Rebirth of Shadow Ultraman

"Is this where the monster appears? There's nothing unusual about it." Harada Hiroki held the Anaji gun and looked around warily.

"The map shows that there is a village ahead. Maybe you will find something there." Jingzi Jingzi did not slack off at all, holding the communicator in his hand to observe possible energy fluctuations.

But what disappointed her was that the communicator was as calm as ever, without any response.

There is no abnormality in the place where the abnormality first appeared. This is the most abnormal thing. Especially after it was confirmed that the monster was not a space monster, this seemed even more strange.

The faint sound of quarreling reached their ears. Harada Hiroki and Imoto Kyoko turned their heads warily. They exchanged a look and quietly approached in that direction.

"You are absolutely crazy. It's just a broken statue like that. Didn't I take it away to make our village develop better? What's wrong with someone willing to exchange 10 million yen for a broken stone?"

The young voice revealed anger and confusion. People who grew up in this era when legends and myths were not accepted have never been as awe-inspiring as the older generation. ..

"I told you a long time ago that you can do whatever you want in the village, except for the idols. You...you..."

As if he was really angry, the old man picked up his crutch and was about to knock it down. Harada Hiroki hurriedly put away the Anaji gun and stepped forward to block the crutches and persuaded.

"Grandpa, if you have something to say, please don't hit anyone."

The gray-haired old man took a few breaths, and with his chest heaving, he put down his crutches and said angrily: "You have gotten into a big trouble, do you know? If Mafilana gets angry..."

He seemed to be really out of breath. He was out of breath halfway through speaking, and his wrinkled face turned red from holding back.

Harada Hiroki hurriedly stroked his back from top to bottom to calm the old man's breath, and then asked: "Calm down your anger, calm down your anger, that...is the Mafilana you are talking about...?"

Learning about legends was one of his few hobbies, not to mention that this was the place where the monster appeared.

Jingyuan Jingzi shook her head helplessly, but did not stop it. Although she didn't think those absurd legends had anything to do with reality, she had to investigate clearly even if there was a possibility.

Along the somewhat rugged dirt road, the two followed the old man towards the village. Harada Hiroki sighed.

"I didn't expect there to be such a primitive village now. It's like going back to my childhood."

Jingyuan Jingzi glanced at the young man who was following far behind, choking and unwilling to speak, and said calmly.

"Technology has been developed in the past ten years, but if we want to completely change people's lives, more than ten years are not enough."

Unlike the sudden improvement brought about by the technological explosion, people's livelihood is by no means something that can be achieved overnight. Harada Hiroki also understood this truth and nodded without refuting.

After walking for about a hundred meters, the old man's health became unexpectedly poor. The two of them had to stop and rest three times with him before finally seeing the outline of the village ahead.

There is indeed a dilapidated shrine at the entrance of the village. Although it looks extremely old, it is kept spotless.

But the place where the statue was originally enshrined was empty, and it had obviously been taken away by someone.

Harada Hiroki sat outside the door chatting with the old man, while Imoto Kyoko took a communicator and looked around the small shrine.

"Mafilana is the god in charge of dreams." The old man sitting outside the door suddenly said, and Imoto Kyoko subconsciously turned her head. The old man sighed and continued.

"My name is Yamazaki Ichiro. The legend was recorded by our ancestors a long time ago. It is said that my grandfather also met him when he was a child."

Harada Hiroki frowned and said in disbelief: "The...god in charge of dreams?"

He does enjoy hearing legends of all kinds, both old and new urban legends. But the concept of God was still somewhat difficult for him to accept.

Even humans with the current level of technology cannot detect the so-called "gods". If they really exist, it means that humans have never been the masters of the earth.

"Mafilana can control dreams at will, and can make people dream of their most desired scenes. For a long time, that gave them hope of living."

Yamazaki Ichiro seemed to completely ignore the existence of Harada Hiroki and Imoto Kyoko, and continued talking on his own.

"Yes, such a beautiful future, a future that can be seen with one's own eyes and touched with one's hand. How can we not have the courage to survive?"

Yamazaki Ichiro's voice was trembling. Who in life can guarantee to remain optimistic in the face of everything? There are no mistakes that everyone wants to make up for, no regrets that they want to redeem.

But they can't do it, they can't do anything. At this time, Mafilana gave everyone a hope. Even though it was just an illusory hope, no one would not hold on to it, right?

Especially in that era when technology had not yet developed, facing incomprehensible forces, they could only call them gods.

Harada Hiroki and Imoto Kyoko looked at each other again, and at the same time they were keenly aware of the key to this "mythical story".

Whether it's the monster that appeared last night or the legendary Mafilana, they seem to have the ability to create dreams at will.

Although this legend is extremely absurd, considering that today's technology will be spread as a myth in ancient times, the legend of Mafilana no longer seems so difficult to accept.

Yamazaki Ichiro continued to tell: "Mafilana gave the Dream Stone that controls dreams to my ancestors as a token of friendship. My ancestors used the Dream Stone and other stones to carve Mafilana. The statue of the god is enshrined in the shrine.”

"The dream stone that controls dreams." This sentence immediately reminded Kyoko Imoto of something. She raised the communicator and called up the picture taken last night, zooming in on the neck of the monster's shadow.

The stone with clear cracks and missing parts appeared on the transparent screen, corresponding to the disappearance of the "Dream Stone" in the shrine.

Harada Hiroki stood up, bowed deeply to Yamazaki Ichiro and said, "I understand, thank you for telling me this."

Before they finished speaking, the two of them rushed out of the shrine, leaving only Yamazaki Ichiro with a confused look on his face.

Kyoko Imoto did not hesitate to call Fujii Takihiko and reported the known findings. Fujii Takihiko thought for a while and said.

"Be the first to investigate who bought the statue. We need to analyze the Dream Stone. We must complete it before the sun sets."

The two said at the same time: "Understood!"

Fujii Takihiko hung up the communication, glanced at the detailed information sent thoughtfully, and forwarded it to a highly confidential liaison.