Ultraman: A good pilot doesn't choose his own Ultraman.

5. The most reliable force

"Do you need any help?"

Jiang Yu asked casually. He couldn't handle professional matters, but he could do anything that required physical strength.

"No need, it's a small matter. You should save up enough money to buy a camera as soon as possible."

Jiang Yu was speechless. After all, it was just a convenience store; how could it possibly have a lot of stock every day?

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make so much money; the next one will probably have to wait until next month.

I've already talked to Mrs. Nohara, and I'll be working as a sales clerk at the store tomorrow. It just so happens that the full-time employee from the day before yesterday resigned, saying she found a better job.

Without continuing his chat with Onoda, who was fiddling with her precious camera, Jiang Yu returned to his room and quickly tidied up the paper and pens he had left on the table yesterday.

I originally planned to write down the plot I remembered using pen and paper, but after thinking about it, I realized that wasn't a very reliable approach.

After all, there's a superpowered individual like Kirino Makio, and TPC isn't just sitting around doing nothing. Recording the plot in writing would be too risky.

"Or rather, I should have been exposed a long time ago, it's just that no one has noticed such a small fry as me yet."

Jiang Yu sat in the chair and muttered to himself.

He wouldn't naively believe that an "alien" without an identity could directly obtain one, even if the person handling it was the commander of the GUTS team.

In the Ultraman Tiga TV series, TPC's attitude towards aliens was not entirely malicious; Megumi Kijima was once in charge of related communication work.

Saki, a girl who couldn't go home, wouldn't have made such a big fuss if it weren't for the fact that her vehicle back was a monster.

"Those people at TPC probably won't pay much attention to me until I reveal something else."

Thinking of this, Jiang Yu found a mirror that Onoda had previously placed in the room, and then silently sensed something.

Before long, a totem-like red light suddenly appeared on Jiang Yu's face in the mirror, and then gradually spread, with blood-like light emanating from all over his body.

It was as if some wondrous change was about to occur, if only it continued for a little while longer.

At the last moment, Jiang Yu stopped connecting with the crystal, and all the light instantly subsided.

The room remained exactly as it was, as if nothing had ever happened.

"That's really amazing, there really isn't a transformation device."

Jiang Yu was quite surprised by the results of his experiment. Unlike Nexus, who had to use the Evolution Truster to transform, Nexus's transformation seemed to be just like biological evolution.

Jiang Yu had always been curious about how the crystal would transform him into Nexter.

If Jiang Yu were given the Evolution Truster and the Explosive Gun, he would have an extra layer of self-defense capability.

The blaster is something that Brother Zhun uses every day to deal with small alien beasts; its power is definitely much better than a regular handgun.

In the world of Ultraman Tiga, it would be very convenient to deal with things like the Kirieloids and the Crow People using the Explosive Gun.

"Forget it, being able to transform is a good thing. As for the energy gun and stuff, it's not absolutely necessary."

After confirming that his survival measures were reliable, Jiang Yu took out the map he had prepared and began to search through it.

Compared to intercepting Masaki Keigo's beard and taking down the power of the ruins statue, there is another matter that Jiang Yu should pay attention to.

"Mount Sukanna, Mount Sukanna, found it!"

Jiang Yu stared intently at Mount Sukuna in Yamanashi Prefecture on the map, feeling even more excited than when he had just confirmed his transformation.

The Sukuna Oni in Sukuna Mountain is insignificant, at least not yet, as Jiang Yu doesn't know what the monster materials collected by the crystals are for.

The key point is Ida Iryu, who suppressed Sukuna Oni. He killed demons with the body of a mortal and left his footprints in the worlds of Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Cosmos, and Ultraman Gaia.

Even after death, it can leave behind a spiritual body to suppress Sukuna Oni.

This kind of power is actually what Jiang Yu wants most.

The most reliable power comes from within.

If Jiang Yu himself possessed power comparable to monsters and Ultraman, he wouldn't place his hopes on a round crystal of unknown origin.

In Jiang Yu's memory, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Jing Tianjinglong is the strongest human in the Ultraman world.

If possible, seeking out the spiritual form of Jing Tianjinglong to become his apprentice should be put on the agenda.

If things really go according to the plot, and Iida Ryu uses up the last bit of power he had left to destroy Sukuna Oni, where is Jiang Yu supposed to find such a person again?

"Fortunately, it's not too far. Once we've gathered some of Tiga's power, we'll prepare to set off."

Thinking that Daigo and TPC must be busy with the matter of Kuma on Kyura Island these days, Jiang Yu's sense of urgency lessened considerably.

The storyline involving the ghost of Lisu should still be quite long, so Jiang Yu has plenty of time.

As for the unfortunate Jiakuma brothers being wiped out, Jiang Yu never intended to interfere.

In his view, it didn't matter whether it was Gakuma or Lightning Man.

Ultimately, the challenges that human development must undergo are simply competition among species.

Jiang Yu had heard others say things like how pitiful Gakuma was, but he never commented on them.

The destroyed Gakuma were pitiful, but weren't the workers turned to stone also pitiful?

Whether someone is pitiful or not, they're ultimately just talking from the sidelines.

If a monster's big foot were about to stomp down, no matter how pitiful you felt, you'd still hope it would die instantly the next second.

"Forget it, it's none of my business. With great power comes great responsibility. Let Daigo and the others handle it."

Jiang Yu had just finished washing up and was about to lie down to rest when he heard Onoda's calls outside.

"Jiang Yu, come out here for a moment, your identification documents have arrived."

"Okay, I'll be right out."

Jiang Yu immediately stood up; identification documents were quite necessary.

If you can't produce this every time you encounter trouble, it's easy for people to call the Victory Team hotline.

The attitude of high-level officials is not the same as that of ordinary people. Ordinary people are still wary of the existence of things of unknown origin, or even aliens.

Just like Nohara Convenience Store, without Onoda as a guarantor, Mrs. Nohara would not easily let Jiang Yu do things.

If they can't even produce identification, what if they're some strange person?

"Here, this is your identification document. Remember the ID number on it."

Onoda handed Jiang Yu a white card with a close-up photo of him on it, smiling broadly.

"Mr. Onoda, why did you use this photo? You took many more at the time."

Jiang Yu said with some complaint, clearly not satisfied with the image above.

"I didn't pay much attention to it and just handed over a random one."

Oh, right, Zongfang said he'd like to invite you for drinks sometime. Here, take this phone; I just bought it for you, it's brand new. You should know how to use it, right? Zongfang's personal number is on it.

If there's anything difficult to resolve, go to him and he'll handle it, provided that he doesn't use violence against ordinary people without cause—that's the bottom line.

Onoda looked at Jiang Yu meaningfully; he understood Jiang Yu's destructive power better than Zong Fang did.

"Don't worry, why would I do anything for no reason? I'm not just doing this for fun."

Jiang Yu accepted the phone. Since Onoda had said he bought it himself, he was too lazy to check if anyone had tampered with it.

Jiang Yu figured he would deal with whatever came his way, but if possible, he didn't want to easily confront an organization like TPC.

"Then it's settled. Just keep an eye on your house and make sure no thieves break in for the next few days."

My friend asked me to do something urgent, so I have to go now.

After saying that, Onoda waved his hand, took his equipment, got out, started his car, and drove off somewhere unknown.

"Going out so late, looks like you've taken on some big job. It's not some kind of infidelity investigation, is it?"

Jiang Yu muttered to himself as he closed the doors.

It's getting late; rest is definitely more important.