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"Before the Super Mountain Power Tyrant—no, before Ultraman Jostar left, I heard his voice." As soon as Munakata returned to GUTS headquarters, he voiced the thoughts he had been keeping to himself.

The group was slightly taken aback, with Daigo being the quickest to react.

"Jostar? Is that the name of that Ultraman?"

Munakata nodded. "It was telepathy. Before he left, he used telepathy to tell me his name."

This signified that humans could communicate with Ultraman.

The ability to communicate meant the possibility of mutual understanding.

Daigo's brow furrowed slightly. As a human, he possessed a brilliant, dazzling light, but what made that light stand out was the bottomless darkness inherent to humanity.

If true communication were to occur, it would undoubtedly be a disaster for those of them who were Ultraman.

People always have moments of negligence; a single piece of information leaked by accident could be fatal.

After all, they could not maintain their Ultraman state all day, and once a transformation ended, that was when they would become experimental subjects.

This was a desire born from humanity's fear of power.

Even though the TPC was currently led by Director Sawai, who had brought peace after ending the chaos, the petty schemes occurring beneath him could not be fully controlled.

"This topic ends here. I do not want to hear such rumors in headquarters again." Megumi Iruma cut the discussion short.

The light-based genes passed down to her, along with a woman's intuition, made her certain that the Ultra Warriors were on the side of humanity.

Yet, no one knew if these beings, who possessed god-like power, would be corrupted by human darkness, leave this planet, or even personally cause the extinction of humanity.

"From today on, the name of the second giant to appear shall be changed to Jostar."

Except for Yazumi, everyone else understood the gravity of the situation, so they chose to remain silent.

Only Daigo was left, struggling to think of a way to meet that giant.

He was only able to reach the scene at any time because of GUTS, so how did that giant manage to appear on the scene?

However, Daigo had almost no leads; after all, the number of evacuees was truly vast and spread over a wide area, making it nearly impossible to find one person.

At the other end of the city, Zhou Hong had finished his meal and was curled up in his room, applying burn ointment to himself.

Even after reverting to his human form, the transformed light factors still retained the injuries sustained from the battle.

Perhaps due to the nature of the transformation, the injuries were not fully inherited as they were with Nexus, but they were also not completely exempted like those of an average Ultra Warrior.

The burns still left traces on his chest, though it was merely a patch of crimson red.

After soaking in a cold bath in his small tub, his condition improved slightly; if he applied a bit more ointment and got a good night's sleep, he should be fine by morning.

As the night grew deeper, the Ultra Heart hanging over his chest slowly began to glow.

Once again, he was in that pure white space.

"You have only been training for a few months, but your combat techniques have indeed set onto the right path," Joneus's deep, resonant voice echoed in his ears.

"Your trash talk is also quite good; it can make an enemy abandon their own skills and choose to engage in a head-on clash."

"I think if I don't encounter Star Beasts in the future, perhaps I might need to learn that technique as well."

The mere thought of the muscular U40 leader Joneus spewing foul language and using all sorts of "refined" vocabulary made his image feel like it was collapsing.

Jostar wiped away a non-existent cold sweat and hurriedly tried to stop him, retorting, "I don't think that even if you learned to talk trash, the enemy would be foolish enough to go toe-to-toe with you like a warrior."

"Joneus, your name and characteristics are simply too obvious."

The Dark Aliens of Nebula M78 would still occasionally try to pull the tiger's whiskers and attempt to destroy the Land of Light.

But the Ultra Warriors of U40 were different. The surface of their planet was desolate, and they frequently encountered various Star Beasts. Compared to the size of monsters, Star Beasts were generally much larger.

Star Beasts hundreds of meters in size were a common sight, and whenever the Ultra Warriors of U40 saw a beast of that size, the same thought would pop into their heads:

I need to find a way to test my strength against this beast.

!!!∑(Дノ)ノ Is that what a normal person thinks?

As for the aliens who passed through U40 with aggressive intentions, they had witnessed firsthand a certain muscular giant locked in a fierce, desperate struggle with a Star Beast.

There were always those with poor judgment who wanted to test Joneus's mettle, but after being hammered into a cloud of flying dust by a single punch, everyone's judgment suddenly became much better.

Legends of the U40 muscle-men circulated throughout the universe; once they saw this "tough guy" flying out, their spaceships would invariably flee at maximum speed.

Joneus laughed heartily, "It is true that I haven't encountered an enemy capable of fighting me head-on with full force in a long time."

"Well, that can't be helped, can it? After all, you're just too strong, Joneus."

"The universe is vast. Who knows when an enemy stronger than me might appear?" Joneus said, "The combat training can come to an end for now; next, we will move on to the training of other skills."

"I will take over the training from here," a strange voice suddenly echoed in this space of light, and the presence was right behind him.

Under Joneus's terrifying training, the conditioned reflexes Jostar had developed allowed him to instantly execute a turning elbow strike.

With Joneus's wrestling, one slip-up meant being hammered into the ground, so Jostar didn't hold back at all.

"Bang."

The collision between the elbow and the palm triggered a flurry of scattered light particles, and Jostar, still turned to the side, saw the appearance of the newly arrived giant.

At just a single glance, the light in Jostar's diamond-shaped eyes flared brilliantly.

"You are!"

A head design inspired by a shark, a body resembling samurai armor, and crimson, flame-like patterns—his existence bestowed countless meanings upon countless people.

His name is—Nexus.

If one were to ask who my favorite character is among all the Ultramen, there is no doubt that it would be Nexus.

I sigh at the strength of Nexus's heart and the magnificence of Noa's power.

"Nexus, the human name is Jun Himeya," Nexus said.

"Why would Nexus appear within the Ultra Heart?" Jostar asked, not understanding.

"The Ultra Heart is not a traditional product of U40; it is a legacy of light created by a scientist in the future to guard against powerful dark forces."

"Because the Ultra Warriors of the Land of Light have certain limitations—after all, it is the radiance of the Plasma Spark Tower that makes the emergence of Ultra Warriors possible, yet it is not a certainty—so the light of U40 was utilized," Joneus explained.

Alright, no need to say more; I roughly know who is behind all this. Many thanks to little brother Hikari for installing these cheats for the Heisei big brothers.

"As for Nexus, I once encountered him while traveling the universe, and I mentioned it in passing. I never expected him to agree immediately, so when it was being crafted, Hikari stuffed that light into the Ultra Heart."

Joneus suddenly struck his fists together, creating a wave of light. "By the way, he is not the Jun Himeya of the main universe, but a Jun Himeya from a parallel universe who once transformed into Noa."

What kind of brand-new version of Brother Himeya is this? How is he this overpowered?

Jostar stared at Nexus, dumbfounded, already able to foresee how that world's Brother Himeya must have dominated the entire field.

"Flight techniques, beam skills—these are all I can teach you," Nexus said calmly. "I will do my utmost to instruct you."

"What about the Meta Field?" Jostar asked hurriedly.

Of all things regarding Nexus, the Meta Field was what left the deepest impression.

"That is not a skill that can be taught," Nexus's reply was simple and clear. "That is an ability that can only be wielded by the Dunamist who bears the name of Nexus."

Jostar indicated his understanding; what Nexus carries is, after all, different from that of ordinary Ultra Warriors.

So, I roughly understand what I can learn.

"Say, Joneus," Jostar asked with some curiosity, "exactly how many Ultra Warriors' lights are left within the Ultra Heart?"

"Only three."

"Myself for combat, Nexus for mental will and special beams, and Ace for forbidden techniques."

Jostar gasped, taking a few seconds to mourn for the monsters of the future.