find the human body of Taro who was once the same body as Taro - Higashi Kotaro.

In fact, it was only after Castor met Nan Xizi that he finally realized why Tregear chose to come to such a timeline.

The middle-aged, darkened version of Tregear has a total of two wishes, or in other words, there are actually only two things he really cares about.

One is to expose the so-called Ultra Spirit of the Kingdom of Light and bring the universe back into a state of balance between light and darkness.

The second is Taylor.

In Castor's universe, Tregear met the young Higashi Kotaro, who had not yet met Taro and was still drifting on the sea.
It is obvious that Tregear is extremely satisfied with this 'human version' of Taro, whether he regards Higashi Kotaro as Taro's meal replacement, or he regards Higashi Kotaro as the younger version of Taro,

In short, Higashi Kotaro made the darkened version of Tregear, who has entered middle age, feel the happiness that can only be found in the so-called 'childhood' period after a long absence.

Don't underestimate this kind of ridiculous-sounding 'childhood' happiness, but every adult knows that after leaving school and entering society, the difficulty of obtaining happiness will increase exponentially, let alone this kind of pure happiness. happy.

The blackened Tregear hopes to see a different future, so he is unwilling to get too involved in the past of Castor's universe, but this does not mean that he will let go of this interesting guy Kotaro Higashi. .

Although Castor didn't know what Higashi Kotaro was like at this time, he knew that Tregchia must have been entangled with him like a crazy man.

The current Higashi Kotaro separated from Ultraman Taro 20 years ago and has returned to an ordinary ordinary person. So he must be living somewhere in Japan now.

It is precisely because of this that Casto needs to use GUYS's database to find the whereabouts of Higashi Kotaro.

Following the address given by Aihara Ryu, Castor came to the residence of Higashi Kotaro as written above.

Walking on a street near Yokohama, Castor looked around: "Huh? It's indeed nearby."

Casto, who was confused, suddenly saw a man about 40 years old who happened to pass by: "Excuse me, is there a man named Higashi Kotaro living near here?"

The man was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Yes, indeed."

As he said that, he led Casto to a door: "Welcome, this is the "Ultra House""

"Ultra House?"

"How about it? Isn't it a good name? Please come in and take a look!"

Castor followed the middle-aged man as he walked in. This was a facility that had been transformed from a former elementary school or small hotel. On the sports field, more than a dozen children were playing football with a woman in her twenties.

The man smiled and said to the woman: "Ah, I'm back."

The woman wiped the sweat from her forehead, then kicked the ball to the other children, said to Castor and the man next to him, waved her hand and said, "Uncle Kenichi, is this your friend?"

The man nodded and said, "He is here to visit Kotaro."

"Kenichi?" Castor heard this name, and a strange thought flashed through his mind. Could it be that
"So your full name shouldn't be Shiratori Kenichi?"

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "How do you know my name?"

Casto laughed and said, "I heard it from that boy Taro. You guy, Taro stayed on the earth for more than ten years because of you!"

Castor looked up and down at Kenichi Shiratori in front of him. It was obvious that the middle-aged man in front of him was the young Kenichi Shiratori in Taro TV. He was the one who prompted Kotaro Higashikata to give up his Ultraman identity in the finale of Taro. Choose to be a human child.

Just as Castor was examining the other party, Kenichi Shiratori also reacted, wait?
That boy Taro?
Just these words stunned Kenichi, who had turned into a middle-aged man. He hurriedly turned his head and shouted to the room, "Brother Kotaro! Come quickly!! We have a guest!!!"

"Keep your voice down, you've reached the age of an uncle, why are you still making noises?" Before Higashi Kotaro's people came out, a deep and loud voice came from the house, "The voice is so loud, it's an old friend." Are you here? Bei Dao or Nan Yuan? It can't be that fat guy from Aragaki, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a middle-aged and elderly man with gray hair walked out of the room with a smile. Against the sun, he saw Castor standing at the door. For a moment, he seemed to sense something and he was stunned. ,

But soon, he walked up, then smiled and stretched out his right hand: "I am Higashi Kotaro, please give me your advice."

"I'm Castor, Ultraman Castor." The two smiled and shook hands.

Castor looked at the handsome old man in front of him and did not directly state his purpose. Instead, he thought about it curiously and asked, "Mr. Higashi Kotaro, I want to ask you a question.

Probably about 30 years ago, Taro himself gave up the Ultra Badge and sealed Ultraman's power.For what reason? "

Higashi Kotaro was stunned for a moment, then looked to the side, where Kenichi was teaching a group of children in the classroom, and said softly, "It should be to save a young boy's heart."

Memories of the past awakened in Kotaro's mind.

That was the last battle between him and Taylor.

At that time, Kenichi, who was still a child, smashed Ultraman toys and accused Kotaro, who wanted to comfort him, for not understanding his feelings. His father's death made Kenichi blame everyone, including Taro, who was in charge of the earth's defense at the time. Taro was very angry that he could not come to save his father.

The young child didn't know that the man who had always been with him like an older brother was Taylor.

Higashi Kotaro looked at Kenichi's condition and made a decision. In order to help the boy who was filled with hatred because his father was killed by a monster, he decided to tell Kenichi his true identity as Taro.

And, he thinks that he can no longer rely on Taylor's power to live.

In order to prove himself, he gave up Taylor's power and defeated the cosmonauts in human form.

Then, Kotaro quit his job at ZAT and traveled around. (The story of Taylor’s finale)
Moreover, he has been going there for several years. Higashi Kotaro is like the kind of traveler who often appears in adventure stories. He has never thought of stopping. Love, friendship, and family affection, these things may be able to keep him. For a while, but there is no way to keep him forever.

"At least, that's what I thought when I was young." Kotaro Higashi looked at Castor with a smile, "Even now, in my dreams, I often fight with nature as a sailor on the sea. "

Castor noticed that when he said this, there was a trace of nostalgia in Higashi Kotaro's eyes. He had not lost his adventurous heart, but that heart was suppressed by other things.

The story continues, Higashi Kotaro once again made a big circle, and then passed by Japan.

After returning to Japan, Higashi Kotaro naturally came to the Shiratori house where he had stayed for a year, wanting to see how his 'family' was doing.

And when he opened the door, he was surprised to find that Kenichi, who had grown up, was telling his story to other teenagers whose relatives were also killed by monsters.

For the first time, Higashikata Kotaro, who had been traveling, had the idea of ​​stopping.

The long-lost heart of Ultraman made Kotaro Higashi want to do something within his power.

"With the help of Kenichi, I enlightened many children and established the "Ultra House" in this place." When Higashi Kotaro said this, his face was full of smiles, "Don't look at me like this, I am Very popular with the kids.”

"Tsk, that's what the King of Children is like." Castor looked at Higashi Kotaro's smile and started to laugh, "If it's Taro, that kid, he should be having a lot of fun, right?"

"Yes, I was really happy at that time." When Higashi Kotaro heard the word 'Taro', he shook his head slightly, "This should also be that guy's last days as his 'younger brother'."

"At that time, my brothers came to find me." Higashi Kotaro showed a helpless look on his face, "As an Ultra brother, Taro must shoulder his own responsibilities."

About 20 years ago, in order to seal the Saurus that appeared in Kobe and was caused by the resentment of the Awa people,
The first generation of Man, Seven, Jack and Ace, known as the brothers of the Showa Four, lost the power of Ultraman on the earth and became Hayata, Tuan, Xiang, and Beidou.

After that, the four of them came to the Ultra House run by Taro's human body, Kotaro.

The memory image of that time appeared in Kotaro's mind:
In the light, five figures (Kotaro in casual clothes and Hayata, Dan, Go, and Beidou in their original team uniforms) came together from both sides.

"Taylor, on behalf of the Kingdom of Light, we hope you can go back as soon as possible."

"Convey your experience on Earth to future generations."

"Please, whether it's for humanity or the Kingdom of Light."

Hayata, Dan and Gou all said please to him, but Beidou looked at the children around him with a look of reluctance.

Beidou and Kotaro are very similar, and so are Taro and Ace. Moreover, Ace and Taro have the best relationship.

With just one glance, Beidou knew what choice Kotaro and Taro would make, so he was unwilling to say such cruel words.

"Okay, brothers, I will return to the Kingdom of Light, as the chief instructor of the Space Guard, and as the sixth younger brother of the Ultra Brothers." For the first time in decades, Tyro spoke with independent thinking. The voice said, "However, Kotaro still has his own things to complete on earth. I hope that my brothers can help me take good care of Kotaro in the future."

"That idiot!" Higashi Kotaro said with a look of nostalgia and helplessness on his face. He looked at Castor and said with some helplessness and a bit of fun, "That guy Taylor has been on the earth for so many years, and he is still here. I didn’t realize that I had already become middle-aged by that time.

He actually wants his brothers to take care of me more?

Doesn't he understand?Unlike you people who have long lifespans, the twenty years we spent as one are just a moment to the Ultraman, but to me, it is the most precious youth in life. "

Castor opened his mouth, but didn't say anything. He knew that Taro would definitely understand this. That guy probably just hoped that after he left the earth, his brothers would treat Higashi Kotaro as their younger brother like before. Bar.

Higashi Kotaro complained about Taylor for a while, and then continued to talk about what happened back then.

Witnessed by the four elders of Showa, Taro decided to separate from Kotaro. Although they were very reluctant to leave, both Higashi Kotaro and Taro understood that they needed to shoulder their respective responsibilities and embark on different paths.

I have said before that Taro and Kotaro have been one mind and one life from the beginning. Their compatibility is so high that it is difficult for others to understand.

When they were together, both of them didn't even realize who was dominating their daily lives, but when they were about to separate, the discomfort really appeared for the first time.

The Ultra Badge that had been discarded was brought by Hayata, and under the influence of the Ultra Medal, Taro and Kotaro completed their final separation.

Let Taro return to the Kingdom of Light, while Kotaro continues to live on Earth.

After telling the story, and recalling every bit of that year, Higashikata Kotaro was not too sad. Instead, he always kept a signature smile, "By the way, follow me for a walk and let you see what I have been doing all these years." thing."

"Okay." Castor nodded. He also wanted to see what kind of life Higashi Kotaro was living after he separated from Taylor.

"The Ultra Festival is about to begin." Kotaro Higashikata suddenly said, "This is the biggest festival here."

Castor followed Kotaro Higashi while listening to him tell about the history of this place.
Since the establishment of "Ultra House", a total of 35 children who have lost their families have grown up here. This does not include the children who were adopted halfway. As for the children who have been healed here, there are countless more. It's like a family, everyone sweats together, eats together, and sleeps together.

"It's like the Kingdom of Light," Castor said with a smile.

"Yes, it's like the Kingdom of Light." Higashi Kotaro was stunned for a moment, and then he also laughed, "We come from all over the world, we are not related by blood, but we become a family because of love. Isn't this the Kingdom of Light? ?”

In a data room called "Uttar's Department Room" in Ultra House, Castor was surprised to see pictures of past defense team equipment and photos of team members. For example, he saw Hayata as a member of Team Kurt. Photo.

"At the annual "Ultra Festival", huge statues of the Ultra Brothers are made. Last year at the "Ultra Festival" there was the statue of Ultraman Mebius, and this year it was the statue of the Mother of Ultra. Now this The statue is almost finished." Pointing to the statue of Mother Ultra that was being made in the sports field,

Kotaro thought of his deceased mother. He took out his mother's photo, looked at it, then turned to Casto and said, "How about it? As a human being, I didn't embarrass that guy Taro, did I?"

Castor shook his head, "You did a good job. If Taylor could see it in the sky, he would be very pleased."

Higashi Kotaro:?
Why does it seem like that guy Taylor is dead?
"By the way, why did you come to see me today?" Higashi Kotaro took Casto for a walk, then sat on the ground and asked, "The period of monsters on the earth should have passed, right?"

"Oh, indeed, in theory, the earth should not be attacked by monsters in the future." Castor recalled the future of this world, "At least, the future of mankind should be the stars and the sea, so there should be no problem with this matter of."

Higashi Kotaro smiled again, "That's good. If this is the case, then my Ultra House may not have any new children in the future. That would be great."

"By the way, you haven't said anything yet?" Higashi Kotaro looked at Castor, "Speaking of which, why is there no image of you, Mr. Castor, in my memory? Logically speaking, I should have really made love with Taylor. It’s only when we are united as one.”

"Oh, I have been in the Second Ultra Tower in the Silver Grass Forest." Castor once again used the excuse he used to Nan Xizi before, "Tero there was only with Tregear when he was a child. I went there once, and he was beaten up by the team leader after I went there, and I haven’t been there since, so he doesn’t know me.”

"The Second Ultra Tower?!" Higashi Kotaro was stunned for a moment, then dug out the memory about that place from the depths of his memory, "Gravekeeper is a lonely and great profession~"

"By the way, have you seen Tregear?" Just as Higashi Kotaro was sighing with emotion, Castor suddenly changed the subject and asked, "In other words, in the years since Taylor left, have you seen Tregear?" Lekia?"

"Ah, this" Higashi Kotaro looked at Castor, but suddenly hesitated, "Can I give you an answer later? He won't let me tell it."

Castor:
How to put it, in terms of high emotional intelligence, it should be that even though you are very old, you still have an 'innocent heart'.

(End of this chapter)